Ethanol Week - June 20, 2011

Ethanol, electric power behind winners of DOE EcoCAR challenge The winners of the recently completed three-year EcoCAR challenge used a combination of extended-range electric power and E85 to grab top honors. Taking first place was Virginia Tech University. READ MORE SHARE
House votes to defund BCAP, fate lies with Senate The Biomass Crop Assistance Program is in jeopardy as the House voted to defund it, now its fate will be decided by the Senate. READ MORE SHARE
	It's a go for MSW-to-ethanol plant near Chicago A long-proposed municipal solid waste (MSW)-to-ethanol project in Lake County, Ind., has locked in the financing needed to construct the facility and is expected to undergo construction in July. READ MORE SHARE
Senate votes against VEETC, supports blender pump spending The U.S. Senate held its second vote of the week on an amendment to repeal the 45-cent-per-gallon Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit and the 54-cent ethanol import tariff on June 16, this time approving the measure by a vote of 73 to 27. READ MORE SHARE
South Dakota ethanol plant inks isobutanol deal with Gevo Gevo Inc., the company currently working on a retrofit of an ethanol plant in Luverne, Minn., has announced a joint venture with Redfield Energy LLC, a 50 MMgy ethanol plant in Redfield, S.D. READ MORE SHARE
Calif. plant surprised by opposition to anaerobic digestion Area residents and a dairy cooperative have concerns about a $10 million project to build an anaerobic digester that would turn manure from area dairies into biomethane in Pixley, Calif. Calgren Renewable Fuels is working to allay those fears. READ MORE SHARE
Ethanol groups support VEETC swap for infrastructure help The ethanol industry unveiled its latest offer for ethanol policy reform on June 13 with the introduction of legislation by Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., to convert VEETC to a variable credit in July. READ MORE SHARE
Pacific Ethanol stock now over $1, increases credit facility Just a week after a enacting a one-for-seven reverse stock split that brought stock prices up over $1, Pacific Ethanol Inc. announced it was increasing the credit facility of its subsidiary. READ MORE SHARE