Week of June 29, 2009 |
Editor: C.V. Clute editor@epoverviews.com Dayton Power and Light seeks Biofuel (Ind. Report) Dayton Power and Light has issued a request for proposals for biofuel to be delivered to its Ohio River and O.H. Hutching generation stations. The utility is seeking a maximum of 15,000 tons in the fourth quarter of 2009 and a maximum of 100,000 tons/year for the years 2010-2014. The deadline for proposals is July 10, 2009. (Source: Green Power Network, June 29, 2009)
Bioenergy's future on the map in Indiana (Ind. Report) Indiana Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman has presented a roadmap for continued growth in Indiana agriculture which updates the Indiana State Department of Agriculture's strategic plan that will guide the Department's focus over the next four years. The plan includes a commitment to bioenergy economic opportunity initiatives that would maximize and encourage the use of bioenergy from Indiana derived agriculture resources. The state plans to attract a cellulosic biofuels production facility and to develop and disseminate a blueprint for communities to follow in becoming energy independent. (Source: Inside Indiana Business, June 26, 2009)
State Energy Program funding for California includes $15 mn US for Alternative Fuels training (Funding)
Continuing to roll out funds under the State Energy Program, U.S. DOE Secretary Steven Chu has announced more than $154 million in Recovery Act funding to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in California, Missouri, New Hampshire and North Carolina.
Initial funds of 40% have been authorized, with 10% of total funding previously available to states to support planning activities and the remaining funds will be provided to the states upon successful implementation of the programs. Of particular note is the $90.4 million provided to California. In addition to various energy efficiency measures, as part of California's State Energy Program, the California Energy Commission is investing $15 million through June 30, 2012, in building a workforce to meet alternative fuel and advanced vehicle technology needs through its Green Jobs Training Program. Additional funding available - $113 million.
(Source: U.S. DOE, June 26, 2009)
Biodiesel pipeline test successful (New Prod. & Tech.) Following up on a project last profiled in our February 6, 2009 edition, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP has successfully sent 15,000 barrels of B5 from Collins, Mississippi to Athens, Georgia and Roanoke, Virginia through a pipeline with the product successfully passing quality tests. The company will now move fuel to and from southern states along the Plantation Pipeline. (Source: Reuters, June 30. 2009)
$25 mn US for SoyMor Biodiesel in Minnesota (Ind. Report - G&C) SoyMor Biodiesel LLC is receiving a $25 million US loan from USDA Rural Development under the Biorefinery Assistance Program to diversify its operations and significantly expand the production of advanced biofuels. The loan will allow SoyMor Biodiesel to convert multiple types of feed stocks, including an unrefined corn oil waste product from nearby ethanol facilities, into biodiesel. In its current configuration, the company's 30 million gpy plant in Albert Lea, Minnesota, only has the ability to process soybean oil and had suspended operations early in 2008. The loan is expected to allow the facility to reopen. (Source: PR USA.net, June 30, 2009)
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