Ethanol Week - March 21, 2011

Lignol, Novozymes make progress on hardwood-to-ethanol process Lignol Innovations Ltd. has successfully completed a 2,500-liter enzyme optimization run at its hardwood-fed pilot plant in Burnaby, British Columbia, using Novozymes' specially developed enzymes. READ MORE SHARE
U.S. ethanol exports for January second highest on record U.S. ethanol exports in January, both denatured and undenatured, non-beverage, reached 57.2 million gallons in January -- the second highest monthly total on record. December exports set the record at 71.9 million gallons. READ MORE SHARE
	Americans expect rising gas prices, slow to react in comparison Despite the fact that Americans expect gas prices to rise this year, fewer cite gas prices as a top economic concern than in 2008, when they reached similar levels, according to two Gallup polls released March 10. READ MORE SHARE
Fulcrum: DOE cuts could delay its cellulosic project indefinitely The fate of Fulcrum BioEnergy's waste-to-ethanol project, as well as 30 other renewable energy projects, hangs in the balance as Congress considers cutting off funds to the U.S. DOE's loan guarantee program in an attempt to reduce the federal budget. READ MORE SHARE
AE Keyes secures funding, to restart California ethanol plant AE Biofuels announces its wholly-owned advanced ethanol subsidiary, AE Advanced Fuels Keyes Inc., closed on $3.5 million financing with Third Eye Capital Corp.. The funds will be used to restart and operate a 55 MMgy ethanol plant in Keyes, Calif. READ MORE SHARE
Poet celebrates opening of 27th plant in Cloverdale Ind. Nearly 500 gathered to celebrate the reopening of the ethanol plant at Cloverdale, Ind., under Poet LLC management. Poet purchased the 90 MMgy bankrupt plant last summer, investing $30 million in improvements over the past eight months. READ MORE SHARE
USDA opens application window for biofuel funding programs The USDA announced March 14 that it is now accepting applications for three funding programs related to biofuel production. READ MORE SHARE
NASS wants ethanol industry input for distillers grains survey The USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service is seeking comments from the ethanol industry as it develops a survey to collect information from livestock and poultry producers regarding distillers grains. READ MORE SHARE