biofuels

Considering it composes roughly 80% of our body, water is humanity's most important resource.  With more than 7 billion people on the planet, water is becoming increasingly more precious.  Given its absolute value, the Stockholm Energy Institute (SEI) recently published a report evaluating the potential impact of renewable energy technologies on water resources.

The United States is in the middle of yet another energy debate -- whether or not to allow more diesel to be produced from palm oil in U.S. refineries.

U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence O'Neill, hearing the case in a Fresno courtroom, blocked California’s low-carbon fuel rules. 

Valero Energy Corporation, the nation’s largest independent oil refiner and a leading ethanol producer, and New Hampshire-based biofuels company Mascoma Corporation have launched a joint venture to build a commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol facility in the town of Kinross on Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Shares jumped nearly 9% in mid-afternoon trading Monday after Syntroleum Corporation announced that its renewable fuel joint-venture Dynamic Fuels, in partnership with Solazyme Inc., has been awarded a major renewable fuel contract with the U.S Navy.

In an effort to educate the public about the benefits of biofuels, three science teachers are hitting the road in the Biofuels Mobile Education Center (BMEC).

Biofuels Mobile Education Center

Sustainable energy product company Amyris (Nasdaq: AMRS) announced this week the signing of an agreement with minority stake holder Total S.A. (NYSE: TOT), expanding its existing clean fuels collaboration and forming a joint venture to commercialize its renewable diesel.

Iowa-based biodiesel maker Renewable Energy Group Inc. has filed plans to raise around $100 million in an initial public offering, as the alternative fuel producer seeks to raise the investment capital needed for operations.

Dallas-based specialty material company Celanese Corp. (NYSE: CE), which has developed new technology to convert natural gas to ethanol, has plans to commerciall produce the fuel additive, with hopes of bringing it to US consumers.

It has been a busy week for the United States Department of Energy (DOE). Beginning Tuesday the Department has made daily announcements concerning new alternative energy funding: