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Last month, our team published a project-by-project study of the US biofuels sector called “Transportation Fuels from Wood: Investment and Market Implications of Current Projects and Technologies.” One of the 36 projects evaluated in the study is KiOR, which went public more…
Last week, Pasadena, Texas-based KiOR filed with US regulators to increase the size of its initial public offering to $200 million, doubling its initial filing of $100 million in April (KiOR doubles size of IPO, Reuters, June 1, 2011). KiOR plans more…
The May issue of Wood Bioenergy US indicates that, as of May 25, 2011: The continental US has 453 wood-consuming, announced and operating bioenergy projects. In total, these projects represent potential, incremental wood use of 130 million green tons/year by 2021. more…
Questions and comments regarding a study we published with the Schiamberg Group have focused on (1) why a given wood-using transportation fuel project is different or “special” and (2) potential impacts to timberland investors and managers. The study – Transportation Fuels from Wood: more…
Our team just published a study with the Schiamberg Group that evaluates the wood-based transportation fuel sector in the United States. The study builds on Forisk’s tracking and screening of all operating and announced wood-using bioenergy projects in the US (453 projects more…
Producing a proper wood-derived biofuel follows a three-step recipe. One, grow trees. Two, break down wood from the trees into its components. Three, use these components to produce biofuels. Unfortunately, this simple recipe does not equate to “technologically doable and more…
As of March 30, 2011, Wood Bioenergy US tracked 451 wood-consuming, announced and operating bioenergy projects in the continental US. Electricity (biopower) and wood pellet projects dominate the Forisk database (see table), while cellulosic ethanol projects continue to pursue multiple technologies more…
Regardless US Department of Agriculture efforts to continue funding for biofuel programs (“USDA opens application window for biofuel funding programs”), individual projects associated with cellulosic ethanol have expanded their end-market options to increase their probability of operational viability. In short, more…
As of January 30, 2011, Wood Bioenergy US counted 445 wood-consuming, announced and operating bioenergy projects in the continental US, up from 441 in December 2010. In total, these projects – which include wood pellet, wood-to-electricity, and cellulosic ethanol projects – represent potential, more…
From the desk of Amanda Lang, Managing Editor, Wood Bioenergy US: On January 12, 2011 the EPA announced that it will defer greenhouse-gas permitting requirements for facilities using biomass to make electricity (see “EPA Grants Greenhouse-Gas Rule Exemption”, wsj.com, 1/13/11). more…