In New Jersey, Primus Green Energy has been awarded a patent for its STG+ gas-to-liquids technology, which it will implement in a commercial plant they are expected to break ground on this year. The technology uses syngas derived from natural gas and other carbon-rich feedstocks to produce high quality, cost-effective, drop-in liquid fuels in a […]
In Washington, the Algae Biomass Organization announced the publication of “Industrial Algae Measurements, Version 6.0” (IAM 6.0), a significant update to the common standards established by the organization for measuring and comparing algae industry operations. The IAM 6.0 recommends the methodologies that can characterize economic and environmental inputs of almost any algae biomass operation. These […]
In Washington, the prices of D6 ethanol RINs are up to 50 cents per gallon after the EPA released December RIN generation data last week, according to ESAI, Energy Security Analysis, Inc. Ethanol blending in 2013 generated around 13.08 billion D6 RINs, well below the 13.8 billion in blending obligations mandated by RFS policy for […]
In Iowa, DuPont and the Story County Sheriff’s Office have partnered to develop the first Farm Watch program in Iowa to enhance security and safety of rural residents and farmers. The program will involve rural community citizens in an effort to prevent crime in areas surrounded by farms and large parcels of land. Farm Watch […]
In Kansas, Pacific Ethanol has purchased ICM’s Selective Milling Technology (SMT), a patent-pending value-added platform technology that increases ethanol yield, reduces viscosity, and increases oil recovery for its customers. Pacific Ethanol will be deploying the technology at its Magic Valley plant in Burley, Idaho. This represents the fifteenth ethanol plant running or under contract to […]
In the Netherlands, Empyro BV has begun construction of its pyrolysis oil production plant at the AkzoNobel site and expects construction to be completed by the end of the year. Full capacity for the facility will be 20 million litres of pyrolysis oil per year. Investments for design and construction of the Empyro plant come […]
According to new EIA data, ethanol production for the week ending 1/31/14 averaged 895,000 barrels per day or 7.59 million gallons daily, down 5000 b/d from the previous week. Imports of ethanol were non-existent for the 18th straight week. Daily ethanol production, expressed as a percentage of daily gasoline demand, was 10.59%. More on the […]
In Washington, the $956 billion Farm Bill was signed into law last week at Michigan State University. The Title 9 energy programs received $881 million in mandatory funding, provides incentives for biochemicals and biobased product manufacturing for the first time, includes pellets in the definition of forest products, provides for a tiered application process to […]
In California, Solazyme jumped 12% after two commercial operations in Iowa came online last Friday. The plants, one owned by Archer Daniel Midland and the other by American Natural Products, will be producing tailored oils including lubricants and personal-care oils using Solazyme’s technology. The plants are expected to scale up to 20,000 metric tons within […]
In the UAE, Boeing, along with partners at the Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium (SBRC), announced that the desert plant halophyte produces biofuel more efficiently than most other well-known feedstocks at low, competitive costs, according to their research. “Halophytes show even more promise than we expected as a source of renewable fuel for jets and other […]
