First Cellulosic Ethanol Plant to Use Corn Waste as Feedstock

Biofuels, Renewables

Project LIBERTY, a DOE-supported biorefinery project, is the first U.S. cellulosic ethanol plant to use corn waste as feedstock. On September 3, 2014, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced the opening of POET-DSM Advanced Biofuel’s Project LIBERTY, a large-scale biorefinery in Emmetsburg, Iowa.  Project LIBERTY is the nation’s second commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol biorefinery and the…...

New 550-Mile Natural Gas Pipeline to Supply Virginia and North Carolina

Fossil Fuels, Natural Gas

Four energy companies have formed a joint venture to advance the proposed 550-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline to transport Marcellus and Utica natural gas to Virginia and North Carolina. On September 2, 2014, Dominion Resources, Duke Energy, Piedmont Natural Gas, and AGL Resources announced a joint venture to build the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline to provide…...