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Three ethanol projects receive Nebraska fundingThe Nebraska Rural Development Commission has awarded $92,675 in Value-Added Agriculture fund grants for three ethanol-related projects.READ MORE USGC sees Asian interest in DDGSIn its year-end market analysis, the U.S Grains Council said there are opportunities for U.S. distillers dried grains with solubles, especially in Taiwan. From January to October, 2008, DDGS imports in Taiwan reached nearly 230,000 tons, with a 95 percent U.S. market share.READ MORE GPRE acquires majority interest in BlendstarGreen Plains Renewable Energy Inc. has acquired majority interest in Houston-based biofuel terminal operator Blendstar LLC from Bioverda U.S. Holdings LLC for $9 million. Blendstar currently operates six terminals in the U.S.READ MORE Ethanol industry pioneer diesOn Dec. 23, 2008, David Kelsall, 62, passed away. On Jan. 31, the industry will celebrate his life during a special dinner in La Crosse, Wis. Kelsall, who was most recently director of technical services for Lallemand Ethanol Technology, helped start the Alcohol School to educate fuel ethanol and distilled beverage producers in the science of alcohol production.READ MORE Research: Biofuels carbon footprint not as negativeAccording to a paper recently published by researchers at Michigan State University and titled "Biofuels, Land Use Change, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Some Unexplored Variables," warnings about biofuels contributing to greenhouse gas production are based on a set of assumptions that may not be correct.READ MORE VeraSun, others look for fundingSouth Dakota-based ethanol producer and marketer VeraSun Energy Corp. intends to auction off seven of its ethanol plants as a condition of receiving debtor-in-possession financing needed to maintain the facilities' workforce and keep them on "hot idle" status until April 30.READ MORE Provista becomes CHS Renewable Fuels MarketingEffective Feb. 1, Provista Renewable Fuels Marketing LLC will change its name to CHS Renewable Fuels Marketing and become a division of CHS Inc. The company currently markets approximately 380 million gallons of ethanol.READ MORE Range Fuels receives $80 million USDA loanColorado-based Range Fuels Inc. has received an $80 million loan guarantee from the USDA Rural Development program to build a 20 MMgy commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Soperton, Ga., which will produce ethanol from wood chips. This is the first-ever loan guarantee given by the USDA for a commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol facility.READ MORE |
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