Boulder,CO,USA -Pike Research - 30 Dec 2010: -- The biomass industry, in its infancy just a few short years ago, is projected to maintain a steady and constant growth rate until 2016, according to new research from Pike Research... Pike predicts the industry, which had worldwide capital investment in infrastructure of $28.2 billion in 2010, will grow that investment to $33.7 billion by 2016... Biomass is the leading source of renewable energy worldwide, according to Pike, and is used in a variety of products including fuels, plastics and chemicals... Pike’s analysis indicates that the biofuels sector will continue to lag behind bioenergy and bioproducts until second- and third-generation cellulosic technologies are available on a commercial scale, which is estimated to be two to three years away. The biochemical and bioenergy sectors will progress much faster than biofuels during the firm’s five-year forecast period... (Photo from pikeresearch: Biomass, wood pellets)* Tax Bill Supports NGVs
Washington,DC,USA -Clean Energy -6 Jan 2010: -- The new tax bill passed by Congress provides solid support for the critical movement to deploy large numbers of natural gas vehicles in the US, according to Clean Energy Fuels Corp. The Bill extends the 50 cents per gallon excise tax credit retroactively for calendar year 2010 and through December 31, 2011. It also extends tax credit incentives for developing natural gas fueling infrastructure... NGVs, particularly heavy-duty vehicles for waste hauling, transit and trucking, are seen increasingly as a means to reduce dependence on foreign oil, as well as to help clean the environment. Transportation accounts for over 60% of petroleum use in the US, the company said... (Photo from cleanenergyfuels) * USA - EPA Supports Truck Fuel Efficiency Through SmartWay Program
Arlington,VA,USA -Light & Medium Truck/Automotive Digest -December 17, 2010: -- SmartWay Transport Partnership between EPA and trucking industry does not benefit medium-duty trucks. Only 20% of participating fleets are medium duty... Medium-duty trucks designed for specific uses and cannot be easily modified for on-the-road efficiency. Driving cycle and design function of medium duty prevent finding operational changes... Medium-duty trucks make money while parked, not driven, reducing the need for fuel-efficiency efforts... SmartWay helps long-haul truckers identify and track operations which reduce emissions and improve fuel economy. SmartWay has 1,700 motor carriers and 2,600 total members participating in its emissions and efficiency effort... Long-haul carriers have benefited from SmartWay's research. Specification and maintenance efforts reduce fuel consumption... Including low resistance tires, advanced lubricants and lighter chassis design...* 2010 Year in Review of Biofuels
Washington,DC,USA -GigaOm, by Katie Fehrenbacher -Dec. 29, 2010: -- Biofuels took a step away from the limelight in 2010, replaced by the buzz surrounding electric vehicles. But there were still a variety of policy decisions, and economic milestones that made the sector interesting in 2010... It’s no secret that the corn ethanol industry is an unsustainable business — economically and environmentally — but yet the industry’s tax credits and import tariffs were once again extended. At the same time cellulosic ethanol, yet again, didn’t meet the EPA’s projections for the biofuel mandate. At the same time, next-gen biofuel firm Amyris debuted on the public markets, and didn’t fare too shabbily...
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