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.
Oneida Seven Generations Corp. has chosen PIC Group Inc. to operate and maintain its biomass gasification project currently underway in Green Bay, Wis.
Westar Trade Resource president and CEO, Cindy Thyfault, has some advice for U.S. renewable energy companies looking to enter the global marketplace.
Report Projects Upswing in Torrefied Biomass Use
February 10, 2012
Many of you will be interested in a new report by consulting firm Hawkins Wright that predicts global demand for torrefied biomass to exceed 70 million metric tons per year by 2020.
UPM recently announced plans to develop a biorefinery in Lappeenranta, Finland, to convert crude tall oil into renewable drop-in diesel biofuel. Construction on the 100,000 metric ton plant is scheduled to begin this summer, with startup in 2014.
The report lowered estimates for the 2011-'12 marketing year ending stocks on expected higher exports, leaving estimates for corn use for ethanol production unchanged from the previous month at 5 billion bushels.
Green Plains revenues up $1.5 billion
By Green Plains Renewable Energy
February 09, 2012
Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc. announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31. Net income attributable to Green Plains for 2011 was $38.4 million compared to $48 million in 2010.
ISU finds up to 10 percent corn yield increase with cover crops
By Iowa State University News Service
February 09, 2012
The most recent annual results from a four-year Iowa State University study on using cover crops between rows of corn reveals yield increases of 5 to 10 percent are possible. It's the best results the research has revealed so far.
Viridis Energy is bringing a pellet mill back online in Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, increasing the mill's export shipment volumes from 6,000 metric tons of wood pellets to 25,000 metric tons.
Forth Energy, a joint venture between Scottish & Southern Energy plc and Forth Ports Ltd., has withdrawn its application to construct a 100 MW combined-heat-and-power plant at the Port of Leith in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Getting the biorefining word out there
Mansfield, Noble merge ethanol marketing divisions
February 08, 2012
The Mansfield Oil Co. and global agricultural and energy products supplier Noble Group have combined their ethanol plant marketing divisions to create a new joint venture known as Noble Mansfield Renewable Energy.
A N.D. energy beet-to-ethanol project landed $1 million in funding, moving it closer to realization as the U.S. EPA considers whether energy beet ethanol qualifies as an advanced biofuel.
The U.S. EPA's Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) has recently recognized and awarded several landfill gas-to-energy projects and companies involved in the industry.
Leaders from the biomass power, geothermal and hydropower industries have teamed up to voice their support for extending the renewable energy production tax credit.
The Heat is Power Association, a new trade organization focused on the wide-scale development of a waste heat-to-power (WH2P) market, has officially launched and is welcoming new members.
Poet targets dairy market with low-fat DDGS
By Poet LLC
February 07, 2012
Poet LLC is upping its stake in the dairy feed market with the introduction of Dakota Gold Low Fat dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS), which research is showing can be fed to dairy cattle at a higher inclusion rate than traditional DDGS.
Shrimp cocktail anyone?
February 07, 2012
Here's why ethanol producers should care about the domestic shrimp industry. Hint, it's not just because they taste better fresh, never frozen.
The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology met to markup H.R. 3199, introduced last fall by committee Vice Chairman Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., that would require further testing on the effects of E15 on vehicles and other engines.
The USDA has announced a $25 million Notice of Funding Availability for its Repowering Assistance Program, which is designed to provide a financial incentive for biorefineries to use biomass in place of fossil fuels for heat or power production.
Putting Together a Pellet Mill Map
February 07, 2012
For the past couple months, I've been putting together a list of pellet mills in the U.S. and Canada for Biomass Power & Thermal's first pellet mill map, set for release with the May issue of the magazine.
The British-based broadcasting giant, BSkyB Ltd., has installed a combined-heat-and-power system at the company's Heathrow, London studio complex that will begin operations this year.
The website, AllAboutAlgae.com, developed in concert with the National Biodiesel Board, provides information, videos and photos all about algae-derived products such as biodiesel, aviation fuel, biochemicals, animal feed and nutritional supplements.
100 down, and a lesson from grain washing
February 06, 2012
Writing a weekly blog goes with the job of editing Ethanol Producer Magazine, and this week marks my 100th blog.
ADM to close ND ethanol plant
February 06, 2012
Archer Daniels Midland Co. announced Feb. 6 that it will close its 30 MMgy ethanol plant in Walhalla, N.D., in April, citing a need to optimize its U.S. corn processing operations as the reason for the closure.
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