NEC underway, Chu gives video address
February 21, 2011
My plans to write this blog after the opening reception of the National Ethanol Conference were thwarted by Mother Nature.
RFA head covers challenges ahead in state of industry address
February 21, 2011
The ethanol industry faces numerous challenges, as it has in the past, RFA's Bob Dinneen said in opening remarks at the National Ethanol Conference. U.S. DOE Sec. Steven Chu expressed his support for corn ethanol in videotaped remarks to the NEC.
Otter Tail Ag plant purchased by GPRE for $55 million
February 21, 2011
Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc. was the only bidder for Otter Tail Ag Enterprises LLC, winning approval from bankruptcy court to purchase the 55 MMgy plant for $55 million on Feb. 17. When the purchase is complete the company will own nine plants.
There's now a companion bill in the U.S. Senate, echoing the House bill that seeks to block the U.S. EPA from its recent E15 waiver approvals. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R- Wis., introduced the legislation on Feb. 16.
The USDA recently proposed changes to its loan guarantee program in order to make it more accessible for advanced biofuels projects, allowing bond market financing among other changes.
Representatives from several companies working to commercialize cellulosic ethanol participated in a round table call Feb. 17 hosted by the Biotechnology Technology Organization to make their case for continued federal support of their technologies.
BCAP in the Legislative Cross Hairs Once Again
By Rona Johnson
February 18, 2011
The Biomass Crop Assistance Program is once again in danger of losing funding if Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., has his way. If the BCAP is important to you, I suggest you contact your representatives in Washington immediately.
BCAP in the Legislative Cross Hairs Once Again
By Rona Johnson
February 18, 2011
The Biomass Crop Assistance Program is once again in danger of losing funding if Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., has his way. If the BCAP is important to you, I suggest you contact your representatives in Washington immediately.
As the federal government contemplates cutting the budgets of programs designed to aid in the commercialization of advanced biorefineries, leaders in the advanced biofuel sector are speaking out in support of those programs.
RFA supports CARB changes to land use penalty, urges more study
By Renewable Fuels Association
February 17, 2011
The RFA agreed with many of the recommendations provided by the appointed experts on the workgroup to improve the California Air Resources Board indirect land use analysis, while calling for further enhancements.
GPRE to acquire ethanol plant from Otter Tail Ag Enterprises
By GPRE
February 17, 2011
Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc. announced Feb. 17 that its bid to purchase certain assets of the 55 MMgy Otter Tail Ag Enterprises LLC was accepted by the bankruptcy court overseeing the auction process.
Scoular acquires Kansas ethanol plant, shuttle facility
February 17, 2011
The Scoular Company has acquired Gateway Plant LLC along with an adjoining 1.8 million bushel shuttle train facility. The 55 MMgy plant in Pratt, Kan., will be upgraded before restarting sometime in the fall.
E3 Biofuels sues over faulty boiler, wet cake conveyor
February 17, 2011
The former owner of an idle ethanol plant in Mead, Neb., filed lawsuits Feb. 8 in U.S. District Court in Nebraska against four companies, faulting them for its failure to fully start up and operate as intended.
Report: Few states ready to tap wood heat potential
By Anna Austin
February 17, 2011
The Alliance for Green Heat has released a report that is aimed at state officials and finds that while the use of wood for heat in many states is rapidly increasing, most states do little or nothing to promote and manage it.
Report: Promise and limits of biomass energy in the Northeast
By Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
February 17, 2011
Forest biomass could replace as much as one quarter of the liquid fossil fuel now being used for industrial and commercial heating in the Northeastern United States, according to a report released Feb. 17 by the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies.
BCAP on the chopping block again
By Anna Austin
February 17, 2011
Just months after the BCAP narrowly escaped defunding with the failure of the proposed federal omnibus spending bill, the biomass industry is gearing up for another battle, as an amendment to the new spending bill eliminates funding for the program.
BioSolar's biobased backsheets for photovoltaic solar modules reach new milestone
As rapid accumulation of MSW continues to stress landfills, many municipalities across the U.S. are in search of cost-effective, energy efficient technologies capable of converting millions of tons of this waste into saleable products.
The USPTO issued Dyadic a patent for a beta-glucosidase gene and its corresponding enzyme the company isolated from its patented and proprietary C1 fungus, and through work from the genome annotation project conducted with Scripps Florida.
A proposed cellulosic ethanol project by DuPont-Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol LLC is making headway in Iowa as it was awarded a $9 million grant by the Iowa Power Fund Board to break ground on its 25 MMgy refinery for conversion of corn stover to fuel.
Golden Valley, Minn.-based biochemical company Segetis Inc. has announced a new partnership with Method Products Inc., a manufacturer of home cleaning and laundry products. Under the partnership, Method will use Segetis' biobased materials.
Biomass-based diesel RIN prices are soaring, hitting $1.15 to $1.20. Since biomass-based diesel RINs encompass both renewable diesel and biodiesel, I am reposting two stories below.
Building Ideas
February 17, 2011
Engineering firms may tout experience or know-how, but who's the best biorefinery builder?
Is a massive build-out of the chemical sector imminent?
How building relationships with local partners can help overcome obstacles and maximize benefits to scaling up overseas
Under Review
February 17, 2011
26 bioenergy companies met in Washington to prove their worth
DOE grant will improve bioinformatics
Cellulosic ethanol fuels EcoTrek national tour
The Trojan Horse Enzyme
February 17, 2011
This enzyme is just like it sounds, hidden and dormant, until the right conditions occur
Tennessee launches research facilities at Center for Renewable Carbon
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