Key factors to fuel handling design and implementation include raw material supply and power purchase agreements, according to Desmond Smith, vice president of Bruks Rockwood Inc. and speaker at the Pacific West Biomass Conference & Trade Show.
Thinning of pinyon-juniper woodlands would create healthier stands, as well as provide biomass feedstock for energy production, according to Mike Baughman, executive director of the Lincoln County, Nev., Regional Development Authority.
Viability of electricity generation from biomass in the Pacific West was the topic of a breakout panel discussion at the Pacific West Biomass Conference & Trade Show in San Fracisco, Calif, Jan. 16-18.
The Kansas Alliance for Biorefining and Bioenergy has teamed up with MGP Ingredients Inc. and four Kansas universities to develop innovative technologies and products using biobased raw materials. KABB is awarding a $1.4 million grant for the work.
Attendees at the 2012 Pacific West Biomass Conference & Trade show in San Francisco had the opportunity to learn about current trends in financing mechanisms during the event's opening general session panel on financing in a tight capital market.
The Florida biorefinery is slated to produce up to 400 gallons of ethanol and 5,000 pounds of organic acids for bioplastics per day. A wide variety of cellulosic feedstocks, such as crop residue and yard waste, will be tested at the pilot facility.
'Generic fuel' might make good slogan
January 16, 2012
Ethanol – the generic fuel. Nice phrase that might have some merit as a slogan. It's adapted from a letter to the editor from Merle Wise, Sebastian, Fla.
Balancing DDGS Value for Producers, Feeders
By Kurt Rosentrater
January 16, 2012
Ethanol coproduct plays important role on both sides of value proposition
Plastics Cozy Up to Distillers Grains
January 16, 2012
Pilot testing gives new product the green light
New Algorithm Aids DDGS Moisture Control, Profitability
By Brian Durham and Roger Douglas
January 16, 2012
A case study demonstrates improved dryer performance
Rolling into the Forage Market
January 16, 2012
Cattlemen are increasingly turning to value-added distillers grains products from SweetPro Feeds
Mixing it Up
January 16, 2012
Combining stover with distillers grains for cattle feed
A $20 million biomass district heating project proposed for Montpelier, Vt., has received recommendation from city and state officials on three necessary contracts.
The third annual Pacific West Biomass Conference & Trade Show kicked off with a day-long tour, including one of the country's most innovative wastewater treatment plants, as well as an on-farm dairy digester power system.
Lufthansa said it will now focus on suitability, availability, sustainability and certification of raw materials, but first it must tap into this market. It will only continue with trials if it can secure enough volume of certified sustainable fuel.
BBI International and NEAtech form consulting joint venture
By BBI International
January 13, 2012
BBI International and NEAtech announced a joint venture for a new international consulting service called BBI Consulting Services. The service will allow BBI International and NEAtech to deliver additional expertise to customers.
Heading to San Francisco
January 13, 2012
As I drove through blowing snow and over a small but growing snow bank in the spot where I parked my car this morning, I happily reminded myself that I'll be in sunny San Francisco, Calif., next week.
Verso Paper Corp. has finished a $45 million energy system upgrade at its Quinnesec, Mich., pulp and paper mill.
Solazyme announced the hiring of Mark Warner as senior vice president of engineering. Warner joins Solazyme from Harris Group where he was senior vice president of process industries. He is responsible for engineering Solazyme facilities worldwide.
BBI International and NEAtech have announced a joint venture to develop a new international consulting service called BBI Consulting Services. The service will allow BBI and NEAtech to deliver additional expertise to bioenergy project developers.
The corn market was expected to drop sharply following the release of the USDA's monthly World Agriculture Supply and Demand report. The report, indeed, did increase the projection for U.S. feed grain supplies for 2011-'12.
Calling it a “major milestone� in the agency's work to address climate change, U.S. EPA Assistant Administrator Gina McCarthy announced the release of the 2010 GHG emissions reports submitted to the EPA by more than 6,700 U.S. stationary sources.
Iowa economist computes ethanol contribution at just $1 billion
January 12, 2012
Iowa's ethanol industry added $1 billion to the state's economy in 2011, Dave Swenson, Iowa State University associate scientist in economics, said in a recent report that shows dramatically lower numbers than many other reports.
An extended delay of the filing of Massachusetts' final renewable portfolio standard (RPS) regulations has created a lull in statewide biomass energy development.
Nova Scotia Power has continued to move forward with a $200 million biomass cogeneration project at a paper mill in Cape Brenton, Nova Scotia, Canada, despite the mill's September closure over financial difficulties.
After six months of testing, Lufthansa powers a regularly scheduled flight from Frankfurt to D.C. on Neste Oil's NExBTL biojet fuel.
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