BIOFUELS/ETHANOL WORLD MARKET
UPDATE
January 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INDUSTRY NEWS
Renewable Fuels Association Reviews Top Stories of 2011
EPA Identifies Additional Fuel Pathways
Ethanol Growth Not Leading to Cropland Expansion, New USDA Report Shows
Sandia Transportation Fuels Expert Says Policy Makers Need to Think About Practical Ways to Reach New Energy Goals
Renewable Fuels are Winners in Iowa Caucus
Federal Judge Finds California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard Unconstitutional
Iowa Ethanol Production Ticked Up in 2011
Texas Opens the Door Even Wider for America’s Advanced Biofuel
Illinois Extends Support for America’s Advanced Biofuel
Brazilian Cane Ethanol is a Key Ingredient to Help Germany Promote Low Carbon Transport Solutions
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
E. Coli Bacteria Engineered to Eat Switchgrass and Make Transportation Fuels
Texas A&M Biofuels Research Initiative Receives $2.3 Million DOE Grant
FEEDSTOCKS
DuPont and NexSteppe to Collaborate on New Feedstocks for Renewable Industry
Chromatin, Inc. Passes Major Milestone in Sweet Sorghum Technologies
Sunn Hemp Shows Promise as Biofuel Source
BIODIESEL
EPA Releases November Biodiesel Volume
Iowa Biodiesel Production Sets Record in 2011
OnSite Energy is Proud to Announce a New Partnership with Michigan State University Extension’s Freeway to Fuels Project
Extreme BioDiesel Announces New Product from Waste
Metso’s Automation and Safety Solutions Guarantee Efficient Operations at Europe’s Largest Renewable Diesel Plant in Rotterdam
BIOFUEL USE
Novozymes in Project to Repower the Maritime Sector
More Minnesota Drivers are Choosing E85 in 2011
COMPANY NEWS
BP Joins GE, Google Ventures, ConocoPhillips, and NRG Energy in Investing in Cool Planet BioFuels
Coskata Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering
BlueFire Renewable Signs Financing MOU for it Fulton, Mississippi Biorefinery and Other Projects in U.S. and China
ADM Completes Acquisition of Elstar Oils
OriginOil Enters Joint Venture to Develop Biorefineries for U.S. Department of Defense Biofuels Programs
BASF Participates in Renmatix
Green Plains to Acquire JW Grain in Nebraska
Headquarters Incorporated Announces Sale of Its 51 Percent Ownership in Blue Flint Ethanol LLC
Pacific Ethanol, Inc. Closes on Previously Announced Increase in Plant Ownership and $8.0 Million Financing
Gushan Environmental Energy Limited Announces Third Quarter of 2011 Financial Results
Enerkem Raises C$15 Million in Project Equity Financing for its Commercial Waste to Biofuels Facility in Edmonton, Alberta
Mascoma Awarded $80 Million from the DOE for Construction of Commercial Scale Hardwood Cellulosic Ethanol Facility in Kinross, MI
Harris Group Engineering Certified by Inbicon for Build-out of New Ethanol Technology
ZeaChem Begins Core Facility Operations at Biorefinery in Boardman, OR
Itochu Announces Bioethanol Production Business in Binh Phuoc Province of Southern Vietnam