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"The stores in Massachusetts demonstrate our commitment to increasing the share of renewable energy that powers our stores and improving energy efficiency," said David Ozment, senior director of energy at Walmart, during a ceremony at a Walpole, Mass., ...

It is not every day you hear wood shavings, wheat straw, sorghum, switchgrass and miscanthus described as energy-and-cost efficient crops wielding enough power to heat barns, enhance ethanol and provi

(Phys.org) —The production of biofuels from lignocellulosic biomass would benefit on several levels if carried out at temperatures between 65 and 70 degrees Celsius. Researchers with the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) have employed a promising technique for improving the ability of enzymes that break cellulose down into fermentable sugars to operate in this temperature range

Bio Architecture Lab Inc., the U.S. biotechnology company that sought to turn seaweed into ethanol in Chile, has given up on the technology after deciding it made more sense to sell the raw material than process it into fuel. The company is seeking to sell ...

In Oregon, local news media have focused on the fact that a four-year-old ethanol plant that received state loans and tax credits has now been transformed into what Global Partners renamed the Columbia Pacific Bio-Refinery, taking daily oil rail shipments ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5753sp/analyzing) has announced the addition of the "Analyzing Renewable Energy in the United States" report to their offering. Aruvians research report analyzes the following renewable energy segments in the US - wind power, solar power, biomass power, biofuels, fuel cells, geothermal power, hydropower

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Syntroleum officials say the expected stability in D4 biomass-based diesel Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) through this year and 2014 should help the company's bottom line. The retroactive reinstatement of the biodiesel tax credit also helped profit ...

Recently, the eco diesel compact sedan won accolades from biodiesel supporters Biodiesel Magazine for its ability to burn B20 bio fuel. Biodiesel Magazine went so far as to instruct its readers to “tell GM thanks.” The good news doesn't end there. The Cruze ...

Brent Erickson, executive vice president of BIO's Industrial & Environmental Section, said, “Reauthorization of USDA renewable energy programs with robust mandatory funding will help U.S. companies continue to commercialize innovative biotech processes ...

“There are several reasons we are modifying tobacco to produce biofuel,” Lemaux said, “It is a high biomass crop. If you want to extract oil, then the more biomass you have, the more oil you get. And, since tobacco is not a food source, tobacco production for ...

A recyclable liquid for the pre-treatment of cellulosic biomass could bring down the cost of biofuel production. Researchers at the United States Department of Energy's Joint BioEnergy Institute have developed the new treatment using ionic liquids – salts that ...

(Phys.org) —Advanced biofuels – liquid fuels synthesized from the sugars in cellulosic biomass – offer a clean, green and renewable alternative to gasoline, diesel and jet fuels. Bringing the costs of producing these advanced biofuels down to competitive levels with petrofuels, however, is a major challenge

( DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ) Joint BioEnergy Institute researchers have developed an enzyme-free ionic liquid pretreatment of cellulosic biomass that makes it easier to recover fermentable sugars for biofuels and to recycle the ionic liquid.