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Innovation, Vision Drive Current Ethanol Industry, Says RFA Chief

(Renewable Fuels Association)  Speaking before 1,200 attendees at the National Ethanol Conference in Orlando today, Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) President and CEO Bob Dinneen will drive home the message that America’s ethanol industry is on the vanguard of leading this

February 23, 2012 Read Full Article

Ethanol Mandates could Be Costly Misstep

(Futurity.org)  While many people are willing to pay a premium for ethanol, the number is not enough to justify a government mandate for the corn-based fuel, according to economist Soren Anderson. Anderson, assistant professor of economics at Michigan State University, studied the demand

February 22, 2012 Read Full Article

S.Africa Sees $258 mln Ethanol Plant by 2014

by Wendell Roelf  (Reuters Africa)  South Africa plans to invest 2 billion rand ($258.5 million) to build an ethanol plant and help a nascent biofuels sector that could reduce the country's reliance on imported fuel, an industry player said on

February 22, 2012 Read Full Article

Sugar Growers Look to Biofuels Production

(The Manila Times)  Sugar industry stakeholders may have to take a hard look at the Biofuels Law as an option now that it is clear there is no way to stop or postpone trade liberalization come 2015. Luis Tongoy, Trustee of

February 22, 2012 Read Full Article

Zimbabwe: Get Country to Switch to Ethanol-Petrol Blend Fuel

(AllAfrica.com)  Most of the larger fuel companies have started selling the petrol-ethanol blend known as E10, a reference to the percentage of ethanol, amid hopes that Zimbabwe would soon be able to substitute 10 percent of its petrol imports with

February 20, 2012 Read Full Article

Controversial Ethanol Production Business Won't Be Moving into City-Owned Site

by David McGee (TriCities.com)  ...With about 100 city residents – nearly all opposed to the plan -- looking on Tuesday, the City Council took no action on a proposal to give the 13.8-acre former Crowley Foods site to MXI of

February 16, 2012 Read Full Article

Ethanol Fuelling Growth

by Peter Hemphill (Weekly Times Now)  ...While ethanol production has become the largest use of the corn crop, it has also developed a high protein byproduct - dried distillers grains with solubles - now highly prized around the world as

February 16, 2012 Read Full Article

URC Seeks Entry into Fuel Ethanol Business

(The Manila Times) Universal Robina Corp. (URC) on Monday said that it would venture into production of fuel ethanol. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the Gokongwei-led food and beverage firm said that it would amend the secondary purpose

February 15, 2012 Read Full Article

China Slowing Ethanol Growth Will Spur Feed Imports, Group Says

by Jeff Wilson  (Bloomberg)  China’s five-year plan to slow domestic production of grain-based ethanol will mean tighter supplies of a byproduct used for animal feed, boosting demand for imports through 2016, the U.S. Grains Council said. READ MORE

February 13, 2012 Read Full Article

Energy Beet Project Gets Funds, Aims for Advanced Biofuel Status

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  A project aiming for energy beet-to-ethanol production in North Dakota hit some significant milestones recently. Putting the project a big step closer to reality is $1 million in funding and the fact that the

February 13, 2012 Read Full Article

Ethanol Producers Deal with Low Demand

by Dan Piller (Des Moines Register)  Producers had lots left over after a federal tax credit ended. Also, exports to Brazil have decreased. Ethanol has generated more than its share of detractors, but since Jan. 1 the biofuel’s real enemy has

February 13, 2012 Read Full Article

First Certification Against RSB Global Sustainability Standard Achieved By the Manildra Group

(Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels)  The Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) today announced the first completed commercial certification of the Manildra Group of Australia. The certification was conducted by NCS International, an RSB-accredited certification agency. The Manildra Group, through its subsidiary Shoalhaven

February 11, 2012 Read Full Article

Marubeni to Invest $652 Million in Angolan Ethanol

by Joseph Magdalena (Jornal de Angola)  Angola and Japan signed yesterday in Luanda, a protocol for the construction of factories for production and refining of sugar and ethanol in the city of Humbe in Cunene. The project is the Japanese company

February 09, 2012 Read Full Article

EPA Annnounces Release of Draft Report: Biofuels and the Environment: The First Triennial Report to Congress

(US Environmental Protection Agency)  The Biofuels and the Environment: The First Triennial Report to Congress (External Review Draft) (EPA/600/R-10/183A) report, prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within EPA’s Office of Research and Development, is the first report published on

February 08, 2012 Read Full Article

Vietnam's Ethanol Plant Produces First Batch of Bio-Fuel

(Asia News Network)  Dung Quat Bio-Ethanol Plant, located in the Dung Quat Industrial Zone in the central province of Quang Ngai, turned out its first batch of bio-ethanol E100 last week after 33 months of construction and trial operations. The VND2

February 07, 2012 Read Full Article

Agronomist Fights for ‘Truths’ about Ethanol Industry

by Barry Amundson  (Tri-State Neighbor)  Gregg Carlson doesn't like to hear the negative comments about ethanol. The SDSU Extension farm precision agronomist has been telling farmers at crop expos this winter and others he talks with that producers wouldn't have the prices

February 07, 2012 Read Full Article

Canadian Renewable Fuels Association Says Report Wrong on Connection between Ethanol, Livestock

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

February 06, 2012 Read Full Article

Fears for Jobs as Ethanol Producer Stops Work on Plant

by Sean Nicholls  (Sydney Morning Herald)  THE NSW ethanol mandate will be ''appropriately enforced'', the Premier, Barry O'Farrell, has assured Australia's biggest ethanol producer, Manildra, after the company reacted to his decision to dump a ban on regular unleaded fuel

February 03, 2012 Read Full Article

Canadian Ethanol Plant Will Operate ‘Off Grid’

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

January 31, 2012 Read Full Article

Natural Gas vs. Energy Innovation

by Kate Bechen  (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  The production of ethanol is a complex, energy intensive process. Critics often cite the energy usage of ethanol plants and the wastes produced by the production of ethanol, especially corn-based ethanol, as lessening the

January 30, 2012 Read Full Article

Outdoor Power Equipment Maker Kicks off Ethanol Awareness Effort

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Husqvarna, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of outdoor power equipment, has launched a new promotion focused on educating its customers about ethanol use in small engines. The Husqvarna Ethanol Challenge includes a brief

January 30, 2012 Read Full Article

Scots Whisky Biofuel Team Launch Start-Up

(Edinburgh Napier University)  A NEW company has been launched to commercialise a process for producing biofuel made from whisky by-products. Celtic Renewables Ltd, a spin-out from Edinburgh Napier University’s Biofuel Research Centre, will initially focus on Scotland’s £4 billion malt whisky industry

January 27, 2012 Read Full Article

South Africa Company to Invest E3bn in Local Ethanol Project

by Nomthandazo Nkambule  (The Swazi Observer)  A South African based company will invest about E3 billion in an ethanol project to be established along the Siphofaneni/Lavumisa corridor Minister of Agriculture Clement Dlamini said the company, FuelEthanol and Agricultural Plantation, completed a preliminary study on the

January 26, 2012 Read Full Article

Synenergy Limited LLC and Allard Energy, Inc. to Revolutionize Medium-Scale Distributed Ethanol Fuel Refineries

(PR NewsWire/Allard Energy, Inc.)  Synenergy Limited, LLC, a global green solutions provider, today announced their distributorship with Allard Energy, Inc. (formerly, Allard Research and Development LLC), a leading innovator for small to medium scale ethanol production. Allard Energy will provide research, development,

January 25, 2012 Read Full Article

And Now, a Word from Davos: “Moving towards a Next-Generation Ethanol Economy”.

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Bloomberg New Energy Finance launched its report “Moving towards a next-generation ethanol economy”. Commissioned by Novozymes, the report estimates the socioeconomic prospects of deploying advanced biofuels in eight of the highest agricultural-producing regions in the world, i.e.

January 25, 2012 Read Full Article

Inverbio Project Starts Production of Ethanol from Sugar Cane

(E-Consulta)  The Veracruz Institute of Bioenergetics (Inverbio) began work for the start of production of 2 000 hectares of sugar cane for bioethanol in the area known as La Brena, Tlalixcoyan Township, with the participation of over 200 producers Cardenista

January 24, 2012 Read Full Article

Oregon State University Researcher Highlights Public,Private Biomass Work in Oregon

by Erin Voegele (Biorefining Magazine)  ...During a presentation at the 2012 Pacific West Biomass Conference & Tradeshow, Christine Kelly, an associate professor of chemical, biological and environmental engineering at Oregon State University, outlined the achievements made by private companies, research

January 23, 2012 Read Full Article

Fungus Research at Montana State University Could Help Biofuels Production

by Jason Bacaj  (Bozeman Daily Chronicle)  ...(Mark) Kozubal found the fungus could survive in an acidic habitat with a pH of 6, an acidity level similar to cow’s milk. What was really amazing, though, was when he took it out

January 23, 2012 Read Full Article

Japan's Toyo to Build 10,000 mt/year Ethanol Plant in Malaysia by Q2 2013

(Platts)  Japanese Toyo Engineering Co is to build a 10,000 mt/year industrial-grade ethanol plant in Johor Baru, Malaysia by Q2 2013, the company said in a statement Wednesday. The plant, to be run by a joint venture comprising US firm Glycos

January 19, 2012 Read Full Article

Energy Freedom Comes to Vero Beach

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...In Vero Beach, Florida, they’ll be celebrating Tax Freedom Day, but also Energy Freedom Day. As of April 15th, the 8 million gallon INEOS Bio cellulosic ethanol plant is expected to be mechanically complete. Now, eight

January 19, 2012 Read Full Article

U.S. Became World’s Top Ethanol Exporter in 2011

by Simone Sebastian (FuelFix)  The United States became the world’s leading exporter of ethanol in 2011, selling a record level of the biofuel into overseas markets, according to the Renewable Fuels Association. The nation has made a stunning about-face in its role

January 18, 2012 Read Full Article

LUFT: Market-Based Future for Ethanol

by Gal Luft (The Washington Times)  ...At current oil prices, ethanol is more costly than gasoline while the alcohol fuel methanol, primarily made from natural gas, is cheaper than gasoline on a per-mile basis. But the comparative per-mile economics of

January 18, 2012 Read Full Article

Green Fuel Fails to Meet Emissions Standards

by James Robertson and Jessica Wright  (The Sydney Morning Herald)  THE NSW government's plan to ban regular unleaded fuel has been thrown into doubt by the revelation that the state's only ethanol producer, Manildra, has failed the government's clean fuel test,

January 18, 2012 Read Full Article

Fuel Testing Reveals Higher Octane in Ethanol: Addition of Ethanol Shows Improved Performance Benefits

by Anne Marie Edwards (DomesticFuel.com)  Last July, the government announced plans to raise corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards to 54.5 MPG by 2025. The automotive industry responded saying the MPG number was an attainable goal by utilizing high-efficiency internal combustion

January 13, 2012 Read Full Article

Abengoa Selected by the Brazilian Development Bank to Develop a Second Generation Ethanol Plant in Brazil Based on Sugar Cane

(Abengoa)  Abengoa, the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors, has been selected by the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) and FINEP, the promotion and investment agency for studies and projects, to

January 13, 2012 Read Full Article

Biomass Power to Help Push Mitr Phol Revenue to Bt100 bn in Three Years

by Nalin Viboonchart   (The Nation)  Mitr Phol Group targets revenue of Bt100 billion within three years, driven by sugar-related businesses such as ethanol and the biomass power plants it is investing in here and in China, Laos, and possibly Australia. The

January 12, 2012 Read Full Article

Poland to Allow Blenders to Cut Biofuel Mandates by 15%: Source

(Platts)  Polish transport fuel producers can decrease their biofuel-blending requirements by 15% if they buy supplies from approved producers, according to a government source, citing a blending provision effective January 1. In order to take advantage of the provision, transport fuel

January 10, 2012 Read Full Article

Retailers Not Ready For Ethanol

by Gary Truitt (Hoosier Ag Today)  Jay Berry, with Central Indiana Ethanol in Marion, says many stations do not have the equipment to handle higher ethanol blends. He told HAT there are no regulations that cover ethanol compliance, “We had

January 09, 2012 Read Full Article

The Value of Ethanol

by General Wesley Clark (U.S. Army, Retired)   ...But without those 13 billion gallons of ethanol, motorists in the U.S. are all part of a captive market that is controlled by Big Oil. The alternative to ethanol is gasoline, nearly

January 09, 2012 Read Full Article

The Road for E85 Fuel Just Got Rougher

by David Shaffer (Star Tribune)  The 85 percent ethanol blend has always faced challenges as a motor fuel. Now, the end of a federal tax credit poses a new one: higher prices. The high-ethanol fuel known as E85 has gained a

January 09, 2012 Read Full Article

Lee Enterprises Consulting Announces 2012 Expansion Plans

(Lee Enterprises Consulting/24-7 Press Release)  Lee Enterprises Consulting of Little Rock, Ark., the world's largest biodiesel consulting group, recently announced its plans for expansion in 2012. The plans include expansion of the group's services into ethanol, biomass, wind, solar and

January 08, 2012 Read Full Article

The Blunder Down Under

by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest Asia)  In Australia, it’s Back to Petroleum for the ethanol producers, blenders and users of New South Wales if BP gets its way. ...Rather than go back to selling the ethanol blends its customers want, BP

January 06, 2012 Read Full Article

Profiles in Scale-up: China, Nigeria Ink Deal to Invest $2.55B in 15 Integrated Biorefinery Projects

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Nigeria, Bloomberg and several local outlets are reporting that the Nigerian government has signed a $2.55 billion development deal with Global Biofuels, to construct 15 integrated biorefineries throughout the West African nation. According to reports,

January 06, 2012 Read Full Article

Canadian Company Works to Showcase Closed-Loop Ethanol Plant

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

December 30, 2011 Read Full Article

New Biofuel Production Technologies: Overview of These Expanding Sectors and the Challenges Facing Them

(IFP Energies Nouvelles)  The numerous research programmes looking at new-generation biofuels that were initiated over the last ten years are now starting to bear fruit. Although no plants are producing and marketing biofuels yet, the large-scale, industrial feasibility of second-generation biofuel production at

December 30, 2011 Read Full Article

Fla. Shouldn't Give up on Renewable Fuels

(Orlando Sentinel) Editorial:  ...This month a state House panel approved a bill to repeal the 2008 state law that requires most gasoline sold in Florida to include up to 10 percent ethanol. Sponsor Matt Gaetz, a Republican from Fort Walton

December 29, 2011 Read Full Article

From Farm to Biorefinery: Ethanol Production Efficiency Improves

by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association)  ...According to a landmark study by the Keystone Alliance (a group including both farm groups and environmental organizations, such as Environmental Defense Fund and The Nature Conservancy) the amount of water, energy, and land required

December 29, 2011 Read Full Article

Relative Potential of Biosynthetic Pathways for Biofuels and Bio-Based Products

by Deepak Dugar & Gregory Stephanopoulos (Nature Biotechnology) To the Editor: Concerns about the sustainability of fossil fuels and global warming1, along with energy security2, have provided a strong incentive recently toward research and development of carbon-neutral alternatives including next-generation biofuels. Currently up to 10%

December 28, 2011 Read Full Article

Saint Aubin se lance dans les sucres spéciaux, l’éthanol et les bio-fertilisants

by Joanna Seenayen ( Lexpress)  En droite ligne avec le concept Maurice Ile Durable, le groupe sucrier s’engage dans la production d’électricité, d’éthanol et de bio fertilisant. Il va aussi commercialiser des sucres spéciaux ainsi qu’un pain à sucre très demandé

December 28, 2011 Read Full Article

Area Plant Makes Bio-Resins for Plastics

by Dave Dreeszen (Sioux City Journal)  A northeast Nebraska start-up company has produced its first batches of an ag-based material that holds great promise for the global plastics industry. Laurel BioComposite LLC recently opened a pilot plant that makes so-called "Bio-Res"

December 28, 2011 Read Full Article

French Group Tereos Internacional and Brazil’s Petrobras to Study Ethanol Production in Mozambique

(Macau Hub)  French group Tereos Internacional and Brazilian energy company Petrobras Wednesday in Maputo signed a protocol of intentions with Mozambican state oil and gas company Petróleos de Moçambique (Petromoc) to study the feasibility of production and sale of ethanol

December 28, 2011 Read Full Article

University of Georgia, University of Puerto Rico, to Launch Algal Fuels R&D Center

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Georgia, the University of Georgia has teamed with the University of Puerto Rico to develop a new R&D center that will focus on algae-based biofuels thanks to a $4 million grant from the Dept. of Defense. In

December 28, 2011 Read Full Article

Ethanol Plants Add to Pollution

by Cody Winchester and Megan Luther  (Argus Leader)  Industry tops in state for toxic emissions ...For the past five years in South Dakota, ethanol plants have been the leading emitters of carcinogens — toxins thought or known to cause cancer — having

December 27, 2011 Read Full Article

Ethanol Racing Fuel Firm Gets Paul Dana Award

by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com)  If not for the vision of Paul Dana that ethanol could fuel Indy Racing cars, Ignite Racing Fuel might never have existed. The Indiana company this week received the 2011 Paul Dana Excellence in Bioenergy Leadership Award from

December 23, 2011 Read Full Article

Ethanol Critic’s Argument Relies on Faulty Information

by Kevin Skunes (InForum)  In response to Ross Nelson’s “Ethanol? I’ll supply the shovels” column on Nov. 27, we should take a look at these issues using current and correct information. ...Corn-based ethanol is a viable energy source and can replace

December 23, 2011 Read Full Article

Kansas City Firm to Re-Open Mead Ethanol Plant

by Art Hovey (Lincoln Journal Star)  Spectrum Business Ventures of Kansas City aims to bring a closed ethanol plant near Mead out of mothball status in the next few months. The former E3 Biofuels plant attracted widespread attention in 2006 as

December 23, 2011 Read Full Article

Researchers Discover a Way to Significantly Reduce the Production Costs of Fuel Cells

(EurekAlert/Aalto University)  This ALD method for manufacturing fuel cells requires 60 per cent less of the costly catalyst than current methods. -This is a significant discovery, because researchers have not been able to achieve savings of this magnitude before with materials

December 23, 2011 Read Full Article

Gaia Association and SEI Launches New Initiative to Produce Clean Cooking Fuel from Waste for Addis Ababa Households

(Project Gaia)  On November 23, Gaia Association, in partnership with Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and the Ethiopian Environmental Protection Authority, launched the new project “Fuel from Waste: Demonstrating the Feasibility of Locally Produced Ethanol for Household Cooking in Addis Ababa.” Ethiopian

December 19, 2011 Read Full Article

Sorghum Biofuel Plant Mulled

by James Konstantin Galvez (The Manila Times)  The Department of Agriculture (DA) is in talks with San Carlos Bioenergy Inc. (SCBI) for the construction of a bioethanol processing plant in Negros Occidental to push the development of sweet sorghum in

December 15, 2011 Read Full Article

The Economics of Higher Ethanol Blends

by Kim Clark (Nebraska Corn Board)  ...Although you have increased horsepower when using ethanol blended fuel, fuel mileage may decrease as the amount of ethanol in your fuel increases. However, studies have shown the optimal ethanol blend to use before you begin

December 15, 2011 Read Full Article

Boyacá Will Build First Beet Based Ethanol Plant

(La Republica) Bogotá for the first quarter of 2012 would begin building the first plant producing ethanol from sugar beet, a project that has been brewing for four years, and became the first of its kind in the country. ...In fact,

December 15, 2011 Read Full Article

Sugarcane Ethanol Economics

by Mike Bryan (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  ...Between 2006 and 2011, the price of sugar, while having numerous peaks and valleys, has risen from about 18 cents per pound to as high as 29 cents per pound. Given the fact that

December 14, 2011 Read Full Article

S. African Biofuel Plan May Boost Sorghum Sixfold, Grain Says

by Carli Lourens (Bloomberg) South Africa’s proposed mandatory blending of biofuels with gasoline and diesel may signal the start of a biofuels industry and boost sorghum output sixfold, an economist at the farmers’ body Grain SA said. ...South Africa could introduce mandatory

December 14, 2011 Read Full Article

Bio-Ethanol Plant Secures Local Support

(Manila Bulletin)  Multinational firm Green Future Innovations, Inc. (GFII) has become more determined to pursue its 11,000-hectare sugar plantation for bio-ethanol plant in San Mariano, Isabela as multi-sectoral groups rally behind the project, which is expected to uplift poverty in

December 13, 2011 Read Full Article

US and Brazil Spar Over Ethanol Trade Policy

by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com)  Brazilian and U.S. ethanol interests are challenging each other over ethanol trade policy. The U.S./Brazil Council and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce wrote a joint letter to Congress last week asking that the U.S. secondary tariff on imported

December 09, 2011 Read Full Article

Mitigating Ethanol Market Risk by Monitoring Opportunities

by John Harangody (Ethanol Producer Magazine/Atlas Commodity Markets)  ...The ethanol market has many diverse participants that view price from different perspectives, including relationships to corn, basis locations, reformulated gasoline blendstock for oxygenate (RBOB) blending, renewable identification numbers (RINs), sugar, crude

December 08, 2011 Read Full Article

Ethanol-Injection Systems Explained

by John Sherman  (Car and Driver Magazine)  Driving Under the Influence: Ethanol-injection systems aim to use alcohol responsibly. Thanks to the adoption of direct fuel injection, teaming gas and ethanol has the potential to beat diesel efficiency. We can hear your groans

December 08, 2011 Read Full Article

Group Seeks Classification as Advanced Biofuel for Energy Beets

by Sue Roesler (Farm & Ranch Guide)    Cole Gustafson, department chair of the Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics at North Dakota State University, said while there’s more concerns about corn ethanol at the Congressional level with the “food

December 07, 2011 Read Full Article

Triticale Offers Benefits over Wheat for Biofuels

by Louise Impey (Farmers Weekly Interactive)  New research shows that growing triticale instead of wheat for biofuel production could have higher financial returns for both farmers and biofuel producers thanks to ability of triticale to outyield wheat, at similar or

December 06, 2011 Read Full Article

Prince Edward Island Agency Backed for Beet Ethanol Plant

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

December 05, 2011 Read Full Article

Area Plant Makes Bio-Resins for Plastics

by Dave Dreeszen  (Sioux City Journal)  A northeast Nebraska start-up company has produced its first batches of an ag-based material that holds great promise for the global plastics industry. Laurel BioComposite LLC recently opened a pilot plant that makes so-called "Bio-Res"

December 05, 2011 Read Full Article

Butamax Discusses Biobutanol Commercial Activities Including Early Adopter Initiative

(Butamax)  Butamax™ Advanced Biofuels, the leading global biobutanol technology development company, announces agreement on commercialization principles with Highwater Ethanol, the first entrant to the Butamax Early Adopters Group. Butamax’s business model is to offer current ethanol producers proprietary biobutanol technology to

December 05, 2011 Read Full Article

Sugar Beet Industry Could Create 5,000 Jobs

by Suzanne Lynch  (Irish Times)  SOME 5,000 jobs could be created by the revival of the sugar beet industry, according to a feasibility study by the Irish Sugar Beet Bio-Refinery Group. The PWC-backed study is calling for the establishment of a

December 05, 2011 Read Full Article

US Ethanol Dampens Global Crude Oil Prices

(Malaya Business Insight)  Increasing ethanol in the U.S. gasoline supply would lead to lower crude oil prices. This is the conclusion of a study assessing the impact of US ethanol on fossil fuel markets by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic

December 03, 2011 Read Full Article

Outlook 2012: Insights and Perspectives from Ethanol Industry Executives

by Kris Bevill and Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...The challenges for cellulosic ethanol developers are daunting, but the executives representing those firms see the opportunities far outweighing the challenges and are quite optimistic for the year ahead. Indeed, all

December 02, 2011 Read Full Article

Environmental Focus Gives Scania Market Leadership

(Scania)  A major order for 121 biofuel buses from Nobina strengthens Scania’s leading position as a supplier of vehicles that can be run on the renewable fuels available today.   “The fact that Scania can deliver reliable and cost effective buses

December 02, 2011 Read Full Article

Ethanol Production Capacity over 14 Billion Gallons

by Carey Gillam (Reuters)  The U.S. biofuels industry has more than 14 billion gallons in annual production capacity for fuel ethanol, according to new industry and government data, but growth has hit a plateau and experts see steady but slow

December 02, 2011 Read Full Article

Horn of Africa Famine – Ethanol Cookstoves for Dadaab Refugee Camp

(Project Gaia)  Project Gaia, Inc., a U.S. non profit with operations in East Africa, is working with the UNHCR and others to bring relief to refugees from the Horn of Africa Famine in a very immediate way—cooking. Project Gaia promotes alcohol

November 30, 2011 Read Full Article

Mid-South Community College’s Renewable Energy Facility Named after Marion Berry

by Michael Sheffield (Memphis Business Journal)  Mid-South Community Collegewill name its $9 million renewable energy facility after retired Congressman Marion Berry. The 35,000-square-foot Marion Berry Renewable Energy Center will provide a learning facility for the school’s green jobs training, which includes processing of organic

November 29, 2011 Read Full Article

Ethanol Margins to Fall: Blender Credit Will Expire at Year's End

by Dan Piller (Des Moines Register)  Ethanol producers will lose about 25 to 30 cents per gallon on operating profits when the tax credit for blenders goes away after Dec. 31. ...(Walt) Wendland, who also is president of the Iowa Renewable Fuels

November 29, 2011 Read Full Article

Ethanol and Boat-Fuel Storage Tips

by Tom Richardson (BoatingLocal)  The December 2011 issue of BoatU.S. magazine contains a useful and informative article on ethanol-blend gasoline and the proper way to store it over the winter. Based on advice from major engine manufacturers and experts in

November 29, 2011 Read Full Article

Qteros Lives, Says New CEO

by Kyle Alspach (Boston Business Journal)  Despite layoffs and the removal of its CEO, venture-backed ethanol firm Qteros says it's moving forward with part of its commercialization plan — though it appears work at its Chicopee facility has been halted. ...In the

November 28, 2011 Read Full Article

Biofuel an Energy Resource Idea for Pakistan in Recent Energy Calamity

by Naseem Sheikh (Business Recorder)  ...A research Study conducted by the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, suggests that the country’s energy demand is expected to increase three fold by 2050, but supply position is not inspiring in anyway. In such alarming

November 28, 2011 Read Full Article

Dangote Stakes $7.7bn in Rivers Energy City

by Ignatius Chukwu (Business Day)  Aliko Dangote, president, Dangote Group, has directed his investment gaze in the direction of Rivers State with initial $7.7 billion (N1.2 trillion) stake in the state’s emerging energy city. Rivers Energy City is part of the

November 28, 2011 Read Full Article

Cheap ethanol assets a thing of the past – Green Plains

(Argus)  The days of snapping up undervalued ethanol plants for expansion are over, Green Plains Renewable Energy's chief executive told investors on its most recent conference call. Plants with the right equipment and good locations could no longer be bought up

November 22, 2011 Read Full Article

City Sues Failed Osage Ethanol Plant

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  The city of Hopewell, Va., has moved forward with a court case against Osage Bio Energy LLC and its wholly owned subsidiary, Appomattox Bio Energy LLC, after the company failed to meet a deadline

November 21, 2011 Read Full Article

Impact Of Ethanol Industry In Canada Assessed In New Conference Board Report

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

November 21, 2011 Read Full Article

Ondo to Establish Ethanol Plants, Sugarcane Plantations

(The Nation)  Ondo State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Ademola Olorunfemi,  has said  that the current administration in the state had perfected arrangements to establish three ethanol plants in the state. Olorunfemi, who stated this in an interview with journalists in his

November 21, 2011 Read Full Article

Zimbabwe Embarks on Eco Friendly Fuel Project

by Paul Nyakazeya  (The Independent)  Zimbabwe through Green Fuel has joined a growing list of world economies taking up the call to reduce carbon emission while enjoying local benefits of a homegrown solution to fuel independence. Green Fuel ethanol is

November 18, 2011 Read Full Article

Future Fuels Institute at Florida State University Recognized as a Waters Center of Innovation

(PR NewsWire/MarketWatch)  Analytical Technology Fueling Institute's Fundamental Energy Research Waters Corporation today (November 15, 2011) welcomed the Future Fuels Institute at Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida into its Centers of Innovation Program. The Future Fuels Institute under its director, Dr. Chang

November 15, 2011 Read Full Article

Green Plains' BlendStar to Build New 96-Car Unit Train Terminal

(Green Plains Renewable Energy)  Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc., announced today (November 10, 2011)  that its wholly-owned subsidiary, BlendStar LLC, will build, own and operate a new ethanol unit train terminal in Birmingham, Alabama on the BNSF Railway. The new

November 15, 2011 Read Full Article

Tongaat Sees Big Potential for Jobs in Ethanol and Power Projects

by Brindaveni Naidoo (Engineering News)  Electricity generation and ethanol production from sugarcane could save and create thousands of local jobs, mainly in rural areas, agriculture and property group Tongaat Hulett CEO Peter Staude said on Monday. ... Turning to ethanol production, the

November 15, 2011 Read Full Article

Construction to Begin on New Mexico Biofuels Plant

(Ventura County Star/AP)  ... Joule Unlimited Inc. plans to convert sunlight and carbon dioxide waste into biofuel at the planned facility in Hobbs. The plant is expected to begin operations in 2012. ...State officials say Joule has the potential to expand

November 15, 2011 Read Full Article

Nebraska Ethanol Board Part of New Flex Fuel Campaign

(Nebraska Farmer)  USDA grant intended to make drivers more aware of flex fuel vehicles and ethanol's benefits involves Nebraska and five other states. A grant awarded by USDA will be used to promote flex fuel vehicles, flex fuel pumps, and driver

November 11, 2011 Read Full Article

MATT HARTWIG: Ethanol's critics cite outdated, misleading data

by Matt Hartwig (Northwest Florida Daily News) Opinion: In a Nov. 2 editorial (“Florida’s ethanol escapade”), the Northwest Florida Daily News mischaracterized my remarks to a reporter and extrapolated conclusions that simply were not there. ...First, America produced more than 13

November 10, 2011 Read Full Article

Lincoln Energy Nearly Triples Ethanol Transport Fleet

by Matt Soberg (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Lincoln Energy Solutions will nearly triple its ethanol and biodiesel transportation services, increasing its current fleet to 16 tankers with seven additional units scheduled to arrive by year end. With over 30 years of

November 08, 2011 Read Full Article

Canadian Ethanol Industry Grows, Adds $1.2 Billion to Economy

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

November 08, 2011 Read Full Article

University of Arizona Researchers Fine-Tune Crops for Biofuels

By Paul M. Ingram (Wick Communications Science/Green Valley News and Sun)   ...Under ideal conditions, half the weight of the plants will be converted into liquid, turning 2 tons of vegetation into 1,000 gallons of “juice.” On this day, however,

November 07, 2011 Read Full Article

House Hearing Witnesses Bash RFS, Call for Repeal of E15

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  It was déjà vu all over again on Nov. 2 as representatives of the ethanol industry were forced to watch a House of Representatives Energy and Environment Subcommittee hearing on motor fuel standards from

November 04, 2011 Read Full Article

Cropping Between the Lines

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The bull’s-eye on corn ethanol could fade if the industry steps up and makes corn production and stover harvesting more environmentally friendly ...Today, no-till or strip-till farming is gaining ground, and researchers are examining systems

November 02, 2011 Read Full Article

ICM Designs Cassava Ethanol Plant in Mozambique

by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) Ethanol plant design company, ICM, Inc., of Colwich, Kansas, has designed and constructed equipment for a “one gallon per minute ethanol plant” currently under construction in Mozambique that will use locally grown cassava as a feedstock. The

November 02, 2011 Read Full Article

Three Decades of Ethanol: Has It Been Worth the Investment?

by Rich Heidorn, Jr. (Bloomberg)   Ethanol's boosters have cited three policy objectives in defense of ethanol's subsidies and import protections: Increasing the nation's energy security by reducing reliance on imported oil, reducing the environmental impact of petroleum use, and

October 31, 2011 Read Full Article

America Needs More “Fiascos” Like Ethanol

by Matt Hartwig (Renewable Fuels Association)  ...All of ethanol’s critics share a common flaw when it comes to their claims – they cherry-pick the topics on which they opine and ignore very relevant facts.  The most recent example is this rant

October 31, 2011 Read Full Article

South African Project Reaching for Ethanol, Biodiesel Co-Location

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  One World Clean Energy Inc. has secured its first memorandum of understanding to construct and commission a $115 million Integrated Biorefinery in South Africa, where it would produce10 megawatts of electricity, 10 MMgy of

October 28, 2011 Read Full Article

UPDATE 2-Booming Ethanol Biz Alters Corn Use Patterns-USDA

by Julie Ingwersen (Reuters)  USDA says ethanol boom creating new patterns in corn use * Gov't unsure why feed use falls late in marketing years * Reports blamed for wild swings in CBOT grain prices * Industry barbs come as USDA faces budget constraints

October 28, 2011 Read Full Article

UBE Signs B2.4bn Ethanol Deal with China

(Bangkok Post)  Ubon Bio Ethanol Co (UBE), an affiliate of Bangchak Petroleum Plc (BCP), has won a deal to ship 100 million litres of ethanol per year worth 2.4 billion baht to China. The shipments averaging 300,000 litres per day will

October 27, 2011 Read Full Article

Algae Confronts Its Destiny and Identity, at ABO Summit

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...ABO 2011 has offered an opportunity to consider the progress that the algal biomass sector has made in its race for commercial-scale, to marvel at the proliferation of robust business models, and to sneak a

October 27, 2011 Read Full Article

Algenol Breaks Ground on Pilot Biorefinery in Florida

(Ethanol Producer Magazine/Algenol)  Algenol Biofuels Inc. broke ground on the construction of its pilot-scale integrated biorefinery on Oct. 24.  This production facility will be the first large-scale deployment of Algenol's patented and trademarked Direct To Ethanol technology, which produces ethanol

October 26, 2011 Read Full Article

Schneider Property Proposed for Trash-to-Ethanol Plant Now up for Sale

by Marc Chase (Northwest Indiana Times)  The land deal for a proposed trash-to-ethanol plant in Schneider is off, according to county solid waste district officials, and the town's top official questions whether it ever will be built. Schneider Town Council President

October 25, 2011 Read Full Article

Amyris & ETH Bioenergia Sign Agreement to Produce Biofene® in Brazil

(Amyris)  Two Million Ton Sugarcane Crush Capacity to be added in Brazil for High-Performance Renewable Chemicals and Fuels Amyris, Inc. and ETH Bioenergia, a leading producer of ethanol, electric energy and sugar controlled by Odebrecht S.A., have signed a memorandum of

October 21, 2011 Read Full Article

Proof That Buses Can Use Ethanol

(The Nation)  The project, involving King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, the Industry Ministry's Department of Industrial Promotion and 10 other public- and private-sector agencies, was sponsored by the Energy Conservation Promotion Fund. The aim is to reduce diesel usage by

October 20, 2011 Read Full Article

Algae from Ethanol Plant Shows Promise as Poultry Feed

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  An algae strain grown by BioProcess Algae LLC at Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc.’s 65 MMgy ethanol plant in Shenandoah, Iowa, is one step closer to entering the poultry feed market. First-round feed trials recently

October 19, 2011 Read Full Article

Monsanto Sorghum Seeds to Yield Brazil Ethanol During Cane Break

by Stephan Nielsen  (Bloomberg)  Monsanto Co., the world’s largest seed company, will sell enough sweet sorghum for 20,000 hectares (49,400 acres) of plantations in Brazil this year as sugar cane mills struggle to meet demand for ethanol and are seeking

October 17, 2011 Read Full Article

Uganda: Planned Sweet Sorghum Project to Create 250 Jobs

by Dennis Picco (Esse Community)  Up to 250 jobs are expected to be created in Kayunga District, Uganda, after the launch of the Sweet Sorghum Energy Plant. The plant will use sweet sorghum stems as the primary raw material. The $30m (Shs78b)

October 14, 2011 Read Full Article

EU Votes in Favor of Hiking Import Taxes for High Ethanol Blends

(Platts)  The EU's Customs Code Committee approved Wednesday a draft regulation to raise import taxes for high ethanol blends, a source close to the matter told Platts. The decision could result in increased domestic prices for renewable fuels as it would

October 14, 2011 Read Full Article

Thailand Revives Hub Plan

(UpstreamOnline)  Thailand aims to revive a long-stalled plan to become an oil trading and biofuel hub in Southeast Asia, challenging Singapore's dominance, its new energy minister said on Thursday. Pichai Naripthaphan said the net oil importer plans to boost its crude

October 13, 2011 Read Full Article

Biofuels in Eastern Africa: Dangers Yes, but Much Potential as Well

(Netzwerk Biotriebstoffe News)  Biofuel production is booming. Worldwide, production of ethanol for fuel has almost quintupled since 2000, while that of biodiesel has risen by almost 25 times. This is, in part, a response to policies to replace fossil fuels for

October 12, 2011 Read Full Article

County Told Ethanol Plant Will Be $100 Million Boost

by Ed Baldridge (News Sun)  ...Bradley Krohn, manager of Highlands EnviroFuels LLC., presented an project status report to the County Commissioners on building a sugar cane-based ethanol plant. The new plant site has been secured at the southwest corner of U.S. 27

October 06, 2011 Read Full Article

Industry Split Emerges over Biofuels' Indirect Impact

by Charlie Dunmore   (Reuters)  European bioethanol producers have broken ranks and urged EU policymakers to introduce rules on the indirect climate impacts of biofuels that distinguish between "good and bad biofuel pathways," Reuters has learned. ...In a letter to the

October 06, 2011 Read Full Article

Organization of American States and Honduras Sign Cooperation Agreements

(ISRIA)  The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Government of the Republic of Honduras today signed five cooperation agreements within the framework of the official visit to the OAS headquarters in Washington, DC made by the President of the Central

October 06, 2011 Read Full Article

Pinal Energy Explores Sweet Sorghum Ethanol Production

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Pinal Energy LLC has constructed a pilot plant next to its 50 MMgy corn/milo ethanol plant in Maricopa, Ariz., to test sweet sorghum production processes. The project is a joint venture with the University of

October 05, 2011 Read Full Article

Molasses Can Help Philippines' Ethanol Producers Cut Costs, Fight Imports

(Platts)   The use of molasses instead of sugar cane as feedstock for ethanol production could offer hope to ethanol producers in the Philippines as they struggle to cut production costs in a bid to compete with lower-priced imports, producers

September 29, 2011 Read Full Article

Search for Sugars

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Breaking down the cellulose in wood isn’t easy. But—as two Canadian students and their science teacher discovered—bark is a different story. James Ross and Isaiah Saunders, who are today graduates of St. Joseph-Scollard Hall, a

September 29, 2011 Read Full Article

Brazil-US Ethanol Tariff Discussions Pick Up as Expiration Nears

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  As the U.S ethanol industry confronts the reality that the 45-cent-per-gallon Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit and 54-cent ethanol import tariff will end on Dec. 31, some industry representatives are ramping up efforts to

September 28, 2011 Read Full Article

Renewable Energy Technologies LLC Predicted to Produce Ethanol - 8,000 Gallons Daily - by End of Year

by Annette Manwell (Holland Sentinel)  Renewable Energy Technologies LLC had hoped to produce ethanol in Holland by now, but building issues sent the company back to the market to find a new home. Now ethanol could be in production by the

September 28, 2011 Read Full Article

PHL May Produce Sweet Sorghum Bioethanol by 2013

(GMA News)  By 2013, the country may start producing the first sweet sorghum-based bioethanol, the Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) said Monday. According to the bureau, the Philippine National Oil Co.-Alternative Fuels Corp. (PNOC-AFC) is now in exploratory talks with the

September 27, 2011 Read Full Article

Government Gives Hope for Ensus Plant

by Rob Merrick (The Northern Echo)  Production at one of Europe's largest biofuel plants will soon be "up and running again" after the Government pledged to come to its rescue, an MP vowed yesterday. In May Ensus said it was temporarily

September 26, 2011 Read Full Article

Fulcrum Bioenergy’s $115M IPO: The 10-Minute Version

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  The first zero-cost feedstock biofuels company comes to the public markets with its IPO. ...Fulcrum becomes the 12th company to file for an IPO in the industrial biotech boom, which began with a successful listing on

September 26, 2011 Read Full Article

FuelChoiceNow’s FFV Statement and Focus on Methanol for Cars Needs Correction Says Advanced Biofuels USA

by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA)  Correction posted 9/22/11.    The nonprofit educational organization, Advanced Biofuels USA, advocates for the adoption of renewable sustainable advanced biofuels as an energy security, economic development, military flexibility and climate change/pollution control solution. In addition,

September 22, 2011 Read Full Article

Novozymes Invests in CleanStar Mozambique for Food, Fuel Production

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Novozymes announced its investment in CleanStar Mozambique at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting. CleanStar Mozambique, a company founded by Novozymes and CleanStar Ventures, will work with smallholder farmers to implement sustainable farming practices, create

September 22, 2011 Read Full Article

INKUD, Lestari Pasifik to Build 616 Bio-Ethanol Plants

(Jakarta Post)   PT INKUD Exchange signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Monday with Malaysian biotechnology firm Lestari Pasifik Berhad to establish a joint venture aiming to set up 616 bio-refinery factories to process oil palm waste into bio-ethanol

September 22, 2011 Read Full Article

Conversion Pathways for Bioenergy: Upgrading of Intermediates: Hybrid Routes to Fuels and Chemicals

Laurel Harmon (LanzaTech Inc.) LanzaTech, Inc., was founded in January 2005 by CSO Dr. Sean Simpson in New Zealand. Funds were mainly from New Zealand government US$ 10M, Khosla Ventures US$ 12M in 2007 and Qiming Ventures US$

September 20, 2011 Read Full Article

White Paper Answers Questions About Ethanol

by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com)  A new white paper released by Gold Eagle Co aims to answer questions about ethanol blended gasoline. Gold Eagle sells aftermarket fluids and additives such as STA-BIL Ethanol Performance Improver. “Petroleum Production, Distribution and Discussion of the

September 16, 2011 Read Full Article

China is Interested in Biofuels – Why Not the West?

by John C.K. Daly (OilPrice.com/Clean Techies)   ...According to PetroChina’s Petrochemical Research Institute deputy chief engineer Fu Xingguo, China is looking at generating 933,000 tons annually of fuel ethanol and 165,000 tons of biodiesel. According to Fu, China is looking to

September 15, 2011 Read Full Article

Study Finds More Effective Way to Dry Ethanol, Reduce Costs

by Brian Wallheimer   (Purdue University)  Purdue University researchers have found an alternative environmentally friendly and energy-efficient way to dry corn ethanol, and their proof is in the pudding. Michael Ladisch, a distinguished professor of agricultural and biological engineering; Youngmi Kim, a Purdue

September 14, 2011 Read Full Article

Study: Wisconsinites Have Mixed Views on Ethanol

(University of Wisconsin-Madison)  A majority of Wisconsinites support the use of ethanol blends if it keeps dollars and jobs in the United States and reduces air pollution, according to a new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers. But that support dropped

September 14, 2011 Read Full Article

California Dedicates $30 Million to Biofuels Expansion

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  The California Energy Commission has approved the state's third-year funding plan for the commission's Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, allocating $100 million toward the expansion of various alternative fuels and vehicles throughout

September 13, 2011 Read Full Article

Ethanol Closes the Gap on Biodiesel in Britain

(Agra Europe)  The gap between biodiesel and bioethanol supply appears to be narrowing in the UK, with 41% of biofuel now reported as ethanol, compared with 29% in the previous year ending April 14, 2010. Used cooking oil, with its strong sustainability credentials,

September 13, 2011 Read Full Article

Panama: $2 Million for Cassava Ethanol Plant

(Central America Data)  The company Agro 2 has opened the first plant of its kind in Santiago, province of Veraguas. With an initial investment of $2 million the processing plant producing cassava-based ethanol will begin operations next week, as indicated by representatives

September 08, 2011 Read Full Article

State OKs POET Plan to Recycle Storm Water at South Dakota Plant

(POET)  POET Biorefining -- Mitchell to cut even more water use Mitchell is layering another level of water recycling on top of its current system with a new process to use storm water from nearby retention ponds. The plant received approval last

September 08, 2011 Read Full Article

Study Finds Adding DME to Ethanol/Diesel Emulsion Improves Performance and Lowers Fuel Consumption and Emissions over Emulsion or Base Diesel

(Green Car Congress)  In a study published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels, M. P. Ashok of Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India reports that adding dimethyl ether to an ethanol/diesel emulsion results in an increase in brake thermal efficiency and

September 08, 2011 Read Full Article

NASCAR Embraces Ethanol Fuel Blend; Wallace, Childress on Hand to Discuss Partnership

by Chris Lusvardi (Herald Review)  NASCAR driver Kenny Wallace is hoping ethanol can be the key to success in the race cars he drives. Wallace seems to have fully embraced NASCAR's move to use a 15 percent ethanol blend in its

September 07, 2011 Read Full Article

Ethanol Remains a Sensible Alternative to Oil

by Stephanie Dreyer (Growth Energy/Baltimore Sun)  Letter to Editor:  Karen Hosler's recent opinion piece calling for an end to ethanol subsidies ("End the ethanol charade," Aug. 30) uses sweeping generalizations that distort the truth about grain ethanol's role in fostering

September 07, 2011 Read Full Article

State, Local Officials Prep for Ethanol Trains

by Mariah Sondergard (Commonwealth Magazine)  Global’s trains will bring in 3.6m gallons a week MOST OF THE ethanol that is mixed with gasoline in Massachusetts enters the state by ship or fuel truck, but that will change next year when Global Petroleum

September 01, 2011 Read Full Article

Denmark's DONG Energy Exploring Large Biofuel Plant

by Teis Jensen (Reuters)   New consortium invests in feasibility study * Plans involve second-generation bioethanol plant * Plant could cost $390 million - $580 million Denmark's DONG Energy and local partners will explore the possibility of building a bioenergy complex, including a large-scale

August 31, 2011 Read Full Article

End the Ethanol Charade

by Karen Hosler (The Baltimore Sun)  Karen Hosler writes that the great environmental hope has been exposed as a hoax; conservation is a better bet than magic elixirs ...At best, ethanol enthusiasm has always been muted in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

August 30, 2011 Read Full Article

SCBI to Produce Ethanol Year Round Now: Zabaleta

by Carla Gomez  (Daily Star)  San Carlos Bioenergy Inc. has resumed production of  ethanol fuel and recently delivered 1.08 million liters to Petron, Arnel Amparo, its vice president for operations and resident manager, said last night. “We intend to produce ethanol

August 30, 2011 Read Full Article

EU Biofuels Policy Driving Regional Product Demand

by Caroline Henshaw  (Drovers CattleNetwork)  Europe's stringent biofuels policy is driving growing interest in region-specific ethanol and rapeseed oil hedging products, a senior executive for CME Group Inc (CME) in Europe said Friday. The global exchange provider said its new German-Spec

August 29, 2011 Read Full Article

On the Brink of Sweeping Change

by Eugene Gerden (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Russia plans to tap into bountiful resources to expand ethanol production The Russian government is considering the implementation of a state program to develop a biofuel and ethanol industry in Russia.  Amid dwindling hydrocarbon reserves

August 25, 2011 Read Full Article

Oil Palm Residue Could Solve Food vs. Biofuel Debate

by Ismira Lutfia   (Jakarta Globe)  The millions of tons of fibrous residue produced by palm oil plantations across the country could soon become a major source of raw material for renewable fuel. Over the past year, scientists from the Indonesian

August 23, 2011 Read Full Article
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