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ADM to close ND ethanol plant

Friday, February 10, 2012

Archer Daniels Midland Co. announced Feb. 6 that it will close its 30 MMgy ethanol plant in Walhalla, N.D., in April, citing a need to optimize its U.S. corn processing operations as the reason for the closure. ADM acquired the Walhalla ethanol plant in 1991. It is by far the smallest ethanol plant owned by the company and is located in the least desirable geographic position for pr...

ADM to close ND ethanol plant

Friday, February 10, 2012

Alcohol industry wants say on ethanol pricing

Friday, February 10, 2012

The domestic alcohol industry has raised concern over the fixed price of ethanol and demanded inclusion in the process of determining prices. So far, only the chemical industry, the second-biggest consumer, had been opposing the mandatory blending of ethanol with petrol, at a fixed price. The Confederation of Indian Alcoholic B...

EU Biofuels Targets to Cost $166 Billion, Study Says

Friday, February 10, 2012

European Union policies to promote the use of biofuels for transportation will cost consumers as much as 126 billion euros ($166 billion) between now and 2020, two environmental groups said. The fuels, gasoline substitutes derived from plants, probably won’t cut greenhouse gases because forests are chopped down to make way for biofuel pl...

House committee members, industry slam effort to delay E15

Friday, February 10, 2012

The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology met Feb. 7 to markup H.R. 3199, a bill introduced last fall by committee Vice Chairman Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., that would require the National Academy of Sciences to conduct further testing on the effects of E15 on vehicles and other engines before allowing it to enter into the mark...

Novozymes explores seaweed-to-ethanol in India

Friday, February 10, 2012

Novozymes has entered into a one-year exploratory research agreement with India’s Sea6 Energy to develop a process to convert seaweed to ethanol. As part of the agreement, Novozymes will focus on the development and manufacturing of enzymes for the conversion process. Sea6 Energy, a company created by researchers at the Indian Institute...

Algae Producer Aquaviridis and OriginOil Announce Joint Commercial Agreement

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Mexicali Valley, Mexico and Los Angeles, CA - Algae producer Aquaviridis and OriginOil, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough technology to extract oil from algae and an emerging leader in the global algae oil services industry, announced that Aquaviridis has signed a commercial agreement with OriginOil...

Energy beet project gets funds, aims for advanced biofuel status

Thursday, February 9, 2012

A project aiming for energy beet-to-ethanol production in North Dakota hit some significant milestones recently. Putting the project a big step closer to reality is $1 million in funding and the fact that the U.S. EPA is now officially considering whether energy beet ethanol qualifies as an advanced biof...

Mansfield, Noble merge ethanol marketing divisions

Thursday, February 9, 2012

The Mansfield Oil Co. and global agricultural and energy products supplier Noble Group have combined their ethanol plant marketing divisions to create a new joint venture known as Noble Mansfield Renewable Energy. The new company will streamline operations and open up new marketing opportunities for its ethanol and biodiesel customers, the co...

USDA Announces Funding for Two Renewable Energy Programs

Thursday, February 9, 2012

WASHINGTON - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of funds for Fiscal Year 2012 for two key programs to encourage the use of renewable biomass and production of advanced biofuels. About $25 million will be made available through each program. "President Obama has laid out a new era for America...

John Lindt: Biofuel maker to double employees

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Edeniq is expanding in the Visalia Industrial Park expecting to turn on its new pilot cellulosic ethanol plant in March, with plans to double employment this year, said Scott Janssen, the company's Chief Financial Officer. Some 60 employees work at their new Shirk Ave facility now. Edeniq received a $25 million grant from the U....

CelluForce debuts world’s first NanoCrystalline Cellulose demo plant

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

In Canada, CelluForce officially inaugurated the world’s first NanoCrystalline Cellulose demonstration plant at the Domtar pulp and paper mill site in Windsor, Quebec. Jean Moreau, President and CEO of CelluForce, was accompanied by the Canadian Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Joe Ol...

Inaugural Sustainable Maritime Fuels Forum draws US, Australian biofuels leadership

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

In Australia, the inaugural Sustainable Maritime Fuels Forum was held this week as part of the Pacific 2012 International Maritime Exposition in Sydney. The presentations are available on the website, here. The Forum was timely because shipping faces increasing pressure to reduce energy ...

OriginOil Demonstrates Low-Energy Algae Appliance to National Algae Association

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Los Angeles, CA - OriginOil, Inc., a leading developer of next-generation technologies to produce transportation fuels, chemicals and foods, announced today it demonstrated its low-energy Algae Appliance to industry executives from a workshop hosted by the National Algae Association (NAA) at the University of Southern ...

USDA Allots 50M$ forAdvanced Biofuels

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

The United States Department of Agriculture rolled out two new funding programs which it hopes will both increase the production of advanced biofuels and also promote the use of renewable energy to create the biofuel. Dubbed the "Repowering Assistance Program," the fund will provide up to $25 million to biorefineries for the implemen...

Unlocking Seaweed’s Next-Gen Crude: Sugar

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Seaweed often brings to mind thoughts of surf and sushi, not fuel. But that could change if a biotechnology start-up called Bio Architecture Lab succeeds in building a new kind of energy company from designer bacteria and a low-cost process for harvesting seaweed. The key is a genetically modified strain of Escherichia coli bacterium, which ca...

SG Biofuels lands $17M in funding to expand jatropha operations

Friday, January 27, 2012

San Diego-based SG Biofuels Inc., a bioenergy crop company using breeding and biotechnology to develop hybrid seeds of jatropha, has secured $17 million in a Series B round of financing led by Thomas, McNerney & Partners with participation from Finistere Ventures and existing investors Flint Hills Resources LLC and...

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»ADM to close ND ethanol plant

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»Alcohol industry wants say on ethanol pricing

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»EU Biofuels Targets to Cost $166 Billion, Stu...

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»House committee members, industry slam effort...

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»Novozymes explores seaweed-to-ethanol in Indi...

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»Algae Producer Aquaviridis and OriginOil Anno...