The Summer Biomass Internship Program, a collaboration among three upstate New York organizations, will give undergraduate and graduate students a chance to work in the biomass industry.
The team at Mustus Energy has been patient during its 5-year quest to develop a 41.5 MW biomass power station in La Crete, Alberta, Canada, but the company will break ground this spring.
The Oregon Department of Energy has altered the biomass producer or collector tax credit, allowing for the first time standalone power to be eligible.
Advanced Bio Heat Co. expects its wood pellet-fired forced-air furnace to bolster the U.S. wood pellet industry by creating a requirement for stocking inventory during the summer.
A landfill gas-to energy project under development in Shanghai, China, is poised to be the largest of its kind in the country, and GE Energy has announced it will provide to the endeavor seven of its GE Jenbacher gas engines.
President Barack Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum on Feb. 21 to expand and strengthen the USDA BioPreferred program. The directive aims to drive innovation and job creation in rural America through biobased and sustainable product procurement.
A team of chemical engineers at UMass Amherst coined the discovery the "mini-cellulose" molecule, and it reveals for the first time the chemical reactions that take place in wood or prairie grasses during high-temperature conversion into biofuels.
Minneapolis-based biobased chemical technology developer BioAmber Inc. has closed on a Series C round of financing worth a total of $30 million. The financing was closed in two tranches, the second being $10 million from German company Lanxess.
ZeaChem signs a contract to get its portion of a $40 million USDA grant and will spend the money on its 250,000 gallon per year Oregon cellulosic ethanol demo plant, to develop drop-in fuels and chemicals.
Seattle-based firm Blue Marble Biomaterials and Anheuser-Busch Companies LLC have signed a memorandum of understanding for Blue Marble to begin development of a pilot biorefinery to be co-located at a North American Anheuser-Busch brewery.
New Pathways Could Improve Ethanol Yields
By Trent Nguyen, Ph.D.
February 22, 2012
A close look reveals metabolic conversion of oil content into sugar is possible
Liability issues surrounding the use of E15 remain a major concern for many retailers when considering offering the fuel to customers driving 2001 and newer vehicles.
Magellan adds ethanol storage at Texas terminal
February 22, 2012
Magellan Midstream Partners LP is nearing completion on a $2 million expansion project that will add ethanol storage and distribution services at its Mt. Pleasant, Texas, terminal.
Jobs, economic opportunity, energy security define ethanol
By Renewable Fuels Association
February 22, 2012
Domestic ethanol production was a shining light of hope for hundreds of thousands of American families all across the nation in 2011, according to an analysis commissioned by the RFA.
Total Cost Per Gallon: The True Measure of Success
By Jason M. Blake
February 22, 2012
Finding the sweet spot requires a holistic view of optimization
Supercritical Water Could Provide Greener Pathway to Corn Ethanol
By G. Graham Allan, John R. Di Iorio and Milo U. Zorzino
February 22, 2012
High temperatures yield remarkable changes in water's chemical reactivity
Researchers Evaluate Agave's Potential for Ethanol
By Remigio Madrigal-Lugo and Alejandro Velázquez-Loera
February 22, 2012
High-yielding varieties promise agave-based ethanol could surpass even sugarcane yields
Thirsty for More
February 22, 2012
Ethanol's high octane rating may be the ticket for meeting escalating fuel efficiency standards in engines
Training for Trains
February 22, 2012
A 130-ton tank car is a unique beast that demands its handlers have proper safety knowledge
Business Briefs
By Ethanol Producer Magazine Staff
February 22, 2012
People, Partnerships & Deals
The Fan Connection
February 22, 2012
NASCAR looks back on a year of E15 as the 2012 season kicks off in February
Novozymes announces new advanced biofuels enzyme technology
By Novozymes
February 22, 2012
A new enzyme from Novozymes decreases costs and increases yields in production of advanced biofuels from agricultural residues and waste. The enzyme performs 1.5 times better than the company's previous advanced biofuels enzyme, Cellic CTec2.
The Next Level
February 22, 2012
Marketing firms join to form next generation of ethanol marketing
When the Chips are Gasified
February 22, 2012
Demonstration project produces green energy from yard waste
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