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December 2011 News

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NCERC News

Updated 12/16/11

Check out our Director’s Notes for the latest NCERC news and updates.

Research and Academia

• University of Iowa biomass boiler will keep money, jobs in state

Industry

• Ranking the top 5 ethanol stories for 2011
• Charging stations: 1 per 4 cars … E85 pumps: 1 per 3,000 cars
• To survive, some biofuels companies give up on biofuels: Companies such as Gevo hope to become profitable by turning corn into chemicals
• News you can use: 5 biofuels reports worth getting now
• Coskata’s 100 million IPO: the 10-minute version
• Virgin Airlines in venture that could seed local bio-crude industry

Government

• USDA helps install ethanol blender pumps

Trade and Global News

• First aviation biofuels passenger flight in Asia: SkyNRG, Thai partner

NCERC News

Updated 12/16/11

Check our our Director’s Notes for the latest NCERC news and updates.

Industry

• Biomass industry outlook 2012: cautiously optimistic
• POET continues to cut water use at plants
• Origin Oil to establish standards for algal mass
• I love you, you’re perfect, now scale
• Support for locally produced biofuels crucial
• Massachusetts museum installing biomass boiler

Government

• Maersk, U.S. Navy testing algal biofuels as long-range marine fuel
• Battle to implement E-15 waiver continues
• Senate hearing held on alternative energy tax incentives

NCERC News

Updated 12/09/11

• Ethanol promoter recognized by Illinois Corn Growers

Research and Academia

• Carbon dioxide applications a key to ethanol project developments
• Electrofuels bump up solar efficiency
• Research reduces toxins, improves distillers grains
• E-coli bacteria engineered to make transportation fuels
• Purdue professor leads new research in alternative biofuel sources
• Study examines bioenergy producers
• ISU discovery genetically increases algae biomass by more than 50 percent
• Is alcohol the energy answer?

Industry

• Chevron: oil… yes, but geothermal, solar and biofuels, too
• Innovative fuel plant goes public at Naperville launch
• The garbage anomaly: what is a Dirty Murf and what can you do about it?
• Biomass 2012: International growth and domestic obstacles
• Chevrolet invests in greenhouse energy conversion
• Advanced biofuels industry hunkers down for hard times
• FAA awards 8 key grants to catalyze renewable jet fuel
• Taking the fuel out of biofuels
• Group seeks classification as advanced biofuel for energy beets

Government

• U.S. biodiesel production sets all time record
• Fueling the Navy’s great green fleet with advanced biofuels
• Ag commissioner says ethanol repeal sends wrong message for Florida

Trade and Global News

• South African Airlines need for aviation biofuels may fuel local altfuel industry
• Pakistan turns to Brazil and biofuels in light of energy crisis
• Believe it or not ethanol really is in a perfect storm – PEIX BIOF GPRE