In Idaho, the ethanol plant proposed in Greenleaf would use potatoes and barley as feedstock. A facility running on potatoes a few miles down the road closed in 2004, causing doubt among the local industry as to whether the new facility will work. The facility would use fractionation technology to separate the starch from the grain […]
In Montana, a process that improves the nutritional value of barley for use in fish feed has been developed by scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Montana Microbial Products LLC (MMP) of Missoula, Montana. Barley typically contains about 10 to12 percent protein, but 40 to 60 percent protein is needed in diets […]
In Virginia, farmers who had planted barley in hopes of supplying the Appomattox Bio Energy plant that will now be sold before it is even commissioned are being told not to worry, the intermediary agricultural company will market the grain anyway. Some farmers have said they won’t plant barley in the autumn in hopes of […]
In Virginia, Osage Bio Energy announced that its board of directors has decided to market the company for sale. The company has also decided not to start production at its Appomattox Bio Energy ethanol plant in Hopewell, Virginia in conjunction with the sales process. As a result of this action, the company will implement a […]
In Japan, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd has developed technology for ethanol production from rice and barley straw below the target price of $1.10 per liter. Verification of the technology has been conducted as a joint project involving the government, academia, and the agricultural and industrial sectors in Hyogo Prefecture, supported by the Ministry of Agriculture, […]
In Washington, Scientists with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service have found that barley grain can be used to produce ethanol, and the leftover byproducts-barley straw, hulls, and dried distillers grains (DDGS)-can be used to produce an energy-rich oil called bio-oil. The bio-oil could then be used either for transportation fuels or for producing heat and power […]
In Virginia, Osage Bio Energy LLC’s ethanol plant is currently wrapping up construction. The Appomattox Bio Energy plant is scheduled to go online in the first quarter of 2011. The company has signed a CO2-purchase agreement with Praxair Incorporated, which is building a CO2 plant at the site. More on the story.
In Bristol, England, zero-waste shop Zero Green is using edible coffee cups from Cupffee so it can more closely live up to its name. Based in Bulgaria, Cupffee produces the plastic cup alternative from wheat and barley. The low-calorie cups can hold a drink—hot or cold—for 40 minutes and either be eaten or composted following […]
In North Dakota, a new study from U.S. Geological Survey biologists shows that grassland birds in North Dakota have responded more negatively to the expansion of corn and soybeans as compared with oil and gas development and other types of agriculture. In the Great Plains, corn and soybeans, the raw feedstocks used for bioethanol and […]
In the UK, Arda Biomaterials has raised £1.1 million (US$1.4 million) to develop and scale its beer waste-to-leather technology. Arda’s process uses the waste barley grain from the brewing industry to produce a material that can be used in fashion, home goods, and the auto industry. The company was founded in 2022 by Edward TJ […]
