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Florida sunshine fueling the growth of Algenol and its blue-green algae

The company's new integrated biorefinery is beginning operations and aiming to produce 100,000 gallons of ethanol per year.

Can’t wait 300 million years? Solazyme can produce oil in a few days

With over $200 million in recently secured new financing, the California-based company aims to become the global market leader in the design and production of renewable oils.

Sapphire Energy inks deal to supply ‘Green Crude’ to major oil refiner

Tesoro, one of the world's largest refiners, has become the first commercial customer for Sapphire's algal-based crude oil that is helping to change the way fuel is produced.

LS9: Could ‘Little Critters’ mean big profits?

South San Francisco-based LS9 has engineered proprietary strains of microbes that could change the way large volumes of fuels and chemicals are produced.

From A to ZeaChem: Biorefinery creating jobs, new markets in Oregon and beyond

Advanced biofuel manufacturer ZeaChem chose Boardman, Oregon, as a site that could grow with the company. And to the people of Boardman, ZeaChem means jobs.

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Sierra Energy: Transforming waste into clean fuel

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LS9: Could ‘Little Critters’ mean big profits?

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Simon Mui

By Mary Solecki
E2 Clean Fuels Program

Chevron pulls plug on profitable biofuel venture

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Labor community: an important ally for renewable fuels

Many people like to talk about the “green jobs” stemming from renewable energy, but wh

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Simon Mui

By Simon Mui
Director, California Vehicles & Fuels

Seeking a fix for California’s gasoline market problems

With pump prices safely in the $3 range these days, October’s record-breaking gasoline surge might

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News

May 8, 2013:

Minneapolis StarTribune: North Dakota Oil- It’s still not enough; we need renewable
April 23, 2013:

Ethanol Producer Magazine: California plant prepares to restart, produce advanced biofuels
April 17, 2013:

Bloomberg: Chevron Defies California on Carbon Emissions
April 4, 2013:

Mercury News: Low Carbon Fuel Standard: Consumer choice is key to California success
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2012 E2 Advanced Biofuel Market Report

Advanced biofuels are renewable, liquid transportation fuels that can replace traditional gasoline and diesel with significantly lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With more certainty of the policies discussed in this report, these fuels could be produced at scale and compete on a cost basis. In the year since E2’s 2011 Advanced Biofuel Market Re- port1 the [...]

csawyer • January 22, 2013
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The Economic Benefits of Military Biofuels

E2 supports the development of an American advanced biofuels industry as a key component of a clean energy economy. We are tracking the growth in this sector, and supporting federal policies to enhance biofuels expansion, including the biofuel targets set by the U.S. Department of Defense, (DoD). DoD has set aggressive goals for incorporating advanced [...]

csawyer • January 21, 2013
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2011 E2 Advanced Biofuel Market Report

Advanced biofuels are renewable transportation fuels that can replace traditional gasoline and diesel at a competitive price and with significantly lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.1 This report collects data from a variety of public sources and private interviews for the purpose of summarizing current economic activities in the advanced biofuel industry. California enacted the Low [...]

csawyer • January 20, 2013
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Pew Trust on Advanced Biofuels

Throughout its history, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has invested in new ways of harnessing energy to enhance the strength, speed, range and power of the armed forces. Until recently, the U.S. military’s innovation agenda has not placed a high premium on energy efficiency and new sources of energy and fuels. But the department’s [...]

csawyer • January 19, 2013
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BNEF Advanced Ethanol Study

Enzymatic hydrolysis is the most developed technology in producing cellulosic sugars. In the coming decades these sugars could be used to produce a variety of bioproducts. In this study, we assume next-generation ethanol will be the primary output. However, ethanol can be used as a proxy output for other potential bioproducts like biobutanol, bio- succinic [...]

csawyer • January 18, 2013

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