Archive for July, 2008
US Ethanol Imports for May Fall Sharply
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
U.S. imports of ethanol fell by more than half in May from April as the ethanol market sagged, according to fresh data from the Energy Information Administration. The EIA data show imports fell to 634,000 bbl in May from 1.4 million bbl in April.
Ethanol Production, Demand Climbs in May
Focus on Fuels [...]
The Case for Bioenergy
Submitted by BIOconversion Blog
I am frequently asked why we should pursue the production of biofuels and biopower when we could substitute other seemingly simpler and “cleaner” alternatives - like wind and solar - that don’t require such complicated biomass logistics. A recent article I found on the European-based Biopact Blog supplies a partial answer.
Americans should [...]
Ethanol Production, Demand Climbs in May
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Ethanol producers ramped up production in May, with delayed data released by the Energy Information Administration detailing a 1.675-million-bbl increase in ethanol output from the prior month to 18.543 million bbl.
Focus on Fuels 7-28-08
High fuel prices are hitting consumers from all sides, with winter still ahead, according to DTN’s Man on [...]
BlueFire Ethanol to build in California
Submitted by BIOconversion Blog
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels Inc. received a conditional use permit from the County of Los Angeles, Department of Regional Planning, for the operation of a new biorefinery it will build on a 10 acre lot near a Lancaster, CA landfill. For anyone aware of the slow rate of permitting new facilities for waste [...]
INEOS Bio to license syngas fermentation technology
Submitted by BIOconversion Blog
INEOS Group Holdings PLC, one of the three largest chemical conglomerates in the world, has announced the July 1, 2008 formation of a new company, INEOS Bio, whose initial focus will be the commercialization of what they call “the World’s leading second generation bioethanol technology process” to serve the global renewable transport [...]
Focus on Fuels
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Former Vice President Al Gore recently proposed a plan aimed at shifting the U.S. from current energy sources to using wind and solar energy sources instead. But the plan is pricey and needs a vigorous economy to pay the bill.
US Election Freezes Ethanol Tariff Talk
Focus on Fuels 7-14-08
Brazil Ethanol Exports to [...]
Focus on Fuels 7-14-08
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
A variety of factors will contribute to continued volatility in the crude oil market, according to DTN’s Man on the Floor of the CBOT and CME Gary Wilhelmi.
Brazil Ethanol Exports to US to Rise
Rural NE Supports Renewable Energy
Groups: Biofuels Can Offset Oil Demand
New York Ethanol Plant to Start Production Next Week
New [...]
Brazil Ethanol Exports to US to Rise
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Brazil will likely export at least 793 million gallons of ethanol to the U.S. this year as a result of soaring ethanol prices in the U.S. and cheap ethanol prices by comparison in Brazil, according to FC Stone.
Rural NE Supports Renewable Energy
Groups: Biofuels Can Offset Oil Demand
New York Ethanol Plant to [...]
Rural NE Supports Renewable Energy
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Fifty-seven percent of survey respondents agreed or strongly agreed that the environment should be protected even if that limits energy supplies.
Groups: Biofuels Can Offset Oil Demand
New York Ethanol Plant to Start Production Next Week
New E85 Retail Gasoline Pump Opens in Forest City, Iowa
Glacial Lakes Begins Ops at Mina, S.D., Ethanol Facility
Range [...]
Focus on Fuels 7-8-08
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Crude oil continues to weigh on the economy, and this will continue for quite some time, according to DTN’s Man on the Floor of the CBOT and CME Gary Wilhelmi.
Oil Industry Veteran Assumes Chairman Position at VeraSun
Output at Nova’s Ill. Biodiesel Refinery Near 5M Gallons
W2 Energy Inc. to Form Biodiesel Subsidiary
Focus [...]
Oil Industry Veteran Assumes Chairman Position at VeraSun
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
VeraSun Energy Corp. said in a news release today that Gordon Ommen has resigned as chairman of the board of directors for the Brookings, S.D.-based company, and will be succeeded by Duane Gilliam.
Output at Nova’s Ill. Biodiesel Refinery Near 5M Gallons
W2 Energy Inc. to Form Biodiesel Subsidiary
Focus on Fuels 6-30-08
Ethanol Company [...]
Focus on Fuels 6-30-08
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Targets formerly thought to be high in the crude oil market don’t seem so high anymore, according to DTN’s Man on the Floor of the CBOT and CME Gary Wilhelmi.
Ethanol Company Closes
VeraSun Energy Delays Startup of ND Ethanol Plant
EPA Warns of Civil Penalties for Violating RIN Protocol
Dennis K. Burke Inc Opens [...]
Converting Smoke into Energy using Algae
Submitted by BIOconversion Blog
Solena Group - an innovative international company whose mission is “committed to combating climate change by promoting renewable bio-energy to replace fossil fuel” - has projects deployed or under development for using plasma arc technology to cleanly gasify feedstock into syngas. Teamed with Rentech Technologies, they can convert the syngas into bio [...]
