Vice President Joe Biden visited the U.S. DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo. on May 20 to highlight the White House's commitment to energy innovation.
Switchgrass sure grows tall in Tennessee. Someone shared the link to a video clip with us that talks about the switchgrass work and development of Genera Energy's cellulosic ethanol demo plant.
The head of the U.S. DOE's loan guarantee programs has issued letters to multiple applicants, informing them that their projects are being placed on hold due to timing restrictions. The 1705 loan guarantee program is set to expire on Sept. 30.
Playing by New Rules
May 23, 2011
Massachusetts has released its final ruling on RPS qualifications and it remains unfriendly to stand-alone biopower.
One of the first large-scale anaerobic digesters using codigestion in the U.S. has secured its funding and is scheduled to be operational in the summer of 2012. The $22 million project will be located in Fremont, Mich.
Focusing on Feed and Fuel
By Anna Austin
May 23, 2011
Feed pellet co-op is developing biomass fuel pellets.
Coppice Counts
May 23, 2011
UK study shows short-rotation coppice could play an important role in meeting renewable energy targets.
Export Experts
May 23, 2011
A number of financial programs are positioned to assist companies looking to enter export markets.
Ready and Willing
By Anna Austin
May 23, 2011
Mississippi's floundering timber industry says it needs bioenergy projects.
Smoothing Out the Wrinkles
By Anna Austin
May 23, 2011
Oregon company says it's making torrefaction economical.
BCAP: Matchmaking
By Anna Austin
May 23, 2011
USDA announces first project area and expects to announce more matching payments soon.
Fine-Tuning
By Anna Austin
May 23, 2011
Changes to the USDA's REAP allows more projects to qualify.
Turning up the Biomass Heat
May 23, 2011
The governor of Vermont has requested state incentives be implemented for wood pellet heat.
Pellet Prospects
May 23, 2011
Report analyzes current and future European pellet markets
Gateway to Biomass
By Lisa Gibson and Erin Voegele
May 23, 2011
From well-rounded industry tours to a jam-packed expo hall and intriguing panel discussions, the 2011 International Biomass Conference & Expo in St. Louis lived up to its reputation as the largest and most comprehensive biomass event in the world.
A team of NDSU researchers is working to develop biobased composite building materials. The North Dakota Renewable Energy Council recently awarded the project, titled Biobased Non-Isocyanate Urethane Hybrid Resins, a two-year, $200,000 grant.
If even half the 1 million jobs materialize that a report commissioned by Novozymes predicts are created by converting agricultural biomass into biofuels in India, the South Asian nation, the world's sixth largest consumer of fuel, would be content.
The head of the U.S. DOE's loan guarantee programs issued letters to multiple applicants, informing them that their projects are being placed on hold due to timing restrictions. The 1705 loan guarantee program is set to expire Sept. 30.
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.
USGC Revives Sales of US DDGS to Peru
By U.S. Grains Council
May 20, 2011
Peru's San Fernando poultry company bought 5,000 metric tons of U.S. DDGS, valued at $1 million, the first Peruvian DDGS purchase since 2007. San Fernando is Peru's largest poultry producer, typically importing corn and soybeans.
DDGS exports to SE Asia, Egypt up in first quarter
By U.S. Grains Council
May 20, 2011
Sales of U.S. DDGS are up globally this year, with the largest regional gain on a percentage basis in Southeast Asia, where DDGS exports are up 27 percent year-over-year for the January-March period.
An interesting approach to biorefining
Is there anything the Biofuels Atlas can't do?
Undefined mixed cultures traditionally used to produce methane through anaerobic digestion show potential for creating higher-value carboxylates
Transforming Financial Reform
May 20, 2011
Bond financing is here—and all signs point to a perfect match
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