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New Advanced Biofuel Identified That Can Replace Diesel Fuel

By Chris de Morsella on September 28, 2011 1 Comment advanced biofuel, bio-engineering, Bioenergy Research Center, biofuel, biosynthetic fuel, bisabolane, carbon neutral, chris de morsella, Climate Change, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, diesel, DoD, DOE, drop-in fuels, energy security, Escherichia coli, global warming, JBEI, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Mario Ouellet, Pamela Peralta-Yahya, petroleum-based fuels, renewable energy, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Sesquiterpenes, synthetic biology, Taek Soon Lee

The continuing quest for advanced biofuels based off of synthetic biology has made an important advance with researchers at the Joint BioENergy Institute (JBEI) — based at the Lawrence Livermore Lab — announcing that they have bio-engineered a combination of two microbes, a yeast and a bacteria, which working together can produce a viable bio-sourced drop-in replacement for D2 diesel fuel.

The Solar Soldier Is No Fad

By William Becker on August 11, 2011 Comments Off on The Solar Soldier Is No Fad Air Force, Amory Lovins, Army, biofuel, cleantech, Climate Change, Defense Energy Security Caucus, Defense Spending, Department of Defense, DoD, E3G, energy efficiency, energy intensity, environment, Environment and Energy Study Institute, environmental policy, environmental security, fossil energy, fossil fuel, Gabrielle Giffords, Gary Hart, green energy, green fuel, International Relations, Jack Kingston, Marines, Mark Mykleby, Mark Udall, Maurice Hinchey, Military, Military Doctrrine, national energy strategy, Navy, renewable energy, Senate Energy Efficiency Caucus, Senate Renewable Energy Caucus, Shannon Beebe, Soft Energy Path, Soft-Power, solar power, Truman National Security Project, Wayne Porter, William Becker

Describes how the US military is pushing ahead with a leading edge adoption of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies, and how the boost provided may help open up markets for renewable energy. If the military diverts billions of dollars from finite fuels to solar, wind and biomass technologies, it could become a game-changer in the domestic energy market.

A Crash Course in Selling Green to the Government

By Erica Courtney on July 27, 2010 1 Comment bio-based, Blanket Purchase Agreements, blue pages, Buy Bio, Buy Green First, CCR, Central Contractor Registration, Central Federal Business Opportunities, Courtney Consulting Solutions, Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, Dun & Bradstreet, DUNS, Energy Independence and Security Act, energy-efficient, environmental impact, environmental impacts, environmentally preferable products, Erica G. Courtney, FAR, Federal Acquisition Regulation, Federal Citizen Information Center, federal contracts database, FedSpending.org, fossil fuels, general services administration, Go Green Initiatives, green jobs, green procurement, green products, Green Purchasing, green purchasing criteria, green services, GSA, LEED construction management, NAICS, national security, Online Representations and Certifications Application, ORCA, pay-back, procurement guidelines, Procurement Technical Assistance Center, PTAC, recycled content, renewable, SBA, Small Business Administration, Sole Source

The federal government is making sustainability a priority. Under the Energy Independence and Security Act, all federal managers are required to cut their fossil fuel use and are directed to acquire recycled content, energy efficient, renewable, bio-based and environmentally preferable products and services towards achieving certain goals. The are a number of “Buy Bio”, “Buy Green First,” programs, as well as Go Green Initiatives giving preference to products and services that meet green purchasing criteria.