Ethanol Week - September 5, 2011

September 5, 2011

LanzaTech lands federal support for ethanol-to-jet fuel LanzaTech has been awarded $4 million in U.S. DOE funding to further its technology to produce ethanol and chemicals from waste gases, with a goal of further conversion to jet fuel. READ MORE SHARE
Vilsack discusses biorefining industry on Platts Tom Vilsack spoke about the U.S. biofuels industry on Platts Energy Week Aug. 28. While Vilsack did briefly discuss subsidies for ethanol production, the bulk of his talk focused on our nation's developing cellulosic and drop-in biofuels industries. READ MORE SHARE
	ADM CO2 sequestration, education project moving forward The demonstration project at Archer Daniels Midland Co.'s Decatur, Ill., ethanol plant is the first large-scale carbon capture project funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to move into construction phase. READ MORE SHARE
Researchers use bacterium to convert cellulose into n-butanol A team of researchers at Tulane University have discovered a unique bacterial strain of clostridia, coined TU-103, that has the ability to convert cellulosic materials into biobased normal butyl alcohol, or n-butanol, in the presence of oxygen. READ MORE SHARE
Trillium awarded SBIR grant from National Science Foundation Trillium FiberFuels Inc. has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research grant to further its work in developing innovative technologies for creating fuel-grade ethanol from straw and other biomass. READ MORE SHARE
Report confirms U.S. position as world's top ethanol producer An independent research firm has released an analysis of world biofuels production in 2010 which shows a 20 percent increase in U.S. production and a 300 percent increase in U.S. ethanol exports. READ MORE SHARE
Data shows dip in ethanol production in relation to summer heat Ethanol production is on the rebound following a bout of reduced output during the extreme heat of July and early August. Between May 27 and June 3, U.S. ethanol producers pumped out 915,000 barrels of ethanol per day, according to EIA statistics. READ MORE SHARE