Terrabon files for bankruptcy
September 10, 2012
Houston-based Terrabon Inc. has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Under Chapter 7 proceedings, the company's operations will cease and a trustee will be tasked with liquidating the company's assets for the benefit of creditors.
LS9 Inc. recently announced the successful start-up of its Florida operations with an initial production run of fatty alcohols. The company completed the retrofit of the demonstration facility in Okeechobee, Fla. in May of this year.
Keep building support
September 10, 2012
An effort is under way to encourage comments on the request to the U.S. EPA to waive the renewable fuel standard.
Conservation biomass demonstration shows potential
September 07, 2012
A demonstration project completed by The Earth Partners LP, Applied Ecological Services and Poet LLC has shown that biomass from native grasses, grown for conservation purposes, can successfully fuel a boiler to create heat and power.
NatureWorks LLC and Sulzer Chemtech announced that Sulzer has shipped proprietary production equipment to NatureWorks' Blair, Neb., plant that will enable NatureWorks to increase production of Ingeo biopolymer and produce new resins and lactides.
The Water Environment Research Foundation released a report identifying the barriers to biogas use for energy at wastewater treatment facilities, and it indicates that inadequate payback and lack of available capital remain the dominant hindrances.
Lignol, Novozymes successfully complete enzyme optimization work
By Lignol Energy Corp.
September 07, 2012
Lignol Energy Corp. recently announced that it has successfully completed a major body of work in producing cellulosic ethanol at Lignol's pilot-scale biorefinery, in partnership with Novozymes Inc. Significant performance improvements were observed.
A demonstration project completed by The Earth Partners LP, Applied Ecological Services and Poet LLC has shown that biomass from native grasses, grown for conservation purposes, can successfully fuel a boiler to create heat and power.
Lignol Energy Corp. recently announced that it has successfully completed a major body of work in producing cellulosic ethanol at Lignol's pilot-scale biorefinery, in partnership with Novozymes Inc. Significant performance improvements were observed.
U.S. President Barack Obama accepted the nomination of the Democratic Party for the Nov. 6 election with mentions of increased fuel efficiency, decreased oil imports, biofuels and the reality of climate change.
A new research effort by BP Biofuels is reaffirming its role in the Gulf Coast region's economic health. Through a three-year project, BP Biofuels and Texas AgriLife Research are developing advanced biofuel feedstocks well-suited for the region.
Gulf Oil opens first E85 stations on Mass. turnpike
By Gulf Oil
September 06, 2012
In partnership with the Massachusetts DOT and the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Gulf Oil recently announced the grand opening of its E85 fueling station at the Charlton East Service Plaza on the Massachusetts Turnpike.
Patriot Bioenergy Corp. announced that it will begin field trials of recently deregulated Roundup Ready energy beets at a Sept. 6 press conference in Williamsburg, Ky., which is the same city where the company hopes to build its first ethanol plant.
Ethanol to reduce global GHG emission by 100 million tons in 2012
By Global Renewable Fuels Alliance
September 06, 2012
As the world gathers at the Global Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change in Hanoi, Vietnam, the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance released its annual Green House Gas (GHG) Reduction Forecast.
California Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed a bill into law that prevents corn ethanol projects within the state from being eligible for funding under California's Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, effective July 1, 2013.
ICM: Why we must keep the renewable fuel standard
By Dave Vander Griend, CEO of ICM Inc.
September 05, 2012
ICM Inc. CEO Dave Vander Griend addresses misinformation published in a recent Wichita Eagle editorial, titled "End Ethanol Mandate," and discusses the many benefits created by ethanol and the renewable fuel standard.
Airbus recently announced a partnership with Tsinghua University to complete a sustainability analysis of potential biojet feedstocks in China and support a biomass value chain. The company also opened its annual Fly Your Ideas student competition.
Minnesota ethanol plant restarts under new ownership
September 05, 2012
If not for a failed pump, the former Minnesota Energy ethanol plant near Buffalo Lake, Minn., would have shipped its first gallons of ethanol in more than two years. A minor fire that resulted is expected to delay the shipment by about a week.
Work to develop London's first anaerobic digestion (AD) facility is underway. The TEG Group recently announced it has secured funding to construct an organic waste facility in London. Alkane Energy plc will provide the gas-to-power capabilities.
RFA ethanol safety seminar planned for Willmar, Minn.
By Renewable Fuels Association
September 05, 2012
The Renewable Fuels Association, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, and Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co. will cohost a free ethanol safety seminar in Willmar, Minn., on Sept. 10 at the Willmar Education and Arts Center Auditorium.
A recently published USDA GAIN report addresses the Brazilian biofuel industry. The annual report includes an update of the country's biofuel policies and programs and provides production, supply and demand estimates and forecasts for 2012 and 2013.
Lallemand acquires NABC, forms new business unit
By Lallemand Inc.
September 05, 2012
Lallemand Inc. has announced the acquisition of North American Bioproducts Corp. and its ancillary businesses. The acquired companies will be combined with Lallemand's existing business, Lallemand Ethanol Technology, to form a new business unit.
Gussing Renewable Energy GmbH has successfully fueled a micro-combined-heat-and-power (CHP) fuel cell system developed ClearEdge Power with biogas. The system has been running at its full 5 kW capacity since Aug. 20.
In conjunction with the release of a U.S. DOE report on the U.S. combined-heat-and-power (CHP) industry, President Obama has made an Executive Order to facilitate investments in energy efficiency at industrial facilities, focusing on expanding CHP.
Biofuel groups file an intervenors brief in API lawsuit
By Renewable Fuels Association
September 04, 2012
Seven biofuel organizations filed an intervenors brief on Sept. 4 in the American Petroleum Institute case against the U.S. EPA challenging the 2012 cellulosic and advanced biofuel requirements under the renewable fuel standard (RFS).
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