BIOFUELS
Ag commissioner confident in hybrid ethanol plant
North Dakota’s agriculture commissioner says he’s confident that a new hybrid ethanol plant to be built near Jamestown will work well.March 17, 2011
GRE needs crop residue to process into ethanol, other products at biorefinery
Feedstock needs and farmers’ involvement were the focus of Great River Energy’s meeting on the Dakota Spirit AgEnergy biorefinery project Wednesday in Jamestown.December 16, 2010
Company plans first beet ethanol plant in N.D.
A Fargo-based energy company is moving forward with plans for the nation’s first-ever beet ethanol plant — the first step in an ambitious plan to turn one of the Red River Valley’s top crops into a biofuel mainstay.By By Marino Ecche, Forum Communications Co. , December 14, 2010
USDA to match farmers' cellulosic feedstock income
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Farmers supplying the nation's largest biofuels producer with corn crop residue that can be converted to cellulosic ethanol can double their income under a new USDA program.November 19, 2010
Ova: Interest growing in cellulosic refinery
Development of the proposed biomass refinery in the Spiritwood, N.D., energy park is moving along and interest in it is growing, CEO Connie Ova told Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corp. Board members Monday. Dakota Spirit AgEnergy will be the first biomass refinery in the country producing cellulosic ethanol and it’s getting attention within the renewable fuels field. Ova said a large industrial contractor specializing in renewable energy facilities is discussing the idea of building the estimated $300 million plant.May 11, 2010
By By H. Josef Hebert, The Associated Press , May 06, 2009
Poet to study pipeline
Biofuels company Poet LLC and Magellan Midstream Partners LP on Monday announced a joint venture to study whether they can build a dedicated ethanol pipeline with an estimated cost of more than $3.5 billion.By By Dirk Lammers, The Associated Press , March 17, 2009
Midwest governors want to bolster biofuels
Midwestern governors urged the Obama administration Monday to reduce barriers to developing alternative fuels and wind energy, key pieces of economic development in their home states.February 24, 2009
Researchers push butanol as biofuel answer
Ethanol might reign as the king of biofuels, but several companies are betting that a close cousin may overcome some of its shortcomings. Butanol has traditionally been used as paint thinner, cleaner and adhesive, but as a fuel additive it contains more energy than ethanol and could be blended into existing cars at higher percentages.By By Dirk Lammers, The Associated Press , November 12, 2008
Enzyme from cows may hold the secret for unleashing ethanol’s energy
Researchers attempting to make the production of corn-based ethanol more efficient may not have needed to leave the farm. During photosynthesis, corn stores nearly half of its potential energy in places other than the corn kernel, such as stalks and leaves.By By Ernest Scheyder, The Associated Press , October 04, 2008
What others think: Don’t buy anti-ethanol propaganda
The convergence of conservative and liberal thinking about the role of ethanol in the nation’s energy pantheon is a wonder to behold. Rarely has there been so much condescending feel-good hooey from anti-government (read, subsidies) conservatives and anti-big business, save-the-world liberals.By The Forum , August 27, 2008
Ova attends ACE Conference
Connie Ova, Jamestown/ Stutsman Development Corp. chief executive officer, was among those people attending a national conference in Omaha sponsored by American Coalition for Ethanol. At this 21st annual conference she learned about new technologies that could allow fuel to be made from switch grass, sugar cane and even corncobs.August 23, 2008
Schafer: Biofuels good for farmers, security
Expanded production of renewable biofuels promises newfound riches for farmers but also improved national security, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer said Thursday at the Dakotafest farm show.By By Carson Walker, The Associated Press , August 22, 2008
Ethanol production must be efficient
The price of corn drives the cost of producing ethanol in commercial plants, and presently producing ethanol must be a tough business to be in. The price of corn is at a record high. Eventually, using corn to produce fuel might fall out of favor. Wheat straw, switchgrass, even sawdust, anything containing cellulose is possible to use, to ferment and be transformed into ethyl alcohol.By The Bismarck Tribune , July 31, 2008
Transport needs help to get prices down
In North Dakota and throughout the country, anxiety is on the rise in the most routine of places. In the aisles and checkout lanes of the local grocery store, both prices and stress levels are increasing. The increased prices staring back on a grocery receipt have a corresponding effect on the smaller balance staring back on our bank statements.By Mike Steenhoek , June 13, 2008
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