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  • Miscanthus research in Iowa

    The Iowa State University is looking hard at Miscanthus as a potential biofuel feedstock , says the Des Moines Register. Miscanthus, on the other hand, holds the potential to make up to 2times as much ethanol per ton as corn. A University of Illinois study in 2005 showed that using corn or switchgrass...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-03-2008

  • A biofuels polemic from Huffington Post

    If you are interested in the e nvironmental impact of biofuels in the US check this polemic on the Huffington Post . Makes some good points about the end to end efficiency of biofuels in the automotive sector. You can't comment on it there, so perhaps you'd like to do so here.
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-29-2008

  • Solazyme raises finance

    Reports on the internet say that Solazyme has raised more finance, up to $45.4m for its algae based biofuels programme. I've had a trawl through EDGAR (worth bookmarking in my opinion) but the company's filings are all on paper... grrr so I can't absolutely verify it. But Solazyme has had...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-28-2008

  • Couple sentenced in biodiesel fuel scam

    A Karl and Helen Rehberg from Florida committed a biodiesel scam in Florida the 1990s and pocketed around $20m from investors, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigations. The Rehbergs were sentenced on 22 August . This is the first case of its kind that I've come across. Hattip to Bizopnews...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-28-2008

  • Enterprise-rent-a-car appoints Sayre as academic biofuel director

    Enterprise-rent-a-car appoints Dr Richard Sayre as academic biofuel director at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The position was created by the family which owns Enterprise (and also Alamo and National Car rental brands) with a $25m donation to the Danforth Plant Science...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-28-2008

  • Corn stover research gets started

    Just how much corn stover can you remove from fields without destroying the soil structure or significantly reducing the amount of organic material in the soil? With luck this collaboration by Monsanto, John Deere and ADM will answer that question and develop a series of rules that could help to make...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-27-2008

  • A catalytic route to Biodisel

    Workers in the mid west have developed a catalytic route to biodiesel with few or no by products... The downside is that you need to be able to heat the catalyst to 300C at a pressure of around 2500 psi, so its not likely to be a process for home brewers,and you need a sulphonated zirconium, alumina...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-27-2008

  • Tropical maize may be better than US corn for biofuels

    Tropical maize may be better than US corn for biofuels according to Physorg.com . There are researchers in the mid west growing tropical maize, it grows to about 14 feet (about 4m) and because it does not produce ears concentrates sugar in its stem. I guess that it grows in a manner similar to traditional...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-26-2008

  • Is this an accurate snapshot of the problems facing the biodiesel industry in North America?

    Interesting post on Xeconomy blog looking at the situation at Imperium Renewables . While I'm not able to comment on the comapny's situation, some of the issues facing the business of biodiesel in the US look pretty stark in the article. The most worrying is the quote from Michael Butler, chairman...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-19-2008

  • Clinton backs push to cellulosic ethanol

    Bill Cliniton, sometime US president, has been talking at the National Clean Energy Summit, in Las Vegas, last night. According to earth2tech, in 10 Things the US Government should do for clean power he said: We need to accelerate the move from corn-based ethanol to more sustainable biofuels. The conversion...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-19-2008
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