Measured Expectations

By Kris Bevill

The U.S. EPA will begin requiring participants of its mandatory greenhouse gas emissions reporting program to use prescribed methods on April 1. How do these methods differ from the best practices that have been used until now and what changes should producers look out for in the future?

Gumming up the Works

By Holly Jessen

This year's delayed harvest presents farmers and ethanol producers with several challenges—from dealing with high moisture corn to testing moldy corn for mycotoxins.

Setting Boundaries with the Low Carbon Fuel Standard

By Anna Austin

Despite strong opposition, in January, California approved implementation of a low carbon fuel standard. The California Air Resources Board is now preparing biofuel producers for compliance and anticipates many challenges in ensuring fairness and accuracy.

Ethanol: Growing It, Burning It and Breaking Records

By Luke Geiver

A home-grown, corn-fueled race car tops 255 mph on Rockett Brand E85.

Biofuels or Bust

By Lisa Gibson

Algae show enormous potential as a biofuel feedstock, prompting numerous companies to further develop production and conversion systems. But some researchers remain skeptical as large-scale commercialization of reliable processes seems a distant goal.

There are pros and cons associated with the economic commercial production of algae using closed bioreactors and open ponds. Is one method superior, or is there room for both?

BCAP Rule Revision

By Anna Austin

The USDA released the proposed rule for the Biomass Crop Assistance Program in February and is now under pressure to make essential changes. Until the final rules are determined, program payments and applications have been frozen.

Three different jobs bills made hundreds of headlines in February, as Democrats and Republicans debated which policy measures actually create jobs. All the biodiesel industry could do, seemingly, was watch.

Crystal Clear Fuel

By Nicholas Zeman

As producers look to meet increasingly stringent quality specifications, purification, distillation and filtration services are becoming more and more important. Combined with the cost-reducing benefits provided by many products and "polishing" designs, purification practices can ultimately lead to superior fuels and profit margins.

Expanding Ethanol Dehydration

By Felipe Tavares, Jansley Pascoal and Bruno Maia

A number of alternative methods are available for debottlenecking cooling water systems and the molecular sieves that are used for ethanol dehydration.

Next-Generation Biofuels: Establishing, Protecting and Profiting from Technology Rights

By Charles R. Richard

Patents and trade secrets may protect and profit owners, but do they not guarantee a monopoly.

The Business of Growing Eucalyptus for Biomass

By Ronalds Gonzalez, Jeff Wright and Daniel Saloni

Supplying biomass is a growing business, and rapid-growth eucalyptus in the Southern U.S. could be a source of low-cost delivered biomass.

Great Green Hope: The Corporate Love Affair With Algae

By Todd Taylor

Algae may not be ready for commercialization yet, but the federal government and several large companies are investing in its potential as a drop-in fuel and for its use in the chemicals, feed, nutraceuticals and food industries.

IP Pitfalls in Talking With Others

By Richard B. Hoffman

People in the renewable energy and clean technology fields regularly need to speak with others outside their company for solutions to ongoing research and development problems. For innovators working on a new invention who realize the need to safeguard company confidential information and intellectual property rights in their inventions, however, the question is: Whom can you safely talk to, when and under what conditions?