VeraSun Energy Corporation has announced the startup of its fifth production facility located near Albion, Neb. According to a company release, the Albion facility is expected to produce approximately 110 million-gallons-per-year and is one of three biorefineries VeraSun purchased from ASAlliances Biofuels, LLC in August. Along with sister facilities in Aurora, S.D., Fort Dodge and Charles City, Iowa, and Linden, …
PA County Farm Bureau Invests in Ethanol Plant
A second ethanol plant is in the planning stages for Pennsylvania. According to the Times-Tribune, the Wayne/Pike County Farm Bureau has secured an option on 90 acres in Texas Township for a $161 million ethanol plant. Still in its formative stages, the locally-based Indian Orchard Energy Corp. would be the facility’s shareholders, likely giving 20 to 30 percent of the …
Wind, Biomass Fuel Michigan’s The Ark
A concert venue in Michigan is using various forms of renewable energy when it puts on a show. The Ark has partnered with DTE Energy and is operating on DTE’s GreenCurrents renewable energy program. November will be Green Energy month at The Ark. During November, all electricity used at the concert venue will be offset by renewable power provided under …
US Ethanol Introduces Biofuel Station in Washington State
The first USETHANOL Biofuel Station is will be running its pumps beginning next Monday, October 29, 2007. Consumers will be able to fill up with biofuels at the station in Longview, WA after the official opening at 11:00 am PDT. A Grand Opening Celebration and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will be held at the new Biofuel Station with executives of US …
Oregon Setting Standards for Ethanol Production
Do you know what is one of the best things about blog-style news sites? It gives the editors the freedom to not only spark feedback from readers, but to share that feedback with the rest of the site’s subscribers. One subscriber, Tim, pointed out the how ethanol is moving forward in Oregon. I thought that both what he found and …
Ethanol Becomes Bigger Priority for Novozymes Inc.
An article from The Sacramento Business Journal has spotlighted a company that’s shifting some gears and making more room for research in ethanol production. Celia Lamb reports that Novozymes Inc., part of Davis biotechnology company – a company that focuses on industrial enzyme research – is investing in additional space and personnel to boost it’s resources for ethanol exploration. Here’s …
Advanced Bioenergy Finances SD Operations
Advanced BioEnergy, LLC has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Heartland Grain Fuels, L.P., has closed on a $118 million financing package for its South Dakota ethanol production facilities. According to the company, the financing will be used to refinance Heartland Grain Fuels’ existing debt, complete construction of a 40 million gallons nameplate per year expansion facility at Heartland’s existing Aberdeen …
Greening Mayfield’s Brownfield
A proposed ethanol plant in Mayfield, Pennsylvania is planning to be a green new breed. Northeast Ethanol would not only be the first ethanol plant in Pennsylvania, it plans to have “the world’s smallest environmental footprint. No odor. No noise. No wastewater from the process.” According to the company’s website, the design of the plant calls for the world’s latest …
Pacific NW Ethanol Plant Opens
Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski cut the ribbon on the Pacific Northwest’s first commercial ethanol plant Friday in Boardman. The plant, built by California-based Pacific Ethanol, will produce 40 million gallons of ethanol yearly to help meet the current City of Portland’s Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) and will help supply fuel for the implementation of Oregon’s upcoming RFS slated to begin …
Another Kansas Ethanol Plant Sought
According to a Kansas.com report, a northern Kansas energy broker is working to get a second ethanol plant in Harvey County. Newton Area Chamber of Commerce officials say the North Central Energy Group of Morrowville has taken an 18-month option on land within the county. The group plans to test the land’s water, then recruit investors for an ethanol plant …