Cellulosic producers present multiple paths forward
ABFA has a new commercial out, and it's good.
An evaluation recently completed by UNICA, Brazil's sugarcane industry association, along with several other Brazilian associations has concluded that the country's 2011-'12 sugarcane harvest will be smaller than originally predicted.
A Reddick, Ill., grain facility will deal more in distillers grains, among other changes, following a lease of the assets to Lansing Trade Group LLC. Nielsen Grain Co. turned over operations to Lansing following an agreement on July 15.
While the heat is a serious consideration for the human population, farmers and ethanol producers throughout the Midwest are keeping a wary eye on the weather for another reason - the corn crop.
Researchers are producing a fungus, Rhizopus oligosporus, that, while growing in thin stillage from ethanol production, produces a new feed product and cleans the water, which can then be recycled back into the fuel production process.
A mistake by Chicago Title Insurance Co. caused Abengoa Bioenergy to put on hold plans to build a second ethanol plant in Colwich, Kan., and build instead in Madison, Ill. Abengoa says it cost the company $48.4 million and on July 14, a jury agreed.
A Constant in Changing Times
July 20, 2011
One plant's success story in an ever-evolving industry
Multi-pronged approaches to optimization
Competitive salaries aren't the only thing people look for in their job choice
2011 FEW Review - Track 3 Coproducts/Product Diversification: Enhancement & Diversity
By Ron Kotrba
July 20, 2011
The next generation of corn ethanol coproducts is here
Seeking Common Ground
By Julia Olmstead
July 20, 2011
Traveling together to Brazil, Americans representing a range of perspectives on ethanol and environmentalism attempt to forge a shared path toward ethanol sustainability
Troubleshooting – How the Lab Can Help
By Sabrina Trupia
July 20, 2011
Reviewing the basics of fermentation from a lab analyst's point of view
Catching the Sugar Wave
July 20, 2011
Not content to let Brazil hog all the glory, three development-stage companies eye sugar-based ethanol feedstocks
Three Dimensional Timberlands LLC is devoting its resources to the development of biomass pyrolysis facilities to produce biochar and bio-oil in Oregon, as well as ensuring the sustainable woody feedstock to supply them.
A National Wood-To-Energy Roadmap released recently by 25x'25, makes clear the benefits and necessity of utilizing available biomass in forestlands to achieve national renewable goals, including its own goal of 25 percent renewables by 2025.
South England biomass power plant gets green light
By Anna Austin
July 20, 2011
A biomass power plant proposed for the outskirts of Christchurch, England, has been given planning permission by the Dorset County Council Planning Committee. The $19.4 million plant will produce up to 3 megawatts of electricity annually.
Just weeks after representatives in the House Energy and Commerce Committee introduced legislation pushing for more time dedicated to fixing the Maximum Achievable Control Technology rules, the Senate has fallen in line and crafted a similar bill.
LS9 Inc. and partner HCL CleanTech Ltd. have been awarded a $9 million grant from the U.S. DOE to improve and demonstrate an integrated process to convert biomass feedstocks into fermentable sugars, and then subsequently into diesel and chemicals.
Beginning in August, the buses will run on a 10 percent blend of Amyris renewable diesel, with the rest made up of biodiesel and petroleum diesel supplied by Petrobras Distribuidora. Amyris' supply contract with Petrobras extends through 2012.
Lignol Innovations Inc. has reached an agreement with the DOE to discontinue work of a proposed 2.5 MMgy cellulosic ethanol demonstration-scale project in Grand Junction, Colo., and will pursue commercial development without government assistance.
The European Union approved the first set of voluntary sustainability schemes for biofuels as required by the Renewable Energy Directive. The seven schemes approved were the first of 25 applications to be received by the commission.
The combined $175 million in investment funds will enable Sundrop to expand its operations and begin construction next year of a commercial demonstration facility to produce 40 MMgy of cellulosic gasoline, with production expected for 2014.
DP CleanTech is rapidly building its operations in Poland, having recognized that high-quality manufacturing and professional skills are readily available to support rapid growth in the global waste-to-energy industry.
The Nebraska Forest Service has funding available for institutions interested in determining whether they are good candidates for converting from fossil fuels to biomass-based heating and cooling systems.
The Biomass Thermal Energy Council and the Alliance for Green Heat co-hosted a webinar July 19 on the future of wood and pellet heat in the U.S., where presenters identified barriers to its growth and ways to overcome them.
Codexis wants to be ready when the demand for cellulosic biofuels truly ramps up. The company scaled up production of its cellulase enzymes at a contract fermentation and synthesis production facility in Mexico City, where the CodeXporter is at work.
BIO sent a letter to Sens. Dianne Feinstein, Amy Klobuchar and John Thune, thanking them for supportive, stable policies for advanced biofuels included in the announced deal on the repeal of VEETC, but it noted small changes are still necessary.
A team of students at Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute has been awarded first place in the 2011 Renewable Energy Challenge Competition with its algae biofuel project. The Bureau of Indian Affairs and Argonne lab sponsored the competition.
Enzymes and mud
July 18, 2011
Ethanol producers are very familiar with enzymes. And, being based in rural communities, they are also no doubt very familiar with muddy roads. I was fascinated by a story that talked about an enzyme product that solidifies spongy soils.
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