Archive for December, 2008
EPA OKs GreenHunter Biodiesel Sales to On-Road Market
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
GreenHunter Biofuels, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GreenHunter Energy, Inc., said in a news release that it has registered and been approved by the Environmental Protection Agency to sell GreenHunter Biodiesel to the on-road market in the United States.
Credit Squeeze Delays BlueFire Ethanol Lancaster Project
Show Me Ethanol Seeks Funds
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Show Me Ethanol Seeks Funds
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Show Me Ethanol is asking investors to provide an additional $10 million to prevent the firm from declaring bankruptcy.
Advanced BioEnergy Hints at Sale
AgStar Files Complaint Against VeraSun
EIA: Ethanol Stocks Down in October as Output, Demand Rise
Focus on Fuels 12-29-08
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NCGA Lists Contract Options
Submitted by Biofuels Digest Blog
The National Corn Growers Association detailed three possible outcomes for corn sellers if Verasun is purchased.
Corn Basis Levels Strengthen at Ethanol Plants
DOE Responds to Russell’s Algae-to-Fuel Funding Proposal
DOE Provides $200 Million to Support Biorefinery Projects
Poet Plant Begins $2 Million Expansion
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Corn Basis Levels Strengthen at Ethanol Plants
Submitted by Biofuels Digest Blog
With corn futures prices increasing over the last week, ethanol plants strengthened basis levels in most of the major ethanol-producing states. Ethanol profit margins have weakened significantly over the last several weeks, likely pushing many plants into a net-loss situation. With light corn movements expected over the next couple weeks, it [...]
Focus on Fuels 12-22-08
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
OPEC cut its oil production quota, but some members will cheat on that agreement, according to DTN’s Man on the Floor of the CBOT and CME.
Renewables Developer GreenShift Names Carroll President
EIA Sees Marginal Growth in US Oil Demand Through 2030
GreenShift Gets $38M for Corn Oil to Biodiesel Project
Focus on Fuels 12-15-08
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Renewables Developer GreenShift Names Carroll President
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Clean technology developer GreenShift Corp. announced in a news release the appointment of its Chief Financial Officer Edward R. Carroll to the newly created position of president.
EIA Sees Marginal Growth in US Oil Demand Through 2030
GreenShift Gets $38M for Corn Oil to Biodiesel Project
Focus on Fuels 12-15-08
Corn Demand, Price at Risk
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EIA Sees Marginal Growth in US Oil Demand Through 2030
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
The Energy Information Administration Wednesday released its reference case for long-term energy demand and production, projecting flat oil consumption and slower growth in energy use through 2030.
GreenShift Gets $38M for Corn Oil to Biodiesel Project
Focus on Fuels 12-15-08
Corn Demand, Price at Risk
Obama Picks Nobel-Winning Physicist as Next Energy Secretary
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GreenShift Gets $38M for Corn Oil to Biodiesel Project
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
GreenShift Corp. Tuesday announced that it received an investment of $38 million toward a project that would produce biodiesel from corn oil.
Focus on Fuels 12-15-08
Corn Demand, Price at Risk
Obama Picks Nobel-Winning Physicist as Next Energy Secretary
Ethanol Profits Fall
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Galvanizing Congress to move renewable energy forward
Submitted by BIOconversion Blog
On December 5th, the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) hosted its annual Phase II meeting in Washington D.C. in the U.S. House of Representatives Cannon Caucus Room. Its theme this year was “The Next Presidency and Congress.” Distinguished speakers addressed the state of renewable energy policy today, presented a range of [...]
Focus on Fuels 12-15-08
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
The fuel situation will change by the time spring rolls around, according to DTN’s Man on the Floor of the CBOT and CME Gary Wihelmi.
Corn Demand, Price at Risk
Obama Picks Nobel-Winning Physicist as Next Energy Secretary
Ethanol Profits Fall
Focus on Fuels 12-8-08
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Corn Demand, Price at Risk
Submitted by Biofuels Digest Blog
USDA showed a sharp drop in projected corn use in its supply and demand report on Thursday, with a 40-cent drop in the projected cash price for the year. Are we at risk for further demand reductions in future reports?
Obama Picks Nobel-Winning Physicist as Next Energy Secretary
Ethanol Profits Fall
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Obama Picks Nobel-Winning Physicist as Next Energy Secretary
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
President-elect Barack Obama, who has made a major push for renewable energy a centerpiece of his energy policy, has selected his top energy and environmental advisers, including a Nobel Prize-winning physicist and energy expert, who will serve as his energy secretary, according to Obama aides.
Ethanol Profits Fall
Focus on Fuels 12-8-08
Companies to [...]
Ethanol Profits Fall
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Net profitability remains in the negative territory for Neeley Biofuels, DTN’s hypothetical ethanol plant in southeastern South Dakota.
Focus on Fuels 12-8-08
Companies to Secure Grant Funding for Montana Biodiesel Study
VeraSun Farmer Creditors Mull Next Move
Kinder Morgan Now Shipping Ethanol in Central Florida
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Focus on Fuels 12-8-08
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
The drama of Pearl Harbor Day is lost in our current financial crisis, but we must never forget those perilous times as we entered a two-front world war. Today we don’t even know where the financial front is.
Companies to Secure Grant Funding for Montana Biodiesel Study
VeraSun Farmer Creditors Mull Next Move
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Companies to Secure Grant Funding for Montana Biodiesel Study
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
The Montana Agriculture Development Council awarded $50,000 in grant funds from the Montana Growth Through Agriculture program to Great Plains –- The Camelina Company, according to a news release from the companies.
VeraSun Farmer Creditors Mull Next Move
Kinder Morgan Now Shipping Ethanol in Central Florida
IRS Issues Guidance for Biodiesel Amid ASTM Spec [...]
VeraSun Farmer Creditors Mull Next Move
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Any hope farmers had of receiving full payment on their corn contracts from VeraSun Energy Corp. may have evaporated at the hands of a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge in Delaware, who ruled Tuesday that the ethanol producer can accept or reject corn contracts within 10 days of their due dates.
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Kinder Morgan Now Shipping Ethanol in Central Florida
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, a pipeline operator based in Houston, is now transporting commercial batches of denatured ethanol along with gasoline shipments in its 16-inch Central Florida Pipeline (CFPL).
IRS Issues Guidance for Biodiesel Amid ASTM Spec Change
Focus on Fuels 12-1-08
Odessa, Wash., Biodiesel Plant Produces 1st Spec Batch
Ethanol Supply Builds in Sept. [...]
Focus on Fuels 12-1-08
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Crude prices could continue to fall, short term, to $35 to $40 per barrel. But a return to $80 by next summer is expected.
Odessa, Wash., Biodiesel Plant Produces 1st Spec Batch
Ethanol Supply Builds in Sept. as Demand Eases, Imports Surge
VeraSun Creditors Look for Answers
Poet Discusses Ethanol Acquisitions
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