B2 is now being transported via Kinder Morgan’s 115-mile Oregon pipeline that runs from Portland to Eugene.

TMO Renewables Ltd. successfully completed the first year of operation of its process demonstration unit, the first cellulosic ethanol demonstration plant in the United Kingdom.

Brazil’s government recently released a report that found cars powered by sugarcane ethanol can emit just as many pollutant gases as regular cars.

At the national oilheat industry policy summit, a statement approved formally embracing cleaner burning fuels, like Bioheat, as well as endorsing an ultra-low sulfur standard and solar technology. The resolution calls for changes to heating oil, including that by July 2010, all heating oil will be mixed with a bio-component to ensure at least 2% of the fuel is renewable, with goals to increase levels during time.

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski from Alaska is considering adding an amendment to the budget bill for the U.S. Department of the Interior that would limit the ability of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources.

A new study released by The Freedonia Group Inc. states that U.S. soy chemical demand will grow 7.8% annually through 2013, driven by the continued penetration of biodiesel, and by the adoption of alternatives to traditional, petrochemical-based materials in manufacturing.

Renewable fuel project developer Altra’s half-completed ethanol plant in Carleton, Neb., is up for auction, Cleantech Group reported last week.

Bioenergy Engineering 2009 recently announced that nominations are being accepted for two awards – Bioenergy Company of the Year and Bioenergy Pioneer – to be presented at the conference in October.

Tanzania-based company Mafuta Sasa Ltd. is producing biodiesel from waste vegetable oil and is the “first and only certified biodiesel producer in Tanzania,” The East African reported.

A new center that will conduct research on financing of low-carbon initiatives, including large-scale demonstrations of market-based methods for addressing environmental challenges in China and improving energy efficiency, will be established by the Chicago Climate Exchange, China National Petroleum Corp. and the People’s Bank of China Research Institute of Finance.

Sapphire Energy and the team behind the Sundance award-winning film FUEL recently completed the first cross-country car tour fueled by a blend of algae-based gasoline in an unmodified engine.