Concerns over available technology in the biorefining industry are a thing of the past and Daniel Burciaga, president and CEO of TRI ThermoChem Recovery International Inc., can attest.
Global science-based products and services company DuPont says it will pay nearly $6 billion to acquire enzyme and specialty food ingredient manufacturer Danisco. The purchase is expected to close in the second quarter.
Nine U.S. Senators oppose E15, send letter to EPA
January 10, 2011
Nine U.S. senators are asking the U.S. EPA to reconsider its decision to approve E15 for use in vehicles 2007 and newer. A letter was sent to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Jan. 6.
Notes from Down Under
January 10, 2011
Australia and New Zealand are on my radar this week. I received an interesting email from an online reader from New Zealand, plus Mike Bryan's column this month is about Australia.
GPRE signs purchase agreement for Otter Tail Ag Enterprises
By Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc.
January 10, 2011
Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc. announced it has signed an asset purchase agreement with Otter Tail Ag Enterprises LLC to acquire its 55 MMgy capacity dry-mill ethanol plant near Fergus Falls, Minn.
Seattle Steam Powers Downtown Buildings
January 10, 2011
Weaving their way through a maze of piping, knobs and gauges, tour participants at the Pacific West Biomass Conference & Trade Show saw firsthand how steam is produced and distributed to more than 200 downtown Seattle buildings at Seattle Steam.
Kimberly-Clark hosts biomass CHP plant tour
January 10, 2011
Paper product and pulp manufacturer Kimberly-Clark opened the doors at its Everett, Wash., mill to allow more than 60 guests attending the Pacific West Biomass Conference & Trade Show a first-hand account of the operations of its biomass CHP plant.
Qualco Energy biogas project is paying off
By Bryan Sims
January 10, 2011
Located in Washington's Tualco Valley, the Qualco Energy Corp. anaerobic digester project in Snohomish County has come a long way since the project was conceived in 2003. The project uses manure from local dairy farms and other waste feedstocks.
Located Washington’s Tualco Valley, the Qualco Energy Corp. anaerobic digester project in Snohomish County has come a long way since the project was conceived in 2003.
Glycotech Inc. has signed a manufacturing contract agreement with Emeryville, Calif.-based biotech firm Amyris Inc. to provide chemical processing at a plant in Leland, N.C.
Velasco leaves UNICA for Amyris
By UNICA
January 07, 2011
The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) announced today that Joel Velasco, the organization's Washington, DC-based chief representative for North America, is leaving the position he has held since 2007, to join Amyris Inc.
Following a warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that adding caffeine to alcoholic beverages is unsafe, makers of alcoholic energy drinks have pulled their products from retail shelves. Many of those drinks will become fuel ethanol.
See You in Seattle
By Rona Johnson
January 07, 2011
In case you haven't seen it on our website or read about in Biomass Power & Thermal, BBI International is holding a regional biomass event in Seattle Jan. 10-12.
Flint Hills to acquire final Hawkeye plants
January 06, 2011
Hawkeye Renewables LLC has agreed to sell its ethanol plants in Iowa Falls and Fairbank, Iowa, to Flint Hills Resources Renewables LLC, an affiliate of Koch Industries Inc. and petroleum refiner Flint Hills Resources LLC.
American Biofuels Now forms in Florida
By Bryan Sims
January 06, 2011
A newly-formed coalition, American Biofuels Now, has been formed in Florida with the mission to educate policymakers, media and consumers about the economic and environmental benefits of biofuels.
Fulcrum announces second MSW feedstock supply agreement
By Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc.
January 06, 2011
Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc. announced that it has entered into a 15-year feedstock supply agreement with Waste Management of Nevada for the delivery of post-sorted municipal solid waste (MSW) to Fulcrum's Sierra BioFuels Plant.
The U.S. Grains Council is preparing for an industry-wide response to China's anti-dumping investigation of U.S. distiller's dried grains with and without solubles.
Fulcrum announces second MSW feedstock supply agreement
By Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc.
January 06, 2011
Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc. announced that it has entered into a 15-year feedstock supply agreement with Waste Management of Nevada for the delivery of post-sorted municipal solid waste (MSW) to Fulcrum's Sierra BioFuels Plant.
Wisconsin college installs biogas CHP plant
January 06, 2011
In roughly six months, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh will host a unique biogas cogeneration plant that will provide its campus with heat and power. The 370 kilowatt-hour facility will utilize about 8,000 tons of yard and food waste annually.
Gene discovery could create denser biomass
By Luke Geiver
January 06, 2011
A new gene discovery made by a team of plant research scientists at The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation “clearly looks like a way of essentially producing more biomass and giving a greater source of fermentable sugar per acre."
Virent Energy Systems Inc. and HCL CleanTech Ltd. have been awarded a $900,000 grant from BIRD (Binational Industrial Research and Development) Energy, the Israeli Ministry of National Infrastructures and the BIRD Foundation.
Marlborough, Mass.-based cellulosic ethanol technology developer Qteros Inc. and India-based engineering and design firm Praj Industries Ltd. have formed a strategic partnership to accelerate the commercialization of cellulosic ethanol production.
BP-funded program creates new yeast strain
January 06, 2011
A team of researchers funded by the Energy Biosciences Institute, a BP-led program, has engineered a new yeast strain that will improve cellulosic fermentation times by almost 40 percent.
Biosuccinic acid and bioproducts producer BioAmber, formerly DNP Green Technology, has partnered with Cargill Inc., resulting in BioAmber having the exclusive worldwide rights to Cargill’s novel fermentation technology platform.
Riverdale Capital Ltd. has completed its acquisition of Nevada-based WSPVA Bio Products International LLC. Riverdale Capital now retains 100 percent ownership of WSPVA, which holds an exclusive license to develop and market PVA film.
Gene discovery could create denser biomass
January 06, 2011
A new gene discovery made by a team of plant research scientists at The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation “clearly looks like a way of essentially producing more biomass and giving a greater source of fermentable sugar per acre."
This week, Ineos Bio and its joint venture partner, New Planet Energy, announced it received a “conditional commitment for a $75 million loan guarantee from the USDA's 9003 Biorefinery Assistance Program.�
DOE delivers final E15 test results to EPA
January 05, 2011
The U.S. DOE has delivered the final results of tests conducted using E15 in vehicles models 2001-2006 to the U.S. EPA, but details on the data are scarce. The EPA is expected to issue its final decision soon.
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