Ethanol and other renewable energy industry groups are urging the Secretary of Energy to fix the Department of Energy’s Renewable Energy Loan Guarantee Program (LGP) and keep Congress from raiding it for other projects. Growth Energy, along with the Renewable Fuels Association and six other organizations, sent a letter to DOE Secretary Steven Chu urging him to restore billions in …
Green Energy Expo in Wisconsin
Didion Ethanol in Cambria, Wisconsin is hosting a Green Energy Expo next week. The event is open to the public to highlight ways to reduce energy and recycle at home and on the farm, and to learn about ethanol and the future of alternative fuels. There will be exhibitor booths, tours of Didion Ethanol and panel discussions on a variety …
Ethanol Co-Product Hitting “Feed Wall”
We hear a lot about the blend wall for ethanol in the United States market, but there’s also a wall that the ethanol co-product Dried Distillers Grains (DDGS) in hitting with the livestock industry. “We’ve already run into a feed wall,” says Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) President and CEO Bob Dinneen. “While domestic markets for DDGS continue to expand, quite …
Help Gulf Coast Move Beyond Oil
A Florida company is trying to win a $250,000 grant from Pepsi to bring alternative fuels to the Gulf Coast region. Pura-Vida-Ventures is an independent company based in Sarasota that has a proposal in to Pepsi for a share in $1.3 million they are offering to fund ideas that “refresh the Gulf.” Their concept is to convert a closed gas …
Canada Mandates Biofuels
By the end of the year, Canadians will be using more ethanol in their fuel. According to The Epoch Times, regulations were finaized by the government yesterday requiring that all gasoline must contain 5% biofuels starting December 15. “Regulating renewable fuel content in gasoline is just one of several steps the Government is taking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in …
BP Closes Sale on Verenium Cellulosic Business
BP Biofuels is now the official proud owner of Verenium’s cellulosic biofuels business. The companies announced the closing today of the $98.3 million transaction announced on July 15, 2010. Under the sale, BP acquires the Jennings, LA biofuel pilot plant and the demonstration facility, as well as the San Diego R&D facilities. BP also receives Vereniums cellulosic biofuels and enzyme …
Ethanol E-Xchange Blog Offers RFA Commentary
The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) recently debuted a new blog on their website that offers commentary from RFA staffers on various topics. The E-Xchange Blog debuted earlier this summer and the staff have proven to be quite prolific in their posting. We are going to start featuring posts from the blog as a regular feature here on Domestic Fuel. Speculators …
Mother Earth News Sponsors Alt Energy Fair
Green living guide Mother Earth News wants to give average consumers some of the tools they need to get the most out renewable energy. That’s why publication is offering the Mother Earth News Fair, Sept. 25-26 at Seven Springs Mountain Resort near Pittsburgh. Organizers promise more than 15 hands-on demonstrations ranging from beginner’s information for passive solar systems to building …
Propel Opening More Ethanol Pumps in California
Propel Fuels is opening more pumps with 85 percent ethanol for California flex fuel vehicle (FFV) drivers. The company held a grand opening event in Oakland this week to formally launch a network of renewable fuel stations for the Bay Area, which will include more than 20 stations across the Bay, with up to half opening by the end of …
Waste to Cellulosic Ethanol Project in Michigan
Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm recently helped launch the new American Process Inc. (API) waste-to-cellulosic ethanol clean energy project in Alpena. API, in partnership with San Antonio’s Valero Energy Corporation, received $4 million from the Michigan bioenergy Centers of Energy Excellence (COEE) program to establish a pilot scale biorefinery at the Decorative Panels International hardwood plant in Alpena. The $4 million …