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Osage Bio Energy to produce barley-based ethanolBarley-based ethanol may soon be a reality in the Southeast. In early May, Osage Bio Energy LLC announced a $300 million commitment from First Reserve Corp. to fund the construction of four barley-based ethanol plants.READ MORE MicroFueler allows users to brew ethanol at homeA new product on the market will allow users to brew a batch of ethanol in the comfort of their own backyards. The E-Fuel100 MicroFueler was officially unveiled by E-Fuel Corp. on May 8 in New York. According to company cofounder and chief executive officer Tom Quinn, orders are already streaming in for the "at-home" brewing machine.READ MORE  Research: Distillers grains energy value differs with feedstockThe ethanol feedstock makes a difference when feeding distillers grains coproducts, according to Texas AgriLife Research. Jim MacDonald, beef nutritionist with the research and extension center inAmarillo, Texas, conducted two years of trials to investigate the dramatically different animal performance responses observed in the Northern Plains and Southern Plains distillers grains feeding trials.READ MORE ADM delists shares from CSEAgri-business Archer Daniels Midland Co. has provided notice to the Chicago Stock Exchange of its intention to delist all of its shares from the exchange. The company will continue to lists its shares on the New York Stock Exchange, its primary listing exchange under the ticker symbol "ADM".READ MORE VeraSun reports strong first-quarter earningsVeraSun Energy Corp., one of the nation's largest ethanol producers, posted a 257 percent increase in revenues totaling $516.5 million in its first-quarter earnings, and its net income increased to $7.6 million versus a net loss of $300,000 for the same three months ending March 31, 2007.READ MORE DuPont, Danisco to develop cellulosic ethanol technologyDelaware-based DuPont and Denmark-based Danisco have formed a joint venture between Danisco's biotechnology division Genencor and DuPont to develop and commercialize cellulosic ethanol production technology. The 50/50 joint venture DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol LLC will be a global operation but its headquarters will be in the United States, along with its first pilot plant.READ MORE RINSTAR studies validity of RINsThe Clean Fuels Clearinghouse, which operates the RINSTAR Renewable Fuels Registry, is conducting a study to find out what percentage of renewable identification numbers (RINs) transacted on the registry between April 8 and June 10 are valid.READ MORE Senate passes farm bill; legislation moves to president's deskFollowing the lead set by the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate passed the 2008 farm bill May 15 by a vote of 81-15. The House passed the bill May 14 by an overwhelming vote of 318-106. President George W. Bush has said he will veto the bill if it reaches his desk. However, considering the majority of support the bill has received in both houses of Congress, there will clearly be enough votes for a two-thirds majority needed to override his veto.READ MORE Campaign to vilify ethanol revealedThe "food-versus-fuel" debate being waged in the United States has been nothing more than a cleverly planned public relations campaign. A request for a public relations proposal put forth by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (www.gmabrands.com) and the media campaign response by Glover Park Group (www.gloverparkgroup.com) prove that there has been a concerted effort to attack the ethanol industry. Both documents were recently made public by long-time ethanol advocate Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa.READ MORE EPA seeks RFS waiver commentsThe U.S. EPA is seeking comments on the Texas petition to reduce the renewable fuels standard (RFS) in the state of Texas by 50 percent. Gov. Rick Perry made a request in an April 25 letter to the EPA to halve the amount of ethanol requirements for fuel due to higher corn prices.READ MORE |
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