Iowa State University professor Song-Charng Kong, left, examines a new bio-oil gasifier with Nicholas Creager. Kong’s new grant will allow him and his students to gasify bio-oil and develop a computer simulation of the gasifier. Here is the original post: Around Iowa State University … [Read more...]
MDA seeking nominations for the Maryland Agricultural Commission
May 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Maryland Agricultural Commission is seeking nominations to fill seven positions on the Maryland Agricultural Commission. The open positions represent bio-fuels, food processing, direct farm marketing, aquaculture, vegetables, agri-tourism and nursery. View original post here: MDA seeking nominations for the Maryland Agricultural Commission … [Read more...]
Codexis Reports First Quarter 2012 Results
May 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Codexis, Inc. , a developer of cost-advantaged processes for the production of biofuels, bio-based chemicals, and pharmaceutical intermediates, today announced financ More here: Codexis Reports First Quarter 2012 Results … [Read more...]
From the Ground Up: Bio-Mass Fuel
May 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
For many years there’s been a lot of discussion about alternative fuels and a lot of research has been done on the subject, but a Texas A&M chemical engineer is very close to having a commercially viable process to convert bio-mass into gasoline and jet fuel. Continued here: From the Ground Up: Bio-Mass Fuel … [Read more...]
Fire training crucial to Citgo fuel storage plan in Braintree
May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The board of license commissioners has decided that storage of ethanol and bio-diesel fuel should be allowed at the Citgo Petroleum terminal on 385 Quincy Ave. as long as the fire department participates in a successful training exercise within the next month, but chairman Joseph Powers thinks that Citgo should have been required to pay for all, not half, of it. With Town Clerk Powers dissenting ... See original here: Fire training crucial to Citgo fuel storage plan in Braintree … [Read more...]
