September 2013 – Advanced BioFuels USA

Energy Crops Could Cover Energy Demand in Surplus Agricultural Lands

(BioenergyCrops.com) A brand new study (2013) found that the projected energy demand (2035) in developing countries, can be covered with energy crops in surplus agricultural lands, then not competing with

September 27, 2013 Read Full Article

Biofuel Enviro400s in Canterbury

(BusandCoach.com) Stagecoach has introduced six new ADL Enviro400s running on 100 per cent biofuel to its fleet in Canterbury. They are running on the Unibus route between the University of

September 27, 2013 Read Full Article

Milwaukee Biodiesel Firm Pursues City-Owned Warehouse

by Jeff Engel (The Business Journal) A Milwaukee Common Council proposal would sell a warehouse and vacant lot on West National Avenue to Palko Energies LLC, a sustainable energy consulting

September 27, 2013 Read Full Article

KiOR Gets $50 Million from Khosla to Double Production

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Texas, KiOR announced that it is pursuing plans to double production capacity at its Columbus, Mississippi, cellulosic fuels facility through construction of a second facility

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Questions Arise on Tier 3 Timing as Automakers Cite Rule Delay

by Jason Plautz (E&E News/Greenwire) Questions are rising about when U.S. EPA will release a final rule slashing the amount of sulfur in gasoline, as two key automaker groups say the

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Enerkem and GreenField, Partners in VANERCO, Announce up to $39.8 Million in Repayable Contribution from the Canadian Government

(PR NewsWire/Yahoo!Finance/VANERCO) Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver today confirmed SDTC’s financial contribution in VANERCO, the joint venture partnership formed by Enerkem (www.enerkem.com and GreenField www.gfsa.com) to build and operate a cellulosic ethanol

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Poet Venture Primed for Cellulosic Ethanol

by Brenda Wade Schmidt (Argus Leader) South Dakota-based Poet and its partner in producing ethanol from leaves, cobs and cornstalks plan to open their first cellulosic plant early next year.

September 27, 2013 Read Full Article

RFS Hasn't Hurt the Poultry Industry

by Gary Pestoriou (The Hill’s Congress Blog) I followed with interest the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearings concerning the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). I became very skeptical of

September 26, 2013 Read Full Article

CSC Introduces Biofuels Tech Program

by Allison Goodrich (The Register-Mail) Carl Sandburg College is climbing back on the “go green” bandwagon, making further attempts to help jump start the manufacturing job market through means

September 26, 2013 Read Full Article

Greenbelt’s Distillation Module Exceeds Benchmarks

by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) Greenbelt Resources Corporation has announced successful performance testing results from its automated distillation module. The module, available separately or as part of a complete sustainable energy production

September 26, 2013 Read Full Article

1998 Ethanol Vehicle Challenge: E85 Vehicles Surpass E0 on Dynamometer Tests for Mileage Efficiency

(Argonne National Laboratory) Sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy, General Motors Corporation, Natural Resources Canada In the Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, college engineering students work together to

September 26, 2013 Read Full Article

Renewable Fuels Make a Difference: Opposing View

by Bob Dinneen (USA Today) Big Oil is pushing back to preserve its market share. … The RFS is one of the most successful energy policies ever. Since it was

September 26, 2013 Read Full Article

Are Ethanol Fuels Better than Petroleum?

by Robert Moffitt (Twin Cities Daily Planet) In response to “Ethanol is a not long term solution,” I’ll begin by saying the author made some valid points. No, ethanol is

September 26, 2013 Read Full Article

N.D. Oil Industry Flares Off $1B Worth of Natural Gas…But Balks at Investments in Renewable Fuels

by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association) As it turns out, the oil and gas industry really does have “money to burn.” According to a recent study, government data show that nearly

September 26, 2013 Read Full Article

Biofuels Center Deserves a Better Fate

by G.K. Butterfield (The Herald Sun) Without intervention or significant investment from non-profit organizations or the private sector, the Biofuels Center of North Carolina in Oxford is due to close

September 26, 2013 Read Full Article

EPA Expands Heating Oil Definition to Allow RINs

by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expanding the definition of heating oil as part of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. This means that renewable heating

September 26, 2013 Read Full Article

Grassley Asks EPA if Ethanol Credit Market Is Being Controlled by Wall Street

by Christopher Doering (Des Moines Register) As controversy swells over the cost of special credits tied to ethanol, Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley asked the agency charged with overseeing the

September 26, 2013 Read Full Article

Farmers Demand Permission to Produce Ethanol from Sugarcane

by Vivek Waghmode (Times of India) Farmer leaders on Tuesday stepped up their demand for permission to tillers to produce ethanol from sugarcane they produce and sell the byproducts. “The Centre has permitted to blend

September 26, 2013 Read Full Article

New Algal Species for Biofuel Production

(Cordis) …The EU-funded project ‘Biodiesel production from microalgae’ (ALGFUEL) investigated new species and processes for the production of next-generation biofuels. The project aimed to identify promising new candidates for biofuel

September 26, 2013 Read Full Article

Energy as Easy as Waffles

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … Long-term, there are numerous opportunities for developing the right kind of renewable feedstocks based on careful development of agricultural markets and gaining grower adoption. But

September 26, 2013 Read Full Article

The Role of Biorefining in a Future BioEconomy October 24, 2013 Graz, Austria

Austrian Stakeholder Workshop of IEA Bioenergy Task 42 “Biorefining” The Austrian Stakeholder Workshop of IEA Bioenergy Task 42 “Biorefining” with the title “The Role of Biorefining in a Future BioEconomy”

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BIO Urges EPA to Reject Petroleum Industry’s RFS Waiver Petition

(Biotechnology Industry Organization) The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today wrote to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy, asking her to reject the recent petition from American Petroleum Institute and

September 26, 2013 Read Full Article

Jyväskylä Bioenergy 2013 Conference – A look into the Bioenergy Situation Present and Future

By Aino Siirala* (Advanced Biofuels USA) The Bioenergy 2013 exhibition & conference, in Jyväskylä, Finland, was a two-day event organized annually by Benet Ltd., The Bioenergy Association of Finland and

September 26, 2013 Read Full Article

Program to Send Next-Gen Scientists to Nat'l Biodiesel Conference

(National Biodiesel Board/Biodiesel Magazine) Look beyond the classroom for educational opportunities, advises Dan Browne, a student at Texas A&M University and co-chair of the Next Generation Scientists for Biodiesel. Browne

September 25, 2013 Read Full Article

One-Sided Report on Biofuels Cost is Wrong

by Rob Vierhout (ePURE/Ethanol Producer Magazine) … The “accountancy-model” IISD used was one-sided, looking only at government expenditure but leaving out of the picture the revenues the industry is generating for

September 25, 2013 Read Full Article

Pounding the Table

by Ron Lamberty (Ethanol Producer Magazine/American Coalition for Ethanol) An old lawyer’s adage says: “If you have the facts, pound the facts. If you have the law, pound the law.

September 25, 2013 Read Full Article

Believers, Nonbelievers, Activists and Antagonists

by Mike Bryan (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Some say renewable energy is like a religion. I suppose it has some of the elements of a religion, in that you have believers,

September 25, 2013 Read Full Article

Analyzing the Influence of Energy Policy

by Jake Ferris (Ethanol Producer Magazine) … The change in stock levels from 2001-’05 accounted for about $1.28 of the $2.49 per bushel increase in corn prices (Table 2)—just over

September 25, 2013 Read Full Article

Concord Energy Announces Agreement to Establish Asia Pacific Joint Venture with Cool Planet Energy Systems

(BusinessWire/Cool Planet) Concord Energy today announced that it has signed an agreement with Cool Planet Energy Systems to establish a joint-venture in the Asia Pacific Region. The JV will develop

September 25, 2013 Read Full Article

Tides of Prosperity, Past and Present

by Chris Hanson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) … Similar to the 1970s period of prosperity, Zulauf (Carl Zulauf, economics professor at Ohio State University) says that in 2012 crop prices increased by roughly

September 25, 2013 Read Full Article

Uneven Crop, Shifting Markets: Considering the Prospects for the Corn and Ethanol Markets Ahead.

by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) … (Bruce) Babcock (the Cargill endowed chair of energy economics at Iowa State University) is more optimistic about the potential for E85 consumption to

September 25, 2013 Read Full Article

Algae Could Fuel Cleaner Road to Future

by Jan Sluizer (Voice of America) … “It may not seem as big of an impact, but when you’re talking about potentially millions or billions of gallons in the United States, even

September 25, 2013 Read Full Article

Large-Scale Algal Cultivation, Harvesting and Downstream Processing November 4‐8, 2013 Mesa, AZ

ATP3 offers superior formal and informal education and training in the use of microalgae as feedstock for biofuels and coproducts, through hands-on learning opportunities, workshops, and seminars held at ATP3 partner

September 25, 2013 Read Full Article

Congressional Efforts Needed to Secure Future

by Brian Kuehl (Ethanol Producer Magazine) … Two tax provisions are critical to continued development of the U.S. cellulosic industry. First, the tax code currently provides a Second Generation Production

September 25, 2013 Read Full Article

Chairwoman Stabenow Calls on CFTC to Review Possible Manipulation of Renewable Fuels Market

by Greg Akagi (KansasAgNetwork) Michigan Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today called on the Commodities Future Trading Commission to

September 25, 2013 Read Full Article

New Study Refutes Myths about Biofuels’ Impact on Land Use

(AgProfessional.com) A new report released from researchers in the Netherlands shows that current models assessing the impact of crops grown for biofuel production on land use do not accurately reflect

September 25, 2013 Read Full Article

Time to Rethink Misguided Policies that Promote Biofuels to Protect Climate

(Nanowerk News) …His paper concludes that for now, it makes more sense to enable plants to soak up carbon dioxide through reforestation and to redouble efforts to protect forests, rather

September 25, 2013 Read Full Article

Malaysia Launches RM320 Million Clean Energy Fund

(The Malaysia Insider) Malaysia and Japan-based Asian Energy Investments Pte Ltd. have launched a $100 million (RM320 million) venture capital fund to invest in clean energy projects in Southeast Asia.

September 25, 2013 Read Full Article

UFOP Funds Project for B100 Approval in Deutz Agripower Engines

(UFOP/Biodiesel Magazine) The Deutz Agripower engines of the series TCD 7.8 L6, TCD 6.1 L6 and TCD 4.1 L4 can be approved for operation with biodiesel as a pure fuel.

September 25, 2013 Read Full Article

E85′s Value Is Looking Better and Better: Can the Good Times Last?

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … Instead, it is now gasoline that is upside down, economically — and flex-fuel drivers who value their dollars ought to be considering E85 based on

September 25, 2013 Read Full Article

Ford Explains Ethanol Program to ACE Members

by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) … We’re committed to supporting biofuels by providing a range of products that provide biofuel capability in line with consumer demand. And that is key,” explained Dominic

September 24, 2013 Read Full Article

Big News: No More Requirement to Use Ethanol in Gasoline!

by Douglas Durante (The Hill Congress Blog) … the Clean Air Act amendments of 1990 included a prescribed formula for reformulated gasoline that included an oxygen content, which ethanol provides. Oxygenated

September 24, 2013 Read Full Article

“Flex Fuel Fridays” Raise Awareness of Higher Ethanol Blends

by Lynn Grooms (Farm Industry News Blog) Glacial Lakes Energy, a South Dakota ethanol producer, has been raising awareness about the benefits of higher blends of ethanol at several retail

September 24, 2013 Read Full Article

Energy Beet Group Working toward Commercialization

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) … Helgaas (Maynard Helgaas, president of Green Vision Group) is saying that commercializing the first energy beet plant is planned for 2014 to 2015. “Energy beets will

September 24, 2013 Read Full Article

Fuel with 15 Percent Ethanol Available in ND

(Associated Press/Grand Forks Herald) Gov. Jack Dalrymple and members of the state’s agriculture and ethanol industries announced the introduction of E15 blended gasoline on Monday in Bismarck. A new blend

September 24, 2013 Read Full Article

Commentary: Renewable Fuels Legislation Cuts Crude Prices

by Philip K. Verleger, Jr. (PKVerlegerlLLC.com) Just as only Richard Nixon could ironically break the US taboo on trading with China, only George W. Bush could have successfully introduced measures to drive

September 24, 2013 Read Full Article

First Steps Towards Achieving Better and Cheaper Biodiesel

(Science Daily) …Acetals are chemical compounds found in many wines, like port, for example, which give it a unique, sweet smell. However if acetals are blended with biodiesel, they improve

September 24, 2013 Read Full Article

ISU study: Investment in E85 Could Be Cheaper than Purchasing Ethanol Credits

by Christopher Doering (Des Moines Register) A study from Iowa State University said the cost of installing tanks to handle fuel with 85 percent ethanol could be cheaper than purchasing

September 24, 2013 Read Full Article

Undergraduate Bioenergy Scholars Summer Research Program in Northeast US

The Northeast Bioenergy Scholars Program is an exciting summer research experience program for enthusiastic undergraduates who are interested in exploring bioenergy utilizing cutting-edge techniques. Check out the list of current topics

September 24, 2013 Read Full Article

Peoria County Corn/Soy Promoters Offers Multiple Blends of Fuel to Consumers

by Steve Tarter (Peoria Journal Star) … The FS station in Kickapoo, the first station to offer biodiesel over a decade ago, now features a pump that allows drivers to select

September 24, 2013 Read Full Article

Organic Waste Transformed into Industrial Prime Material

(Alpha Galileo Foundation) Researchers at the Iberoamerican University (IBERO) in Mexico City, look to consolidate a pilot biorefinery that will use the waste of various fruits, vegetables, flowers and plants

September 24, 2013 Read Full Article

F.O. Licht's Sugar and Ethanol Asia February 25-26, 2014 Bangkok, Thailand

Bringing together ethanol and biofuel producers, sugar millers, traders, technology companies, shipping and logistics companies and users of fuel, industrial and beverage ethanol, F.O. Licht’s Sugar and Ethanol Asia 2014

September 24, 2013 Read Full Article

Is Ethanol Fuel Making Indy 500 Cars 'Greener'? Fuel Chemist Touts Cleaner Emissions

by Roxanne Palmer (International Business Times) Car racing is fueled by chemistry — and the future of race car fuel is looking greener all the time, some chemists say. The race cars in the

September 23, 2013 Read Full Article

It All Started with Stale Marshmallows

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) … When he was a little boy, the current lab manager at Pinal Energy LLC used to go to work with his father, Keith Kor.

September 23, 2013 Read Full Article

Cal Poly Gets $1.5 Million for Algae Biofuel Research

by Kaytlyn Leslie (The San Luis Obisbo Tribune) Cal Poly will receive $1.5 million to fund biofuel research, according to a Department of Energy news release. Cal Poly was one of

September 23, 2013 Read Full Article

Illinois Ethanol Workers Write to Protect RFS

by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) The employees of Illinois River Energy and GTL Resources Biorefining sent a letter to their Congressional delegation this week urging support of the Renewable Fuel Standard. “We are the 60

September 23, 2013 Read Full Article

RNCOS White Paper: Asia Pacific Leads Biofuel Production Growth

(RNCOS) In a world which is ever thirsty for energy, economies eye on renewable energy sources to conserve environment and reduce costs. Our recent analysis of global biofuel industry revealed

September 23, 2013 Read Full Article

California Resolution Calls for Federal Reform of RFS

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The California legislature recently passed Assembly Joint Resolution 21, which urges federal lawmakers and the U.S. EPA to reform the renewable fuels standard (RFS),

September 23, 2013 Read Full Article

IEA Task 40: Biomass Provides 10 Percent of Global Energy Use

by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A new report from the International Energy Agency takes a global overview of biomass use in the industrial and transport sectors, identifying leading

September 23, 2013 Read Full Article

Online Course: Algae Production Certification Course

Name of Provider: National Algae Association Type: introduce individuals to the multifaceted concepts of not only strain selection, cultivation, harvesting, and bioproduction methods; but also the economic considerations prevalent in the commercial

September 23, 2013 Read Full Article

EIA: E85 Fuel Becoming Price-Competitive with Gasoline in US Midwest

by Conglin Xu (Oil & Gas Journal) E85 motor fuel—gasoline blended with as much as 85% ethanol and commonly used

September 23, 2013 Read Full Article

Ethanol Requirements Good, Not Bad, for America's Economy, Energy Security

by Pam Johnson (Fox News) Opinion: …That critique has been around for years. But it doesn’t jibe with the

September 23, 2013 Read Full Article

Letter, 9/22: Facts on Ethanol

by Todd Brodersen (Lincoln Journal Star) In a response to Todd Sneller’s letter, “Ethanol the choice for many reasons,” Steven McManus

September 23, 2013 Read Full Article

NASCAR Putting Pedal to the Metal on Ethanol

by Gabrielle Karol (Fox Business) When it comes to defending ethanol’s reputation, Illinois Corn Growers Association president Paul Taylor simply points

September 23, 2013 Read Full Article

The Pope Runs on Biofuels. Why Can't You?

by Maxx Chatsko (The Motley Fool) The Vatican splashed down in the news feeds of green enthusiasts everywhere last week

September 23, 2013 Read Full Article

Report: Bioenergy Deployment Consortium Fall Symposium

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Canada, the Biofuels Development Consortium held their 2013 Fall Symposium a little early this

September 23, 2013 Read Full Article

Indonesian Government Forces Shell, Total to Boost Biodiesel Mix

by Amahl S. Azwar (The Jakarta Post) PT Shell Indonesia and PT Total Oil Indonesia will have to increase the

September 23, 2013 Read Full Article

An Ethanol-Fueled Comeback for Sugar Beets

by Alice Daniel (California Report) California once grew a lot of sugar beets to supply the state’s sugar mills. Most of

September 23, 2013 Read Full Article

Iowa Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Opens Next Year

(Associated Press/Lincoln Journal Star) South Dakota-based Poet LLC and its Dutch partner say a cellulosic ethanol plant being built in

September 23, 2013 Read Full Article

Show Me the Gallons: KiOR’s Progress towards Steady-State Operations

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Landmark cellulosic drop-in biofuels producer releases update on early-stage production: is the increasing gallonage enough

September 23, 2013 Read Full Article

Algae Biofuel Can Cut CO2 Emissions by at Least 50% Petroleum Fuels

(UPI.com) Algae-derived biofuels can reduce the life cycle of carbon dioxide emissions by at least 50 percent compared to petroleum

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Webinar: The Sugar Surplus – Solved or Postponed? Oct 10, 2013 10:00 AM EDT

The past three years of surplus sugar production has allowed stocks to be rebuilt but producers have been slow to

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ABO Encourages CCR and CCS

(Algae Industry Magazine) The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO) has just encouraged the EPA to include the carbon capture and reuse

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Ethanol Blend Wall? What Blend Wall?

by Ned Stowe (Environmental and Energy Study Institute) The oil industry has formally petitioned the EPA to reduce the Renewable

September 20, 2013 Read Full Article

Cellulosic Leaders Talk Feedstock Procurement at Nebraska Event

by Chris Hanson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) In front of an attentive crowd at the 2013 National Advanced Biofuels Conference &

September 20, 2013 Read Full Article

Seminar Focuses on Corn Stover as a Biofuel Feedstock

by Anna Simet (Ethanol Producer Magazine) As a precursor to the National Advanced Biofuel Conference and Expo in Omaha, Neb.,

September 20, 2013 Read Full Article

Gas Prices Stuck at $3 and Above

by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) Today (September 17, 2013) marks the 1,000th day in a row that gas prices have been

September 20, 2013 Read Full Article

Report Recommends Improvements to RFS Monitoring

by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General has released a report recommending ways the agency

September 20, 2013 Read Full Article

Clearing Up A Few Myths About Brazilian Biofuels Trade

by Leticia Phillips (The Energy Collective/UNICA) … Let’s turn to the facts to debunk two leading myths circulating around Washington, D.C.

September 20, 2013 Read Full Article

Is Ethanol Starving Africa?

by Amar Toor (The Verge) Accusations of land grabbing revive debate over “food versus fuel” … But some experts say

September 20, 2013 Read Full Article

Zip’s Military Cooking Fuel UK Launch at DSEI

(DSEI) Zip is unveiling its NEW, powerful, lightweight, non-toxic Military Cooking Fuel at the DSEI exhibition in London in September

September 20, 2013 Read Full Article

Biofuel Pilot Plant Planned for Site of fFrmer Bowater Mersey Mill

(Pulp and Paper Canada) A pilot project to convert wood into biofuels has plans to be operational by next February

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POLL: 8 in 10 Want E15 Renewable Fuel at Their Local Gas Station

(Fuels America) After 1,002 consecutive days of paying more than $3 for a gallon of gas, Americans are demanding choices

September 20, 2013 Read Full Article

Biofuel Crop in Need of Insurance Protection, Says University Professor

by Claire Everett (Daily Illini) … Jody Endres, professor in environmental, natural resources and energy law, said while the USDA and other

September 20, 2013 Read Full Article

ARPA-E Awards $34M in R&D for Advanced Liquid Fuels from Methane

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the US Department of Energy announced that 15 breakthrough energy projects will receive

September 20, 2013 Read Full Article

New Study: Algae Biofuel Cuts CO2 >50% vs. Petroleum

(Algae Industry Magazine) Algae-derived biofuel can reduce life cycle CO2 emissions by 50 to 70 percent compared to petroleum fuels, and

September 20, 2013 Read Full Article

Webinar: “Using the New Bioenergy KDF for Data Discovery and Research” October 3, 2013 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET

The Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) launched a revamped, easier-to-use version of the Bioenergy Knowledge Discovery Framework (KDF). Initially released in