In China, Celanese has signed an MOU with Wison (China) Holding Co., Ltd., a Chinese synthesis gas supplier, for production of certain feedstocks used in Celanese’s advanced ethanol production process. The announcement with Wison was made in conjunction with Chinese President Hu Jintao’s State Visit to Washington, D.C., this week and a U.S. Department of […]
In Canada, the 21 million gallon (80 million liter) Kawartha Ethanol facility has achieved full plant nameplate production levels – and operating rates in excess of 110 percent – at its dry mill corn plant in Havelock, Ontario. The facility, which uses over eight million bushels of corn as feedstock. Its construction was supported by […]
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In Japan, machinery maker Chiyoda Seisakujo has teamed with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)’s Shikoku research center and Kagawa Industrial Technology Center’s food research institute to produce ethanol from udon noodles. The residue remaining after taking out ethanol from the noodles will also be processed at a methane fermentation plant […]
In Washington, informed sources are confirming that Carol Browner, the White House energy and climate change policy czarina, will depart from the administration, shortly. The former Clinton-era EPA chief had been in charge of the strategic focus on climate change and clean energy, across multiple agencies. The Obama Administration was unable to pass comprehensive climate […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, gained 0.64 percent to 86.59, as advanced biofuels stocks recovered. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) fell 0.09 percent to $33.42, while Amyris (AMRS) jumped 0.85 percent to $33.09. Among other equities, Bluefire Renewables (BFR.OB) soared 15.00 percent to $0.46. Overall, advances led […]
In Washington, the EPA approved blends of up to E15 ethanol for model year 2001 through 2006 for cars, SUVs, and light pickup trucks. On October 13, 2010, EPA approved a waiver allowing the use of E15 for model year 2007 (and newer) cars and light trucks. At that time, EPA denied a request to […]
In Nebraska, the state’s Department of Agriculture is promoting Nebraska nationwide as a destination for cattlemen to send their calves to be fed because of the availability of good and cheap feedstuffs thanks to access to DDGS from more than two dozen ethanol plants statewide. Ethanol is included in the state’s “Golden Triangle” along with […]
In Kentucky, high schools across the state can now compete for grants ranging between $500 and $2000 from the Kentucky Biofuels for Schools Program by designing projects to teach, produce and use biofuels in their schools and community. The deadline is March 16. More on the story.
In China, Chempolis Ltd and Henan Yinge Industrial Investment have established a joint venture in Luohe, Henan province, to construct a biorefinery producing 160 000 tons of non-wood papermaking fibres and biochemicals. The biorefinery will utilize the Chempolis formicofib technology using wheat straw as raw material. Total project investment will be $40 million, of which Chemopolis will […]
