On Monday, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland toured the nearly complete Greater Ohio Ethanol plant in Lima to promote his jobs creation program. According to LimaOhio.com, the governor’s “Building Ohio Jobs” proposal includes more than $250 million for investment in advanced energy projects including solar manufacturing, advanced coal technology and biofuels. “I think this community should feel really good about the …
Nebraska Biodiesel Plant Gets New Life
A Nebraska biodiesel plant that was under construction up until the middle of February, just weeks short of its completion, looks like it will be completed. The Beatrice Biodiesel Plant will finally be finished after parent company U.S. Canadian Biofuels secured new financing for the plant, according to this article in the Beatrice Daily Sun: Bud Cummins, U.S. Canadian Biofuels …
Illinois Biodiesel Plant Looking at New Investors
There could be some new investors taking over the biodiesel operations of an Illinois soybean miller. This story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch says Bunge’s Danville, Illinois operation, just recently finished, will have new investors in the biodiesel production plant: Deb Seidel, director of communications for Bunge North America, based in Maryland Heights, said an asset purchase agreement is being …
Greenest Bands Running on Biodiesel
As the summer rock concert series are about to start across the country, Billboard Magazine is releasing its top 10 list of the greenest artists. Some of the more notables include major acts, such as Jack Johnson, Willie Nelson, the Dave Matthews Band, and Pearl Jam. According to Billboard’s article (advance copy posted on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s blog), at the …
Ethanol Maker Eyes Biodiesel Biz
Ethanol producer Golden Grain Energy of Mason City, Iowa is looking at getting into the biodiesel business by the end of the year. This story in the Mason City Globe Gazette says company president Walt Wendland announced his company, which has been producing ethanol in the northern Iowa community since December of 2004, will work with BEST BioDiesel Inc. of …
Update From NEVC
At the recent Ethanol 2008: Emerging Issues Forum I spoke with Phil Lampert, Executive Director, National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition. Phil was a panelist on the subject of ethanol marketing. One of the points he made in his presentation had to do with pushing for more flex fuel vehicles on the road. In an interview I did with him afterward he …
Ethanol Reducing Gas Prices
The availability of ethanol is currently reducing the cost of gasoline by between 6 and 9 cents per gallon, according to data collected by the American Coalition for Ethanol. “The growing availability of ethanol across the United States is reducing the cost of gasoline by up to nine cents a gallon,” said Brian Jennings, Executive Vice President of ACE. “While …
NBB Offers Vehicle for Updates
Lots of information came out of last month’s National Biodiesel Conference and Expo in Orlando, Florida, and trust me, we did all we could to make sure you knew about the events through the conference blog. The National Biodiesel Board wants to ensure you stay up-to-date with all of the issues from that event, as well as the biodiesel industry …
Study Finds Biodiesel Safe for Underground Tanks
A new study finds that biodiesel is safe for underground steel tanks. The study, conducted by the Steel Tank Institute, says typical low carbon steel used for underground storage tanks hold up well against corrosion to the green fuel, according to this story in Wisconsin Ag Connection: According to Wayne Geyer of the Steel Tank Institute, the low carbon steel …
Georgia Innovations Focus on Bioenergy
Georgia’s Agriculture Innovation Center (AgIC) recently received nearly $200,000 for matching research grants to help support six agricultural-based businesses. Five of those six are focused on bioenergy. Bill Boone, director of the AgIC, says the focus on bioenergy is not surprising. “Georgia is among the leaders in the bioenergy revolution. In order to stay in the forefront, we must continue …