By: Michael Wynne, 21st Secretary, U.S. Air Force
The president gets it. It is refreshing to see. Although I was Secretary of the U.S. Air Force under the Bush administration, Obama and I see eye-to-eye. As a very early, and sometimes lonely advocate for alternative fuels for the military and the rest of America, I am emboldened by his portfolio approach to the future of energy. Continue reading Alternative Energy: Why the President’s Portfolio Approach Will Make us Leaders
By: Jim Lane, Biofuels Digest
In Mexico, the Mexican government has announced its “Manhattan Project” with an initial goal of producing 1 percent of its jet fuel from algae by 2015, and OriginOil has agreed to participate in a pilot scale algae project funded by the Mexican government. Continue reading Algae keep on rockin’ in the free world
By Kris Bevill, Ethanol Producer Magazine
BioProcess Algae LLC has begun operating commercial-scale algae bioreactors at Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc.’s 65 MMgy ethanol plant in Shenandoah, Iowa. The project is a joint venture among GPRE, BioProcessH20 LLC, a division of Tennessee-based water filtration company Clarcor Inc., and international renewable energy investment group NTR plc. Continue reading Algae project advances at GPRE plant
By: Jim Lane, Biofuels Digest
One week ago, the RAND organization published a report assaying and critiquing the military efforts to develop advanced biofuels – in particular focusing on Fisher-Tropsch renewable fuels, fuels from algae and fuels from oilseed crops. Continue reading RAND Van Winkle: an inside look at RAND’s controversial survey of military alternative fuels
Mary Rosenthal, Executive Director, Algal Biomass Organization
Today, the RAND Corporation published a study and accompanying press release calling into question the effectiveness of renewable fuels for military use. Continue reading Algal Biomass Organization Questions Flawed RAND Report
