The blenders credit wasn't the only tax credit extended through 2011. Thanks to the Alternative Fuel Mixture Tax Credit, Corn Plus LLLP in Winnebago, Minn., will get a $12 million credit for diverting its syrup to a fluidized bed to provide steam.
The Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011 has been introduced in the U.S. Senate, with a goal of increasing the number of FFVs, blender pumps and renewable fuel pipelines. Sen. Tom Harkin introduced the bill Jan. 25.
Terrabon achieves production milestone at Texas demo facility
By Bryan Sims
January 27, 2011
Houston-based bioenergy technology firm Terrabon Inc. achieved a significant milestone this week by exceeding its target yield threshold of 70 gallons of renewable cellulosic gasoline from waste feedstock.
Detroit Edison to grow its renewable portfolio
By Anna Austin
January 27, 2011
Power utility Detroit Edison Co., whose parent company is DTE Energy Co., is the winning bidder to purchase electricity from a landfill gas-to-electricity project at Smiths Creek Landfill in St. Clair County, Mich.
Houston-based bioenergy technology firm Terrabon Inc. achieved a significant milestone this week by exceeding its target yield threshold of 70 gallons of renewable cellulosic gasoline from a ton of waste feedstock at its demo plant in Bryan, Texas.
I posted this on Biodiesel Magazine's F.A.M.E. Forum blog found on www.biodieselmagazine.com/fameforum yesterday. A reader called me and commented on it. First, here's the entry I posted, after which I'll tell you what they said in reply.
Calling it "our generation's Sputnik time," U.S. President Barack Obama called for continued investment in biofuels during his State of the Union speech and the elimination of subsidies for oil companies.
Legislators introduced the "Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act," saying it will "allow for a pause before EPA hastily approves any further ethanol in fuel." Sen. Jim Inhofe and Rep. Michael Burgess said there is need for more studies.
North Country Ethanol LLC, a 25 MMgy ethanol plant in Rosholt, S.D., will go on the auction block Feb. 1, with sealed bids due by 5 p.m. The company has been operating, even while in bankruptcy proceedings.
Fulcrum, BlueFire score additional investments
January 26, 2011
Two cellulosic ethanol developers have secured additional funding for their first commercial-scale production facilities. One is now ready to begin construction. The other is in a holding pattern until it receives word on a federal loan guarantee.
AD plant permitted for South Carolina
January 26, 2011
Columbia, S.C., will soon be the home of an AD facility that will process organic waste streams from a multitude of industrial sources to eventually generate 3.2 megawatts of clean power. The project has just received its final solid waste permit.
Credit wraps could de-risk biomass feedstock supply
By Anna Austin
January 26, 2011
Some biomass projects are not investment-grade quality in today's finance market for a few reasons, the main one being the lack of long-term feedstock supply contracts. A new financial instrument could change how lenders look at supply risks.
A group of companies that includes Honeywell's UOP and Boeing recently announced completion of a sustainability assessment for an integrated seawater agricultural system using salt-tolerant succulents as biofuel feedstock.
Two leading California-based cellulosic ethanol and biobased chemical firms, BlueFire Renewables Inc. and Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc., have secured additional funding that will be put towards furthering their respective project development efforts.
BCAP Relaunch Should Bring New Biomass Producers into the Supply Chain
By Daniel Simon and Tom Kimmerer
January 25, 2011
The redesigned Biomass Crop Assistance Program may have some shortcomings when it comes to funding and longevity, but it still provides significant opportunities for making new biomass materials economically viable for energy production.
Harvesting Forest Renewables Sustainably
By Mike Schmidt
January 25, 2011
Harvesting woody biomass is “preventive medicine” for our forests and just what the doctor ordered for timber-dependent communities.
Powerful Crops
January 25, 2011
Multiple studies tout the potential of energy crops to contribute to a fossil fuel-free lifestyle. But barriers block the path in most countries treading it.
New Hampshire expands pellet heat incentive
By Anna Austin
January 25, 2011
The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission has made improvements to its biomass boiler rebate program, which should encourage more system installations. The PUC lowered the efficiency standard and will allow for systems requiring routine cleaning.
Happy Holidays from the NLRB—Now Post This
By Karen G. Schanfield and Richard A. Ross
January 25, 2011
Tailoring Triumph
January 25, 2011
EPA seems to have listened to the concerns surrounding its Tailoring Rule, and has announced a three-year deferment of compliance for biogenic sources.
Biogas Growth
January 25, 2011
GE's global reach gives it a bird's eye view of biogas industry trends.
Time is Not on EPA's Side
January 25, 2011
The agency is allowed only a one-month extension to rework the final boiler MACT rule.
Practice Makes Perfect
By Anna Austin
January 25, 2011
Texas company embarks on second AD project.
Eucalyptus Utopia
January 25, 2011
Dow will begin to use eucalyptus in Brazil, as the country continues to make meaningful use of the tree in its bioenergy sector.
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