In Alabama, an ethanol tanker crashed early Tuesday morning in Autauga County, caused a leak that then closed the freeway, and then turns out the tanker was stolen. The driver of the tanker left the scene and is the current suspect in the theft.
In Alabama, Former First Lady Marsha Folsom highlighted the potential of bamboo as a crop for Alabama during a Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce event. Her company, Resource Fiber, plans to make the Asian plant the state’s new cash crop, The company recently started its 100-acre nursery to test plant bamboo and plans to open […]
In Alabama, Algae Systems LLC completed demonstration of a new biofuel production approach in early-August jointly with Japans IHI Corporation. The process is based on the conversion of algae and wastewater to energy and clean water. A demonstration plant, located in Daphne Alabama, combines wastewater with algae to produce the worlds first energy-generating wastewater treatment […]
In Alabama, biodiesel producer Veros Energy is being investigated by the state department of environmental management regarding potential discharges of oils and fats into a nearby river tributary. The company claims that it is operating within the bounds of its discharge permit. The state has already collected water samples for analysis. Alabama Biodiesel was fined […]
In Alabama, Inventure International, holding company of renewable process technology leader Inventure Renewables Inc., closed a $7.2 million round of financing that it will use to establish a plant for the conversion of biomass into mixed industrial sugars, using Inventure’s patented Mixed Super Critical Fluid technology. In partnership with strategic investor Trebet Assets, Inventure will […]
In Alabama, trial ethanol production from energy beets is already underway in the town of Perdido where project promoters are trying to get farmers to plant beet as a winter crop ahead of peanuts and corn. They say that farmers can produce 35 tons per acre, earning them an additional $1200 per acre annually. It […]
In Alabama, researchers from Auburn University are looking to improve efficiency in the biorefining process for butanol production from forest and agricultural biomass. The work also will be helpful in the design and manufacturing of machines used to produce butanol, and is expected to advance understanding of the chemical processes involved in biomass processing. A […]
In Alabama, Maobing Tu has launched a research project to improve efficiency in the biorefining process for butanol production from forest and agricultural biomass. Tu said his study, titled “Carbonyl Inhibition of Butanol Production from Biomass Hydrolysates by Clostridium acetobutylicum,” will be a significant step toward making butanol production economically viable. Tu’s research is funded […]
In Alabama, GreenStar Biofuels will receive up to $2.756M in non-education property tax abatements over the next five years to build a $66m, 30.5 mgy biodiesel refinery in Theodore. The company plans to begin work in mid-to-late summer, with construction finished by mid-2014. The tax abatements were approved by the Mobile Industrial Development Board.
In Alabama, Algae Systems LLC is attempting to lease land in Daphne’s Bayfront Park to develop NASA-licensed technology converting algae into biofuel. Their patent-pending process involves growing algae in plastic bags in saltwater, and will take 2 to 3 years to fully implement, with up to $5m worth of equipment costs. The lease on the […]
