Powerful Names Unite
October 24, 2011
USESC urges support for alternative fuels, stronger infrastructure
Establishing a uniform intermediate feedstock standard for algae
Inbicon, Metso to mesh technologies, design second-gen equipment
Virent's renewable gasoline successfully completes road trial
Professor formulates plan using flood plains for biomass production
Specialty chemical firm to introduce world's first biobased EPDM rubber
People, Partnerships & Deals
Envergent Technologies LLC has signed a memorandum of understanding with Finland-based Green Fuel Nordic Oy. Under the agreement, the companies will collaborate on projects to convert biomass into renewable fuel for use in district heating systems.
Legal considerations in moving product
The many benefits of accurate, detailed books
Flawed RFS2 report may send inaccurate assumptions to policymakers
USGC works in Southeast Asia, DDGS exports increase
By U.S. Grains Council
October 21, 2011
The market for DDGS in Southeast Asia is poised for expansion. U.S. Grain Council efforts in the region have significantly contributed to the favorable export climate in Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines.
USDA cancels distillers grains survey
October 21, 2011
NASS's much-needed DDGS survey has been cancelled as a result of expected budget cuts. The first national survey was set to be conducted in January to determine the rate of use of various types of distillers grains.
The Petroleum Marketers Association of America, which represents 8,000 independent petroleum marketers nationwide, will help spread the message that E85 is a true alternative fuel and should receive a 50-cent per gallon tax credit.
Biomass Thermal Could Ease Winter Heating Burden
By Rona Johnson
October 21, 2011
The EIA predicts it will cost more to heat our homes this year than the previous year, and for households using heating oil, expenditures will be higher than in any previous winter. This could be a great opportunity for biomass thermal.
Waste Management Inc. has exchanged its equity interest in S4 Solutions LLC, formerly a joint venture between Waste Management and Bend, Ore.-based plasma arc gasification technology company InEnTec, for an equity position solely in InEnTec.
The research involves the development of suspended, ultra-thin zeolite nanosheets that enable higher throughput of alcohols, such as ethanol or butanol, and subsequent dehydration of water that occur during the separation process on the backend.
Efforts to restart Coshocton Ethanol remain unsuccessful. And now, the clock is ticking on the plant's obligations, such as its commitment to provide 41 jobs as well as loan repayments to the city and Coshocton Port Authority.
The ethanol industry is taking partial credit for the swift removal of a Senate amendment that would have prevented any agriculture-related appropriations funds from being used for ethanol infrastructure.
Saskatchewan-based Nipawin Biomass Ethanol New Generation Co-operative Ltd. has contracted with the Saskatchewan Research Council to further develop its catalytic process.
Wood pellet manufacturer Enviva LP has made a deal with Dominion Virginia Power to supply two of its proposed biomass plants with wood chips.
The U.K. DECC released its proposal for Renewables Obligation banding levels from 2013 to 2017 on Oct. 20, leaving a few biomass technologies at current levels, but proposing to add more, such as enhanced cofiring and biomass conversion.
The American Council on Renewable Energy assembled a Biomass Definition Subcommittee that has crafted a unified biomass definition, which its members will pitch to senators and representatives during the first week of November.
The Biomass Thermal Energy Council held a webinar Oct. 19 titled "Regional Focus on Biomass Energy: the Northeast." The webinar is one of three exploring regional development of biomass heating in different regions of the U.S.
The project, led by Research Geneticist George Chuck, involves the introduction of the gene corngrass1 into the genetic makeup of switchgrass. It began six years ago when he was working on a maize variant known as corngrass.
Cobalt and Rhodia will initially identify and develop options for deploying Cobalt's technology at a sugar mill. Following this step, the partners will jointly develop a demonstration-scale facility using the technology in Brazil, at a TBD location.
According the Brazilian sugarcane industry trade association UNICA, as of the beginning of October, 107 Brazilian sugarcane processing facilities have been registered with U.S. EPA as an advanced biofuel. In February, that number was only 55.
With 107 sugarcane ethanol producers registering their fuel as an advanced biofuel under RFS2, there are some things to think about in the coming year.
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