Ohio’s Portage County converts recycling fleet to biodiesel

In Ohio, Portage County will convert its 18-truck recycling fleet to biodiesel fuel, using the trucks to collects recyclables at 800 commercial locations and 15 consumer drop-off points. The county noted the reduction in sulfur that was appropriate for a recyclables waste-pickup effort, but said that it was supplementing the the fuel with a fuel [...]

September 21, 2009 | Jim Lane | Comments 0

Ohioans aim to create “biofuels corridor” along US Highway 33

In Ohio, the Daily Sentinel is reporting in plans by Rural Action, Hocking College and Clean Fuels Ohio to create a “biofuels corridor” along US Highway 33 linking Fairfield, Hocking, Athens and Meigs. The corridor would feature B20 biodiesel fueling stations, in support of the southern Ohio soybean industry and biofuel plants in Logan and [...]

September 17, 2009 | Jim Lane | Comments 0

110 Mgy VeraSun corn ethanol plant in Ohio shuts down; financing the issue for bankrupt firm

In Ohio, the 110 Mgy VeraSun corn ethanol in Bloomingburg has been idled, according to the Record-Herald. VeraSun said that they have suspended operations while they seek additional interim financing during their bankruptcy reorganization. Production shut down in December, but Cargill, which sources corn for the plant, said that it is still accepting regular deliveries [...]

January 09, 2009 | Jim Lane | Comments 0

Coshocton Ethanol to re-open January 19th after feedstock price-induced shutdown

In Ohio, executives at Coshocton Ethanol told local Rotary members that the company intends to resume production on January 19th, betting that corn prices would ease further after the first of the year and increase the “crush spread” between the price of ethanol and the price of corn. The company shut down in December and [...]

January 01, 2009 | Jim Lane | Comments 0

Emerald Energy’s MegaFlora tree has 2X the biomass yield compared to sugar cane, 4X of switchgrass, say company execs

In Ohio, Emerald Energy said that it is in the process of commercializing its MegaFlora tree, a high biomass density tree for cellulosic ethanol production. The company said that the MegaFlora tree can be grown in marginal soils, with an annual harvestable yield of up to 27 bone dry tons of biomass per acre, compared [...]

December 26, 2008 | Jim Lane | Comments 0

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