A U.S. DOE award of up to $2.5 million will help Novozymes identify new and efficient enzymes to produce advanced biofuels and chemicals from corn stover, including cellulosic ethanol. Novozymes is partnering on this with MBI International.
The American Biogas Council and the U.S. Composting Council have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding created to help accelerate the growth of the organics recycling industry.
A U.S. DOE award of up to $2.5 million will help Novozymes identify new and efficient enzymes to produce advanced biofuels and chemicals from corn stover, including cellulosic ethanol. Novozymes is partnering on this with MBI International.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the January issue of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, which is the first to include forecasts for 2014. The report includes forecasts for biomass power production and for home heating with wood.
Freez-it Cleen has announced its proprietary dry ice cleaning process is now protected by a U.S. patent. The technology uses dry ice pellets to clean exchange surfaces on a wide variety of equipment found in biofuel production facilities.
On Jan. 8, the U.S. Energy Information Administration released the January issue of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, which is the first to include forecasts for 2014. The EIA's analysis predicts that ethanol production will rebound in 2013 and 2014.
The American Coalition for Ethanol has reacted to the American Automobile Association's criticism of E15 by comparing and contrasting the organization's response to E15 with that of its response to the sale of 85 octane gas in South Dakota.
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association has congratulated Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad for his recent selection as chair of the Governors' Biofuels Coalition for 2013, a year with a great deal at stake for the renewable fuels community.
Nebraska Corn Processing LLC has agreed to pay a civil penalty of up to $12,000 after a June 2010 test showed it violated its Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality permit. Since that time, the plant has maintained permitted emissions levels.
A notice posted to the China Internet Information Center states that the country has increased the number of renewable power projects that qualify for state subsidies under a tariff surcharge program, including several biomass projects.
Foster Wheeler AG has announced that the GDF Suez power plant located in Polaniec, Poland, is now in commercial operation, delivering over 200 MW of electricity to the country's electricity grid solely from biomass.
ABO expands depth and breadth of membership
By Algae Biomass Organization
January 08, 2013
New memberships in the Algae Biomass Organization reflected a wider range of industries in 2012, driven by the increasing impact of algae technology as an economical and environmental source of sustainable fuels, chemicals, food and other products.
Southern Research Institute has entered into a cooperative agreement with the U.S. DOE to test a method for producing liquid transportation fuels from coal and biomass that eliminates the typical Fischer-Tropsch product upgrading and refining steps.
The U.S Energy Information Administration's weekly ethanol plant production statistics show that ethanol production dropped off slightly during the final week of 2012, to 807,000 barrels per day. The four-week average was 822,000 barrels.
Pellet Mill Repair: Flat Die Versus Ring Die
By Linda Zhu
January 07, 2013
Repair advantages and disadvantages should be considered when selecting the most suitable option for a pellet manufacturer.
Planned Outage Protocol
By Anna Austin
January 07, 2013
Scheduled outages for plant maintenance and repairs are essential to overall efficiency and functionality.
Minding the Fleet
January 07, 2013
NAES Corp.'s George Wackerhagen discusses strategies to keep a diverse portfolio of energy generation facilities, including 400-plus MWs of biomass power, operational and at peak efficiency.
Renewable Portfolio Standards and Military Bases in 2013
By Kate Bechen and Jordan Hemaidan
January 07, 2013
Wrong, but lessons learned
January 07, 2013
Last week in this blog I asked fuel-techies out there to tell me if my hunch was right about problems with fuel left in gas tanks for long-term storage. Turns out I was wrong.
Eco-Energy Inc., a leading biofuel supply chain company, has announced the execution of a multi-year ethanol marketing agreement with Corn Plus Ethanol, a 49 million gallon plant located in Winnebago, Minn.
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