See You Next Week
April 13, 2012
I've never been to Denver, Colo. Next week will mark yet another first-time destination for me in my three years working for BBI International, and it's a great experience every time.
The 2012 conference agenda, featuring five comprehensive tracks, is tightly focused on leading-edge developments in the biomass industry, from cultivation, harvest and storage to conversion technology, project finance and regulatory guidance.
The U.S. DOE has announced a pool of $9 million for up to 50 small business projects designed to improve manufacturing processes, boost the efficiency of buildings, reduce reliance on oil, and generate electricity from renewable energy sources.
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and the EERC held a commissioning ceremony for a high-pressure dry solids pump that enables significant scale down of commercial gasification systems.
SMUD co-digestion facility under construction
By Anna Austin
April 12, 2012
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District and the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District have begun construction of a co-digestion facility at the Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant in Elk Grove, Calif.
Largest biomass plant in Calif. scores PPA
By Anna Austin
April 12, 2012
The community-owned power and water utility in Imperial, Calif., has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Greenleaf Power Inc.'s Desert View Power plant near Mecca, Calif.
The ethanol industry went from booming business to tight and even negative margins in the first quarter
Closing the Books on EPIC
April 11, 2012
Nebraska producers receive final incentive payments
Business Briefs
By Ethanol Producer Magazine Staff
April 11, 2012
People, Partnerships & Deals
The Energy & Environmental Research Center and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Inc. have officially begun the commissioning stage of a commercial-scale dry-solids prototype pump.
Trade associations representing many sectors of the biorefining industry, and other bioenergy stakeholders (100 organizations total), are taking action on behalf of their members to encourage a strong energy title be included in the next Farm Bill.
Steel in the Ground
April 11, 2012
The largest cellulosic ethanol plants in the world are ready to prove their mettle
EU Requires Sustainable Biofuels
By Antje Grzesik
April 11, 2012
How U.S. ethanol producers can become certified
Iowa Partners to Develop Cellulosic Ethanol Projects
By Bill Northey, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
April 11, 2012
Incentives, research capabilities, workforce development among advantages Iowa offers
Researchers Delve into Enzyme Costs
April 11, 2012
It is commonly assumed lower in literature
Ethanol Producers Field EPA 114 Information Requests
By Todd Palmer and Anna Wildeman
April 11, 2012
Researchers at UCLA, led by James Liao, have demonstrated a novel method for converting carbon dioxide within an intermediary, such as formic acid, into higher alcohols like isobutanol and 3-methyl-1-butanol using renewable electricity.
A DeKalb County, Ga., renewable energy center located at the Seminole Road Landfill will soon be turning methane gas into cash, according to DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis.
Energy Beets: Who will Leap First?
April 11, 2012
North American sugar-to-ethanol strategy differs from Brazil's, Europe's
Capacity Creep
April 11, 2012
EPM map cites 6 percent capacity gain from spring 2011
EPA evaluates energy cane, giant reed and napiergrass
Looking Down on the Future
April 11, 2012
Researchers employ satellites to analyze feedstock potential
Sweetwater Energy and BioGasol announce partnership
By Sweetwater Energy
April 10, 2012
Sweetwater Energy Inc., a Rochester, N.Y.-based cellulosic sugar manufacturer, and BioGasol ApS, a Danish biotechnology company, have entered into a strategic partnership.
Energy Management: Project or Process
By Jaron Vande Hoef
April 10, 2012
Commitment to continuous improvement helps small steps become 10-20 percent savings
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