moving FoRwaRd Iogen’s use of cereal straw and corn stover for biofuel production helped the company quickly adjust to the use of sugar cane bagasse for the Raizen operation. As a result of the new development, Iogen is now actively consulting with the U.S. En-vironmental Protection Agency and the Cal-ifornia Air Resources Board for approval for cellulosic LCFS and RIN credit generation. “Biogas is produced today from landfills, wastewater treatment plants, waste digestion facilities, and farm digesters with well-prov-en technology,” says Foody. “We can now take biogas and make specification gasoline and diesel with renewable content using well-proven existing refining operations. It is a win for everybody.” Iogen also noted that the technology would be used in concert with two com-mercial-scale ethanol projects that they are developing in the U.S. The expected result of the use of the drop-in fuel is increased overall cellulosic biofuel yields per unit of feedstock, lower water usage per unit in the production of biofuel and lower overall capital costs. With new partnerships and product de-velopment in place, Iogen’s innovations are impacting the global biofuel market. As was the case 10 years ago, that means playing an active role in the development of the American biofuel industry. Iogen was a founding member of the Advanced Ethanol Council, and the company is continuously involved in policy discussions in Washing-ton D.C. According to Foody, the huge demand for renewable fuel, and even larger interest from investors, has made the U.S. a focal point for the biofuel industry. “Iogen is a global competitor in the de-velopment of cellulosic biofuel technolo-gies,” says Foody. “Working in the global industry means thinking about the U.S. market” As for Canada, “policy makers need to make a choice” about what direction they will take with the idea of introducing a re-newable fuel standard or low carbon fuel standard. Foody believes the will is there to do something, but what will be done re-mains to be seen. • KAHL Wood Pelleting Plants Quality worldwide. AMANDUS KAHL GmbH & Co. KG, SARJ Equipment Corp., Mr. Rick B. MacArthur, 29 Golfview Blvd., Bradford, Ontario L3Z 2A6 Phone: 905-778-0073, Fax: 905-778-9613, [email protected] www.akahl.de 28 Canadian BIOMASS MAY/JUNE 2014
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