BIOFUELS/ETHANOL INDUSTRY
UPDATE
June 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INDUSTRY NEWS
Confusing Biofuels Legislation
POET: Ethanol Tax Credit Reform Must Include Infrastructure
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Votes to Undermine America’s Renewable Energy Industry
NCGA Supports Thune, Klobuchar Legislation to Reform Ethanol Industry
American Coalition for Ethanol Endorses Open Fuel Standard Act Legislation in Congress
American Coalition for Ethanol Seeks Clarification on Recent Ethanol Comments from General Motors Chairman
DOE Announces Up to $36 Million to Support the Development of Drop-In Biofuels and Bioproducts
IDB Launches Regional Initiative to Support Sustainable Aviation Biofuels in Latin America and the Caribbean
USDA Announces Projects to Provide Increased Renewable Energy Production, Reduce Reliance on Foreign Oil
China Overtakes USA as Top Energy Consumer as World Demand Grows Strongly Says BP
Hart Releases Ethanol and Biofuels Outlook to 2015
Response to Pretzel Logic Lawsuit against U.S. Biofuels
University of Illinois-Chicago Study: Thirty Percent Reduction in Energy Needed to Produce Today’s Ethanol
Sugarcane Ethanol Producers Respond to Senate Vote Preserving Import Tariff
Greenhouse Gas and Nitrogen Fertilizer Scenarios Given for U.S. Agriculture and Global Biofuels
Consent Decree Resolves Claims against Blenders
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
EERC Process First to Produce Jet Fuel Exclusively from Coal and Biomass Combined
ESF Produces Next Generation of Biofuels
JBEI Researches Counteract Biofuel Toxicity in Microbes
Advanced Biofuels USA Releases White Paper on Syngas Fermentation, a “Third Pathway” for Cellulosic Ethanol Production
CELLULOSIC
Data Shows Responsible Biomass Harvesting is Part of Good Soil Management
Virent Makes Gasoline from Cellulosic Biomass
World’s First Self-Powered Modular Cellulose Ethanol Refinery Announced
EdeniQ Licenses Yeast Technology from USDA
ALGAE
Algae-Based Biofuels Represent a Trillion Dollar Potential Market Opportunity, but Cost is An Obstacle to Commercialization Says Pike Research
European Commission Funds Global Project to Produce Ethanol, Biodiesel and Bioproducts from Algae
PetroAlgae and Suriname Ministry of Natural Resources Sign Master Framework and Initial License Agreement to Begin Open Growth Bioreactor for Renewable Fuels and Protein
VG Energy’s Lipid Enhancement Technology Independently Confirmed in First Phase of Testing for Potential Commercial Production of Biofuels
OriginOil Receives Order for large-Scale Algae Extraction System
BIODIESEL
UPS Begins Using Renewable Biodiesel at Major U.S. Hub
Joint Venture Secures Financing for Renewable Diesel Facility
Mission Expected to Benefit from Official Launch of Biodiesel Mandate in Malaysia
CME Clearing Europe to Expand Product Offerings to Include New Biodiesel and Diesel Contracts; Adding another Clearing Member Firm
Vermont Heating Oil to Contain Biodiesel
BIOFUEL USE
Boeing 747-8 Freighter Arrives at Paris after Historic Biofuel Flight
Honeywell Green Jet Fuel™ Powers First-Ever Transatlantic Biofuel Flight
Solazyme Announces Successful MH 60S Seahawk Helicopter Test Flight on a 50/50 Blend of Algal Derived Solajet®HRJ-5 Jet Fuel
Seven ATA Member Airlines Sign Letters of Intent to Negotiate Purchase of Biomass-Derived Jet Fuel from Solena Fuels, LLC
Honeywell Green Jet Fuel™ Powers U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Demonstration
Groundbreaking Study Details Viable Pathway to Develop Sustainable Aviation Biofuels Industry in Northwest
Neste Oil’s Renewable Diesel to be Trialed by a Fleet of Road Tanker Trucks
Growth Energy Announces Independence Day Promotion for Flex Fuel Vehicle Owners
Blend Your Own Ethanol Helps Gas Retailers Navigate USDA Application Process for Blender Pump Installation
Wayne Offers Options for Indiana Corn Marketing Council Program to Encourage More Flex-Fuel Pumps in State
COMPANY NEWS
Cargill and the USJ Group Announce Joint Venture in Sugar, Ethanol and Bioelectricity
Shell and Cosan Joint Venture to Fuel a Lower Carbon Future with Biofuels
Celanese Accelerates Plan to Begin Ethanol Production in China by
Mitsui Embraces LanzaTech’s Clean Energy Technology
Abengoa Agrees to Sale of its 40 Percent Stake in Telvent to Schneider Electric
Enerkem Raises $59 Million in Latest Financing Round
Pacific Ethanol Announces Effectiveness of One-For-Seven Reverse Stock Split
REX American Resources’ First Quarter APS Rose 16.7 Percent to $0.49 Reflecting Growth of Alternative Energy Segment
Gushan Environmental Energy Limited Announces First Quarter of 2011 Financial Results
China Integrated Energy Receives NASDAQ Notice to Deny Stay of Delisting
PROJECT NEWS
Endicott Biofuels and Holly Corporation Partner on 30MM Gallon per Year Biorefinery under Construction in Port Arthur, TX
Osage Bio Energy Seeks Prospective Buyer for its Ethanol Plant in Hopewell, VA
Addax Bioenergy Signs Loan Agreement for €258 Million Renewable Energy Project in Sierra Leone