Monthly Archives: August 2012
Algae farm now operational
By Christopher Kolomitz The world’s first commercial demonstration algae-to-energy facility is now operational. Owned by Sapphire Energy, the Green Crude Farm in Columbus, NM, when completed is expected to produce 1.5 million gallons per year of crude oil and consist of … Continue reading
Tweaking microbes to store more carbon in long chains
Teaching a Microbe to Make Fuel ScienceDaily (Aug. 20, 2012) — A humble soil bacterium called Ralstonia eutropha has a natural tendency, whenever it is stressed, to stop growing and put all its energy into making complex carbon compounds. Now … Continue reading
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Biofuels Loan Aids North Carolina Producers
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a loan guarantee to Chemtex International, Inc., (Chemtex), to construct a 20-million-gallon-per-year cellulosic ethanol refinery in Sampson County in eastern North Carolina. The project, a first-of-its-kind commercial facility in the Mid-Atlantic region, will help … Continue reading
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Biofuel refinery coming to Sampson County , NC
WRAL Tech Wire CLINTON, N.C. — A private company backed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture will build a $130 million biofuel refinery in Sampson County, creating an estimated 300 jobs. The project from Chemtex International, which is backed by … Continue reading
Process Doubles Production of Alternative Fuel
ScienceDaily (Aug. 14, 2012) — A new discovery should make the alternative fuel butanol more attractive to the biofuel industry. University of Illinois scientist Hao Feng has found a way around the bottleneck that has frustrated producers in the past … Continue reading
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Energized by green initiatives, biomass
By AMANDA FRIES Observer-Dispatch Posted Aug 13, 2012 @ 03:27 PM OLD FORGE — Upstate New York is leading the way in the biomass industry, and local businesses are tapping in. Old Forge Properties — including Enchanted Forest/Water Safari and … Continue reading
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EPA to approve sorghum for cleaner ethanol; experts say grain has less impact on food prices
Associated Press, Published: August 15 BISMARCK, N.D. — The federal government is on the verge of approving a grain mainly used as livestock feed to make a cleaner version of ethanol, a decision officials say could give farmers a new … Continue reading