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Information about biofuels and bioenergy in Texas.
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Events
- 13-14 January, Houston: National Algae Association 2011 Conference. (Themes: algae)
- 14 September 2011, Houston: 2011 Cleanovation Conference. Organized by the Texas-Israel Chamber of Commerce. (Themes: cleantech, energy, smart grid, renewable energy, technology, water)
- 14-16 September 2011, Houston: International Biorefining Conference & Trade Show. (Themes: agriculture, biomass, forestry, markets, technology, waste)
- 7-10 February 2010, Grapevine: 2010 National Biodiesel Conference & Expo. (Themes: biodiesel, feedstocks, technology)
- 29-30 January 2009, Houston: Algae Commercialization Roundtable, Research, Business Plan Forum. (Themes: algae)
- 23-25 February 2009, San Antonio: RFA 14th Annual National Ethanol Conference. (Themes: ethanol, policy, markets)
- 1-4 March 2009, College Station, Texas: 6th Practical Short Course on Biodiesel and Industrial Applications of Vegetable Oils (Themes: biodiesel, pure plant oil)
- 30-31 July 2009, Houston: 2009 Ethanol Bankruptcies & Acquisitions Conference - "The federal stimulus package, the Renewable Fuels Standard, and attractive pricing for distressed ethanol operations have all brought hope to an otherwise uncertain future."[1] (Themes: corporations, ethanol, markets)
- 9-11 June 2008, Houston, Texas: Independent Liquid Terminals Association Trade Show 2008.
- 23-24 June 2008, Houston, Texas: Biofuels 2010 - The Next Generation. (Themes: biofuels, markets)
- 17 July 2008, The Woodlands, Texas: Algae Commercialization Business Plan, Research, and Networking Forum. (Themes: algae, commercialization)
- 20-22 July 2008, Grapevine, Texas: Texas Food and Fuel Expo.
- 19-22 August 2008, Houston, Texas: International Conference on Sorghum for Biofuel (No website; sponsored by the USDA Agricultural Research Service Office of International Research Programs and Texas A&M University). (Themes: conversion technology, sorghum, etc.)
- 8-9 September 2008, Houston: Ethanol and Biodiesel Management University. (Themes: ethanol, biodiesel, commercialization)
- 17-18 September 2008, Austin, Texas: 3rd Annual Texas Biofuels Conference & Expo. (Themes: biofuels, feedstocks, legislation)
- 18-19 September 2008, Houston, Texas: Platts Biomass Power Forum. (Themes: biomass, finance)
- 7 November 2008, Houston, Texas, USA: Food, Fuel & the Global Biofuels Market: Finding Solutions for a Changing World. A session of the Energy Solutions conference. (Themes: food, international cooperation)
News
- Banking on Fuel-Sweating Flora, 4 May 2010 by The New York Times: "A start-up company has broken ground on a Texas pilot plant that is supposed to produce ethanol and diesel in a radical new way: with an organism that sweats fuel."
- "The company, Joule Unlimited of Cambridge, Mass., has developed several patented gene-altered organisms that absorb sunlight and carbon dioxide and combine these into hydrocarbons."
- "Joule says its organisms release their oil and survive to make more. And the diesel fuel is easy to gather because, like most hydrocarbon oils, it is lighter than water and tends to separate. Ethanol mixes with water and must be distilled, but the technology for this is widely available."
- "Carbon dioxide is trucked in for now, but the longer-term strategy is to locate the operation near a power plant that runs on coal or natural gas and captures its carbon dioxide. If a national cap on emissions is enacted, a power plant might be willing to pay a fuel plant to take its carbon dioxide gas."
- "The company projects production of 25,000 gallons of ethanol a year from each acre, which would be many times higher than production from wood waste or other biomass source."[2]
- City plans to convert human waste to energy, 10 September 2008 by Reuters: "San Antonio unveiled a deal on Tuesday that will make it the first U.S. city to harvest methane gas from human waste on a commercial scale and turn it into clean-burning fuel."
- EPA Keeps Biofuels Levels in Place after Considering Texas’ Request, 7 August 2008 by EPA Newsroom: "U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Stephen L. Johnson today announced his decision to deny a request submitted by the State of Texas to reduce the nationwide Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). As a result, the required total volume of renewable fuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, mandated by law to be blended into the fuel supply will remain at 9 billion gallons in 2008 and 11.1 billion gallons in 2009."
- Uprising Against the Ethanol Mandate, 23 July 2008 by the New York Times: "The ethanol industry, until recently a golden child that got favorable treatment from Washington, is facing a critical decision on its future."
- "Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is asking the Environmental Protection Agency to temporarily waive regulations requiring the oil industry to blend ever-increasing amounts of ethanol into gasoline. A decision is expected in the next few weeks."
- "His request for an emergency waiver cutting the ethanol mandate to 4.5 billion gallons, from the 9 billion gallons required this year and the 10.5 billion required in 2009, is backed by a coalition of food, livestock and environmental groups."[3]
- A first for the US: company feeds biomethane into natural gas pipeline 22 January 2008, from Biopact, the biomethane facility in Texas has moved into full scale commercial operation.
Issues
Organizations
Governmental organizations
Nongovernmental organizations
Companies
- Green Earth Fuels, LLC - Houston-based biodiesel producer and distributor using the petrochemical infrastructure in key coastal locations in the United States.
- Gulf Hydrocarbon - Houston-based company providing distribution and marketing for biodiesel.
- Southridge Ethanol Inc. - Ethanol-producing company based in Dallas, with plants in development in the Southern United States and Central America.
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