Four more ethanol producers have joined the Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC early adopters group (EAG)—bringing the total number of ethanol plants that have indicated interest in the company's biobutanol technology to seven.
Following the markets
June 18, 2012
I would guess the markets are actually quite extraordinary right now on several fronts, or so it seems to an amateur watcher.
Proposed amendments to the Farm Bill would eliminate loan guarantees, defund energy programs and prevent funds from being used for blender pumps.
The U.S. EPA delivered its final stamp of approval for E15 on June 15 by approving the first misfueling mitigation plans (MMPs) for individual companies.
A 20 MMgy cellulosic ethanol plant proposed for North Carolina will utilize a feedstock- flexible technology that enables it to take advantage of seasonal crop patterns to reduce feedstock cost.
Leaders advanced ethanol, scientific and environmental groups issued a letter to Congressional leaders on June 12, urging them to protect the RFS and extend the cellulosic biofuel tax credit and special depreciation allowance for cellulosic plants.
Court order limits use of Gevo's isobutanol
By Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC
June 13, 2012
Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC said a federal district court's decision to limit use of isobutanol produced at Gevo Inc.'s Luverne, Minn., plant provides market protection to Butamax.
USDA selects Chemtex for $3.9 million BCAP project
By Chemtex International
June 13, 2012
Chemtex International has been selected to receive approximately $4 million for a Biomass Crop Assistance Program project in North Carolina. The project will support 4,000 acres of miscanthus and switchgrass for cellulosic ethanol production.
Codexis said the termination of a three-way research agreement between Shell, Iogen Energy Corp. and Codexis Inc. won't affect its separate research deal with Shell.
An annual report issued by the United Nation's interagency energy group found that renewable energy consumption and investment in renewables increased in 2010 compared to the previous year.
The New Hampshire legislature recently passed legislation that aims to prohibit the state from participating in any low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) programs without authorization from the legislature.
Isobutanol developer Gevo Inc. called the latest round in the patent battle with Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC a positive step.
California awards $23 million to alternative fuels projects
By California Energy Commission
June 13, 2012
The California Energy Commission approved funding of $23,110,015 for projects that will advance the development of green fuels and the installation of fueling stations. Recipients include EdeniQ Inc and Aemetis Inc.
Massachusetts-based Agrivida Inc. is conducting the first year of USDA-permitted field trials to grow corn that has been engineered to include enzymes in the corn stalk.
Mycotoxins: A Pain in the Ear
June 12, 2012
Whether ethanol producers need to worry about toxic levels in distillers grains depends upon Mother Nature
Octane: What's in Your Fuel?
June 12, 2012
Minimum octane rating decisions could greatly impact ethanol's future market opportunities
Stainless Steels: Cost-effective Materials
By Kristina Osterman
June 12, 2012
Different grades available for different applications
WASDE: Corn crop estimates largely unchanged
By USDA
June 12, 2012
Little changed in the projections in the USDA's monthly supply/demand report released June 12, although corn use for ethanol merited comments this month.
Cellulosic Ethanol Here Today
June 12, 2012
Protecting the RFS is critically important
Brace for the Fight
June 12, 2012
Dinneen tells ethanol industry to expect brutal RFS fight
Protecting Ethanol Plants from Catastrophic Combustible Dust Explosions
By Doan Pendleton
June 12, 2012
Industrial vacuums help prevent secondary explosions
Stepping Up to a New Facility
June 12, 2012
Nebraska town grows enzymes and community
Sweet Sorghum, Other Sugar Crops Show Promise
By Rafael A. Nieves
June 12, 2012
Obstacles to scaling up production are surmountable
The Battle for the RFS
June 12, 2012
Cellulosic biofuels, the blendwall, E15 and future fuel economy standards become weapons in the grudge match between Big Oil and ethanol
Dropping Water Use
June 12, 2012
Ethanol producers balance cost and conservation when reducing consumption
Holding Strong
June 12, 2012
Ethanol producers share strategies for success in FEW panel
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