Abengoa Opens Cellulosic Ethanol Pilot Plant
Date: 10/13/07
Ethanol’s future may be in the hands of chemical engineers and microbiologists working in a nondescript, two-story building at a York ethanol plant. The building is home to Abengoa Bioenergy’s new state-of-the-art biomass pilot plant. The focus is on technologies to turn cellulose — plant fibers such as cornstalks, wheat straw, switchgrass and wood — into ethanol.
Link:http://www.kearneyhub.com
Maryland Eyeing Way to Convert Chicken Waste into Power
Date: 10/16/07
Marylanders could find their energy coming from an unusual source: chicken waste. “We have a site. We have a plan” to build a plant to convert chicken waste into power, Attorney General Doug Gansler said at a Maryland Business for Responsive Government breakfast Monday at the Center Club.
Link: http://www.examiner.com
Johnson Controls and Nexterra Energy Corp. Form Strategic Alliance to Offer Biomass Gasification
Date: 10/12/07
Johnson Controls, Inc., a global leader in facility management and controls, has formed a strategic alliance with Nexterra Energy Corp. to offer biomass gasification solutions to Johnson Controls customers, including higher education, health care, government facilities and industrial operations.
Link: http://www.grainnet.com