Study examines impact of crop residue harvest on soil
February 11, 2011
Crop residues such as corn stover and wheat straw have potential as cellulosic ethanol feedstocks, but they also play a crucial role in maintaining soil quality in the fields in which those crops are grown.
A U.S. District judge ruled that Danisco A/S didn't prove that a Novozymes patent is invalid, meaning the case will go to trial in October. Novozymes filed the patent-infringement lawsuit against Danisco in May regarding an alpha-amylase enzyme.
Democrats are working to direct attention to billions of dollars in tax breaks to oil and gas companies and on Feb. 10, the “Ending Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act,� which seeks to cut oil subsidies, was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Three ethanol producers were among 68 companies receiving USDA Rural Energy for America Program grants to conduct feasibility studies to seek solutions for reducing energy costs and to identify renewable energy alternatives.
WASDE projections lower corn ending stocks 70 million bushels
February 09, 2011
Increases in corn use for ethanol led the Feb. 9 USDA WASDE report. U.S. corn ending stocks for 2010-'11 are projected 70 million bushels lower for the lowest carryout-to-use ratio since the 1995-'96 marketing year.
In her testimony before a House energy and power subcommittee, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said a bill to stop EPA's enforcement of greenhouse gas regulations would prohibit the EPA from taking further actions to implement the RFS.
Ineos Bio JV got the gold shovels out Feb. 9 and broke ground at its facility that will produce 8 MMgy of cellulosic ethanol and six megawatts of electricity. The Indian River BioEnergy Center will use a gasification fermentation approach.
House committee debates effects of GHG regulations
February 09, 2011
Job creation, economic impacts and climate change were discussed at a Feb. 9 House subcommittee hearing on draft legislation that would amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the U.S. EPA from enforcing GHG regulations.
American Ethanol to partner with NASCAR driver Bowyer
By Growth Energy
February 09, 2011
American Ethanol announced Feb. 9 it has entered into a sponsor partnership with Richard Childress Racing and its No. 33 Chevrolet driver, Clint Bowyer, for the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.
After 20 years of unsuccessful attempts to build an ethanol plant in Great Falls, Mont., Montana Ethanol Holdings LLC is one step closer to making the proposed plant a reality. The company has applied for the U.S. DOE loan guarantee program.
Nine Democratic Senators point to big profits by oil and gas companies, suggesting to their Republican colleagues that cutting unneeded subsidies and tax breaks for Big Oil would save the federal government more than $20 billion in 10 years.
DOE's ORNL launches one-stop shop biofuels website
February 08, 2011
The U.S. DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has launched a new interactive website meant to integrate a wide variety of data and resources related to bioenergy in an attempt to provide a holistic view of bioenergy and inspire collaboration.
Riding the markets, monitoring the media
February 07, 2011
This week, corn ethanol was blamed for the unrest in Egypt, accused of driving up global food prices. The industry fired back, of course. Corn ethanol is one of many factors affecting demand, but hardly the most important.
When asked about eight possible actions U.S. Congress could take in 2011, more people favored an alternative energy bill. 82 percent said Congress should pass a bill that provides incentives for using solar and other alternative energy sources.
American Ethanol prepares for NASCAR season using E15
February 07, 2011
With the first National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing event of the season quickly approaching, organizations such as Growth Energy and National Corn Growers Association are gearing up to highlight the fact that E15 is NASCAR's fuel of choice.
Clean-up begins after ethanol train derailment
February 07, 2011
Clean-up work is under way at the scene of a train derailment and ethanol blaze that occurred near Arcadia, Ohio, in the early morning hours on Feb. 6. A 62-car train hauling ethanol was headed from Chicago to North Carolina when 31 cars derailed.
Waste pop, beer first feedstocks for Canadian pilot plant
February 04, 2011
It will take in pop and beer and churn out ethanol--at least at first. By the end of February a $500,000 modular pilot plant will be set up for ethanol production as part of a research project led by New Brunswick Community College in Atlantic Canada
Ethanol emergency response training introduced at 9 locations
By Renewable Fuels Association
February 04, 2011
The RFA and numerous Clean Cities Coalitions are hosting a series of Ethanol Safety Seminars at several locations throughout the United States targeting first responders, hazmat teams, safety managers and local emergency planners.
Several Republican Congressional members have begun floating legislation that would prevent the U.S. EPA from implementing greenhouse gas (GHG) regulations.
SDSU studies cordgrass as potential biofuel feedstock
February 03, 2011
A team of researchers led by South Dakota State University plant geneticist Jose Gonzalez recently concluded the sequencing of genes in prairie cordgrass, aiming to improve its biomass feedstock potential.
Senate hearing explores oil, energy outlook
February 03, 2011
The ongoing turmoil in Egypt and the Middle East was referenced frequently as a reminder that the U.S. needs to address its dependence on foreign oil sources at the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources oversight hearing Feb. 3.
After finding it would be unable to continue discharging cooling water into the creek it is currently using, Buffalo Lake Energy, a BioFuel Energy Corp. ethanol plant, plans to build a 17-mile pipeline to discharge water into the Blue Earth River.
First United Ethanol LLC announced Feb. 2 that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Southwest Georgia Ethanol LLC, has filed for Chapter 11. The 100 MMgy plant will continue to operate as debtor in possession while reorganizing.
ADM reported record quarterly segment operating profit of $1.4 billion for the quarter that ended Dec. 31. That's an increase of $392 million from the same time period one year ago. Improved ethanol margins and volumes played a part in the increase.
Algae project advances at GPRE plant
February 02, 2011
BioProcess Algae LLC has begun operating commercial-scale algae bioreactors at Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc.'s 65 MMgy ethanol plant in Shenandoah, Iowa.
Storms, seasonal demand impact ethanol markets
February 01, 2011
Civil unrest in the Middle East may be driving up crude oil prices, but Mother Nature and seasonal demand continue to be the largest market influences for ethanol, according to several market analysts.
Kawartha Ethanol begins production in Ontario
January 31, 2011
After four years of construction, Kawartha Ethanol Inc. has finally completed its first ethanol plant in Havelock, Ontario, and is operating at capacity, according to process technology provider Applied Process Technology International.
Cellulosic highs and lows
January 31, 2011
Good news this week for three cellulosic ethanol process developers when the USDA announced loan guarantees for Coskata, Ineos and Enerkem. Ineos is planning a groundbreaking ceremony Feb. 9. BlueFire expects news soon on its pending application.
One year after receiving $1 million grant from Ohio Third Frontier, SuGanit Systems Inc. is getting another $2 million for a cellulosic ethanol pilot plant in Toledo, Ohio, using an ionic liquid pretreatment and natural yeast on glucose and xylose.
Biofuels goals are more often than not measured by the millions of gallons, but some of the biggest accomplishments are first achieved by the milligram. Researchers are working on a quick method to assay multiple enzymes.
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