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Oak Ridge National Laboratory to Get Energy Frontier Research Center

Oak Ridge National Laboratory will be home to two of 46 new multi-million-dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) announced today by the White House in conjunction with a speech delivered by President Barack Obama at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences

28 Apr 2009

Energy Frontier Research Center for University of Michigan

The University of Michigan will be home to a $19.5-million Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) that will explore new materials to better convert solar energy to electricity, the White House has announced

28 Apr 2009

New Multi-MIllion Dollar Energy Research Centers to Be Set Up At Argonne National Laboratory

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory will be home to two of 46 new multi-million-dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) announced today by the White House in conjunction with a speech by President Barack Obama at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences

28 Apr 2009

Bioenergy Applied Technologies Acquired by Top Three Industires

TREE TOP INDUSTRIES, INC. (OTCBB:TTII) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of BIOENERGY APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (“BAT”) in a stock-for-stock exchange offer

28 Apr 2009

Large Scale Production of Jatropha Oil to be Accelerated by SG Biofuels Genetic Resource Center

SG Biofuels has announced the opening of its Jatropha Genetic Resource Center (GRC) to further accelerate profitable, large-scale production of Jatropha as a low-cost, sustainable source of feedstock for biofuel

28 Apr 2009

Golden Opportunity Missed by California in Reducing Carbon Emissions

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) on Thursday voted to adopt a highly controversial Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), but agreed to convene an expert work group to assist the Board in “refining and improving the land use and indirect effect analysis of transportation fuels.”

27 Apr 2009

Jet Fuel Made From Seeds by Renewable Fuel Company Reduces Carbon Emissions by 84 Percent

Renewable fuels company Sustainable Oils today announced the results of a life cycle analysis (LCA) of jet fuel created from camelina seeds developed by the company, which shows that the renewable fuel reduces carbon emissions by 84 percent compared to petroleum jet fuel

27 Apr 2009

MIT To Get New Multimillion Dollar Energy Research Centers

Massachusetts Institute of Technology will be home to two of 46 new multimillion-dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) announced today by the White House, in conjunction with a speech delivered by President Barack Obama at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences

27 Apr 2009

Invasive Pest Risk From Biofuel Crops in Hawaii

Researchers with the University of Hawaii Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit have examined the impact of unregulated planting of biofuel crops for their potential invasiveness and raised concerns about their impacts on Hawaii's environment

22 Apr 2009

Expert Answers the Question 'Can All Of The Jatropha Plant Be Viable For Commercial Use'

Is it possible to take 100% advantage of the Jatropha plant? Top Jatropha researcher Dr. William Ludwig Nolten addresses this question during the groundbreaking presentation “Utilization Technology of Jatropha Seedcake and Residues.”

22 Apr 2009