The Energy & Environmental Research Center in North Dakota has successfully developed and demonstrated a mobile, trailer-mounted biomass gasification technology that converts wood waste into methanol and can be transported to remote, off-grid sites.
Ethanol 101 returns
April 16, 2012
The Fuel Ethanol Workshop is bringing back Ethanol Industry 101, a one-day, preconference seminar covering the history, the process, the economics and politics of ethanol.
Summit keynote: let's turn a sow's ear into a silk purse
By Anna Austin
April 16, 2012
USDA Department of Natural Resources and Environment Deputy Under Secretary Arthur "Butch" Blazer kicked off the Rocky Mountain Forest Restoration & Bioenergy Summit in Denver, Colo., on April 16 with a keynote address.
Lee Enterprises Consulting CEO Wayne Lee offers his views on the role of an alternative fuels project consultant during project development. And while consultants come at a cost, the good ones should save clients more money than what they charge.
See You Next Week
April 13, 2012
I've never been to Denver, Colo. Next week will mark yet another first-time destination for me in my three years working for BBI International, and it's a great experience every time.
The companies began working together on Molybdenum-catalyzed metathesis of esters in January 2011. XiMo and Elevance researchers tested more than 40 catalysts using several natural oil feedstocks under various conditions to evaluate their efficiency.
The 2012 conference agenda, featuring five comprehensive tracks, is tightly focused on leading-edge developments in the biomass industry, from cultivation, harvest and storage to conversion technology, project finance and regulatory guidance.
The U.S. DOE has announced a pool of $9 million for up to 50 small business projects designed to improve manufacturing processes, boost the efficiency of buildings, reduce reliance on oil, and generate electricity from renewable energy sources.
SMUD co-digestion facility under construction
By Anna Austin
April 12, 2012
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District and the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District have begun construction of a co-digestion facility at the Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant in Elk Grove, Calif.
Largest biomass plant in Calif. scores PPA
By Anna Austin
April 12, 2012
The community-owned power and water utility in Imperial, Calif., has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Greenleaf Power Inc.'s Desert View Power plant near Mecca, Calif.
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and the EERC held a commissioning ceremony for a high-pressure dry solids pump that enables significant scale down of commercial gasification systems.
EU Requires Sustainable Biofuels
By Antje Grzesik
April 11, 2012
How U.S. ethanol producers can become certified
EPA evaluates energy cane, giant reed and napiergrass
Energy Beets: Who will Leap First?
April 11, 2012
North American sugar-to-ethanol strategy differs from Brazil's, Europe's
Ethanol Producers Field EPA 114 Information Requests
By Todd Palmer and Anna Wildeman
April 11, 2012
The ethanol industry went from booming business to tight and even negative margins in the first quarter
Looking Down on the Future
April 11, 2012
Researchers employ satellites to analyze feedstock potential
Closing the Books on EPIC
April 11, 2012
Nebraska producers receive final incentive payments
Researchers Delve into Enzyme Costs
April 11, 2012
It is commonly assumed lower in literature
Capacity Creep
April 11, 2012
EPM map cites 6 percent capacity gain from spring 2011
Business Briefs
By Ethanol Producer Magazine Staff
April 11, 2012
People, Partnerships & Deals
Iowa Partners to Develop Cellulosic Ethanol Projects
By Bill Northey, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
April 11, 2012
Incentives, research capabilities, workforce development among advantages Iowa offers
Steel in the Ground
April 11, 2012
The largest cellulosic ethanol plants in the world are ready to prove their mettle
The Energy & Environmental Research Center and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Inc. have officially begun the commissioning stage of a commercial-scale dry-solids prototype pump.
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