An Unconventional Pellet Feedstock
By Anna Austin
April 28, 2011
Researchers at the University of Manitoba are proving the potential of cattails as a fuel pellet feedstock.
Burgeoning Biomass Importer
By Huw Kidwell
April 28, 2011
Biomass is sure to play a significant role in the U.K.'s energy portfolio as about 163 biomass power stations—ranging from 1 to 400 megawatt hours of capacity—are either in operation, under construction or awaiting approval.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration released the full version of its Annual Energy Outlook 2011 (AEO2011) report on April 26. The report addresses a wide variety of energy markets and industries, including those related to biofuels.
Fort Dodge, Iowa, may be nearly 150 miles away from Blair, Neb., but Agriculture giant Cargill Inc. might hope the two areas are close in some ways. The company hopes a shuttered Fort Dodge wet mill can replicate its biorefinery campus in Blair.
Genomatica and Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. signed a broad memorandum of understanding outlining multiple potential areas of collaboration, including studying a JV for bio-BDO production in Asia and an equity investment from Mitsubishi.
Peter Hatfull, managing director for the Australian and Atlanta-based company, met with the Bank of New York Mellon to establish and manage a level-one American Depository Receipt program for Algae.Tec, so U.S. investors can more easily buy stock.
Through a $50,000 donation, Evonik will "help prepare individuals for work in the biotechnology and milling industries." The money will be used to operate the Washington County Technology Center at the Cargill-owned Blair, Neb., BioRefinery Campus.
The IBCE is next week, so I hope to see many of you there.
A program in St. Louis is offering citizens the opportunity to become involved with algae biofuel development by collecting algae samples that will be analyzed for oil content at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center.
President Obama issued a letter to congressional leaders April 26 urging the end of subsidies for the oil industry, stating that the more than $4 billion spent annually should be used instead to make investments in clean energy.
REAP application deadline approaching
April 27, 2011
The deadline for fiscal year 2011 applications under the USDA's Rural Energy for America Program is June 15. The program assists eligible renewable energy and energy efficiency projects by providing funding up to 25 percent of the total project cost.
SUNY ESF to install biomass CHP system
By Anna Austin
April 27, 2011
The State University College of Environmental Science & Forestry will use a $963,000 state grant to install a biomass combined-heat-and-power (CHP) system. The $2.4 million system will be fueled by wood pellets from nearby manufacturers.
Out of concern for energy independence and a desire to boost the use of locally sourced fuel and equipment, the Vermont governor has called on Efficiency Vermont and the Department of Public Service to incentivize a switch to wood pellet heat.
A coalition led by AF&PA is petitioning the EPA for a stay on its Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology and Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incinerator rules. The stay would temporarily stop the judicial proceedings in the rule making.
Babcock to build new waste-to-energy plant in Florida
By Anna Austin
April 27, 2011
The Babcock & Wilcox Co. and consortium partner BE&K Construction Co. LLC will design, engineer, construct and operate a new waste-to-energy power plant for the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County in Florida.
Corn ethanol opponents in California achieved a small victory on April 25 after the state assembly natural resources committee approved a bill that would make corn ethanol ineligible for state funding and repeal the state's ethanol incentive program.
Preventing pellet plant design errors
By Anna Austin
April 26, 2011
First-time biomass plant developers commonly use the trial and error method, but the road to success doesn't always have to be littered with mistakes, according to Karl-Heinz Schulz, vice president of technology and engineering at BiEnergy Group.
Cereplast Inc. has announced a new symbol to help consumers identify products and packaging materials made using bioplastic. The symbol, chosen through a competition, will be used to help differentiate bioplastics from traditional petroleum plastics.
The distillers grains supplement to Ethanol Producer Magazine is being revived. Once a quarterly (and so named), Distillers Grains Production & Markets will be published twice each year. The first issue will be inserted with the July issue of EPM.
USGC pursues solutions to Turkey's DDGS restrictions
By U.S. Grains Council
April 25, 2011
Turkish imports of distiller's dried grains with solubles, which reached a peak of 465,000 metric tons in 2008, have since been hit with a pair of regulatory restrictions, which the U.S. Grains Council is taking action to resolve.
The U.S. DOE's Energy Information Administration has been reporting a continuous decline in ethanol production since early April, down to 865,000 barrels per day, or about 36 million gallons per day, for the week ending on April 15.
North Carolina state regulators recently determined yard waste a renewable source, clearing the way for proposed eco-industrial area ReVenture Park to sell its biopower and renewable energy credits.
It's Conference Time Again
By Rona Johnson
April 25, 2011
The International Biomass Conference & Expo is coming up quickly, so I hope all of you are registered and have your hotel reservations.
Taylor Biomass will receive loan guarantee
By Anna Austin
April 25, 2011
Taylor Biomass Energy LLC, a biomass gasification plant under construction in Orange County, N.Y., will receive its $100 million loan guarantee after several months of uncertainty.
BCAP project area proposal deadline nearing
By Anna Austin
April 25, 2011
The USDA Farm Service Agency has issued a notice to remind applicants that the deadline for Biomass Crop Assistance Program project area proposals is May 27.
A report released April 20 by the International Energy Agency determined that, when produced sustainably, the widespread deployment of biofuels can play an important role in reducing CO2 emissions in the transportation sector.
The Scary Truth about Pulp and Paper
April 25, 2011
Why substantial progress hasn't been made—and why it will
Sewer sludge, food and beverage wastes and plastics can provide abundant feedstock for biorefineries located onsite
R&D centers can offer important infrastructure and networking benefits to startups as they work toward commercialization
Highmark Renewables patents unique version of common phrase
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