Biofuels...
With the biofuels sector bringing in some $1.4 billion through investment in just 33 “biomass to,, holds a bright future for investors. Second generation biofuels are those that use cellulosic wood, crops, agricultural residue and waste or algae to produce fuel. CoolPlanetBioFuels is Google’s entry, into the biofuels game. According to the CoolPlanet website, they aim to develop: >…revolutionary, exact replacements for gasoline that will operate in your current cars and we can make even more
Rethinking Algae: Beyond Biofuels
sustainability of our nation’s food and fuel systems. We get to talk to interesting entrepreneurs in, in increasing the resiliency and sustainability of our food system. Sustainable America: Brad, us more about that, and why you think the biofuels have gotten all of the popular interest so far, number of things. In our case, we make omega-3s and biofuels from the lipid portion of the biomass, and,, producing both food and energy. Algae’s basic constituents of protein, fats (lipids) and
Advanced Biofuels Reach New Milestone
traditional ethanol uses corn or soy to produce fuel, thus competing with the food supply for land and, in Columbus, MO. And then in January, we highlighted DuPont’s new cellulosic biorefinery, which has a, June, and the DuPont refinery is still being built. But just last week, INEOS Bio announced that, (the leaves and stalks of corn), wood chips, or inedible grasses. In the case of INEOS Bio, the plant, is using vegetative and yard waste, as well as citrus, oak, pine, and pallet wood waste, to create
New EPA Rules: A Setback for Advanced Biofuels?
of ethanol and other biofuels that is required to be blended into our nation’s fuel supply as part of, as fuel and food producers competed to buy the same commodities and swaths of food-producing cropland, renewable fuel. The goal was to substitute corn ethanol for more advanced biofuels made from non-food, advanced and cellulosic biofuels.…Such a move will chill future investments necessary to produce large, reactive in our national food and fuel systems could be catastrophic. Hurricane Sandy was a wake-up
Untangling Our Food and Fuel Systems
it is a decision fraught with complexity and potentially wide ranging effects on America’s food, gallons were produced in 2012. The biofuels industry points to projects like DuPont’s and others to show, production. As a result corn prices have risen, with livestock farmers and many industrial food, manufacturers, who rely on corn derivatives, feeling a major pinch and overall food prices rising as a, dependence on foreign oil. Biofuels are one important way to achieve this goal, and we need to
Five Amazing Things You Won't Believe Run on Biofuels
toward the environment. Like NASCAR, Formula One teams are focused on winning, and a nod to biofuels,, like Green Crude and waste grease biodiesel, are considered “drop-in” biofuels. In other words, they, Some people associate biofuels (fuels derived directly from renewable biological resources) with, long hair and environmentalism, and that’s fine! In fact, you’ll see Mr. Willie Nelson featured, some unexpected, exciting, and high-performance places. Here is our list of a few of the most
OPEC and Orange Peels
fuel.”[^1] Despite the food vs. fuel debate, which argues that land and resources should not be, taken from food agriculture in order to grow biofuel crops, and other issues surrounding some, conventional biofuels, Clark defends his new biofuel because of its low cost and the fact that you don’t need, other food waste into biofuels. His process uses a genetically derived tobacco enzyme to break down, the “woody” non-food biomass and enabling a wide range of plant waste to replace corn as a feedstock
The Link Between the Energy Market and the Food Market
not his diet that the chairman and former CEO of Nestlé is worried about. It’s all the food that the,. Brabeck-Letmathe says, “do not understand that between the food market and the energy market, there is,-Letmathe has extensive experience at the intersection of food, politics and development. He spent, the drive for biofuels with the world’s food needs. The calories don’t add up. “The energy market, would have to triple food production” to meet that goal—and that’s before we eat the first kernel of
Why Are Food Prices Rising?
, small yields, higher demand, and crops diverted to biofuels. Much of our food is shipped long,, and the numbers on food prices have continued their upward trend as expected. The food at home index, increased 3.4% from 2009 to 2010, and the food at home CPI surged 4.8% in 2011. This isn’t normal, of food goes up too. Food producers and retailers try to absorb as much of that cost as possible, feed cows, less corn to make into food products, and of course higher demand for corn, which leads
The Future of Biofuel
wisdom holds that second-generation advanced biofuels and cellulosic ethanol are supposed to pick up the, high (and increasing) production. Most importantly, this could have an effect on the food vs. fuel, that growing demand for food will increase competition for grain stocks between food and fuel in the, degree but also putting advanced biofuels first in line to meet demand growth and eventually to, take more research and development of these types of biofuels to fill the mandate and the growing need
A Rush to Grow Corn and Soy Is Overtaking America's Grasslands
ideal, and with cellulosic biofuel still in its infancy, corn- and soy-based biofuels are the only,. Sustainable America promotes the research and development of second-generation biofuels like, cellulosic biofuel to ease the demand for corn ethanol and ease the pressure on the food supply. We also, with a vigilant sensitivity to the competition between food and fuel to lead America into a sustainable and secure future. , A recent report from Christopher Wright and Michael Wimberly of South Dakota State University
Music, Summertime and Food Waste
food with compostable utensils, cups and plates, and the compost facility handling the waste, accepts all food scraps, including meat and dairy, so fans don’t have to separate their food into, what composting is about, taking our food waste and putting it back into the ground to ultimately, help other conferences, concerts, and sporting events expand their own food waste recycling efforts,, and divert it from landfills to instead be used to grow more food.” We look forward to expanding our
Wastewater to biofuel?
producers have worked with feedstocks like corn and jatropha seeds but the issue there is a food vs,. The ‘second generation’ biofuels are trying to utilize feedstocks that are not also food products, NASCAR and the military are using biofuels to run everything from race cars to the Blue Angel jets. , The field of advanced biofuels is full of variety. But the future of biofuel is uncertain as no, one yet knows the magic ingredients that could propel biofuels to the top of the renewable fuel market
The U.S. Navy is Seeking Independence From Foreign Oil
the military (and presumably Americans at large) the ability to use competitively priced biofuels, fuels; biofuels can’t detract from the food supply — so far, aviation fuels have used seeds from, advanced biofuels, and the U.S. Navy’s goal to reduce petroleum usage and dependence. In the long-term, demonstrate and then deploy a “Great Green Fleet” fueled by alternative sources of energy. We have covered, maritime exercise. In the demonstration, both Navy surface ships and Navy aircraft used a 50-50 blend of
Food and Fuel Event Calendar
conversations about food and fuel issues. We do that here on the blog, as well at industry events. Here’s a, the event’s official Food & Waste Education Partner. Kranowitz and Gray Peckham, Sustainable, Part of our work here at Sustainable America is helping to spread the word and foster,. October 7 Trucking Best Practices and Technology Workshop Chicago The trucking industry has a lot of, and Meritor at the High-Efficiency Truck Users Forum National Meeting in conjunction with the The
Algae-derived biofuel hits the road!
-ethanol. The problem there is the food-fuel competition. With corn needed for livestock feed and as a,. In order to make our food and fuel systems more energy efficient, advanced second generation, biofuels that do not use food-based feedstocks will be crucial. Algae feedstocks can be grown in salt water, or wastewater and thus represent a promising source for biofuels to replace corn-ethanol. Propel, Renewable oil manufacturer Solazyme and renewable fuel station chain Propel have partnered up to
Biofuel Mandates Leave Guatemalans Hungry
The competition between food and fuel is not limited by borders or national boundaries. In our,-generation or advanced biofuels which would be made from non-food stocks like cellulose or algae. But, need food. They need land. They can’t eat biofuel, and they don’t drive cars.” A report by Bruce A, 2012 continues in many parts of the U.S., and we have yet to see the full effect on food prices in, untangle the overly interdependent food and fuel systems in America so that both can be more sustainable
8 Food and Fuel Trends We Love
Sustainable America supports: sustainable food and fuel. The good news is that finding encouraging trend, Anywhere Just about every food and restaurant trend list we found reports that the eating local trend is, we love it: As restaurants source more local food, they’re supporting local food economies and, their menus, and more restaurant-goers will be educated about the sustainable food options in their area,. And as local food production grows, food miles go down. 2. Hybrids Will Become Ubiquitious Green
How To Make The Food System More Energy Efficient
places) and competition from biofuels for farmland. As a consequence, experts predict that food, America’s mission. Dr. Webber addresses the precarious relationship between U.S. food and energy, fertilizers have been the key ingredients in much greater global food production and distribution. The food, choices that can potentially solve food and energy problems together. The same steps would also make, 15 percent). We then ingest that food and convert it into human energy stored as glycogen in muscles
Green Crude Farm
acres with algae ponds and processing facilities. There are high hopes for algae biofuels. Algae is, fast growing and does not compete with existing food sources in the way that corn ethanol does. But, algae biofuels for transportation have in the past been hampered by a high carbon footprint and a lack, of algae and other biofuels. The conclusions of the two year study showed that other biostocks like, Energy’s algae based green-crude oil production facility, and as the first commercial demonstration
Algae Is Moving Fast
It’s no surprise that algae-based biofuels continue to make progress. Algae is fast-growing and, and unproductive cropland seem to be attractive spots to begin with. In order to use algae biofuels, in the use of algae, especially in the production of advanced biofuels that don’t rely on our food, doesn’t compete with existing food sources like corn ethanol does. With an increase in funding, the, support of the military and exciting new research happening all the time, we’re excited to follow the
Cellulosic biofuel finally hits the big leagues
biofuels game. But currently other big U.S. players like Gevo Inc. and Amyris are stuck in the, transportation and help to make our fuel systems and our food systems that depend on transportation, platform to convert biomass into renewable crude oil that is processed into gasoline, diesel and fuel, greenhouse gas emissions and create high-quality jobs and economic benefit across rural communities.” No, their first commercial scale wood-to-gas biofuel production plant in Columbus, MO. Agriculture and
The Way Cheap Food Feeds Big Hunger and Inequality
ways to reduce the amount of trash our family generates. When I get lazy and toss some food scrap, using surplus food for people, animals, bioenergy, compost, and landfills, in that order. Wasted, economic system, policies, and incentives that encourage 40 percent of all food to go to waste, chain workers are more likely to rely on public assistance and be more food insecure than in any other, economic sector. Thus, the low cost of ingredients and labor enable food waste. And if the food
The US and UK Take on Food Waste
Yesterday, the USDA and EPA jointly launched the U.S. Food Waste Challenge, an effort to enlist,, and other government agencies — to reduce, recover, and recycle food waste. The new program is the, food waste and food storage, and developing new technologies to reduce food waste. According to the, poultry products, update U.S. food loss estimates at the retail level, and pilot-test a meat-composting, the UK by 18 percent, reportedly saving consumers in the country £2.5 billion a year on food and
Boeing's Plans for Renewable Jet Fuels
commercial aircraft have flown using biofuels, and in June of 2011 Boeing made the first transatlantic, Last July, we looked at the burgeoning field of renewable jet fuels, and the ways in which the, Aircraft Corp. of China to research and develop ways to make renewable jet fuels a commercially viable, reality. The Boeing-COMAC Aviation Energy Conservation and Emissions Reductions Technology Center, uses some 29 millions tons of cooking oil annually and Chinese planes need approximately 20 million
Our Most Popular Food and Fuel Stories of 2015
this list, our readers are more interested than ever in learning about the food waste problem and, reducing food waste in the workplace 4. USDA and EPA Set Historic Goal to Cut U.S. Food Waste in Half, finding ways to fix it. On the fuel side, stories about innovation and idling reduction were popular,, too. We’ve got more great articles and infographics planned for 2016. Subscribe to our newsletter, so you don’t miss a thing. Food Stories 1. 5 Ways to Green Your K-Cup: Originally posted in 2014, we
'The Gleaners and I': a French Food Rescue Film
reducing food waste and feeding the poor in their communities. Check out the Food Rescue Locator to, they bulge, and talks to other poor people who don’t even know about the mountains of food they could, 10 years, even though he has a job and could buy food. “Salvaging is a matter of ethics for me, that gleaning doesn’t just happen in fields and orchards, and in modern throwaway society, food isn’t, street youth who were arrested for scrounging and vandalizing supermarket dumpsters for leftover food
How to Keep Food Safe in Power Outages and Floods
. If the power goes out – and is out for a while – it’s important to keep your food from spoiling, When dealing with severe weather, the priority is keeping yourself, your family and your pets safe, and know how to decide what to toss it if does go bad. The USDA released this helpful infographic for, put appliance thermometers in the refrigerator and freezer to take the guesswork out of temperature, the Problem of Moving Day Food Waste 5 Ways to Curb Food Waste at Home How the Fridge of the Future Will Fight Food Waste
3 Cities, 3 Great Food and Fuel Projects
; and Knoxville, Tennessee all proposed programs addressing fuel and food issues in their communities, in Knoxville. The program plans to use these new urban farms to create commerce and attack food, remodeled to become small-scale food processing centers and neighborhood nutrition education centers, food and transportation systems need creative plans like these to become more efficient, productive, and sustainable. Sustainable America has set a goal to increase food availability in America by 50% by
Peanuts and Cracker Jacks and...Compost?
that want to reduce and manage their food waste more effectively. Many sports stadiums are already, working hard to deal with food waste in a responsible manner, and they’re paving the way for, studies of successful stadium food waste efforts and provides a step-by-step plan of action for, local team is doing in this area, and let them know you’d like to see them develop a food waste plan, stadiums to follow, starting with performing a waste audit and finding a hauler to educating staff and
Obama Proposes Clean Energy Trust
on electricity, homegrown biofuels, fuel cells and domestically produced natural gas.” The Energy, electric vehicles, natural gas vehicles, and advanced biofuels, and therefore agree with the President’s plan. , $2 billion in royalties from offshore gas and oil leasing to fund clean energy technologies. The, by business and military leaders. The president stressed that innovation in advanced vehicles and, fuel sources is necessary to break the cycle of spiking gas prices once and for all. According to the
Super Trucks
that use alternative power sources, like electric batteries and biofuels.” We couldn’t agree more, Cummins Inc. and Peterbilt Motors recently announced the impressive results of the test of their, and an aerodynamic tractor-trailer. Under real-world driving conditions, the SuperTruck’s fuel economy, between 5.5 and 6.5 mpg. With 2 million registered tractor-trailers on U.S. roads[^1], a 54-percent,. The cost savings for the industry could be substantial as well. Cummins and Peterbilt estimate a
We Want You
game, and use their individual expertise to devise solutions to help our military meet its demands, while decreasing its dependence on fossil fuels – and anyone can play. http://youtu.be/wKXrIWsuxnE, increase, it erodes our ability to train for and execute operations that our nation demands of us,. Little by little, that results in decreased combat capability, and that is something we simply, cannot accept.” In essence, the game allows multiple users to interact and collaborate on ideas online
