A (Re)Birth for Offshore Wind

Cleantech blog: A (Re)Birth for Offshore Wind
by Richard T. Stuebi -- Feb. 26, 2007

Dupont's Commercialization Strategies for Cellulosic Ethanol, Biobutanol Advancing

Cellulosic biobutanol looks like our best renewable transportation fuel option in the next 20-30 years. It can be used in our existing vehicles and pipelines much more readily than ethanol can. -- Jeff
Dupont's Commercialization Strategies for Cellulosic Ethanol, Biobutanol Advancing:
Feb. 22, 2007
"Fleet testing of biobutanol has begun in the United States and the European Union. Biobutanol market testing is targeted for later this year in the United Kingdom."

New crops could fuel new wave of ethanol

DesMoinesRegister.com:
by Jerry Perkins -- Feb. 25, 2007
"Corn is not enough. Researchers hope to increase the yields from dedicated energy crops, such as switchgrass."

FIU, Florida Crystals to Develop Cellulosic Ethanol Technology

FIU, Florida Crystals to Develop Ethanol Technology: "
Feb. 22, 2007
The grant, the product of a unique partnership between FIU-ARC and
FCC, will identify a pretreatment process that can cost-effectively convert
sugar cane bagasse to ethanol."

DuPont outlines commercialization strategies for cellulosic ethanol and biobutanol

Biofuel Review - international biofuel news updated daily - DuPont outlines commercialization strategies for cellulosic ethanol and biobutanol:
by Giles Clark, London -- Feb. 21, 2007
"A 25 million gallon per year commercial-scale plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa, will begin production of cellulosic ethanol in the next four to six years."

Ethanol's future not dependent on corn

The debate continues about how far along cellulosic ethanol technology really is. This article touches on some of the companies planning to make it in the near future. -- Jeff
TheStar.com - Business - Ethanol's future not dependent on corn:
by Tyler Hamilton -- Feb. 19, 2007
"From a technology perspective, there's always room for improvement. But, far from what the oil CEOs suggest, there's no breakthrough or invention required to make cellulosic ethanol an economic alternative to corn-based ethanol."

Cellulosic Ethanol Demonstration Biorefinery under Construction

AgWeb:
2/16/2007
"The Celunol facility in Jennings is the first demonstration plant under construction in the U.S."

Vinod Khosla: President Bush, Please Declare a War on Oil!

Vinod Khosla with his latest pitch for cellulosic ethanol. Well worth reading. Comes from someone putting his money where his mouth is, investing in several cellulosic ethanol companies. -- Jeff
The Blog Vinod Khosla: President Bush, Please Declare a War on Oil! The Huffington Post

Researchers Help Take Natural Gas Out Of Ethanol Production

Biomass could replace Natural gas as the fuel for operating ethanol refineries -- Jeff
ScienceDaily: Researchers Help Take Natural Gas Out Of Ethanol Production
Sept. 27, 2006

Engineers Devise Process To Improve Energy Efficiency of Ethanol Production

Jan. 26: Engineers Devise Process To Improve Energy Efficiency of Ethanol Production - Carnegie Mellon University:
Jan. 26, 2007
"Carnegie Mellon researchers have used advanced process-design methods combined with mathematical-optimization techniques to reduce the operating costs of corn-based bio-ethanol plants by more than 60 percent."

Manure for Fuel

Farmers will give this Herford, Texas ethanol refinery their cattle manure. Then the refinery will use the manure for power. Sounds like a good model for reducing costs while helping farmers and the environment. -- Jeff
Biomass Energy: Manure for Fuel: "Local farmers have contracted with Panda to supply the manure free of charge just to get rid of the mounds of waste rather than paying to have it carted away."

HBS BioEnergy Forms Joint Venture With Dairy Development Group to Convert Waste to Power in Proposed Ethanol Plant

This sounds similar to the project in Meade, Nebraska, but it will use manure from multiple farms for ethanol process fuel rather than incorporating its own feedlot. Let's hope this model works and is implimented wherever enough feedlots are operating. -- Jeff
PRESS RELEASE HBS BioEnergy Forms Joint Venture With Dairy Development Group to Convert Waste to Power in Proposed Ethanol Plant:
Press Release -- Feb. 12, 2007
"The Energy Park will utilize waste from surrounding dairies to provide the power needed to fuel a proposed ethanol plant to be located on site."

butanol may soon be the biofuel of choice

British Scientists are getting into the biofuels game with research on a better way to make butanol for fuel. -- Jeffrey
Green Fuel Plan Nets Cash (from Oxford Mail):
by Maggie Hartford
"We believe butanol will replace ethanol and biodiesel as the bio-fuel of choice within 10 years."

Diversa and Celunol Merge to Create Cellulosic Ethanol Technology

Looks like commercial production of cellulosic ethanol is getting close. -- JeffreyDiversa and Celunol Merge to Create Cellulosic Ethanol Technology:
Feb. 12, 2006
"Celunol has recently commenced operations of the nation's first cellulosic ethanol pilot facility in Jennings, LA and expects to complete a 1.4 million gallons-per-year, demonstration-scale facility to produce cellulosic ethanol from sugarcane bagasse and specially-bred energy cane by the end of 2007."

What Chance for Bio-Butanol?

A British take on Biobutanol. -- Jeff
Energy Balance:
February 9, 2007
"Much discussion on biofuels circles around bioethanol, as I mentioned most recntly in the posting 'U.S. May Need to Import Corn', since this is provides a better crop-fuel yield than say, biodiesel and ceratainly biohydrogen. However, there is a new kid on the block and that is biobutanol. "

Range Fuels to Build First Wood Cellulosic Ethanol Plant in Georgia

Range Fuels to Build First Wood Cellulosic Ethanol Plant in Georgia: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance:
Feb. 7, 2007
"Potential to Produce Over 1 Billion Gallons a Year "

Algae Biofuels Reaches Final Stage

PetroSun: Algae Biofuels Reaches Final Stage
Feb. 2, 2007

Key Questions on Energy Options

A discussion of whether ethanol and biodiesel are sustainable with various feedstocks. Talks about solar and wind as well. -- Jeffrey
The Oil Drum | Key Questions on Energy Options

Ethanol production must adhere to state's water rules

Wichita Eagle | 02/01/2007 | Ethanol production must adhere to state's water rules