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CAMBRIDGE, MA - Verenium Corp., a developer of cellulosic ethanol and specialty enzymes, said it has extended its joint development program with partner BP for an additional month until April 1 of this year.

Tags: biofuel, BP, cellulosic biofuel, cellulosic ethanol , ethanol, Verenium Corp.

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Feb. 3 announced steps aimed at accelerating the development of biofuels, and the Environmental Protection Agency issued its final rule setting a new renewable fuels standard.

Tags: biofuel, EPA, ethanol, Growth Energy, renewable fuels standard

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- A group comprising 13 vehicle, fuel and engine-related associations has urged government leaders to use extra caution in the upcoming decision on whether to permit the use of the E15 ethanol blend.

Tags: Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, American Petroleum Institute , Association of International Automobile Manufactur, biofuel, E15, ethanol blends, Growth Energy

VONOR, TN --- DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol LLC (DDCE) and University of Tennessee/Genera Energy LLC will hold a grand opening celebration on Jan. 29 for one of the nation's first cellulosic ethanol demonstration plants.

Tags: biofuel, DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol , ethanol, Genera Energy , University of Tennessee

GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN --- Volvo Trucks said it will be the first truck manufacturer with an efficient diesel engine fueled by a mixture of methane gas and diesel.

Tags: biofuel, DME, emissions, methane gas, Volvo Trucks

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Leaders of a key Senate committee have pledged to resurrect the federal subsidy for biodiesel fuel early next year.

Tags: biodiesel, biofuel

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- A new report from the U.S. federal government projects that national energy consumption will grow by 14 percent between 2008 and 2035, as the fossil fuel share of total U.S. energy use falls from 84 percent to 78 percent.

Tags: alt-fuel, biofuel, CO2 Emissions, EIA, renewable fuels

TORONTO --- A new study concludes that world biofuels production in 2009 has reduced global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 123.5 million tons, representing an average reduction of 57 percent compared to the emissions that would have occurred from the production and use of equal quantities of petroleum fuels.

Tags: biodiesel, biofuel, Global Renewable Fuels Alliance, greenhouse gases

MIAMI --- To promote awareness and use of dimethyl ether (DME) as a renewable, low-carbon diesel substitute throughout North America, the International DME Association (IDA) has assembled a North American Affairs Committee (NAAC).

Tags: biofuel, dimethyl ether , DME fuel

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Dec. 1 announced that it expects to make a final determination in mid-2010 regarding whether to increase the allowable ethanol content in fuel.

Tags: biofuel, EPA, ethanol, Growth Energy

ERIE, PA --- Hero BX, a biofuel producer formerly known as Lake Erie Biofuels, said it has won a $1.64 million grant to expand its biodiesel production by 10 million gallons a year, American Agriculturalist reported.

Tags: biodiesel, biofuel, Hero BX

NEW YORK --- A new report from Accenture has identified the technologies that it predicts are most likely to transform the demand and supply of transport fuels and cut emissions within the next five years.

Tags: Accenture, alt-fuel, biofuel, electric car, greenhouse gases, plug-in hybrid, vehicle-to-grid technology

MANITOBA, CANADA --- Manitoba became the first province in Canada to mandate the use of biodiesel, a result of new legislation that took effect over the weekend.

Tags: biodiesel, biofuel, GHG

CHICAGO --- Zenergy International, a global biofuels provider, announced the acquisition of Texas-based biodiesel company Greenlight Biofuels.

Tags: biodiesel, biofuel, Greenlight Biofuels, Zenergy International

BOARDMAN, OR --- ZeaChem Inc. plans to begin construction on its cellulosic ethanol demonstration plant in Oregon before the year's end, the East Oregonian reported.

Tags: biofuel, ethanol, ZeaChem

SAN FRANCISCO, CA --- The U.S. Department of Energy on Oct. 26 announced $151 million in funding for 37 ambitious research projects -- some of which have long-term potential for greening fleets.

Tags: biofuel, Department of Energy, electric car, lithium-ion batteries, plug-in hybrid

DALLAS --- Evolution Fuels said it is actively pursuing the acquisition of existing truck stop operations in Texas and Oklahoma in hopes of establishing five Legends Travel Center-branded facilities to sell a B20 biodiesel fuel blend.

Tags: biodiesel, biofuel, ethanol, Evolution Fuels , Legends Travel Centers

NORFOLK, VA --- The algae-to-biodiesel research project at Old Dominion University has been boosted by three key developments in recent months, and Patrick Hatcher, the chemist and science professor in charge of the initiative, said new milestones are in sight.

Tags: algae-based biodiesel, alt-fuel, biodiesel, biofuel

MADISON, PA --- Coskata Inc., a major biofuels developer, said it has successfully started up its semi-commercial flex ethanol facility located in Madison, Pa.

Tags: biofuel, Coskata, ethanol, flex-fuel, GM

IRVINE, CA --- BlueFire Ethanol Fuels Inc., which produces ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, has decided to relocate its second planned biorefinery to Fulton, Miss.

Tags: biofuel, BlueFire Ethanol Fuels , ethanol

LOS ANGELES --- OriginOil Inc., which has developed technology to transform algae into renewable oil, announced the completion of the first phase of a cooperative research and development agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory (INL).

Tags: biofuel, Department of Energy, OriginOil Inc.

GLOUCESTER POINT, VA --- The College of William and Mary and its Virginia Institute of Marine Science are working together to investigate a promising new technology to produce biofuel from the algae growing naturally in rivers and the Chesapeake Bay.

Tags: biofuel, Chesapeake Algae Project , College of William and Mary , Virginia Institute of Marine Science

SAN FRANCISCO --- Author and filmmaker Josh Tickell has embarked on a transcontinental tour driving a modified Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid, which runs on electricity and a fuel mixture that includes algae-based biofuel from Sapphire Energy.

Tags: biofuel, Josh Tickell , Prius, Sapphire Energy

THOUSAND OAKS, CA --- Biotech company Ceres has begun harvesting new switchgrass and sorghum seeds for its first foray into the biofuel feedstock market, the company told Greentech Media.

Tags: biofuel, Ceres, switchgrass, USDA

COLUMBIA, MD --- BP and Martek Biosciences Corp. have agreed to work on the production of microbial oils for biofuels applications.

Tags: biodiesel, biofuel, BP, Martek Biosciences Corp. , sugar-to-diesel technology