Industry News
04/15/2013
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and Transportation Secretary LaHood Renew Agreement to Promote Renewable Fuels in the Aviation Industry
03/20/2013
STATEMENT BY ADVANCED BIOFUELS ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT MICHAEL MCADAMS ON THE FAILURE OF THE TOOMEY AMENDMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2013
01/03/2013
Energy Department Awards $10 Million to Develop Advanced Biofuels and Bio-based Products
12/12/2012
New Algae-Based Biodiesel Meets State Fuel Quality Standards
11/29/2012
Senate Reaffirms Support for Military’s Use of Advanced Biofuels
Coalition of Military Biofuel Supporters Thanks Senators for National Defense Authorization Act Amendment
11/28/2012
Coalition of Military Biofuel Supporters Thanks Senators for Amendment to National Defense Authorization Act
11/09/2012
KiOR starts production of US cellulosic biofuels at scale
500 ton per day wood biomass to biocrude plant commences oil production – the long wait for cellulosic biofuels at scale is over.
10/15/2012
Will algae ever power our cars?
09/06/2012
The U.S. Military's Great Green Gamble Spurs Biofuel Startups
09/04/2012
Biofuel Groups Intervene to Defend EPA’s Advanced and Cellulosic Biofuel Targets
(September 4, 2012) Washington – Seven biofuel organizations today filed an intervenors brief in the American Petroleum Institute case against the Environmental Protection Agency challenging the 2012 cellulosic and advanced biofuel requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard.
08/27/2012
Biofuels Producers Coordinating Council Urges Obama Administration to Stay the Course on the RFS
Washington, D.C. (Aug. 27, 2012) – The Biofuels Producers Coordinating Council today urged President Barack Obama “to stay the course on the RFS, which is the cornerstone of our efforts to reduce foreign oil dependence and create jobs and economic growth across America.”
08/02/2012
Groups Thank Senate Appropriations Committee for Defense Appropriations Bill
07/30/2012
Groups Urge Senate to Fund Navy Biofuels Initiative
07/19/2012
A First Hand Look as the Great Green Fleet Sets Sail in the Pacific - ALBUM
07/18/2012
Advanced Biofuels Powers U.S. Naval Carrier Strike Force in Pacific Exercise - ABFA's McAdams Aboard USS Nimitz
07/13/2012
E&E TV - Advanced Biofuels Association's McAdams Says Industry Bracing for Fuels Standard Battle
07/12/2012
Renewable Fuel Standard Success Stories Spotlighted as ABFA Members Meet in Washington
07/10/2012
Biofuels Before House Energy and Commerce Committee - Testimony of Michael McAdams
07/05/2012
Renewables Fight Underway in Washington
07/02/2012
ABFA President Michael McAdams Applauds $62 Million Biofuel Investment by White House
06/08/2012
ABFA President Michael McAdams Reports From Clinton Global Initiative
06/14/2012
USDA Announces Additional 9,000 Acres for Non-Food Energy Crop Production
06/01/2012
Retired Lt. General Discusses Support of Pentagon's Mandate on Renewables
05/24/2012
Groups Ask Senate to Reconsider NDAA Amendments Blocking Military Use of Alternative Energy
05/22/2012
DoD's Biofuel Investment Critical as U.S. Senate Starts Work on National Defense Authorization Act
05/21/2012
U.S. Military Deploying Advanced Biofuels
05/16/2012
ABFA Sponsors Annual DOD Air Show as Navy Announces Green Fleet Ships in World’s Largest Maritime Exercise
05/16/2012
GOP Amendments Could Derail Military Biofuels Plan
05/09/2012
Advanced Biofuels Association Grows Stronger With Six New Members
05/07/2012
Groups Ask Congressional Armed Services Committee Leaders to Support Production of Advanced Aviation Biofuels
05/05/2012
Panetta Links Environment, Energy and National Security in Groundbreaking Speech
04/30/2012
Within Earshot of the Oval Office - by Michael McAdams
White House gathering reaffirms Obama’s support for advanced biofuels
04/26/2012
America's Biofuel Industry Moves From Beaker to Barrel, ABFA President to Congress
04/25/2012
Groups Call On U.S. Senate to Authorize Funding for Military Biofuel
04/19/2012
Obama Energy Aide Strongly Backs Biofuels
04/18/2012
5th Annual International Biomass Conference Features ABFA President Michael McAdams
04/18/2012
Want to Cut Reliance on Foreign Oil? Replace the Whole Barrel - By Lee Edwards
04/10/2012
ABFA Joins Other Biofuel Groups in Federal Lawsuit Supporting RFS, EPA
04/05/2012
ABFA Signs Coalition Letter to House and Senate Leaders Encouraging Continued Support of Farm Bill Programs
04/04/2012
Vilsack Announces Advanced Biofuels Roundtable
03/21/2012
Bioenergy Groups Take Their Case to Capitol Hill: All-of-the-Above Energy Policy Must Include Bioenergy
Industry Leaders, Experts Brief Staff, Visit with Congressional Leaders
03/12/2012
ABFA President Participates in White House Meeting on Energy Policy
03/12/2012
Barrels of Biofuel Flowing from Success at Louisiana Facility
02/29/2012
Advanced Biofuels Industry Urges Congress to Extend Critical Tax Provisions
02/28/2012
Cantwell Calls on FAA to Create New Biofuels Research Hub
02/15/2012
BP Biofuels Says Technology Works, Rejects 'Pixie Dust' Headlines
02/01/2012
Keeping Our Eye on the Ball - By Michael McAdams
RFS2 detractors must be ignored, even though the program is not perfect
01/24/2012
What's the State of America's Biofuel Industry?
01/17/2012
Does Washington Really Know Biofuels?
01/17/2012
Snapshot of Renewable Energy in America | AOL Energy Infographic
01/16/2012
This Year Could Be a Game Changer | By Michael McAdams
Full funding of $510 million government commitment, renewed tax support still needed
01/13/2012
Clean Energy Investment Hits Record $260 Billion
01/03/2012
ABFA Members Selected as Top 100 People in Bioenergy
12/22/2011
Washington's C-Suite Peek Into Biofuels
12/20/2011
Biofuels CEOs Speak Up in New Online Series
12/09/2011
Advanced Biofuels Helps Santa Give Rudolph the Night Off
12/05/2011
U.S. Navy Makes Worlds Largest Advanced Biofuels Order for Delivery May 2012
11/21/2011
A 40,000-Foot View of Biojet...Literally
Regular columnist to Biorefining Magazine Michael McAdams writes his column this month from high in the sky as he travels from Seattle to D.C. on a cross-country commercial biojet flight.
11/29/2011
Flying High on Advanced Biofuels!
As it helped build the airline industry, government should also assist advanced biofuels development
11/17/2011
US Navy Tests Biofuel to Power Ship in its Largest Alternative Fuel Demonstration to Date
11/15/2011
ABFA Launches New Online Promo Touting Top Bioenergy Companies
11/10/2011
Alaska Air Starts Test of Biofuel-Powered Flights - Seattle Times
It's part of a worldwide push by airlines to address claims that plane emissions contribute to global warming.
10/27/2011
Battle Lines Drawn For Ethanol Debate
10/26/2011
Wrong Message, Wrong Time
Flawed RFS2 report may send inaccurate assumptions to policymakers
10/18/2011
ABFA Member Companies Named to 2011 Global CleanTech 100 List
10/06/2011
Better Fuels Moment | Biofuels Policy in Washington
10/17/2011
Better Fuels Moment | Biofuels Flying Aircraft Today
09/26/2011
New Discovery Bodes Well for Future Biofuels, Green Chemicals
09/23/2011
White House Serves Up a ‘Whopper’ and Puts Money Where its Mouth Is
09/26/2011
Global Biofuels Spending Close to $50 billion in 2011
New report shows biofuels market likely to provide substantial opportunities for potential investors
09/22/2011
Military Green Investments Could Hit $10b by 2030
09/15/2011
McAdams: 2030 Oil Gap Will Be 35 MM Bbl/day
McAdams energizes the crowd in Houston as he opens the International Biorefining Conference & Trade Show with his keynote address.
09/12/2011
ABFA President to Make Keynote Address at International Biorefining Conference
09/09/2011
Significant Milestone for Advanced Biofuels in U.S.
08/29/2011
Lights, Camera, Congress…Can America Afford to Stick Around for the Second Act?
08/16/2011
White House Announces $510 Million for Drop-In Biofuels
U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Energy and Navy will invest up to $510 million during the next three years
08/10/2011
Get Ready For The Biocrude Boom
Kior's Biocrude is Interchangeable with Petroleum
08/08/2011
ABFA President Opens Second Day of 2011 Southeast Bioenergy Conference
McAdams to Lead Discussion on Building Cooperation and Coalitions
07/29/2011
Washington's Fireworks: More Distraction than Democracy
As a slew of tax incentives approach final sunset, new solutions are needed on Capitol Hill
07/22/2011
Don’t go for the filthy fuels, ABFA says to Senators | Biofuels Digest
07/26/2011
ABFA's President Moderates Opening Session of BIOMASS 2011
Leaders Gather Today in Washington for Event
07/19/2011
Domestic Renewable Energy Production in U.S. Surpasses Nuclear and Closes in on Oil
Among the renewable energy sources, biomass/biofuels accounted for 48.06%
07/15/2011
New Online Ad Touts Advanced Biofuels Success
ABFA Launches First in Series of Online Ads
07/19/2011
Building Better Fuels Ad Debuts - DomesticFuel.com
07/14/2011
Green Jobs Pay Better as Clean-Tech Sector Booms
Interactive Map Shows Biofuels as Job Creator
07/13/2011
Top Advanced Biofuels Companies Deliver Message to Capitol Hill
07/01/2011
Airlines Win Approval to Use Plant-Based Biofuels on Commercial Flights
06/24/2011
Oil Firms, Green Energy Search for Common Ground in NOLA
ABFA President Takes Part in Dialogue
06/29/2011
Senate Bill Would Expand Cellulosic Biofuel Tax Credit to Include Algae
06/23/2011
ABFA Debuts New Online Tool to Track Biofuels Progress
Track Up to the Minute Data on Biofuels Across the United States
06/23/2011
What Are the Benefits of Biofuels?
Take the Benefits of Biofuels Quiz
06/22/2011
Is Independence Down South Good for the U.S.?
How Brazil’s milestone can reinvigorate America’s quest for energy freedom
06/23/2011
New Rocketplane Could Fly Paris-Tokyo in 2.5 hours
low-pollution plane to take off using normal engines powered by biofuel
06/15/2011
More Ethanol Dialogue Needed
06/14/2011
ABFA to U.S. Senate: Today's Debate Did Little to Move the Ball Forward
06/09/2011
NY Times Features Rentech in Report on New Trend in Commercial Lending
05/19/2011
Study Concludes Advanced Biofuel Could Meet More Than 50% of India’s Demand for Transport Gasoline by 2020
05/19/2011
Air Force Thunderbirds to Demonstrate Camelina Biofuels
06/07/2011
ABFA President Participates in Global Summit on Renewable Energy in Sao Paulo, Brazil
05/18/2011
What's the Best State in the U.S. for Clean Energy? The Clean Energy Leadership Index is Released With Rankings
05/25/2011
ABFA President Featured on Cover of Biorefining Magazine
05/18/2011
“Don’t Mess with the RFS” - 5 Biofuels Groups Tell Congress | Biofuels Digest
05/20/2011
Oil Price Volatility Boosting Alternative Energy Investments
05/17/2011
Letter to Congress From U.S. Biofuels Leaders: Don’t Mess With RFS
05/12/2011
U.S. Rep. Inslee Introduces Domestic Fuel for Enhancing National Security Act of 2011 to Strengthen DOD’s Investment in Advanced Biofuels
05/11/2011
New Report Suggests up to 80% of World’s Energy Could be Met by Renewables
05/12/2011
World Economic Forum Finds Structured Public Policy Support Needed For Alternative Energy Sources
05/05/2011
Watch Live Video of ABFA President Michael McAdams Testify Before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Energy and Power Subcommittee
05/05/2011
ABFA President Michael McAdams Testifies Before U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce | The American Energy Initiative: Challenges and Opportunities for Alternative Transportation Fuels and Vehicles
05/02/2011
ABFA Members Building Better Fuels as Biofuels Digest Reports Advanced Biofuels Capacity to Reach 4.3B Gallons by 2015
04/28/2011
NASA Using Advanced Biofuels to Develop New Generation of Jetliners
04/27/2011
CONSISTENCY IS KING by: Michael McAdams
04/19/2011
Better Fuels Moment Takes a Look at the Senate EPW Oversight Hearing on Advanced Biofuels
04/15/2011
Navy Energy Officials Predict Biofuels Will Be Cost-Competitive by 2020
04/19/2011
USDA Revises Plan to Boost Biofuel Investment
04/15/2011
Biofuels Digest Calls ABFA Senate Testimony "the tour de force"
04/07/2011
Obama Holds Town Hall Meeting on Clean Energy Economy
04/13/2011
Testimony of ABFA President Michael McAdams Before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
04/13/2011
ABFA President Testifies Before Senate Committee - Live Video Stream
04/06/2011
Chairman of Senate Energy Committee Shares Insight on Next Steps
04/04/2011
Obama Energy Plan Puts Priority on Commercializing Advanced Biofuels
03/30/2011
Advanced Biofuels Crucial to Obama Energy Blueprint
04/02/2011
Air Force Performs First 'Green' Flyover At Phillies Home Opener
03/17/2011
USDA Calls March 21 Meeting with Major US Biofuels Trade Association Heads
03/22/2011
'Can we talk?'... ABFA President Michael McAdams asks in this month's Biorefining Magazine
03/10/2011
ABFA Hosts Collaborative Meeting in Washington with Other Industry Groups
03/21/2011
White House Engages Brazil on Developing Advanced Biofuels
03/16/2011
New Report Says Biofuels to Double by 2020
01/25/2011
ABFA Better Fuels Moment Previews State of the Union Address
03/14/2011
ABFA's Collaborative Meeting in Washington with Other Industry Groups Continues Making Headlines...
01/31/2011
U.S. Sen Jeff Bingaman: U.S. clean energy depends on tax incentives, research investment
03/11/2011
Unity: Advanced Biofuels Association, BIO, Algal Biomass Organization Hold Joint Meeting, Briefing in DC on 2011 Agenda
01/25/2011
ABFA Responds to Faulty Study by RAND
RAND Study Embraces Failed Energy Policies of the Past
09/16/2010
ADVANCED BIOFUELS ASSOCIATION - Clean Fuels Forecast
01/31/2011
Rentech CEO Hunt Ramsbottom tells E&E-TV Building Better Fuels in the U.S. is a reality
new White House clean energy goal can be met
11/08/2010
First U.S. Commercial Scale Advanced Biofuels Plant Opens
GEISMAR, LA-- Operations are underway at the new Dynamic Fuels plant, which is successfully converting animal fats and greases into high quality renewable fuels, officials from Syntroleum Corporation and Tyson Foods, Inc. announced...
12/01/2010
Renewable Diesel is Approved in the Colonial Pipeline
Colonial will file a tariff to update its Product Specifications on December
1, 2010 with an effective date of January 3, 2011. These changes incorporate
renewable diesel...