Events in Libya Should Toughen Resolve to Wean U.S. from Foreign Oil
By Rona Johnson
March 25, 2011
It didn't take the media long to switch from the disaster in Japan to the conflict in Libya that heated up over the weekend, when a coalition of nations including the U.S. decided it was time to go in and protect the Libyan people.
Highmark Renewables in western Canada has received its sixth patent—this one for its trademarked Integrated bioRefinery, integrating anaerobic digestion with ethanol, biodiesel or other options.
Expanding its portfolio, Metso will supply AS Graanul Invest, the largest pellet producer in the Baltics, with biomass combined-heat-and-power systems at two of its six pellet mills. The plants will produce 15 megawatts of heat and 6.4 MW of power.
Using federal incentives to drive biomass supply chain dynamics
By Bryan Sims
March 24, 2011
With commercial debt, in addition to equity potentially coming back as a hedge to help finance biomass projects, prospective developers will likely lean on incentives, such as BCAP, which encourages more biomass to enter the supply chain.
An assistant professor of horticulture at Virginia Tech has been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop and deploy rust fungus resistant genes and monitor the pathogen in switchgrass.
Rainier Biogas embarks on Washington dairy AD project
By Anna Austin
March 24, 2011
Washington-based Rainier Biogas LLC is implementing a collaborative, multi-dairy digester project in Enumclaw, Wash., that will produce 1 megawatt of electricity, cow bedding for the participating farms and fertilizer to spread over fields.
The U.S. DOE's Argonne National Laboratory and industrial processing firm Nalco Co. struck a licensing agreement for a novel electrodeionization technology that can be integrated into biorefineries to convert biomass into fuels and chemicals.
El Segundo, Calif.-based Cereplast Inc. has entered into a distribution agreement with DMT Plasticolor to supply its proprietary blend of bioplastic resins to the Croatian market. The resins are made from corn, wheat, tapioca and potatoes.
Logos Technologies Inc. and EdeniQ Inc. will use $20.5 million of U.S. DOE funding that came under the DOE's Integrated Biorefinery Program to retrofit and build a Corn-to-Cellulosic Migration pilot plant in Visalia, Calif.
The USDA has developed the first loan guarantee program in history based entirely on bond financing with an emphasis on advanced biofuels and bioproducts.
Illinois-based technology developer Prairie Gold Inc. and GTL Resources USA Inc. are collaborating to produce zein protein at a commercial-scale plant, to be constructed near Illinois River Energy's 110 MMgy plant at Rochelle, Ill.
Logos, EdeniQ get DOE funds for corn-to-cellulosic ethanol pilot
By Logos Technologies
March 23, 2011
Logos Technologies Inc. and EdeniQ Inc. announced U.S. DOE approval of a $20.5 million cost share under DOE's Integrated Biorefinery Program to construct a Corn-to-Cellulosic Migration pilot plant at EdeniQ's headquarters in Visalia, Calif.
A coalition of small engine groups representing boaters, motorcyclists, snowmobilers and outdoor power equipment manufacturers, petitioned the U.S. EPA on March 23 seeking a mandate to ensure the continued availability of E10 at retail stations.
Greenwood, Arborgen team up to grow tree farms
By Anna Austin
March 23, 2011
Biotechnology tree seedling producer Arborgen Inc. and tree farm development company GreenWood Resources Inc. have teamed up to collaborate on the growth of purpose-grown hardwood trees in the Southeastern U.S.
The idea of becoming an active participant in the biomass supply chain to provide feedstock for biorefineries and power plants may be difficult to grasp for many suppliers on the outside looking in. Experts will address this in St. Louis May 2-5.
Morrisville, Penn.-based BARD Holdings Inc. recently announced its shift from research and development to the commercialization phase of its algae production technology. Its first facility is expected to produce 40,000 gallons of algae oil per year.
With a proposed cellulosic ethanol project in mind, North Dakota legislators, state officials and local producers visited Denmark to evaluate how farmers there are able to supply crop residues to Inbicon's demonstration-scale facility.
House hearings address DOE budget request
March 22, 2011
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations held hearings on the U.S. DOE 2012 budget proposal recently. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and Under Secretary Steven Koonin each presented testimony.
A new photosynthetic bacteria-based process for biobutanol production now belongs to Phytonix. The North Carolina company developed the process with the help of the Angrstrom Laboratories at Uppsala University in Sweden.
Integration and Use of Solid Waste from Agave
By Francisco X. Villasenor
March 22, 2011
A pilot project in Mexico will use the waste from agave processing to produce biocarbon, biofuel, steam and electricity.
MACT Madness
March 22, 2011
The U.S. EPA has released an overhauled final version of the Maximum Achievable Control Technology rules, and the biggest changes will affect biomass boilers.
Pushing for Permits
By Anna Austin
March 22, 2011
Every permitting experience is different. Biomass Power & Thermal talks to project developers about the challenges and successes of their permitting processes.
Particularity in Permitting
March 22, 2011
Compared with the U.S., Denmark has a shockingly simple permitting process for biomass heat and power facilities, undoubtedly a factor in its immense biomass energy consumption.
Do You Have Control Over NIMBYism?
By Al Maiorino
March 22, 2011
What steps can you take when your biomass project faces opposition?
Energy Innovation
March 22, 2011
Ineos Bio's bioenergy center will generate 6 megawatts of power from a gasification system, but not from the syngas.
Bioenergy Backing
By Anna Austin
March 22, 2011
Grant money helps University of Alabama to continue to assist state biomass program.
A Financial Blessing
By Anna Austin
March 22, 2011
Minnesota Angel Network aids new companies in need of funding.
Controlling PM
By Anna Austin
March 22, 2011
Today's emission control devices are capable of keeping particulate matter emissions at reasonable levels and in line with regulations, but the best option may vary with each project.
ReEnergy to buy NewPage cogeneration plant
By Anna Austin
March 22, 2011
NewPage Corp. is selling the cogeneration facility associated with its Rumford, Maine, paper mill to waste fuel/biomass renewable energy company ReEnergy Holdings LLC, for $61 million. The sale is expected to be approved and closed by this summer.
A 35-megawatt biomass power plant proposed for Springfield, Mass., has received its draft conditional air permit from the state Department of Environmental Protection, as it moves forward in the development process.
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