In South Carolina, South Carolina State University has added a new Engineering and Computer Science Complex. The project, partially funded by Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC, will house a Center for Energy Studies which will focus on the study and production of biodiesel fuel, hydrogen production through switchgrass and other agricultural waste products, and more. […]
In Iowa, REG is breaking ground on its $13.2 million upgrade to its Newton plant. The expansion will add distillation capabilities to the 30 million gallon nameplate facility, which was built in 2006. The plant, which has been online since 2007, currently processes high and low free fatty acid feedstocks. More on the story.
In Nigeria, Allied Atlantic Distillers Limited have commissioned the first cassava-based biofuel plant in Africa. The feedstock has been proved as commercially viable and cost-competitive, but has not yet been implemented in Africa, despite the region’s dominance in cassava production. While capacity for the plant remains to be determined, the project is currently working with […]
In Georgia, World Energy has upgraded to a new reactor made by Hydro Dynamics, which will allow the plant to increase its production. The Shockwave Power Reactor (SPR) technology allows the transesterification reaction to complete in seconds and improves feedstock flexibility. The SPR technology, an industry standard, has sold over 500 million gallons of annual […]
In Iowa, Iowa’s ethanol industry increased in output last year with 41 operating ethanol plants producing 3.8 billion gallons, according to data from an economic impact study recently released by the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association. The industry in Iowa accounted for nearly $5.6 billion last year, constituting 4% of Iowa’s GDP. According to the data, […]
In Washington, the Farm Bill contained a provision removing subsidies for biofuel blending pumps in rural areas. This provision, another in a series of struggles for ethanol industry beginning with the EPA rollbacks in November, represents a blow to the executive branch, which had aimed to help gasoline station owners install 10,000 blender pumps over […]
In Mississippi, the owner of the JNS biofuel plant that went up in flames last week has indicated that he expects to rebuild. Despite concerns that insurance will only cover the clean-up, not the loss of the plant, owner Steve Bolin remains hopeful afte three explosions rocked the plant last week, leaving only the plant’s […]
In the UK, Antaco’s Hydrothermal Carbonisation (HTC) process that converts sewage and waste into biocoal has been awarded €1M by the government to build the UK’s first sewage-to-energy plant. The project, led by Dr. Dominik Peus, will be assisted by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. A statement on the company’s wesbite said: ‘Over […]
The American Farm Bureau Federation has responded to the EPA’s proposed 2014 Renewable Fuels Standard requirements, indicating that the decision “blow to conventional ethanol production and dampens the prospects for the further development of advanced biofuels.” Farm Bureau Executive Director of Public Policy Dale Moore furthered, “the RFS2 has reduced the country’s dependence on foreign […]
In Canada, two hemp fibre plants are predicted to develop in Alberta this year, as farmers appear “highly receptive” to the idea of growing hemp for the plants, expected to be operational by 2015. Cylab International is still determining the location of their new $32m plant, which will process hemp fibre into construction materials and […]
