An international partnership to promote the use of ”green” fuels called the Global Bioenergy Partnership recently opened its secretariat at the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations headquarters in Rome. According to a press release announcing the new partnership, FAO has always actively promoted biofuels as a means of reducing poverty while producing clean, low-cost energy. Given the …
More Ethanol For OK
South Dakota-based US BioEnergy US BioEnergy Corporation is considering Guymon, Oklahoma as the location for a 100 million gallon per year ethanol plant. According to a company release, US BioEnergy’s site location criteria include access to an abundant supply of corn, access to multiple modes of transportation for corn, ethanol and distillers grains, availability of a sufficient amount of water …
Husky Makes Ethanol From Wheat
Most ethanol in the US is made from corn while in Brazil its sugar cane – but wheat is the feedstock of choice for our neighbors to the north. Husky Energy’s Lloydminster ethanol plant opened recently in Saskatchewan and is now in the process of churning out 130 million litres of ethanol a year – about 34 million gallons American …
Testing Ethanol in the Engines at Indy
Here’s a screen shot from the home page of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway heralding the ethanol fuel test drive Monday on the track. According to an Indy release, drivers Jeff Simmons of Rahal Letterman Racing and Tony Kanaan of Andretti Green Racing drove Dallara/Honda/Firestone cars powered by ethanol and the 3.5-liter engine, the first time that package was tested at …
Ethanol on the Cob
Archer Daniels Midland Company will participate in the Citigroup “Ethanol on the Cob” Biofuels Conference on October 3. ADM Executive Vice President, John Rice, and Group Vice President and Controller, Steven Mills, will be presenting. The ADM presentation will be Web cast live. The link to the Web cast: http://www.admworld.com/webcast will be made available at 2:25 p.m. Central Daylight Time …
Emperor of Ethanol
Here’s a nice column from Pioneer Press on Ron Fagen, founder of Fagen, Inc, one of the largest ethanol design/build firms in the country. According to the piece, Brian Jennings, executive director of the American Coalition for Ethanol in Sioux Falls, S.D., says Fagen’s company is building seven of every 10 ethanol plants in the country. “Ron and his company …
Taking the Gas Out of Ethanol
Iowa State University researchers are working to cut the use of natural gas from the production of ethanol, which would make it less expensive to make since natural gas is the second largest expense in the ethanol process behind the corn. ISU Mechanical Engineering professor Ted Heindel, says they’re working with Frontline BioEnergy of Ames, Iowa to develop “fluidized bed …
Putting Ethanol in the Pipeline
Iowa Senator Tom Harkin, pictured here squeezing into an ethanol-powered funny car, is calling for a study into distributing ethanol by pipeline. Harkin and Senator Dick Lugar (R-IN) introduced legislation on Friday to direct the U.S. Department of Energy to study “the feasibility of transporting ethanol by pipeline from the Midwest to the East and West coasts, where demand is …
Peachy Deal for Georgia Biofuels Plants
Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue this week proposed a sales tax exemption for materials and equipment used in the construction of biofuel facilities in Georgia. According to a press release from the governor’s office, the four percent tax incentive, an annual savings of $2 to 4 million, will be available to facilities producing and processing certain biofuels (ethanol, biodiesel and butanol) …
RR Spur Renovation Will Serve IA Ethanol Plant
Green Plains Renewable Energy and BNSF Railway Company have completed renovation of the rail spur running from Red Oak, Iowa to Shenandoah, Iowa. The spur will serve the 50 million gallon per year ethanol plant being built by Green Plains in Shenandoah. GPRE is also building a second 50 million gallon facility near Superior, Iowa. Barry Ellsworth, CEO and President …