Archive for June, 2008

Wyo. Ethanol Files for Bankruptcy

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog

Wyoming Ethanol LLC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and court documents filed June 19 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court District of Wyoming said the company has an estimated 200 to 999 creditors, and assets and liabilities totaling between $10 million and $50 million.
Renova Energy Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
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Latest DTN Ethanol News

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Ethanol developer Renova Energy Plc has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to a news release from the company.
Focus on Fuels 6-23-08
Ethanol Industry in Distress
VeraSun Names Three Ethanol Plant Production Managers
ASTM Approves New Biodiesel Fuel Blend Specifications
ADM Restarts Cedar Rapids Ethanol Plant

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Iowa Ethanol Producer Chooses FC Stone’s Fractionation Technology

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Iowa ethanol producer Quad County Corn Processors has entered into an agreement with FC Stone to utilize its corn-fractionation technology, according to a news release from FC Stone.
ADM Shutters Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Ethanol Production Plant
Appco Expands Ethanol Distribution to 2.4M Gallons in 2008
US April Ethanol Imports Surge 1.043M Bbl to 1.411M [...]

Focus on Fuels 6-16-08

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog

The volatile crude oil market is affecting American’s inalienable right to life, liberty and relatively cheap motor travel, according to DTN’s Man on the Floor of the CBOT and CME Gary Wilhelmi.
VeraSun Sees 3 New Ethanol Plant Startups by Month’s End
Raven Biofuels to Build Cellulosic Ethanol from Wood Waste
Northeast Biofuels Begins [...]

VeraSun Sees 3 New Ethanol Plant Startups by Month’s End

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog

Ethanol producer VeraSun Energy Corp. expects to begin operations at three new ethanol production plants by the end of this month, said Danny Heron, VeraSun president and chief executive officer, at Thomas Weisel Partners Alternative Energy Conference 2008 held Thursday in New York City.
Raven Biofuels to Build Cellulosic Ethanol from Wood [...]

US Ethanol Capacity Up 40%

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog

U.S. ethanol capacity has risen 40 percent since this time last year to 8.8 billion gallons per year, but analysts said the growth of new capacity will slow later this year and in 2009.
Focus on Fuels 6-8-08
Ethanol Imports in March Slide 115,000 to 368,000 Bbl
Verenium Commissioning First US Cellulosic Pilot Plant
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Latest DTN Ethanol News

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Energy markets continue to affect all areas of consumers lives, but alternative fuels as a solution remains a long way away, according to DTN’s Man on the Floor of the CBOT and CME Gary Wihelmi.
Ethanol Imports in March Slide 115,000 to 368,000 Bbl
Verenium Commissioning First US Cellulosic Pilot Plant
Pacific Ethanol Completes [...]

Ethanol Imports in March Slide 115,000 to 368,000 Bbl

Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog

Ethanol imported into the United States during March totaled 368,000 bbl, according to data released by the Energy Information Administration. That is down 115,000 bbl from February. The data does reflect a higher rate of imports than initially posted by the EIA in a preliminary report that pegged imports at 253,000 [...]

New Planet Energy to assume Florida Ethanol Project

Submitted by BIOconversion Blog
A number of announcements have been made in the within the last month involving two of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) EPAct 932 grant winners.
First, on May 8th, Iogen announced that it was not going to build its first commercial scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Idaho after all - foregoing the [...]