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Ethanol Gives the Economy a Boost
February 8, 2012 – 4:31 pm | No Comment

by Ken Field (Financial Post)  Ethanol reduces the price of gasoline
Ethanol’s chief benefit is environmental.  …Last summer, there were no smog alerts in the GTA and 5.5 million Canadians breathed easier. Ethanol was a major …

Canadian Renewable Fuels Association Says Report Wrong on Connection between Ethanol, Livestock
February 6, 2012 – 6:21 pm | No Comment

by Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (Ethanol Producer Magazine)   Ethanol and grain producers in Canada reacted to a report by the George Morris Centre charging it misinterprets the connection between clean-burning, renewable ethanol and the …

CelluForce Celebrates the Inauguration of the World’s First NanoCrystalline Cellulose Demonstration Plan
February 6, 2012 – 1:58 pm | No Comment

(CelluForce)  CelluForce officially inaugurated today the world’s first NanoCrystalline Cellulose (NCC) demonstration plant at the Domtar pulp and paper mill site in Windsor, Quebec.
Jean Moreau, President and CEO of CelluForce, was accompanied by the Canadian …

Enerkem’s $125M IPO: The 10-Minute Version
February 6, 2012 – 12:08 pm | No Comment

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  …In Canada, Enerkem has filed an F-1 registration statement for a proposed $125 million initial public offering. The number of shares to be offered in the proposed offering and the …

CORE BioFuel Prepares to Land Funding for First Biogasoline Plant
February 2, 2012 – 2:12 pm | No Comment

by Bryan Sims (Biorefining Magazine)  Toronto-based CORE BioFuel Inc. has signed an exclusive agreement with Osprey Capital Partners Inc., Canada’s leading mid-market investment banking firm, to secure equity investment capital for financing the completion of …

Canadian Ethanol Plant Will Operate ‘Off Grid’
January 31, 2012 – 1:58 pm | No Comment

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine)   A project to build an ethanol plant co-located with anaerobic digesters is in its final phase. Growing Power Hairy Hill L.P., a 40 MMly feed wheat ethanol plant …

Pond Biofuels to Pilot Cement Absorption System
January 25, 2012 – 12:19 pm | No Comment

(Daily Commercial News)  Pond Biofuels is piloting a new carbon dioxide (CO2) absorption system at St. Marys Cement.
The new system will reduce greenhouse gases by absorbing dirty smokestack emissions to grow algae which can be …

Bringing Bioproducts to Market: Overcoming Risks to Commercialization March 26-28, 2012 Sarnia, Ontario
January 16, 2012 – 4:43 pm | No Comment
Bringing Bioproducts to Market: Overcoming Risks to Commercialization    March 26-28, 2012    Sarnia, Ontario

Join us in the home of Canada’s emerging hybrid chemistry cluster to share up-to-date information about best practices in the bio-economy.
Presented by the Bioindustrial Innovation Centre, this International Conference will provide a unique and outstanding …

The Litmus Test: 8 Projects for 2012 Will Test Perceptions, Reality for Advanced Biofuels
January 12, 2012 – 10:37 am | No Comment

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  …First commercial projects from newly-minted public companies Solazyme, Gevo and KiOR. Two trash-to-biofuels projects from INEOS Bio and Enerkem, located in Florida and Alberta. Europe’s largest biosuccinic acid project, scheduled …

International Case Challenge and Delhi Sustainable Development Summit January 31, 2012 Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Delhi, India
January 9, 2012 – 5:13 pm | No Comment
International Case Challenge and Delhi Sustainable Development Summit   January 31, 2012   Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Delhi, India

Case Competitions have emerged as a vital learning opportunity for students. ISEEESA has identified this, and will host its 1st Annual International Case Challenge in Calgary, Canada. This Challenge is offered to all students in …

DDGs Use to Exceed Supply
January 9, 2012 – 3:20 pm | No Comment

(AllAboutFeed)  …Despite initial concerns about the capacity of US or foreign livestock feeders to utilise DDGs, they are now the second largest category of processed feed used in the US, amounting to an estimated 29.1 …

Researcher: Low Corn Oil DDGS Less Competitive in Canada
January 2, 2012 – 3:55 pm | No Comment

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  With U.S. ethanol plants adding corn oil extraction in increasing numbers, about half the distillers grains coming into Canada is a low corn oil product, said Eduardo Beltranena, feed …

Canadian Company Works to Showcase Closed-Loop Ethanol Plant
December 30, 2011 – 2:43 pm | No Comment

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  By the end of January, Atlantic BioEnergy Corp. expects to be producing ethanol at its new $6.2 million demonstration plant in Cornwall, Prince Edward Island. The 79,000 gallon a …

Nova Scotia CleanTech Open Top 10 Announced
December 30, 2011 – 10:55 am | No Comment

(PR Log)  Innovacorp today announced the list of clean technology start-ups moving on to round two of the Nova Scotia CleanTech Open competition.
Innovacorp today announced the list of clean technology start-ups moving on to round …

Good Digestion: It’s Been a Bumpy Road to Full-Scale Adoption of Anaerobic Digestion Technologies at Ethanol Plants
December 29, 2011 – 5:51 pm | No Comment

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Despite the promise of methane from anaerobic digestion technology, low natural gas rates and other factors have kept ethanol producers from jumping in with both feet.
…On top of the …

Ethanol-Friendly Manitoba: Shell Scouts Commercial-Scale Cellulosic Opportunities
December 29, 2011 – 1:20 pm | No Comment

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Royal Dutch Shell plc is in the early stages of a development project that would site a commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in southern Manitoba. “It’s very, very, very early …

Government of Canada Invests in Clean Energy in Alberta
December 23, 2011 – 10:20 am | No Comment

(Natural Resources Canada)  Canada strengthened its position as a clean energy superpower today with a Government of Canada investment that will support the production of biodiesel, sustain job creation and help stimulate the economy. Jim …

Are Biofuels the Best Use of Our Limited Land Resources?
December 23, 2011 – 10:18 am | No Comment

by Tyler Hamilton (OilPrice.com)  …This isn’t just about corn; it’s also about how we choose to use agricultural residues, municipal organic waste, wood waste, algae biomass, and non-food crops.
Does it make sense to just burn …

Alberta Harvests First Crop of Waste-Raised Willows
December 12, 2011 – 8:54 am | No Comment

by Dave Cooper (Edmonton Journal)  After flourishing on waste water from the town’s sewage treatment plant for more than two years, Whitecourt’s biomass crop of willows and poplars was ripe for harvest.
And last week, researchers …

Valero Partnering to Build Ethanol Plant in Michigan
December 12, 2011 – 8:25 am | No Comment

(Valero)  New Hampshire-based biofuels company Mascoma Corp. has entered into an agreement with energy giant Valero to build a plant that produces ethanol in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula using Mascoma’s proprietary technology.

Mascoma, of Lebanon, agreed to …

Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan Strengthen Bio-extraction Industry
December 12, 2011 – 8:18 am | No Comment

(MarketWire)  New solvent-recovery equipment being installed at POS Bio- Sciences will improve its capacity to help Canadian industry and international clients bring new bio-based oil ingredients to market with reduced research costs and environmental impact. …

As Government Talks Strike Out, Business Steps up to Bat
December 9, 2011 – 2:47 pm | No Comment

by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest Asia)  This week, while the world’s biofuel producers were busy ramping up production towards the 54.1 billion gallon global capacity predicted by 2015, the people who regulate biofuels and make …

Turn Up the Heat: Researchers Explore Heat-Resistant Enzymes
December 8, 2011 – 3:24 pm | No Comment

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  …“Thermophilic fungi can be found worldwide, most commonly in habitats where self-heating of plant material results in high temperatures, such as compost heaps, municipal waste, plant straw, and animal …

Michigan’s Loss, Alberta’s Gain: Smoky Lake or High Prairie to House 66-Million-Litre Biodiesel Plant Starting in 2012
December 8, 2011 – 11:46 am | No Comment

by Dave Cooper (Edmonton Journal)  An innovative Michigan plant that could produce 66 million litres of biodiesel from sub-grade canola is about to be disassembled and readied for a move to Alberta this winter.
The location …

CORE BioFuel Inc. Produces High Octane Gasoline in Tests of Biomass to Gasoline Process
December 7, 2011 – 6:11 pm | No Comment

(CORE BioFuel, Inc.)  CORE BioFuel Inc., a Canadian company focused on energy security for the North American and European markets, announced today that it has successfully tested the last step in its wood-to-gasoline process to …

ADM Eyes Alberta, Canada, for New 70 MMgy Canola Biodiesel Plant
December 7, 2011 – 6:04 pm | No Comment

by Bryan Sims (Biodiesel Magazine)  Decatur, Ill.-based global agribusiness firm Archer Daniels Midland Co. has proposed to build a 265 MMly (70 MMgy) biodiesel production plant in Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada, a project that would boost …

Prince Edward Island Agency Backed for Beet Ethanol Plant
December 5, 2011 – 6:38 pm | No Comment

(Alberta Farmer)  A company set up to develop a commercially viable way of using Prince Edward Island beets as an ethanol feedstock has been backed to build a demonstration-scale processing plant.
Atlantec BioEnergy Corp., which for …

The Fat of the Land
December 5, 2011 – 10:21 am | No Comment

(The Economist)  Green-minded motorists are making car fuel at home, from used cooking oil
…The recipe starts by filtering the breadcrumbs out with a mesh screen. After that you warm the oil up and add sodium …

Studies Evaluate Impact of Nutrients in DDGS Manure
November 29, 2011 – 12:51 pm | No Comment

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  …Canada’s Beef Cattle Research Council has funded several multi-year studies examining how the nutrients in distillers dried grains with soluble (DDGS) impact manure and found that the increased phosphorous …

Thesis Chemistry to Build Iowa Biorefinery Using Stover Lignin
November 29, 2011 – 9:40 am | No Comment

by Bryan Sims (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Working closely with the Iowa Economic Development Authority and the Nevada Economic Development Council, Mentor, Iowa-based Thesis Chemistry has selected a 40-acre site within the West Industrial Park of …

AMG Bioenergy Resources Holdings Ltd.: Update on Acquisition of Plantations
November 28, 2011 – 2:31 pm | No Comment

(AMG/MarketWire)  AMG Bioenergy Resources Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:ABG), a Canadian publicly traded company, wishes to provide an update on the progress of its acquisition of a 133 hectare jatropha plantation and a 201 …

CORE BioFuel Completes Tests on Wood-to-Gasoline Process
November 28, 2011 – 11:25 am | No Comment

(Energy Business Review)  Canada-based CORE BioFuel has tested the last step in its wood-to-gasoline process to produce high-octane, benzene-free, drop-in gasoline.
Under contract with CORE, RECAT Technologies completed a set of test runs of the catalytic …

Second-Generation Ethanol Processing Cost Prohibitive: Study
November 28, 2011 – 8:53 am | No Comment

(PhysOrg)  Costs for second-generation ethanol processing, which will ease the stress on corn and sugarcane, are unlikely to be competitive until 2020, according to a unique Queen’s University study.
…The researchers found that building large scale …

Impact Of Ethanol Industry In Canada Assessed In New Conference Board Report
November 21, 2011 – 11:38 am | No Comment

(Conference Board of Canada)  The Conference Board of Canada today released a study assessing the economic impact of the ethanol industry in Canada, its environmental and health effects, and the balance between the energy required …

Hot Commodity: Thieves Acquire Taste for Used Cooking Oil
November 21, 2011 – 11:10 am | No Comment

by Richard Blackwell  (CTV News/The Globe and Mail)   …The theft of used oil and grease has become a big problem in Canada, mirroring a trend south of the border.
The price of “yellow grease” – …

SkyNRG Serves First Airline Customer out of the US: Alaska Airlines and launches SkyNRG in North America together with Partner EPIC Aviation
November 10, 2011 – 8:26 am | No Comment

(SkyNRG)  SkyNRG, the Amsterdam based global market leader in sustainable jet fuel will supply Alaska Airlines with sustainable Jet Fuel in the month of November. The airline will operate 75 regularly scheduled flights out of …

Generating Ethanol from Lignocellulose Possible, but Large Cost Reductions Still Needed
November 9, 2011 – 9:01 am | No Comment

(Wiley-Blackwell/ScienceNewsLine)   The production of ethanol from lignocellulose-rich materials such as wood residues, waste paper, used cardboard and straw cannot yet be achieved at the same efficiency and cost as from corn starch. A cost …

Canadian Ethanol Industry Grows, Adds $1.2 Billion to Economy
November 8, 2011 – 11:31 am | No Comment

by Matt Soberg (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Reaching almost 528 MMgy (2 billion liters per year) currently, Canadian ethanol production will continue grow due to a federal renewable fuel standard and expanding transportation fuel markets according …

Shell Looking at Biofuel Plant for Local Area
November 7, 2011 – 10:41 am | No Comment

by Angela Brown (Central Plains Herald-Leader)  Shell Canada is looking into the possibility of establishing a biofuel plant in the Portage la Prairie area.
The facility would be a cellulosic ethanol plant, which is proposed for …

Comet Biorefining Inc. Announces Fabrication of Cellulosic Sugar Toll Facility
November 3, 2011 – 9:34 am | No Comment

(TradingCharts.com)  Comet Biorefining Inc., a leader in low cost cellulosic sugar technology, today announced that it has begun fabrication of a cellulosic sugar toll processing plant to be located in Southwestern Ontario. This facility will produce cellulosic sugar …

Maple Leaf Reforestation to Build Biodiesel Plant in Canada
November 2, 2011 – 10:00 am | No Comment

(Biofuels International)  Energy company Maple Leaf Reforestation (MLR) is to open a biodiesel facility in British Columbia, Canada, using next generation feedstock. …MLR aims to tap into this market, using the yellowhorn tree as a …

Harry Reid: Renewables ‘Wiser’ than Keystone
October 28, 2011 – 10:21 am | No Comment

by Darren Goode (Politico)  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has told Secretary of State Hillary Clinton he has “serious concern” about TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline.
Reid — in an Oct. 5 letter to Clinton first reported on …

Nipawin Biomass Ethanol Advances Research through SRC Contract
October 28, 2011 – 9:44 am | No Comment

by Matt Soberg  (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Saskatchewan-based Nipawin Biomass Ethanol New Generation Co-operative Ltd. has contracted with the Saskatchewan Research Council to further develop its catalytic process for cellulosic ethanol production. The technology is also …

A Next-Generation Biofuel Strategy
October 26, 2011 – 11:18 am | No Comment

by Warren Mabee and Donald L. Smith   (The Star)  Global energy prices are on the rise, as are food prices and atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. Advanced biofuels can address all of these problems, and Canada, with …

New Bioproducts Market to Outgrow Biofuels
October 26, 2011 – 9:01 am | No Comment

by Deanna Lush  (Stock Journal)  …As part of the study, former University of Guelph, Ontario, professor of crop science Terry Daynard compared grain supply and prices from the 1970s – where biofuel production was not …

Algae Trek: The Next Generation
October 26, 2011 – 7:50 am | No Comment

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  …Overall, there remain more than 100 companies chasing the prize of developing an algae biomaterials project, profitable and at commercial scale.
Yesterday (October 24, 2011), on the eve of the annual …

MSE Enviro-Tech Corp. Announces Positive Results From City Transit Sales: Initiates Broader Offering to Municipalities
October 14, 2011 – 8:54 am | No Comment

(MarketWire)  MSE Enviro-Tech Corp.  reported on the expansion of its biodiesel trials from 19 months of successful results.
Since Q1 2010 SITTM Technologies, a subsidiary of MSE Enviro-Tech Corp., in partnership with a local petroleum distributor, …

EPA Approves Canadian Renewable Biomass for RFS2
October 5, 2011 – 3:53 pm | No Comment

by Luke Geiver (Biodiesel Magazine)  After roughly seven months of thorough consideration and review, the U.S. EPA has approved a petition put forth by the government of Canada to allow renewable biomass grown in Canada …

Ricardo Engines
October 5, 2011 – 7:42 am | No Comment

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Rod Beazley of Ricardo said that, based on tests conducted to date by the company, the Ricardo EBDI (ethanol boosted direct injection) engine could achieve equal mileage per gallon when burning …

The Carinata Equation
October 5, 2011 – 7:38 am | No Comment

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Canada, Agrisoma CEO Steve Fabijanski outlined his company’s plan to challenge canola for dominance in Canadian oilseed production with the introduction of carinata, which the company said could achieve …