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Alternative Fuels Advisor 2007 Review

BCC Research
April 1, 2008
251 Pages - SKU: WA2273804

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The 2007 AltFuels Advisor Review provides a complete summary of all major news and other events that affected global production and use of alternative fuels and renewable energy, including:

Technology advances
Key business mergers and acquisitions
Business alliances and partnerships
Research and development efforts
Government funding
Public policy as it relates to alternative fuels/renewable energy production and use
New products and their effect on industry advancement
Key industry events.

The goal of BCC Research in compiling and publishing the 2007 AltFuels Advisor Review is to provide key players with all important 2007 news and an analysis of how the industry will be affected in one publication.

Introduction: Figure 1 U.S. Alternative Transportation Fuel (Atf) Supply/Fuel Savings, 2006 (%)
Renewables: Biodiesel Can Add Us$24 Billion To U.S. Economy; Pennsylvania School District Switches To Biodiesel; U.S. Microbics Forms Bio-energy Business Unit; Bio-jet Fuel For Military; Renewable Natural Gas From Animal Waste; New Biodiesel Plants; Penn State Biomass Energy Center Focuses On “green” Fuels; York-sichuan Link To Study Biodiesel Production; Dupont Biofuels Efforts On Track; Bp Funds Farm Bioenergy Development In Illinois; Biofuel Sales Increase In Sweden; Forest-based Biofuels To Come From China; Benefits Of Biofuels Confirmed By Mit; Benefits Of Biofuels …(Continued); It’s Not Easy Being Green; Developing E85 Dispenser Safety Requirements; Mixed Prairie Grasses Are Good Biofuel Sources; Biofuels: More Than Just Ethanol; Us$214 Million Fuels Imperium Renewables; Ion Exchange Resin Improves Biodiesel Purification; Purdue Biofuels Process Promises To Meet Transportation Needs; Bioplastic Breaks Down Into Biodiesel; Supercomputer To Target Cellulose Bottleneck; Fungus May Improve Biofuels Production; Safeway Test Markets Biodiesel In Seattle; Ford Pushing Bio-ethanol In Europe; Diversa And Celunol To Merge; Green Algae Could Fuel Biodiesel Production; Honolulu Clean Cities Obtains Grant For Biodiesel Project; Biodiesel Study Demonstrates Positive Results; Tiny Pores Within Plant Cells Could Hold Promise For Green Fuels; Ethanol Powered Vehicles May Pose A Risk To Human Health; Renewable Diesel Fuel From Conocophillips And Tyson Foods; Corn Farmers Respond To Market Signals; Partners To Develop New Zealand Biofuels Industry; Energy And Environmental Research Center Developing Biomass Technologies; Biofuels From Waste Delivers Key Environmental Benefits; Partnership To Discover Enzymes For Biofuels; Wood Chips To Fuel Developed At University Of Georgia; Eu Project Puts The “bio” In Refineries; Screening Method To Help Find Better Biofuel Crops; Mapping Genes Of Prairie Cordgrass; New York City To Purchase Biofuel Heating Oil; Biofuel Crops Double As Greenhouse-gas Reducers; Bioselect And Chevron Unveil Biodiesel Plant; Algae-to-biodiesel Demonstration; Chevron And Texas A&M Form Strategic Biofuels Research Alliance; Foothills Bio-energies Uses Kreido Biofuels’ Technology To Increase Biodiesel Output; Restaurant Grease Turned Into Biogas; Biofuel For Military Jets; Breakthrough Could End Biodiesel’s Glycerin Glut; Engineers Develop A Dimethylfuran From Sugar; Sorghum Producers Optimistic About Biofuel Potential; Verasun Energy, Enterprise Rent-a-car And Gm Bring Renewable Fuel To Motorists; Miscanthus Is More Productive Than Switchgrass; Fuel Grows On Trees; U.S. Utilization E Of Renewable Energy Sources Is Increasing; Production Costs Of Advanced Biofuels Similar To Grain-based Ethanol; Syntroleum To Deliver Alternative Jet Fuel To U.S. Military; New Kind Of Agriculture Could Feed Sustainable Bioeconomy; “sweet” Biofuels Research Down On The Farm; Researchers Brew Up Biofuel Of The Future; Biofuel Targets Need Biotech; Poultry Litter Converts To Fuel; Jatropha Tree Could Be A Biodiesel Boon For Florida Farmers; Verasun And Enterprise To Expand Use Of E85; Maple Energy’s Peruvian Sugar Cane Operations Get World Bank Investment; New Fuels May Service The Ethanol-diesel Market; Vegetable Oil-based Biodiesel Purified; Cooking Oil To Biodiesel Fuel; Peanuts Studied As Source Of Biodiesel; Verasun Energy Suspends Construction On Biorefinery; Pure Biofuels Acquiring Peruvian Biodiesel Producer; Waste To Energy On Idaho Dairy Farm; Researchers Examine World’s Potential To Produce Biodiesel; Los Angeles World Airports To Purchase 40 Alternative-fuel Vehicles; Mission Biofuels Building Biodiesel Refinery In Malaysia; Methanex Acquires 20% Interest In China Dme Venture; Benefuel Refinery Targets Flaws In Biodiesel Production; Jatropha Plantation Planned In Costa Rica; Virent Awarded Grant For Cellulosic Biomass; Daimler And Volkswagen Invest In Biofuel Producer; Johnson Controls And Nexterra Energy Offer Biomass Gasification Systems; Microbes Plus Sugars Might Equal Hydrogen Fuel; Kior Developing Biomass To Bio-oil Conversion Technology; Chevron And Nrel Research Algae-based Fuels; Rohm And Haas Demonstrates Catalyst Technology; Greenshift Agrifuels And Global Ethanol In Biodiesel Venture; Ul On Track To Accept E85 Dispenser Products; Ul Finalizes Requirements For E85 Dispensers; New Holland Supports Use Of 100% Biodiesel; Sun Grant Project Looks At Feedstocks And Processing; When Carbon Counts, Biofuels Beat Liquid Coal; New Production Facilities; Greenfuel Uses Algae To Recycle Power Plant Co2 Into Biofuels
Biodiesel: Case Ih Approves B20 And Uses Biodiesel Blends At The Factory; Seven-eleven And 76 Open First Oahu Biodiesel Retail Site; Monsanto Shuttles Run On B20 Biodiesel; Adm Outlines Bioenergy Growth Strategy; Congress Introduces Biodiesel Tax Incentive; Biofuel Cell Produces Electricity; Biofuel Cell Produces … (Continued)
Ethanol & Other Alcohols: Could Biobutanol Be Superior To Ethanol?; Dupont And Bp Partner Developing Biobutanol; Biobutanol A High Energy Petroleum Alternative; High Ethanol Prices Help Adm; E3 Biofuels Opens Closed-loop Plant; Trees Can Be Turned Into Ethanol; More Ethanol Facilities; Engineered Yeast Improves Ethanol Production; Study Of Cellulose Ethanol In Germany; Wood Waste To Be Used In Methanol/Ethanol Facility; Eerc Produces Hydrogen At Ethanol Plant; Doe’s Cellulosic Ethanol Grants; Ethanol Group Rebuts Stanford Report; Us Bioenergy Opens New Ethanol Plant; Florida To Produce Ethanol From Citrus Waste; U.S. Ethanol Production Increasing; Colorado Adds 40 Ethanol Fueling Stations; Verasun To Produce Biodiesel And Ethanol From Single Feedstock; Cellulosic Ethanol: Fuel Of The Future?; Mit Experts Foresee Sustainable Ethanol Production; Bagasse Converted To Ethanol; Single Microbe Yields Ethanol And Eco-friendly Glue; Adm-purdue Cellulosic Ethanol Project Gets Federal Funding; Some Cornstalks Should Be Left In The Field; “extremophiles” May Solve Lignocellulosic Ethanol Puzzle; Motorists May Be Able To Fill Up With Ethanol From Wheat; Scientists Work To Improve Efficiency Of Ethanol; Commercial Cellulosic Ethanol Project Signed And Sealed; Corn Cobs Harvested For Cellulosic Ethanol Feedstock; Enzymes Boost Ethanol Production Efficiency; Ethanol From Corn Can Impact Water Quality And Availability; Glomalin: A Key To Switchgrass Ethanol Success; Market Open For Scania Ethanol-fueled Buses; Kroger Pumps Verasun Ethanol; Ethanol Infrastructure Developer Targets Illinois Stations; Ethanol Infrastructure …(Continued)
Electric, Hybrid And Fuel Cells: Survey Says Future Belongs To Hybrid And Fuel Cell Technology; Automakers Continue Rollouts; Boost For Hydrogen-fed Fuel Cell Research; Battelle Debuts Multi-purpose Fuel Cell; Epri And Argonne Assess Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles; Ethanol-fueled Hybrids Hit The Road; Mileage From Megawatts; Mileage From Megawatts (Continued); Fuel Cell Buses In Washington, Dc And Upstate New York; By 2020 Alternative Fueled Vehicles May Reach Majority; New Models From Ford; Instrument Reveals Fuel Cell Operation; Fuel Cell Design Adds Control And Reduces Complexity; Brazil To Evaluate Fuel Cell Buses; Hybrid School Buses Roll; Fta Funds Transit Bus Projects; Volvo To Develop Hybrid Drive Technology For Trucks; A123systems Expands Product Line; Ballard Secures Fuel Cell Bus Contracts; Ford Unveils Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Plug-in; Brookhaven Scientists Stabilize Platinum Electrocatalysts; Hydrogen Fed Fuel Cell Bus Arrives In Connecticut; Gm Hydrogen Fuel Cell Continues Move Toward Electric Drive; Florida School District First To Receive Hybrid School Buses; Hydrogen-powered Bus At University Of Delaware; Plug Power Acquires General Hydrogen; Xcel Energy Donation Supports Hybrid Car Project; Houston Metro Goes Green; Quantum To Develop Diesel Hybrid Electric Vehicles For U.S. Army; King County Metro Orders Hybrid Buses; Hydrogenics Provides Fuel Cell Power Unit For Hydrogen Bus; Study Explains Benefits Of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles; Hamilton Street Railway Takes Delivery Of Articulated Buses; Cfdrc Wins Fuel Cell Project; Marine Sediment Microbial Fuel Cells Get A Nutritional Boost; Sandia/Boeing Collaboration Targets Aircraft Fuel Cell Application; Kenworth Hybrid Truck Introduced; Southwest Gas Operates Ford Hybrid Vehicle; Two Bacteria Better Than One In Cellulose-fed Fuel Cell; Railpower’s Hybrid Power Plant Achieves 74% Fuel Savings; Fuel Cell-powered Hybrid Electric Bus Comes To Burbank, Ca; Honda Fcx Eligible For Tax Credit; New Catalysts Show Promise For Fuel Cells; Kenworth’s First Medium Duty Hybrid Pickup Delivered To Dunn Lumber; Chevrolet Tahoe And Gmc Yukon Hybrid Suvs Previewed; School District Gets Grant To Fund Hybrid School Bus Program; Nrel To Evaluate Performance Of Ups Hybrid Vans; Gold Clusters Stabilize Platinum Electrocatalysts For Use In Fuel Cells; Chevrolet Launches Fuel Cell Vehicle Fleet; Volvo Displays New Trucks; Fuel Cell System To Produce Heat And Power From Landfill Biogas; Coke Oven Gas For Fuel Cell Operations; Fuel Cell Bus On The Road In Texas; University Of Houston Catalyst May Improve Fuel Cell Efficiency; University Of Houston Catalyst (Continued); Water Made From Unlikely Starting Materials; Fisker Automotive, A Green American Premium Car Company; Toyota Fuel Cell Vehicle Travels 2300 Miles In Seven Days; South Carolina Receives Electric-diesel Hybrid School Buses; Nissan Plans Battery Electric Vehicles By 2009.; Toyota Plans Diesel-electric Cars For Europe; Toyota Expanding Hybrid Sales, Direction; Isuzu’s Diesel Electric Commercial Trucks; Isuzu’s Diesel Electric … (Continued)
Hydrogen: Hydrogen Storage Material Appears Stable For Use In Vehicles; Three More Possible Storage Media; Three More Possible … (Continued); Hy-drive Technologies Gets Private Placement Monies; Idatech To Develop Hydrogen Purification System; Hydrogen-powered Electric Lift Trucks Complete Beta Trials; Hydrogen-powered Electric …(Continued); Hydrogen Fuel From Water; Low-density Crystals Possibly Store Hydrogen; Fueling Station At Orlando Airport; Wastewater Turned Into Raw Material; Hydrogen-fueled Car Based At Humboldt State; Hydrogen-powered Cars At World Economic Forum; Las Vegas Using Two Ford Hydrogen Buses; Gm Buys Hydrogen Refueling Stations; Quantum Ships Hydrogen Hybrid Vehicles To Norway; Mazda Hydrogen Vehicle Tested In Cold Weather; Mazda Delivers Hydrogen Vehicle; Hydrogen Refueling Station Dedicated; Sugar-to-hydrogen Technology Research; Doe Invests In Hydrogen Storage Research; Platinum Nanocrystals Boost Catalytic Activity; Photocatalytic Cell Splits Water To Produce Hydrogen; Hydrogen Vehicle Showcased In Canada; Hydrogen-fueled Generator Powers Chlor-alkali Plant; Wales Hopeful Of Heading Europe’s Hydrogen Economy; Waste Hydrogen Fuels Buses And Trucks; Purdue Generating Hydrogen Via Aluminum Alloy; Near Zero-emission Engines For Airport Ground Support Vehicles; Ford Delivers Hydrogen Powered Buses To Florida Customers; Air Liquide Supplying Portable Hydrogen Fueling Systems To Gm; Hydrogen/Oxygen Enhanced Car Claimes Reduction In Fuel Consumption; Aerogels Could Purify Hydrogen; Ultraclean Combustion Technology For Electricity Generation; Hydrogen-fueled Systems In Wind-to-energy Projects; Organic Polymer Improves Hydrogen Storage; Ammonia Produces Less Expensive Hydrogen Fuel; Sandia Seeks To Understand Unintended Hydrogen Releases; Nanotech Helps Create “bendy” Sensors For Hydrogen Vehicles; Mazda Delivers Rotary Hydrogen Vehicle To Japan; Air Products Leads Hydrogen-powered Forklift Demonstration Program; Fuel Cell-powered Forklifts Deployed In South Carolina; Electricity Using Fuel From Wastewater Treatment Plant; Eggshells May Make Generating Hydrogen Fuel More Economical; Purdue Perfecting Hydrogen-generating Technology; Hydrogen Storage Materials Studied; Global Hydrogen Economy Expected To Reach Us$1.7 Billion In 2007; European Commission Promotes Hydrogen-fueled Cars; Scientists Identify Hydrogen Storage Materials; Wiseman Milks Benefits Of Gas/Diesel Trucks; New Plant To Serve California Vehicle Fleets; Air Products Demonstrates Mobile Fueler Technology; Shell And Ilika To Develop Hydrogen Storage Materials; Hydrogen Fuel Injection Technology Comes To Korea; Microbes Churn Out Hydrogen At Record Rate; Hydrogen Storage Materials For Use In Fuel Cells; U.K. Researchers Discover Hydrogen On Demand From Solids; Bmw Says Dual-fuel Hydrogen Sedan Is Ready For Limited Production; A Bridge To Hydrogen; A Bridge To Hydrogen (Continued)
Natural Gas: Firmgreen Produces Cng From Landfill Gas; Cummins Westport Sells 500 Buses To Delhi Transport; Iveco Introduces Stralis Cng Vehicles; Research Consortium Develops Production Technology; Battery Suppliers Chosen For Plug-in Hybrid; Port Of Oakland Moves To Alternative Fuel Vehicles; Lax Plans All Alternative Fuel Vehicle Fleet; Clean Energy To Manage Long Beach Natural Gas Fuel Stations; “one-stop-shop” Solution For Refuse Haulers; Fuelmaker To Sell Refueling Systems Internationally; Corncob-based Methane Storage System Can Store Natural Gas; Cng Buses Arrive In Vermont; Texas To Clean Up Garbage Trucks; Political Conversion; Bnsf Debuts Natural Gas Hostler Trucks; Westport Receives Clean Transportation Funding; Heavy Duty Trucks To Deploy At California Ports; Kenworth Gets Award For Alternative Fuel Trucks; Cng-fueled Agitators; Clean Energy Expands North American Fueling Network; Developing Peruvian Market For Cng-fueled Vehicles; Los Angeles Metro Rolls Out Gigantic Compressed Natural Gas Bus; Clean Air Power And Volvo Build Demonstration Vehicle; Firmgreen Selects Pinnacle To Construct Cng Fueling Station; Clean Air Power Adds To Australian Order; Santa Cruz Metro Awards Contract To Clean Energy; Delivery Of Lng By An Lng-fueled Vehicle; Los Angeles Buses Powered By Cng; Biomethane May Be Transportation Fuel Option; Cummins Westport Isl G Engine Approved For Tax Credit; Lng Yard Hostler Demonstration Project Planned; Natural Gas Fuel Infrastructure In Australia; Capstone’s New Ng Engine Designed For Hybrid Systems; Transit History; Earth Biofuels Acquires Lng Producer/Marketer; Earth Biofuels Acquires …(Continued)
Propane And Autogas: Perc Study Says Propane Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Fuel Systems Solutions Debuts Lpg And Cng Systems; Gasoline Replacement Potential Surveyed; Propane-powered Bus Expands Blue Bird Product Line; Australian Consumer Demand Drives Autogas Expansion; Australian Conversion Backlog Cleared; Australian Motorists Receive Lpg Grants; Australian Lpg Vehicle Scheme Driving Small Business Growth; Ups Expands Alternative Fuel Vehicle Fleet; Lpg Autogas Powers Lube Mobile’s Fleet; Roush Introduces Propane-powered F-150 Pickup Truck; Autogas For Diesel Increases Power And Saves Fuel; Fuel Systems Solutions To Acquire Zavoli; Toyota Aurion Can Use Lpg; Flogas Installs Lpg Marine Gas Station; Hume City Greening With Autogas; Fuel Systems Solutions To Modify F-150 Vehicles; One-cylinder Engine Unveiled; Mitsubishi Backs Autogas For New Sedan; Nrma Motors Into Lpg; Propane Has Lower Carbon Footprint; Perc Seeks Feedback On Five-year Plan
Other Altfuel: Crude Production Falling?; Argonne Helps Biorefineries Compete With Oil Refineries; Argonne Helps Biorefineries …(Continued); Air Force And Industry Must Partner To Create Synthetic Fuel Demand; General Motors Opens “fuel For Thought” At Disney; Coal-based Fuel Possible; Coal-to-liquids Development Explored; Coal And Black Liquor Can Produce Energy From Papermaking; Coal And Black Liquor Can …(Continued); Cost Competitive Biomethanol Via Black Liquor Gasification; Coal-based Fuels And Products Are Ready For The Refinery; Ammonia May Solve Some Storage Problem; Ca Ports Approve Revised Plans To Reduce Emissions; Ca Ports Approve Revised …(Continued); Decision To Discontinue Cng/Gasoline Bi-fuel Vehicles
Administrative Watch: Congress Extends Secondary Tariff On Ethanol Imports; Senators Urge U.S. To Create Demand For Ethanol; Ethanol Tax Incentives Said To Be Working; Biofuels Security Act Of 2007 Introduced In Congress; California Establishing Low Carbon Standard For Transportation Fuels; Clean Energy Alliance Develops Clean Energy Businesses; Un Initiatives For Alternative Fuels; With Or Without Government Aid, Would Biofuels Change The Climate?; Fuel Systems Solutions May Have Stock Option Problem; International Biofuels Panel Formed; Renewable Fuels Standard Signed Into Law; Sekab Biofuels Joins European Bioethanol Fuel Association; Green Biofuels Index Would Aid Consumers, Market; Supporters Say Farm Bill Needs Biodiesel Policy; European Commission Sponsors Biofuels Public Consultation; Irs Ruling Incenses Small Biodiesel Producers; Alternative Fuels Could Keep Gasoline Prices High For Years; Doe Lacks Strategic Biofuels Approach, Says Gao; Fcstone Carbon And Argonne To Quantify Biofuel Carbon Credit Reductions; Fuel Systems Solutions Receives Favorable Ruling From Nasdaq; Support Of Clean Transportation Technologies Clear California Senate Committees; National Biodiesel Board Supports House Farm Bill; Renewables Fail Environmental Test; Details Of Standard For Clean Transportation Fuels; North Carolina Adds Biofuel Incentives; Net Energy - A Useless, Misleading And Dangerous Metric, Says Expert; Partnership Evaluates Effectiveness Of E85 In Flex Fuel Vehicles; California Projects Would Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Federal Court Upholds Clean Vehicle Fleet Rules; Where Do Those Carbon Dioxide Emissions Come From?; Energy Solutions For Alaska Via University Of North Dakota; Rural Communities And Dept. Of Homeland Security In Battle Over Rules; Union Of Concerned Scientists Say Consumers Deserve Better; Westport And Omvl Developing Alternative Fuel Engines; Diesel- And Hybrid-powered Vehicles Provide More Benefits Than Gas-powered Autos; Massachusetts’ Politicians Back Biofuels; Eu Condemns “unfair” U.S. Biodiesel Exports; European Commission Plans For Fuel Cells And Hydrogen; Stats Show Canadian Industries Shifting Investment To Alternative Fuels R&D; Stats Show Canadian Industries …(Continued)
Briefly Noted: Imports Claim Top 12 “green” Vehicles; 2,300 Electric Cars Ordered From Zap; Increase In Shipments Of Conversion Technology Fuel; Cummins Changes View On Biodiesel; Telestra To Use Lpg; Detroit Uses Propane; Meals On Wheels In Ohio Uses Propane; Luxury Rentals Use Propane; Illinois Police Department Uses Propane; E85 Fuel Dispensing Equipment Being Studied; U.S. Ethanol Production Sets Records; Ford Offers Flex Fuel Police Cars; Canada Offers Incentives For Renewable Fuel; Ny Creates Biofuel Center; Nyc Going For All Hybrid Taxis; Vanhool Unveils Hybrid Bus; Czech Firm To Sell Compressed Ng Refueling Applicances; Gene Research In Underground Hydrocarbons; More Gm Hybrid Busses For Ny; Conocophillips Awards Biorenewable Fuels Fesearch To Isu; Nebraska Gives Tax Credit For Biodiesel Developments; Doe Grant To Alico; Europe Identifies Best 20 Alternative Fuels; Epa Funding Diesel School Bus Projects; Utenn And Oak Ridge Manage Bioenergy Research Center; Ford’s Hydrogen Vehicle Is A Race Car; Renewable Energy Group Gets High Quality Certificates; Va Tech Looking At Switchgrass245; Matching Shippers With Truckers Using Biodiesel; Mazda Introduces Hydrogen Rotary Hybrid; Food Prices Only Slightly Linked To Higher Corn Prices; Ford Premiers Fuel Cell Hybrid Plug-in; Genencor (Denmark) Unveils Biomass Enzyme; Gm Shows Fc-powered Suvs For Nyc; Wales Develops Hydrogen-fueled Minibus; Italuans Demonstrate Hydrogen Fc-powered Cars; Ballard Sells Its Automotive Fuel Cell Business; Nc School District Produces Biodiesel; University Demonstrating Hydrogen-powered Shuttle Buses; Germany’s Natural Gas Fueling Infrastructure Is Set To Get A Boost.; Afv Solutions Has Opened A Hybrid Bus Factory In China; Daimlerchrysler Can Brag That Its Hybrid Buses Perform Best In Manhattan’s Transit Fleet; Clean Energy Secures Rights To Cng Technology In China; Monsanto Is Shuttling Employees In Vehicles That Burn B20; Monsanto (Continued)
List of Figures: Figure 1 U.S. Alternative Transportation Fuel (Atf) Supply/Fuel Savings, 2006 (%) Xix; Figure 2 U.S. Energy Supply; Figure 3 Equinox Fuel Cell Concept From Washington Auto Show; Figure 4 Proton Exchange Membrane; Figure 5 On-site Carbon Emission For Various Fuels (Kg Co2 Equivalent Per Million Btu); Figure 6 Fuel For 2005 And Projected For 2030 (Million Metric Tons)

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