BIOFUELS/ETHANOL INDUSTRY

UPDATE

June 2011

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

INDUSTRY NEWS

Confusing Biofuels Legislation

POET: Ethanol Tax Credit Reform Must Include Infrastructure

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Votes to Undermine America’s Renewable Energy Industry

NCGA Supports Thune, Klobuchar Legislation to Reform Ethanol Industry

American Coalition for Ethanol Endorses Open Fuel Standard Act Legislation in Congress

American Coalition for Ethanol Seeks Clarification on Recent Ethanol Comments from General Motors Chairman

DOE Announces Up to $36 Million to Support the Development of Drop-In Biofuels and Bioproducts

IDB Launches Regional Initiative to Support Sustainable Aviation Biofuels in Latin America and the Caribbean

USDA Announces Projects to Provide Increased Renewable Energy Production, Reduce Reliance on Foreign Oil

China Overtakes USA as Top Energy Consumer as World Demand Grows Strongly Says BP

Hart Releases Ethanol and Biofuels Outlook to 2015

Response to Pretzel Logic Lawsuit against U.S. Biofuels

University of Illinois-Chicago Study:  Thirty Percent Reduction in Energy Needed to Produce Today’s Ethanol

Sugarcane Ethanol Producers Respond to Senate Vote Preserving Import Tariff

Greenhouse Gas and Nitrogen Fertilizer Scenarios Given for U.S. Agriculture and Global Biofuels

Consent Decree Resolves Claims against Blenders

TECHNOLOGY NEWS

EERC Process First to Produce Jet Fuel Exclusively from Coal and Biomass Combined

ESF Produces Next Generation of Biofuels

JBEI Researches Counteract Biofuel Toxicity in Microbes

Advanced Biofuels USA Releases White Paper on Syngas Fermentation, a “Third Pathway” for Cellulosic Ethanol Production

CELLULOSIC

Data Shows Responsible Biomass Harvesting is Part of Good Soil Management

Virent Makes Gasoline from Cellulosic Biomass

World’s First Self-Powered Modular Cellulose Ethanol Refinery Announced

EdeniQ Licenses Yeast Technology from USDA

ALGAE

Algae-Based Biofuels Represent a Trillion Dollar Potential Market Opportunity, but Cost is An Obstacle to Commercialization Says Pike Research

European Commission Funds Global Project to Produce Ethanol, Biodiesel and Bioproducts from Algae

PetroAlgae and Suriname Ministry of Natural Resources Sign Master Framework and Initial License Agreement to Begin Open Growth Bioreactor for Renewable Fuels and Protein

VG Energy’s Lipid Enhancement Technology Independently Confirmed in First Phase of Testing for Potential Commercial Production of Biofuels

OriginOil Receives Order for large-Scale Algae Extraction System

BIODIESEL

UPS Begins Using Renewable Biodiesel at Major U.S. Hub

Joint Venture Secures Financing for Renewable Diesel Facility

Mission Expected to Benefit from Official Launch of Biodiesel Mandate in Malaysia

CME Clearing Europe to Expand Product Offerings to Include New Biodiesel and Diesel Contracts; Adding another Clearing Member Firm

Vermont Heating Oil to Contain Biodiesel

BIOFUEL USE

Boeing 747-8 Freighter Arrives at Paris after Historic Biofuel Flight

Honeywell Green Jet Fuel™ Powers First-Ever Transatlantic Biofuel Flight

Solazyme Announces Successful MH 60S Seahawk Helicopter Test Flight on a 50/50 Blend of Algal Derived Solajet®HRJ-5 Jet Fuel

Seven ATA Member Airlines Sign Letters of Intent to Negotiate Purchase of Biomass-Derived Jet Fuel from Solena Fuels, LLC

Honeywell Green Jet Fuel Powers U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Demonstration

Groundbreaking Study Details Viable Pathway to Develop Sustainable Aviation Biofuels Industry in Northwest

Neste Oil’s Renewable Diesel to be Trialed by a Fleet of Road Tanker Trucks

Growth Energy Announces Independence Day Promotion for Flex Fuel Vehicle Owners

Blend Your Own Ethanol Helps Gas Retailers Navigate USDA Application Process for Blender Pump Installation

Wayne Offers Options for Indiana Corn Marketing Council Program to Encourage More Flex-Fuel Pumps in State

COMPANY NEWS

Cargill and the USJ Group Announce Joint Venture in Sugar, Ethanol and Bioelectricity

Shell and Cosan Joint Venture to Fuel a Lower Carbon Future with Biofuels

Celanese Accelerates Plan to Begin Ethanol Production in China by

Mid-2013

Mitsui Embraces LanzaTech’s Clean Energy Technology

Abengoa Agrees to Sale of its 40 Percent Stake in Telvent to Schneider Electric

Enerkem Raises $59 Million in Latest Financing Round

Pacific Ethanol Announces Effectiveness of One-For-Seven Reverse Stock Split

REX American Resources’ First Quarter APS Rose 16.7 Percent to $0.49 Reflecting Growth of Alternative Energy Segment

Gushan Environmental Energy Limited Announces First Quarter of 2011 Financial Results

China Integrated Energy Receives NASDAQ Notice to Deny Stay of Delisting

PROJECT NEWS

Endicott Biofuels and Holly Corporation Partner on 30MM Gallon per Year Biorefinery under Construction in Port Arthur, TX

Osage Bio Energy Seeks Prospective Buyer for its Ethanol Plant in Hopewell, VA

Addax Bioenergy Signs Loan Agreement for €258 Million Renewable Energy Project in Sierra Leone