How to improve briquetting operations to efficiently densify fibrous agricultural residues from crops, horticulture operations and forests.
Longtime corn-ethanol process technology provider Vogelbusch USA Inc. has been awarded a contract to supply ethanol distillation and dehydration equipment for Ineos New Planet BioEnergy's future demo-scale cellulosic biorefinery.
USDA awards $11.5 million to 14 ethanol producers
October 31, 2011
Fourteen ethanol producers from Arizona, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Texas will receive payments through the USDA's Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels program, the agency announced Oct. 31.
NREL is making raw alternative energy data available for web developers through a website interface launched last week. The public data is intended for those interested in advancing web and mobile applications.
Distillers grains initiative yields know-how more quickly
By Nebraska Corn Board
October 31, 2011
A three-year initiative between the Nebraska Corn Board and University of Nebraska resulted in a number of important breakthroughs when it comes to feeding distillers grains to cattle.
Ammo for defending the RFS
October 31, 2011
A story out of Australia could serve as ammunition for those in the U.S. concerned about defending the RFS against attempts to dismantle or weaken it.
A Pellet Maker's Successes, Solutions and Challenges
By Debbie Sniderman
October 31, 2011
Overcoming the challenges of an industry in its infancy involves understanding logistics, shipping, raw material supply, the art of manufacturing and entering the right markets.
Positioned for Growth
October 31, 2011
With vast expanses of renewable resources and a well-established pellet industry, Canada is ready to fill the needs of an expanding global market.
Big in the Baltics
By Peter Taberner
October 31, 2011
With an abundance of raw materials and easy access to export markets, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are major league players in wood pellet production.
Silo Fires Require Specific Response Tactics
By Henry Persson
October 31, 2011
As the use of wood pellets for biomass and thermal energy increases, it's important to learn more about how fires develop, are detected and extinguished in storage silos.
The Case for Importing Sustainable Industrial Wood Pellets from the US
By M. Seth Ginther
October 31, 2011
Exporting Expertise
October 31, 2011
September's North American Biomass Pellet Export Conference offered valuable insight into the global pellet industry and connected buyers and sellers.
For Safety's Sake
October 31, 2011
A collaboration between the British Columbia Forest Safety Council and the Wood Pellet Association of Canada could help reduce safety issues and incidents in the pellet sector.
Conference Addresses Burning Questions
October 31, 2011
The Pellet Fuels Institute Annual Conference drew pellet industry players to Florida to learn more about issues relevant to their industry, including PFI's new fuel standards.
Trade Talk
October 31, 2011
The U.S. government is pooling its resources to tackle the nation's trade deficit, and wood pellets may be the solution.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has announced $44.6 million in funding to 156 producers of biomass-to-energy products, including pellets, power from anaerobic digestion, biodiesel and ethanol.
Responding to growing international demand for wood pellets in energy markets, the Georgia Ports Authority will expand its East River Terminal at the Port of Brunswick in Georgia, deepening three berths and upgrading dock handling infrastructure.
Clayton Wheeler, associate professor at the University of Maine, and his colleagues have developed a novel mixed-carboxylate platform that can convert a range of cellulosic materials into a high-energy, versatile hydrocarbon bio-oil.
Fifty renewable energy groups have formed the Ag Energy Coalition to urge Congress to retain Energy Title programs in the upcoming Farm Bill.
The House and Senate agriculture committees are scheduled to deliver a legislative package to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction on Nov. 1, outlining suggestions to cut $23 billion from agriculture programs as part of the 2012 Farm Bill.
"I'm here to provide the state of synthetic biology. We are kidding ourselves as an industry if we think that we will actually have commercially deployable, economically competitive solutions that will be based on naturally occurring algae."
Corn oil production was just one of the bright spots in Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc.'s third quarter financial report. The company produced 32.7 million pounds of corn oil and generated operating income of $9.6 million.
ICM and Ignite Racing Fuel are sponsoring a team in a six-day treasure hunt and race-track rally that begins Oct. 27 and includes race car driver Eric O'Sullivan and Steve Vander Griend, head of ICM Inc.'s research and development of ethanol engines.
Secretary Tom Vilsack outlined USDA priorities for the 2012 Farm Bill during a speech at the John Deere Des Moines Works. Vilsack noted the U.S. has gone from importing 60 percent of its oil to 52 percent due to biofuels expansion.
The American Biogas Council is asking its members to urge their representatives in the U.S. Senate to support a bill allowing states to make their own decisions about incentivizing small renewable energy generation.
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