Saccharophagus degradans bactrium! A recent article in BIOMASS Magazine (written by Jessica Ebert) discusses a recent discovery related to a bactrium discovered 20 years ago in the Chesapeake Bay where this bactrium can be used as part of a "...degrading enzyme cocktail" used to create cellulosic ethanol.
Read more on what company is involved with bring this to market and the potential...
http://www.biomassmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=1510
By the way, BIOMASS Magazine is one of those magazines that anyone interested in ethanol, biomass, etc. should consider subscribing to or at least bookmark their Website. You'll be glad you did! (This is not a plug for them necessarily, just my comments based on my own use of their magazine and site for excellent insight into areas I am interesed in). Here's a good bookmark - it will take you to their current issue -- http://www.biomassmagazine.com/issue.jsp
The article referenced above can also be found on another Website - http://ethanolproducer.com/article.jsp?article_id=3883 - Ethanol Producer Magazine is another one of those references that we subscribe to and use their Website for research current information and to learn more about the production of ethanol. Both magazines and Websites are the creation of BBI International Media. They also operate & produce the Website and magazines http://biodieselmagazine.com/ and http://distillersgrainsquarterly.com/ that may be of interest to you.
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As I noted on our Website, http://ethanolconsultants.com/green-collar-job.htm, with this proposed cellulosic ethanol plant in New Milford, CT, there is a potential of creating up to 200 new "green collar jobs" in New Milford Connecticut!
Not only will New Milford & Connecticut benefit from the production of ethanol, the sale of town-owned property for a cash-infusion, the entire state and even the northeast will benefit from the close vicinity of an ethanol plant that will ease the distribution and availability of ethanol for the ever-growing demand (and government mandates).
As with any ethanol or cellulosic ethanol proposal, there are many viewpoints on both sides of the many issues these types of plants raise. I will do my "infomediary & intermediary" duties by attempting to log some of these viewpoints for ethanol plants in their early phases around the U.S. and Canada. In the mean time, here are some sites that already are helping to provide the information we are all seeking:
Personal Technology Enterprises, LLC proud member of NEVC
Personal Technology Enterprises, LLC, proud member of ACE
Ethanol Industry at a Glance
EthanolTodayEthanol Biorefinery Locations
Map (pdf) of U.S. Biorefinery Locations
Weekly USDA Ethanol Summary
Ethanol publications
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Another newspaper in Connecticut, the Waterbury Republican-American, has run an article on the proposed New Milford, CT cellulosic ethanol plant (American Energy Enterprises Inc. proposed purchase of the former Century Brass Mill property now owned by the town of New Milford). The property would be used for the new cellulosic ethanol plant and business offices.
As of this posting I have not been able to find this article on their Web site, it is possible that it was only in their newspaper additional, and/or is pending an update to their Web site early in the week:
Article title: Firm plans to build ethanol fuel plant
New Milford offered $4.5M for property
BY RICK HARRISON
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
March 15, 2008 |
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We've got more press here in Connecticut that is covering the breaking story on American Energy Enterprises, Inc.'s proposal to build a cellulosic ethanol plant in the town of New Milford, Connecticut.
American Energy Enterprises has offered to purchase the town-owned former Century Brass mill property (known now as the Century Enterprise Center). Litchfield County Times published an article (3/13/08) written by Nancy Barnes regarding the proposal and other cellulosic ethanol initiatives around the U.S. Click here for the cellulosic ethanol plant article
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Read the Jay Lewin Uncensored 3/10/08 blog entry regarding the proposed cellulosic ethanol plant for New Milford (Connecticut). Interesting post have been added to Jay's initial posting; each with a different take on what it will mean to New Milford and their views of the proposal.
Not only would this cellulosic ethanol plant be a major boost for the town of New Milford, it would be for the state of Connecticut as well. And, it will put the state on the map as only the third ethanol plant in our area, with two upstate New York facilities in the works (one in Fulton, N.Y., where they will be converting a former brewery, and the other involving new construction of an $80 million ethanol plant on the shores of the Erie Canal in Seneca Falls).
Expanding on one of Jay's responses, the market will help dictate the success of not only this proposed cellulosic ethanol plant for New Milford but any and all other ethanol and alternative fuel plants that are either in the initial planning stages, on the drawing board, and/or beginning construction. As seen in the press, there are some projects on hold due to potential for over-supply, market demand shifts, raw material/feedstock costs, etc. However, I believe the majority of them are the corn-based ethanol plants. Cellulosic ethanol plants are only now beginning to see progress to the point where initial plants will be coming online in the not-too-distant future...
Let's keep an eye on this one and see how the plans progress. As someone very interested in the ethanol solution to foreign oil dependency, and a Bethel CT resident, I look forward to one day stopping by a local gas station where I can filler' up with E85 ethanol! |
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As you've undoubtedly seen on the TV and Internet and read in the papers, December 19, 2007 President Bush signed into law H.R. 6, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. With this new law comes the Renewable Fuels Standard which calls for at least 36 billion gallons of ethanol to be used nationwide in the U.S. by the year 2022.
To help in this increased usage will be the importance of the use of alternate levels of ethanol mixed with gasoline. Presently there are two grades E10 (10% ethanol) and E85 (85% ethanol) that are increasing in their use across the nation. And with some states already bringing in ethanol blender pumps it is possible for motorists to choose different blends of gasoline & ethanol. These new ethanol blender pumps provide blend mixes of E10, E20, E30 and E85.
As part of the H.R. 6 law, Section 244 authorizes a new $20 million program for the installation of blender pumps starting in the fiscal year 2008 through 2014. South Dakota & Minnesota already have blender pumps in several gas stations.
A recent research effort conducted by ACE (American Coalition for Ethanol, which we are a member), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy, shows that mid-range ethanol blends are very promising in terms of their fuel economy & vehicle emissions - including use in non-flex fuel vehicles.
- The Optimal Ethanol Blend-Level Investigation appears to support an optimal blend of ethanol & gasoline of E20 or E30. With these blends the cars used in the tests averaged better gas mileage than the standard gasoline models. More tests are needed and have been planned to help validate these initial exciting findings.
The fleet fuel standards have also been set to raise to 35 miles per gallon by 2020 |
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