Ethanol Week - January 23, 2012

Poet puts dedicated ethanol pipeline project on hold Citing slim prospects for a federal loan guarantee, Poet LLC has decided to put a dedicated ethanol pipeline on hold in order to focus on other priorities. READ MORE SHARE
Fiberight step closer to $25 million loan guarantee from USDA Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Jan. 20 that USDA has approved a conditional commitment for a $25 million guaranteed loan to build a biorefinery plant with funding support from USDA's Biorefinery Assistance Program. READ MORE SHARE
	USDA launches renewable energy data website The USDA has launched a new energy website dedicated to providing information and statistics related to the agency's energy efficiency and renewable energy data. READ MORE SHARE
Verdezyne receives patent for xylose-eating yeast California-based biotechnology developer Verdezyne has been granted a U.S. patent for an engineered yeast and class of enzymes it developed which can be used to ferment the abundant, but hard-to-process, xylose found in cellulosic feedstocks. READ MORE SHARE
Bill proposes fossil fuel-derived ethanol should qualify for RFS Rep. Pete Olson, R-Texas, introduced legislation on Jan. 17 that would amend the Clean Air Act to allow ethanol produced from domestic fossil fuel sources other than petroleum to qualify as a conventional biofuel under the RFS beginning this year. READ MORE SHARE
MGP, KABB, Kan. universities forge biorefining R&D collaboration The Kansas Alliance for Biorefining and Bioenergy has teamed up with Atchison, Kan.-based MGP Ingredients Inc. and four Kansas universities to develop innovative technologies and bioproducts using biobased raw materials. READ MORE SHARE
Florida pilot plant to produce ethanol, organic acids A dedication ceremony was held recently for the Stan Mayfield Biorefinery Pilot Plant in Perry, Fla. -- a cooperative venture between the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and Buckeye Technologies Inc. READ MORE SHARE
2011 US ethanol exports expected to total 1.11 billion gallons By the end of 2011, the U.S. ethanol industry will have exported more than twice the amount of ethanol than was exported the year before. Government data released Jan. 13 shows 1.02 billion gallons of U.S. ethanol was exported through November. READ MORE SHARE