The winners of the recently completed three-year EcoCAR challenge used a combination of extended-range electric power and E85 to grab top honors. Taking first place was Virginia Tech University.
House votes to defund BCAP, fate lies with Senate
By Anna Austin
June 17, 2011
BCAP is in jeopardy as the House voted to defund it, now its fate will be decided by the Senate. On June 16, the House passed the agricultural appropriations spending bill, H.R. 2122, containing a component that eliminates 2012 funding for BCAP.
BCAP is in for a Bumpy Ride
By Rona Johnson
June 17, 2011
We at Biomass Power & Thermal were excited when USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack made the announcements this week about the four Biomass Crop Assistance Program project areas. But our excitement was tempered when the House voted to defund the program.
The Down-select Debate
June 17, 2011
Three years, six technologies, one consortium to pick the best—will it work?
Production vs. Survival Problem
June 17, 2011
Joint BioEnergy Institute researchers make designer bugs even better
Another Reason to Root for Louisiana
June 17, 2011
A cleantech grant could advance algae oil extraction
MSU study results testify to efficient agricultural practices
A new study outlines an approach for success
Will Cheap Talk on Big Oil Ever Change?
June 17, 2011
A case against two oil speculators for driving up fuel prices
A Tool Every Lab Should Have
June 17, 2011
Labs can be disorganized and slow to progress, so Quartzy may be the answer
BP, Davy use others to commercialize their FT process
House subcommittee moves to eliminate funding for the Biomass Crop Assistance Program
A Successful Startup
June 17, 2011
Agrivida's enzyme approach could forever change cellulosic ethanol
A pilot plant in Canada extracts lignin from black liquor
People, Partnerships & Deals
Area residents and a dairy cooperative have concerns about a $10 million project to build an anaerobic digester that would turn manure from area dairies into biomethane in Pixley, Calif. Calgren Renewable Fuels is working to allay those fears.
Gevo Inc., the company currently working on a retrofit of an ethanol plant in Luverne, Minn., has announced a joint venture with Redfield Energy LLC, a 50 MMgy ethanol plant in Redfield, S.D.
University of Warwick professor Timothy Bugg hopes a new lignin-degrading enzyme found in bacteria will help unlock previously unattainable sources of biofuel feedstock. A bacteria found in the soil, possess the ability to break down lignin.
EdeniQ obtains key yeast technology from USDA
By Bryan Sims
June 16, 2011
California-based EdeniQ Inc. moved one step closer to making cellulosic ethanol a commercial reality when it licensed yeast technology, which can ferment C5 sugars such as xylose.
The U.S. Senate held its second vote of the week on an amendment to repeal the 45-cent-per-gallon Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit and the 54-cent ethanol import tariff on June 16, this time approving the measure by a vote of 73 to 27.
Biomass Secure Power building pellet plant in BC
By Anna Austin
June 16, 2011
Biomass Secure Power has announced official plans for its first torrefied wood pellet plant to be located in British Columbia, Canada. The plant will produce 500,000 metric tons of white wood pellets per year.
100 companies now growing the US biogas industry
By American Biogas Council
June 16, 2011
Illustrating it is the voice of the biogas and anaerobic digestion industry, the American Biogas Council welcomed its 100th member. The ABC represents organizations dedicated to maximizing the production and use of biogas from organic waste.
We Energies, Domtar biomass plant decision to come soon
By Anna Austin
June 16, 2011
The verdict on whether a 50-megawatt, woody biomass-fired cogeneration plant in Rothschild, Wis., will move forward is still out, but a decision will be made soon.
Redfield Energy is looking to modify its facility to a second-generation biorefinery, and Tom Hitchcock, CEO, has plans to perform the upgrade the 50 MMgy plant with Gevo Development LLC. The two companies have entered into a JV transaction.
University of Warwick professor Timothy Bugg hopes a new lignin-degrading enzyme found in bacteria will help unlock previously unattainable sources of biofuel feedstock. The genome sequencing for the enzyme-carrying bacteria is already complete.
What it takes to prove the feasibility of a process technology
A preview of the July 2011 issue of Biorefining Magazine
Fast-tracking bioenergy development in Holland
The ethanol industry unveiled its latest offer for ethanol policy reform on June 13 with the introduction of legislation by Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., to convert VEETC to a variable credit in July.
The debate over federal tax credits for ethanol continues to dominate conversations in Washington D.C. as senators gear up for more votes on the issue in the coming weeks.
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