Georgia Plant Files Chapter 11
March 10, 2011
Operations to continue during reorganization
Leaving Lag Behind
March 10, 2011
GM brings a turbocharged, direct injection engine to the U.S.
Share the Knowledge
March 10, 2011
Interactive website seeks industry collaboration
Tailor-made for Ethanol
March 10, 2011
Syngenta amylase corn gets full approval
One for the Record Books
March 10, 2011
2010 exports of ethanol, DDGS grow dramatically
Defending All Fronts
March 10, 2011
Early attacks on ethanol policy underscore new challenges ahead
Dinneen says industry can meet challenges ahead
Business Briefs
By Ethanol Producer Magazine Staff
March 10, 2011
People, Partnerships and Deals
The USDA left the U.S. feed grain balance sheet for 2010-'11 nearly unchanged in its monthly World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates report released March 10. Projections for corn use for ethanol production were unchanged.
Congress lobbed its latest jabs at the ethanol industry with Senate bills introduced to repeal or modify the blenders credit. Two Republican senators introduced legislation to repeal blenders credit, a Democrat proposed modifications.
California-based Propel Fuels is moving ahead with plans to add 75 E85 stations this year. It is also exploring opportunities to include blender pumps, though details on a new USDA program are scarce.
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.
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