E15 is currently cleared for sale in a handful of states, with work ongoing to bring it to the rest of the U.S.
While Giant King Grass was previously released from quarantine by the USDA for distribution in the U.S., Hawaii has additional plant import rules, and the crop is being grown in a facility under the purview of the Hawaii Department of Agriculture.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia will not rehear a case filed by the Grocery Manufacturers Association against the U.S. EPA. The case challenged the EPA's decision to permit the commercial use of E15 in certain vehicles.
The Scoular Co. announced Jan. 14 that it had sold a portion of its ownership interest in Pratt Energy LLC to a new majority owner. The 55 MMgy ethanol plant in Pratt, Kan., has been idled more than three years.
Chemists at the University of California, Davis, have engineered blue-green algae to grow chemical precursors for fuels and plastics, the first step in replacing fossil fuels as raw materials for the chemical industry.
The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) approved the grant funding for Adecoagro Valley Ivinhema of R $488.6 million. The funds will be used in the implementation of a new sugar mill and ethanol in the municipality of Ivinhema, Mato Grosso do Sul.
Kedco plc has announced the signing of heads of terms with Londonderry Port & Harbour Commissioners for a new biomass power plant, which will feature a capacity of up to 25 MW. The company has also issued an update of its project portfolio.
Wood-to-energy will significantly benefit from the low-cost natural gas, according to a new white paper released from FutureMetrics Inc., including European wood pellet export operations and the domestic wood pellet boiler sector.
The U.S. EPA has published data on the renewable fuel standard (RFS) for Nov. 2012. No D3 renewable identification numbers (RINs) were generated during the month for cellulosic biofuels. However, I,741 D7 RINs were generated for cellulosic diesel.
"As we look ahead to a promising future in our small towns and rural communities, I am pleased to continue working alongside President Obama to grow more opportunity in rural America," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Exports of U.S. ethanol and distillers grains hit the lowest level of the year in November, down 25 percent and 16 percent respectively, compared to October. Shipments of exported fuel ethanol totaled 40.4 million gallons in November.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced $25 million to fund research and development of next-generation renewable energy and high-value biobased products from biomass sources though the Biomass Research and Development Initiative.
"As we look ahead to a promising future in our small towns and rural communities, I am pleased to continue working alongside President Obama to grow more opportunity in rural America," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Neutralizing negativity with facts
January 14, 2013
Oldtimers in the ethanol industry will tell you misinformation campaigns against ethanol are nothing new. That doesn't mean, however, that the current version of same can be ignored.
The U.S. EPA has published data on the renewable fuel standard (RFS) for Nov. 2012. No D3 renewable identification numbers (RINs) were generated during the month for cellulosic biofuels. However, I,741 D7 RINs were generated for cellulosic diesel.
LifeLine Foods Inc. has received the Safe Quality Food program certification, giving it a boost as it moves forward following a financial restructuring. The St. Joseph, Mo.-based 50 MMgy ethanol producer also manufactures a line of food products.
A 24 MW biomass power plant in Maine is up for sale. According to information issued by Niagara Worldwide, it is working in conjunction with Sherman Development LLC to liquidate a former Boralax Biomass Power Plant.
A $1.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation Sustainable Energy Pathways Program will support research into the viability and optimization of algae-based biofuel systems to meet the energy needs of homes and communities.
Three USDA reports issued within hours of each other increase global corn supplies slightly, ups the 2012 U.S. corn yield estimate to 123.4 bushels per acre and shows Dec. 1 corn stocks at 8 billion bushels.
DP CleanTech announced the recent signing of a contract for the delivery of a 30 MW biomass power plant to Polish Energy Partners for $34.1 million. The complete straw-fired power plant will be delivered on a turnkey basis.
BBI International announced this week the preliminary agenda for the 6th annual International Biomass Conference & Expo. The 2013 agenda, featuring four comprehensive tracks, is tightly focused on leading edge developments in the biomass industry.
Seven recipients have each been awarded GBP292,000 ($469,000) by the United Kingdom Department of Energy & Climate Change as part of a program focused on funding projects that utilize wetland biomass for energy.
Research show perennial biofuel crops reduce nitrogen loss
By University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
January 11, 2013
In a four-year University of Illinois study that compared miscanthus, switchgrass, and mixed prairie species to typical corn-corn-soybean rotations, each of the perennial crops were highly efficient at reducing nitrogen losses.
Germany-based ethanol producer CropEnergies AG has announced its operating profit more than doubled during its third fiscal quarter of 2012, which ended Nov. 30. The company attributes the increase, in part, to increased ethanol sales.
In a four-year University of Illinois study that compared miscanthus, switchgrass, and mixed prairie species to typical corn-corn-soybean rotations, each of the perennial crops were highly efficient at reducing nitrogen losses.
International technology group Andritz has received an order from Fortum Varme to supply a circulating fluidized bed boiler for the new Vartaverket combined heat and power plant in Stockholm, Sweden. Start-up is scheduled for 2015.
LC Energy, one of England's leading specialists in sustainable wood fuel supply, has announced its acquisition of Harvest Wood Fuels bulk pellet business, a top supplier of high grade wood pellets based in Tilford, Surrey, England.
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