Corn prices have rallied from a holiday slump and distillers grains prices should soon follow, according to Darin Newsom, senior analyst for Telvent DTN.
China's Commerce Ministry has announced it will extend an anti-dumping investigation of U.S. distillers grains. The new deadline has been set for June 28.
Good start to 2012
December 30, 2011
The ethanol industry got good news at year end, even as the blenders credit and import tariff expired. A federal judge declared California's LCFS is unconstitutional.
Maryland's Eastern Shore Correctional Institute will soon draw one-third of its power requirements from an anaerobic digestion project processing chicken litter and crop residue.
For two days in February, Alternative Energy Solutions International Inc. (AESI) will open the doors to its Kansas Biomass Research Institute (BRI), providing tours of a fully functional biomass power and testing facility.
Funding for Forest Biomass
December 30, 2011
With all the uncertainty surrounding the biomass industry's financial incentive programs, it's easy to overlook those that aren't in danger of falling off the map.
A recently formed partnership between agriculture giant Perdue AgriBusiness and animal waste utility developer Fibrowatt LLC could lead to a 10 MW biomass power facility in Salisbury, Md.
While most members of the biorefining sector think biofuels when they think about algae, a group of students in Singapore is showing that the photosynthetic organisms might also serve as a renewable component of some concretes.
UNICA applauds ending of ethanol import tariff
By UNICA
December 29, 2011
For the first time in more than three decades of U.S. government subsidies for the domestic ethanol industry, coupled with a steep tariff on imports, the United States market will be open to imported ethanol as of Jan. 1 without tariffs.
DOE researchers say genetic breakthrough to benefit biofuels
By U.S. DOE
December 29, 2011
Researchers at the U.S. DOE's Joint BioEnergy Institute announced a major breakthrough in engineering systems of RNA molecules through computer-assisted design, which could lead to important improvements across a range of industries.
CVEC snags stimulus money for energy upgrade
December 29, 2011
Chippewa Valley Ethanol Plant Co. LLLP is one of 36 Minnesota projects that will receive grant money for energy upgrades thanks to American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant money.
Federal judge finds California LCFS unconstitutional
By Growth Energy
December 29, 2011
A judge in Federal District Court in Fresno, California, today sided with America's ethanol industry in ruling that the State of California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard is unconstitutional, agreeing that it is is in violation of the Commerce Clause.
DDGS replaces 7.6 million acres corn, 5.86 million acres soy
December 29, 2011
Projected DDGS production for the current marketing year will come in slightly lower than the 2010-'11 marketing year just closed, according to a distillers grain balance sheet regularly updated by the AgMRC at Iowa State University.
Researcher: Low corn oil DDGS less competitive in Canada
December 29, 2011
With more U.S. ethanol plants extracting corn oil, about half the DDGS coming into Canada is low oil. For the Canadian swine industry, especially in Alberta and Saskatchewan, that makes it a less desirable and less cost-competitive product.
We Energies is making progress on its 50 MW biomass power plant in central Wisconsin, having begun construction in August, and is one track to meet its 2013 completion goal.
A Northern Netherlands port is now the construction site for a 50 MW woody biomass power plant set to come online in 2013.
Michigan Molecular Institute announced it will participate in two new biobased chemistry projects, one on biopolymers and the other on propylene glycol. MMI recently began its expansion into the biobased segment and is dedicated to polymer research.
While most of the festive greeting cards and wrapping paper used this holiday season will end up in the landfill, a group of researchers in the U.K. has shown that these materials could serve as feedstock to produce a significant amount of biofuel.
Lux interviewed between 120 and 150 companies, including more than 450 interviews with key stakeholders, analyzing and ranking each based on a range of specific metrics such as IPO score, partnership score, employee count, revenue cash and so forth.
The new year brings new alternative fuel projects for the world's largest biodiesel consulting group, which is expanding to include consulting in ethanol, biomass, wind, solar and geothermal.
Iowa ethanol production slows as E10 market becomes saturated
By Iowa Renewable Fuels Association
December 28, 2011
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association announced that Iowa's ethanol production ticked up in 2011, but the rate of annual growth slowed. About 3.7 billion gallons was produced in the state in 2011.
SD to launch blender pump incentive program
December 28, 2011
The South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development will begin accepting applications on Jan. 9 for financial assistance to help retailers in the state install blender pumps.
Ignite Racing Fuels, a company that produces an ethanol racing fuel, was honored by the Indiana State Department of Agriculture with the 2011 Paul Dana Excellence in Bioenergy Leadership Award.
RFS volume requirements released by EPA
December 28, 2011
A month after the Nov. 30 deadline, the U.S. EPA has finalized the biofuels volume requirements for the 2012 renewable fuel standard (RFS). The list, released Dec. 27, looked virtually the same as what was proposed in June.
Plans for a 34 MW combined-heat-and-power (CHP) facility that will be co-located with a pellet plant are moving along in Fair Haven, Vt., despite continued development suspension of an identical plant in a nearby town.
U.K. Energy Minister Charles Hendry has granted consent to Dalkia BioEnergy plc to move forward with a 53 MW biomass power plant at a former airfield in Northern England's Yorkshire.
A proposed biomass combined-heat-and-power (CHP) facility for Springfield, Vt., will not only provide cost effective energy to the community, but will also be an economic driver for Vermont.
Algae and commercial aquatic feed developer World Health Energy Holdings signed a letter of intent with Prime Inc. India to develop a proposed biodiesel production facility in India that would ramp up to 250 acres with a budget of up to $100 million.
The EPA finalized the 2012 renewable fuel volume standards today. Biomass-based diesel is set at 1 billion gallons; advanced biofuels, 2 billion gallons; cellulosic biofuels, 8.65 million gallons; and total renewable fuels, 15.2 billion gallons.
Christmas wishes
December 25, 2011
So here's my Christmas wish: That the often acrimonious relationships between biofuels supporters and environmentalists be healed.
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