Ethanol Week - April 11, 2011

USDA announces grants for blender pumps, E85 pumps Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced April 8 that his agency is clarifying language in the Rural Energy of America Program in order to make blender pump and E85 pump distribution systems eligible for funding. READ MORE SHARE
NC ethanol plant files for bankruptcy, cites high corn prices Clean Burn Fuels LLC, a 60 MMgy ethanol plant in Raeford, N.C., has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and temporarily shut down. The company hopes to restart and emerge from bankruptcy before the year is over. READ MORE SHARE
	Spring ethanol plant map shows 14.31 billion gallons of capacity The Spring 2011 Fuel Ethanol Plant Map is Ethanol Producer Magazine's twice-yearly look at the industry, shows 211 ethanol plants in the United State, both producing and idled, with a combined capacity of 14.31 billion gallons. READ MORE SHARE
Senate energy committee explores biofuel infrastructure expansion The Senate energy committee held a two-hour hearing April 7 to discuss proposed legislation to expand the domestic biofuels market, but expanded its scope through testimony and committee member questions to cover nearly every major issue. READ MORE SHARE
Brazilian demand for U.S. ethanol expected to increase Small shipments of U.S. ethanol have been received by ports in northeast Brazil over the past few months, but activity is expected to ramp up in the coming weeks as demand increases in the industrial regions near Sao Paulo and Rio de Janiero. READ MORE SHARE
LanzaTech, Jianye Greentech projects move forward in China Project development is moving forward on two ethanol plants in China--a demonstration plant using LanzaTech technology converting carbon dioxide to ethanol, the other an MSW-to-ethanol plant. READ MORE SHARE
Suncor ethanol doubles capacity at Sarnia, Ontario plant An ethanol plant in Sarnia, Ontario, recently completed an expansion project--making it the largest ethanol plant in Canada. Suncor Energy St. Clair Ethanol Plant went from 200 MMly (52.8 MMgy) to 400 MMly. READ MORE SHARE
Head of DOE loan programs asks Congress not to cut funds Various ethanol-related programs are on the chopping block as Congress struggles with budget cuts. Recently, the head of the U.S. DOE's loan programs made the case to continue support for renewable energy projects. READ MORE SHARE