Archive for January, 2009
Scientist who Discovered ‘Q Microbe’ Receives Award
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
A University of Massachusetts, Amherst professor who discovered the cellulosic-ethanol-producing ‘Q Microbe’ in a wetland area near the Quabbin Reservoir in Massachusetts, has been named one of the top 10 “Women to Watch” in New England by Mass High Tech, according to a news release from Qteros.
USDA, DOE Announce Funding for [...]
Propel Launches Low-Carbon Fueling Stations in California
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Renewable fuels retailer Propel Fuels said in a news release that it has officially launched a state-wide network of low-carbon fueling stations in California.
NewGen Opens Its First US Blender Pump Station
Farmers Advised to Cash VeraSun Checks
Washington Biodiesel Plant obtains BQ-9000 Certification
New Generation, First Florida to pursue Biofuel Projects
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Perspectives on Sustainability Standards for Biofuel Production
Submitted by BIOconversion Blog
This article is a response to a call for comments on Version Zero of the draft Principles and Criteria for Sustainable Biofuels written by the Roundtable for Sustainable Biofuels after extensive, multi-stakeholder, international collaboration. A running public dialog on these standards is available online at the Bioenergy Wiki.
We need change to a [...]
Farmers Advised to Cash VeraSun Checks
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
While farmers are told they should feel comfortable working with VeraSun in the future, farmer creditors express doubts of supplying corn after contracts settled.
Washington Biodiesel Plant obtains BQ-9000 Certification
New Generation, First Florida to pursue Biofuel Projects
Hereford BioFuels Seeks Chapter 11
Value of VeraSun Plants Hard to Guess
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Washington Biodiesel Plant obtains BQ-9000 Certification
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Seattle, Wash.-based Imperium Renewables said in a news release that it has achieved BQ-9000 certification for its Imperium Grays Harbor Biodiesel production plant.
New Generation, First Florida to pursue Biofuel Projects
Hereford BioFuels Seeks Chapter 11
Value of VeraSun Plants Hard to Guess
Biodiesel Issue in Minn. Limited to Certain School Buses
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Hereford BioFuels Seeks Chapter 11
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
A Texas ethanol plant that would have met its own energy needs with cattle manure instead of natural gas has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Value of VeraSun Plants Hard to Guess
Biodiesel Issue in Minn. Limited to Certain School Buses
Ethanol Profits Plummet
CME to Offer Calendar, Basis Ethanol Swaps on ClearPort
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Value of VeraSun Plants Hard to Guess
Submitted by Biofuels Digest Blog
Industry experts can’t estimate how much the seven former US BioEnergy ethanol plants to be sold by VeraSun will fetch, but they agree the plants will go for less than VeraSun has invested in them.
Biodiesel Issue in Minn. Limited to Certain School Buses
Ethanol Profits Plummet
CME to Offer Calendar, Basis Ethanol Swaps [...]
Ethanol Profits Plummet
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
DTN’s hypothetical ethanol plant is reporting losses of 12 cents per gallon of ethanol produced. That’s down from 8 cents profit reported in the last update in early December.
CME to Offer Calendar, Basis Ethanol Swaps on ClearPort
Pa. In-state Biodiesel Production Hits Mandate Threshold
VeraSun to Sell Former BioEnergy Plants
Georgia Ethanol Plant Restarts [...]
VeraSun to Sell Former BioEnergy Plants
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
VeraSun Energy Corp. will auction off the seven former U.S. BioEnergy plants it owns as a condition of receiving debtor-in-possession financing to keep the plants in “hot idle” until April 30.Georgia Ethanol Plant Restarts Production
GreenShift Touts Cold Flow Properties in Its Biodiesel
Group: Program Needs Funding
NextStep Signs 20-Year Feedstock Agreement With The [...]
Georgia Ethanol Plant Restarts Production
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
First United Ethanol in Camilla, Ga., has made necessary repairs to its 100-million-gallon ethanol plant and has restarted production after a mechanical problem, according to a news release from the company.
GreenShift Touts Cold Flow Properties in Its Biodiesel
Group: Program Needs Funding
NextStep Signs 20-Year Feedstock Agreement With The Price
Former DOE Official Joins [...]
Group: Program Needs Funding
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
A coalition of groups says it’s time for the federal government to fund a loan-guarantee program aimed at developing new energy technologies.
NextStep Signs 20-Year Feedstock Agreement With The Price
Former DOE Official Joins Biofuels Producer Algenol
Poet Starts Up Cellulosic-Ethanol Plant
Pacific Ethanol Suspends Production in Madera
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Poet Starts Up Cellulosic-Ethanol Plant
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Poet has started producing cellulosic ethanol at its 9-million-gallon pilot plant in Scotland, S.D., the company’s CEO said Monday.
Pacific Ethanol Suspends Production in Madera
First United Ethanol Closing Georgia Plant for Repairs
Industry Groups Seek Congressional Support for Renewables
NY-based Buffalo Biodiesel Acquired by HydroGenetics
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Pacific Ethanol Suspends Production in Madera
Submitted by Energy Answers Blog
Pacific Ethanol, Inc., plans to temporarily suspend production at its 40-million-gallon plant in Madera, Calif., according to a news release Friday from the company.
First United Ethanol Closing Georgia Plant for Repairs
Industry Groups Seek Congressional Support for Renewables
NY-based Buffalo Biodiesel Acquired by HydroGenetics
Mont. Awards GreenShift $375,000 Grant for Algae Bioreactor
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First United Ethanol Closing Georgia Plant for Repairs
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
First United Ethanol, LLC has shut down operations at its 100-million-gallon plant in Camilla, Ga., after a mechanical problem, according to a news release from the company.
Industry Groups Seek Congressional Support for Renewables
NY-based Buffalo Biodiesel Acquired by HydroGenetics
Mont. Awards GreenShift $375,000 Grant for Algae Bioreactor
Focus On Fuels 1-5-09
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NY-based Buffalo Biodiesel Acquired by HydroGenetics
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
HydroGenetics, Inc., an alternative energy holding company, said in a news release Tuesday that it completed the acquisition of Buffalo Biodiesel, Inc., which is headquartered in northern New York.
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The Impact on Renewable Energy from Obama’s Nominations
Submitted by Biofuels Digest Blog
“Who ARE those guys?”
The bad news is that the economic crisis threatens to suspend deployment of renewable energy facilities. Coupled with the meteoric drop in fossil fuel prices - one of the key drivers for developing alternative fuels - and it would not be surprising to see a new administration lose [...]
Mont. Awards GreenShift $375,000 Grant for Algae Bioreactor
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
GreenShift Corp. said in a news release this morning that it received a grant award of $375,000 to further the development of the company’s patented and patent-pending algae bioreactor.
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Focus On Fuels 1-5-09
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
At the start of the new year, DTN has decided to reallocate some resources and time to better serve our customers. Because of that, we will no longer be publishing Focus on Fuels. DTN apologizes for any inconvenience.
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Nova IL Biodiesel Plant Operating at 50-70% Capacity
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Biodiesel fuel producer and marketer Nova Biosource Fuels, Inc. in a news release posted an operational update for its flagship biodiesel refinery in Seneca, Ill., and said that WestLB AG has adjusted terms for a construction loan for the plant. Additionally, the Butte, Mont.-headquartered company said repairs at its Clinton biodiesel [...]
