Search for Sugars
September 12, 2011
Science fair project zeros in on aspen bark for ethanol production
The Next Phase
September 12, 2011
Producers urged to prepare for Tailoring Rule
Got a Minute?
September 12, 2011
Campaign suggests targeting drivers in the one place all go—DMVs
Surprising Discovery
September 12, 2011
Researchers stumble upon new ethanol application
Making Progress
September 12, 2011
Great River Energy advances hybrid corn-cellulosic project
Safely Securing Energy Crop Acres
September 12, 2011
BCAP assists in establishing energy crops throughout US
Preparing for E15
September 12, 2011
ACE speakers address regulatory hurdles, getting the fuel to consumers
Business Briefs
By Ethanol Producer Magazine Staff
September 12, 2011
People, Partnerships & Deals
Cash Forward Grain Contracts—Can I Get That in Writing?
By Porter J. Martin and Leah H. Ziemba
September 12, 2011
Government leaders are promoting the potential for the biomass industry in upstate New York by supporting a proposed cogeneration facility in Ogdensburg. The proposal includes converting the Alliance Energy plant to utilize local woody biomass.
In 2007, Google made a commitment to be carbon neutral and began to invest in renewable energy and purchase carbon offsets. The company recently expanded its renewable scope by endorsing a pilot hog waste-to-energy (WtE) facility.
The theme of the final panel discussion at the North American Biomass Pellet Export Conference, which was held Sept. 8-9 in New Orleans, was that the pellet industry is growing rapidly, and sustainability is of utmost importance.
Trillium is developing a robust and readily scalable process technology that focuses on the use of a naturally occurring enzyme called xylose isomerase to convert xylose into xylulose, a sugar that conventional yeast can convert to ethanol.
California dedicates $30 million to biofuels expansion
September 09, 2011
The California Energy Commission has approved the state's third-year funding plan for the commission's Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, allocating $100 million toward the expansion of various alternatives.
Wrapping up the first day of an educational North American Biomass Pellet Export Conference in New Orleans, two representatives from private equity companies shared their point of view on the pellet business. They both agreed that it's challenging.
Look to Biomass Power and Thermal to Create U.S. Jobs
By Rona Johnson
September 09, 2011
Although President Obama didn't specifically mention biomass power and thermal in his speech Thursday evening, these industries have a lot to contribute toward job creation and retention.
Obama on jobs: 'We have to out-innovate'
September 09, 2011
U.S. President Barack Obama delivered a speech to introduce his American Jobs Act before Congress on Thursday night, a piece of legislation that he said will "put more people back to work and more money in the pockets of those who are working."
Aflatoxin may mean reduced use of DDGS in swine rations
September 08, 2011
Although the corn crop looks great in many parts of the U.S., areas with drought stress, such as Kansas, are starting to see evidence of aflatoxin in the corn crop.
Marquis Energy puts expansion on hold due to tax dispute
September 08, 2011
A good news story in the ethanol industry has hit a speed bump. Marquis Energy LLC has announced its pulling back on a planned project to double the size of its 140 MMgy ethanol plant in Hennepin, Ill., due to a tax assessment dispute.
Researchers convert red seaweed to ethanol in half the time
By Bryan Sims
September 08, 2011
University of Illinois researchers, in collaboration with colleagues at the University of California-Berkeley, have engineered a unique yeast strain that is capable of converting red seaweed into cellulosic ethanol in half the time. Butanol is next.
U.S. ethanol exports accounted for a record 127.4 million gallons in July, according to data from the U.S. DOE Energy Information Administration, topping the previous monthly record of 120.1 million gallons in April.
Despite prior contractual and opposition difficulties, Cate Street Capital closed financing on the Berlin Station, a $275 million biomass power project in Berlin, N.H., and construction is scheduled to begin immediately.
A roundtable of European utilities and other experts assured attendees of the North American Biomass Pellet Export Conference that the continent sees biomass power generation as a low-cost, reliable and 24/7 renewable energy source.
In a strategic attempt to further grow their biomass market worldwide, Enviva LP and Biomass Energy LLC are partnering to operate and expand Biomass Energy's pellet manufacturing facility in Bumpass, Va.
The GREC is currently undergoing the bank loan syndication process, which has been successful to date. The 100-megawatt biomass facility, being constructed in Gainesville, Fla., closed approximately $400 million of project financing in June.
With such a strong emphasis on the potential for shipping biomass pellets from the U.S. to Europe, producers should be careful not to overlook Asian markets.
Pellet producers who have not gotten into export markets may not realize the multitude of factors they'll need to specify in sales and shipping contracts. It was one of many topics addressed at the North American Biomass Pellet Export Conference.
University of Illinois researchers, in collaboration with colleagues at the University of California-Berkeley, have engineered a unique yeast strain that is capable of converting red seaweed into cellulosic ethanol in half the time. Butanol is next.
Spain-based Neuron Bio recently announced it has commissioned a pilot-scale batch fermentation plant that will be used to scale up the production of yeast, bacteria and algae as part of its own research and development efforts.
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