Burning Bio News

Hinkley, CA, biosolids composting project going back to court to review the approval process.

Poultry Litter-Fueled Furnace to reduce energy costs successfully tested by University of AR.

Poet (nee: Broin Cos.) to build a 65 million gallon ethanol plant near Marion, OH.

Riverport, KY has received a proposal for a 100 million gallon ethanol plant to be built

The Kewanee Economic Development Corporation announced that Ethanol Production Co. has signed an option agreement to build 100 million gallon ethanol plant.

EPA discharge-violation fine spurs compost plan for fish plant in Kenai, AK

Diamant Art Corporation readies its bio-degradable plastic wrap, bio-products, and food film lines to meet the demands of the new plastic-bag ban in San Francisco. San Francisco city lawmakers approved a ban on plastic grocery bags, by a 10-1 margin.

The Kaua’i Island Utility Co-op has signed a 20-year agreement with Green Energy Hawai’i to buy power from a proposed 6.4-megawatt plant that will use as fuel waste wood from Hawaiian Mahogany’s lumbering operations.

Michigan State University completes a large-scale co-generation test on N-Viro Fuel, a patented biomass fuel, that has physical and chemical characteristics similar to coal and is created from municipal biosolids.

Sales of residential organic fertilizers and growing media like potting soils are expected to rise from $360 million this year to $670 million by 2011.

LA looks to grow more sweet sorghum for ethanol production. Iowa State University research shows sweet sorghum can produce more than six times the ethanol, about 3,037 gallons per acre, than the 450 gallons per acre produced from corn.

IL Gov. Blagojevich awarded $240,000 in grants today to promote agricultural innovation and help create new jobs in rural communities across Illinois.

The Victorville, CA, power plant is over budget and a year behind, but intends to complete the 22 MW municipal power plant by the end of the year.

The Quincy/Adams County, IL Enterprise Zone Board voted unanimously recommend the expansion of the Enterprise Zone to accommodate a planned 60 million gallon biodiesel plant. The Enterprise Zone crosses county lines so approval for the biodiesel plant must still pass two county boards and two City Councils.

Specialty chemicals company Degussa is considering plans to build a 60,000 metric-ton alkoxide facility at its existing Mobile, AL, for the use in biodiesel production.

Virginia Tech researcher examines polymers for plastic created with poultry feathers in Blacksburg, VA. He is investigating the properties of polymers created from poultry feather keratin. The protein, keratin, is a major component of hair, nails, and feathers and makes them hard and strong.

Ameren pilot project explores converting Carlyle, IL hog manure gas to 0.4 MW electricity.

A new 113 million gallon ethanol plant will be located in Griggsville, IL.

Plans for building an ethanol plant in northern Indiana’s Kosciusko County have been dropped amid a campaign by some residents against its construction.

The CT Clean Energy Fund has chosen 11 ratepayer-subsidized alternative fuel projects. Officials of the fund expect about 85 MW will ultimately be produced by projects. The program also provides a premium of as much as 5.5 cents per kilowatt hour on the power the plants produce.