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Groundwork begins on Florida sweet sorghum-to-ethanol plant

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Helene Cser

By Susanne Retka Schill | April 15, 2013, Ethanol Producer Magazine http://ethanolproducer.com/articles/9751/groundwork-begins-on-florida-sweet-sorghum-to-ethanol-plant Site preparation has begun and plans are being finalized for a formal groundbreaking ceremony to be held in the next few weeks at the country’s first sweet sorghum-to-ethanol … Continue reading →

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Wood using facilities and Bimass database gets major upgrade

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Megadude

A three-year-old database of industrial and selected community-scale users of wood-to-energy facilities across North America has been updated and expanded, reports the US Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment). The improved website is a searchable database open to anyone with … Continue reading →

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Unigue horse enzymes may hold key to streamlining biofuel production

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Megadude

Excerpts: The digestive tracts of large herbivores like cows and horses, which can digest lignin-rich grasses, have been a well-trodden path for scientists seeking such enzymes. But in the past, their focus has been mainly on enzymes in bacteria, rather … Continue reading →

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Europe driving Southeast Pellet Boom

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Megadude

By Wayne Faulkner ……Wayne.Faulkner@StarNewsOnline.com Excerpt: The Port of Wilmington may reap the benefits of environmental regulations in Europe that have spurred a huge increase in demand for forest byproducts from the southeastern United States. Wood pellets, often used in wood-burning … Continue reading →

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U.K. power production from plant biomass doubled in 2012

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Helene Cser

Biomass Magazine, http://www.biomassmagazine.com/articles/8849/u-k-power-production-from-plant-biomass-doubled-in-2012 By Erin Voegele | April 05, 2013 The U.K. Department of Energy & Climate Change recently released an updated set of statistics on energy trends and prices. According to the release, the share of power generation from … Continue reading →

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Researchers develop revolutionary biomass-to-hydrogen process

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Helene Cser

Posted on Biomass Magazine, http://www.biomassmagazine.com/articles/8846/researchers-develop-revolutionary-biomass-to-hydrogen-process By Virginia Tech    | April 04, 2013 A team of Virginia Tech researchers has discovered a way to extract large quantities of hydrogen from any plant, a breakthrough that has the potential to bring a … Continue reading →

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Sorghum Readies to Advance

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Helene Cser

Ethanol Producer Magazine, http://www.ethanolproducer.com/articles/9686/sorghum-readies-to-advance Drought and the U.S. EPA have given the underdog crop a big boost. By Susanne Retka Schill | March 29, 2013 Sorghum’s natural mechanisms to resist drought shone through last year in the High Plains, reigniting … Continue reading →

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