Dry Ice Blasting Solves Ethanol Plant Maintenance Headache
By Kellie Grob
May 13, 2011
Faster cleaning with fewer workers is possible when dry ice is used instead of water
Researchers demonstrate coal/biomass mixture feeder prototype
By Anna Austin
May 13, 2011
The Southern Research Institute's Clean Energy Technology Development Center believes it has overcome one of the primary challenges related to biomass utilization in coal-fired Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle power plants.
New RPS Qualifications Treat Biopower Unfairly
By Rona Johnson
May 13, 2011
I have been watching the Massachusetts biomass power developments, or should I say setbacks, and the situation there is totally out of control.
Verdezyne Inc., an industrial biotechnology company developing yeast platforms, has received strategic investments from BP Alternative Energy Ventures and Dutch chemical firm DSM Venturing BV.
Abengoa Bioenergy has two lawsuits filed regarding events at its ethanol plants in Colwich, Kan., and Ravenna, Neb. In the first lawsuit, the company is suing a vendor over a boiler explosion; in the second it is countersuing a trucking firm.
REAPing the Benefits?
May 12, 2011
USDA program for blender pumps leaves out urban sites
The opening of a new pellet mill in Andover, Hampshire, means Verdo Renewables now has two operating pellet plants in the U.K., both producing about 55,000 metric tons (60,600 tons) of pellets annually for heating systems.
DOE program aids in community clean energy planning
By Anna Austin
May 12, 2011
State, local and tribal officials looking to implement clean energy projects and programs may be interested in the U.S. DOE Technical Assistance Program. TAP held a webinar May 12 to educate officials about the benefits of the program.
Food waste-to-energy plant proposed in N.J.
By Anna Austin
May 12, 2011
Building on its core organic waste collection business, a New Jersey company plans to construct a food waste-to-energy plant in Lakewood, N.J. The facility would convert about 60,000 tons of organic waste into 2 megawatts of electricity annually.
What happens when an industry leader that employs roughly 48,000 people and earned nearly $18 billion in the gases and engineering sector in 2010 partners with a young, innovative algae company? We're about to find out.
U.S. Senator John Barrasso, R-Wyo., believes Americans will pay an extra $800 this year due to high gas prices. He and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., have introduced the American Fuels Act, which they hope will break down the barriers to alternative fuels.
Carlsbad, Calif.-based biotech firm Verdezyne secured an undisclosed amount of funding from the closing of a new investment round that involved oil giant BP and Dutch biochemical company Royal DSM N.V.
Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc. and Royal DSM N.V. have signed a letter of intent for a collaboration to evaluate Elevance's unique monomers for the production of specialty biobased high-performance thermoplastic materials.
In just about a week's time, DSM has partnered or invested in at least three biorefining companies.
Roughly 20,000 biobased products are made in North America, according to the USDA, but how many consumers are familiar with the term biobased? A leading enzyme maker based out of California, Genencor, might have a fairly good estimate.
The IPCC is preparing to release an exhaustive, 1,000-page report on May 31 that will highlight the significant global role renewables can play in providing sustainable energy and reducing GHG emissions over the next 40 years.
USDA is projecting a record corn crop as of today, with corn planting just underway after a late, wet spring, and flooding in the fertile Mississippi Delta raising questions about its cropping success this year.
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