Mixed reactions to EPA's E15 health effects approval
February 20, 2012
RFA and ACE applaud EPA's approval of health effects and emissions testing on E15, even as the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers and the Environmental Working Group continue to take issue with the EPA's E15 labeling requirements.
Record-breaking 2010 exports of DDGS were a hard act to follow in 2011, particularly considering the impact of the Chinese anti-dumping investigation. A total of 7.65 million metric tons of U.S. DDGS were exported in 2011.
EPA approves study on E15 health effects, emissions
By Growth Energy
February 17, 2012
The U.S. ethanol industry came one step closer today to seeing low-cost, renewable E15 sold into the American fuels marketplace with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's evaluation of the health effects of E15.
A total of 1.19 billion gallons of U.S. ethanol was shipped out in 2011, with one-third going to Brazil, this year's No. 1 importer of U.S. ethanol. All in all, it was a huge year for U.S. ethanol exports.
Representatives and supporters of the cellulosic biofuels industry filed a series of letters with the U.S. EPA on Feb. 16 pushing back against petroleum refiners who requested the agency waive 2011 cellulosic biofuel obligations.
Seattle-based ecoTECH Energy Group has begun site work for a 5 MW biomass facility that will supply heat and power to an aquaponics greenhouse project near McBride, British Columbia.
Exciting Upcoming Issues
February 17, 2012
I just finished final edits on the March issue of Biomass Power & Thermal and am very excited to release it to you all. Not only that, but the editorial team is working on the upcoming April issue, as well as our Spring 2012 Pellet Mill Magazine.
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is the headline speaker at the upcoming National Ethanol Conference, Feb. 22-24 in Orlando Florida. Other featured speakers include White House insiders Karl Rove and Robert Gibbs.
Greenfield Ethanol Inc. has teamed with Enerkem Inc. to establish a 10 MMgy cellulosic ethanol facility at the site of Greenfield's existing 120 million liter per year (about 31 MMgy) corn ethanol plant in Varennes, Quèbec.
A pellet boiler subsidy program designed to help 40 homeowners in Berlin, N.H., reduce heating costs through wood pellet-based heat has been extended indefinitely. It was slated to expire this month.
The White House has released its Fiscal Year 2013 budget request for the USDA. The administration is asking for a total of $23 billion in discretionary funding, which is a nearly 3 percent decrease compared to the funding levels enacted for FY 2012.
A research project at Montana State University discovered a fungus that can eat algae and effectively ooze oil when dried. It was found through studies in extreme Archaea in Yellowstone hot springs that live in low-pH, high-temperature environments.
The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry held a Farm Bill hearing on Rural Development and Energy Feb. 15. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack opened the testimony by speaking about the importance of energy policy in the Farm Bill.
BlueFire Renewables together with its wholly owned subsidiary SucreSource have signed agreements with GS Caltex, a Korean petrochemical refining company, to build a cellulose-to-sugar production facility in Korea converting 2 tons/day of C&D waste.
Dynamic Fuels LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between Tyson Foods and Syntroleum, and Mansfield Oil have signed an agreement to supply renewable diesel to Norfolk Southern Corp., one of the country's largest transporters of coal and industrial products.
Stable policy is needed, and there are options available for obligated parties outside of an all-out waiver retroactive to last year.
The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium is seeking hosts for the next National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day Odyssey, a biennial nationwide event, set for Oct. 18, to promote alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies.
The U.S. DOE released information detailing Obama's $27.2 billion budget requested for the department. Nearly $2.34 billion, or 8.61 percent of the total budget, would support energy efficiency and renewable energy activities and projects.
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack and bioenergy stakeholders testified before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry about the importance of the Farm Bill's energy programs during a Feb. 15 hearing.
Active Energy Group, a European biomass provider, announced plans to close its two U.K. biomass businesses, Active Energy Ltd. and Redline Engineering, but the company isn't exiting the industry.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is requesting public comment on plans for an 8 MW anaerobic digestion power plant in Le Sueur County, Minn.
Florida-based PetroAlgae Inc. has changed its name to Parabel Inc. According to information released by the company, the new name better reflects its strategic changes and commercial milestones. Its pending IPO registration was amended in December.
A dedicated biofuels enzyme plant under construction in Blair, Neb., was visited by U.S. DOE Senior Advisor Peter Gage on Feb. 10.
As gas sales sag, E85 sales soar in Minnesota
By American Lung Association in Minnesota
February 14, 2012
While gasoline consumption in Minnesota dipped to its lowest point in a decade in 2011, sales of E85 fuel in Minnesota finished the year strong.
Illinois River, Pinal Energy slow down their production rates
By Holly Jessen, Susanne Retka Schill
February 14, 2012
Illinois River Energy LLC, a 110 MMgy plant located in Rochelle, Ill., is reducing its February output by about 7 percent and Pinal Energy LLC, a 50 MMgy ethanol plant in Maricopa, Ariz., has slowed down production to about 90 percent of capacity.
U.S. President Barack Obama has sent to Congress his federal budget for fiscal year 2013 and has seemingly followed through on his verbal commitments to renewable energy delivered in his Jan. 24 State of the Union Address.
The Legacy Biomass Bill (SB 5575), which expands the renewable energy classification for both plants and feedstocks, has passed through the Washington State Senate with an overwhelming majority vote of 45-1.
The U.S. DOE released information detailing Obama's $27.2 billion budget requested for the department. Nearly $2.34 billion, or 8.61 percent of the total budget, would support energy efficiency and renewable energy activities and projects.
Tight margins drive search for efficiency
February 13, 2012
There's plenty of anxiety in the ethanol world. The ethanol/corn crush margin dipped into the negative recently, although the last I saw, it was a few cents on the positive side again.
Environmentalists withdraw, poultry/meat RFS challenge heard
By Growth Energy/RFA
February 13, 2012
While environmental groups withdrew their broader challenge, poultry/meat association objections to the RFS are being heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals.
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