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.
The Plant, a Chicago-based vertical farm and food business incubator, received $1.5 million in state funding for an anaerobic digester that will consume brewery waste.
The land that had been pegged as the site of a 42 MMgy municipal solid waste-to-ethanol plant near Chicago in Lake County, Ind., went on the market this week, the physical “For Sale� sign indicating this project may have reached its end.
One World Clean Energy Inc. has secured its first memorandum of understanding to construct and commission a $115 Integrated Biorefinery in South Africa, where it would produce10 megawatts of electricity, 10 MMgy of ethanol and 10 MMgy biodiesel.
The digester at a vegetable company in Lavigny, Switzerland, has shown an increase in biogas production of about 30 percent in the past six months, with the use of a bioactive solution. It also increased the annual load potential by 50 percent.
Houston-based Accelergy Corp. will provide the Yankuang Group with its trademarked TerraSync terrestrial sequestration system to capture carbon dioxide from the future coal-to-liquid facility in Erdos, an area in China's Inner Mongolia Province.
The Environmental Planning and Assessment Act will give Algae.Tec the go-ahead to build a demonstration facility called Shoalhaven One near the Manildra Group's ethanol facility south of Sydney. The permit is effective immediately.
An algae strain grown by BioProcess Algae LLC at Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc.'s 65 MMgy ethanol plant in Shenandoah, Iowa, is one step closer to entering the poultry feed market.
When Product Development is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
By Tim Tierney
October 18, 2011
Syngenta's enzyme-producing corn variety requires redesigned farm-to-plant system
E15: Cracking the RVP Nut
By Jeremy P. Greenhouse
October 18, 2011
New blend won't qualify for One Pound Waiver, presenting huge hurdle
Cropping Between the Lines
October 18, 2011
The bull's-eye on corn ethanol could fade if the industry steps up and makes corn production and stover harvesting more environmentally friendly
Protecting Those Workhorse Tanks
October 18, 2011
As the ethanol industry matures, potential corrosion issues call for a watchful eye
Don't Hurt the Little Guy
October 18, 2011
Independent oil producers fight against possible repeal of subsidies
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