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Biofuel Industry Hopes to Recover with Next Generation Fuels |
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 The 31st Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals sponsored by NREL took place in San Francisco from May, 3 to May, 6. 800 global bioscientists gathered in San Francisco to share their research and showcase their progress.
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Swiss-German biodiesel maker Gate sold to Dreyfus |
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HAMBURG, April 6 (Reuters) - Swiss-based commodity trader Louis Dreyfus Commodities Group has expanded its German biodiesel activities through the takeover of Swiss company Gate Global Alternative Energy Holding, Dreyfus said on Monday. Read more |
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IEA's Report on 1st- to 2nd-Generation Biofuel Technologies |
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by Ralph E. H. Sims & Michael Taylor (International Energy Agency) The current debate over biofuels produced from food crops has pinned a lot of hope on "2nd-generation biofuels" produced from crop and forest residues and from non-food energy crops. This IEA report, produced jointly with IEA Bioenergy, examines the current state-of-the-art and the challenges for 2nd-generation biofuel technologies. It evaluates their costs and considers policies to support their development and deployment. Read more |
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Nine leading biomass companies form Biomass Thermal Energy Council |
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A group of nine leading biomass companies has formed the Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC), a non-profit association dedicated to advancing the use of biomass for heat and other thermal energy applications. The founding members of BTEC include biomass fuel producers, appliance manufacturers and distributors, and supply chain companies that represent the breadth of interests in the fast growing biomass thermal energy industry. Read more |
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Could we end up trampling biodiversity in the name of biofuels? |
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Will the growing demand for cheap, ample supplies of cellulose create powerful incentives to convert diverse, native grasslands into sterile "energy lawns" and to chop down vast swaths of wild forests, asks David Malakoff. From Conservation Magazine, part of the Guardian Environment Network Read more |
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Study Finds Biomass Electricity Tops Corn-Based Ethanol as Transport Energy Source |
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Scientists say electricity made from plant material, or biomass, is a more energy efficient and environmentally friendly way to power our automobiles than ethanol, a gasoline alternative that's also made from biomass. |
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Which Is Better—Biofuels or Bioelectricity? |
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Running vehicles on biofuels such as ethanol reduces CO2 emissions and offers a way to lessen the world's reliance on oil. While this sounds great from an environmental perspective, the energy required to produce the biofuel and the land clearing for crops that can result means biofuels aren't necessarily the environmentally friendly solution they initially appear to be. Recognizing this, researchers have analyzed the best way to maximize the "miles per acre" from biomass and discovered that the far more efficient option is to convert the biomass to electricity, rather than ethanol. Another tick for the electric car.
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