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Updated 02/03/12

• Next week, industry leaders and top researchers will meet at NCERC for the re-launch of the Illinois Ethanol Consortium. The Consortium’s goal is to generate a research plan to transform current ethanol plants into integrated biorefineries by highlighting corn kernel fiber conversion as the stepping stone to general cellulosic ethanol conversion processes. Stay tuned for updates on this exciting venture!
• Check out our Director’s Notes for the latest NCERC news and updates.
• NCERC is now hiring! We’re looking for an Assistant Director for Biofuels Process Research. A job description and application instructions are available on the NCERC Careers page.
• Be sure to check out Where We Are to see the conferences and events NCERC staff will be attending in 2012!

Research and Academia

• NSDU partner in $1 million energy beet project

Industry

• Seaweed is the new algae of biofuels
• Ethanol industry leaders gather in Indianapolis
• Outdoor power equipment maker kicks off ethanol awareness effort
• Jobs, jobs, jobs from community fuels
• Value creation, value unlocking, value add
• Giving ethanol a good name: advocates tout increase in production, jobs for state
• Ethanol plant in Iowa to expand algae production
• Groundhog Day, biofuels style

Government

• Agriculture Secretary Vilsack announces support for a new advanced biofuels production facility in Oregon
• EPA confirms: palm oil biodiesel will not qualify as advanced biofuel
• Operation sustainability: U.S. military sets ambitious environmental goals
• Senate energy outlook hearing focuses on fossils first
• Senators talk biofuels at ACS briefing, Senate committee hearing

Global and Trade News

• Australia: fears for jobs as ethanol producer stops work on plant
• Despite Fidel’s resistance, Cuban ethanol investment may open up

NCERC Video and Image Gallery

Corn Fractionation System Ribbon Cutting - 11/3/2011

A Day in the Life of Biofuels Processing Technicians

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin honored by Illinois Corn Growers Association for his dedication and support of the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center (SIUE).

November 23, 2010

Fuel Ethanol Week

June 14-17, 2010

Monday June 14: NCERC / USDA Stakeholders Meeting
June 15 - June 16: Fuel Ethanol Workshop
June 17: FEW Tour Day

• 08/09: Shimkus Presents Grants To SIUE's SIAM And NCERC To Support Efforts
  
• 09/08: NCERC Becoming Center For Ethanol Training To The World
  
• 07/07: National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center Fuels Growth with Siemens
  
• 06/07: National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center Fuels Growth with Siemens
  
• 02/05: NCERC Among Only Eight Groups To Receive STAC Grant