In Washington, the EIA is reporting that US ethanol production averaged 823,000 barrels per day (b/d) – or 34.57 million gallons daily. The 4-week average for ethanol production stood at 817,000 b/d for an annualized rate of 12.52 billion gallons. Stocks of ethanol stood at 18.5 million barrels. Gasoline demand for the week averaged 381.4 million […]
In Ohio, a researcher from Ohio State University and other colleagues have published a paper in the August edition of the journal BioScience arguing that ecology experts should be included in research on algae to ensure there are no unintended consequences to the natural environment if genetically modified algae escapes from a controlled environment.
In Missouri, researchers from the University of Missouri have been awarded a $5.4 million grant from the DOE to research non-food crops as potential biofuel feedstocks. About 100 million acres of marginalized agricultural land in 10 states along the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers are unused or underutilized but could potentially grow non-food feedstocks for biofuels.
In West Virginia, the DOE’s CCS and biofuels project producing algae in four ponds photosynthesizing CO2 captured from a small, coal-fired combustor at Touchstone Research Laboratory is moving into its next phase. The next stage will include using a new material to cover the algal ponds that will absorb sunlight during the day and later […]
In Iowa, waiving the RFS will not result in lower corn prices, according to reports published by Iowa State University and Purdue University. The Purdue study indicated that flexibility already built into the RFS is enough to reduce corn prices without having to waive any requirements. In fact, if the EPA did waive the RFS, […]
In Washington, two separate studies released this week by Iowa State University and Purdue University, directly refute the suggestion from livestock and poultry groups that waiving the US Renewable Fuel Standard would dramatically reduce corn prices and increase availability. The Purdue University analysis showed that the flexibility built into the RFS—namely the ability of refiners […]
In Michigan, researchers at Michigan State University of developed a bioelectrochemical process using microbial electrolysis cells, or MEC’s, to produce ethanol from corn stover that boosts recoverable energy by 2000%, an amazing feat when existing technology can only extract about 3.5%-4.5% of the energy.
In Iowa, researchers at Iowa State University are conducting feeding trials with pigs and chickens using a dried high protein food-grade fungi derived from stillage produced during the ethanol production process. The fungi production process also cleans some of the water used in ethanol production so that even more water can be recycled and put […]
In Michigan, a researcher at Michigan State University says one of the key challenges to developing energy crop production on unused land near highways airports is the risk that farming in those areas might attract flocking birds or large-bodied fowl, which could pose a major safety risk. The key then becomes finding ways to strike […]
In Iowa, the DOE’s Ames Laboratory has used spectrometry to map the lipids in cottonseed, a process which may hold the key to understanding biosynthesis and alternative energy production. The process, which allows scientists to understand the structural framework for molecules within cottonseed plant material, will create a new method for viewing plant molecules. Said […]
