by Wendy Culverwell (Portland Business Journal) A Eugene biofuel company that converts used cooking oil into fuel is in expansion mode thanks to Oregon’s Clean Fuels program. SeQuential Pacific Biofuels expanded its production capacity in anticipation the new law will
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Back TO HOMEPennsylvania State University (PSU): An Example to Follow
by Danilo Gusmão de Quadros* (Advanced Biofuels USA) I had heard about Pennsylvania State University's bioenergy and biofuels educational initiatives from Advanced Biofuels USA's Joanne Ivancic, just after starting to work on a project to identify college level biofuels education
May 13, 2015 Read Full Article
Ethanol Friendly to Hoosier Economy in 2014
by Cayla McLeland (HoosierAgToday) The Indiana Corn Marketing Council has released their economic impact study of the ethanol industry in 2014 and shared their findings at their annual Ethanol Forum yesterday in Indianapolis. Director of Biofuels, Ken Parrent, says the
May 11, 2015 Read Full Article
Contribution of the Ethanol Industry to the Economy of Minnesota
John M. Urbanchuk and Stuart D. Norvell (Agriculture and Biofuels Consulting, LLP/ Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) From the farm to the fuel pump, the ethanol industry is a vital component of Minnesota’s economy. Ethanol plants provide jobs and income not only for
May 08, 2015 Read Full Article
BP Warns State It Will Close Jennings Biofuels Site
(The Advertiser) BP is closing its biofuels plant in Jennings, ending jobs there for 56 people. Aline Thoeny, human resources manager for BP, sent notice Monday to Andre France of the Louisiana Workforce Commission Dislocated Worker Unit and to Jennings
May 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Renmatix Acquires Mascoma Demonstration Plant in New York
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Another step towards commercial scale, aimed at “secure supply” of cellulose-lignin solids for Renmatix’ Georgia facility Renmatix announced that it has acquired existing assets of the former Mascoma corporation’s 56,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Rome,
May 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Fulcrum BioEnergy Awards Engineering, Procurement And Construction Contract To Abengoa
(Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc.) Fixed-Price Contract Guarantees Cost, Schedule and Plant Performance -- Launches Commercialization of Fulcrum BioEnergy's Process for Converting Household Garbage into Low-Cost Renewable Jet Fuel and Diesel Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc., announced today that it has awarded a $200 million
May 05, 2015 Read Full Article
Estimating Chilled Investment for Advanced Biofuels Due to RFS Uncertainty: $13.7 Billion Shortfall in Investment During Delays in Rulemaking
(Biotechnology Industry Organization) The advanced biofuel industry has invested billions of dollars since 2009 to build first-of-a-kind demonstration and commercial-scale biorefineries around the world, even during a global economic recession. Cellulosic biofuels have reached commercial status, though not at the
May 04, 2015 Read Full Article
Neighbors Come out in Opposition of Proposed Ethanol Plant near Caldwell
by Torrie Cope (Idaho Press-Tribune) Residents who live in the area of Lower Pleasant Ridge Road fear that a proposed ethanol plant could lower their property values, spoil their views and bring unwanted traffic, noise and odor to the neighborhood.
May 04, 2015 Read Full Article
World-Herald Editorial: Ethanol Comes into Its Own
(Omaha World-Herald) For years, Nebraskans wondered whether the state’s fledgling ethanol sector would amount to much. Now, the answer is in, as explained in a new report from University of Nebraska economists. From small beginnings in the 1980s, the report
April 29, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Minutes with… Michele Bremer, Technical and Executive Recruiter, Bremer Associates
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... I recruit technical and executive talent for companies in biofuels, bio-based chemicals, and related industries. Clients range from start-ups to Fortune 50 companies, with searches from specialized technical expertise to C-level leadership. ... Obviously the bio-based industry
April 29, 2015 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Plant Retrofitting Underway
by Scott Koperski (Beatrice Daily Sun) A massive retrofitting of the Duonix biodiesel plant in west Beatrice is underway and on schedule to put the plant into production later this year. Duonix Beatrice, a joint venture between Flint Hills Resources,
April 29, 2015 Read Full Article
As EPA Finalizes Rule, Klobuchar, Grassley, Durbin, Thune, Franken, and Kirk Lead Bipartisan Group of 37 Senators in Calling for a Strong Renewable Fuel Standard
(Office of Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA)) The Environmental Protection Agency is working to finalize the proposed rule on biofuels volume requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard; the latest proposal would create uncertainty for biodiesel producers and undermine job creation. In a
April 24, 2015 Read Full Article
An Economic Case for Ethanol
by Todd Neeley (DTN The Progressive Farmer) ... Industry growth is likely to come as higher blends such as E15 and E85 become more widely available and more widely used. A recent analysis by the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association this week makes
April 21, 2015 Read Full Article
Cascades Announces Major Investments in Biorefinery Project at Cabano Plant
(Cascades/PRNewswire) Cascades Inc. (TSX: CAS), a leader in the recovery of recyclable materials and manufacturing green packaging products and tissue paper, is pleased to announce the company's investment in a new technology at its Norampac – Cabano facility. This innovative
April 16, 2015 Read Full Article
Top of Biofuels Class
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Training programs around the U.S. offer opportunities in the biofuels industry for part- and full-time students. ... Mick Miller, president of NuVu Fuels and general manager of DENCO II in Morris, Minnesota, also went through the
April 13, 2015 Read Full Article
Report: 2,000 People in East Kansas Employed in Biofuels
by Megan Hart (CJ Online) More than 2,000 people are employed in the biofuel industry in the Congressional district including Topeka, according to a report from Fuels America. The group is made up of major players in the ethanol industry and advocates
April 13, 2015 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Industry Seeks to Reverse Argentina Import Decision
(National Biodiesel Board) The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) is calling for the EPA to stay its recent decision to streamline Argentinian biodiesel imports to the U.S. under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) pending public review and comment. In a petition filed
April 07, 2015 Read Full Article
Netherlands-Based Firm to Open Ethanol Plant
(Sun Star) A Netherlands-based firm is set to pour in P13.5 billion investments in the eastern coast of Zamboanga City. Second district Representative Lilia Nuño said the Van Kessel Inc. is putting up an Ethanol processing plant in the village
April 06, 2015 Read Full Article
China New Energy Making Progress on Hungarian and Thai Ethanol Projects
by Isabel Lane (Biofuels Digest) In the UK, China New Energy reports that its projects in Hungary and Thailand are proceeding well. Visontai Bioetanol Fejlesztő Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság has informed CNE that the 30 million Euro project finance has been
April 03, 2015 Read Full Article
Brazilian State-Run Oil Company Producing Biodiesel from Tilapia Waste
by Alicia Villegas (Undercurrent News) Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras is producing biodiesel from tilapia waste, but it sees a need for further research to develop fish oil usage to make biofuel. Production of biodiesel from residual fish oil has started at the
March 26, 2015 Read Full Article
2015 Algae Industry Survey
(Algae Biomass Organization) The Algae Biomass Organization’s 2015 Industry Survey was conducted in January and February, 2015 through an electronic questionnaire sent via email to ABO’s 7,000+ contact list. The survey asked for opinion and projections on the industry’s growth,
March 24, 2015 Read Full Article
More Than Simply Numbers
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) While both numbers and personal stories show the benefits of the ethanol industry many politicians and naysayers are continuing their attacks on the industry, writes Bob Dinneen of the Renewable Fuels Association. ... John Urbanchuk
March 20, 2015 Read Full Article
How Obama's EPA Is Making Life Difficult for Clinton
by Jerry Hagstrom (National Journal) The biggest takeaways from the GOP-dominated Iowa Ag Summit here this weekend may be the opportunity that the Renewable Fuel Standard offers Hillary Clinton to address income inequality and the danger that the Obama administration's dithering
March 13, 2015 Read Full Article
Construction Starts on Raceland Sugar Cane Conversion Plant
by Aaren Gordon (Daily Comet) Construction has started on a $60 million plant in Raceland that will convert sugar cane waste into chemicals, sweeteners and biofuels by 2017. The project next to Raceland Raw Sugar Corp. along La. 182 is a
March 09, 2015 Read Full Article
Ag Leaders Call On Presidential Hopefuls To Support Clean Energy Future
by Gary Truitt (Hoosier Ag Today/25 x '25) Prominent leaders from agriculture’s diverse value chain issued an open letter to policymakers and presidential hopefuls attending the first ever Iowa Ag Summit, urging them to consider Iowa’s renewable energy record in
March 04, 2015 Read Full Article
The Neodiesel Revolution Heads Offshore: Benefuel, Felda Expand in Malaysia
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) It’s New, it’s Neo — the neodiesel companies — brimming with technologies to create cleaner alternatives to a powerhouse fuel. They have the performance, half the carbon, and a range of low-cost feedstocks to choose
March 04, 2015 Read Full Article
New Study Reveals Wide-Ranging Economic Impact of Ethanol Production
(Renewable Fuels Association) At this year’s National Ethanol Conference, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) released a new ABF Economics study titled “Contribution of the Ethanol Industry to the Economy of the United States in 2014,” which quantified the economic, national
February 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Ethanol Plant to Rise in Zambo Soon
by A. Perez Rimando (Manila Standard Today) A P17 billion ethanol gas plant will soon be built by a consortium in the island barangays of Limaong and Tumitus here, first district Rep. Lilia Macrohon-Nuno said. Nuno said a group of investors from
February 26, 2015 Read Full Article
Biofuel from Trash Could Create Green Jobs Bonanza, Says Report
by Arthur Neslen (The Guardian) Advanced biofuels industry could spur hundreds of thousands of jobs across Europe, says new report, but key European parliament vote next week could throw clean fuel ambitions into disarray Creating biofuels from waste produced by industry,
February 17, 2015 Read Full Article
Moran Talks Renewable Fuels, ACA, Change of Power
by Scott Aust (Garden City Telegram) As part of his Kansas listening tour, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., stopped in Garden City Monday afternoon to visit with officials of the Conestoga Energy Partner’s Bonanza BioEnergy plant. CEO Tom Willis stressed
February 17, 2015 Read Full Article
Bipartisan Group of Senators Call for Strong Biodiesel RFS
(National Biodiesel Board) A bipartisan group of 32 U.S. senators wrote to the EPA Monday calling for the agency to quickly approve strong biodiesel volumes under the RFS for 2014, 2015 and 2016. Highlighting biodiesel’s track record as the only EPA-designated
February 10, 2015 Read Full Article
EU Must Not Turn Its Back on Biofuels
(Farming Life) Crop based biofuels are vital for animal feed, the environment, jobs and fuel, according to Copa-Cocega General Secretary Pekka Pesonen. Speaking at the recent ‘Fuels for the Future’ conference in Berlin, he added that the EU must not limit
February 06, 2015 Read Full Article
U.S. Industry Blasts EPA Decision on Biodiesel Imports
(National Biodiesel Board) EPA to Fast-Track Argentinian Biodiesel by Easing Sustainability Requirements The National Biodiesel Board on Tuesday sharply criticized a decision by the EPA to allow streamlined Argentinian biodiesel imports to the U.S. under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). “This decision
January 27, 2015 Read Full Article
World-Herald Editorial: Cellulosic Ethanol Enters the Stage
(Omaha.com) After years of anticipation, cellulosic ethanol production has taken a major step forward, with Iowa leading the way. Plants in Iowa in 2014 became the first to produce cellulosic ethanol on a commercial scale. Production was centered at the Quad
January 15, 2015 Read Full Article
First Biofuels Test Lab in Southeast Open at A-B Tech
by Mike Cronin (Citizen-Times) The Southeast's first biofuels testing lab will open Wednesday at the Enka campus of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. Researchers at the lab "will provide convenient, cost-effective testing of biodiesel to assure quality products are going to market,"
January 15, 2015 Read Full Article
Labor Shortage Delays DuPont Plant Completion
by Gavin Aronsen (Ames Tribune) A worker shortage has delayed the completion date of DuPont’s cellulosic ethanol plant outside Nevada, according to the executive director of the Nevada Economic Development Council and an industry market research group. Last February, DuPont officials
January 14, 2015 Read Full Article
Eight under $70: Which Biofuels Ventures Can Beat out Cheap Oil?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Oil prices continue to show incredible volatility. $106 in June, $50 today. Which biofuels ventures have the pro-formas to make money in a tough market? The Digest investigates. ... Avello Bioenergy Cost: $57.50 per barrel (gasoline, diesel) Stage: Preparing for
January 13, 2015 Read Full Article
In Colombia, a Palm Oil Boom with Roots in Conflict
by Nick Miroff (The Washington Post) Long before the massacre, when Mapiripan was just a faraway little place not worth fighting for, Aida Gordilla and her family came to the wide-open grasslands outside town and fenced off a homestead. They
December 31, 2014 Read Full Article
Minnesota Ethanol Plant to Produce N-Butanol, Acetone in 2016
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The sale of Central MN Ethanol Co-op, a 21 MMgy corn-ethanol plant in Little Falls, Minnesota, closed on Dec. 23. Green Biologics Inc. plans to continue ethanol production until sometime in 2016, when it
December 30, 2014 Read Full Article
Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Aided by Controversial Federal Program
by Henry C. Jackson (Capital Press/Associated Press) The refinery in Hugoton, Kan., built by Seville, Spain-based Abengoa, is the largest cellulosic biorefinery in the world. At the RV Park he owns in a remote corner of southwestern Kansas, Jan Leonard is
December 30, 2014 Read Full Article
Powerdyne to Deliver Jobs and Investment to Terre Haute
(Powerdyne/PR NewsWire) Powerdyne Renewable Fuels ("Powerdyne") www.powerdyne.com, a frontrunner in the national renewable fuel industry, announces it will be investing hundreds of millions of dollars to construct a Sewage-to-Diesel Fuel Facility in Terre Haute, IN which will create hundreds of
December 22, 2014 Read Full Article
UPDATED: Finland Provides Money to Build Cellulosic Ethanol Plant
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The government of Finland announced Dec.17 that it granted $36.8 million (€30 million) to help build a cellulosic ethanol plant. A separate project to produce biogasoline, biodiesel and smaller amounts of other renewable products
December 19, 2014 Read Full Article
Iowa’s Advanced Energy Industry Employs More than 22,000, with the Most Jobs in Energy Efficiency, Advanced Fuels, and Wind Power
(Advanced Energy Economy) First-time Survey of Iowa Firms Projects 6 Percent Job Growth in Coming Year Advanced energy employment in Iowa is more than 22,000 strong and on pace to reach nearly 24,000 jobs in 2015, according to the first-ever comprehensive
December 12, 2014 Read Full Article
Bio Revolution Americas to Invest $200 Million in Bahaman Pongamia Project
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In the Bahamas, Bio Revolution Americas plans to invest $200 million in a pongamia biodiesel project based on an outgrower model that would spread across unused arable land on several islands. The company says it has already
December 09, 2014 Read Full Article
Governor Bentley to Visit Algae Systems, Inc.
by Hal Scheurich (Fox10TV.com) A biochemical company based in Daphne is ready to expand from its small research facility. Algae Systems, Inc. has spent the last few years perfecting waste water treatment using algae common to south Alabama. The “green”
December 04, 2014 Read Full Article
New Castle Plant Lines up $170 Million Green Upgrade
by Jeff Montgomery (The News Journal) An international specialty chemical manufacturer plans what state officials described Wednesday as a $170 million green upgrade to its plant near New Castle. It is a move that will save dozens of jobs, create as
December 04, 2014 Read Full Article
Ethanol Industry Looking beyond Incentives
by Scott Jamieson (Canadian Biomass Magazine) Executives from Canada's biofuels industry are looking at efficiencies and diversification as tools to ensure the sector's continued growth. That was the main message shared with a packed room at the first day of
December 03, 2014 Read Full Article
The 2014 RFS Rule Left Out in the Cold
by Brent Erickson (Biofuels Digest/Biotechnology Industry Organization) ...EPA should formally withdraw the proposed rule and issue a final rule as soon as possible, fully correcting their misinterpretation of waiver authority and methodology for setting the annual renewable fuel volumes. Setting
November 24, 2014 Read Full Article
Plant to Create Jobs
by Doug Carder (The Ottawa Herald) In Anderson County where agriculture is king — accounting for 72 percent of the county’s economy — a group is preparing to make a $12 million to $16 million investment in renewable fuels powered
November 21, 2014 Read Full Article
California Approves $13.5 Million in Loans for Energy-Efficient Upgrades to Schools
(California Energy Commission) Grants for alternative and renewable fuel projects totaling nearly $8 million also approved The California Energy Commission approved $13.5 million for energy efficiency measures to 14 schools in the San Francisco Bay Area, San Joaquin County and Orange
November 19, 2014 Read Full Article
Manly Plant in Line for $530,000 in State Incentives
by Molly Montag (Globe Gazette) Worth County officials on Monday signed off on $530,000 in state incentives for a chemical plant being built in Manly. The incentive package from the Iowa Economic Development Authority will give New Heaven Chemical $128,000
November 12, 2014 Read Full Article
Clean Energy Works for Us: Q3 2014 Jobs Report
Clean energy and clean transportation continue to create American jobs and drive economic growth. By tracking job announcements from companies; federal, state and local programs, and initiatives; the media; and other sources, Environmental Entrepreneurs’ (E2’s) jobs reports show how and where
November 11, 2014 Read Full Article
Louisiana Biofuels Projects Help Spur Nationwide Green Jobs Growth
by Jennifer Larino (NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune) Louisiana added 225 jobs in the biofuels industry during the third quarter, ranking alongside states such as Texas and Connecticut for clean energy job growth, according to the latest Environmental Entrepreneurs report. The report, which
November 10, 2014 Read Full Article
Muradel Launches Green Crude Demo Plant
(Algae Industry Magazine) Renewable fuels company Muradel has launched Australia’s first integrated demonstration plant to sustainably convert algae into green crude, as a first step towards a commercial plant with the potential to produce 80 million liters of crude oil
October 31, 2014 Read Full Article
Appalachian Biofuels LLC to Invest $3.5 Million in Headquarters and New Biodiesel Production Facility
(Governor Terry McAuliffe) Governor McAuliffe Announces 40 New Jobs in Russell County Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today (October 29, 2014) that Appalachian Biofuels LLC will invest $3.5 million to establish its headquarters and enzymatic biodiesel production facility in Russell County. Virginia
October 30, 2014 Read Full Article
Midlands Voices: Renewable Fuels Are Homegrown Success
by John Hansen (Nebraska Farmers Union/Omaha.com) ... When Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural and Rural Development examined the impact the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) has on a family of four, it found an average in fuel savings of $863 per
October 29, 2014 Read Full Article
Mayor Finch Holds Groundbreaking at Tri-State Biodiesel, Creating 25 New Green Jobs at Eco-Technology Park
(Tri-State Biodiesel) ... The Tri-State Biodiesel project is part of a significant green investment into the Bridgeport Eco-Industrial Park that supports the creation of new “green collar” jobs. Tri-State Biodiesel expects to create an additional 25 jobs, targeted to residents
October 28, 2014 Read Full Article
Robust Economic Opportunities in the U.S. Biobased Economy
by Brent Erickson (Biofuels Digest/Biotechnology Industry Organization) A report released a couple of weeks ago by the USDA’s BioPreferred Program, “Why Biobased?,” provides a very positive overview of economic opportunities in the emerging biobased economy. Those opportunities include a revival
October 21, 2014 Read Full Article
DuPont, Ethanol Europe Renewables Ink Pact for Cellulosic Ethanol in Macedonia
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Macedonian government joins as signatory for MOU. 100 million liter cellulosic refinery could start construction in 2016. ... (N)ews arrives from Skopje, Macedonia that the Republic of Macedonia today joined a MOU to facilitate the development of
October 17, 2014 Read Full Article
Don’t Cut the Line on Biofuels
by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) (The Hill) Ethanol and biodiesel are important to the national economy and U.S. energy independence. It’s frustrating when a powerful agency and top executive branch leaders in Washington, D.C., don’t seem to get it. ... The EPA
October 02, 2014 Read Full Article
Governors urging Obama Administration on RFS: Protect Consumer Choice, Jobs, and Reduce Dependence on Foreign Oil
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Illinois Governor Pat Quinn and Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, chairman and vice chairman of the Governors’ Biofuels Coalition, sent a letter urging the Obama Administration to ensure the development of domestically produced renewable fuels by amending
October 02, 2014 Read Full Article
Algae Industry Growing, Transforming
by Jason Alexander and Matt Carr (U-T San Diego) ... All too often, algae are associated with negative events (i.e. algal blooms in Toledo, Ohio, earlier this summer). But algae are incredible organisms with nearly limitless potential to solve some of
October 01, 2014 Read Full Article
Vermont Sunflowers to Help Provide Power
(Green Mountain Power) GMP collaborates on Innovative Farm-to-Energy Biodiesel Test Beautiful fields of sunflowers growing in Newbury and Shaftsbury will have an unusual future: the flowers’ seeds will be converted to biodiesel and livestock feed. The fuel will be used in
September 18, 2014 Read Full Article
Recoleo Professionalizes Vegetable Oil Recycling In Brazil
by Julie Pham (Forbes) Recoleo vans, with their signature cartoon oil drop, collect over 400,000 liters of vegetable oil from 1,500 homes and 3,500 businesses each month across four Brazilian states to process into biodiesel for over 5,000 clients. Later
September 18, 2014 Read Full Article
Green Growth: A U.S. Program for Controlling Climate Change and Expanding Job Opportunities
by Robert Pollin, Heidi Garrett-Peltier, James Heintz, and Bracken Hendricks (Center for American Progress) ... This report quantifies the level of investment required for the United States to align emissions reductions with international goals in an economically beneficial and
September 18, 2014 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuels Standard Spurred Ethanol Breakthroughs
by Delayne Johnson (Des Moines Register/Quad County Corn Processors) This month, our company, Quad County Corn Processors, will debut an innovative new technology that promises to make one of Iowa's signature agricultural products — corn — go even further. Over a
September 16, 2014 Read Full Article
The Next Government’s Blueprint for Green Energy
(Renewable Energy Association) REA sets out comprehensive manifesto for renewable heat, power and transport The next government will be responsible for the UK succeeding – or failing – in meeting its 2020 renewable energy targets. It could also be the government that
September 15, 2014 Read Full Article
The President's Biggest Enemy
by Brent Erickson (The Hill/Biotechnology Industry Organization) President Obama’s bold vision to transition the nation to a cleaner energy future is about to be derailed by one of his most potent adversaries: himself. To the great consternation of many of the
September 09, 2014 Read Full Article
$60M Biomass Plant to Tap into Lafourche Bagasse
(New Orleans City Business) A Lafourche Parish mill will be the site of a $60 million biochemical facility that will turn the waste product of the sugar refining process into a useable product. Virdia Inc. announced today, with Gov. Bobby Jindal,
September 08, 2014 Read Full Article
E15 Expanding Across the Southern U.S.
(Protec Fuel) Protec Fuel to Bring Dozens of E15, E85 Stations to Metro Areas The South will soon welcome E15 to its part of the country, along with more E85. Protec Fuel is joining forces with fuel retailers in metropolitan areas
September 08, 2014 Read Full Article
USDA Announces Loan Guarantee to Help Innovative Company Turn Waste Into Renewable Jet Fuel
(US Department of Agriculture) $105 Million loan guarantee provided through the Biorefinery Assistance Program Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA has closed on a loan guarantee to Fulcrum Sierra Biofuels, LLC to build a biorefinery to produce jet fuel from municipal
September 08, 2014 Read Full Article
Cool Planet to Award Contract for $56 Million Biofuels Plant in Alexandria
by Jennifer Larino (NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune ) Cool Planet Energy Systems, a Colorado energy startup that aims to turn woodchips and other organic waste into gasoline as well as a crop-boosting soil enhancer, says it has started clearing land to build
August 15, 2014 Read Full Article
St1 Biofuels: From Sawdust to Transport Fuel - Cellunolix® Ethanol Plant to Be Built in Finland
(North European Oil Trade Oy/St1 Biofuels/BusinessWire) North European Bio Tech Oy (NEB) has made an investment decision concerning the construction of a bioethanol plant on the Renforsin Ranta industrial estate in Kajaani. The raw material for the plant will be
August 15, 2014 Read Full Article
Grant for Ethanol Plant to be Matched
by Katherine Johnson (Progress-Index) City Council has adopted the Vireol performance agreement, which is a matching funds grant for $250,000 for the firm that has opened a long-delayed ethanol plant in Hopewell. City Manager Mark Haley said the city controls the
August 14, 2014 Read Full Article
VIDEO: Bioenergy: America's Energy Future
(U.S. Department of Energy) Bioenergy: America's Energy Future is a short documentary film showcasing examples of bioenergy innovations across the biomass supply chain and the United States. The film highlights a few stories of individuals and companies who are passionate
August 13, 2014 Read Full Article
U.S. Trade Rep Tours Biodiesel Leader’s Family Farm, Discusses RFS Threats
(Iowa Biodiesel Board) Argentine biodiesel imports could reverse domestic energy progress Hosting a U.S. Trade Representative on his family farm outside Des Moines, Grant Kimberley, executive director of the Iowa Biodiesel Board, took the opportunity to discuss trade issues relevant to
August 13, 2014 Read Full Article
Past FEW Scholarship Winner Now Consultant
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... Nick Bowdish, currently an ethanol industry consultant, was one of six scholarship winners in 2006.The students, who came from Wisconsin, Minnesota and Missouri, all attended the event and posed for a picture with their
August 12, 2014 Read Full Article
SIC Officials Hoping to Offer Biofuel Certification
by Nick Mariano (The Southern Illinoisan) A Southern Illinois college is hoping to offer the first national certification in the country for training in biofuels processing, the instructor for the program said Tuesday. Southeastern Illinois College is among a consortium of
August 11, 2014 Read Full Article
UK Aviation Group Calls for Government Backing to Kick-Start Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuels
(GreenAir Online) The potential to reduce UK aviation’s annual carbon emissions by up to 1.7 million tonnes by 2030 through the uptake of sustainable aviation fuels can only be realised with government support, says UK industry environmental strategy group Sustainable Aviation
August 11, 2014 Read Full Article
Kansas Ethanol Plants Start Producing New Corn Diesel
By Megan Hart (Topeka Capital-Journal) Fuel is chemically identical to petroleum-based diesel Two ethanol plants in Kansas have started turning a different part of corn into a fuel they say can replace conventional diesel. Jeff Oestmann, president and CEO of East Kansas
August 04, 2014 Read Full Article
Stanford Prof Says California Can Exit Fossil Fuels by 2050, and Create 220,000 Jobs in the Process
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, Stanford engineering professor Mark Jacobsen, writing in Energy, says that the state of California could completely abandon fossil fuels by 2050 with dedicated development of its solar, wind, tidal, wave, geothermal resources and
August 04, 2014 Read Full Article
SG Preston Announces World's Largest Purpose-Built Renewable Diesel Plant in Southern Ohio
(Yahoo! News/SG Preston) $400 Million Facility in Lawrence County to Create 100 Permanent Jobs and Produce 120 Million Gallons Annually SG Preston (SGP), a bioenergy leader, today announced the planned development of a 120 million gallon renewable diesel facility in Lawrence
August 01, 2014 Read Full Article
New Jobs Coming Through Two Lawrence County Businesses
by Darrah Wilcox (WCHSTV.com) ... The latest announcement for the Tri-State is a $400 million biodiesel facility at The Point business park, and a medical billing business on County Road 1. The biodiesel facility could bring about 100 high-paying jobs and would
July 31, 2014 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Statement on Senate RFS Meeting
(National Biodiesel Board) The National Biodiesel Board released the following statement from Vice President of Federal Affairs Anne Steckel Thursday after White House adviser John Podesta briefed a group of Senate Democrats on the pending proposal for biodiesel under the
July 24, 2014 Read Full Article
Some Steam in the Summer of Algae 2014
(Algae Biomass Organization) Every summer ABO members and supporting organizations make announcements, host events, and tell the story of the algae industry’s exciting growth that is creating new jobs, new sources of domestic fuels, food, feed and other products. Over the past
July 21, 2014 Read Full Article
Penn State Offers Graduate Certificate in Renewable Energy
by Sue Retka Schill (Biomass Magazine) Bioenergy professionals interested in getting certified or earning a master’s degree might want to check in on Penn State’s program in renewable energy and sustainability systems. The university launched its masters program last year
July 18, 2014 Read Full Article
Bioenergy Education Program Comes to SFSC This Fall
(South Florida State College) Beginning this fall, South Florida State College (SFSC) will offer a Bioenergy Education Program to provide students with a foundation of environmental sciences and renewable energy. With a rising interest in green chemistry, sustainability, and escalating oil
July 18, 2014 Read Full Article
Proposed Constitutional Amendment in Ohio Would Benefit Biomass
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) ... On July 7, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine certified a petition for the proposed Clean Energy Initiative amendment. According to Josh Pulliam, a consultant for Yes for Ohio’s’ Energy Future, the political action committee that
July 18, 2014 Read Full Article
Aviation Industry Publishes Fuelling the Future, Calls for Urgent Review of UK Government Sustainable Aviation Fuels Policy
(Sustainable Aviation) - Potential to reduce UK aviation’s carbon emissions by 1.7 million tonnes per annum by 2030, and by 18% by 2050, through the uptake of sustainable aviation fuels, finds independent analysis by sustainable energy experts E4tech - Contribution of
July 18, 2014 Read Full Article
South Carolina Nets Grants for Transportation Biofuels
by Chuck Crumbo (GSA Business) The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded two grants totaling $150,000 to the S.C. Clean Energy Business Alliance aimed at developing transportation biofuel investments for commercial and military use. The alliance, which announced the grants at Wednesday’s
July 11, 2014 Read Full Article
Angola’s Biocom Project to Begin Ethanol and Sugar Production in 2014
(Macauhub) Companhia de Bioenergia de Angola (Biocom), an Angola-Brazil partnership based in Angola’s Malange province, is due in September of this year to start producing 120 megawatts of electricity, the company said in a statement. Biocom also said that in September
July 09, 2014 Read Full Article
Report: Jobs Added, Investments Made in County’s Industrial Base
by Christopher Edmunds (The Selma Times-Journal) Dallas County gained 246 new jobs in 2013, according to a recent report released by the governor’s office. In addition to the new jobs, the 2013 New & Expanding Industries Report showed that seven companies invested
July 09, 2014 Read Full Article
Ethanol Sector Wages Outpace Other Nebraska Industries
(Nebraska Ethanol Board) Over the last decade, wages earned in Nebraska’s ethanol production sector outpaced all other manufacturing groups in state, according to the Nebraska Department of Labor’s Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Program. In 2013, the average annual
July 03, 2014 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Producers, Advocates Hit Capitol Hill
(National Biodiesel Board) Nearly 100 biodiesel producers, feedstock suppliers and other advocates are traveling to Washington this week to voice concerns about the Obama Administration’s proposed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for biodiesel. The biodiesel supporters, who will be visiting with lawmakers
June 17, 2014 Read Full Article
After False Start, Biofuels Industry May Yet Impact Highlands County
by Marc Valero (Highlands Today) SEBRING — Three years ago, Highlands County was on the cusp of a bio boom time with hundreds of jobs looming in construction, agriculture and technology with buzz words such as biofuels, ethanol production and renewable
June 17, 2014 Read Full Article
Biofuels Are Part of Vibrant Energy Marketplace
by Rebecca Maitland (Houston Chronicle) ... Biofuels' primary benefits are in energy security, economic growth and environmental performance. "Biofuels reduce dependence on imported fuels. This strengthens our energy security while also creating jobs and improving local economies," Dascal (Rob Dascal, vice president,
June 03, 2014 Read Full Article
Hoke Refinery to Reopen Using Tobacco to Make Ethanol
by Matthew Burns (WRAL) A Virginia company plans to reopen an ethanol refinery in Hoke County, using tobacco as its primary feedstock, officials said Monday. The former Clean Burn Fuels biorefinery in Raeford has been idle for more than three
June 03, 2014 Read Full Article
Texas Nearly Takes Top Clean Energy Jobs Spot
by Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Houston Chronicle/McClatchy-Tribune Regional News/RenewablesBiz.com) Texas added nearly 800 clean energy jobs during the first three months of the year, putting the Lone Star State second only to Idaho and above California, according to an analysis released
May 28, 2014 Read Full Article
A Strong Voice in Indiana
by Jim Dukart (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... Ethanol plants in Indiana account for some 600 jobs, with an additional 4.9 jobs created for every job at an ethanol plant. The industry has pumped $1.5 billion in direct capital into the state
May 19, 2014 Read Full Article
California Council on Science and Technology Releases Report on Expanding Biofuels in California
(California Council on Science and Technology) Advanced biofuels have the potential to provide California with economic opportunities while reducing greenhouse gas emissions consistent with the state's climate and clean air policies. However, the state may not have sufficient incentives in
May 14, 2014 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuels Drive Economic Growth
by Tom Doran (AgriNews) An economic impact study found far-reaching benefits of renewable fuels for America’s workers and the U.S. economy. The study, conducted by John Dunham and Associates and released by Fuels America, determined the entire renewable fuels supply drives
May 09, 2014 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuels Fuel Jobs and Economy
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) A new industry report released today (April 23, 2014) shows how the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is creating jobs and significant economic impact. The Fuels America coalition released an economic impact study by John Dunham & Associates showing
April 25, 2014 Read Full Article
American Process Sells the First Woody Biomass Cellulosic Ethanol RINS
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) On Friday April 18, 2014, American Process shipped its second commercial ethanol cargo and sold the first cellulosic ethanol RINs from its Alpena Biorefinery. These are the first cellulosic ethanol RINs generated since the beginning of
April 25, 2014 Read Full Article
Study: Renewable Fuels Support Nearly 73,400 Iowa Jobs
by Donnelle Eller (Des Moines Register) Production of renewable fuels in Iowa supports nearly 73,400 jobs and $5 billion in wages annually, a new industry study shows. Fuels America, a coalition of agribusiness groups and companies, says the ethanol and biodiesel industry
April 25, 2014 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuels, Such as Ethanol, Put Billions into Colorado Economy, Report Says
(Denver Business Journal) The renewable fuel industry puts billions of dollars into Colorado’s economy and supports thousands of jobs, according to a new study from The Fuels America coalition. Renewable fuels, including ethanol and biodiesel made from plants such as corn,
April 25, 2014 Read Full Article
Report: Ethanol Industry Creates Thousands of Kansas Jobs; $1B in Wages
by Dan Voorhis (The Wichita Eagle) The ethanol industry contributes more than 16,000 jobs and $1 billion in wages into the Kansas economy, according to a new study released Wednesday by Fuels America, a coalition of groups lobbying for the renewal
April 24, 2014 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels USA Celebrates Earth Week with 10 Excellent Reasons to Transition to Sustainable Renewable Fuels
(Advanced Biofuels USA) "Why Transition to Sustainable Renewable Fuels?" asks Advanced Biofuels USA, providing as an answer, 10 Excellent Reasons in a one-page Earth Week handout for use by civic organizations, church stewardship groups, environmental organizations, teachers, students and anyone
April 18, 2014 Read Full Article
GreenSky Project Prepares to Land in Thurrock
(Solena Fuels) Solena Fuels in partnership with British Airways has committed to building the world’s first facility to convert landfill waste into jet fuel. This comes just two weeks before the global aviation community joins forces to discuss ways to
April 17, 2014 Read Full Article
10 Bellwether Biofuels & Biobased Projects for 2014
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Advanced biofuels – are plans turning into reality? Are development plans realistic? When these 10 projects open for business (or not) in 2014, you’ll know for sure. ...Well, the picture is incomplete. Plants like the Valero Darling renewable
April 15, 2014 Read Full Article
Office Of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Internships and Fellowships
EERE offers exciting student volunteer internships throughout the year in its Washington, D.C., headquarters. These volunteer internships provide exciting opportunities for students to learn through direct experience about the field of energy efficiency and renewable energy. In addition, some colleges and universities give academic
April 15, 2014 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels Create Jobs, Lower Prices at the Pump, Says Senate Ag Chair
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the Senate Agriculture Committee yesterday held a hearing on the economic benefits of advanced biofuels in creating jobs and lowering gasoline prices. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture,
April 09, 2014 Read Full Article
Development of Sustainable Jet Fuels Moves towards Next Phase of New Technology Pathways and Ramping up Supply
(GreenAirOnline) The early excitement of demonstration flights and subsequent approvals for the use of some types of biofuel blends on passenger flights has given way to the less headline-grabbing ‘hard yards’ of establishing supply chains to provide airlines with cost-competitive
April 02, 2014 Read Full Article
E2 Report Highlights Biofuel, Bioenergy Job Creation
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) has published a new report on clean energy jobs, reporting that bioenergy and biofuel projects created thousands of jobs last year. According to E2’s data, 1,984 jobs were announced as part of biofuel
March 21, 2014 Read Full Article
The Real Cost of Food
by Tom Buis (Growth Energy/Ethanol Producer Magazine) First-generation ethanol reduces our dependence on foreign oil, revitalizes our rural communities, improves our environment and employs nearly 400,000 workers while driving down fuel costs. The next generation will make an even greater
March 18, 2014 Read Full Article
National Biodiesel Day Celebrates Growth in America's Advanced Biofuel
(National Biodiesel Board) Biodiesel Offers Renewable Alternative to Fuel Economy You wouldn’t be reading this if it weren’t for diesel power. Diesel engines are responsible for moving the majority of goods, including electronics, from manufacturer to consumer. And more than ever
March 18, 2014 Read Full Article
Upbeat Update on Waste-to-Energy Plan Is Music to Marion’s Ears
by Rick Smith (The Gazette) Keynote speaker Craig Stuart-Paul, chief executive officer of waste-to-energy company Fiberight, told a luncheon crowd of 315 here on Wednesday that his company will be able to keep 80 percent of what they toss in
March 14, 2014 Read Full Article
In Response: Ethanol Rule Helps the Environment
by Ashwin Raman (Duluth News Tribune) I disagreed with the Feb. 18 commentary, “Ethanol mandate hurts environment,” by Annette Meeks of the Freedom Foundation of Minnesota. How Meeks came to the conclusion that, “Since its inception, the ethanol mandate had made neither
March 11, 2014 Read Full Article
Springboard Biodiesel Opens Buyer's Club for Local Biodiesel Consumption
(Springboard Biodiesel/PR Web) Chico-based biodiesel equipment manufacturer, Springboard Biodiesel, continues to diversify with launch of local fuel sales. Springboard Biodiesel, a leading provider of small-scale biodiesel processing systems, has announced the creation of a local biodiesel buyers club for interested individuals
March 06, 2014 Read Full Article
Edo Signs MoU Worth N85.5 Billion to Develop Agricultural Projects
(Biofuels International) The Edo State government has signed a Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) worth N85.5 billion (€380 million), with four investors from the agricultural sector. Keen to expand and develop their agricultural practices, two of the investors are going to
March 05, 2014 Read Full Article
Governor Cuomo Announces Funding for Eastman Business Park Bioscience Manufacturing Center in Rochester
(Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of New York) Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the State will commit $3 million to the Eastman Business Park (EBP) Bioscience Manufacturing Center in Rochester which will begin construction later this year. The construction
March 04, 2014 Read Full Article
Cool Planet Breaks Ground on Commercial Facility
(Cool Planet/Biomass Magazine) Cool Planet Energy Systems, a technology company producing green fuels and biochar products, has broken ground on the company’s first commercial facility in Alexandria, La., dubbed Project Genesis. Permits have been received to begin earthwork and grading,
February 28, 2014 Read Full Article
Give Me a Renewable Future
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Ethanol enhances America's economy by creating jobs, raising the GDP, increasing incomes and contributing taxes. The positive economics are due to the hard work of community-based ethanol producers, hard-working employees and local
February 18, 2014 Read Full Article
RFA Chief Calls on Washington, “Keep Your Word”
(Renewable Fuels Association) Bob Dinneen, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, addressed more than 1,000 people at the National Ethanol Conference in Orlando, Fla. In his annual “State of the Industry” speech entitled “Falling Walls, Rising Tides”, the RFA leader
February 18, 2014 Read Full Article
2013 Pacific Rim Biofuels and Biotechnology Summit Report: the Golden Age of Advanced Biofuels Is Coming
by Danilo Gusmão de Quadros* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Good news for mankind worried about getting a more sustainable world: it is expected that the next few years will be decisive for the future of advanced biofuels and bioenergy with the establishment
February 13, 2014 Read Full Article
Sourcing the Force
by Anna Simet (Biomass Magazine) Recruiting employees isn’t currently a problem for advanced biofuel companies, but as the industry grows, a lack of engineers may pose problems. Despite being met with a number of hurdles including a challenging financial climate, the
January 06, 2014 Read Full Article
Ethanol Plant Being Prepped to Open
by Leah Small (Progress-Index) A plan by Vireol Bio-Industries PLC to open the ethanol plant instead of shipping it overseas was unofficially announced at a meeting of city industrialists, sparsely attended by the public. Larry Wilson, plant manager, made the
December 26, 2013 Read Full Article
Biofuels Manufacturer to Create 65 Jobs in Sampson County, N.C.
(Thrive in North Carolina/North Carolina Governor's Office) Biochemtex will be locating its new cellulosic biofuels production operations in North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Biochemtex will be locating its new cellulosic biofuels
December 04, 2013 Read Full Article
Illinois Ethanol Plant to Build Co-Located Biodiesel Plant
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Adkins Energy LLC, a 48 MMgy ethanol plant located in Lena, Ill., is poised to begin construction on a 2 MMgy co-located biodiesel plant, which will utilize the distillers corn oil separated at the
November 21, 2013 Read Full Article
Ethiopia: Sugar Factory to Commence in January
by Addis Fortune (AllAfrica.com) The Tendaho Sugar Factory will commence production in January, according to the Ethiopian Sugar Corporation. Some 85 pc of construction of the first phase of the factory has so far been completed, Corporation's Communications director, Zemedkun Tekle,
November 13, 2013 Read Full Article
New Winter Crop, Mini-Biorefinery to Launch in DeWitt
by Stephanie Fischer (Stuttgart Daily Leader) DeWitt became the first Community of Innovation after city leaders saw the opportunity in developing a biofuel resource. A new winter crop and the technology to turn it into biofuel are making their way to
October 29, 2013 Read Full Article
Re-Opening of Ethanol Plant Boon for Business
(ZimbabweDemocracy.com) Following the re-opening of the Chisumbanje Ethanol Plant run by Green Fuel in the poverty-stricken Lowveld, major investments are taking place at Checheche Growth Point with several top banks, retail outlets and other big companies opening branches. A tour of the
October 28, 2013 Read Full Article
Congressional Algae Caucus Launched!
(Algae Biomass Organization) Algae Biomass Organization Applauds Reps. Scott Peters and Matt Salmon as New Chairs of the Congressional Algae Caucus. Bi-partisan group focused on increasing awareness of the potential of algae industry to create jobs and economic development through
October 25, 2013 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Production Tops 1 Billion Gallons
(National Biodiesel Board) Industry Poised for Record-Breaking Year New EPA statistics released Thursday show the biodiesel industry has cracked the 1 billion gallon mark for the third consecutive year, with several months of production remaining. “This is a tremendous achievement that is
October 24, 2013 Read Full Article
Pacific Biodiesel, HIPPO Host Hawaii Sustainable Agriculture Tour
(Pacific Biodiesel Technologies/Biodiesel Magazine) On Oct. 10, Pacific Biodiesel, Big Island Biodiesel and Hawaii Pure Plant Oil hosted a tour to exhibit the community-based biofuel production model that is developing on Hawaii Island—a model that undeniably supports green jobs, local
October 22, 2013 Read Full Article
About the Biofuels Center Shutdown
(North Carolina State University) ...But, on the other hand, the Biofuels program has managed to bring a lot of new agricultural innovation to North Carolina. So Shane Reese, Communications Manager for the Biofuels Center provided some background to go along with G.K. Butterfield’s
October 17, 2013 Read Full Article
Jatropha Project in Guatemala Gets Additional Funding
(Biofuels International) SG Biofuels (SGB), an energy crop company has signed a mandate letter with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for the debt financing of its 25,000 acre jatropha bioenergy project in Guatemala. The project cost is estimated at approximately
October 17, 2013 Read Full Article
World’s Largest Cellulosic Biofuels Plant Opens: Beta Renewables, in Pictures
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Beta Renewables plant in Crescentino, Italy to produce 75 million liters of cellulosic ethanol per year from agricultural waste. In Italy, Beta Renewables and Novozymes marked the official opening in Northern Italy of the world’s largest
October 10, 2013 Read Full Article
Enerkem and GreenField, Partners in VANERCO, Announce up to $39.8 Million in Repayable Contribution from the Canadian Government
(PR NewsWire/Yahoo!Finance/VANERCO) Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver today confirmed SDTC's financial contribution in VANERCO, the joint venture partnership formed by Enerkem (www.enerkem.com and GreenField www.gfsa.com) to build and operate a cellulosic ethanol facility integrated with GreenField's existing ethanol plant in Varennes, Quebec.
September 27, 2013 Read Full Article
Leveling That Old Playing Field: As Biofuels Rise, What about Biobased Chemicals?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... (B)iobased chemical producers have been mentioning for some time that, ahem, there’s no Renewable Chemical Standard, no tax incentive, no RINs for them – and they help reduce carbon, too. It becomes especially complex when
September 13, 2013 Read Full Article
CA Ethanol and Power Project Approved by Board of Supervisors
by Krista Daly (Imperial Valley Press) The California Ethanol and Power Project is moving forward with its plan to generate clean fuel from sugar cane and sweet sorghum. Imperial County Board of Supervisors approved seven resolutions Tuesday dealing with water, zoning,
September 12, 2013 Read Full Article
Report: 160 Commercial Advanced Biofuel Plants under Development
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) has released a new report that predicts projected growth in advanced biofuel production capacity will be sufficient to meet both the federal renewable fuels standard (RFS) and California’s low carbon fuel
September 09, 2013 Read Full Article
Report: Strong Potential for Biofuel Industry in Atlantic Canada
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The Atlantic Council for Bioenergy Co-operative, in partnership with BioAtlantech New Brunswick, has released a report demonstrating a strong business case for the development of a biofuels industry in the Atlantic region of Canada.
September 09, 2013 Read Full Article
Bill Signed Requiring NYC Municipal Fleet to Use Biodiesel Blends
(National Biodiesel Board/Biodiesel Magazine) The largest municipal fleet in the country made a bold environmental statement yesterday with cleaner burning biodiesel. New York City Councilman James F. Gennaro, honored by the National Biodiesel Board with the 2011 Clean Energy Leadership Award,
September 06, 2013 Read Full Article
Famers Left in the Lurch over Mallee Tree Plantations
by Kathryn Diss (ABC) "I was led to believe that after about five years when these mallee trees matured, that we would be able to move forward with this and there would be a facility in place for us to be
August 28, 2013 Read Full Article
Cool Planet to Invest $168M in Louisiana – Stealthy Biotechnology Heads for Scale
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The complete Cool Planet story. What is it? Why transformational? What are the next steps? New venture will convert wood waste to gasoline. In Louisiana, Cool Planet Energy Systems CEO Howard Janzen, flanked by Louisiana Gov.
August 26, 2013 Read Full Article
Ethanol Plant Tour
by Kevin Flanigan (WeAreCentralPA.com) The huge ethanol plant in Clearfield County is currently running near capacity. A number of farmers who help supply the plant with all of the corn it uses got an up close look at the operation. Farm
August 23, 2013 Read Full Article
Ethanol Plant Promises New Jobs for Plainview
by Sarah-Blake Morgan (KCBD) Good news for the Plainview economy. White Energy has announced that their Plainview Ethanol Plant will be up and running by late October, after sitting idle since January. ..."With the updating that they did, they are going to
August 20, 2013 Read Full Article
Plant Groundbreaking and Looking Back on Five Successful Years
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...But right now I’m thinking of plant restarts, new partnerships between neighboring ethanol plants, studies that show the “blend wall” isn’t exactly a wall and advanced biofuels facilities starting commercial production, just to name a few. ...The ethanol production facility and CHP power
August 13, 2013 Read Full Article
First Facility in the World Using New Advanced Bioenergy Technology to Convert Waste to Renewable Fuel and Electricity
(INEOS Bio) INEOS Bio Produces Cellulosic Ethanol at Commercial Scale INEOS Bio today announced that its Indian River BioEnergy Center (Centre) is now producing cellulosic ethanol at commercial scale. First ethanol shipments will be released in August. This is the first commercial-scale