As ethanol industry leaders meet in the Midwest next week, biofuels will be the focus of another conference in Georgia at the same time. The third annual Southeast Bioenergy Conference will be held August 12th-14th at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center. Keynote speaker for the event is Ron Fagen, president and CEO of Fagen, Inc, one of the world’s …
ICB, Inc. Inks Long-Term Biodiesel Deal
Pretty good deal when you’ve got someone who will buy your entire inventory for three years. That’s what Virginia-based International Coastal Biofuels is facing with a letter of intent from Eco-Energy, Inc. to buy a total 90 million gallons of biodiesel over the next three years from ICB’s Wilmington, NC biodiesel plant… a refinery hasn’t even started producing yet! This …
Ethanol Industry Pleased with EPA Decision
Reaction from the ethanol industry started coming out just minutes after the Environmental Protection Agency announced it would deny a request to cut the Renewable Fuels Standard. Renewable Fuels Association President Bob Dinneen calls the decision “an important victory for all Americans.” “Today’s EPA decision recognizes the importance of biofuels to the American economy,” Dinneen said in a statement. “The …
West Va. Buses Running on Biodiesel
The first company to make biodiesel in West Virginia is now helping fuel school buses in the state. This article from the Charleston (WV) Gazette says the green fuel is running nearly 1,800 buses in 25 counties in the state: West Virginia’s first biodiesel manufacturer is helping supply several West Virginia county school systems with the renewable fuel for their …
New York Biodiesel Goes to Europe
It wasn’t a huge amount, but it could be seen as an important first step for the biodiesel industry in New York. This story from Reuters says an American biodiesel producer is sending the green fuel to a port in Europe… the first time biodiesel has gone from New York to our friends across the pond: The 15,000 barrel cargo …
Camelina’s Role as Biodiesel Feedstock Expands
While camelina has really taken root as a feedstock in the Western United States (see my post from July 22, 2008), it’s starting to make some inroads back east. This radio story from the USDA says that some farmers in Pennsylvania started growing camelina last fall and are expanding their efforts this year: Joel Hunter is a Penn State University …
USDA, DOE Hand Out Biomass Grants
The U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Energy announced $10 million worth of grants for 10 places of higher education to help accelerate the use of biomass into cellulosic biofuels. This USDA release has details: “USDA is committed to fostering a sustainable domestic biofuels industry at home in rural America,” [Agriculture Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics Gale Buchanan] said. …
All-in-One Algae Biodiesel Plant Coming to Missouri
West-Central Missouri is about to become home to an algae-biodeisel refinery… the first of its kind in this nation. This story from the Marshall (MO) Democrat-News says commissioners of Saline County, Missouri have signed a resolution and intend to issue $141 million in bonds to help Green Star Products Inc.’s EcoAlgae USA build a commercial algae production facility in conjunction …