Just a few weeks after the USDA announced the first BCAP project area, the U.S. House of Representatives' Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee has voted to eliminate BCAP funding for 2012. The subcommittee also voted to eliminate REAP funding.
Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based energy crop seed developed Ceres Inc. filed papers with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 23 for an initial public offering in hopes of raising up to $100 million to fund the expansion of its business.
Tenaska BioFuels LLC has withdrawn its proposed agreement that would have allowed Levelland Hockley County Ethanol LLC to restart production.
Poet Biorefining-Cloverdale (Ind.) will host a tour following the 2011 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop being held June 27-30 in Indianapolis, Ind.
BTEC webinar explores biomass CHP, district heating
By Anna Austin
May 26, 2011
The efficiencies of conventional or central station fossil fuel plants have not changed much in the past half century, while efficiencies in thermal energy have increased to 80 percent or higher, according to a presenter during a BTEC webinar.
Massachusetts's first biogas power plant to come online
By Anna Austin
May 26, 2011
The Jordan Dairy Farm in Rutland, Mass., will soon host the state's first biogas power facility. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held on May 31 for the manure and food waste-to-energy plant, construction of which began in October of last year.
A brewery in New York is just one of a few new customers of technology manufacturer 2G-Cenergy, as it begins to take advantage of the rising interest in biogas combined-heat-and-power applications in the U.S.
MBD Energy Ltd. has placed a firm order for a large-scale algae extraction system from California-based OriginOil Inc. to be installed at its coal power station in Tarong, Australia. The order follows recent trials of the equipment by MBD.
Political support needed to jumpstart growth of domestic biofuels industry.
A team of researchers at State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry are experimenting with different strains of microorganisms to efficiently ferment sugars, extracted from wood, into biobutanol and other biochemicals.
The U.S. Grains Council has several events lined up for June and July, both overseas and in the U.S.
Agricultural commodities live and die by uncontrollable weather circumstances and this spring is proving to be a difficult one for farmers and ethanol producers alike.
House subcommittee drops Farm Bill energy programs in budget
By 25 x '25 Alliance
May 25, 2011
Late Tuesday the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies approved a bill that would eliminate funding for USDA's REAP and BCAP programs.
ND governor to speak at EERC's Biomass '11 Conference
By EERC
May 25, 2011
The EERC at the University of North Dakota has announced that N.D. Gov. Jack Dalrymple will provide keynote remarks at the upcoming Biomass '11: Renewable Power, Fuels, and Chemicals Conference, July 26-27 at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks.
Proposed Florida biomass plant scores PPA
By Anna Austin
May 25, 2011
The Public Service Commission of Florida has approved a 20-year power purchase agreement between Progress Energy Florida and Trans World Energy LLC for a biomass power plant planned for Citrus County, Fla.
Just a few weeks after the USDA announced the first BCAP project area, the U.S. House of Representatives' Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee has voted to eliminate BCAP funding for 2012. The subcommittee also voted to eliminate REAP funding.
A forum designed to inform without bias about a proposed biomass boiler at the Nippon Paper mill in Port Angeles, Wash., drew a crowd of about 60, including speakers and members of the host organization, The League of Women Voters of Clallam County.
An international collaboration of nine partners from seven countries has come together to form the BIOFAT project that focuses on the feasibility of producing ethanol, biodiesel and other bioproducts derived from microalgae on commercial scale.
A press release issued May 23 by Osage Bio Energy revealed that the company will try to sell the 65 MMgy barley ethanol plant. The Hopewell, Va., plant never reached full production and won't, the company said, due to unfavorable market conditions.
EC funds project to produce ethanol, biodiesel, bioproducts
By Hart Energy
May 24, 2011
A new BIOFAT project, largely funded by the EC Seventh Framework Program, aims to demonstrate that biofuels made from microalgae can offer energy efficiency, economic viability and environmental sustainability.
Osage puts Virginia ethanol plant up for sale
By Osage Bio Energy
May 24, 2011
Osage Bio Energy announced May 23 that, after a review of strategic alternatives, its board of directors has decided to market the company for sale.
Biomass Power: Pillar of a New Japan?
By Anna Austin
May 24, 2011
Recent events in Japan may fuel a new push toward renewable energy as the country reevaluates its energy portfolio.
Maximizing Efficiency
By Anna Austin
May 24, 2011
Cities around the nation are finding ways to squeeze every drop of value out of biogas generated at their wastewater treatment plants.
Boilers: Economic Change From Coal to Biomass
By James Wise and Gareth Jones
May 24, 2011
Torrefaction, pelletization and gasification can offer viable and economic means to convert coal- or oil-fired boilers to biomass.
Out with the Old
May 24, 2011
With expired power purchase agreements and no interested buyers, four New Hampshire biomass power plants face possible shutdowns that would impact more than just the facilities themselves.
City council revokes Massachusetts biomass plant permit
By Anna Austin
May 24, 2011
The Springfield (Mass.) City Council has revoked the permit it granted Palmer Renewable Energy to build a 35-megawatt biomass power plant, in a 2-9 vote on Monday.
A May 24 Biomass Coordinating Council webinar featured four speakers who addressed woody biomass sustainability, a key element of viable and economic biomass plant development and operation.
Private companies, government agencies and research institutions are working together to build a biobased economy in Holland, with a focus on renewable chemistry. Holland's chemical sector created nearly $68 billion in revenue last year.
Amsterdam-based Avantium is developing solutions to produce biobased plastics using existing infrastructure. The catalyst-development company spun off from Shell in 2000, and began transitioning into biobased material development in 2005.
EdeniQ holds groundbreaking ceremony in California
By Bryan Sims
May 23, 2011
State, county and city dignitaries were on hand to witness the official groundbreaking of EdeniQ Inc.'s Corn-to-Cellulosic Migration pilot plant at EdeniQ's headquarters in Visalia, Calif
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