Archive for July, 2010
Biofuels Digest announces Advanced Biofuels Markets, November 9-10 in San Francisco
Readers: I am delighted to announce Biofuels Digest’s Advanced Biofuels Markets on November 9-10, 2010 in San Francisco, which will feature the largest assemblage of CEOs of the “50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy” since our Washington DC conference in April.
The full agenda and registration information is here.
Sponsorship and exhibition information is here.
Our goal in San [...]
AdvanceBio Systems, Penn State partner on biomass demonstration system
In Ohio, AdvanceBio Systems was granted a contract from Pennsylvania State University to supply a Bench Scale Hydrolyzer System for its Shared Fermentation Facility located in University Park, Pennsylvania. The system will be used for research, development and technology demonstration for biomass-based fuels and chemical production from lignocellulosic feedstocks.
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Refill Energy aims to collect Gulf oil leak as feedstock for DME project
In Utah, Refill Energy, Inc. announced it is finalizing its application to become a FEMA Vendor to assist in the oil spill affected areas of the Gulf Coast.
The Company’s technology uses oil sludge as a feedstock for its Refill gasifier that converts the oil into clean synthesis gas for electricity or Dimethyl Ether (DME). The [...]
Nice-Pak goes “zero landfill” with waste biomass electricity program
In Wisconsin, Nice-Pak Products, Inc., manufacturer of wet wipe products, announced that it has transformed its Green Bay, Wisconsin manufacturing plant into a “zero landfill” facility and plans to do the same with another of its four US plants over the next three years.
The Green Bay plant now converts all of its industrial waste into [...]
Opinion: “Expanding the use of biomass is absolutely key to Scotland hitting its targets for renewables.”
Niall Stuart, CEO of Scottish Renewables Agency: “Expanding the use of biomass is absolutely key to Scotland hitting its targets for renewables and could make a massive cut in CO2 emissions for the way we heat and power homes and businesses. This report confirms what the industry has been saying for some time that these benefits [...]
US, Pakistan ink $60 million in biomass to power aid
In Pakistan, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Phase II of the US Signature Energy Program for Pakistan. The program will provide $60 million to fund seven energy projects implemented by various US governmental agencies. The program seeks to help
Pakistan meet its energy needs via increased electricity production and energy efficiency.
One of the projects [...]
Renewable Energy Systems proposes 100 MW biomass plant in UK
In the UK, Renewable Energy Systems (RES) is inviting residents living near the proposed site of a 100-megawatt biomass generating plant next to the River Blyth to express their views during public consultations in September.
RES says the power plant could be operational by 2015 and would generate enough electricity to power 150,000 homes per year [...]
South Korea invests $33 million in biomass power
In South Korea, the government plans to invest $33 million of its national carbon fund in a biomass power generation plant in central China. The investment will earn extra carbon credits for South Korea in the future.
According to the South Korean Ministry of Knowledge Economy, the fund has been offered to a consortium led by [...]
Oak Ridge, Dartmouth researchers develop largest biomass database
In New Hampshire, researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Dartmouth College have released results from the largest database ever analyzed and compiled for energy crop yield comparisons, in relation to geographically distributed variables. These variables include site location, plot size, stand age, harvest frequency, fertilizer application, climate, and soil quality.
The researchers compiled nearly 1,200 [...]
IRS OKs black liquor for $1.01 per gallon tax credit for 2009, with conditions, risks
In Washington, the Internal Revenue Service ruled that the pulpmaking byproduct, black liquor, is eligible for up to $10 billion in Cellulosic Biofuel Producer Credits (CBPC), or “Son of Black Liquor” credits. The production credits will be paid at the $1.01 per gallon rate originally designed to incentivize renewable fuels, double the old $0.50 per [...]
