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Miscanthus research in Iowa

The Iowa State University is looking hard at Miscanthus as a potential biofuel feedstock , says the Des Moines Register. Miscanthus, on the other hand, holds the potential to make up to 2times as much ethanol per ton as corn. A University of Illinois study in 2005 showed that using corn or switchgrass...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-03-2008
Ethanol is great, (but not to popular technology)

Ethanol is great if you're standing for election in the US this year, says Popular Technology and then starts a balanced video about that . The nugget in the middle of this video is from the University of Minnesota: If the US converted all of its corn into ethanol for fuel it would equivalent to...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-12-2008
Ethanol plants recieve big subsidy cheques

A couple of plants in North Dakota have been heavily subsidised by the state in the past 18 months, according to the Grand Forks Herald and posted by Ron Steenblik onto Del.icio.us . For me the interesting thing is that the plants have only been in existence for around 18 months...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-31-2008
DuPont in cellulose ethanol trial in Tennessee

DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol LLC (DDCE) and the University of Tennessee (UT) Research Foundation, through its Genera Energy LLC , have announced a partnership to c onstruct an innovative pilot-scale biorefinery and state-of-the-art research and development facility for cellulosic ethanol in Vonore...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-24-2008
EPA to rule on Texas' exit from biofuel mandate on 24 July

A piece on B loombergg today goes into some detail behind Texas' Governors' plan to try and get out of the national requirement to make 9bn gallons of ethanol . The story says that there will have to be a decision by Friday. You may remember, I mentioned Texas' cattle ranchers plans in early...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-22-2008
Ineos goes down the Fischer-Tropsch route to ethanol from municipal waste

Ineos goes down the Fischer-Tropsch route to ethanol from municipal waste, according to a press release from the company, reported on ICIS news and in newspapers like the Times today . I like this technology, as you'll know by now and I think that it is important that it is being widely talked about...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-21-2008
Nuclear could get a boost from current low opinion of biofuels

The nuclear industry could get a boost, given the low opinion many people have about biofuels, if this piece from Biofuels to BioFailiure from the Heritage Foundation is anything to go by.

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-15-2008
Louisana signs advanced biofuels law into being

Lousiana has signed the HB1270 Advanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiative into law. It features the use of hydrous and anhydrous ethanol as a fuel blend stock that will be derived from plants grown in Lousiana (but not corn) and capable of producing 600gal/acre, with only one-third nitrogen input...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-15-2008
The high cost of corn in the US is choking off demand from ethanol producers

The high cost of corn in the US is choking off demand from ethanol producers, according to a report in the Des Moines Registe r. The report goes on to add that around 1.6bn bushels of corn will be left from last year's harvest compared to earlier forecasts of 1.4bn bushels.

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-15-2008
Ethanol without the microbes

Interesting comment from David Benson, a bit off topic, but bang on the money about alternative technologies. This has a lot of things I like, especially the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis plant which uses hydrogen from electrolysed water, (electricity generated by wind) and smokestack carbon dioxide to make...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-15-2008

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