Abengoa Bioenergy will formally announce the site of its cellulosic ethanol plant later this month, but word is already out that it will be located in the southwest Kansas town of Hogoton.
The $300 million project, which will be partly funded by a $72 million Department of Energy grant awarded earlier this year, which will also include a traditional corn-to-ethanol plant, will be officially announced on August 23. It will include an 85 million gallon per year traditional corn ethanol plant and a 30 MGY cellulosic plant. The company already operates corn ethanol plants in Nebraska and New Mexico and has done extensive cellulosic ethanol research.
Abengoa Bioenergy’s parent company is based in Spain and the company’s North American headquarters are near St. Louis.
When Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns spoke at the National Press Club on July 27, the inevitable question about ethanol was asked.
Electronics retailer Rex Stores Corp. has invested the final $10 million in an Iowa ethanol maker. The investment completes the retailer’s $20 million investment stake in Big River Resources, LLC.
This article on BizJournals.com says last October, Rex invested the first $5 million in the company:
Big River Resources is a holding company for several entities including Big River Resources West Burlington LLC, which runs an ethanol plant in West Burlington, Iowa. The ethanol plant starting operating in April 2004 as a 40 million gallon per year plant and expanded to a 52 million gallon plant in August last year. It plans to eventually ramp that production up to 80 million gallons per year. 
”The 1,251 E85 fueling stations operating today in 41 states across the nation pale in comparison to the number of sites needed to satisfy the demands of the motoring public and the nation’s automakers,” said Phil Lampert, NEVC Executive Director.
Fargo hosted the state’s official labeling kick-off event on Thursday at the Cenex Convenience Store. North Dakota Governor John Hoeven; 
“We’re increasing production of ethanol at a strong pace, and it’s important to increase public awareness of its benefits through our marketing efforts as well,” Hoeven, said. “Enhanced ethanol production is a win for our farmers and rural areas, and a win for our economy.”
Australia-based Terra Fuel Technologies has come up with what I think is truly a revolutionary device. It’s a box that you add to a diesel engine that allows it to run on ethanol as well.
Some of London’s famous black cabs will be going green. About 3,000 of the Radio Taxis Limited cabs will be running on a 30 percent blend of biodiesel. 
A wind farm four times bigger than what’s currently in operation is slated for construction in Texas. 
The heavy metal band Korn will be running its tour on biodiesel this summer. Members Jonathan Davis, bassist Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu, and guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer made the announcement that the band’s eight buses and eight cargo trucks will run on biodiesel during a