The new year brings talk of new legislation for the ethanol and biodiesel industries. In this edition of the Domestic Fuel Cast, we talk to some of the leaders of the green fuels’ industries, as well as the head of the nation’s largest farm organization, to get their takes on what should be coming from Washington, D.C. as far as …
ACE President Wins Excellence in Ag Award
Lars Herseth, the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) Board President, has won the “Excellence in Agriculture Award” from the South Dakota Corn Growers Association & Corn Utilization Council. The award honors an outstanding leader who exemplifies excellence through significant contributions to the agriculture industry. “On behalf of the American Coalition for Ethanol’s grassroots members across the country, I’d like to …
Marquis Energy Chooses GreenShift
Marquis Energy has signed an agreement with GreenShift Corporation to use their patented corn oil extraction technologies in their 50 million gallon per year ethanol plant in Necedah, Wisconsin. This is GreenShift’s second license with Marquis Energy, the first for their 110 million gallon per year ethanol plant in Hennepin, Illinois. Tom Marquis, Marquis Energy’s Vice President & Marketing Manager …
St. Louis Metro Area Buses Running on Biodiesel
Some new buses in the St. Louis metro area will be running on biodiesel. The St.Louis Post Dispatch reports Madison County Transit, just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis proper, is now using 50 new, biodiesel-burning buses to replace part of its aging fixed-route bus fleet: They cost about $400,000 each and their purchase was made possible by federal …
Companies Cite Biodiesel Incentive Renewal for Merger
The renewal of the federal $1-a-gallon biodiesel tax break is being cited as one of the reasons for the merger of two companies set to produce the green fuel. Ohio-based Environmental Quality Management, Inc., a provider of environmental services, and Texas biodiesel producer Beacon Energy Holdings, Inc. have announced in this press release a definitive merger agreement, expected to close …
Sugarcane Promising Source for Energy in California
California Ethanol & Power (CE&P) has commissioned a study to better understand the role sugarcane and sweet sorghum may play in producing ethanol and electricity for the state of California. The Economic Impact Analysis report was conducted by Solution Mountain, Inc., and sponsored in part by the Imperial Valley Economic Development Corporation along with the California Association for Local Economic …
Alt Energy to Get $300M from GE, ConocoPhilips & NRG
Alternative energy technolgies, including biodiesel and ethanol, natural gas, smart grids, solar, and hydro power, will share in $300 million in capital from a new joint venture involving General Electric Co., ConocoPhilips and NRG Energy Inc. This article from Bloomberg says the investment company, Energy Technology Ventures, will be backing about 30 startups over the next four years: Collaborating with …
Finding Fuel in Agricultural Waste
The commercialization of cellulosic biofuels is closer than you think. During the DC Auto Show this week, Novozymes and POET are showcasing their successes in bringing cellulosic ethanol to the commercial market. With recent breakthroughs in enzyme technology and advancements in corn stover and cob collection processes this fuel is closer to reality than people realize. In a regulatory impact …
SG Biofuels Opens Operations In Brazil
SG Biofuels, a bioenergy crop company focusing on Jatropha for biofuels, has officially opened operations in Brazil and has named Brazilian entrepreneur and genomics innovator Fernando Reinach as its senior advisor for the market. Reinach will provide strategic planning, business development and executive management support for SG Biofuels Brasil, LTD, the subsidiary that will be based in Sao Paulo. “We …
Acciona Building Second Oklahoma Wind Farm
Spanish wind energy company Acciona Energy is building its second wind farm in Oklahoma. This story from Eco Friend News.com says the Dempsey Ridge Wind Farm located in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma will produce 132 megawatts and will take about a year to build: The Dempsey Ridge Wind Farm is located just 15 miles west of ACCIONA Energy’s 123-MW Red …