Aemetis Inc. recently announced that its Aemetis Advanced Products Keyes subsidiary signed a 20-year feedstock supply agreement to produce cellulosic ethanol at a former U.S. Army munitions facility located in Riverbank, California.
Gevo Inc. has released third quarter financial results, reporting that the company's management and board of directors are reviewing its strategic and financial operations. Gevo also said it reduced staff at its Luverne, Minnesota, plant in October.
The American Biogas Council has expressed disappointment in the tax reform package introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives Nov. 2. The ABC is criticizing the bill's unequal treatment of tax credits for renewable power technologies.
The nation's top renewable fuel advocates have launched a new television ad recognizing President Trump's steadfast support for rural communities, farmers, and workers in the biofuel sector. The ad begins airing Nov. 6 on Fox News.
DuPont Industrial Biosciences has announced a new enzyme product designed to improve biogas production during anaerobic digestion in the waste water industry. The enzyme, DuPont Optimash AD-300, is immediately available to producers around the world.
On Nov. 2, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf issued a letter to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt asking for a nationwide waiver of the 2017 and 2018 Renewable Fuel Standard renewable volume requirements (RVOs).
Commercial greenhouses are proving that biomass heating systems can provide an operational boost in an increasingly global, competitive flower and plant marketplace.
In a landmark development for Minnesota's ethanol industry, there are now 202 stations in the state that offer E15. In 2014, there were 17 stations offering E15 in Minnesota. In 2015, that total rose to 27 and nearly tripled to 61 stations in 2016.
On Nov. 2, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf issued a letter to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt asking for a nationwide waiver of the 2017 and 2018 Renewable Fuel Standard renewable volume requirements (RVOs).
New Financing Option for Proposed Energy Projects
By Lynn Knox
November 05, 2017
New biomass energy projects have the opportunity to look beyond power purchase and offtake agreements to fund projects.
After four years of operating, a New Hampshire county biomass heating project has replaced nearly all of its heating oil consumption.
Enviva Partners LP has released third quarter financial results, reporting net income of $131.5 million, up 18.7 percent. Included in the net revenue were product sales of $125.4 million on a volume of 668,000 metric tons of wood pellets.
Green Plains Inc. has released third quarter financial results, reporting net income of $34.4 million, or 74 cents per diluted share, up from $7.9 million, or 20 cents per diluted share, for the same period of last year.
Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del., and Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Reps. Ted Poe, R-Texas, and Mike Thompson, D.-Calif., have reintroduced legislation that aims to level the playing field for clean energy.
Vermont Renewable Fuels is hitting the road with a new delivery truck. The 2017 Kenworth can haul 16-tons of pellets with a fully pneumatic delivery system and was funded in part by a $94,000 grant from the Vermont Clean Energy Development Fund.
After a multiyear development process, Plumas County is replacing its Health and Human Services Center's inadequate heating system with biomass, which will save upward of $30,000 annually.
Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del., and Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Reps. Ted Poe, R-Texas, and Mike Thompson, D.-Calif., have reintroduced legislation that aims to level the playing field for clean energy.
Phoenix Energy announced that North Fork Community Power and Blue Mountain Electric Co. received offers for power purchase agreements from Pacific Gas & Electric. The offers were awarded under the Bioenergy Market Adjusting Tariff.
The U.S. Grains Council is adding a new strategic director in Asia and assistant director in Southeast Asia as part of a global resource expansion meant to capture near-term demand for feed grain sales and build long-term demand for ethanol.
In October, the USDA Economic Research Service published a report on global ethanol mandates that outlines the opportunities for exports of U.S. ethanol and distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS).
On Oct. 30, DONG Energy kicked off the biomass conversion of the Asnæs Power Station in Kalundborg, Denmark. Following the two-year conversion process, the facility will take in wood chips and other forms of biomass as fuel.
Neste has released third quarter financial results, reporting increased sales volumes and strong margins for the company's Renewable Products division, which achieved a comparable sales margin of $435 per ton, up from $375 per ton.
Drax Biomass, a leading manufacturer of sustainably sourced compressed wood pellets, has received The Governor's Award for Excellence in Exporting—New to Export Category for its dedication and commitment to Mississippi communities.
The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) recently announced the addition of four senior government affairs and biofuels policy experts to run its Washington, D.C., operations.
DuPont Industrial Biosciences has announced plans to sell its 30 MMgy cellulosic ethanol plant in Nevada, Iowa. The move comes almost exactly two years after the company celebrated the grand opening of the facility in October 2015.
Researchers from Washington State University, Oregon State University and the University of Montana have recently devised refined methods to estimate the amount of forest residue that is available for wood-based biorefineries to use.
A research project has been carried out by a doctoral student at the University of Borås shows it is possible to produce bioethanol from agricultural and industrial waste in existing plants in a socioeconomically sustainable way.
The White House Office of Management and Budget is reviewing the U.S. EPA's final rule to set 2018 Renewable Fuel Standard renewable volume requirements (RVOs), along with the 2019 RVO for biomass-based diesel.
A short hour north of the Montana border, the U.S. Grains Council is exploring the geographic advantage of unit trains carrying U.S. corn and distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) to Canadian feedlots around Lethbridge, Alberta.
Turkey's largest integrated egg producer, Güres Group, is working with Italian turbogenerator firm Turboden to convert 500 tons a day of chicken manure from 4 million laying hens into green power for the grid.
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