“Americans are already paying the price of inaction,” said President Obama today during his speech on climate change at Georgetown University. After using the “facts of science” to prove that climate change is real, he asked, “So the question now is will we have the courage to act now before it’s too late. We need to act. “I refuse to …
DuPont Exec Talks Food and Fuel
Food security was the topic for an address last week to the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA) World Forum by DuPont Executive Vice President Jim Borel. “We need a new generation of food visionaries who can see the tremendous opportunity made possible by the simple fact that people have to eat,” Borel told the group of more than …
WindMade Launches New Product Label
WindMade has launched the first global consumer label for products made with wind energy. This label completes the WindMade label portfolio. In tandem with the launch, the organization is calling on consumers to show their support for wind power by participating in the ‘Show You Care‘ campaign. The goal of the campaign is to demonstrate to leading brands that consumers …
Hanery Releases Global Energy Report
Hanery Holding Group, a thin-film PV company, has issued its first annual Global Renewable Energy Report. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the renewable energy landscape, outlining patterns and trends in the industry and exploring effective measures to cope with climate change. Hanery says the report clearly demonstrates the increasing role that new energy is playing within the world’s …
RIN Amounts Indicate Positive Trend for Biodiesel
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) figures for Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) shows in 2.5 billion 2012 RINs across the biodiesel (D4), advanced (D5), and renewable (D6) categories. Of this total, just over 2 billion D6 RINs were available. This analysis from Nick Paulson with the University of Illinois says it could indicate a trend that is good news for the biodiesel …
Edeniq Squeezing Every Penny Out of Ethanol Plants
After the ethanol industry went through such a tight year last year, it’s no wonder refineries are looking to squeeze every penny out of profitability out of every gallon that comes out of the plant. During the recent Fuel Ethanol Workshop in St. Louis, Mo., Joanna had a chance to talk with Brian Thome, the President and CEO of Edeniq, …
Overcoming the Summer Gas Price Rise Blues
As we have now officially landed in the summer season (of course, the real summer travel season really started Memorial Day weekend), the question that seems to come up every year remains “Why do gas prices go up during the summer?” Andrew Holland, Senior Fellow for Energy and Climate with the American Security Project, a non-profit, non-partisan public policy and …
BioEnergy Bytes
Pure Energies Group and its U.S. subsidiary One Block Off the Grid have announced a new solar power educational partnership with trusted contractor, Mike Holmes, best known for his television show, Holmes on Homes, on HGTV. Holmes will feature residential solar power education on his website Make it Right. JinkoSolar supplied 25.8 MW of solar PV modules to the first …
India Solar Project Advances
CNPV Solar Power SA and Cheenu Group of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India have announced the advancement of the first large scale captive consumption Solar utility project in India as part of their 10MWp strategic agreement. Cheenu Group began the project due to ability to expand its business because of lack of available power and rising electricity acquisition costs. The company …
Industry Congratulates NY on 2% Bioheat Mandate
The biodiesel industry and environmental groups expressed their pleasure with the New York state legislature’s passage of a 2 percent biodiesel in all heating oil (Bioheat) mandate. Leading those congratulations was the National Biodiesel Board: “America’s advanced biofuel and Bioheat are a great fit for New York’s heating oil market” said Shelby Neal, NBB Director of State Governmental Affairs. “Creating …