by John McClaughry (Watchdog.org) ... Back in the Nixon years scientists discovered that tetraethyl lead used to improve combustion in gasoline led to serious environmental and health damage. Adding lead to gasoline was banned. That was a good thing. But gasoline
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Back TO HOMEGrape Waste Could Make Competitive Biofuel
(University of Adelaide) The solid waste left over from wine-making could make a competitive biofuel, University of Adelaide researchers have found. Published in the journal Bioresource Technology, the researchers showed that up to 400 litres of bioethanol could be produced by
August 20, 2015 Read Full Article
EPA More Enemy than Ally to Ethanol
by Mike Bryan (Ethanol Producer Magazine) There is a long history of antagonism and sometimes outward hostility by the EPA toward ethanol, writes Mike Bryan. -- Most of us find it strange and frustrating that we are continually at loggerheads with
August 20, 2015 Read Full Article
RFA Intern Gains Invaluable Experience
by Austin Ludowese (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Working with RFA shows the voice of the ethanol industry is passionate and hard-working, writes Austin Ludowese. -- After spending time as the Renewable Fuels Association summer intern, I was asked to take charge
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Cellulosic Ethanol Performance Tests Successful
by PJ Griekspoor (Agri-View) St. Joseph, Mo., pilot plant completes tests of making cellulosic ethanol that also yields value-added co-products -- The prospects for profitable cellulosic ethanol just got a little brighter with the completion of two successful 1,000-hour performance runs for
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Brazil’s Clever Solution to Fuel the Country
(CCTV-America) Sugar prices are near record lows causing Brazilian companies to reduce their output in favor of a more profitable option: producing fuel. Brazil has become a pioneer in using ethanol to power light vehicles. CCTV’s Paulo Cabral filed this report
August 19, 2015 Read Full Article
Reps. Keith Ripp and Andy Jorgensen: Weakening Renewable Fuel Standard Would Hurt Rural Wisconsin
by Reps. Keith Ripp and Andy Jorgensen (Wisconsin State Journal) ... We are proud to support the Renewable Fuel Standard despite the fact that the two of us hail from different political parties. And we are not the only example of the bipartisan
August 19, 2015 Read Full Article
From Blueprint to Baler
by Anna Simet (Biomass Magazine) AGCO is well-equipped to aid the first U.S. cellulosic ethanol plants in devising efficient and effective feedstock supply chain models. Name the crop, and AGCO has baled it. Extensive work with kenaf, hemp, miscanthus, energy
August 19, 2015 Read Full Article
RFA Applauds Fiat Chrysler Approval of E15
(Renewable Fuels Association) The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) is applauding Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ (FCA) decision to approve the use of E15 (15 percent ethanol and 85 percent gasoline) in its model year (MY) 2016 Chrysler/Fiat, Jeep, Dodge and Ram vehicles.
August 19, 2015 Read Full Article
Katter's Australia Party 10 Per Cent Ethanol Mandate Plan Divides Feedlot and Grain Growers Again
by Arlie Felton-Taylor (ABC Rural) The ethanol debate has heated up in Queensland again after Katter's Australia Party put an increased mandate back on the agenda. The party said it will pull support for the Palaszczuk Government if it does not
August 19, 2015 Read Full Article
Transforming Farm Residues into Biofuels and More
by Jan Overney (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne) To cut the cost of biofuels, their production-process can be enhanced to include additional valuable biochemical compounds. A recent experimental study focuses on one source of biomass: residues from Brazilian palm oil
August 19, 2015 Read Full Article
Bio-Ethanol Development and China’s Economic Changes Impacting Fermentation Industry, According to BCC Research
(BCC Research/PR Web) According to the new report from BCC Research, the global market for fermentation-derived products is expected to increase from nearly $24.3 billion in 2015 to $35.1 billion in 2020, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of
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7 Blendwall Busters
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What are the infrastructure hold-ups with renewable fuels? What are 7 Blend Wall Busters that can get renewable fuels back into high gear? ... Between 13.5 billion gallons and the 36 billion gallon target envisioned by
August 19, 2015 Read Full Article
Help Now Available for Adding E-15 Gas Pumps
by Dar Danielson (RadioIowa) Iowa fuel retailers who want to offer the E-15 blend of ethanol can now get help through the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association’s infrastructure program. Association executive director Monte Shaw says it’s a cost-share program where retailers put
August 18, 2015 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Producers Complain Decline in Production
(Berliner Morgenpost (Google translation)) The new climate protection quota restricts the production of biodiesel. The producers are dissatisfied. ... Until the turn of the year, the oil industry was obliged to make a minimum quantity of biofuels on the market. But the
August 18, 2015 Read Full Article
Meet the Companies Trying to Break our Plastic Addiction
by Phil McKenna (Green Biz) The fate of the world’s oceans may rest inside a stainless steel tank not quite the size of a small beer keg. Inside, genetically modified bacteria turn corn syrup into a churning mass of polymers that
August 17, 2015 Read Full Article
North Set to Be Biofuel Capital
by Charlie Peel (Townsville Bulletin) Up to 30 mini biofuel plants could be rolled out across North Queensland as part of an ambitious plan to make the region Australia’s renewable fuel capital. The centrepiece of the project would be a $150 million
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U.S. Surpasses 'Major Milestone' for Alternative Fueling Stations
by Joseph Bebon (Next Gen Transportation News) With little fanfare, the U.S. reached the 20,000 mark for the number of alternative fueling stations operating throughout the nation back in May, according to data from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
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Biofuels Reach 17 Percent of Brazil's Transport Matrix in 2014
by John Kaweske (Renewable Energy World) The share of bioenergy (ethanol and biodiesel) in the Brazilian transport matrix in 2014 reached 17.6 percent, according to the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy, “MME.” The percentage is five times higher than other
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Sugarcane Bioethanol Project in Sierra Leone Underscores the Challenge of Producing Bioenergy in the Developing World
by Andrew Burger (Renewable Energy World) ... An ambitious bioenergy project in Sierra Leone highlights the sometimes-blurry line that separates development that is sustainable from that which is exploitative, as well as the numerous challenges faced when undertaking projects in poorly
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RFS Has Positive Impact on Rural Nebraska
by Eric Kamler Geneva (The Independent/Journal-Star) This month marks the 10th anniversary since President George W. Bush signed the Renewable Fuel Standard into law. The RFS has spurred billions of dollars in investments in biofuel technology, boosted our state and
August 17, 2015 Read Full Article
Shedding Light on U.S. Biofuels: The 'Food versus Fuel' Debate
by Stephanie Mercier (Ag Web) The U.S. biofuels sector marks its birth back in 1979, when Congress established a blender’s credit for ethanol as the earliest piece of federal biofuel policy as part of the Energy Tax Act of 1978 as
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E85 Consumers Attracted by Value, Convenience
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Getting the right business model drives E85 sales. ... Protec in the East and Propel in California are learning what it takes to drive E85 sales. With both companies reaching about a decade
August 17, 2015 Read Full Article
Protec Fuel, Patriot Capital Announce Financing Program
(Protec Fuel/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Fuel marketers seeking a competitive edge by offering alternative fuel options can now quickly and affordably add ethanol-enhanced fuels to their dispensing lineup. Through an expansion of an existing partnership, Patriot Capital Corp., a leader in innovative
August 17, 2015 Read Full Article
RFA Asks EPA to Provide Relief to Midwest Consumers in Wake of Refinery Outage
(Renewable Fuels Association) Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen issued the following statement in response to the shutdown of the BP 240,000-barrels-per-day refinery in Whiting, Indiana, which has caused gasoline prices to spike in Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio,
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Forest Concepts Awarded SBIR Contract to Improve Biomass Drying
by Forest Concepts LLC (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Forest Concepts LLC was recently notified that it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research contract from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The two-year $499,997 contract will support development
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Introducing E15 with a Smile
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Brand ambassadors target consumer education for lasting results. Brand ambassadors are the newest tactic in introducing E15 across the country. “You can only do so much on radio and billboards,” explains Street Factory Media’s
August 17, 2015 Read Full Article
Exports, Strong Ethanol Policy Required for Salvaging Sugar Companies: Narendra Murkumbi
(Economic Times) ... This whole problem with oversupply, negative margins and industry having big losses is slowly transforming on the ground into an agrarian crisis and how this government will react to that and what policies it will bring in
August 17, 2015 Read Full Article
EPA’s 'MOVES' Could Cripple Higher Ethanol Blends
by Dave VanderGriend (Ethanol Producer Magazine/ICM/Urban Air Initiative) ... The RFS is very important to our industry, but focusing on it alone, has caused us to take our eye off the dealer. The down card trumps everything in the deck and it’s
August 17, 2015 Read Full Article
Ethanol Plant Essential to Michigan’s Thumb
by Nicole Heslip (Brownfields Ag News) The general manager of POET’s Michigan based ethanol plant says the Caro facility has offset the demise of the automotive industry. “If you look at the Thumb of Michigan, it used to be heavily automotive
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Ethanol Producers Tackle Blend Wall with Direct Sales
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A small number of ethanol producers sell E85 and other ethanol blends directly to consumers with on-site blender pumps or, in a few cases, own retail gas stations. Mitch Miller, CEO of Carbon Green Bioenergy
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Ethanol Acts as Lone Bright Spot Amid China Commodity Gloom
by Chris Prentice and Niu Shuping (Reuters) Recent news from China makes depressing reading for commoditiesproducers, with a slowing economy, tumbling stock prices and a currency devaluation all signaling weaker demand. There is one exception: the world's second biggest economy has begun
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Researchers Propose 2nd Law of Thermodynamics-Based Process to Select and Develop Microorganisms for Optimal Biofuel Production
(Green Car Congress) Researchers at the University of Maryland are proposing a new process to isolate and to direct the evolution of microorganisms that convert cellulosic biomass or gaseous CO2 and H2 to biofuels such as ethanol, 1-butanol, butane, or
August 17, 2015 Read Full Article
Transforming Farm Residues into Biofuels and More
by Jan Overney (Phys.Org) To cut the cost of biofuels, their production-process can be enhanced to include additional valuable biochemical compounds. A recent experimental study focuses on one source of biomass: residues from Brazilian palm oil production. ... One way to make
August 17, 2015 Read Full Article
USDA GAIN Report Highlights EU Ethanol, Biodiesel Markets
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A report recently filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s Global Agricultural Information Network provides an overview of the European Union’s liquid biofuel industry, including information related to ethanol and biodiesel. According to the report,
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New Biofuel-Producing Bacteria Discovered
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Scientists from the University of Maryland will report in the Journal of Theoretical Biology that they have isolated several different strains of bacteria that make high concentrations of biofuels from cellulosic biomass or from carbon
August 17, 2015 Read Full Article
POET Drives $13.5B in Economic Impact in 2014: Report
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In South Dakota, POET released its first-ever economic impact study, and reported that in 2014 the company generated a total of $13.5 billion in sales for U.S. businesses; added $5.4 billion in national gross domestic
August 17, 2015 Read Full Article
Alpena Biorefinery Takes a Sabbatical, as American Process Shifts Testing/Demo Ops to Georgia
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Georgia, American Process has completed replication of its GreenPower+ cellulosic technology at its Thomaston, GA Biorefinery, and has shifted customer feedstock performance evaluation operations to Georgia. With the shift, the company announced that, pending improvements
August 17, 2015 Read Full Article
Financing the Olympics & the $100 Billion Gen 2 Biofuels Rollout
by Sam Nejame & James Evangelow (Biofuels Digest) ... As everybody knows, fulfilling the US RFS as laid out in 2007 will require 16 billion cellulosic gallons by 2022. True, a lot can happen between now and then, but at the rate
August 17, 2015 Read Full Article
New Corn a Breakthrough in Biofuel: “Sugarcorn” May Rival Sugarcane
by Robert Arnason (The Western Producer) ... Agriculture Canada scientists and university biofuel experts are developing a novel use for corn that might level the playing field. Instead of using corn grain to make ethanol, the scientists are proposing a process similar
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Huckabee Defends Biofuels, Digs at Clinton
by Philip Basher (AgriPulse) ... Huckabee also defended the Renewable Fuel Standard, arguing that it wasn't hypocritical to be conservative and also support the biofuel usage mandates on refiners. He suggested the government was morally obligated to keep the mandates in
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Bush Attacks Regulations as He Seeks Iowa Breakout
by Philip Brasher (AgriPulse) ... Some of the issues, most notably the Renewable Fuel Standard, also can put candidates on the spot between powerful GOP interests. Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad brought up the RFS as he accompanied Bush to the Iowa Pork
August 17, 2015 Read Full Article
CALL FOR PAPERS: Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels & Chemicals -- April 25-28, 2016 -- Balitmore, MD DEADLINE: EXTENDED TO DECEMBER 6, 2015
Due to popular demand, the deadline for abstracts has been extended to Sunday, December 6! Abstracts for oral and poster presentations at the 38th SBFC are being accepted in the following research topics: Feedstocks (3 sessions) Pretreatment and Fractionation (3 sessions) Enzyme Science and Technology
August 14, 2015 Read Full Article
EPA’s Plan Puts 1MM Cars-Worth of Emissions Back on the Road: Report
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A proposal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to change ethanol blending rules would significantly increase carbon emissions to the equivalent of adding nearly one million more passenger vehicles on the road, according to an
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Pearson Fuels Announces Agreements with Sacramento Metro Stations to Sell E85 Fuel
(Digital Journal) Pearson Fuels is announcing its new supply agreements with five additional gas stations in and around the Sacramento metropolitan area. ... Shell 5103 Fair Oaks Blvd., Carmichael, CA 95608 Shell 730 29th Street. Sacramento, CA 95816 Shell 3721 Truxel Road, Sacramento, CA 95834 Shell
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Govt to Make 10% Ethanol Blending Mandatory from Next Year
(Live Mint) At present, it is compulsory to blend 5% ethanol with petrol, but oil marketing companies are able to do around 2% -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a recent meeting said promoting ethanol production in a big way is the
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University of Vermont Offers Online Bioenergy Certificate Program
UVM’s Bioenergy Professional Certificate provides alternative approaches to traditional energy sources in Biofuels, including: Liquid Biofuels (seed-based biodiesel; bioethanol; algae-biofuels) Solid Biofuels (wood and grass energy) Biogas (farm-based energy) This Certificate Program offers college graduates, farmers, teachers,and entrepreneurs technical exposure to Biofuels science and technology topics that address environmental, economic,
August 11, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Brett Hulsey, President and Founder, Better Environmental Solutions
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... We help companies build to cutting edge technologies that reduce pollution and solve key problems around the world. Our Cellulose Prairie report showed the Midwest is the Saudi Arabia of biomass and could produce much of
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US Aims to Increase Ethanol Sales to PH
(Inquirer.net) Ethanol producers in the United States are keen on doubling exports to the Philippines under an aggressive expansion program that is centered on opening up the Asian market. READ MORE
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Once Shunned for Oil, Ethanol Makes a Return to U.S. Rails
by Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters/PowerSource) Sinking lease rates, weak crude prices and tough new safety measures for transporting oil by rail have spurred a resurgence in hauling ethanol on the U.S. rail network, as some train companies convert tank cars to
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Ethanol Exemptions Costing Manildra 'Millions', Company Calls for National Mandate
(ABC Rural) New South Wales ethanol producer Manildra says the failure of the state's fuel mandate is costing the company tens of millions of dollars in lost income. Six per cent of fuel sold in NSW is supposed to be
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Bush Calls out EPA Climate Rules as 'Irresponsible' Overreach
by John Siciliano (Washington Examiner) Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush is calling out President Obama's climate change plan as "irresponsible," while at the same time admitting global warming is man-made and real. ... While Bush scolds EPA for overstepping its authority to
August 10, 2015 Read Full Article
WSU: New Course Offers Hands-On Training in Bioproducts
by Maegan Murray (WSU Tri-Cities/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Doctoral student Baran Arslan experienced bioproducts production processes this summer that he formerly had only seen in the lab on the nano scale. He participated in a new summer course through Washington State University
August 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Growth Energy: AAA Gets It Wrong Again
(Growth Energy/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Recently the American Automobile Association filed comments concerning the U.S. EPA’s renewable fuel standard (RFS) renewable volume obligation (RVO) proposed rule for 2014 through 2016. Once again, AAA has shown its ignorance on issues when it
August 10, 2015 Read Full Article
State-of-the-Art Algae PBRs
by Ron Kotrba (Biomass Magazine) Photobioreactor manufacturers detail their latest designs and performance metrics and provide project updates from around the globe. ... Whether through open ponds, raceways or closed photobioreactors (PBR), growing algae is both a science and an art. ... PBRs
August 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Lower Gasoline Prices Still Pinching the Ethanol Industry
by David Shaffer (Star Tribune) Profits are down even though price of corn for fuel remains low. U.S. ethanol plants are producing more fuel, selling it at lower prices and taking a hit on profits. ... Producers made record or near-record profits in
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Past Few Years Have Been Tough on Corn, Bean Prices
by Scott Seitz (Norwalk Reflector) Revenue for local farmers is below the ‘break-even point’ -- In 2012, corn was priced as high as $8.25 per bushel, while soybeans went for as much as $18. Fast forward to today, where corn
August 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Celebrating a Decade of Success: The RFS Turns 10!
(Renewable Fuels Association) This Saturday marks 10 years since the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) containing the original Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) was signed into law by President George W. Bush. The first RFS set America on a path
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Durbin, Kirk Support Federal Investment In Illinois Biofuels Industry
(Office of Senator Dick Durbin) U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) wrote to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today in support of Illinois’ application for additional federal funding to advance the deployment of biofuel infrastructure
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Nebraska and Iowa Governors Announce American Ethanol Pump Labeling Initiative
(Nebraska Corn Board) Governors of the nation’s top two ethanol-producing states jointly announced the launch of a statewide pump labeling initiative to promote the American Ethanol brand. Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts and Iowa Governor Terry Branstad have announced the implementation of new
August 07, 2015 Read Full Article
Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves Studies Sustainability of Renewable Cooking Fuel
(Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves) Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves is currently completing a study focused specifically on fuels and evaluating and quantifying the environmental, social and economic impacts across the cooking fuel value chain. The study will look at a
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Cooking with Ethanol: Benefits, Key Challenges and Lessons Learned
(Partnership for Clean Indoor Air) Over the last ten years, organizations like Project Gaia Inc. and its partners have been promoting clean cookstoves that are powered by ethanol, and have worked to help communities become energy independent by establishing locally-owned
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Jeb Comes out against Ethanol Mandate, Iowa Be Damned
By Nathanael Johnson (Grist) In an interview conducted in an Iowa Dairy Queen Sunday, Jeb Bush talked about the paleo diet (he’s lost 40 pounds, but was also drinking an Orange Julius), his father (“the greatest man alive”), and, most
August 06, 2015 Read Full Article
The Consortium of Motile and Cellulose Degrading Bacteria Can Be Used for Solid State Cellulose Hydrolysis
(Phys.Org) Cellulose hydrolysis has many industrial applications in such fields as biofuel production, food, paper, cosmetic, pharmaceutical industries and textile manufacture. A novel approach to cellulose hydrolysis using a consortium of motile bacteria moving on solid surfaces and carrying microbial
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Brazil Roraima to Build Experimental Biofuel Plant
by Lucas Morais (SeeNews Renewables) Representatives from the Brazilian state of Roraima and local biofuel company Gratt Industria de Maquinas gathered last week to discuss the installation of an experimental plant for production of ethanol. The plant will produce biofuel from
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Viewpoint: Why the EPA Must Move forward with Biofuels
by Richard Childress (Charlotte Observer) As a former NASCAR driver and current team owner, I know a thing or two about engines, performance and fuel. My team’s success depends on using the best technology to get the best results. I
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Poplar-Based Bioethanol Production Awaits Spike In Price Of Crude
by Bruce Dorminey (Renewable Energy World) A rapid-growing tree, many researchers think poplar is missing its calling as a high-quality cellulosic bioenergy feedstock. -- As the world’s fastest growing temperate tree species, poplar can add a dozen feet annually and reach maturity
August 05, 2015 Read Full Article
Numbitrax Buys Blume’s First African Bioethanol Refinery
(Biofuels International) Blume Distillation, a biorefinery systems provider for bioethanol production, has announced the sale of its first Africa-based biorefinery. The Blume biorefinery system has been purchased by Numbitrax, based in Touwsriver, Western Cape, South Africa, which has completed a purchase
August 05, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Eddy Christensson, VP Sales & Marketing, North America, Taurus Energy AB, Lund Sweden
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Taurus Energy is a Research & Development company specializing in strain development of pentoses both xylose and arabinose in biomass derived streams. Taurus has extensive know-how in lingo cellulosic ethanol production with 11 patent families
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Brazil's Raizen Clinches Cellulose Ethanol Export Deals to Europe
by Marcelo Teixeira; by Reese Ewing (London South East/Reuters) Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer Raizen secured deals to export cellulosic ethanol to Europe at a 26 percent premium over conventional ethanol prices, the company's head of sugar, ethanol and energy,
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Corn Farmers Show off American Ethanol No. 3 Show Car
by Amie Sites (AgriNews) Prior to the recent Brickyard 400, Hoosiers were able to see the Richard Childress Racing American Ethanol No. 3 show car and learn about ethanol. The Indiana Corn Marketing Council sponsored appearances of the car as part
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Guest Viewpoint: America Pays the Price for Federal Downsizing of Ethanol Rules
by John Caupert (National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center/Belleville News Democrat) ... Beyond economic and environmental impact, one has to wonder about the wisdom of proposed rules from a federal agency that moves to regulate greenhouse gases for airlines with one action, but
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Ethylene Production via Sunlight Opens Door to Future
(National Renewable Energy Laboratory/Phys.Org) Here's the future of ethylene production as Dr. Jianping Yu sees it. "We envision some farms in the field that cover many acres. We will have cyanobacteria harvesting sunlight and C02 and then produce ethylene or
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6.1% Increase in Consumption of Biofuels for European Transport
by Oscar Schneider (The Burssels Times) Use of biofuels for European transport increased by 6.1% in 2014 following a decrease in the previous year, according to initial estimates by EurObserv'Er, the renewable energy observatory. It still remains lower than in 2012. Consumption
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Algenol: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Founded in 2006, Algenol converts CO2 from industrial emitters into transportation fuels through its “Direct-to-Ethanol” process. Algenol uses unique micro algae that secrete ethanol, when fed CO2 — and produces gasoline, diesel and jet fuel
August 05, 2015 Read Full Article
Gevo’s Losses Narrow, Revenue up 15% as Courts Issue Favorable Ruling in Betamax vs Gevo Patent Cases
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... The increase in revenue during 2015 is primarily a result of the production and sale of approximately $8.0 million of ethanol, isobutanol and distiller’s grains at the Luverne plant. Hydrocarbon revenues were $0.8 million, primarily
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Ethanol: Towards a Viable Alternative for Domestic Cooking in Ethiopia
(Stockholm Environment Institute) This discussion brief is based on findings from a workshop carried out by SEI in Addis Ababa in conjunction with the presentation of the SCIP study results.... It also draws on insights given by nine experts interviewed in Addis Ababa
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Clean & Green: A Comprehensive Review of "Syngas" Cleanup for Biomass Gasification
(Southeastern Partnership for Integrated Biomass Supply Systems) Contrasting with ethanol production with microorganisms to ferment raw material into liquid fuel, biomass materials can be directly “gasified” through controlled burning (called pyrolysis, literally “fire splitting”). Gasification releases energy stored in complex plant
August 04, 2015 Read Full Article
RFA Applauds EPA for Recalculating 2014 Ethanol Export Estimates
(Renewable Fuels Association) Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) President and CEO Bob Dinneen applauded a recent decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to recalculate its ethanol export estimates for 2014. In a memorandum, which was placed on the RVO docket
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Advancing Alongside Ag
by Anna Simet (Biomass Magazine) An example of sheer innovation over time, farmers today grow five times as much corn as they did in the 1930s, on 20 percent less land. As science and farming continue to evolve, agriculture machinery
August 03, 2015 Read Full Article
Michigan's First Alternative Energy Fueling Station Coming to Ottawa County
by Jim Harger (MLive) Michigan's first alternative energy fueling station is coming to a contaminated site that once held a traditional service station. Borculo Fuel Services, LLC, an affiliate of Zeeland Farm Services, Inc., will build an "Anew" station and convenience
August 03, 2015 Read Full Article
EPA's Endorsement of Carbon Utilization in Clean Power Plan A Huge Win for Algae Industry
(Algae Biomass Organization) Opens the door for projects to convert waste CO2 into valuable products -- The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the algae industry, issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s release of the final
August 03, 2015 Read Full Article
Seaweed Farm to Begin Production off Argyll Coast
by Ilona Amos (The Scotsman) PLANS have been unveiled that will see mainland Britain’s first commercial-scale seaweed farm set up in Scottish waters later this summer. The new facility will be run as a demonstration project that will help shape
August 03, 2015 Read Full Article
Grassley Defends Extending Tax Credits for Renewable Energy
by James Q. Lynch (Iowa Farmer Today) It’s been a big week for renewable fuels, according to Sen. Chuck Grassley after the Senate Finance Committee voted 23-3 to approve extending tax credits for wind energy, biodiesel and cellulosic ethanol. He called
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USGC: Ethanol Can Improve China’s Air, Water Quality
(U.S. Grains Council/Ethanol Producer Magazine) A U.S. Grains Council mission including U.S. environmental and public health specialists recently traveled to China to discuss how air and water quality in that country could be improved through the use of ethanol in the
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USDA Scientist Helps Texas Sorghum Growers Reduce Water Use
(USDA Agricultural Research Service/Ethanol Producer Magazine) USDA scientist is providing much needed guidance to sorghum farmers in the Texas High Plains who are trying to save water by using less-than-optimal amounts of it. Farmers in the area are turning to sorghum because
August 03, 2015 Read Full Article
USGC: Unlocking Opportunities for DDGS in Canada
(U.S. Grains Council/Ethanol Producer Magazine) A team of Canadian buyers and end-users of U.S. distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) as well as a Canadian agriculture journalist recently visited the United States on a learning journey cosponsored by the U.S. Grains
August 03, 2015 Read Full Article
UAI: Removing Ethanol from Gasoline Increases Toxic Emissions
(Urban Air Initiative/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Many gas stations are promoting E0, or gasoline with zero percent ethanol. It not only costs more than regular gasoline that contains 10 percent ethanol, new data shows it also burns dirtier in your engine
August 03, 2015 Read Full Article
DOE Solicits Applications for Loan Guarantee Program
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) In early July, the U.S. Department of Energy announced it is soliciting applications for up to $4 billion in loan guarantees to support renewable energy and energy efficiency projects located in the U.S. that
August 03, 2015 Read Full Article
Israeli Scientists Explore Algae as Biofuel Producer
by Itai van Rijn (Y Net News) New research shows that growing and producing bioethanol from algae of the species sea lettuce has potential but is not currently viable economically. ... New research at Tel Aviv University, which has just recently been
August 03, 2015 Read Full Article
Mechanism of an Enzyme for Biofuel Production
(U-Tokyo Research) Missing link in microbial cellulose decomposition -- A University of Tokyo research group has revealed for the first time the three-dimensional structure and mechanism of action of a key enzyme of bio-fuel production, cellobionic acid phosphorylase (CBAP). This result is
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Cassava Ethanol Plant on Cards
by Victoria Mtomba (News Day) Zimbabwe is set to have a cassava ethanol producing plant to boost ethanol output as the country moves to accelerate mandatory fuel blending. In an interview on Tuesday on the sidelines of the National Energy Efficiency Audit,
July 31, 2015 Read Full Article
Highlights from the Casselton Agronomy Farm Field Day
by Dale Hildebrant (Farm & Ranch Guide) ... Using dried distillers grain as a fertilizer source The first stop on the tour was a plot where research is being done to use dried distillers grain (DDG) from ethanol plants as a source
July 31, 2015 Read Full Article
Motorcycle Group, Association Spar on Ethanol
by Jay Huber (Kentucky Motorcycle Association/Courier-Journal) and Robert White (Renewable Fuels Association/Courier-Journal) Huber: In his June 28 op-ed, Charles Drevna correctly labeled the federal ethanol mandate, “all pain and no gain.” This mandate not only causes environmental damage and raises prices at the
July 31, 2015 Read Full Article
Bioenergy 2015 Posts Presentations
(Department of Energy) ... We know many of you are interested in some of the presentations from our great lineup of speakers. We have posted select presentations from the conference to our Bioenergy 2015 presentations website. They include: Breakout Session 1-C: Bringing Biorefineries
July 31, 2015 Read Full Article
Gevo Announces First Pump Sales of Isobutanol-Blended Gasoline at Express Lube Service Station in Texas
(GEVO) Sales Focused at Owners of Boats, Outdoor Equipment and Off-Road Vehicles -- Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEVO), has announced that Express Lube of Fredericksburg, Texas, is the first U.S. service station to sell gasoline blended with Gevo's renewable isobutanol at the pump.
July 31, 2015 Read Full Article
Abengoa: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Abengoa is active in three areas in biofuels: a. Traditional fermentation of cereal grains and sugar cane for the commercial production of bioethanol; b. Traditional transesterification for the production of biodiesel from cereal and vegetable
July 31, 2015 Read Full Article
The Three Microb-eteers: Methanogens, Methanotrophs, Acetogens and Knallgas Bacteria
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Which microbes achieve a better, faster, cheaper transformation of the world around us? ... Down there in the mud, too small to be seen with the naked eye, are some of your new best friends.
July 31, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Andrew Lucero, Manager, Process Research Southern Research
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Southern Research is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) scientific and engineering research organization in AL, MD, GA, and NC in the areas of drug discovery and development, advanced engineering, and environmental protection. In NC we conduct research
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Rice Is Nice, but Can It Be Less of a Methane-Belching Device? PNNL Says “Yes, If You Take Our Advice”
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington state, researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have found that with the addition of a single gene, rice can be cultivated to emit virtually no methane from its paddies during growth. With
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Iowa Wholesale E85 Available for More Than $1.00 Less Than Regular Unleaded Gasoline
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Iowa, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association highlighted, via its E85 Wholesale Price Listing Program, that wholesale E85 ethanol is available for up to a $1.18 per gallon, or up to 54% discount per gallon
July 31, 2015 Read Full Article
Industry’s Withering Critique of EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard Proposals for 2014, 2015, 2016: The Digested Version
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Heard dire comments like “POET expects to stop all future U.S. cellulosic investments if EPA’s proposed base renewable fuel requirements are not strengthened.” Want to understand the substantive concerns on the Renewable Fuel Standard, but
July 31, 2015 Read Full Article
Promising Projects: A Report from BIO's World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology 2015
[caption id="attachment_63689" align="alignleft" width="300"] A plenary session at the World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology (July 19, 2015, Montreal).[/caption] by Stefaniya Becking* (Advanced Biofuels USA) If one is looking for an international gathering of leaders in industrial biotechnology to expand their professional
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Big Oil’s Mouthpiece Distorts the Facts
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association/The Hill) Sofie E. Miller may have left the Charles Koch Institute in 2012, but she clearly continues to do the bidding of her former employer and the rest of the oil industry (“RFS hurts
July 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Plant Sensory Systems Forms Subsidiary Company, Just Beets LLC
(Plant Sensory Systems) Just Beets LLC to Sell Plant Sensory Systems’ Proprietary Beet Seeds -- Plant Sensory Systems, LLC (PSS) announced the formation of a subsidiary company, Just Beets LLC, to produce, sell and distribute PSS’ proprietary beet seeds. Beets are
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Greenbelt Resources Looks at Commercial-Scale Success
by Joanna Schroeder (Biofuels Journal) Greenbelt Resources Corp. has developed a feedstock testing program so potential cellulosic ethanol producers can see if their enterprise will succeed at commercial scale by processing a certain feedstock. Darren Eng, chief executive officer of Greenbelt
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How One Farm Is Growing Food and Biofuels While Helping to Save the Environment
by Padma Nagappan (TakePart) ... Now researchers at the United States Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory think they have a solution that allows farmers to profit from growing both food and advanced biofuels while benefitting the environment. They planted willow on
July 29, 2015 Read Full Article
The Future of Low-Carbon Road Transport: What Role for Second-Generation Biofuels?
by Joern Huenteler and Henry Lee (Belfer Center Programs or Projects) The promise, prospects, and public policy trade-offs related to second-generation biofuels in road transport were addressed in an executive session convened at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan,
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Sensenbrenner Bill Would Limit Biofuel Blends
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) Wisconsin Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner introduced legislation this week that requires the Environmental Protection Agency to limit the volume of cellulosic biofuel to be blended into the nation's fuel supply to what is commercially available until a comprehensive
July 29, 2015 Read Full Article
Algae Biomass Organization Applauds U.S. Reps. Peters and Salmon for Bi-Partisan House Bill to Increase R&D Funding for Carbon Capture & Utilization
(Algae Biomass Organization) The Algae Biomass Organization, the trade association for the algae industry, applauded U.S. Reps. Scott Peters (D-CA) and Matt Salmon (R-AZ) for introducing a bill designed to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 that would spur
July 29, 2015 Read Full Article
Ecobank Disburses CBN’s N50 Million Facility to Boost SMEFunds’ Clean Energy Innovations
(SMEFunds/PR.com) Today, SMEFunds, Africa’s foremost Social Enterprise based in Nigeria is first to receive N50 million (approx. $300,000) from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through Ecobank Ltd. into its Cellulosic Bio Ethanol Gel for Clean Cook Stoves and Pay-As-You-Go
July 29, 2015 Read Full Article
Refiners, Former White House Official Ask EPA to Tweak Biofuels Program
by Chris Prentice (Reuters) Independent oil refiners and a former White House official have urged U.S. regulators to tweak the U.S. biofuels program to shift responsibility for complying from refiners to fuel blenders, according to public comments on a government
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Prioritizing the Bioeconomy: Observations on USDA's 9003 Loan Guarantee Program
by Osaretin Omorodion* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Biobased products are a new innovation that are gradually contributing more to the U.S. economy in the forms of alternative fuels, packaging, plastic substitutes and more. An Economic Impact Analysis report was recently submitted
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Critics Pound RFS in House Hearing-- Growth Energy Slams Decision to Exclude Ethanol Industry Groups From Hearing
by Tom Neeley (DTN/The Progressive Farmer) Though odds are slim Congress will take up legislation to reform the Renewable Fuel Standard anytime soon, a combined hearing of the House subcommittees on energy and oversight Thursday kept that possibility alive by
July 28, 2015 Read Full Article
Vt. Farmer Helps Others Produce Biofuels
by Rachel Carter (Daily Yonder) After learning to make biofuel to use on his own farm, John Williamson has expanded his business to help others create their own energy. For Williamson, there’s a diversified income stream. For his neighbors, there’s
July 28, 2015 Read Full Article
Poultry Industry Critical of O'Malley's Stance on Biofuel
by John Fritze (Baltimore Sun) ... Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, is winning praise from corn farmers in Iowa for his support of a federal mandate to blend biofuels into gasoline. But the
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Branstad & Vilsack Discuss Boosting ‘Biochemical’ Production in Iowa
by O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Governor Terry Branstad wants Iowa to become the first state to offer a tax credit for transforming the “biochemicals” that are a byproduct of ethanol production. Branstad discussed the issue with former Iowa Governor and
July 28, 2015 Read Full Article
Minnesota Electric Co-op Opens Ethanol Plant in North Dakota
by David Shaffer (Star Tribune) ... Dakota Spirit AgEnergy, 78 percent owned by a Minnesota cooperative power company, is a 65 million-gallon-per-year ethanol plant built next to one of the electric utility’s coal-fired power plants. It supplies steam to produce the
July 28, 2015 Read Full Article
Omani Scientists Working to Produce Biofuel from Agricultural Waste
by M Najmuz Zafar (Muscat Daily) A group of scientists and academics are undertaking a research on producing biofuel from biological and agricultural waste, which they say, will lay the foundation of biofuel industry in Oman. “Although the research employs local
July 28, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Susan Seagren, Director, AMCREF Community Capital
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... AMCREF invests in projects and business located in the Southern U.S. that generate high quality jobs and provide environmental benefits. We provide low cost capital via a federal program called New Markets Tax Credits
July 28, 2015 Read Full Article
200,000 Comments on the Renewable Fuel Standard Delivered to EPA: “Stand by Me” Says Rural US to Washington
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, representatives from Fuels America and other advocates for “clean, secure, American energy” delivered over 200,000 comments to the EPA in support of a strong final rule under the Renewable Fuel Standard. This show
July 28, 2015 Read Full Article
Big Oil and Big Corn Blitz EPA on Biofuels Plan
by Chris Prentice (Reuters) U.S. farmers, biofuel makers, and oil companies have mounted last-ditch efforts to push regulators to overhaul a controversial plan for biofuel use, homing in on the price Americans pay for gasoline mixed with such fuels as
July 28, 2015 Read Full Article
Ricketts, Reynolds Rally against Feds’ Plan for Ethanol Cut
by Russell Hubbard (Omaha World-Herald) In a seldom-seen cross-border stand in support of ethanol, the governors of Nebraska and Iowa on Friday urged an embrace of the corn-derived motor fuel as a crucial local industry with vast economic development prospects
July 28, 2015 Read Full Article
Drilling into Distillation, Dehydration
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Companies aim to tweak and transform key systems to reduce energy use and resolve bottlenecks. -- Optimization efforts most often look at boosting yield, but as finely tuned and balanced as ethanol plants are,
July 27, 2015 Read Full Article
NCGA Invests an Additional $500,000 in Prime the Pump
(National Corn Growers Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) The National Corn Growers Association took another big step toward providing the driving public with lower gas prices and more fuel choice including better access to higher blends of home-grown American Ethanol. NCGA announced the
July 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Trialing Innovation
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The ethanol industry is known to be innovative. But, whether it’s testing a new feedstock, incorporating a new enzyme, yeast or other fermentation aid, or perhaps tweaking a parameter or trying out a
July 27, 2015 Read Full Article
RFA: Boat Racers Return to Kansas for 'Shootout' on the Water
(Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) The National Boat Racing Association recently held its annual Garnett Ethanol Hydroplane Shootout in Garnett, Kansas. The July 12–13 event, which was sponsored by the Renewable Fuels Association, East Kansas Agri-Energy and the Kansas Corn
July 27, 2015 Read Full Article
RFA: Motorcyclists Celebrate 75 Years at Sturgis
(Renewable Fuels Association) The Renewable Fuels Association will once again partner with the Buffalo Chip Campground to host the 75th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, which is set to take place Aug. 3–9 in Sturgis, South Dakota. This year’s event hopes to set attendance
July 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Liquid Light, Coca-Cola Sign Technology Development Agreement
(Liquid Light/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Liquid Light announced it has signed a technology development agreement with The Coca-Cola Co. The objective of the agreement is to accelerate the development of Liquid Light’s technology which can make mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) from carbon dioxide. Liquid
July 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Spain Increases Biofuel Targets to Meet European Standards
(PetrolPlaza) Spain´s government is setting an increased national target for biofuel or ethanol composition of gasoline and diesel fuels to 8.5% by the year 2020, the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism -- In an effort to meet new European
July 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Scientist: The Ethanol Mandate Harms Air Quality, ‘Leads To Increased Mortality’
by Michael Bastasch (Daily Caller) A University of Minnesota scientist told lawmakers Thursday that mandating ethanol be blended into fuel supplies is leading to more deaths from poor air quality in the Midwest and along the East Coast. “The Renewable Fuel
July 27, 2015 Read Full Article
World’s Largest Alternative & Renewable Fuels Consulting Group Announces Strategic Alliance with Zeton Inc
(Digital Journal/Lee Enterprises Consulting, Inc.) Lee Enterprises Consulting Adds World Leader in Pilot Plant Design and Fabrication to Team of Experts -- Lee Enterprises Consulting, the world’s largest alternative and renewable fuels consulting group, is pleased to announce its strategic alliance
July 27, 2015 Read Full Article
RFS Deadline Nears / Move to Expand Biodiesel Questioned
by Todd Nealey (DTN/The Progressive Farmer) ... Both biofuels and oil industry officials offered hints as to the direction potential lawsuits could take once EPA finalizes the rule that would provide a bump to biomass-based diesel volumes while still cutting the
July 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Brazil’s President Rousseff Christens Raizen Cellulosic Biofuels Plant
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Iogen’s technology at commercial-scale, and officially open for business. In Brazil, President Dilma Rousseff launched Iogen Energy’s cellulosic ethanol technology at the official opening of Raízen`s newly expanded Costa Pinto sugar cane mill in Piracicaba,
July 27, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with…Pramod Kumbhar, CTO, Praj Matrix R & D Center
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Praj provides technology and EPC for ethanol plants and has > 600 references across continents. The focus of Praj Matrix is biotechnology. After seven years of development we have LC ethanol technology ready for commercialization.
July 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Veterans: Renewable Fuel Law a National Security Issue
by Carol Hunter (Des Moines Register) Three retired military officers made the case Wednesday that development and use of renewable fuels is a key component of national security. Specifically, the officers argued that Congress should leave in place the current
July 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Biogas! The Big Cellulosic Fuel Breakthrough?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Already, biogas as a renewable fuel is accounting for 90% of all cellulosic RIN production under the Renewable Fuel Standard. Food and paper manufacturers, ethanol & biodiesel plants, cities, landfill operators, and animal feeding operations
July 27, 2015 Read Full Article
American Ethanol Heads to the Brickyard
(National Corn Growers Association) ... Fans will also be able to learn more about American Ethanol or show their support of the clean burning fuel by visiting the Biofuels Mobile Education Center in the fan midway at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on
July 24, 2015 Read Full Article
Surplus Biodiesel Equipment Scheduled for Online Auction Ending on Tuesday, August 18
(Maas Companies) Maas Companies will auction surplus Biodiesel Process Equipment on Tuesday, August 18 via a timed online auction. The equipment is located at 6683 Cow Creek in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Maas Companies specializes in the liquidation of specialized assets
July 22, 2015 Read Full Article
UCSC Students Seek Solutions in Salt
by Ryan Masters (Santa Cruz Sentinel) The salt ponds of Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, just north of San Jose International Airport, may hold the key to a sustainable energy source. For more than 100 years, people have
July 21, 2015 Read Full Article
New Corn Traits Yield Homegrown Enzymes for Ethanol
by Tim Tierneyn (Syngenta) Plymouth Energy collaborates with corn growers to increase plant efficiency and make ethanol more sustainable. ... Sourcing alpha amylase enzyme directly from area corn growers and working with them to enhance grain quality is not only helping Plymouth
July 21, 2015 Read Full Article
Poplar-Based Bioethanol Production Awaits Spike In Price Of Crude
by Bruce Dorminey (Renewable Energy World) As the world’s fastest growing temperate tree species, poplar can add a dozen feet annually and reach maturity in as few as four years. One of its hybrids, populus x generosa, has the widest
July 21, 2015 Read Full Article
Special China Report: 10 Top Advanced Bioeconomy Stories in China and Taiwan
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The 10 Biggest Advanced Bioeconomy stories of the year we reported from the world’s second-biggest economic region. 1. DuPont, New Tianlong Industry Co. ink Cellulosic Ethanol pact; China’s first Advanced Renewable Fuel Project on the way In
July 20, 2015 Read Full Article
Fields of Gold Transform Into Biodiesel at Wastewater Treatment Plant
(City of Raleigh) Deep in the southeastern corner of Wake County are a series of rolling fields that look like they are more suitable for a Van Gogh painting than part of the Raleigh landscape. Nestled among the corn, soybeans,
July 20, 2015 Read Full Article
Advocating for Ethanol: Walz Visits Janesville Plant
by Philip Weyhe (Janesville Argus) First District Congressman Tim Walz, D-Mankato, stopped by Guardian Energy in Janesville Friday morning with his sights set on highlighting ethanol production as an “all-American” and efficient energy solutions service. After the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent
July 20, 2015 Read Full Article
First Ethanol Powered Bus Taken for Final Test
by Anjaya Anparthi (Times of India) As a step towards launch of ethanol-run buses on commercial basis throughout India, the first ever bus running in the city on pilot basis has been taken for final test. Swedish bus maker Scania took
July 20, 2015 Read Full Article
Ethanol Organization Dreams Big, Values Grassroots
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The man who led the effort to form ACE was 67 years old when he took on the project. Today, the organization is still fighting for farmers and all people of the ethanol industry The
July 20, 2015 Read Full Article
DOE Seeks Nominations for Biomass Advisory Committee
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is soliciting nominations for candidates to fill vacancies on the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee. Nominations are due Aug. 14. The
July 20, 2015 Read Full Article
7 Biofuels Groups Aim to Extend “Critical Advanced Biofuel Tax Incentives”
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, a group of biofuel trade organizations sent a letter to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) encouraging extension of critical advanced biofuel tax incentives — the
July 20, 2015 Read Full Article
Advanced Ethanol Council Changes Name to Advanced Biofuels Business Council, Expands Membership
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, Advanced Ethanol Council, founded in 2011 to represent advanced and cellulosic ethanol producers and technology providers, is expanding its organizational charter to include other types of advanced biofuels. The new group, called the
July 20, 2015 Read Full Article
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