Advanced BioFuels USA

(US Department of Agriculture)  Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today (September 27, 2011) announced that USDA will make payments to more than 160 energy producers in 41 states to support and ensure the production and expansion of advanced biofuels.

“Renewable energy production will create tens of thousands of direct, American jobs; thousands more indirect jobs, and clean electricity to power millions of homes. The payments I am announcing today represent the continuing commitment of the Obama administration to work with producers to provide the biofuel necessary to reduce our nation’s dependence on foreign energy sources,” Vilsack said. “The payments support America’s growing advanced biofuel industry.”

The payments are authorized under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels (Section 9005 of the 2008 Farm Bill) and are made to eligible producers to support and ensure an expanding production of advanced biofuels. Payments are based on the amount of biofuels a recipient produces from renewable biomass, other than corn kernel starch. Eligible examples include biofuels derived from cellulose, crop residue, animal, food and yard waste material, biogas (landfill and sewage waste treatment gas), vegetable oil and animal fat.

To see a list of the recipients announced today click here.

For example, Ever Cat Fuels has been selected to receive a $98,507contract payment to help offset the costs of producing almost 881,000 gallons of biodiesel at its plant in Isanti, Minn. Ever Cat uses the Mcgyan process to produce biodiesel, which efficiently and economically converts feedstock plant oils and animal fats to biodiesel. Ever Cat produces three million gallons of biodiesel annually and is the first commercial plant designed to use the Mcgyan technology. The plant began operations two years ago, creating 20 full-time jobs.

In Corinth, ME, Corinth Wood Pellets was selected to receive a $31,406 contract payment continue to produce and sell premium-grade wood pellets for the residential, industrial and commercial markets. The wood pellets are produced from sawdust and woodchip feedstock. A total of 18,224 metric tons of wood pellets were produced to generate 298,873,600,000 BTUs. This energy generation supports the Obama administration’s ongoing efforts to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels by turning solid feedstock into alternative fuel that is used to heat residential, industrial and commercial buildings. USDA funding for this enterprise is expected to support 11 industry jobs.

On September 8, President Obama presented the American Jobs Act in an address to Congress. The purpose of the American Jobs Act is simple: put more people back to work and put more money in the pockets of working Americans. The American Jobs Act is specific. It will put people back to work right now, and it will not add to the deficit. Through a combination of direct spending, such as infrastructure investments, and tax relief, such as an extension of the payroll tax cuts, it will lead to new American jobs. Since taking office, President Obama’s Administration has taken significant steps to improve the lives of rural Americans and has provided broad support for rural communities. The Obama Administration has set goals of modernizing infrastructure by providing broadband access to 10 million Americans, expanding educational opportunities for students in rural areas, and providing affordable health care. In the long term, these unparalleled rural investments will help ensure that America’s rural communities are repopulating, self-sustaining and thriving economically.

USDA, through its Rural Development mission area, administers and manages housing, business and community infrastructure and facility programs through a national network of state and local offices. Rural Development has an existing portfolio of more than $155 billion in loans and loan guarantees. These programs are designed to improve the economic stability of rural communities, businesses, residents, farmers and ranchers and improve the quality of life in rural America.  READ MORE and MORE (Agriculture.com/Dow Jones NewsWire) and MORE (Ethanol Producer Magazine)

Companies making transportation biofuels that received grants:

State Recipient Name Payment  Amount  Advanced Biofuel Type

AR Delta American Fuel, LLC.. $74,472.46 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

AR Futurefuel Chemical Company $1,500,149.29 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

AZ Pinal Energy, LLC. $2,206,304.60 Ethanol Production

CA American Biodiesel, Inc. $474,405.80 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

CA Energy Alternative Solutions, Inc. $15,048.03 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

CA Imperial Western Products, Inc. $146,167.49 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

CA New Leaf Biofuel, LLC. $85,283.13 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

CA Promethean Biofuels Cooperative Corp. $4,516.70 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

CA Simple Fuels Biodiesel, Inc. $6,557.07 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

CA Yokayo Biofuels, Inc. $110,660.62 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

CT Biodiesel One, Ltd. $15,146.92 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

CT Biopur, Inc. $124,344.94 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

CT Dpc Enterprises, Inc. $1,870.16 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

FL Genuine Bio‐Fuel, Inc. $286,372.32 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

GA Alterra Bioenergy Of Middle Georgia, LLC.   $369,003.02 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

GA Down To Earth Energy, LLC. $7,555.45 Biodiesel Trans Esterification2

GA Nittany Biodiesel $142,182.28 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

GA U.S. Biofuels, Inc. $255,477.76 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

HI Pacific Biodiesel, Inc. $64,627.58 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

IA Clinton County Bio Energy, LLC.. $6,046.08 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

IA Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC. $151,002.98 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

IA Renewable Energy Group, Inc. $6,174,285.19 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

IA Sioux Biochemical, Inc. $24,110.12 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

IA Western Dubuque Biodiesel, LLC. $456,363.79 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

IA Western Iowa Energy $698,622.94 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

ID Pleasant Valley Biofuels, LLC. $11,544.13 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

IL Archer Daniels Midland Company $2,571,340.67 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

IL Incobrasa Industries, Ltd. $1,771,962.53 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

IL Midwest Biodiesel Product, LLC. $54,984.23 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

IN Central Indiana Ethanol, LLC. $65,892.94 Ethanol Production

IN E Biofuels, LLC. $1,535,786.53 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

IN Integrity Biofuels, LLC. $69,612.41 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

IN Louis Dreyfus Agricultural Industries, LLC.   $3,259,807.55 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

IN Union County Biodiesel Company $42,418.13 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

KS Arkalon Ethanol, LLC. $1,813,417.93 Ethanol Production

KS Bonanza Bioenergy, LLC. $1,132,095.10 Ethanol Production

KS Emergent Green Energy, Inc. $7,929.92 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

KS Ese Alcohol $80,924.62 Ethanol Production

KS Healy Biodiesel, Inc. $10,078.47 Biofuel From Waste Products  (Biodiesel)

KS Kansas Ethanol, LLC. $2,339,004.29 Ethanol Production

KS Nesika Energy, LLC. $138,559.11 Ethanol Production

KS Prairie Horizon Agri‐Energy, LLC. $1,581,912.80 Ethanol Production

KS R‐3 Energy, LLC. $9,980.15 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

KS Reeve Agri Energy, Inc. $576,245.17 Ethanol Production

KS Western Plains Energy, LLC. $660,480.77 Ethanol Production

KY Griffin Industries, Inc. $98,703.57 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

KY Owensboro Grain Company, LLC. $1,984,135.45 Biodiesel Mechanical

MA Fuels Of The Future, LLC. $9,831.51 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

MN Cargill, Inc. $1,988,625.98 Anaerobic Digester; Biodiesel

MN Ever Cat Fuels, LLC. $98,507.21 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

MN Fumpa Biofuels $198,575.88 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

MN Mn Soybean Processors $2,267,925.96 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

MO Abengoa Bioenergy Corporation $1,225,049.30 Ethanol Production

MO Global Fuels, LLC. $14,454.16 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

MO Me Bio Energy, LLC. $26,032.96 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

MO Mid‐America Biofuels, LLC. $1,841,148.67 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

MO Natural Biodiesel Plant, LLC. $231,725.99 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

MO Paseo Cargill Energy, LLC. $2,229,241.21 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

MO Prairie Pride, Inc. $418,413.46 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

MS Delta Biofuels, Inc. $13,408.73 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

MS Greenlight Biofuels, LLC. $33,419.59 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

MS Scott Petroleum Corporation $609,143.85 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

NC Blue Ridge Biofuels, LLC. $10,848.63 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

NC North American Bio‐Energies $18,492.49 Biodiesel Mechanical

NC Piedmont Biofuels Industrial, LLC. $15,894.78 Biodiesel Mechanical5

NC Triangle Biofuels Industries, Inc. $245,973.31 Biodiesel Mechanical

NE Ag Processing, Inc. $2,177,107.98 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

NE Kaapa Ethanol, LLC. $1,028.45 Ethanol Production

NH American Energy Independence Company, LLC.   $96,340.08 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

NM Rio Valley Biofuels, LLC. $23,023.14 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

NV Bently Biofuels Company $44,620.71 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

NY Northern Biodiesel, Inc. $79,529.18 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

NY Tmt Biofuels, LLC. $17,188.89 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

OH Center Alternative Energy Company Ii $90,140.15 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

OH Jatrodiesel, Inc. $28,102.34 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

OK High Plains Bioenergy, LLC. $2,125,535.44 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

OR Sequential‐Pacific Biodiesel $1,497,485.69 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

PA American Biodiesel Energy, Inc $79,445.48 Biodiesel Mechanical

PA Environmental Energy Recycling Corp., LLC.   $1,518,150.87 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

PA Keystone Biofuels, Inc. $228,573.19 Biodiesel Mechanical

PA Lake Erie Biofuels, LLC. Dba Hero Bx $9,941,374.36 Biodiesel Mechanical

PA Smarter Fuel, Inc. $4,849,639.04 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

PA Soy Energy, Inc. Dba Custom Fuels, Inc. $11,930.70 Biodiesel Mechanical

PA United Oil Company $176,832.82 Biodiesel Mechanical

RI Newport Biodiesel, LLC. $40,291.85 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

SD Hanson County Oil Producers, LLC. $6,437.65 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

SD Nugen Energy, LLC. $71,191.13 Ethanol Production

TX Agribiofuels, LLC. $149,945.70 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

TX Beacon Energy (Texas) Corporation $51,793.05 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

TX Double Diamond Energy, Inc. $337,070.54 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

TX Green Earth Fuels Of Houston, LLC. $350,410.18 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

TX Insight Equity Acquisition Partners, L.P. $432,664.36 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

TX Levelland/Hockley County Ethanol, LLC. $1,885,641.83 Ethanol Production

TX Pacific Biodiesel Texas, L.P. $7,840.21 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

TX Rbf Port Neches, LLC. $1,380,947.04 Biodiesel Trans Esterification7

TX White Energy, Inc. $3,974,437.78 Ethanol Production

VA Chesapeake Custom Chemical Corporation  $69,662.20 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

VA Reco Biodiesel, LLC. $85,731.42 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

VA Red Birch Energy $6,945.78 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

VA Virginia Biodiesel Refinery, LLC. $97,569.34 Biofuel From Waste Products (Biodiesel)

WA General Biodiesel, Inc. $10,956.41 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

WA Imperium Grays Harbor, LLC. $773,971.45 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

WI Badger Biodiesel, Inc. $344,370.45 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

WI Bio Blend Fuels $9,032.06 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

WI Sun Power Biodiesel, LLC. $26,491.22 Biodiesel Trans Esterification

WI Walsh Bio Fuels, LLC. $77,010.03 Biodiesel Trans Esterification