An annual report issued by the United Nation's interagency energy group found that renewable energy consumption and investment in renewables increased in 2010 compared to the previous year.
Massachusetts-based Agrivida Inc. is conducting the first year of USDA-permitted field trials to grow corn that has been engineered to include enzymes in the corn stalk.
California awards $23 million to alternative fuels projects
By California Energy Commission
June 13, 2012
The California Energy Commission approved funding of $23,110,015 for projects that will advance the development of green fuels and the installation of fueling stations. Recipients include EdeniQ Inc and Aemetis Inc.
The USDA's BCAP program is back in action. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that two new project areas will be developed and another existing BCAP project area will be expanded through the help of a $9.6 million funding round.
The New Hampshire legislature recently passed legislation that aims to prohibit the state from participating in any low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) programs without authorization from the legislature.
USDA selects Chemtex for $3.9 million BCAP project
By Chemtex International
June 13, 2012
Chemtex International has been selected to receive approximately $4 million for a Biomass Crop Assistance Program project in North Carolina. The project will support 4,000 acres of miscanthus and switchgrass for cellulosic ethanol production.
The American Biogas Council and GE Energy hosted a joint webinar on June 13 to explain how cities and communities can take advantage of waste products through means of biogas-to-energy.
A group of Minnesota delegates recently visited several bioenergy facilities, including large-scale combined-heat-and-power facilities, throughout Sweden to study what might be possible in regard to implementing similar projects within the state.
Court order limits use of Gevo's isobutanol
By Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC
June 13, 2012
Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC said a federal district court's decision to limit use of isobutanol produced at Gevo Inc.'s Luverne, Minn., plant provides market protection to Butamax.
Isobutanol developer Gevo Inc. called the latest round in the patent battle with Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC a positive step.
The New Hampshire legislature recently passed legislation that aims to prohibit the state from participating in any low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) programs without authorization from the legislature.
Codexis said the termination of a three-way research agreement between Shell, Iogen Energy Corp. and Codexis Inc. won't affect its separate research deal with Shell.
Mycotoxins: A Pain in the Ear
June 12, 2012
Whether ethanol producers need to worry about toxic levels in distillers grains depends upon Mother Nature
Octane: What's in Your Fuel?
June 12, 2012
Minimum octane rating decisions could greatly impact ethanol's future market opportunities
The American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers and the Western States Petroleum Association filed a lawsuit June 11 challenging the U.S. EPA's 2011 cellulosic biofuel volume mandate as part of the renewable fuel standard.
Stepping Up to a New Facility
June 12, 2012
Nebraska town grows enzymes and community
Dropping Water Use
June 12, 2012
Ethanol producers balance cost and conservation when reducing consumption
Cellulosic Ethanol Here Today
June 12, 2012
Protecting the RFS is critically important
Stainless Steels: Cost-effective Materials
By Kristina Osterman
June 12, 2012
Different grades available for different applications
The Battle for the RFS
June 12, 2012
Cellulosic biofuels, the blendwall, E15 and future fuel economy standards become weapons in the grudge match between Big Oil and ethanol
Holding Strong
June 12, 2012
Ethanol producers share strategies for success in FEW panel
Brace for the Fight
June 12, 2012
Dinneen tells ethanol industry to expect brutal RFS fight
Protecting Ethanol Plants from Catastrophic Combustible Dust Explosions
By Doan Pendleton
June 12, 2012
Industrial vacuums help prevent secondary explosions
Norfolk, U.K.-based renewable energy developer Iceni Energy Ltd. has announced the successful approval of its planning application for a straw-fuelled biomass plant near Snetterton. The plant will burn primarily cereal and oilseed rape straw.
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