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VANCOUVER, Sept. 11, 2012 /CNW/ - Lignol Energy Corporation (TSXV: LEC) ("LEC" or "the Company"), today announced the appointment of Stephen Morris to its Board of Directors. Mr. Morris will also join the management team as Executive Director of LEC with responsibility for corporate development and investor relations. Mr. Morris is a majority shareholder of Jace Ltd which in August 2012 made a $500,000 investment in LEC. He is an investor and company founder with more than 25...

VANCOUVER, Sept. 6, 2012 /CNW/ - Lignol Energy Corporation (TSXV: LEC) ("Lignol" or "the Company"), a leading technology company in the advanced biofuels and renewable chemicals sector, today announced that it has successfully completed a major body of work in producing cellulosic ethanol at Lignol's pilot-scale biorefinery, in partnership with Novozymes Inc., a world leader in bio-innovation. The work involved optimization of process conditions for the use of Novozymes' latest...

Isaac spares oil refineries in Gulf, yet prices continue to climb as Labor Day weekend approaches WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This Labor Day weekend, millions of Americans plan to hit the open road and enjoy the last bits of summer. But with gas prices spiking toward $4 per gallon, many Americans are electing to stay home. The oil companies are quick to blame Hurricane Isaac for causing the sudden inflation, but the truth is, the increases continue even as...

VANCOUVER, Aug. 28, 2012 /CNW/ - Lignol Energy Corporation (TSXV: LEC) ("Lignol" or "the Company"), a leading technology company in the advanced biofuels and renewable chemicals sector, today announced its financial results for the year ended  April 30, 2012 (all figures in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted). Fiscal 2012 Highlights: -- Awarded up to $2.2 million in additional funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada --...

Growth Energy Board Co-Chair and CEO outline flexibility of RFS, correct misinformation WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following the recent petitions to waive the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) by the Governors of Arkansas, North Carolina, Texas, Georgia and New Mexico, Co-Chairman of Growth Energy's Board of Directors, General Wesley K. Clark (Ret.) and Growth Energy CEO, Tom Buis sent a letter to the governors explaining why a waiver is unnecessary. The...

Chemtex International Inc., a leader in chemical engineering and renewable processes, is pleased to announce that it has received a Letter of Conditional Commitment for a USD 99 million Loan Guarantee from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) under their 9003 Biorefinery Assistance Program for the engineering and construction of “Project Alpha.” Wilmington, North Carolina (PRWEB) August 22, 2012 Chemtex International Inc., a leader in chemical engineering and renewable...

TORONTO, Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Woodland Biofuels, a leading cellulosic ethanol company, today announced that William B. White has joined Woodland's senior management team as Chief Operating Officer.  Mr. White was formerly the President of DuPont Canada (1,000 employees, $1 billion revenue) and had an over 30 year career with the global DuPont company in Operations (Director, Global Operations), Marketing, Engineering and leadership of global business units.  A long time...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. and MEDFORD, Mass., Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- POET Research Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of POET LLC, one of the world's largest ethanol producers, and Agrivida, Inc., a developer of biotechnology platforms for feedstock and feedstock processing, today announce the signing of a technology collaboration joint development agreement in the field of cellulosic ethanol. Under the terms of the four-year agreement POET and Agrivida will develop Agrivida's...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) responded today to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia's split decision to dismiss a petition from AFPM and other industry groups challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's E15 waiver. The waiver authorizes a 50 percent increase in the amount of ethanol in gasoline for newer-model year motor vehicles. (Logo:...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 14, 2012, Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC ("SIRE") announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2012 ("Fiscal 2012") which ended June 30, 2012. SIRE reported a net loss of $4,153,049, or $316.09 per unit, compared to a net loss of $1,287,162, or $97.96 per unit, for the same period during the year ended September 30, 2011 ("Fiscal 2011"). For Fiscal 2012 through June 30, 2012, SIRE...