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Envirotek to Build Algae Farms in Nevada, Arizona

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:32:11 +0000

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog Algae-to-biofuels development company Envirotek plans to build two 10-acre algae farms for use in the company’s ‘Extreme Biodiesel’ plant, according to a news release from the company. Canadian Government Invests in Saskatchewan Biofuels Frontier Renewable Supports Wood-based Ethanol Study US House Vote Strips Paper Industry of Biofuels Tax Credit Searchinger, Ag Clashes Not New Ethanol “Villain”: [...]

Searchinger, Ag Clashes Not New

admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:18:05 +0000

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog Timothy Searchinger is perhaps best known for his controversial February 2008 paper that tried to quantify international indirect land-use changes as they relate to ethanol, but his work for the Environmental Defense Fund for several years before that often put him at odds with U.S. agriculture. Ethanol “Villain”: Perceptions Wrong Zenergy Acquires Biodiesel [...]

RFA’s Bob Dinneen Calls on Biofuels Leaders to Unite

admin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:08:51 +0000

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen Tuesday urged global biofuels leaders to work together to advance commonly-shared goals. Bio-Clean International to Acquire Clean Energy Company Ethanol’s Promises - 5 KAAPA Ethanol Keeps on Trucking Engine That Runs on Any Fuel Advances Toward Chinese Patent Researchers’ Find Could Make Cellulosic Ethanol Production More Economical Zenergy International [...]

Ethanol’s Promises - 5

admin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:22:37 +0000

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog One Nebraska community continues to benefit from its farmer-owned local ethanol plant. Engine That Runs on Any Fuel Advances Toward Chinese Patent Researchers’ Find Could Make Cellulosic Ethanol Production More Economical Zenergy International Acquires Texas Biodiesel Plant More Cellulosic Efforts Needed Ethanol’s Promises - 4 Ethanol Co-Products Help Bottom Line

Ethanol’s Promises - 1

admin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:32:05 +0000

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog Rural Americans eagerly welcomed jobs and a predicted economic boost for their communities. But various calculations show the difference between what was expected from ethanol’s rollercoaster ride and what was delivered. Paper Irks Ethanol Industry The Andersons Names Conrad as Corporate Vice President Cardinal Ethanol to Automate Plant in Indiana Company Begins Construction on Clean [...]

Paper Irks Ethanol Industry

admin — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:50:07 +0000

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog Princeton University professor Timothy Searchinger questions whether biofuels really lead to less greenhouse gas emissions than fossil-based fuels. The Andersons Names Conrad as Corporate Vice President Cardinal Ethanol to Automate Plant in Indiana Company Begins Construction on Clean Diesel Plant in Nevada Abengoa in Team Awarded DOE Grant for Cellulosic Ethanol DOE Grants $4.9 Million for [...]

Company Begins Construction on Clean Diesel Plant in Nevada

admin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:29:52 +0000

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog Advanced Refining Concepts, LLC, has started construction on a new clean-diesel production plant in Northern Nevada, according to a news release from the company. Abengoa in Team Awarded DOE Grant for Cellulosic Ethanol DOE Grants $4.9 Million for Cellulosic Ethanol Feedstock Delivery System Suit Filed Over Corn-Oil Process Study Shows Biodiesel Produces More Energy Than [...]

Abengoa in Team Awarded DOE Grant for Cellulosic Ethanol

admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:37:45 +0000

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog Columbus, Ohio-based FDC Enterprises was one of five winners of a shared $21 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop supply systems to handle and deliver feedstocks for cellulosic biofuels production, according to a news release from the company. DOE Grants $4.9 Million for Cellulosic Ethanol Feedstock Delivery System Suit [...]

Suit Filed Over Corn-Oil Process

admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:30:55 +0000

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog Two East Coast firms are fighting over technology that improves the ability of ethanol producers to extract corn oil. Study Shows Biodiesel Produces More Energy Than It Uses BlueFire Ethanol Relocates Project to Miss. from Calif. Poet Eyes New Co-Product Market Hawaii Electric Chooses REG to Supply Biodiesel for Test Accelergy Plans Algae-based Clean Jet Fuel [...]

Study Shows Biodiesel Produces More Energy Than It Uses

admin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:52:10 +0000

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog The University of Idaho and the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently published research which concludes that biodiesel produces more energy than is needed to make the alternative fuel, according to a news release from the National Biodiesel Board. BlueFire Ethanol Relocates Project to Miss. from Calif. Poet Eyes New Co-Product Market Hawaii Electric Chooses [...]

Hawaii Electric Chooses REG to Supply Biodiesel for Test

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:03:42 +0000

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog Hawaiian Electric Company on Wednesday announced it has signed a contract with a subsidiary of Iowa-based Renewable Energy Group to supply 400,000 gallons of biodiesel for operational testing and to collect additional emissions data for the new Campbell Industrial Park Generating Unit. Accelergy Plans Algae-based Clean Jet Fuel Plant in 2011 Evolution Nears [...]

Green Plains Renewable Unveils Algae Biofuels Project

admin — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:54:26 +0000

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. on Monday said its pilot project to see if ethanol made from algae can be commercially produced in Iowa, will be unveiled on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Two Firms Plan a Biofuels Project in Puerto Rico Soros Plans to Invest $1B in Clean Energy Technology Environment Group’s Report Promotes Biofuels [...]

Environment Group’s Report Promotes Biofuels in Indiana

admin — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:41:17 +0000

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog Biomass, wind power and other sources of renewable energy will bring significant job creation, economic investment and new tax revenues to Indiana’s struggling rural communities, according to a new report by the Natural Resources Defense Council. Chu Announces New Plan to Provide Renewable Energy Funds College Seeks $25M for Biofuels Project in South [...]

College Seeks $25M for Biofuels Project in South Carolina

admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:26:24 +0000

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog South Carolina State University is seeking a $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for a planned biofuels project, according to a news release. Verenium Raises $12.3M by Offering 2.25M Common Shares Company to Auction $15.2 Million of new, Unused Biodiesel Equipment Rabobank: Ethanol Corn Use to Grow Gevo’s Missouri Plant to Convert [...]

Company to Auction $15.2 Million of new, Unused Biodiesel Equipment

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:20:08 +0000

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog Maas Companies of Rochester, Minn., is scheduled to auction about $15.2 million in new and unused biodiesel processing equipment from a 60-million-gallon plant, according to a news release from Maas. Rabobank: Ethanol Corn Use to Grow Gevo’s Missouri Plant to Convert Ethanol into Biobutanol Biofuel Energy Restructures Loans for Two Ethanol Plants Redfield Energy to [...]

Rabobank: Ethanol Corn Use to Grow

admin — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:44:37 +0000

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog Ethanol plants that were mothballed are coming back online and others are expanding capacity, indicating more corn will be used for ethanol, according to Rabobank research. Gevo’s Missouri Plant to Convert Ethanol into Biobutanol Biofuel Energy Restructures Loans for Two Ethanol Plants Redfield Energy to Partner with Wheat Growers for Corn Supply Sustainable Oils to [...]

DOE Provides POET with Funds to Expand Biomass Project

admin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:54:53 +0000

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog POET, the largest ethanol maker in the U.S., received $6.85 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to expand a 700-ton cellulosic biomass operation, the company said in a news release. US Ethanol Output Rose in June as Plants Boosted Runs Harkin Withdraws Bill Denying EPA Funds over RFS2 Row Pro-Biofuels Group [...]

Pro-Biofuels Group ACE Launches New Ethanol Magazine

admin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:55:56 +0000

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog The American Coalition for Ethanol has launched a new magazine, Blending Fuels, designed specifically to address station owners’ questions about ethanol fuels and blender pumps, a news release from the group said. EPA Excludes Ethanol from Mandatory GHG Reporting Program Farmer Cooperative Acquires Ethanol Plant in Minnesota RFA Criticizes EPA’s Indirect Land-Use Proposal Neeley Biofuels [...]

Neeley Biofuels Returns to Net Loss

admin — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:07:08 +0000

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog Falling Corn Price Not Enough to Maintain Momentum Jamaica’s E10 Expansion May Affect Ethanol Exports to US Biodiesel Bond Financing OKed Soy Oil Blend Works in Furnaces Study: Oil Gets More Subsidies 2% Biodiesel Moves Through Pipeline

Iowa Interstate Railroad Tests Use of 20% Biodiesel Blend

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:07:11 +0000

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog The Iowa Interstate Railroad Ltd. this week began using 20 percent biodiesel blend, or B20, as part of a Kansas University study of engine performance and carbon emissions. KL Energy Hires Scientists to Help Develop Cellulosic Ethanol Technology Biotech Firm Genecor Opens Grain Processing Center in Iowa Altra Nebraska to Auction off Carleton Plant Biofuel [...]

KL Energy Hires Scientists to Help Develop Cellulosic Ethanol Technology

admin — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:21:24 +0000

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog Wood-to-ethanol developer KL Energy Corp. announced the hiring of research scientists Lisette Tenlep, Ph.D. and Qin Zhang, Ph.D., with the goal of improving the company’s cellulosic ethanol production process, according to a news release from the company. Biotech Firm Genecor Opens Grain Processing Center in Iowa Altra Nebraska to Auction off Carleton Plant Biofuel [...]

Altra Nebraska to Auction off Carleton Plant

admin — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:57:40 +0000

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog Maas Companies of Rochester, Minn., has scheduled an auction for a partially constructed 110-million-gallon ethanol plant in Carleton, Neb., for Oct. 28 at 10 a.m. at 2182 Road 5600 in Carleton, according to a news release from Maas. Biofuel Executives Decry RFS Rule New Generation Biofuels Seeks Technology Rights for Plant Global Energy Holdings [...]

Biofuel Executives Decry RFS Rule

admin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:39:57 +0000

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog Some 20 bioenergy executives from California and Massachusetts have written to U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and John Kerry, D-Mass., to clarify their position regarding the enforcement of indirect land-use change penalties against biofuels under the amended Renewable Fuel Standard. New Generation Biofuels Seeks Technology Rights for Plant Global Energy Holdings Group Sells [...]

Global Energy Holdings Group Sells Ethanol Plant in Iowa

admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:21:05 +0000

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog Xethanol Biofuels, LLC, a subsidiary of renewable energy company Global Energy Holdings Group, Inc., said in a news release that it has executed a definitive agreement to sell its ethanol facility in Blairstown, Iowa, to Fiberight, LLC. Closing of the transaction is expected on Sept. 30. Former American Bio-Fuels CEO Charged in [...]

Dept. of Energy Funding for Clean Fuels Program Lauded

admin — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:05:12 +0000

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog The Alternative Fuel Trade Alliance on Friday welcomed the U.S. Department of Energy’s announcement of a grant up to $1.6 million to raise public awareness and foster understanding of alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies. Refiner Valero Invests in Advance Biofuels Producer Power Energy Plans $285M Waster-to-Ethanol Plant in Ind. US Ethanol Output Rose [...]