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miércoles, abril 21, 2010

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CapitolDC's Walk-Walkers
In a town of Talk-Talk, here are 10 who walk the walk for bioenergy, renewables


In Washington, a group of Midwestern senators, headlined by Charles Grassley of Iowa and Kent Conrad of North Dakota, just introduced a Senate bill supporting the extension of the ethanol blender tax credit, as well as the ethanol tariff.

It raises the question, who are walk-walkers in the US government - who "walk the walk, not just talk the talk" on renewables and bioenergy.

A cursory survey of 435 congressional and 100 Senatorial websites will find the talk on for energy independence is tough and universal, but not always reflected in action and votes. Out of the 535 talk-talkers in Congress (and a lot more in the executive branch), here are some walk-walkers of note.

1. President Barack Obama. Republicans sense opportunity in the fall, but despite pressure from environmentalists to dump (and dump on) biofuels, be in no doubt - when biofuels received a huge expansion of R&D and commercialization support via the Recovery Act despite the "food vs fuel" theatrics of 2008/09, "No drama Obama" was driving policy.

2. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.Though Digest readers voted Secretary of Energy Steven Chu ahead of the Agriculture Secretary, Vilsack has been quietly assuming the lead on bioenergy development as part of the USDA's mission to promote rural economic development, as well as develop new markets for US farm products, The USDA has assumed the responsibility for moving the biofuels industry from the R&D stage to commercialization, and three new programs announced by the Secretary this week are proof positive that the USDA is on the move.

More Walk-Walkers at the White House, and in Congress, at biofuelsdigest.com.
Green Trackers
Producer News

In New York
, the Codexis IPO prices today, and the CDXS stock will commence trading tomorrow when NASDAQ opens. It's the most widely-anticipated IPO - in fact the only bioenergy IPO - in a month of Sundays. What have we learned?  1. The stock, according to well-placed Digest sources, is doing "very well", and expectations may well be for a strong open on Thursday. 2. Seven other IPOs hit the market this week - so watch out, day traders, the initial market may well be tapped in terms of absorbing the new equities and a short-term price dip may be experienced. More on lessons learned at biofuelsdigest.com.

"When in doubt, we go to the experts, who allegedly know more than we do," writes Dr. Rosalie Lober in a column on Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, "The Future's Not Ours To See...Que Sera, Sera." In the next few columns, we will learn about the man who President Obama determined as the U.S. global representative, at a time when energy policy is perhaps more critical for the world's sustainability than ever before."

Biofuels Bits:In California,Pacific Ethanol announced that it has filed an amended restructuring plan, which would transfer ownership of the company's four ethanol plants to a new company, New PEH. Also in California, AE Biofuels reports that it is on track to commence production of cellulosic ethanol in 2011at the former Cilion corn ethanol plant in Sacramento.
Biofuels International
World Opinion

Patrick Westhoff, in the New York Times:"Even though China is self-sufficient in many major food commodities today, it has been a major player in world markets in the past, and will be again in the future. In the case of corn, for example, China has sometimes been the second leading exporter in the world, but it has occasionally also been a significant importer. Just the rumor of potential Chinese corn imports can send prices in futures markets soaring."

From AFP: "The US Department of Defense accounts for 80 percent of the US government's total energy consumptionenergy needs, and most of the energy it uses currently comes from fossil fuels, the report by the Pew Research think tank's Project on National Security, Energy and Climate says...The navy has set itself a key goal of getting 50 percent of fuel used ashore and afloat from non-fossil sources by 2020.
International News

In Honduras, the Agroipsa Farm in Choluteca has deployed the BEI Jatropha Wave Harvester,a mechanical harvesting system for jatropha which has successfully completed an eight-month trial of the system, according to BEI International, the harvester's manufacturer. the system was used for mechanical harvest of a 550 hectare plantation of three-year old jatriopha.

In Namibia, a report on LL Biofuels Namibia said that the company has secured rights to plant jatrophaon as much as 300,000 hectares controlled by the Caprivi Regional Council and the Namibia Development Corporation, and said it would proceed to develop as much as 20,000 hectares in the first phase of development. The group, backed by Israeli investor Lev Leviev.

In Tanzania, a statement issued by an EU delegation in Dar es Salaam, criticizing an ActionAid studyon the impact of biofuels production as "substantially flawed," has prompted a swift rebuke from ActionAid. The NGO continues to state that the acquisition of prime land by European companies in Tanzania for biofuels cultivation violates a national Tanzanian policy that biofuels should only be cultivated on marginal lands.
Research News

In Michigan, researchers at the University of Michigan are investigating a recipe to pressure-cook algaeat 300 degrees for 30 minutes, and thereby break down oils, proteins and carbohydrates into a bio-oil, which can be upgraded into fuel. The $2 million project, funded by the National Science Foundation under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, is aimed at producing acceptable fuel yields from low-oil content algae strains, as well as eliminating the need for water extraction in algal fuel production.
Camelina Aviation Biofuels Study

Camelina report1 billion gallons of Camelina biofuel are projected to be produced for the aviation and biodiesel sectors by 2025, creating 25,000 new jobs; producing over $5.5 billion in new revenues and $3.5 billion in new agricultural income for U.S. and Canadian farmers.  The projections are contained in "Camelina Aviation Biofuels Market Opportunity and Renewable Energy Strategy Report," released today by Biomass Advisors, the research division of Biofuels Digest.

"Camelina Aviation Biofuels Market Opportunity and Renewable Energy Strategy Report," is 116 pages, and includes more than 60 figures, tables and charts, along with regional crop forecast maps for visualizing business opportunities and planning infrastructure needs.  The report is available for a purchase price of $695.  More information here.
YouChu Energy Project Competition

YouChu 2010 voting is continuing, and today is the final day for voting before eliminations begin in our mythical competitionwhere you choose which of 33 projects should receive Federal funding. 18 projects actually given integrated bioenergy awards by Energy Secretary Chu, and 15 alternative projects submitted by bioenergy developers. You favorite may be 'on the bubble' for elimination - starting tomorrow, we'll drop one per day until we have a set of winners - so make sure to vote.
Policy and Policymakers

In Washington, Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa and Senator Kent Conrad of North Dakota are co-sponsors of a Senate billto extend ethanol tax credits through 2015, with no change in support levels. Blender credits would be set at $0.45 per gallon for corn ethanol, $0.10 as an added small ethanol producers credit, and $1.01 per gallon. The ethanol tariff would also be extended for five years. All of the credits are scheduled to expire December 31st.
Consumer, Fleet, Event News

In Washington,"The Ethanol Report," an audio service from the publishers of Domestic Fuel, published an audio interviewwith Renewable Fuels Association Director of Market Development Robert White regarding promotional efforts at RFA to assist withe ethanol blend wall issues. White highlights the BYO Ethanol program to get blender pumps installed, and efforts to encourage E15 ethanol blends in non flex-fuel vehicles.
Advanced Biofuels Tracking Database and 100+ Free Downloads

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1. Advanced Biofuels Tracking Database - download your free copy, tracking 65+ pilot, demo and commercial projects.
2. Biofuels Investments details 81 investments made in 2009 by biofuels companies or in the biofuels sector, totaling $8.737 billion in 18 countries.
3. Biofuels Jobs
details a series of studies outling the impact of biofuels on the green jobs economy.
Financial News

The Biofuels Digest Index™(BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, jumped 1.67 percent to 69.38 on large cap gains. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) soared 2.34 percent to $28.92, while BP gained 1.68 percent to $60.48. Among smaller caps, Syntec Biofuel (SYBF.OB) fell 35.99 percent to $0.25. Overall, advances led declines 5 to 4 for the day.
Hot Topics from Past Issues

The 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy: 2009-10: the complete list

Obama reorganizes
US biofuels policy, leadership, rules.
$564 million for 19 integrated biorefinery projects
:pilot, demonstration, and commercial scale facilities
The National Energy Solution: an inquiry into values:
Download a free introductory chapter of the new book from Biofuels Digest.
The Top 10 Stories of the Year
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Free PDF of "Citizen Cane: Essays for New Days in Bioenergy" - featuring the best Digest columns since 2007 (plus originals) - available free only to Digest subscribers.
These stories and more are available at BiofuelsDigest.com. Your comments and story requests are warmly welcome: email me at jlane@biofuelsdigest.com.

Disclosure: I do not own any renewable energy securities; no payments or compensation of any kind is received in return for placing favorable opinion in the Digest - Jim Lane, Editor and Publisher, Biofuels Digest.

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martes, abril 20, 2010

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USDA3 New USDA bioenergy programs
USDA seeks comment on proposed new rules for payments; up to $250 million in loan guarantees


In Washington, the USDA released proposed rules for three new bioenergy assistance programs and invited industry and other stakeholder comments, which will be accepted through May 17.

The programs, authorized under the 2008 Farm Bill, are:

Biorefinery Assistance Program. Under the proposed rule, the maximum loan amount will be $250 million; there is no minimum amount. The amount of a loan guarantee for a project will not exceed 80 percent of the total eligible project costs.

Repowering Assistance Payments. Under the proposed rule, USDA Rural Development will propose procedures for eligible biorefineries to receive a payment equal to 50 percent of the cost of installing eligible power systems, up to $5 million.

Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels.USDA would enter into contracts with advanced biofuels producers to support and ensure an expanding production of advanced biofuels.

The Digest's take:The industry should be motivated to make comments, and may wish to focus on the maximum loan amounts and loan guarantee limit of 80 percent - in particular, the loan amount limits will hamper high-capital projects.

The industry may well wish to comment on a reasonable period of time, in terms of determining the length of multi-year Section 9005 payment contracts.

The industry may also wish to comment on the availability of assistance for the production, for a period of time, of renewable chemicals in lieu of biofuels.

More on the USDA programs - including links to download the propsoed rules - and more Digest analysis at biofuelsdigest.com.
Green Trackers
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In California
, the 55 Mgy Calgren Renewable Fuels corn ethanol plant has completed construction, according to a report from Lurgi. Calgren and Lurgi collaborated on unique designs that optimize the plant's energy efficiency and have achieved a 20 to 25 percent reduction of steam consumption compared to the industry norm. The plant will also produce 400,000 tons of distillers grains for cattle and dairy feed.

In California,SG Biofuels announced a strategic partnership with Brookhaven National Laboratory. Jatropha will be blended with residual oil combusted in a commercial boiler that has been used by Brookhaven National Laboratory to test other biofuel blends. During the tests, measurements of gases and particulates in the stack will be made to evaluate the differences made by the blending.

In Florida, Dyadic International announced an agreement to resolve the consolidated stockholder class action lawsuitagainst Dyadic and others, initially filed in October 2007. The Stipulation of Settlement provides for payment to the alleged class of $4.8 million in cash to be funded by Dyadic and its insurance carriers.
Biofuels International
World Opinion

Marcos Jank, Executive Director, UNICA: It makes no sense for countries to adopt ambitious policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while continuing to apply high tariffs on clean technologies that can be instrumental to achieve reduction goals and allowing fossil fuels to be traded freely."

From Science magazine: "Current observational tools cannot account for roughly half of the heat that is believed to have built up on Earth in recent years. Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) warn in the new study that satellite sensors, ocean floats, and other instruments are inadequate to track this "missing" heat, which may be building up in the deep oceans or elsewhere in the climate system."
International News

In Japan, researchers at Tsukuba University are inviting Toyota and Idemitsu Kosanto join an algae R&D project aiming to bring down the cost of algal-based fuel from $32.54 per gallon to parity with the oil price by 2022. The research team, according to Business Week, has proposed a $16 million open-pond production system after achieving yields of 1,000 metric tons per hectare per year at the lab level.

In Canada,CBC is running a profile on the Woodland Biofuels pilot cellulosic ethanol plant in Sarnia, Ontario. The report says that the project is scheduled to be completed by mid-2011 and will produce less than 1 Mgy from wood waste.

In the EU, a report from GlobEcon, "European Policies Towards Palm Oil," found that the EU's Renewables Directive"discriminates against non-EU producers of biofuels, such as Asian palm oil. The EU has embedded protectionist measures into the Directive at the behest of anti-development environmentalists and the uncompetitive European biofuels industry."
Research News

In Michigan, researchers at Michigan State University are reporting, in Environmental Science & Technology, that using productive farmland to grow crops for food instead of fuel is 36 percent more energy efficient. Lead author Ilya Gelfand said: "The ideal is to grow corn for food, then leave half the leftover stalks and leaves on the field for soil conservation and produce cellulosic ethanol with the other half."
Camelina Aviation Biofuels Study

Camelina report1 billion gallons of Camelina biofuel are projected to be produced for the aviation and biodiesel sectors by 2025, creating 25,000 new jobs; producing over $5.5 billion in new revenues and $3.5 billion in new agricultural income for U.S. and Canadian farmers.  The projections are contained in "Camelina Aviation Biofuels Market Opportunity and Renewable Energy Strategy Report," released today by Biomass Advisors, the research division of Biofuels Digest.

"Camelina Aviation Biofuels Market Opportunity and Renewable Energy Strategy Report," is 116 pages, and includes more than 60 figures, tables and charts, along with regional crop forecast maps for visualizing business opportunities and planning infrastructure needs.  The report is available for a purchase price of $695.  More information here.
Policy and Policymakers

In Washington,the US government will submit the  U.S. Climate Action Reportto the United Nations. Highlights of the report: "Global warming is unequivocal and primarily human-induced...The impacts from climate change are very real and severe, and will impact our lives in countless ways..the nation has a considerable way to go in comprehending and realizing the implications of climate change...Overall, total U.S. emissions rose by 17 percent from 1990 through 2007."
Consumer, Fleet, Event News

In New York, the Algal Biomass Organization announced the speaker line-up for its May 13 Algal Financing Summit. Chairs for the event are ABO directors
John Pierce, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Tom Byrne, Byrne & Company. Speakers include: Ben Cloud, Phyco Biosciences, Harrison Dillon, Solazyme; Chris Cassidy, USDA; Doug Cameron, Piper Jaffray; Bill Lese, Braemar Energy Ventures and Doug Jamison, Harris & Harris.
Advanced Biofuels Tracking Database and 100+ Free Downloads

Exclusive to Digest subscribers - and free. 100+ downloads.

1. Advanced Biofuels Tracking Database - download your free copy, tracking 65+ pilot, demo and commercial projects.
2. Biofuels Investments details 81 investments made in 2009 by biofuels companies or in the biofuels sector, totaling $8.737 billion in 18 countries.
3. Biofuels Jobs
details a series of studies outling the impact of biofuels on the green jobs economy.
Financial News

The Biofuels Digest Index™(BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, fell 0.66 percent to 68.24 on oil weakness. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) recovered 0.04 percent to $28.26, while BP fell 0.67 percent to $59.48 . Among smaller caps, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) fell 7.83 percent to $1.06. Overall, declines led advances 2 to 1 for the day.
Hot Topics from Past Issues

The 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy: 2009-10: the complete list

Obama reorganizes
US biofuels policy, leadership, rules.
$564 million for 19 integrated biorefinery projects
:pilot, demonstration, and commercial scale facilities
The National Energy Solution: an inquiry into values:
Download a free introductory chapter of the new book from Biofuels Digest.
The Top 10 Stories of the Year
The 10 Most Overlooked
Stories of the Year
Free PDF of "Citizen Cane: Essays for New Days in Bioenergy" - featuring the best Digest columns since 2007 (plus originals) - available free only to Digest subscribers.
These stories and more are available at BiofuelsDigest.com. Your comments and story requests are warmly welcome: email me at jlane@biofuelsdigest.com.

Disclosure: I do not own any renewable energy securities; no payments or compensation of any kind is received in return for placing favorable opinion in the Digest - Jim Lane, Editor and Publisher, Biofuels Digest.

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