2011 Threatens to Repeat 2008-'09 in Ethanol Economics
By Rob Carringer
June 10, 2011
High corn prices and lower ethanol prices will squeeze independents out
7 Associations 1 Goal
June 10, 2011
Bioenergy industry leaders discuss policy objectives and collaboration at the International Biomass Conference
Maine legislators recently passed a joint resolution to request that Congress consider exempting Maine from federal ethanol blending requirements, based on concerns over the use of E10 in small engines and watercraft.
The U.S. Senate will vote on an amendment that, if passed into law, would repeal the 45-cent Volumetric Ethanol Excise tax and the 54-cent tariff as of June 30. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., introduced the amendment and had enough votes for cloture.
The USDA's June 15 application deadline for blender pump funding via the Rural Energy for America Program is fast approaching and state energy coordinators say they have been busy fielding calls and assisting with applications.
Looking for Disaster Debris Cleanup Stories
By Rona Johnson
June 10, 2011
After receiving a press release from a a waste treatment and biomass processing machine manufacturer, who is selling equipment to Japan to help with the cleanup from the earthquake and tsunami, I'm looking for other disaster debris news.
Bolingbrook, Ill-based Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc. has announced the acquisition of an idle biodiesel plant in Natchez, Mississippi. The former Delta Biofuels facility will be converted and retrofitted with Elevance's technology.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced up to $36 million to fund six small-scale projects that will advance the technology improvements and process integration needed to produce drop-in advanced biofuels and biobased chemicals.
After a long journey, full of twists and turns, construction wrapped up this spring on three ethanol plants -- two 110 MMgy plants owned by Aventine Renewable Energy and one 105 MMgy plant owned by Murphy Oil USA.
After a long journey, full of twists and turns, construction wrapped up this spring on three ethanol plants--two 110 MMgy plants owned by Aventine Renewable Energy and one 105 MMgy plant owned by Murphy Oil USA.
As Brazil's ethanol sector recovers from a difficult start to the year, Petrobras, the country's integrated energy firm, seized the opportunity to highlight its activities in the industry during an Ethanol Summit it sponsored in São Paulo, June 6-7.
The corn market reacted in advance to the expectation that USDA would lower its corn projections, which indeed was seen in the June 9 WASDE report. Yet, this year's corn crop will still be larger than last year's by 753 million bushels.
Santee Cooper contracts for biogas power
By Anna Austin
June 09, 2011
South Carolina's state-owned power and water utility Santee Cooper has signed two power purchase agreements for a total of 3.2 megawatts of electricity that will be generated from two organic waste-to-power facilities proposed in South Carolina.
Production begins at largest wood pellet plant in Northeast U.S.
By New England Wood Pellet LLC
June 09, 2011
New England Wood Pellet LLC celebrated the grand opening of its Deposit, N.Y., wood pellet manufacturing plant on June 9. At 85,000 tons of pellets, the plant will produce enough renewable energy annually to heat 25,000 homes and businesses.
Wolfson Centre releases biomass/coal handling guide
By Anna Austin
June 09, 2011
The University of Greenwich's Wolfson Centre for Bulk Solids Handling Technology has completed a report that identifies and resolves common problems of fuel handling in cofiring of coal and biomass.
Private financial support for technology acceleration continues to be important, and certain technologies are becoming clear favorites for investors, according to a recent Bloomberg New Energy Finance analysis.
A California Council on Science and Technology report demonstrates how biomass and biofuels will help meet the state's emission reduction goals through 2050, achieving emissions levels 80 percent below 1990 levels.
Notes from Associate Editor Erin Voegele's trip to Netherlands.
Partnerships keep on forming for Kior, the renewable crude oil developer that has plans to construct and operate a commercial-scale plant in Columbus, Mississippi, and a new partnership with Catchligh could prove to be one the best.
If it has a chance of passing into law, the Open Fuel Standard will need—among other things—more cosponsors. By June 8, only 11 had signed on.
The first issue of Distillers Grains Production & Markets has been posted online at www.ethanolproducer.com/distillers-grains-production-markets. Ethanol Producer Magazine recently revived the twice-yearly publication.
North Dakota is poised to continue its impressive expansion of biofuels infrastructure with the continuation of a program to encourage the installation of retail ethanol and biodiesel fuel pumps.
A 140-megawatt biomass gasification plant in Vaasa, Finland, will be the largest of its kind in the world, providing heat for its small host community, as well as power for the grid.
Virent Energy Systems Inc. recently announced it has successfully converted plant sugars into paraxylene. When combined with existing PET technology, the PX molecule allows manufacturers to offer customers 100 percent biobased PET and packaging.
If early fuel property tests are any indication of future success for the Energy & Environmental Research Center's (EERC) work on a combined coal and biomass feedstock-based fuel, the future looks pretty good.
Vinod Khosla believes that renewable energy ventures like LS9 or Amyris are worth the risk. Along with several members from the oil majors, he spoke about renewable fuels and the promise of the future during a recent ethanol summit.
Getting from housewife to DG nerd
June 07, 2011
If you'd told me a few years ago I'd be writing about DGs I'd have said, D-what?
Sullivan County School District to get biomass system
By Northeastern Area State & Private Forestry
June 07, 2011
The Sullivan County (Pa.) School District is installing a new biomass district energy system that will supply heating and hot water for the elementary school, high school and new administrative offices.
The House Appropriations Committee didn't break from the vote of the Ag Appropriations Subcommittee to eliminate 2012 funding for the Biomass Crop Assistance Program, but new developments are stirring hope for the Rural Energy for America Program.
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