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Soybean board tackles sustainabilityAt a time when sustainability is hotter than ever, what's often missing is a clear definition of what exactly the trendy term means. U.S. soybean producers are working to change that through a new Web platform, www.usbthinkingahead.com, which defines the concept and points to agriculture as the original sustainability success story.READ MORE First commercial biodiesel produced in AlaskaOn June 9, the first commercial biodiesel was produced in the state of Alaska. Alaska Green Waste Solutions began production in its new Anchorage biodiesel plant and is celebrating with a grand opening on Thursday, June 17. The plant has a capacity of 1,000 gallons per day and is the perfect solution for disposing of waste cooking oil and producing a clean, reusable fuel in any location.READ MORE  READ MORE Enzymatic biodiesel pilot plant to open soonPiedmont Biofuels LLC will unveil its newest technology for renewable fuel production at a ribbon-cutting event and lunch July 16 from 11pm to 1pm. Speakers at the event will include the NC Biofuels Center's Steven Burke and the candidate for North Carolina's Senate seat. The enzymatic biodiesel pilot plant was developed in partnership with the Biofuels Center of North Carolina, Novozymes and the Chatham County Economic Development Corporation. This is the first pilot plant of its kind in the U.S. and uses cutting edge technology developed by Piedmont Biofuels and Novozymes to create high-quality biodiesel from low-quality waste grease.READ MORE Encouraging numbers for corn oil feedstockPanel speakers discussed back-end coproduct optimization for ethanol plants at the 2010 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo in St. Louis last week. In recent times, more biodiesel producers have incorporated use of post-fermentation corn oil, extracted from ethanol plant stillage, as a biodiesel feedstock. The chief technology officer for Greenshift Corp., David Winsness, said only about 4 MMgy of post-ferm corn oil was being extracted from whole stillage at U.S. ethanol plants in May 2007. Two years later, however, that number grew to 33 MMgy. By May 2010 as much as 44 MMgy of post-ferm corn oil was removed and sold as biodiesel feedstock or for other uses. Winsness said by 2022, it is expected that up to 680 MMgy of post-ferm corn oil will be siphoned from the back-end of U.S. ethanol plants.READ MORE |
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