Ag Energy Coalition calls for Farm Bill Energy Title funding
By Ag Energy Coalition
January 22, 2013
The Agriculture Energy Coalition has urged Congress to begin work on a new five-year Farm Bill with strong mandatory funding for energy programs. The fiscal cliff bill extended the Farm Bill, but without funding for Energy Title programs.
The first employees of the 10 MMgy Enerkem Alberta Biofuels LP cellulosic ethanol plant under construction in Edmonton, Alberta, have begun technical training at Enerkem Inc.'s demonstration facility in Westbury, Ontario.
Pacific Ethanol Inc. has contracted to install Edeniq Inc.'s Cellunator technology at its 60 MMgy Stockton, Calif., ethanol plant. The company also announced it has increased its ownership in the four plants it operates.
It's official. The classification of U.S. distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS) as a non-hazardous cargo became final and mandatory under the code of the International Maritime Organization on Jan. 1, 2013.
Energy innovations for developing nations
January 21, 2013
Two London-based designers have created the GravityLight, an LED lamp that runs on gravity. Ethanol is the power source for another project aimed at replacing coal and wood, in this case for cooking.
The Renewable Fuels Association is urging the California Air Resources Board to revise indirect land use change (ILUC) penalties assigned to certain biofuels under the state's low carbon fuel standard (LCFS).
A group of Iowa businesses and organizations have congratulated President Obama on his inauguration and announced the formation of the Iowa RFS Coalition.
President Barack Obama has officially kicked off the second term of his presidency. During his inaugural address on Jan. 21, Obama touched on several topics, including the economic recovery and sustainable energy.
In a case of the Goldilocks story retold at the molecular level, scientists at the U.S. DOE's Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University have discovered a new path to the development of more stable and efficient catalysts.
McDermott described the current situation as a margin compression, which unlike the 2008-'09 or 1995 ethanol industry downturns, is not as steep, though longer lasting. Many producers learned from those downturns, and have improved performance.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will be the keynote speaker at the 18th Annual National Ethanol Conference of the Renewable Fuels Association in Las Vegas, Nev. Vilsack will address the crowd of over 1,000 attendees at 8 a.m. Pacific on Feb. 7.
A two-year research project aims to crack the lignin question by engineering a microbe to break down the byproduct into a lipid, or fat, and then into biodiesel. The research has the potential to make cellulosic ethanol refineries more profitable.
After six months of deliberations and a short time on the market, the board of Patriot Holdings LLC, owner of the 110 MMgy Patriot Renewable Fuels LLC plant in Annawan, Ill., has taken down the "for sale" sign.
The Biotechnology Industry Organization hosted a conference call on Jan. 17 that addressed the need for the U.S. EPA to finalize 2013 volumetric mandates under the renewable fuel standard (RFS). The rulemaking is expected to be issued soon.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign professors Scott Irwin and Darrel Good have revised a prediction posted to the university's farmdoc daily website on Jan. 10 regarding the use of Brazilian ethanol and biodiesel to meet 2013 mandates.
A report published by the North Dakota Alliance for Renewable Energy Inc. estimates that the renewable energy industry contributes more than $1 billion per year to the state's economy, with $643.5 million resulting from ethanol production.
Making the case for the world's ethanol powerhouses to work cooperatively
The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance has called on the policy development, business and technology sector leaders attending the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, to commit to increasing biofuels' share of the future global energy mix.
BP expects renewables to continue to be the fastest growing class of energy over the next several years. According to the BP Energy Outlook 2030, renewables will increase at an average of 7.6 percent a year through 2030.
Peru-based sugarcane ethanol producer Maple Energy plc is expanding its operations. In an update released Jan. 15, the company noted it has received government approval to begin expanding its plantation by 877 hectares (2,167 acres).
Developing a retail relationship with area fuel stations is a potential perk for ethanol plants, retailers and consumers.
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