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Princeton: Use Coal, LNG, Non-Food Crop Biofuel Blends as Corn Ethanol Replacement. Princeton says energy-dense slew of renewable and fossil resources could solve the nation's fuel shortages Princeton University is injecting itself into the corn ethanol debate, suggesting that the U.S. is moving in a very mistaken direction. In a new study published as a whitepaper in the AIChE Journal, the team suggests that 130 synthetic fuel plants built across the country could replace "dirty" corn ethanol, cut fuel shortages, and cut carbon emissions by a whopping 50 percent. I. Synthetic Fuel -- a Corn Ethanol Killer?

The proposed synthetic fuel would be a blend of liquefied coal, liquid natural gas, and non-food crop biofuels. The downside is sticker shock; the team, led by Christodoulos Floudas, a professor of chemical and biological engineering at Princeton, suggests that the total cost of the plan might be $1.1T USD. Prof. Professor Floudas remarks, "The goal is to produce sufficient fuel and also to cut CO2 emissions, or the equivalent, by 50 percent. Prof. Gasoline and Diesel Retail Prices. ZeaChem completes construction of Ore. biorefinery.

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サファイア・エナジー、藻類バイオマスプラントの一部稼動を開始 | 海外CSR・環境通信. Electricity - Data - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) CARD: Historical Biodiesel Operating Margins. CARD is tracking biodiesel returns over operating costs based on a typical continuous flow plant that uses soybean oil as feedstock for biodiesel production. In the returns calculations, we assume that 7.6 pounds of soybean oil are needed to produce a gallon of biodiesel and 1.04 pounds of glycerin as the main co-product. Other operating costs include methanol as their main component. Given soybean oil and biodiesel prices for Iowa reported weekly by the Agricultural Marketing Service, and methanol prices reported monthly by Methanex, we have computed the biodiesel operating returns from April 13, 2007, to the present.

The graph below divides the price of biodiesel into three components: the cost of soybean oil in biodiesel, other operating costs (net of glycerin, and other co-products), and the biodiesel operating returns. A positive operating return does not necessarily imply profits as other costs, such as plant financing, and returns to capital, must be taken into account. Spot Prices for Crude Oil and Petroleum Products. Weekly Cushing, OK WTI Spot Price FOB (Dollars per Barrel) U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) nK-IV-4 (IEA) - Demoplants. Ethanol Market powered by Ethanol & Biofuels News. Energy Analysis - Technology and Program Market Data.

Skip navigation to main content. More Search Options Site Map Printable Version Technology and Program Market Data This Web page provides market data for renewable energy technologies and programs. NREL led an effort that was initiated by the Strategic Planning and Analysis group of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) to produce these reports for each of the energy areas managed by EERE. Biomass/Ethanol Building Technologies Energy Efficiency Trends in Residential and Commercial Buildings Federal Energy Management 2008 Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) Market Report Fuel Cell Technologies Geothermal Technologies 2008 Geothermal Technologies Market Report Industrial Technologies 2008 Industrial Technologies Market Report Solar Energy Vehicle Technologies Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program 2008 Weatherization And Intergovernmental Program (WIP) Market Report Wind Energy Did you find what you needed?

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Global Biofuels Outlook: 2011 - 2020. Analysis and Contents This study compiles and analyzes thoroughly researched market data to provide you with a long-term view on the growing role of biofuels in worldwide gasoline and diesel markets. A comprehensive analysis of the global ethanol & biodiesel market with focus on key developments in Asia Pacific, EU-28, and the Americas, broken down at country level. Covering predominantly ethanol and biodiesel, but also covering ETBE (ethyl tertiary butyl ether), cellulosic ethanol and renewable diesel (also known as non-ester biodiesel) where applicable, the study captures the current and near-term biofuels supply and demand picture in 23 countries in five key regions. For each region, an introduction and overview will cover the major trends. The issues covered by country include: Geographical Coverage 5 Regions and over 20 Countries Covered: Plus, a Look at Other Regions with Biofuels Production Potential Commonwealth of Independent States Africa and a separate analysis of California.

Market News. 2010 National Biodiesel Conference & Expo Blog. National Biodiesel Board - www.biodiesel.org - www.nbb.org. Ethanol & Biodiesel. OPIS Ethanol & Biodiesel Information Service OPIS Ethanol & Biodiesel Information Service is the only daily source that provides accurate, up-to-the minute news, pricing and analysis for buying and supplying ethanol-blended fuel and biodiesel. Our team of knowledgeable editors have over 150 years of combined experience and will give you the tools to succeed in today's rapidly changing renewable fuels market. Never before have refiners, jobbers, marketers, oil companies, traders, analysts, and pricing/supply departments had such a close-up, in-depth view of the ethanol and biodiesel marketplace.

With this award-winning daily electronic service you can: Increase your profits – buy and sell more efficiently than ever before by using a variety of price discovery tools. If it affects the ever-expanding renewable fuels arena, you'll read about it first here. Real-time email alerts – covers breaking news events. Biodiesel Magazine | biodieselmagazine.com. Thousands of jobs supported by the U.S. biodiesel industry are at risk as Congress appears to have reached a legislative impasse without extending a critical tax incentive that is slated to expire on Dec. 31.

"We're disappointed," said Anne Steckel, vice president of federal affairs for the National Biodiesel Board. "Jobs and the economy are supposed to be the top priority in Washington, yet Congress has left thousands of workers in limbo heading into the holidays by failing to extend this tax incentive. It's a missed opportunity, and we are urging Congress to pass an extension immediately next year to limit the economic damage. We appreciate our bipartisan supporters in the House and Senate who worked hard to include the incentive in year-end legislation recently, and we look forward to building on that support when Congress returns.” Through the end of October of this year, according to the latest figures by U.S. "Biodiesel is a young industry with tremendous promise,” Steckel said. Biodiesel Magazine | biodieselmagazine.com. By U.S. EPA | December 27, 2011 On Dec. 27, the U.S. EPA finalized the 2012 percentage standards for four fuel categories that are part of the agency’s renewable fuel standard (RFS2) program.

EPA continues to support greater use of renewable fuels within the transportation sector every year through the RFS2 program, which encourages innovation, strengthens American energy security, and decreases greenhouse gas pollution. The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) established the RFS2 program and the annual renewable fuel volume targets, which steadily increase to an overall level of 36 billion gallons in 2022. The final 2012 overall volumes and standards are: - Biomass-based diesel (1.0 billion gallons; 0.91 percent) - Advanced biofuels (2.0 billion gallons; 1.21 percent) - Cellulosic biofuels (8.65 million gallons; 0.006 percent) - Total renewable fuels (15.2 billion gallons; 9.23 percent) Biodiesel Magazine | biodieselmagazine.com.

2011 is not only shattering the biodiesel industry's previous record year of 690 million gallons, but it's also proving that the mandate is truly a floor and not a ceiling. The U.S. EPA reported last Thursday that nearly 108 million gallons of biomass-based diesel was sold during the month of November, continuing a record year of production. Biodiesel production specifically reached an all-time high of 908 million gallons through the end of November, according to annual figures compiled by the EPA. If December figures are similar to November’s, then we’re looking at more than a billion gallons of production in 2011.

The previous annual record for biodiesel production was 690 million gallons in 2008. Biodiesel Magazine | biodieselmagazine.com. The U.S. Energy Information Administration released its latest Monthly Energy Review in late December. According to data featured in the review, biodiesel consumption continued to grow throughout the first nine months of 2011. The report contains data on biodiesel production, consumption, trade and stocks through September 2011. The EIA’s monthly biodiesel overview shows that production for the month of September was down slightly when compared with production levels the month prior. The administration estimates that 83 million gallons of biodiesel were produced in September. The production level for August was 89 million gallons. However, the year-over-year production level has continued to trend upwards. Biodiesel consumption also increased in September 2011, with the EIA reporting that the U.S. consumed approximately 97 million gallons of biodiesel.

Regarding stocks of biodiesel, the EIA reports that the U.S. had approximately 1.2 million barrels of biodiesel on hand in September. Biodiesel Magazine | biodieselmagazine.com. A report recently conducted by Santiago & Sinclair LLC, a Texas-based renewable energy consultant group with offices in Buenos Aires, Argentina, forecasted that Argentina will surpass Brazil and France in 2011 to become the third largest biodiesel producer in the world. According to figures compiled by Santiago & Sinclair, Argentina’s biodiesel production continued to rise consistently and is projected to surpass Brazil for the first time in 2011; however, the firm noted that the differences in total production will be very close. Argentina is expected to end the year with 2.4 million tons produced, versus 2.3 million tons for Brazil while French production is expected to decrease for a second consecutive year and end with less than 1.9 million tons produced.

Spain and Italy are expected to show the most significant decrease in production volume, but with the greatest increases in imports, much of which come from Argentina. Biodiesel Magazine | biodieselmagazine.com. Chinese biodiesel producer Gushan Environmental Energy Ltd. recently announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2011, showing that the company’s biodiesel sales volume has decreased by 94 percent since the same quarter last year. Furthermore, the year-over-year decrease for the company is 97.6 percent. While the company has only been producing at a small fraction of last year’s production level, the average selling price for the fuel it has made increased by 44.9 percent on a year-to-year basis, increasing to a price of approximately $1,062 per ton.

While Gushan’s other business segments, such as copper recycling, grew over the past year, Jianqiu Yu, the company’s chairman and principal executive officer, noted that his company’s biodiesel business has suffered due to raw materials shortages. These shortages, he said, have occurred despite a continued rebound in diesel prices and some moderation in raw material cost inflation. RE Atlas | maps.nrel.gov. The RE Atlas application is an interactive map tool that allows the user to browse research data concerning renewable energy resources. RE Atlas is dynamically generated.

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