U.S. President Barack Obama released his administration's plan to reduce the country's dependence on foreign oil by one-third within the next 14 years, including support for alternative energy.
Disarming with humor
March 28, 2011
We were having a discussion in the office this week about the resurgence of the food versus fuel debate. I was on a rant about how people don't understand the agriculture system.
The future of the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit and the ethanol import tariff continue to be major topics of debate as Congress works to reduce the federal budget.
Argonne National Lab, Nalco ink technology license agreement
By Bryan Sims
March 25, 2011
The U.S. DOE's Argonne National Laboratory and industrial processing firm Nalco Co. struck a licensing agreement for a novel electrodeionization technology that can be integrated into biorefineries to convert biomass into fuels and chemicals.
The importance of biomass supply chain dynamics
By Bryan Sims
March 25, 2011
The idea of becoming an active participant in the biomass supply chain to provide feedstock for biorefineries and power plants may be difficult to grasp for many suppliers on the outside looking in. Experts will address this in St. Louis May 2-5.
Highmark Renewables in western Canada has received its sixth patent—this one for its trademarked Integrated bioRefinery, integrating anaerobic digestion with ethanol, biodiesel or other options.
Illinois-based technology developer Prairie Gold Inc. and GTL Resources USA Inc. are collaborating to produce zein protein at a commercial-scale plant, to be constructed near Illinois River Energy's 110 MMgy plant at Rochelle, Ill.
Logos, EdeniQ get DOE funds for corn-to-cellulosic ethanol pilot
By Logos Technologies
March 23, 2011
Logos Technologies Inc. and EdeniQ Inc. announced U.S. DOE approval of a $20.5 million cost share under DOE's Integrated Biorefinery Program to construct a Corn-to-Cellulosic Migration pilot plant at EdeniQ's headquarters in Visalia, Calif.
A coalition of small engine groups representing boaters, motorcyclists, snowmobilers and outdoor power equipment manufacturers, petitioned the U.S. EPA on March 23 seeking a mandate to ensure the continued availability of E10 at retail stations.
With a proposed cellulosic ethanol project in mind, North Dakota legislators, state officials and local producers visited Denmark to evaluate how farmers there are able to supply crop residues to Inbicon's demonstration-scale facility.
House hearings address DOE budget request
March 22, 2011
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations held hearings on the U.S. DOE 2012 budget proposal recently. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and Under Secretary Steven Koonin each presented testimony.
A new photosynthetic bacteria-based process for biobutanol production now belongs to Phytonix. The North Carolina company developed the process with the help of the Angrstrom Laboratories at Uppsala University in Sweden.
UNICA affirms open market stance, new efforts on Obama's visit
By UNICA
March 21, 2011
Two important announcements involving renewable energy made on the opening day of President Obama's official visit to Brazil, are encouraging signs that Brazil and the U.S. are on a path to achieve free, unobstructed trade, according to UNICA.
Lignol Innovations Ltd. has successfully completed a 2,500-liter enzyme optimization run at its hardwood-fed pilot plant in Burnaby, British Columbia, using Novozymes' specially developed enzymes.
Land use, food and biofuels
March 21, 2011
The food versus fuel argument isn't going away, although it is getting better. I recently heard a couple of good points to use as counter arguments.
The Governors' Biofuels Coalition said it believes USDA monthly corn reports provide support for “sensationalized reporting� on the food vs. fuel argument in a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
U.S. ethanol exports in January, both denatured and undenatured, non-beverage, reached 57.2 million gallons in January -- the second highest monthly total on record. December exports set the record at 71.9 million gallons.
Former N.M. governor joins Abengoa advisory board
By Abengoa
March 18, 2011
The former governor of New Mexico, Bill Richardson, has joined Abengoa's International Advisory Board, which currently comprises six other members with recognized experience and knowledge in the fields of both economics and sustainability.
AE Keyes secures funding, to restart California ethanol plant
By AE Biofuels
March 17, 2011
AE Biofuels announces its wholly-owned advanced ethanol subsidiary, AE Advanced Fuels Keyes Inc., closed on $3.5 million financing with Third Eye Capital Corp.. The funds will be used to restart and operate a 55 MMgy ethanol plant in Keyes, Calif.
EPA issues extension to greenhouse gas reporting deadline
By U.S. EPA
March 17, 2011
The EPA issued the final rule that extends the deadline for reporting 2010 data under the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Program to Sept. 30.
Despite the fact that Americans expect gas prices to rise this year, fewer cite gas prices as a top economic concern than in 2008, when they reached similar levels, according to two Gallup polls released March 10.
The fate of Fulcrum BioEnergy's waste-to-ethanol project, as well as 30 other renewable energy projects, hangs in the balance as Congress considers cutting off funds to the U.S. DOE's loan guarantee program in an attempt to reduce the federal budget.
The American Petroleum Institute, along with nine food and livestock groups, filed a lawsuit with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on March 11, challenging the U.S. EPA's expanded approval for E15 use in vehicle models 2001 through 2006.
Nearly 500 gathered to celebrate the reopening of the ethanol plant at Cloverdale, Ind., under Poet LLC management. Poet purchased the 90 MMgy bankrupt plant last summer, investing $30 million in improvements over the past eight months.
The USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service is seeking comments from the ethanol industry as it develops a survey to collect information from livestock and poultry producers regarding distillers grains.
The USDA announced March 14 that it is now accepting applications for three funding programs related to biofuel production.
I was reading a bit about Japan's earthquake this morning. I'm friends with my nephew on Facebook, and was glad to read that the air base where he is stationed in Japan was not affected (and his wife saved the beer fridge).
RFS2 Advanced Technology—Traversing the Corn Maze
By Eric Triplett and Kenneth “Pete� Moss
March 11, 2011
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