Didion Works to Increase Energy Efficiency
WBIA Member Didion Ethanol has begun work to increase the plant’s energy efficiency using $5.5 million from a recent DOE grant. The project, which will cost a total of $11 million, will decrease...
View ArticleWBIA Member Boldt Wins $255 Million Biomass Plant Contract
WBIA member The Boldt Co. won the construction contract for WE Energies new $255 million biomass plant in Rothschild. Boldt will provide all construction services for the plant that is to be built at...
View ArticleNewest protester of Rothschild biomass power plant baffling
In a great Wednesday article, the Wausau Daily Herald reported that the D.C. Everest Area School District is looking to join the decision making process behind the proposed $250 million Rothschild...
View ArticleBiofuels advancement taking place right here
Wisconsin continues to lead the way in bio industry advancement. A University of Wisconsin-Madison research group at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center developed a strain of bacteria which could...
View ArticleFollowing initial backlash, biomass plant supporters emerge
For the past several weeks, we have posted blogs and news stories about the opposition facing the proposed biomass plant in Rothschild, Wisc. The plant’s supporters are now taking their turn to speak...
View ArticleEthanol Plants Planning Upgrades
Here is a great story from Ethanol Producer Magazine about how several ethanol plants in the Midwest, including Wisconsin’s very own Ace Ethanol, are planning upgrades. Check it out here. Ace received...
View ArticleFueled by cheese
These days, your car could be fueled by corn, grass, wood, alcohol or even garbage. Leave it to Wisconsin researchers to add cheese to the list. Researchers at Concordia University say the microbe...
View ArticleFuture of the Bio Industry from Georg Anderl
Following our last WBIA meeting, we asked our speaker Georg Anderl, Vice President of Engineering for DDCE, to talk briefly about the future of the bio industry. Hear what he had to say.
View ArticleWisconsin company advances in US Air Force renewable fuel testing
A Madison based company has developed a renewable jet fuel which has recently received the green light after the first round of testing by the US Air Force. The one hundred percent renewable fuel...
View ArticleMedia Release – Wisconsin adds more E-15 pumps
Monday, May 5, 2014 Contact: Joshua Morby 414.791.9120 Grassroots effort to gather signatures gains momentum MILWAUKEE – Almost a year ago today, as gas prices continue to rise, the Wisconsin Bio...
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