A Senate bill introduced May 4 would extend VEETC through 2013 at decreasing amounts, after which it would convert to a variable tax rate until 2016. It also would fund alternative fuel pumps and extend the tariff at decreasing amounts.
Shimkus introduces bill to create open fuel standard
By Office of Rep. John Shimkus
May 04, 2011
Congressmen John Shimkus R-Ill., Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md., and Steve Israel, D-N.Y., today introduced the Open Fuel Standard Act (HR 1687), which is intended to bring fuel competition to the pump.
The California State Assembly Committee on Transportation voted 6-3 on May 2 to defeat a bill that would have repealed the state's ethanol producer incentive program (CEPIP) and made corn ethanol projects ineligible for state funding.
Attendees at the 2011 International Biomass Conference had the opportunity to learn about the benefits of working with the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. to serve markets abroad. The Ex-Im Bank is a government agency that finances exports.
The farming community is an integral part of the biorefining and biomass heat and power industries. However, its contribution to the growth of the industry can, at times, be overshadowed by the massive amount of attention paid to R&D and scale-up.
Enviva expands wood pellet plant plans
By Anna Austin
May 04, 2011
Wood pellet manufacturer Enviva LP has decided to expand the capacity of its 300,000-ton plant under construction in Ahoskie, N.C., by 50,000 tons.
The global project development plenary session at the biomass conference in St. Louis, earned its name, incorporating development aspects from multiple foreign markets, as well as addressing opportunities for domestic industrial wood pellet markets.
A myriad of companies across the globe are employing tested methods to convert the millions of tons of waste generated each year into renewable energy. Brazil is no exception, according to Francisco De Souza, CEO of ECOS Environmental Consulting.
Experts at the 2011 International Biomass Conference & Expo in St. Louis May 3 discuss supply chain issues and logistics for corn stover as feedstock for cellulosic ethanol production. Included on the panel was Larry Johnson and Scott Weishar.
Attendees at the 2011 International Biomass Conference had the opportunity to learn about the benefits of working with the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. to serve markets abroad. The Ex-Im Bank is a government agency that finances exports.
The global project development plenary session at the biomass conference in St. Louis earned its name, incorporating development aspects from multiple foreign markets, as well as addressing opportunities for domestic industrial wood pellet markets.
Bio-oil barons lined the stage at the International Biomass Conference & Expo to tell the audience how their work, given a little more research and time, can turn bio-oil into the post-fossil crude of the renewable energy economy.
Purpose-grown energy crops show great potential in both the bioenergy and biorefining industries. Those leading the research and development of miscanthus and Giant King Grass were featured speakers at the International Biomass Conference & Expo.
Researchers in Thailand use UC Riverside waste-to-biofuel method
By University of California-Riverside
May 03, 2011
The University of California-Riverside and a national laboratory in Thailand signed an agreement May 2 that will lead to researchers in Thailand installing a UC-Riverside process that converts biomass and agricultural wastes into fuel.
Easy Energy Systems Inc., a manufacturer of modular ethanol production systems, is expanding operations at its facilities in Welcome, Minn., and Emmetsburg, Iowa, and is establishing executive offices and western sales offices in Arizona.
EPM will again be publishing a supplement magazine on DDGS, this time twice yearly.
The Load Toad is designed to evenly distribute distillers grains throughout a rail car, eliminating hand shoveling and increasing the amount of product that can be packed into each car by up to 5 percent, or 5,000 tons.
European ethanol, ag sectors unite in criticizing ILUC modeling
By ePURE
May 03, 2011
At a jointly hosted conference on May 3 in Brussels, the European Renewable Ethanol Association (ePURE) and European farmers body Copa-Cogeca joined forces to criticize European Commission plans to introduce an ILUC factor for biofuels.
Ethanol production has reduced wholesale gas prices by 25 cents per gallon on average over the past decade, Iowa and Wisconsin economists find, and last year, ethanol reduced gas prices by an average of 89 cents per gallon
As promised, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., has brought back his proposal to eliminate the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit, stating that the program is “bad economic policy, bad energy policy and bad environmental policy.�
Rather than new construction, the existing ethanol industry has moved to other activities, such as projects to optimize existing production or capital restructuring, which could include mergers or acquisitions.
The interconnectedness of biomass and biofuels within the energy sector is an area the U.S. DOE's Energy Information Administration has been analyzing recently, according to Richard Newell, the agency's administrator.
Leaders representing all sectors of the biomass industry met in St. Louis to discuss the future of the algae, biomass thermal, biomass power, biogas, biofuels and biochemicals industries during the International Biomass Conference & Expo.
An excited Gwen Hallsmith took to the podium May 3 at the International Biomass Conference & Expo in St. Louis. Once there, she promptly announced to the audience that her district heating project had just received state funding earlier in the day.
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) filed with the Clerk of the House May 3 a much-anticipated draft regulation that outlines woody biomass eligibility for the state's 20 percent by 2025 renewable portfolio standard (RPS).
A panel at the International Biomass Conference & Expo, Examining Biomass Inventories, Prices and Production Systems, featured several presentations on mapping tools to help streamline the identification of available biomass supplies.
Anheuser-Busch's Bio-Energy Recovery System was one of three tour stops during the 2011 International Biomass Conference & Expo in St. Louis. Tour participants also traveled to the IESI MO Champ Landfill and Innovative Energy Inc.
The interconnectedness of biomass and biofuels within the energy sector is an area the U.S. DOE's Energy Information Administration has been analyzing recently, according to Richard Newell, the agency's administrator.
Leaders representing the biomass industry met in St. Louis May 3 to discuss the future of the algae, biomass thermal and power, biogas, biofuels and biochemicals industries during the opening session of the International Biomass Conference.
A panel at the International Biomass Conference & Expo, Examining Biomass Inventories, Prices and Production Systems, featured several presentations on mapping tools to help streamline the identification of available biomass supplies.
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