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September 5, 2014
World’s First Commercial Cellulosic Biofuel Plant Is Fit for a King
On September 3, thousands gathered in Emmetsburg, Iowa to celebrate the first commercial cellulosic biofuels plant, Poet-DSM's Project Liberty. Guests included Feike Sijbesma, CEO of Royal DSM, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. They were there to mark the culmination of a decade’s long project that represents $275 million in state, federal, private, and international investment. And the news from Iowa is not just exciting for local corn farmers, but provides proof that advanced biofuels are no longer ‘phantom fuels.’ Instead, it celebrates the promise such an international partnership holds for the future of renewable energy and represents a “new energy future,” according to Poet’s founder Jeff Broin. In this future, regionally appropriate renewable fuels and energy could eventually replace fossil fuels.
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Renewable Jet Fuel Company Secures USDA Biorefineries Loan Guarantee
On September 4, the USDA announced it would provide a $105 million loan guarantee through the Biorefinery Assistance Program, a provision of the Farm Bill’s Energy Title, to Fulcrum Sierra Biofuels, LLC, of Nevada. The news came just weeks after Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific announced a major investment into Fulcrum, along with a contract with the company to provide 375 million gallons of renewable jet fuel in a ten-year period, roughly 2 percent of the carrier’s annual fuel consumption. The Fulcrum biorefineries that will source Cathay Pacific will be mostly located in North America.
Event: Carbon Accounting and Vehicle Fuels: A Research Update
September 18, 2014 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Capital Hill (location TBD, please check the EESI website as the briefing approaches) Free and open to the public
The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to a briefing examining recent research regarding the carbon dioxide (CO2) intensity of transportation fuels, such as crude oil and ethanol. The panel will also consider the economic costs and benefits of renewable fuels as a CO2 reduction strategy.
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