Yale E360

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Recent test flights powered only by hydrogen or biofuels have been successful, but steep challenges remain before aviation can become carbon-free. To eliminate global aviation’s sizable carbon footprint, researchers are working on a range of alternatives to fossil jet fuel. Read more on E360 →

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Scientific American

DECEMBER 22, 2022

To realize the potential of biofuels, the industry needs to pay attention to how feedstock crops change soil carbon.

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Environment + Energy Leader

AUGUST 3, 2022

Alaska Airlines announced today it has finalized an agreement with biofuel company Gevo Inc., to purchase its most significant sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offtake commitment to date – 185 million gallons of SAF over five years starting in 2026.

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National Law Center

AUGUST 17, 2023

The post States File Suit Over E10 Biofuels appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. On August 7, 2023, the states of Iowa and Nebraska filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to challenge.

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New Scientist

MARCH 14, 2022

The US and Europe can compensate for the loss of Ukraine’s grain exports by scrapping biofuel mandates, helping to avoid a food price shock

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Yale E360

JUNE 19, 2023

New research using real-world data casts doubt on the energy efficiency of diesel alternatives that come from phytoplankton. Read more on E360 →

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New Scientist

JULY 23, 2021

Microbes isolated from the stomachs of termites can decontaminate timber that's been treated with toxic preservatives, enabling it to be converted into biofuels more easily

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 1, 2024

Similarly, the amount of biofuels and hydrogen is reduced by approximately 15 percent each, and the amount of CCS is reduced by almost 20 percent, adding on even more cost savings as well as energy savings. This difference is enough to power more than 35 million homes. The IRA and the IIJA are a significant step forward.

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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 24, 2021

service station over the past decade, you’ve put biofuel in your tank. by John DeCicco, University of Michigan If you’ve pumped gas at a U.S. Thanks to the federal Renewable Fuel Standard, or RFS, almost all gasoline sold nationwide is required to contain 10% ethanol – a fuel made from plant sources, mainly corn.

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New Scientist

JUNE 28, 2022

The G7 group of nations reportedly rejected a proposal from the UK and Germany to lower biofuel production, but the two European nations could still go it alone

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Growing trees to store carbon or harvesting plants to convert into biofuel is a commitment of land, water, and fertilizer, which can pollute rivers and aquifers. Biofuel crops, whether they are switchgrass or sugarcane, could be grown in wetter areas. “In Carbon-capture facilities could be sited in areas without water stress.

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Environmental Leader

JANUARY 12, 2022

ExxonMobil is expanding its interests in biofuels that can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector, acquiring a 49.9% The post ExxonMobil Expands Interest in Biofuels, Acquires Large Stake in Biojet AS appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. stake in Biojet AS.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 3, 2023

Vehicle biofuels requirements. Electric vehicle and biofuel policies E. Standards for carbon and methane emissions from new sources Permitting requirements for carbon emissions from new stationary sources of major sources of existing pollutants. Standards for existing stationary carbon sources (focused on power plants to date).

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Successful Green

APRIL 5, 2021

In a new study, environmental scientists at the University of Basel offer suggestions for how it can be extracted and used as an energy source in the form... The post Carbon-neutral biofuel from lakes appeared first on successful GREEN.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 10, 2022

The goal is that biofuels will fully power the airline industry by 2050. When United Airlines took off from Chicago for Washington, DC last December, it landed a significant development: the use of 100% sustainable aviation fuel.

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Scientific American

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Virgin Atlantic flew the first large commercial jet to traverse the Atlantic with 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Growing trees to store carbon and harvesting plants to make biofuels could bring down carbon emissions. The fertilizers that nourish these biofuel harvests can severely pollute rivers and aquifers. Other climate solutions also come with water risks. But both options require a commitment of land and water, as well as nutrients.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Biofuel producer Poet cut the ribbon on its first Solar Farm at its Sioux Falls headquarters Wednesday, part of a goal of making its business have zero impact on the climate. Read the full story in the Argus Leader. Read more →

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 26, 2022

Researchers at Argonne … Continue reading New process recovers materials for reuse in batteries, biofuels. For example, car batteries are shredded at their end of life, which mixes together all of the components that previously were separated.

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Inhabitant

JANUARY 23, 2023

The EPA has announced its intention to mandate more biofuel use as part of the U.S. In late December, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed to increase the amount of ethanol and other biofuels that must be blended into the U.S. reaching its climate change mitigation goals. fuel supplies over the next three years.

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Nanotech

DECEMBER 7, 2023

On November 14, 2023, Representatives Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) and Zach Nunn (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation that would increase biofuel production and reduce energy costs. 6413) would increase funding for grants to support innovation in the biofuels and bioproducts industry.

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Nanotech

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Department of Energy (DOE) announced on February 22, 2024, the release of a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), “Inflation Reduction Act Funding for Advanced Biofuels,” for up to $9.4 million for the development of advanced biofuels.

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Environmental Leader

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Stephanie Lansing, professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Technology at the University of Maryland (UMD), is leading two new grants totaling $6 million from the US Department of Energy to develop sustainable products like biofuels and bioplastics from food waste. The post Dept. of Energy Awards $6 Million to Univ.

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Environmental Leader

JANUARY 12, 2022

ExxonMobil is expanding its interests in biofuels that can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector, acquiring a 49.9% The post ExxonMobil Expands Interest in Biofuels, Acquires Large Stake in Biojet AS appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. stake in Biojet AS.

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Earth 911

MAY 1, 2023

The post Earth911 Podcast: Yield10’s Oliver Peoples on Genetic Engineering’s Role in Regenerative Agriculture for Biofuels appeared first on Earth911. The future lies in our farmlands — as the fossil fuels industry fades, crops like.

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Nanotech

APRIL 30, 2024

million to address research and development (R&D) challenges in converting algae, such as seaweeds and other wet waste feedstocks, to biofuels and bioproducts that can decarbonize domestic transportation, industry, and communities. According to BETO, the FOA will award up to $18.8

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Nanotech

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

business owners to increase the availability of domestic biofuels in 18 states and provide cleaner, more affordable fuel options. According to USDA, the awards and funding are made possible through The post USDA Announces $239 Million to Increase Access to Domestic Biofuels appeared first on Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JUNE 1, 2023

The biofuel used to power commercial aircraft with a smaller carbon footprint has the potential to reduce up to 65% of emissions needed by the aviation industry to reach net zero in 2050.

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Nanotech

MAY 6, 2024

Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on April 23, 2024, that it is funding more than 700 clean energy projects to lower energy bills, expand access to domestic biofuels, and create jobs and new market opportunities for U.S. farmers, ranchers, and agricultural producers.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 2, 2021

Department of Energy (DOE) announced $35 million in funding that will help slash carbon emissions and scale up the volume and efficiency of renewable biofuel. On May 14, the U.S.

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Nanotech

JANUARY 31, 2024

business owners to increase the availability of domestic biofuels in 22 states and provide “cleaner, more affordable fuel options at gas station pumps as part of President Biden’s Bidenomics agenda to lower costs and invest in America.”

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Legal Planet

MARCH 3, 2022

Biofuels are a possibility, although in the long run they are more needed for planes and ships. One solution discussed by the Brookings report would be chargers with much higher charging rates. Those would allow quick charging but would also place extremely heavy demands on the power grid, especially in rural areas.

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Nanotech

MARCH 5, 2024

DOE states that the intended Mixed Algae Conversion Research Opportunity (MACRO) funding would address gaps in the use of carbon dioxide (CO2), conversion technologies, The post DOE Intends to Issue Funding to Support Mixed Algae and Wet Waste Feedstocks R&D for Biofuels and Bioproducts appeared first on Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

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Scientific American

JANUARY 25, 2023

Engineered duckweed could be a prolific “green” oil producer

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Energy and Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

By 2030, this has to increase to around 24% through further development and deployment of electric vehicles, advanced biofuels and other renewable and low carbon fuels as part of a holistic and integrated approach´ (p.8). The criticism here is two fold. First, even if it works this would bring total emission reductions up to 47% (p.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 9, 2024

Richer countries tend to use less of their crops for human food, and more for animal feed and biofuels. In poorer countries, supplies are tighter and they … Continue reading Richer countries often use much of their crops for animal feed and biofuels

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Environmental Leader

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Stephanie Lansing, professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Technology at the University of Maryland (UMD), is leading two new grants totaling $6 million from the US Department of Energy to develop sustainable products like biofuels and bioplastics from food waste. The post Dept. of Energy Awards $6 Million to Univ.

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