Iowa’s Oldest Ethanol Plant Completes Expansion

Cindy Zimmerman

Siouxland Energy and Livestock Cooperative (SELC) has completed a major expansion of its ethanol plant in Sioux City, increasing production capacity of the corn-based fuel to 60 million gallons annually. The larger plant can now process more than 20 million bushels of corn. In addition to 60 million gallons of ethanol, the factory produces 400,000 tons of wet distiller’s grains …

Ethanol, Facilities, News

First Texas Ethanol Plant Opens

Cindy Zimmerman

The first large-scale ethanol plant in Texas opened this week in Hereford. White Energy president Kevin Kuykendall, says the plant will provide significant economic benefits to the panhandle economy and will support both the farmers and the cattle ranchers in the area. The 100 million gallon capacity plant will use 36 million bushels of corn and milo annually. A majority …

EPIC, Ethanol, Facilities, News

BioGold From the USA to the UK and Beyond

John Davis

BioGold Fuels is extending the reach of its operations throughout the Western World. The company has entered into a joint venture with a company in the United Kingdom to establish waste to energy plants throughout Europe. BioGold Fuels Corporation in a joint venture with Jack Allen Holdings Limited, has formed BioGold Fuels U.K. Limited and BioGold Fuels Europe Limited. The …

Agribusiness, Biodiesel, Energy, Facilities, International, News, Production

POET Opens First Ohio Plant

Cindy Zimmerman

POET hosted a grand opening ceremony Thursday for their 22nd ethanol production facility and the first in the state of Ohio. Some 3,000 people attended the opening of POET Biorefining – Leipsic, including Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, Ohio Congressman Bob Latta and Mike Wagner, Executive Director for the Buckeye Renewable Fuels Association. “The State of Ohio is excited to partner …

EPIC, Ethanol, Facilities, News

Oilsource/Greenline Pump Up Biodiesel Production in Florida

John Davis

A major biodiesel production facility is coming to Florida. Oilsource Holdings and Greenline Industries are teaming up to build the largest biodiesel plant in the Southeastern United States. A 60 million gallon per year plant is expected to be commissioned by the first quarter of 2009. The plant will be located in Miami, Florida, with rail spur access for distribution …

Biodiesel, Distribution, Energy, Facilities, News

U of Akron Tackles Fuel Cell Technology

John Davis

FirstEnergy has awarded the University of Akron in Nothern Ohio $2 million for an advanced energy research center. The center will focus on researching carbon capturing and fuel cell technologies. The fund will be used to create the FirstEnergy Advanced Energy Research Center at the University and support development of carbon capture and coal-based fuel cells. FirstEnergy also has secured …

Energy, Facilities, Research

Giving the Gift of Biomass

John Davis

Auburn University is getting new biomass pilot plant facilities. Masada Resource Group is donating the technology and facilities to the Alabama university. Masada Resource Group, LLC, a Birmingham, Alabama firm specializing in municipal solid waste-to-ethanol technology, has announced that it has donated biomass pilot plant facilities and equipment the company recently purchased from the Tennessee Valley Authority to Auburn University …

Energy, Facilities, News

Turning Waste to Energy

John Davis

Two more landfill gas-to-energy facilities are slated for development in Virginia by Allied Waste. The second-largest non-hazardous solid waste services company already operates more than 50 landfill gas-to-energy products. The Brunswick County Landfill in Lawrenceville, Virginia is an 8-megawatt generating facility that has been developed with Richmond, Virginia-based Ingenco, which builds, owns and operates distributed generation facilities. The Brunswick County …

Agribusiness, Energy, Facilities, Production

Panda Puts Ethanol in Texas

John Davis

Texans in Sherman County can expect a new ethanol refinery. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has given Panda Ethanol the okay for an air permit for the company’s plans to build a 115 million gallon-per-year ethanol refinery. Panda says the refinery will be fueled by biomass. The facility will be designed to annually refine an estimated 38 million bushels …

Agribusiness, corn, Energy, Ethanol, Facilities, Production

SolarCity Establishes 100th Solar Learning Station

John Davis

SolarCity says it is committed to educating youth about solar energy. That commitment seems to stand as the company plans to install its 100th solar learning station in California. Leading solar service provider SolarCity today announced at the Green California Schools Summit that the company plans to connect 100 solar learning station installations through the Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s …

Energy, Facilities, Solar