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June 30, 2006
PA Energy Harvest Program Solicits Proposals
http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/energy/cwp/view.asp?a=1374&q=483024
THE PENNSYLVANIA ENERGY HARVEST PROGRAM SOLICITS PROPOSALS FOR ENERGY PROJECTS THAT EMPHASIZE THE PROTECTION OF THE STATE'S WATER AND/OR AIR QUALITY. APPLICATIONS DUE 7/14/06. Eligible proposals include renewable energy deployment, including biomass energy; waste coal reclamation for energy; deployment of innovative energy efficiency technologies; and distributed generation projects. $5 million in funding is available.
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PA Solicits Applications for Projects or Relocation
http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/enintech/cwp/view.asp?a=1415&q=504241
THE PENNSYLVANIA ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (PEDA) SOLICITS APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE WITH CAPITAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ENERGY PROJECTS OR FOR ENERGY COMPANIES INTERESTED IN RELOCATING TO PENNSYLVANIA. APPLICATIONS DUE 7/14/06. Eligible PEDA projects may include solar energy; wind; low-impact hydropower; geothermal; biologically derived methane gas, including landfill gas; biomass; fuel cells; coal-mine methane; waste coal; integrated gasification combined cycle; demand management measures, including recycled energy and energy recovery, energy efficiency and load management; and clean, alternative fuels for transportation. $5 million in funding is available.
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Funding Opportunity: Renewable Energy Systems and Efficiency Grants
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/farmbill/index.html
USDA, RURAL BUSINESS COOPERATIVE SERVICE REQUESTS APPLICATIONS UNDER THE FARM SECURITY AND RURAL INVESTMENT ACT OF 2002 (THE FARM BILL) FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS GRANTS AND GUARANTEED LOANS. RESPONSES 7/3/06. Through this RFP, the USDA will make loans, loan guarantees, and grants to farmers, ranchers and rural small businesses to purchase renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements. $11.4 million expected to be available for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. 75% cost share required. $176.5 million available in guaranteed loan authority.
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Funding Opportunity: Integrated Biorefinery System
https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/6EF8A6AD174A69B08525711D007E834C?OpenDocument
DOE REQUESTS PROPOSALS FOR THE COMMERCIAL DEMONSTRATION OF AN INTEGRATED BIOREFINERY SYSTEM FOR PRODUCTION OF LIQUID TRANSPORTATION BIOFUELS, BIOBASED CHEMICALS, SUBSTITUTES FOR PETROLEUM-BASED FEEDSTOCKS AND PRODUCTS, AND BIOMASS-BASED HEAT/POWER. RESPONSES DUE 8/10/06. Project focus is on the design, construction and operation of an integrated biorefinery employing lignocellulosic feedstocks for the production of combinations of liquid transportation fuels, biobased chemicals, substitutes for petroleum-based feedstocks, and energy in the form of electricity or useful heat. Up to $160 million expected to be available, up to 3 awards anticipated.
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USDA AND DOE ANNOUNCE NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY CONFERENCE
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB/.cmd/ad/.ar/sa.retrievecontent/.c/6_2_1UH/.ce/7_2_5JM/.p/5_2_4TQ/.d/0/_th/J_2_9D/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?PC_7_2_5JM_previousparent=ENERGY&PC_7_2_5JM_contentid=2006%2F06%2F0215.xml#7_2_5JM
October 10-12, 2006, St. Louis, MO. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Energy will co-host a national renewable energy conference to help create partnerships and strategies necessary to accelerate commercialization of renewable energy industries and distribution systems. Entitled "Advancing Renewable Energy: An American Rural Renaissance", the conference will focus on biomass, wind and solar research and the impediments, challenges, and incentives that would promote commercialization and use.
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June 27, 2006
Distillers Grains Conference
http://www.distillersgrainsconference.com/
September 12-14, Minneapolis, Minnesota. International Distillers Grains Conference & Trade Show, Educating & Empowering End Users. The conference is exclusively focused on industry issues related to distillers grains produced at U.S. dry mill ethanol plants, including marketing, process technology, analytical measurement and terminology, transportation and storage, customer education and outreach, animal feed nutrition, and non-feed applications for the product.
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Biobased Industry Outlook Conference
http://www.bioeconomyconference.org/
August 28-29, Ames, Iowa. This year's conference will feature sessions on the financial, scientific, equipment, and educational investments needed in order for U.S. agriculture to supply a significant portion of U.S. energy needs, while maintaining production of food, feed, and fiber. Participants will have the opportunity to experiment with I-FARM, a computer-based system that analyzes how harvesting energy crops and residues can impact soil fertility and conservation.
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World Ethanol & Biofuels Report
http://www.agra-net.com/portal/puboptions.jsp?Option=menu&pubId=ag072
Available in print and online, F.O. Licht's World Ethanol & Biofuels Report provides at least 12 pages of detailed trade, import, export, production and consumption statistics. A subscription provides access to daily online news, an online archive, and 24 issues of the report.
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Biodiesel Congress
http://www.ibcbrasil.com.br/ibcbrasil/marlin/system/render.jsp?siteid=30000000801&MarlinViewType=PRINT_FRIENDLY&marketingid=20001400728&proceed=true&MarEntityId=1143449369506&entHash=102b352a420&UType=true
August 22-24, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Conference themes include: current context of the Brazilian biodiesel program and international experiences; opportunities for investment in enterprises associated with the production of biodiesel in Brazil; challenges and threats to the development of the Brazilian biodiesel program; biodiesel usage; and future context and conclusions. Preconference technical workshop: understanding the technical aspects in the production and use of biodiesel.
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Oilseed and Vegetable Oil Utilization
http://www.aocs.org/meetings/istanbul/
August 14-16, Istanbul, Turkey: World Conference and Exhibition on Oilseed and Vegetable Oil Utilization: Processing, By-Products, Biodiesel, Specialty and Functional Oils, and New Applications & Technologies. Pre-meeting short courses include: biodiesel trends, chemistry, and production; crude oil refining and oil quality; olive oil trends, processing, and quality assurance; and solvent extraction of vegetable and specialty oils.
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June 08, 2006
25x’25 Renewable Fuel Initiative Introduced
http://agriculture.house.gov/press/109/pr060607.html
The House Committee on Agriculture Chair, Bob Goodlatte, introduced a resolution, H. Con. Res. 424, setting a goal of producing 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the U.S. on America’s farms, ranches and forests by the year 2025 (25x’25).
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June 02, 2006
Closed-Loop Biodiesel Production Wins EPA Award
http://www.eesi.org/publications/Press%20Releases/2006/5.11.06P3PressRelease.pdf
An interdisciplinary student team from Appalachian State University in North Carolina received one of EPA's P3 grants for its proposed project to convert local waste vegetable oil into biodiesel through a "closed-loop" environmentally friendly process. The project's objectives are described.
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House Passes Renewable Energy Funding
http://www.eesi.org/publications/Press%20Releases/2006/5-24-06_house_passes_agapprops.htm
The House passed the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, for FY 2007 (H.R. 5384), providing just under $94.5 billion (mandatory and discretionary) in agriculture-related spending and valuable funding for key renewable energy programs authorized in the 2002 Farm Bill (P.L. 107-171).
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Biofuels and Bioenergy: Challenges and Opportunities
http://www.task39.org/_assets/_meetings/Vancouver%20-%20First%20Announcement%20Poster%20and%20Form.pdf
August 28 - September 1, Vancouver, Canada. This is an interational workshop organized by the International Energy Agency (IEA) Tasks 29, 31 and 39 in association with the University of British Columbia. It will further the work of collecting, synthesizing and sharing leading-edge science and technology that is driving the emerging biofuel and bioenergy sectors, as supported by the sustainable production of biomass for energy from naturally regenerated forests and plantations that integrate forest management, environmental conditions and socio-economic factors.
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