By David Paulk | The Eastern Echo | November 22, 2009 The use of biofuels such as ethanol to provide energy is in a state of flux, but one Eastern Michigan University professor is doing his part to make it more efficient. Aaron Liepman is a molecular biology professor at EMU and is researching the process of [...] [...more]

By Craig A. Johnson / Ethanol Producer Magazine / Nov. 5, 2009 At the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center in Madison, Wis., researchers are looking to leafcutter ants for new enzymatic processes that will further progress efforts to commercialize cellulosic ethanol. Leafcutter ants, which are found in tropical climates and live in enormous colonies that can [...] [...more]

Clean Skies News / October 29, 2009 Agriculture officials want to expand research and commercialization of second and third generation biofuels. With Americans’ usage of gasoline dropping, ethanol producers are struggling to find a market for their product. [...more]

DEXTER, MI, November 09, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ — Solution Recovery Services: SRS’ Pilot Plant for algae oil extraction allows SRS to support clients who do not have their own extraction facilities by offering toll processing of large quantities of algae. SRS also has a benchtop system which allows for screening of small samples to identify the [...] [...more]

By Judy Newman | Wisconsin State Journal | November 5, 2009 Wisconsin Power & Light has started testing various types of biomass to fuel its Nelson Dewey power plant at Cassville, along the Mississippi River in Grant County. Read full story. [...more]

On October 29, 2009 Wisconsin’s Office of Energy Independence announced the Wisconsin Small-Scale Biofuels Producer Program. This new program is coordinated through the Green Diesel Wisconsin Foundation, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, and the Wisconsin Office of Energy Independence, with participation from technical colleges, businesses, other organizations and state agencies. The Wisconsin Small-Scale Biofuels Producer Program benefits [...] [...more]

by Katharine Grayson Staff Writer / Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal / October 26, 2009 BioCee Inc., a startup that’s commercializing technology invented by a University of Minnesota professor, has received a $2.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The firm will use the funds to further develop its technology, which could ultimately help [...] [...more]

By Kris Bevill / Ethanol Producer Magazine / Oct. 12, 2009 A shuttered ethanol production research facility is preparing to restart with a new focus of operation. Central Lakes College Ag Center director Bob Schafer said the 100,000-thousand-gallon capacity plant in Staples, Minn., began operating in 1980 as a corn ethanol production research facility and was [...] [...more]

Christina Rogers / The Detroit News / October 13, 2009 The race to change the way Americans fuel their vehicles is propelling Michigan to the forefront in pioneering alternatives. Some alternative fuel technologies are further along than others — ethanol, for instance, is already available as a gasoline-blend at many pumps — but breakthroughs are afoot in [...] [...more]

Nicholas Zeman | Biodiesel Magazine | October 7, 2009 Since algae feed on carbon dioxide, underground mines serve as the perfect incubators for their growth and are abundant in Missouri. Mines maintain a stable temperature and shield the organisms from sunlight. David Summers, professor of Mining Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, said mines [...] [...more]