News and Notes - Oct. 31, 2008

US News

Ethanol's environmental advantage over petrol confirmed by US study
http://sl.farmonline.com.au/news/nationalrural/agribusiness-and-general/finance/ethanols-environmental-advantage-over-petrol-confirmed-by-us-study/1347304.aspx

Kinder Morgan, Central Florida Pipeline batch ship ethanol
http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2008/11/03/story2.html
   
Biomass conversion technology development
http://bioenergy.checkbiotech.org/news/2008-10-31/Biomass_conversion_technology_development/

Clemson to lead effort to reduce state dependence on oil
http://bioenergy.checkbiotech.org/news/2008-10-31/Clemson_to_lead_effort_to_reduce_state_dependence_on_oil/

Survey Identifies New Media's Influence on Energy & Environmental Reporting: Clean Tech Journalists Unconvinced of US Ability to Reduce Fossil Fuel Use
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Brodeur-Partners-NYSE-OMC-914780.html

Falling gas prices could help economy, but will impact ethanol industry
http://www.theindependent.com/news/x635419903/Falling-gas-prices-could-help-economy-but-will-impact-ethanol-industry

Corn Growers Research Non-Fuel Ethanol Use
http://domesticfuel.com/2008/10/31/corn-growers-research-non-fuel-ethanol-use/

Aventine Reports 3rd Quarter Earnings
http://www.aventinerei.com/pdfs/Aventine%203rd%20Quarter%20Earnings.pdf

Wisconsin undergraduate team tackles biofuels challenges
http://www.news.wisc.edu/15867

First Biofuel Flight Across America
http://www.mmdnewswire.com/first-biofuel-flight-across-america-4072.html

ACE: Ethanol Continues to Help Cut Dependence on Foreign Oil
http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/ACE__Ethanol_Continues_to_Help_Cut_Dependence_on_Foreign_Oil-65513.html

International News

Energy sapped from Brazilian renewables
http://www.climatechangecorp.com/content.asp?contentid=5742

Biofuels a potential tool for social development
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article.php?a_id=145336

India, Brazil, South Africa turn their attention to renewables
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article.php?a_id=145797

Grain likely to remain off the biofuels crop list (South Africa)
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article.php?a_id=145346

Kenya sees $500 mln biofuels investment in 2 years
http://africa.reuters.com/business/news/usnJOE49T0T1.html

News and Notes - Oct. 30, 2008

Feature Article

VeraSun falls on report bankruptcy filing imminent
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/10/29/ap5623404.html

One of the nation’s largest ethanol companies is on the brink.

UTBI-related News

DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol LLC Begins Construction at Demonstration Plant in Vonore, TN (a misleading title for an article that covers the groundbreaking)
http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/DuPont_Danisco_Cellulosic_Ethanol_LLC_Begins_Construction_at_Demonstration_Plant_in_Vonore__TN-65426.html

US News

Hawaii as clean energy hub for the U.S.?
http://bioenergy.checkbiotech.org/news/2008-10-30/Hawaii_as_clean_energy_hub_for_the_U.S._/

Cane sorghum latest prospect for creating ethanol or biodiesel
http://bioenergy.checkbiotech.org/news/2008-10-30/Cane_sorghum_latest_prospect_for_creating_ethanol_or_biodeisel/

Gevo and ICM Announce Strategic Alliance to Commercialize Next Generation Biofuels and Hydrocarbons
http://www.gevo.com/news_ICM-pr_102908.php

Betting on Biobricks
http://www.biomassmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=2145

Study to Determine Better Northeast Grasses for Biofuel
http://www.eponline.com/articles/68824/

Cobalt Biofuels changes CEOs
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2008/10/27/daily58.html

International News

The ethics of ethanol: Big Ethanol descends on Africa for land, water, and sympathetic governments
http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/10/29/71244/835

EU biofuel data change angers environmentalists
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/7949984

Biofuels in the European Context: Facts and Uncertainties (A report)
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/jrc/downloads/jrc_biofuels_report.pdf

Chinese Alt-Energy Stock Set to Spike
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10444480/1/chinese-alt-energy-stock-set-to-spike.html?puc=googlefi&cm_ven=GOOGLEFI&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NA

Kiwi company to make algae biofuel
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/536641/2248694

Olive stones could be made into biofuel
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/earth/2008/10/30/sciolives130.xml

Will jatropha invade Mozambique?
http://bioenergy.checkbiotech.org/news/2008-10-30/Will_jatropha_invade_Mozambique_/

News and Notes - Oct. 29, 2008

Feature Article

Lignol signs DOE cooperative agreement
http://www.energycurrent.com/index.php?id=3&storyid=13978

Lignol has formalized its $30 million agreement with DOE for its Colorado cellulosic ethanol facility.

US News

Scientist: California indirect land use policy bad for biofuels (Bruce Dale)
http://www.ethanolproducer.com/article.jsp?article_id=4956

Protecting soils and producing biofuel with corn stover
http://bioenergy.checkbiotech.org/news/2008-10-29/Protecting_soils_and_producing_biofuel_with_corn_stover/

Is the Ethanol Industy Failing or Flourishing?
http://gas2.org/2008/10/28/is-the-ethanol-industy-failing-or-flourishing/

UIUC gets $2M for biofuel infrastructure study
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-uofi-biofuelsrese,0,3940462.story

Is the Ethanol Boom Over?
http://www.hoosieragtoday.com/wire/news/01663_Is_the_Ethanol_Boom_Over_170801.php

Ethanol's Short-Term Bottom
http://seekingalpha.com/article/102620-ethanol-s-short-term-bottom

Company wants to plant, harvest plants for electricity in Osceola County (sorghum)
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/lifestyle/green/orl-power2908oct29,0,7346070.story

Ethanol production restarts in Linden (Verasun starts back up after odd shutdown)
http://www.jconline.com/article/20081029/BUSINESS/810290341

Wood Heat Solutions: Community Guide to Biomass Thermal Projects
http://ri.uoregon.edu/programs/CCE/biomass.html

Wheat an Important Part of Food vs. Fuel Debate as Producers Plant More Corn and Soybean Acres
http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Wheat_an_Important_Part_of_Food_vs__Fuel_Debate_as_Producers_Plant_More_Corn_and_Soybean_Acres-65413.html

SMUD Purchases Biomass Energy from Iberdrola (Sacramento purchases 55 MW from Washington biomass cogen plant)
http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/17023

U.S. Representative Jay Inslee Calls Clean Energy "Our Generation's Legacy" at 2008 Algal Biomass Summit
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/us-representative-jay-inslee-calls/story.aspx?guid={2F99E3CC-841C-4EF7-A247-B6CC512B23D6}&dist=hppr

Auction of F&S Oil's biodiesel plant attracts just one bid
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1976767/

Officials say 23 arrested at ethanol plant
http://www.in-forum.com/ap/index.cfm?page=view&id=D943QMH01

GreenHunter Energy Inc. Acquires L & L Holdings LLC, Including Strategic Facilities and Deepwater Terminals Along Gulf Coast
http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/GreenHunter_Energy_Inc__Acquires_L___L_Holdings_LLC__Including_Strategic_Facilities_and_Deepwater_Terminals_Along_Gulf_Coast-65412.html

Tri-Rail to fuel locomotives with biodiesel (FL)
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=18439

International News

Petrobras signs memoranda of understanding with Portuguese companies
http://www.edubourse.com/finance/actualites.php?actu=47199

Jatropha’s potential as biofuel crop still being researched
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2008/10/29/southneast/2370643&sec=southneast

New bio-ethanol sports car
http://www.newcarnet.co.uk/Auto_news.html?id=8585

News and Notes - Oct. 28, 2008

Feature Article

Ethanol Economics from Ranch to Restaurant
http://www.e85fuel.com/news/2008/102408/cfdc_white_paper100908.pdf

An interesting look at ethanol production, including corn and food prices.

UTBI-related News

UT chief isn't fazed by big budget cuts
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081026/OPINION03/810260405/1008/OPINION01

Blue Signs Help Motorists Go Green in Tennessee
http://www.biofuelwar.com/2008/10/blue-signs-help-motorists-go-green-in-tennesee/

US News

Xethanol exits cellulosic, moves into methane
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN2734540020081028

Ag secretary: US must keep pushing new energy
http://www.examiner.com/a-1653411~Ag_secretary__US_must_keep_pushing_new_energy.html

New Method Turns Wood into Sugar for Biofuels
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=53944

Auburn University to use PureVision biomass fractionation
http://www.biomassmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=2158

Sorghum could be a practical ethanol source
http://bioenergy.checkbiotech.org/news/2008-10-28/Sorghum_could_be_a_practical_ethanol_source/

Will hay be good source for biofuel in the future? Researchers urge thinking through nation’s rush to alternative fuels
http://newsok.com/will-hay-be-good-source-for-biofuel-in-the-future/article/3314903

Scientists ask EPA to delay indirect land use proposal
http://www.ethanolproducer.com/article.jsp?article_id=4953

NCGA: No Good Science Yet on Assessing Possible Land Use Impacts of Biofuels
http://www.ncga.com/news/notd/2008/October/102808.asp

Gulf Ethanol Begins Commercial Design Phase for Biomass Preprocessor System
http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Gulf_Ethanol_Begins_Commercial_Design_Phase_for_Biomass_Preprocessor_System-65307.html

Study Discredits Food-Fuel Linkage
http://www.imperialvalleynews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3117&Itemid=1

VeraSun's future cloudy
http://www.thepaper24-7.com/main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=22&ArticleID=18078&TM=9077.606

New Analysis Shows Ethanol Co-Products Dramatically Extend Corn Supplies
http://www.iowarfa.org/nr101408.php

USDA to Meet Dairy and Meat Companies Over Aid to Ethanol, Rural Companies
http://www.flex-news-food.com/pages/20022/Biofuel/Dairy/USDA/usda-meet-dairy-meat-companies-aid-ethanol-rural-companies.html

CO2 emissions booming, shifting east, researchers report
http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20080924-00

State switching to 10 percent ethanol
http://www.sunjournal.com/story/288909-3/RiverValley/State_switching_to_10_percent_ethanol/

New Illinois Corn Growers Assn. Reports Show Modern Ethanol Industry Has Environmental and Economic Impact Superior to Gasoline
http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/New_Illinois_Corn_Growers_Assn__Reports_Show_Modern_Ethanol_Industry_Has_Environmental_and_Economic_Impact_Superior_to_Gasoline-65312.html

S.D. senators urge more research on ethanol blends
http://www.argusleader.com/article/20081028/UPDATES/81028009/-1/DATAB

Biofuel flying will take off in three years, says Boeing
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/oct/27/biofuel-boeing-carbon-offsetting

POET CEO Jeff Broin: Ethanol Does Not Deserve Blame for High Food Prices
http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/POET_CEO_Jeff_Broin__Ethanol_Does_Not_Deserve_Blame_for_High_Food_Prices-65295.html

CBOT Corn Review: Climbs On End-Users, US Stocks Support
http://www.cattlenetwork.com/Content.asp?ContentID=263735

McCain is in Iowa. No One Bring Up Ethanol
http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/10/mccain-is-in-iowa-no-one-bring.html

Palin 2012, One For All And All For Ethanol
http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2008/10/palin_2012_one_1.html

International News

Brazil ethanol, sugar sector sees hard times ahead
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/7942116

Brazil should give farmers loans for ethanol growth: consultant
http://www.petroleumworld.com/story08102809.htm

French ethanol makers welcome reduction of tax hike
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/7919297

CJP plans for 5 trillion biodiesel tree plantation (jatropha in India)
http://pr-usa.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=140073&Itemid=31

$174m bio-diesel project in pipeline  (Fiji)
http://www.fijilive.com/news_new/index.php/news/show_news/10010

News and Notes - Oct. 24, 2008

Feature Article

New ethanol plant at the ready line (Obion, TN corn plant coming online)
http://www.nwtntoday.com/news.php?viewStory=18319

Ethanol Grain Processors of Obion, TN is preparing to begin ethanol production at the $170 million plant. When operating at capacity, the plant will grind 100,000 bushels a day to produce 100,000,000 gallons of ethanol each year.

US News

Americans Increasingly Concerned about Food Prices, U.S. Ethanol Policy, According to The 2008 Hormel Hunger Survey
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Americans-Increasingly-Concerned-about-Food/story.aspx?guid=%7BA8B79175-29DA-4035-9894-5467D8593C86%7D

Ethanol no longer seen as big driver of food price
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/7914436

Ethanol group's PBS protest may reveal industry panic
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/chi-fri-greising-ethanol-oct24,0,7054199.column

A New OPEC for (Natural) Gas?
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/energywire/2008/10/a_new_opec_for_gas.html

Leading Advanced Biofuel Companies, Researchers, Investors Call on Air Resources Board to Reconsider Draft Low Carbon Fuel Regulations (CA)
http://sev.prnewswire.com/oil-energy/20081023/LATH53623102008-1.html

POET Opens Marion, Ohio Biorefinery
http://www.poetenergy.com/news/showRelease.asp?id=139

Santee Cooper & Allied Waste Generating 3.2 MW of Bioenergy
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=53906

Ethanol support irks cattle groups
http://www.kansas.com/business/agriculture/story/571449.html

Pennsylvania experiences delay with B2 mandate
http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=2893

Making The Switch
http://www.ethanolproducer.com/article.jsp?article_id=4868&q=&page=1

Surprise: Government Mandates Behind Ethanol ‘Bubble’
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/nathan-burchfiel/2008/10/23/surprise-government-mandates-behind-ethanol-bubble

Camelina crush plant to go on line this month
http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=2895

Biofuel investors hot for pond scum
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/10/23/algae/

Make Your Own Ethanol for $1 Per Gallon with New Microfueler From E-Fuel Corp
http://www.naturalnews.com/024561.html

'Algae Can Be the Solution' States Vinod Khosla at 2008 Algae Biomass Summit
http://www.biobasednews.com/node/18769

International News

Lignol and Suncor Sign Cellulosic Ethanol Project Development Agreement
http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/energy/lignol-suncor-sign-cellulosic-ethanol-project-development-agreement-1454515117/

French ethanol makers welcome reduction of tax hike
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/7919297

Biofuels in the Americas: Driving Farmers off Their Lands
http://us.oneworld.net/article/358142-biofuels-driving-farmers-off-their-land

Biofuel additive makes pigs fly (Austrailia)
http://www.independentweekly.com.au/news/local/news/general/biofuel-additive-makes-pigs-fly/1342898.aspx

DSM launches U.S. Department of Energy-funded research initiative for second generation biofuels (Netherlands)
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/dsm-launches-us-department-energy-funded/story.aspx?guid=%7B63044F6C-B83A-4F31-984A-F6EF5172E1B4%7D&dist=hppr

Algae Biofuels Challenge (UK)
http://www.carbontrust.co.uk/technology/directedresearch/algae.htm