Zero Liquid Discharge Systems Offer Sustainability
By Amelia Jordan
September 15, 2009
Creating safe, sustainable and environmentally friendly water treatment systems is a priority for ethanol production plants. Zero liquid discharge systems are gaining ground as pragmatic solutions.
Central American Getaway
September 15, 2009
Central American and Caribbean countries continue to serve as rendezvous points for Brazilian ethanol companies seeking to dehydrate their way out of the 54 cent U.S. import tariff. The loophole that allows this has a bad rap among U.S. producers, but is it deserved?
Let Your Voices be Heard
September 14, 2009
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) recently hosted U.S. EPA officials to a tour of Iowa family farms and an information session by renewable fuels industry members. Grassley said he was driven to organize the event after learning that the EPA official in charge of determining the guidelines for indirect land use change in the second stage of the renewable fuel standard (RFS2) had never even been to a farm. This brings to light the significance of presenting the industry's case to the EPA regarding implementation of the RFS2. From indirect land use change to the 2010 cellulosic biofuel mandates and RIN regulations - the proposal is loaded with items that could critically impact the future of the domestic fuel production. The fact that the industry's livelihood is in the hands of Washingtonians who have no first-hand knowledge of either agriculture or renewable fuels is a reminder that members of the ethanol industry need to continue to educate the public as well as policymakers.
Biorefineries Starting to Emerge?
By Rona Johnson
September 11, 2009
The news that We Energies is planning to build a biomass power plant at the Domtar paper mill in Rothschild, Wis., was music to our ears here at Biomass Magazine. Dating back to a feature that we published in the October 2007 issue called "Not so Run of the Mill" (http://www.biomassmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=1297&q=pulp and paper) we have been waiting for U.S. pulp and paper mills to reform themselves into biorefineries that produce everything from paper to power to biofuel.
California Fires Illustrate Need for Forest Thinning
By Rona Johnson
September 04, 2009
Seeing all the devastation caused by wildfires in California it just underlines the importance of forest thinning. The latest news on the largest fire north of Los Angeles, is that it has destroyed more than five dozen homes, forced 12,000 people to evacuate their homes and burned more than 100,000 acres of the Angeles National Forest. The fire has also taken a toll on firefighters; two have lost their lives.
Calling all Feedstock Experts
August 31, 2009
EPM has decided to begin publishing a monthly column devoted to the most important ingredient in ethanol production — feedstocks. Beginning with the October issue, feedstock experts will share updates, breakthroughs and ideas concerning the production and processing of corn, as well as small grains and cellulosic materials, in a column titled "Taking Stalk."
No Time to Get Complacent
By Rona Johnson
August 28, 2009
With all the government programs being announced recently to fund renewable energy projects it might seem to some that all we have to do now is sit back and watch the money roll in (although I'm sure it's not all that simple). But that shouldn't make us complacent and keep us from making the world an even better place for biomass.
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