Thermya begins construction of three biomass torrefaction plants
By Anna Austin
June 02, 2011
France-based biomass torrefaction technology developer Thermya has begun construction of three industrial biocoal plants, two in France and one in Spain. These plants will represent Thermya's first commercial-scale facilities.
Moving step by step in the development process, the board of regents at the University of Montana has approved Nexterra Systems Corp. as the equipment provider for a combined-heat-and-power (CHP) system on its Missoula campus.
The racing season is in full swing across the globe for nearly every type of vehicle, and for two teams set to compete in a 24-hour race in Germany, a blend of renewable diesel and biodiesel might be the secret to earning a victory.
Enerkem announced June 1 the closing of $60 million in financing. Valero became a new investor in the company as part of an equity round, joining existing investors Waste Management Inc., Rho Ventures, Braemar Energy Ventures and Cycle Capital.
Two Italian-based companies, oil and gas company Eni and bioplastics developer Novamont, have formed a joint venture to build a biorefinery at a petrochemical plant in Italy. The facility will be referred to as the "Green Centre."
Oxford and Velocys scale-up their microchannel BTL process, taking it from a small demo plant in Austria to a larger commercial facility in Brazil.
Diamond Green Diesel, a joint venture of Darling International and Valero Energy, has secured financing for the construction of its renewable diesel plant in Norco, La. According to information released by Darling, Valero is financing the project.
Coaltion returns to Nation's capital with educational program
By National Corn Growers Assocaition
June 01, 2011
For the third year in a row, Washington, D.C. will learn about the U.S. family farmers who produce corn, the U.S.'s top crop, as part of the Corn Farmers Coalition program that debuts June 1 at Union Station.
The retrofit of the Agri-Energy LLC ethanol plant started on May 31, with a groundbreaking ceremony. The ethanol plant is expected to be converted to full isobutanol production by June 2012.
Two studies examining California's future energy needs are aimed at evaluating methods to reduce the state's overall emissions, but reach differing conclusions regarding ethanol's contribution to a lower-emission environment.
Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based energy crop seed developed Ceres Inc. filed papers with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 23 for an initial public offering, hoping to raise up to $100 million to fund the expansion of its business.
Public hearings set for three SC biomass plants
By Anna Austin
June 01, 2011
In June, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control staff will hold separate public question and answer sessions and hearings for three proposed biomass power projects in Allendale, Kershaw and Dorchester counties.
ZeaChem Inc. announced on June 1 a binding, multiyear joint development agreement with Procter & Gamble to accelerate commercialization of drop-in biobased chemicals. P&G and ZeaChem will research, develop and commercialize this new product platform.
By the end of this summer, a Weyerhaeuser lumber mill in Greenville, N.C., will be utilizing organic Rankine cycle technology to recover waste heat from its biomass-based drying system and using it to produce electricity for the mill.
Novozymes has formed an early-stage partnership with Meihua Group in China to develop food additives, such as glutamic acid, lysine and threonine, from biomass. China is also the world's largest consumer of MSG, using 1.8 million tons annually.
Alltech opened one of the largest algae production facilities in the world in April, and now the company has revived its plans to build the farm of the future. The farm would truly be a closed-loop system, said Alltech's Becky Timmons.
With the calendar turning the page to June, we're pressing full steam ahead here at BBI for the 2011 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo.
Montana Ethanol Holdings LLC is still hopeful it will receive loan guarantee approval for a proposed 115 MMgy barley- and wheat-based ethanol plant in Great Falls, Mont., even though it will not be happening under the DOE's 1705 program.
BCAP and REAP in danger of losing funding
By Rona Johnson
May 27, 2011
If you are, or could potentially, benefit from BCAP and REAP and haven't already called your representatives in Washington, I would do so immediately.
A pilot-scale project in Olgergen, Holland, is investigating the use of algae cultivation as a method to remove nutrients from wastewater. The project, under development by Ingrepro Renewables, is housed at Waterstromen bv.
Tune in for algae TV
May 27, 2011
Is a team of researchers from the University of Arkansas developing an algae-to-butanol process the next big thing in reality TV? Let's hope so.
A company in the northern region of the Netherlands that already produces second-generation biobased methanol from glycerin, BioMCN, is working to develop a new plant that would produce the same chemical from woody biomass.
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad is expected to sign a bill today, May 26, which will provide a boost to the state's renewable fuels producers and distributors.
Just a few weeks after the USDA announced the first BCAP project area, the U.S. House of Representatives' Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee has voted to eliminate BCAP funding for 2012. The subcommittee also voted to eliminate REAP funding.
Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based energy crop seed developed Ceres Inc. filed papers with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 23 for an initial public offering in hopes of raising up to $100 million to fund the expansion of its business.
Tenaska BioFuels LLC has withdrawn its proposed agreement that would have allowed Levelland Hockley County Ethanol LLC to restart production.
Poet Biorefining-Cloverdale (Ind.) will host a tour following the 2011 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop being held June 27-30 in Indianapolis, Ind.
BTEC webinar explores biomass CHP, district heating
By Anna Austin
May 26, 2011
The efficiencies of conventional or central station fossil fuel plants have not changed much in the past half century, while efficiencies in thermal energy have increased to 80 percent or higher, according to a presenter during a BTEC webinar.
Massachusetts's first biogas power plant to come online
By Anna Austin
May 26, 2011
The Jordan Dairy Farm in Rutland, Mass., will soon host the state's first biogas power facility. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held on May 31 for the manure and food waste-to-energy plant, construction of which began in October of last year.
A brewery in New York is just one of a few new customers of technology manufacturer 2G-Cenergy, as it begins to take advantage of the rising interest in biogas combined-heat-and-power applications in the U.S.
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