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25x25 warns on restricting cellulosic biomass

25x25 a pressure group in the US is warning that some proposed legislation in the US could severely restrict the amount of cellulose available for biofuels in what is effectively a call for managed woodlands. I can see why the Waxman-Markley proposal...

Published 11 May 2009 11:55 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, ethanol, Policy, biofuels, Environment, politics, cellulosic, cellulose, Trees, Bioethanol, 25x25, federal, Waxman-Markley
California looks at emissions from crop to tail pipe and legislates

California's newly adopted low-carbon fuel standard may mark the beginning of the end of ethanol, according to a report on Planet Ark. The new legislation examines the carbon impact from seed to tailpipe, which seems sensible. Read More...

Published 1 May 2009 13:16 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, ethanol, Policy, biofuel, biofuels, Environment, carbon, California
Times twigs that biofuel policies have environmental impacts too

This article in the Sunday edition of the Times understands that there are environmental costs to biofuel policies. Read More...

Published 20 Apr 2009 10:16 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: Policy, biofuel, UK, biofuels, politics, technology, Veg Oil
Smart Choices for Biofuels

I missed this about a month ago, but it is worth looking at, The Sierra Club and World Watch Institute produced Smart Choices for Biofuels . It rounds up quite a lot of stuff we've gone over here. It is good to see the Ogallala aquifer getting a mention...

Published 26 Mar 2009 15:43 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, ethanol, Policy, biofuel, biofuels, Biodiesel, Biodisel, Bioethanol, Ogallala, Sierra, Club, Worldwatch
Antibiotics at heart of corn ethanol

Some US corn ethanol producers are using penicillin and three other antibiotics in corn fermentation process says Minnesota Public Radio . /* Why? To ensure that the yeast they use in fermentation does not have to compete with naturally-occurring bacteria...

Published 26 Mar 2009 9:09 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, ethanol, Minnesota, Policy, Agriculture, Corn, biofuels, Science, radio, antibiotic, distillers, grains, FDA, virginiamycin, Public, erythromycin, tylosin, penicillin
Cellulosic ethanol the US dream and reality

This graph, produced with data from the Des Moines Register, and another good article from Phil Brasher shows the current gap between US cellulosic ethanol production next year and the curent legislative requirement for it. It looks as if the US will...

Published 25 Mar 2009 11:16 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, ethanol, Policy, biofuels, politics, cellulosic, cellulose, des, moines, register
EU puts tarrif on US Biodiesel

The European Union has started applying tariffs to biofuel exported from the US to the E U. The EU says that American biodiesel is being sold at less than the true cost of production in the US because of local, state and national subsidies to producers...

Published 13 Mar 2009 10:25 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, tariff, Policy, biofuel, biofuels, Biodiesel, EU, Trade
The Malaysian Minster of Plantation Industires on sustainability

The Malaysian Minister of Plantation Industries spoke exclusively to the World Refinning Association ahead of the Asian Biofuels Roundtable to be held in Malaysia at 23-25 March. It is interesting that there is no discussion of prior informed consent...

Published 27 Feb 2009 9:23 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: Policy, Agriculture, Association, biofuels, politics, Biodiesel, World, Oil, Refining, Malaysia, Conference, palm, minsiter, Peter Chin, WRA
AMFI enewsletter arrives

I've just been sent a copy of the AMFI enewslette r. The AMFI is the group which is implementing the Agreement on Advanced Motor Fuels of the International Energy Agency. It appears four times each year, apparently, and gives around up of some of...

Published 25 Feb 2009 11:05 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: ethanol, Policy, biofuels, fuel, Biodiesel, newsletter, report, Bioethanol, IEA, AMFI
The Global Justice Ecology Project doesn't like biofuels

The ethanol battle has been joined again now that a new Administration is due to take over the White House. The flurry started late yesterday UK time (for me at any rate) with an email from The Global Justice Ecology Project with a letter (that's...

Published 15 Jan 2009 9:29 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: Policy, biofuels, Plausability, global, project, Justice, Ecology
US DOE updates E85 portal page

The US Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels & Advanced Vehicles Data Center has updated its portal for ethanol . With hints on how to succeed with E85 and Business cases for E85 retailers. Read More...

Published 8 Jan 2009 16:20 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, Policy, DOE, Plausability, pumps, energy, vehicles, alternative, Fuels, Center, Department, advanced, Data, the
Eleven eastern US states plan biofuels boost

Eleven eastern US states are planning an indirect boost to biofuels with a plan to significantly reduce emissions from transportation, according to the Environmental News Service . It is hard to disagree with both the Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger...

Published 8 Jan 2009 15:43 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, Policy, New, York, biofuels, fuel, carbon, cellulosic, Transport, Maryland, Transportation, vermont, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, emissions, Connecticut, Jersey, Rhode, Hampshire, Island
Obama wants to double renewables production

Over on Greentech media, there's a piece about Obama wanting to double renewable energy production and make public buildings more energy efficient, create three million new jobs. Through his Recovery and Reinvestment Plan with strategic investments...

Published 5 Jan 2009 10:41 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: ethanol, 2009, Policy, biofuel, biofuels, video, Obama, Bioethanol
The good, the bad, the ugly 2008/2009

The best piece of work on Biofuels 2008? For me that was the The Gallagher Review of the indirect effects of biofuels production . If you're a serious player in this market, you should read that report. Worst technology to make biofuels: Fermentation...

Published 1 Jan 2009 1:01 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: ethanol, Policy, biomass, biofuels, catalysis, crops, Food, Jatropha, wood, cellulose, Bioethanol, algae, Gallagher, grass, prairie, switch, non-food
A Short Essay on Biofuels and Related Matters

This is a guest post from Professor David B. Benson (retired), who is a regular commenter on The Big Biofuels Blog. David's contact details: dbenson@eecs.wsu.edu Biofuel ------- Photosynthesis uses only a very small fraction of the available sunlight...

Published 24 Dec 2008 9:34 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: ethanol, Policy, biofuel, Agriculture, biofuels, Biodiesel, Food, waste, Benson, methane, Bioethanol, algae, butanol, biochar, bioagasse, torrefaction, fertlizer

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