The U.S. Grains Council has confirmed that the sale of U.S. DDGS have slowed down following the Chinese anti-dumping investigation announced in January. Orders have been canceled and reports indicate a Chinese feed company is protesting the action.
For the past three years, Michelle Chang, assistant professor of chemistry at University of California Berkeley, and her team have been working to find a better pathway for n-butanol production. Now after three years, Chang believes they've found it.
Regulations on the Horizon
March 10, 2011
What impact will the U.S. EPA's Tailoring Rule regulations have on ethanol producers?
Advanced biofuels groups meet in Washington, new officers elected
By Advanced Biofuels Association
March 10, 2011
The trade groups representing the advanced biofuels industry met March 10 to continue industry-wide collaborative efforts begun last year aimed at improving communication among stakeholders while building a more cohesive industry.
Hit the Ground Running
March 10, 2011
Former Gateway to receive grain again April 1
Advancing Ethanol
March 10, 2011
The advanced ethanol industry forms a united front
Bob Ferguson, CEO of Heron Lake BioEnergy, a 50 MMgy ethanol plant in Heron Lake, Minn., is confident the company will be able to raise $4.5 million in working capital.
Conifex plans to build biomass plant in BC
By Anna Austin
March 10, 2011
Conifex Timber Inc. is planning to build a $45 million biomass energy project at the site of two of its sawmills in Mackenzie, British Columbia. Conifex acquired the two sawmills from DTR Wood Ltd. in June, and has since been upgrading them.
ASABE revises biomass standard
By Erin Voegele
March 10, 2011
The ASABE has revised its standard on biomass terminology and definitions. Revisions were made based on feedback from users and intensified government interest and mandates regarding the production of bioenergy, biopower and bioproducts from biomass.
With Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Teo Chee Hean, Finnish Minister for Ownership Steering Jyri Hakamies, and some 200 guests, Neste Oil celebrated the grand opening of its renewable diesel plant in Singapore March 8.
Things to keep in mind before purchasing an existing biofuel plant in which the buyer intends to integrate next-gen technology.
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers has revised its standard on biomass terminology and definitions based on positive feedback from standards users and intensified government interest.
The top trade groups representing the advanced biofuels industry in the U.S. met today in Washington to continue industry-wide collaborative efforts aimed at improving communication among stakeholders while building a more cohesive industry.
Despite a difficult start, Germany will continue to introduce E10. Government, agriculture, fuel and auto industry representatives met in a fuel summit March 9 and agreed on several measures to educate and inform consumers about the fuel.
Assuming the tax credit expires, FAPRI projects ethanol production to go from 13.6 million gallons in 2010-'11 to 12.9 million next year, then back up to 13.5 million gallons the next year and increases slowly to 18.4 million gallons in 2020-'21.
A recently released study commissioned by the RFA confirms that a combination of rapid infrastructure expansion and increased production of FFVs is necessary if ethanol is to meet the renewable fuel standard (RFS2).
A new organic binder by Indiana-based engineered fuels company Nu Materials makes biomass fuel pellets resistant to moisture, resulting in savings in transportation, handling and operations, according to the company.
Fuel cost is a very real component of any biomass project and with ever-changing prices, developers and investors are confronted with the task of managing cost risk to keep projects afloat, or even obtain enough funding to get them off the ground.
Texas biomass power plant moving forward
By Anna Austin
March 09, 2011
A 50-megawatt woody biomass power plant planned near Woodville in eastern Texas has received permission from the board of the East Texas Electric Co-op, which is building the Woodville Renewable Power Project, to move forward with development.
Ohio State University has teamed up with a biodiesel producer from Ohio on research based in glycerin technology that converts crude glycerin into polyurethane foam. The process was created by biosystems engineer Yebo Li.
Brazil's largest energy firms have established a joint venture to construct a dedicated ethanol transport system to link the main ethanol -producing regions of the country with each other and with port terminals.
Manitoba researchers convert cattails into pellets
By Anna Austin
March 08, 2011
University of Manitoba researchers, while working on a project to restore health to Canada's Lake Winnipeg, discovered that turning cattails into fuel pellets is an efficient way to keep unwanted nutrients out of the lake and produce renewable fuel.
Report: North American wood pellet exports double
By Anna Austin
March 08, 2011
Wood pellet exports from the U.S. and Canada to Europe have doubled in the past two years, with 1.6 million tons of wood pellets shipped from the two countries to the Netherlands, U.K. and Belgium in 2010, according to Wood Resources International.
The Southern U.S. is a prime location for producing woody biomass because of an already abundant wood supply, the proximity of forests to expanding urban areas and relatively low production costs, according to a USDA Forest Service publication.
Monsanto Co. is entering the algae business after announcing a collaborative effort with Sapphire Energy to utilize Sapphire's algae research abilities. Monsanto hopes to discover genes that could increase crop yield or reduce crop stress.
Algae protein feedstock developed at UCLA
March 08, 2011
James Liao, professor of chemical and bimolecular engineering at UCLA, has developed an algae process for biorefining that, when compared to current process methods focused on lipid extraction, is just the opposite.
Ethanol industry group Growth Energy kicked off its second annual Executive Leadership Conference in Las Vegas March 3 with a roundtable discussion on increasing oil prices and ethanol's potential role in alleviating U.S. reliance on foreign oil.
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