A recently released study commissioned by the RFA confirms that a combination of rapid infrastructure expansion and increased production of FFVs is necessary if ethanol is to meet the renewable fuel standard (RFS2).
A new organic binder by Indiana-based engineered fuels company Nu Materials makes biomass fuel pellets resistant to moisture, resulting in savings in transportation, handling and operations, according to the company.
Fuel cost is a very real component of any biomass project and with ever-changing prices, developers and investors are confronted with the task of managing cost risk to keep projects afloat, or even obtain enough funding to get them off the ground.
Texas biomass power plant moving forward
By Anna Austin
March 09, 2011
A 50-megawatt woody biomass power plant planned near Woodville in eastern Texas has received permission from the board of the East Texas Electric Co-op, which is building the Woodville Renewable Power Project, to move forward with development.
Ohio State University has teamed up with a biodiesel producer from Ohio on research based in glycerin technology that converts crude glycerin into polyurethane foam. The process was created by biosystems engineer Yebo Li.
Brazil's largest energy firms have established a joint venture to construct a dedicated ethanol transport system to link the main ethanol -producing regions of the country with each other and with port terminals.
Manitoba researchers convert cattails into pellets
By Anna Austin
March 08, 2011
University of Manitoba researchers, while working on a project to restore health to Canada's Lake Winnipeg, discovered that turning cattails into fuel pellets is an efficient way to keep unwanted nutrients out of the lake and produce renewable fuel.
Report: North American wood pellet exports double
By Anna Austin
March 08, 2011
Wood pellet exports from the U.S. and Canada to Europe have doubled in the past two years, with 1.6 million tons of wood pellets shipped from the two countries to the Netherlands, U.K. and Belgium in 2010, according to Wood Resources International.
The Southern U.S. is a prime location for producing woody biomass because of an already abundant wood supply, the proximity of forests to expanding urban areas and relatively low production costs, according to a USDA Forest Service publication.
Monsanto Co. is entering the algae business after announcing a collaborative effort with Sapphire Energy to utilize Sapphire's algae research abilities. Monsanto hopes to discover genes that could increase crop yield or reduce crop stress.
Algae protein feedstock developed at UCLA
March 08, 2011
James Liao, professor of chemical and bimolecular engineering at UCLA, has developed an algae process for biorefining that, when compared to current process methods focused on lipid extraction, is just the opposite.
Ethanol industry group Growth Energy kicked off its second annual Executive Leadership Conference in Las Vegas March 3 with a roundtable discussion on increasing oil prices and ethanol's potential role in alleviating U.S. reliance on foreign oil.
One of the bigger new players in the ethanol industry came out against ethanol subsidies this week. Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Koch Industries CEO Charles Koch said, “We believe that ethanol .. should compete on its own merits."
The Biomass Thermal Energy Council will host a webinar titled "Biomass Air Quality: Measuring, Controlling, and Regulating Emissions" to address specific questions related to air emissions, MACT and control technologies for thermal applications.
Canadian company building AD demonstration facility
By Rona Johnson
March 07, 2011
Ontario-based Carbon Control Systems Inc. is building a 100-kilowatt on-farm anaerobic digester near Toronto as a model to show farmers how the technology works and to demonstrate the advantages of the small-scale systems.
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.
In 2010, Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc. acquired grain elevators and ethanol plants while also moving forward with its corn oil extraction and algae projects--all while maintaining a healthy bottom line.
Wisconsin ethanol plant gets air permit for biogas system
By Eisenmann Corp.
March 04, 2011
The state of Wisconsin recently approved an air permit for United Ethanol LLC to begin construction of the Eisenmann Biogas�TS anaerobic digester. The $6.75 million project will install an anaerobic digester and biogas boiler at the 50 MMgy plant.
BTEC Seeks Material for Biomass Thermal Library
By Rona Johnson
March 04, 2011
The Biomass Thermal Energy Council is concerned that the story of biomass thermal energy is not being heard in state capitals and in Washington, D.C. To remedy the situation they are asking biomass proponents to help them develop a resource library.
California-based Aurora Algae has completed construction on its demo-scale facility in Western Australia. According to Scott McDonald, Aurora Algae's chief financial officer, the demo plant is currently undergoing commissioning and inoculation.
Researchers at Ithaca, N.Y.-based Cornell University are developing a method to make biorefineries more profitable through a modified form of anaerobic digestion that will produce carboxylates instead of methane.
A Government Accountability Office report released March 1 said the Volumetric Excise Tax Credit and the renewable fuel standard duplicate efforts to stimulate domestic production of ethanol.
Poet LLC, one of the largest ethanol producers in the world, recently announced that Jeff Lautt will replace founder Jeff Broin as president of the company. Broin will retain his role as CEO and chairman of the board for the company.
The U.S. EPA hasn't been stripped of the ability to implement its E15 waiver decision--at least not by the short-term budget bill passed March 3. President Barack Obama signed the temporary measure to keep the government running another two weeks.
The No. 09 Toyota Camry driven by race car driver Kenny Wallace will sport the American Ethanol logo for the 2011 NASCAR season. Wallace is a driver for RAB Racing with Brack Maggard.
Sprigger's Choice perfects miscanthus planters, harvesters
By Anna Austin
March 03, 2011
A Georgia company is attracting a great deal of attention for its energy crop planting and harvesting equipment designs. Jesse Grimsley is focused on developing sprigging equipment for miscanthus designed by Sprigger's Choice Inc. in Dawson, Ga.
Algae-to-fuels developer Algenol LLC, the parent company of Algenol Biofuels Inc., has acquired Berlin, Germany-based biotech outfit Cyano Biofuels GmbH. Algenol previously held an indirect minority stake in Cyano Biofuels.
The Wall Street Journal has been keeping tabs on the clean technology industry, and with the help of Dow Jones VentureSource, the business publication giant has released a top 10 list of venture-backed clean technology companies.
BBI's newest publication, Algae Technology & Business, is coming soon. Here's a taste of the inaugural issue.
Natural Chem Holdings LLC, plans to upgrade an on-site anaerobic digester on the site of a defunct ethanol plant in Heyburn, Idaho, and produce biogas from the syrup byproduct of ethanol production, as well as cheese waste.
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