Biomass News

Biomass fuels derived from various grasses could significantly mitigate global warming by reducing carbon, according to a long-term joint field study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Michigan State University (MSU). In a new paper published in Environmental Science and Technology, the researchers examined a number of different cellulosic biofuel crops to test their…
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A  new report has found that despite current challenges, Iowa biofuel production continues to have a significant impact on Iowa’s economy. The report found that its growing production currently supports more than 48,000 jobs and more than $2.4 billion (2.16billion euros) in household income. The study that was put together by John Urbanchuk, of ABF Economics, and commissioned by the Iowa…
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Farmer leaders and biofuel producers from the Midwest states of America have expressed concerns about the news that the Trump administration has decided to side with oil companies in their court battle against biofuels. The debate centres around a unanimous court decision that would halt the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) abuse of Small Refinery Exemptions (SREs) under the Renewable…
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Serbia is speeding up its move from fossil fuels to biomass with a multi-million euro injection. Novi Pazar is the third municipality in the country to receive funds under the £26.7m euro (£23.6m) project, which was launched in mid-2017, its Ministry of Mining and Energy announced. Priboj and Mali Zvornik received the money in October last year. In total, six municipalities in Serbia…
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Velocys has announced a project to produce negative emission fuels after signing a carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) agreement with Oxy Low Carbon Ventures (OLCV). The alternative fuels firm announced the partnership to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from its planned Bayou Fuels biomass-to-fuels project in Natchez, Mississippi, and securely store it underground. OLCV, a wholly-owned…
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