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 →

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

Filed under: Energy, Renewable energy, ZeaChem, Biofuel

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 →

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

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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

Farmers in Oregon and Washington will get federal money to grow poplars and camelina as biomass crops, according to an announcement today from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. The crops will be used to make biodiesel at Beaver Biodiesel in Albany and ZeaChem in Boardman, and alternative jet fuel at AltAir Fuels in Seattle. Continue reading →

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