Friday, July 30, 2010

TSTO updates on its mobile flash pyrolysis system; will deploy with National Thoroughbred Racing Association

February 10, 2010 by Jim Lane  
Filed under Biofuels

In Florida, Henry Maclin of TSTO provided the following update regarding their Mobile Bio-Oil Plant flash pyrolysis system. “We have completed our agreement with the National Thoroughbred Racing Association and with Keeneland Racing of Lexington KY.  Our  modular pyrolysis equipment is now containerized and will be used to reduce the disposal costs of horse muck [...]

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eFarms says its small-scale ethanol producing Renewable Fuel System is farm waste ready

February 10, 2010 by Jim Lane  
Filed under Biofuels

In Michigan, eFarms said its “Renewable Fuel System,” will accept crop products including corn, apples, cherries and other fruits and vegetables and turn them into ethanol and animal feed. The RFS is a stand-alone machine that will be able to to accept up to 7500 gallons of organic material per batch and will retail for [...]

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32 percent of biofuels execs say that mandates are the most important factor in reviving biodiesel

February 10, 2010 by Jim Lane  
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In Florida, 32 percent of biofuels industry executives said that mandates were the most important factor in reviving US biodiesel production. Responding to a Biofuels DIgest industry poll, 26 percent identified “More biodiesel-friendly cars and trucks” as the most important factor, while 21 percent opted for “tax credits” and 21 percent for “alternative feedstocks.
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32 percent of biofuels execs say that mandates are the most important factor in reviving biodiesel is a post from: Biofuels Digest

110 Mgy Bionol Clearfield corn ethanol plant opens in Pennsylvania

February 9, 2010 by Jim Lane  
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In Pennsylvania, the 110 Mgy Bionol Clearfield corn ethanol plant in Clearfield has commenced operation and commenced performance testing yesterday. The plant was constructed by Fagen and is the first commercial-scale ethanol plant in the Keystone State. Getty Petroleum Marketing will market ethanol and Land O’Lakes will market the distillers grains from the plant, which [...]

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Biofuels industry execs say that “costs and yields” are the biggest barrier to biofuels growth

February 9, 2010 by Jim Lane  
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In Florida, 43 percent of biofuels industry execs identified costs and yields from current technology as the biggest barrier to the growth of biofuels over the next five years. In the Biofuels Digest poll, 25 percent indicated that financing would prove the greatest growth barrier, while 19 percent identified feedback, 6 percent said “scare tactics” [...]

Biofuels industry execs say that “costs and yields” are the biggest barrier to biofuels growth is a post from: Biofuels Digest

Carbon Dioxide recovery from waste sources: a Biofuels Digest special report

February 8, 2010 by Jim Lane  
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By Biofuels Digest special correspondent Sam A. Rushing

BACKGROUND

Carbon dioxide emissions total, at a minimum, some 75 million tons daily, of which, at best, up to 25 million are taken in by the global oceanic activity, probably the world’s greatest natural CO2 sink, followed by the ever – shrinking rainforests, and other [...]

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MIT/Stanford Venture Lab event to feature AE Biofuels, SynGest, Green Pacific Biologics, Chevron, Flagship Ventures in “From Garage to Gargantuan”

February 8, 2010 by Jim Lane  
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In California, the MIT/Stanford Venture Lab will bring together a panel of early-stage biofuel CEOs and investors to discuss “whether biofuels 2.0 can really provide sustainably better solutions, and how a new generation of companies are going from Garage to Gargantuan.” The February 16th event will be held at the Stanford Graduate School of Business [...]

MIT/Stanford Venture Lab event to feature AE Biofuels, SynGest, Green Pacific Biologics, Chevron, Flagship Ventures in “From Garage to Gargantuan” is a post from: Biofuels Digest

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