Adding to the Mix
April 15, 2011
Cargill eyes diversification at newly acquired Iowa ethanol plant
“Realistic first step”
April 15, 2011
Ethanol infrastructure to fuel FFVs needed for success of Obama's plan
Knocking Natural Gas Off Its Throne
April 15, 2011
With an eye toward both energy costs and environmental concerns, ethanol producers are embarking on innovative energy projects
Improvement Hot Spots
April 15, 2011
Tight margins make efficiency improvements key to ethanol plant profitability
The USDA has opened its application window for Rural Energy for America Program funding, which can now be used to help finance blender pump installations. Applications must be filed with the state office in which the project is located by June 15.
Biomass Conference Offers Social Media Opportunities and Information
By Rona Johnson
April 15, 2011
BBI International has launched a social media site called Biomass Connect for the International Biomass Conference & Expo and is hosting a Business n' Breakfast Series at the event to show attendees how to use social media to enhance their business.
Researchers at UNL have developed a process to convert chicken feathers into biobased plastic. The team, led by UNL professor of biological systems engineering Yiqi Yang, used a chemical modification process to make bioplastic from feathers.
Food and environmental lobby groups took their anti-ethanol message to the Capitol Visitors Center April 14, staging a “Corn Ethanol Policy Forum.� The ethanol industry responded with a rare joint statement.
E15 naysayers get Senate committee's ear
April 14, 2011
A Senate Environment and Public Works committee oversight hearing held April 13 to evaluate the domestic renewable fuels industry offered the opportunity for groups opposed to E15 to voice their concerns with the higher ethanol blend.
Industry issues joint defense of ethanol before critics' forum
By National Corn Growers Association
April 14, 2011
Four groups - the National Corn Growers Association, the Renewable Fuels Association, Growth Energy and the American Coalition for Ethanol - responded jointly to Thursday's Policy Forum on Corn Ethanol Policy in the 112th Congress.
Making green wood work in existing coal plants
By Anna Austin
April 14, 2011
One of the challenges of cofiring biomass with coal at existing plants is effectively dealing with high moisture content in wood. Power plants built from scratch can use green wood with no problems, but wood must be dry when used at existing plants.
California boasts highest RPS but more effort is needed
By Anna Austin
April 14, 2011
California now has the highest mandatory RPS in the U.S., but current laws may prevent the state from reaching its true renewable potential. SB X1-2 requires that 33 percent of the state's electricity come from renewable sources by 2020.
Rentech Inc. is in the process of acquiring the plans for a proposed $225 million 55-megawatt biomass power plant in Port St. Joe, Fla., from developer Biomass Energy Holdings. The plant will use the Rentech-SilvaGas biomass gasifier.
A team of researchers at Kansas State University is studying the environmental and economic sustainability of algae biodiesel production. Results of the environmental portion of the evaluation have been published in a peer-reviewed journal.
EPA does not give creativity points for RIN separation outside the identified legal parameters.
E10 to power 2011 hydroplane, runabout boat racing events
By National Boat Racing Association
April 13, 2011
The Renewable Fuels Association and the National Boat Racing Association are proud to announce that hydroplane and runabout racing boats will be flying across the lakes of the Midwest on a new fuel: E10 ethanol.
The Indian River BioEnergy Center ethanol plant under construction near Vero Beach, Fla., will utilize a solids separation system developed by SmartFlow Technologies, which results in a high concentrate of solids as well as pure ethanol and water.
USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service Administrator Judith Canales stopped by Tuesday to check out the progress on the ICM Inc. cellulosic ethanol pilot and demonstration plant under construction in St. Joseph, Mo.
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held an oversight hearing initiated by Ranking Member Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., on April 13 to examine the entire domestic renewable fuels industry, “from ethanol to advanced biofuels.�
Webinar offers biomass export direction
April 13, 2011
Biomass feedstock producers and equipment manufacturers who are considering exporting their materials won't want to miss the Biomass Thermal Energy Council's next webinar, Biomass Energy Export-Market Opportunities and Government Programs.
New website to serve New Hampshire's biomass industry
By Anna Austin
April 13, 2011
A newly launched website aims to serve as an informative resource for New Hampshire's biomass power industry and bring attention to relevant issues and challenges that are affecting plants in the state.
CHP use in Canadian forest product mills on the rise
By Anna Austin
April 13, 2011
A good first step in taking advantage of Canada's forest sector in relation to the emerging bioeconomy industry is integrating more CHP into existing forest product mills, according to a report released by the Forest Products Association of Canada.
A consistent commitment by Congress that avoids the ups and downs of public opinion will be crucial to the success of transforming America's energy policy to cleaner and renewable sources. That's what McAdams, ABFA president, told Congress today.
Three Abengoa Bioenergy employees were injured, one with serious, but non-life threatening burns, after an explosion. The accident happened at the 88 MMgy Abengoa ethanol plant in Madison, Ill.
EPA's first triennial report on biofuels being drafted for Congress lacks input from industry experts, which could result in negative information being falsely presented as fact to policymakers, say researchers familiar with the report.
GRFA to UN FAO: Oil prices are driving up the cost of food
By Global Renewable Fuels Alliance
April 12, 2011
The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance has called on delegates to a United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization meeting to focus on the real driver behind rising food costs – the price of oil.
An April 13 hearing, titled “Oversight Hearing on Domestic Renewable Fuels: From Ethanol to Advanced Biofuels� will include testimony from both stanch ethanol supporters and fierce critics.
Italy-based chemicals and plastics firm Mossi & Ghisolfi Group broke ground for its 13 MMgy cellulosic ethanol facility in northwestern Italy. The project is the largest cellulosic ethanol project in the world to date.
USDA grants support sustainable bioenergy production
By USDA
April 12, 2011
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced research grants awarded to spur production of bioenergy and biobased products that will lead to the development of sustainable regional systems and help create jobs.
BTEC launches industry podcast series
By Anna Austin
April 12, 2011
The BTEC has launched a podcast series that will engage global industry representatives to provide insight on specific biomass energy issues, including current developments, major challenges, sustainability issues and federal policy.
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