University of Warwick professor Timothy Bugg hopes a new lignin-degrading enzyme found in bacteria will help unlock previously unattainable sources of biofuel feedstock. A bacteria found in the soil, possess the ability to break down lignin.
EdeniQ obtains key yeast technology from USDA
By Bryan Sims
June 16, 2011
California-based EdeniQ Inc. moved one step closer to making cellulosic ethanol a commercial reality when it licensed yeast technology, which can ferment C5 sugars such as xylose.
The U.S. Senate held its second vote of the week on an amendment to repeal the 45-cent-per-gallon Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit and the 54-cent ethanol import tariff on June 16, this time approving the measure by a vote of 73 to 27.
Biomass Secure Power building pellet plant in BC
By Anna Austin
June 16, 2011
Biomass Secure Power has announced official plans for its first torrefied wood pellet plant to be located in British Columbia, Canada. The plant will produce 500,000 metric tons of white wood pellets per year.
100 companies now growing the US biogas industry
By American Biogas Council
June 16, 2011
Illustrating it is the voice of the biogas and anaerobic digestion industry, the American Biogas Council welcomed its 100th member. The ABC represents organizations dedicated to maximizing the production and use of biogas from organic waste.
We Energies, Domtar biomass plant decision to come soon
By Anna Austin
June 16, 2011
The verdict on whether a 50-megawatt, woody biomass-fired cogeneration plant in Rothschild, Wis., will move forward is still out, but a decision will be made soon.
Redfield Energy is looking to modify its facility to a second-generation biorefinery, and Tom Hitchcock, CEO, has plans to perform the upgrade the 50 MMgy plant with Gevo Development LLC. The two companies have entered into a JV transaction.
University of Warwick professor Timothy Bugg hopes a new lignin-degrading enzyme found in bacteria will help unlock previously unattainable sources of biofuel feedstock. The genome sequencing for the enzyme-carrying bacteria is already complete.
What it takes to prove the feasibility of a process technology
A preview of the July 2011 issue of Biorefining Magazine
Fast-tracking bioenergy development in Holland
The ethanol industry unveiled its latest offer for ethanol policy reform on June 13 with the introduction of legislation by Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., to convert VEETC to a variable credit in July.
The debate over federal tax credits for ethanol continues to dominate conversations in Washington D.C. as senators gear up for more votes on the issue in the coming weeks.
In a referendum Tuesday, June 14, citizens of Montpelier, Vt., approved a bond issue for a biomass district heating system to be installed in its downtown district. In an impressive turnout for a special meeting vote, the bond was passed 963-609.
Real Ventures is proposing two 50-megawatt biomass-fired combined-heat-and-power projects in its home country of the U.K. Together, the projects, located in Immingham and on the Isle of Wight, represent an investment of $422 million.
Vilsack makes major BCAP announcements
By Anna Austin
June 15, 2011
While the fate of 2012 funding for USDA's Biomass Crop Assistance Program is still up in the air, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack made some major announcements June 15 regarding the program's project area component.
U.S. biomass incentives do little for heating applications, unlike many European countries that extensively use wood for heat or are implementing strategies to increase that use. To point out those programs, the BTEC held a webinar June 15.
While the $5.7 million available to farmers in the counties of Ashtabula, Lake, Geauga and Trumbull might be welcome news to Ohio, the announcement might be more important to the state of the Biomass Crop Assistance Program itself.
EdeniQ Inc. moved one step closer to making cellulosic ethanol a commercial reality when it licensed yeast technology, which can ferment C5 sugars into ethanol, from the USDA Forest Products Laboratory and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.
Senate votes today on VEETC repeal
June 14, 2011
U.S. Senate members will vote today on legislation that includes an amendment from Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., to end the 45-cent-per-gallon Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit and 54-cent ethanol import tariff on June 30.
Senate saves VEETC again
June 14, 2011
The U.S. Senate defeated an amendment to repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit and the ethanol import tariff by a vote of 40-59 on June 14. Ethanol groups say they will now push for comprehensive energy reform.
Just a week after a enacting a one-for-seven reverse stock split that brought stock prices up over $1, Pacific Ethanol Inc. announced it was increasing the credit facility of its subsidiary.
DTE Energy's coal-to-biomass conversion approved
By Anna Austin
June 14, 2011
DTE Energy has received approval from the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District in California to convert a coal-fired power plant to biomass fuel. DTE plans to begin the conversion July 1, and expects to complete work in July 2012.
The Netherlands-based biotech outfit Avantium obtained the necessary capital to advance its novel and proprietary catalytic process to convert natural sugars into furanic building blocks on the basis of its YXY technology.
Brazilian ethanol giant Cosan S.A. and biotech firm Amyris Inc. have partnered to form Novvi S.A., a joint venture entity aimed to launch the worldwide development, production and commercialization of renewable base oils.
Industry on the Move
June 13, 2011
Reviewing a year of restarts and acquisitions
The Poetization of Cloverdale
June 13, 2011
An idled Indiana plant restarts with $30 million in retrofits
The France Factor
June 13, 2011
Brian France, NASCAR's Chairman and CEO, exploded into the collective consciousness of the ethanol industry in 2010—when he announced NASCAR would fuel its race cars with E15.
Global Impact
June 13, 2011
International agencies confirm biofuels' vital role
Gevo on the Move
June 13, 2011
Isobutanol company works to convert ethanol production facilities
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