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Information about biofuels and bioenergy in Texas.
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Events
- 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)
- 23-25 February 2009, San Antonio: RFA 14th Annual National Ethanol Conference. (Themes: ethanol, policy, markets)
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News
- 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."[1]
- 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.
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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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