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Ethanol Pipeline Dedicated Ethanol Pipeline May Be Built in Nebraska Millions of gallons of ethanol may soon be moving via a dedicated ethanol pipeline in Nebraska. According to Kirk McClymont, business development for Seminole Energy Services LLC, Tulsa, OK (308-9913811), his company has formed a new division “Nebraska Resources Company (NRC), LLC,” which will own and operate a 110-mile long ethanol pipeline from Grand Island to Hastings. The pipeline would connect to one new terminal NRC plans to build in Grand Island that will be served by the Union Pacific and BNSF Railroads, McClymont said. jections to top 2 billion as new plants come on-line this year. The approximately $150 million project’s terminal will be able to store up to 30 million gallons of ethanol and be able to ship up to 125-car unit trains. “The way I see the future of the business is that the only way you can eventually entice an interstate pipeline is do this first step to a central location,” McClymont said. “There are 12 to 15 plants within a 100-mile radius of this proposed pipeline” said McClymont in January. “Most are interested in this project.” Myke Feinman, editor Nebrasa Resources Company’s new dedicated ethanol pipeline would run for 110 miles between Grand Island and Hasting, NE. According to McClymont, Nebraska’s ethanol plants currently produce more than 1 billion gallons a year with pro- Ethanol Bacteria Bacteria Species May Improve Ethanol Production Researchers have discovered a bacteria species in thermal pools at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming that could be used to produce an improved feedstock in the cellulosic ethanol production process. Don Bryant, a professor of biotechnology, biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State University, University Park, PA (814-865-1992), is leading a research team investigating this bacterium. Bryant first discovered evidence of this bacterium during a mini-sabbatical in the laboratory of David War at Montana State University in the summer of 2005. The new bacteria is called Chloracidobacterim termophilum. Bryant said what makes this bacteria ass production that in turn can be used in the fermentative production of ethanol,” Bryant said. This new bacteria grows in both light and dark, but grows faster in light, he said. Bryant theorizes that the bacterium likely obtains carbon not from the atmosphere, but by removing the wastes from other bacteria. This could also help cyanobacteria grow more quickly, Bryan said. “This new bacterium cannot grow completely independently, just like plants,” Bryant continued. “ However, if you provide microbial community with sunlight, carbon dioxide, water, and nutrients more efficiently, biomass for ethanol production can be significantly enhanced. Montana State University researchers have d i s c o v e r e d a b a c t e r i a a t Yellowstone National Park that could aid in cellulosic ethanol production. unique is through the use of light energy, combined with the waste products of other photosynthetic bacteria in the mix—cyanobacteria, it produces biomass. “This bacteria could enhance biom- 86 BFJ | JAN/FEB 08

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Biofuels Journal - January/February 2008 Contents Biofuels Safety Lockout/Tagout Managing Safety Ethanol Incidents Hot Work Safety Arresting Falls Firefighting Foam Confined Spaces Natural Fiber Clothing LifeLine Foods - St. Joseph, MO Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Indiana A New Energy Era POET - Portland, IN Company Profile, OPW State Ethanol Promotion State Report: Nebraska Anti-Lignin Beetles Sequential Extraction Developing Energy Crops Stover Logistics Cellulosic Ground Covers DDGS to Feed Fish Miscanthus: Energy Crop Webinar Series Launched New Fractionation Process Tropical Maize Ethanol Synthetic Fuel High Starch Corn Testing Abengoa's Cellulosic Ethanol Plans Credits and Incentives POET Cob Harvest High Oil Corn SunOpta Steam Explosion Process Enough Water? Ethanol Water Use Seth Snyder, Argonne National Laboratory Continuous Fermentation ACE Blend Study Wood Waste Ethanol Fodder Beet Ethanol Monthly Ethanol Production Ethanol Terminal Wood Feedstock Carbon Credits Bio Motor Oil Ethanol Bacteria Ethanol Pipeline Ethanol Plant Construction - Canada Cellulosic Ethanol Plants Under Consideration Cellulosic Ethanol Plants Construction Map In the Pipeline Ethanol Blending History Ethanol World Calendar Profile: Zabler, Pine Lake Corn Processors Industry News Western Dubuque Biodiesel - Farley, IA Profile: Winkel, Central Iowa Energy Biodiesel Construction List Biodiesel Plants Under Construction Map Wet vs. Dry Biomass Storage Book Review Green Earth Fuels - Houston, TX Biodiesel News Alternative Feedstocks Glycerol as Feed EPA Requires Standards Mustard Biodiesel Sun Grant Initiatives Biodiesel Jet Glycerol Alternatives Platts Advanced Biofuels Seminar Cellulosic Heating Oil Glycerine Used for Ethanol Blackmer Fremont Industries Biomass Association DOE Grants $7.7 Million for Biofuels Aecometric Corp. Civacon Viking Pump, Inc. SimplexGrinnell ICM Inc. Applied Milling Systems Ad Index

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