Less than a month after starting production of cellulosic biofuel at its Boardman demonstration plant, ZeaChem has laid off employees and scaled back operations. Biofuels Digest posted a statement from the company's director of public affairs, Carrie Atiyeh, saying additional funds will be needed to re-start production. Continue reading →

Filed under: Environment, Energy, Biofuel, ZeaChem

The ZeaChem biorefinery in Boardman is officially producing ethanol from sawdust. Continue reading →

Filed under: Energy, Renewable energy, ZeaChem, Biofuel

A major cellulosic ethanol project is underway in Boardman, but the U.S. is hopelessly behind on reaching its targets for production nationwide. Continue reading →

Filed under: Renewable energy, Ethanol, Biofuel

Oregon-based SeQuential Biofuels and other low-carbon fuel makers are lobbying the 2013 state Legislature to vote for new rules that set a low-carbon fuel standard for fuel suppliers. Continue reading →

Filed under: Transportation, Biofuel, SeQuential Biofuels

The Colorado-based ZeaChem announced today that it has finished building its biorefinery in Boardman and plans to start producing biofuel by the end of the year with the help of $25 million in new investments. Continue reading →

Filed under: Energy, Transportation, Biofuel, ZeaChem

There’s a lot to know about ZeaChem’s $390 million plans to build a commercial-scale biorefinery in Boardman. Continue reading →

Filed under: Energy, Biofuel, ZeaChem

A Colorado-based company is planning to build a $390 million commercial cellulosic ethanol plant in Boardman that would produce fuel from trees and farm waste by 2014. Continue reading →

Filed under: Energy, Biofuel, Cellulosic ethanol, ZeaChem

For the first time since 1949, the U.S. is exporting more petroleum products than we're importing, according to this story in today's Wall Street Journal: Continue reading →

Filed under: Energy, Biofuel, Fossil fuels, Gasoline consumption, Oregon State University

Jim Gilbert wrote into OPB with some excellent questions about the radio version of my Alaska Airlines biofuel story. And I have some answers I figured I might as well share with the group. Here's what Jim wrote: Continue reading →

Filed under: Energy, Transportation, Aviation biofuel, Biofuel

Alaska Airlines just announced it will use a 20 percent biofuel blend in 75 flights this month between Seattle, Washington, D.C., and Portland. The maiden flights take off on Wednesday. Continue reading →

Filed under: Transportation, Aviation biofuel, Biofuel