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BP CEO: 'US Gasoline Demand Peaked in 2007'
Fri Nov 20, 2009 08:24 AM CST
BP's CEO Tony Hayward said U.S. gasoline demand will never return to 2007's peak, the Wall Street Journal said, as greater use of biofuels and increased engine efficiency has slashed fossil fuel consumption.
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Texas Rail Park to Open in 2010
Fri Nov 20, 2009 08:22 AM CST
Levelland, Texas officials expect a rail park to open in less than a year, the Lubbock Avalanche Journal in Lubbock, Texas said, which is being built for the Levelland/Hockley County Ethanol plant.
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ISU Professor Garners Award from R&D Magazine
Fri Nov 20, 2009 08:20 AM CST
Iowa State University professor Hans Van Leeuwen was named R&D Magazine’s 2009 Innovator of the Year for his work in improving water quality and biofuel production, according to the Ames Tribune in Ames, Iowa, and for his process to purify ethanol into food-grade alcohol.
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Brazilian Airline to Test Sugar-Based Aviation Fuel
Fri Nov 20, 2009 08:19 AM CST
Brazilian airline company Azul expects to run a demo flight by 2012 to test a sugar-based fuel manufactured by U.S.-based Amyris Biotechnologies, Inc., according to Inside Costa Rica.
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New North Study Finds Interest in Supplying Cellulosic Ethanol Feedstocks
Fri Nov 20, 2009 08:18 AM CST
A study conducted by New North, Inc. found that local farmers would be willing to supply feedstocks to a cellulosic ethanol plant near Niagara, Wis., according to Domestic Fuel, which would include primarily wood.
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ADM: 'Vomitoxin in US Corn not a big Deal'
Fri Nov 20, 2009 08:17 AM CST
U.S. food processor and ethanol producer Archer Daniels Midland said there have been isolated cases of vomitoxin in this year's corn crop but has not posed a problem for the company, according to Reuters.
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Cardinal Ethanol Releases Positive Financial Information
Thu Nov 19, 2009 08:33 AM CST
Two days after a report published in The Muncie Star Press in Muncie, Ind. painted a tough financial situation for Cardinal Ethanol, the Star Press said, the company released new information that said its situation is improving.
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Closed-Loop E3 BioFuels Nebraska Plant set for December Auction
Thu Nov 19, 2009 08:32 AM CST
Mead, Neb.-based E3 Biofuels LLC is scheduled to hit the auction block on Dec. 11, according to Ethanol Producer Magazine, and will be sold on an "as-is" basis.
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New Danish Plant Turns Straw into Biofuel
Thu Nov 19, 2009 08:31 AM CST
DONG Energy inaugurated a new plant in Denmark Wednesday that converts straw into ethanol, pellets for biofuel-burning power plants and molasses for animal feed, according to Reuters.
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Chief Ethanol Celebrates 25 Years
Thu Nov 19, 2009 08:30 AM CST
Hastings, Neb.-based Chief Ethanol Fuels is celebrating its 25th year of operation, according to Domestic Fuel.
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Tennessee Lawmakers Release Funds for Biofuels Project
Thu Nov 19, 2009 08:28 AM CST
A panel of Tennessee lawmakers approved plans to release funds for the $70 million switchgrass-to-ethanol project in east Tennessee, according to the Nashville Tennessean, blaming a lack of communication for a hearing two weeks ago in which some members suggested pulling support for the project.
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Ethanol Produces Profit for Valero
Thu Nov 19, 2009 08:26 AM CST
Although Valero Energy Corp. has taken a financial hit in its refining business, the San Antonio Express said, ethanol has been a bright spot for the company.
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Weak Dollar Opens Slight US Ethanol Export Window
Thu Nov 19, 2009 08:23 AM CST
The weak dollar and tight Brazilian cane-ethanol supplies may open the door for exports of U.S. corn-ethanol into markets such as Europe or northern Brazil, according to Reuters.
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ZeaChem to Start Making Ethanol, Chemicals
Thu Nov 19, 2009 08:22 AM CST
Lakewood, Colo.-based ZeaChem has begun construction on a cellulosic ethanol plant in Oregon, according to CNet News, with plans to use wood chips to make ethanol and specialty chemicals.
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Biorefinery Could be Coming to Newton, Iowa
Thu Nov 19, 2009 08:21 AM CST
Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc. of Bolingbrook, Ill. plans to build a 2.6-million-gallon per year demonstration-scale integrated biorefinery at the Central Iowa Energy's biodiesel plant in Newton, according to the Newton Daily News.
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Poet CEO: 'We're Well Positioned to Weather Storm'
Wed Nov 18, 2009 09:53 AM CST
South Dakota-based ethanol producer Poet CEO Jeff Broin told Hoosier Ag Today that his company has weathered the recent economic storm just fine and expects to see more downturns in the ethanol industry.
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GTL Resources' Illinois River Energy Plant Returns to Profitability
Wed Nov 18, 2009 09:46 AM CST
GTL Resources' Illinois River Energy ethanol plant in Rochelle, Ill. saw its revenues increased by 48 percent to about $107 million, according to Small Cap News in the UK, as the company recorded a $2.5 million profit after a loss last year of $5.9 million.
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Hero Biodiesel Plant Plans Expansion
Wed Nov 18, 2009 09:45 AM CST
Erie, Pa.-based Hero BX recently received a $1.6 million grant to expand its multi-feedstock biodiesel production capacity by 10 million gallons, according to Biofuels International.
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EERC to Start $7 Million Expansion for Hydrogen Research
Wed Nov 18, 2009 09:44 AM CST
The University of North Dakota's Energy and Environmental Research Center is set to embark on a $7 million project to expand its hydrogen laboratory, according to the Grand Forks Herald in Grand Forks, N.D.
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Nicholls State Developing Cane Waste as Fuel
Wed Nov 18, 2009 09:43 AM CST
The federal government awarded Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, La. a $1.9 million contract to study ethanol production from sugarcane waste during the next three years, according to the Thibodaux Daily Comet.
