Big Oil's Big Entrance
By Craig A. Johnson
October 06, 2009
Oil companies were noticeably absent during the ethanol industry boom from 2004 to 2007. Now, as some of those first-generation ethanol plants struggle to survive, Big Oil has begun to take an interest.
Beyond Cellulosic
October 06, 2009
While cellulosic technologies receive the most attention as related to scale-up of next-generation ethanol production, other technologies are also being developed to meet future advanced biofuel mandates.
DOE explains FIPP process, relation to renewable energy solicitation
By Anna Austin
October 06, 2009
Prepare for regulation
October 05, 2009
Is it just me, or does the U.S. EPA never fail to complicate things? As I've said before, I do not envy the EPA's position. The people chosen to regulate the U.S. environment have a gargantuan task and I can't imagine the difficulties they have to overcome on a daily basis. Still, it seems to me that there could, at times, be a better way to do things. I've been pondering this notion since late last week when the EPA unveiled its proposal to regulate industrial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on the tail of its finalized rule to collect GHG emissions information from certain industries. Now, I am just a lowly magazine editor, but I have to ask: Wouldn't it have made more sense to collect emissions information before proposing regulations for those industries?
Emissions Need to be Addressed
By Rona Johnson
October 02, 2009
I've written a couple of times about the problems that biomass power plant projects are having in Massachusetts, now it seems to be spreading to Europe.
RFS2 rule should include common sense
September 28, 2009
The opportunity to comment on the U.S. EPA's proposed RFS2 rule ended last Friday, but not before the renewable fuels industry rallied to make its final case against indirect land use change (ILUC) and other issues addressed in the proposal. Thousands of comments were filed throughout the 120-day comment period, but many industry groups that had been commenting on single issues throughout the course of the comment period chose to file all-inclusive comments on Friday as a way to reiterate their opinions. Among them were the American Coalition for Ethanol, the Renewable Fuels Association and the National Biodiesel Board.
ILUC Debate Heats Up, Cools Down
By Rona Johnson
September 25, 2009
A short-lived amendment to the federal Department of Interior's 2010 appropriations bill (HR 2996) caused quite a stir this week. The bill, which was offered by Sens. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ben Nelson, D-Neb., was intended to prohibit the use of fiscal year 2010 funds by the U.S. EPA to include international indirect land-use change (ILUC) emissions in implementing the renewable fuels standard (RFS2). Under RFS2, fuels must meet specific greenhouse gas emissions targets to qualify for the program. As it is currently written, the EPA would include greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with ILUC in its calculations.
Ethanol in the Classroom? Why Not?
September 21, 2009
Last week, the Renewable Fuels Association announced a new <a target="_blank" href="http://renewablefuelsassociation.cmail2.com/T/ViewEmail/y/0FD0835870C7F7D5/52EADCCF38F32884F6A1C87C670A6B9F " rel="external">program </a>it has launched to provide high school students with information on renewable fuels industry careers. The curriculum will provide Future Farmers of America members with details of the renewable fuels industry. <br> <br>Already, there have been grumbles from anti-ethanol groups, questioning whether this is type of information is appropriate. In response, I have one word for those dissenters: Absolutely.
BCAP Attracts a Lot of Attention
By Rona Johnson
September 18, 2009
The Biomass Crop Assistance Program has turned out to be a popular program. As of Wednesday, 23 facilities were qualified to participate in the program, which provides financial assistance to producers or entities that deliver eligible biomass to plants that use it produce heat, power, biobased products or biofuels.
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