http://www.biofpr.com Innovation for a sustainable economy http://www.biofpr.com/common/images/thumbnails/100270.gif http://www.biofpr.com http://www.biofpr.com/view/MTA0NjYxL05XLzUxL251bGw=/newsDetail.html Friedrich Wolf, managing director of E.ON Bioerdgas GmbH, recently spoke to SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), to call for greater investment to improve efficiency and technological innovation in the agricultural... 2008-05-03T23:00:00Z http://www.biofpr.com/view/MTA0NjYyL05XLzUxL251bGw=/newsDetail.html Thousand Oaks, California, USA - Energy crop company Ceres, Inc. plans to market its agricultural seeds and traits under the trade name "Blade Energy Crops" in the United States. Company president and CEO Richard Hamilton... 2008-04-28T23:00:00Z http://www.biofpr.com/view/MTA0Mzc5L05XLzUxL251bGw=/newsDetail.html Washington, USA - The Renewable Fuels Association today criticized Texas Governor Rick Perry's decision to seek a waiver of the Renewable Fuels Standard. Reducing the use of ethanol, as sought by Governor Perry, will not... 2008-04-27T23:00:00Z http://www.biofpr.com/view/MTA0MzQ2L05XLzUxL251bGw=/newsDetail.html Helsinki, Finland - W?rtsil? has secured an order for an engine-driven combined heat and power (CHP) plant that will run on the liquid biofuel, which is extracted from the seeds of the jatropha plant. This CHP plant will be the... 2008-04-24T23:00:00Z http://www.biofpr.com/view/MTA0MzQ3L05XLzUxL251bGw=/newsDetail.html Sao Paulo, Brazil and California, USA - Amyris, the leading innovator of next-generation renewable fuels, and Crystalsev, one of Brazil's largest ethanol distributors and marketers, today announced plans to commercialize advanced... 2008-04-24T23:00:00Z http://www.biofpr.com/view/MTA0MzI1L05XLzUxL251bGw=/newsDetail.html Houston, USA - Wood Mackenzie's latest study ?Biofuels - Growing in commercial viability?' shows that, contrary to consensus, global land availability is not going to restrict the supply of biofuels, but economic and... 2008-04-22T23:00:00Z http://www.biofpr.com/view/MTA0MjA1L05XLzUxL251bGw=/newsDetail.html Biofuels are back in the firing line this week as rising grain prices reignite the old food versus fuel debate. Under pressure from increased costs, some food producers in the US are blaming the ethanol industry for recent price... 2008-04-16T23:00:00Z http://www.biofpr.com/view/MTAzOTYyL05XLzUxL251bGw=/newsDetail.html Wisconsin, USA - Shell and Virent Energy Systems Inc., of Madison, Wisconsin USA, have announced a joint research and development effort to convert plant sugars directly into gasoline and gasoline blend components, rather than... 2008-03-27T00:00:00Z http://www.biofpr.com/view/MTAzMDcyL05XLzUxL251bGw=/newsDetail.html Graham Hilton, Chair Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) Renewable Transport Fuels Group in the UK discusses concerns over negative perceptions of biofuels, and highlights the need for robust sustainability standards in the... 2008-02-12T00:00:00Z