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- WestLB Closes USD 205 Million Senior Secured Facilities for BioEnergie Intern...
WestLB announced today that it closed a USD 205 million senior secured facility for BioEnergy International, LLC (BioEnergy) for the construction of a 100 million gallon per year state-of-the-art corn-based dry mill ethanol plant located in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania (the Project).
- VeraSun Announces Biorefinery Start-up
VeraSun Energy Corp. announced the start-up of its 110 million gallon per year ethanol biorefinery located near Hankinson, North Dakota. The Hankinson production facility marks the 12th VeraSun biorefinery in operation, increasing the company's annual operating capacity to 1.2 billion gallons.
- DOE Invests US $240 Million in Biorefineries
The U.S. Depaartment of Energy (DOE) has announced that it has finished its selection process for grants to be made to small-scale cellulosic ethanol refineries. The selected biorefinery projects will receive up to a total of US $240 million in DOE funding, subject to appropriations, over the next five fiscal years. Once federal funding is combined with industry cost share, more than US $735 million could be invested in the nine projects, over the next four to five years.
- The Byproducts of Biodiesel Production Are Valuable Organic Acids, Researcher...
In a move that could possibly change the economics of biodiesel refining, chemical engineers at Rice University have come up with a set of techniques for converting sometimes problematic biofuels waste into chemicals that fetch a profit.
- Dow and NREL Partner to Develop Mixed Alcohol Catalyst
The Dow Chemical Company and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have announced an agreement to jointly develop and evaluate a process to convert biomass into ethanol and other chemical building blocks.
- UC San Diego Enacts Green Energy Initiatives
University of California, San Diego, a university that considers itself to be one of the nation's greenest college campuses, has begun construction on a sustainable energy program that it says is among the largest in the nation by a university.
- Gore: U.S. Can Get 100 Percent Renewable Energy in 10 Years
In an effort to get American citizens and policymakers to think more aggressively about combating climate change, former Vice President Al Gore challenged the U.S. to procure 100 percent of its electricity from renewable resources within 10 years.
- Biogas Flows Through Germany's Grid Big Time
The 2nd biggest biogas plant in the world to feed gas directly into the national gas grid is set to go into operation in eastern Germany at the beginning of 2009.
- Flambeau River BioFuels, Verenuim To Receive DOE Grant Money
Flambeau River BioFuels announced that it received approval of its grant request from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to construct and operate a biorefinery at an existing pulp and paper mill in Park Falls, Wisconsin. The final award value will be subject to final negotiation with the Department of Energy.
- Louisiana Passes Advanced Biofuel Legislation
Louisana Governor Bobby Jindal has signed into law the Advanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiative, one of the most comprehensive and far-reaching state legislation packages in the U.S., which could be used to develop a statewide advanced biofuel industry. Louisiana is the first state to enact alternative transportation fuel legislation that includes a variable blending pump pilot program and a hydrous ethanol pilot program.
- Market Outlook: Renewables Make Good Financial Sense
Renewables are of particular importance in Iceland. The country has no fossil fuel resources and today 72% of its primary energy consumption comes from renewable sources, as compared to the global average of 13%. The National Bank of Iceland, Landsbanki, has helped foster this industry by providing specialized financial support for renewable energy.
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- Swiss Adopt Aggressive Feed Law for Renewable Energy
In a surprising move, Switzerland has adopted one of the world's most aggressive systems of Advanced Renewable Tariffs.