Ethanol Week - March 28, 2011

March 28, 2011

VEETC continues to spark heated policy debates The future of the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit and the ethanol import tariff continue to be major topics of debate as Congress works to reduce the federal budget. READ MORE SHARE
Highmark Renewables receives 'Integrated bioRefinery' patent Highmark Renewables in western Canada has received its sixth patent—this one for its trademarked Integrated bioRefinery, integrating anaerobic digestion with ethanol, biodiesel or other options. READ MORE SHARE
	Small engine groups petition EPA to mandate E10 availability A coalition of small engine groups representing boaters, motorcyclists, snowmobilers and outdoor power equipment manufacturers, petitioned the U.S. EPA on March 23 seeking a mandate to ensure the continued availability of E10 at retail stations. READ MORE SHARE
Argonne National Lab, Nalco ink technology license agreement The U.S. DOE's Argonne National Laboratory and industrial processing firm Nalco Co. struck a licensing agreement for a novel electrodeionization technology that can be integrated into biorefineries to convert biomass into fuels and chemicals. READ MORE SHARE
The importance of biomass supply chain dynamics The idea of becoming an active participant in the biomass supply chain to provide feedstock for biorefineries and power plants may be difficult to grasp for many suppliers on the outside looking in. Experts will address this in St. Louis May 2-5. READ MORE SHARE
Logos, EdeniQ get DOE funds for corn-to-cellulosic ethanol pilot Logos Technologies Inc. and EdeniQ Inc. announced U.S. DOE approval of a $20.5 million cost share under DOE's Integrated Biorefinery Program to construct a Corn-to-Cellulosic Migration pilot plant at EdeniQ's headquarters in Visalia, Calif. READ MORE SHARE
Zein technology to go commercial at Illinois ethanol plant Illinois-based technology developer Prairie Gold Inc. and GTL Resources USA Inc. are collaborating to produce zein protein at a commercial-scale plant, to be constructed near Illinois River Energy's 110 MMgy plant at Rochelle, Ill. READ MORE SHARE
Coalition: USDA corn reports perpetuate damaging misconceptions The Governors' Biofuels Coalition said it believes USDA monthly corn reports provide support for "sensationalized reporting" on the food vs. fuel argument in a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. READ MORE SHARE