Archive for September, 2009
DOE Provides POET with Funds to Expand Biomass Project
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
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
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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
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Iowa Interstate Railroad Tests Use of 20% Biodiesel Blend
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
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KL Energy Hires Scientists to Help Develop Cellulosic Ethanol Technology
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
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Altra Nebraska to Auction off Carleton Plant
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
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
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
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 [...]
