2011 FEW Review
By Holly Jessen, Kris Bevill, Ron Kotrba and Susanne Retka Schill
July 21, 2011
Advancing the Industry Through Promotion, Policy and Technology
Louisiana Biofuels Plan Would Decentralize Production
By Michael K. Bullard
July 21, 2011
How the 2008 Recession Halted the Progress of Louisiana's Advanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiative
Helping Ethanol Producers Operate in the “Sweet Spot”
By Guillermo Coward-Kelly
July 21, 2011
Novozymes describes the process behind finding innovative solutions
Bionol Clearfield LLC won't be restarting this fall after all—at least not under the current ownership. On July 20, the plant and two affiliated entities, Bionol Clearfield Holdco LLC and BioEnergy Holding LLC, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Sweet Sorghum Boosts the Efficiency of Ethanol
By Benjamin Burroughs
July 21, 2011
Ethanol has some distinct advantages as a fuel, and sweet sorghum promises even better input/output ratios
Cellulosic producers present multiple paths forward
ABFA has a new commercial out, and it's good.
An evaluation recently completed by UNICA, Brazil's sugarcane industry association, along with several other Brazilian associations has concluded that the country's 2011-'12 sugarcane harvest will be smaller than originally predicted.
A Reddick, Ill., grain facility will deal more in distillers grains, among other changes, following a lease of the assets to Lansing Trade Group LLC. Nielsen Grain Co. turned over operations to Lansing following an agreement on July 15.
While the heat is a serious consideration for the human population, farmers and ethanol producers throughout the Midwest are keeping a wary eye on the weather for another reason - the corn crop.
Researchers are producing a fungus, Rhizopus oligosporus, that, while growing in thin stillage from ethanol production, produces a new feed product and cleans the water, which can then be recycled back into the fuel production process.
A mistake by Chicago Title Insurance Co. caused Abengoa Bioenergy to put on hold plans to build a second ethanol plant in Colwich, Kan., and build instead in Madison, Ill. Abengoa says it cost the company $48.4 million and on July 14, a jury agreed.
A Constant in Changing Times
July 20, 2011
One plant's success story in an ever-evolving industry
Multi-pronged approaches to optimization
Competitive salaries aren't the only thing people look for in their job choice
2011 FEW Review - Track 3 Coproducts/Product Diversification: Enhancement & Diversity
By Ron Kotrba
July 20, 2011
The next generation of corn ethanol coproducts is here
Seeking Common Ground
By Julia Olmstead
July 20, 2011
Traveling together to Brazil, Americans representing a range of perspectives on ethanol and environmentalism attempt to forge a shared path toward ethanol sustainability
Troubleshooting – How the Lab Can Help
By Sabrina Trupia
July 20, 2011
Reviewing the basics of fermentation from a lab analyst's point of view
Catching the Sugar Wave
July 20, 2011
Not content to let Brazil hog all the glory, three development-stage companies eye sugar-based ethanol feedstocks
Three Dimensional Timberlands LLC is devoting its resources to the development of biomass pyrolysis facilities to produce biochar and bio-oil in Oregon, as well as ensuring the sustainable woody feedstock to supply them.
A National Wood-To-Energy Roadmap released recently by 25x'25, makes clear the benefits and necessity of utilizing available biomass in forestlands to achieve national renewable goals, including its own goal of 25 percent renewables by 2025.
South England biomass power plant gets green light
By Anna Austin
July 20, 2011
A biomass power plant proposed for the outskirts of Christchurch, England, has been given planning permission by the Dorset County Council Planning Committee. The $19.4 million plant will produce up to 3 megawatts of electricity annually.
Just weeks after representatives in the House Energy and Commerce Committee introduced legislation pushing for more time dedicated to fixing the Maximum Achievable Control Technology rules, the Senate has fallen in line and crafted a similar bill.
LS9 Inc. and partner HCL CleanTech Ltd. have been awarded a $9 million grant from the U.S. DOE to improve and demonstrate an integrated process to convert biomass feedstocks into fermentable sugars, and then subsequently into diesel and chemicals.
Beginning in August, the buses will run on a 10 percent blend of Amyris renewable diesel, with the rest made up of biodiesel and petroleum diesel supplied by Petrobras Distribuidora. Amyris' supply contract with Petrobras extends through 2012.
Lignol Innovations Inc. has reached an agreement with the DOE to discontinue work of a proposed 2.5 MMgy cellulosic ethanol demonstration-scale project in Grand Junction, Colo., and will pursue commercial development without government assistance.
The European Union approved the first set of voluntary sustainability schemes for biofuels as required by the Renewable Energy Directive. The seven schemes approved were the first of 25 applications to be received by the commission.
The combined $175 million in investment funds will enable Sundrop to expand its operations and begin construction next year of a commercial demonstration facility to produce 40 MMgy of cellulosic gasoline, with production expected for 2014.
DP CleanTech is rapidly building its operations in Poland, having recognized that high-quality manufacturing and professional skills are readily available to support rapid growth in the global waste-to-energy industry.
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