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December 27, 2011
EPA says it has finalized the 2012 Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS), which again mandates far lower volumes of cellulosic biofuels than outlined by the Energy Independence and Security...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/alternativefuels/EPA-Finalizes-2012-Renewable-Fuel-Standard_40054.html December 8, 2011
Total and Amyris (Emeryville, CA) have signed agreements to expand their current R&D partnership and form a joint venture to develop, produce and commercialize a range of renewable...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/alternativefuels/Total-and-Amyris-Expand-Renewable-Fuels-Partnership_39403.html October 24, 2011
Tests by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL; Dayton, OH) have concluded that a plant-derived jet fuel produced by Virent (Madison, WI), using Shell and Virent technology...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/alternativefuels/U-S-Air-Force-Rules-on-Use-of-Jet-Biofuel_38511.html October 19, 2011
Europe needs to step up its investment in biotech R&D and establish supportive regulatory policies if it is to keep pace with the U.S. in the biotech sector, says Stephan Tanda...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/alternativefuels/EU-Trails-U-S-on-Biotech-R-and-D-Spending-Capability-is-Building_38404.html August 5, 2011
Biotech firm Amyris (Emeryville, CA) has signed a collaboration agreement with Kuraray to develop a renewable hydrocarbon technology. Under the agreement, Kuraray will use Biofene to...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/alternativefuels/Amyris-Partners-with-Kuraray-to-Replace-Petroleum-Feedstocks_36733.html August 1, 2011
The European Commission has officially recognized seven schemes for assessing the sustainability of biofuels used in the European Union (EU) in order to safeguard against any...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/alternativefuels/EU-Outlines-Plan-for-Certifying-Sustainable-Biofuels_36573.html August 1, 2011
Braskem will begin sourcing some of its naphtha from post-consumption recycled plastic for use at the company’s complex at Camaçari, in northern Brazil. Novaenergia...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/alternativefuels/Braskem-Deal-Will-Provide-Naphtha-from-Recycled-Plastic_36567.html July 26, 2011
The European Commission will invest almost €7 billion ($10.1 billion) in innovation-focused research through 2013. The research package is known formally as the European...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/alternativefuels/EU-Unveils-$10-Billion-of-Funding-for-Innovation_36424.html July 20, 2011
The European Commission has officially recognized seven schemes for assessing the sustainability of biofuels used in the European Union (EU) in order to safeguard against any...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/alternativefuels/Europe-Takes-Steps-to-Ensure-Biofuels-Are-Sustainable_36251.html July 19, 2011
Synthetic biology start-up LS9 (San Francisco, CA) and HCL CleanTech (Oxford, NC) say they have secured $9 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) a process to...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/alternativefuels/DOE-Funds-LS9-HCL-Cleantech-Projects_36193.html June 20, 2011
The U.S. Senate has voted to repeal ethanol tax subsidies, reversing course on what has been a long-standing political imperative led by U.S. lawmakers representing farm states. A...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/alternativefuels/U-S-Lawmakers-Vote-to-Repeal-Ethanol-Tax-Subsides_35604.html May 17, 2011
There are indications that the market pressure for biofuel manufacturers on both sides of the Atlantic may be increasing. Ensus (Wilton), the owner of Europe’s largest...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/alternativefuels/Biofuel-Market-Conditions-Tougher-on-Both-Sides-of-the-Atlantic_34891.html May 9, 2011
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have awarded a total of $47 million to fund eight R&D projects in the fields of biofuels, bionenergy...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/alternativefuels/U-S-Awards-$47-Million-in-Biofuels-Research-Projects_34712.html April 28, 2011
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and its partners, Hakutsuru Sake Brewing Co., and Kansai Chemical Engineering Co., have completed work to develop technology to produce ethanol for...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/alternativefuels/MHI-and-Partners-Complete-Work-on-Cellulosic-Bioethanol-Process_34429.html April 14, 2011
Current U.K. and European policies on biofuels “encourage unethical practices,” according to a report by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCB; London). The report is the...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/alternativefuels/EU-Biofuel-Policies-"Unethical"_34108.html March 31, 2011
President Obama, in an address at Georgetown University (Washington, DC) has set out a goal of cutting U.S. imports of oil one third by 2025 and increasing support for other energy...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/alternativefuels/Obama-Backs-Advanced-Biofuels-Shale-Gas-as-Part-of-Future-Energy-Package_33868.html January 28, 2011
ACC welcomed the emphasis on job creation in President Obama’s annual State of the Union address last week, but says it remains concerned about existing and potential regulatory...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/alternativefuels/Obama-Speech-Draws-Mixed-Reviews-From-Industry_32513.html November 16, 2010
The project will be supported by unspecified investments from both Department of Energy (DOE) and LanzaTech....http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/alternativefuels/LanzaTech-PNNL-Partner-in-Syngas-to-Jet-Fuel-Project_30976.html October 22, 2010
Industry leaders including Ian Hudson, president/DuPont in EMEA and Stephan Tanda, board member for DSM, are meeting this week at the European Forum for Industrial Biotech (EFIB) in...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/alternativefuels/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-Innovation-Round-up-October-21_30356.html October 21, 2010
Stephan Tanda, board member for DSM, has called on European regulators to be “more ambitious” in their ability to make Europe a leader in industrial biotechnology for...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/alternativefuels/Industrial-Biotech-Industry-Demands-More-Ambition-from-Regulators-with-video-interview-of-DSMs-Stephan-Tanda_30354.html |
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