RE: RE: RE: Coming along nicelyTypically, Lignol receives its Govt funding grants in the second half of the year.
This is a reflection of the budget timing.
The Canadian budget has yet to be passed ( it is now set for June ) and that is also the case for the US.
Its quite probable that those grants will carry Lignol through to the end of the year, as it did in 2010.
Management have systematically laid the fundamentals for a major move here, and in my opinion , the commercial sale of lignin derivatives is the final step towards that move.
They already have a MOU in place with one of the largest ethanol producers in the US for conversion and integration of corn-based with Lignol's second generation biorefinery.
Let us not be too impatient.
Lignol Energy signs MOU with Pacific Ethanol
2010-05-25 09:33 ET - News Release
Mr. Ross MacLachlan reports
LIGNOL AND PACIFIC ETHANOL TO ASSESS FEASIBILITY OF COMBINING CORN ETHANOL PLANTS WITH NEXT GENERATION CELLULOSIC ETHANOL BIOREFINERIES
Lignol Energy Corp. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between its wholly owned subsidiary, Lignol Innovations Inc., and Pacific Ethanol, Inc., the leading West Coast marketer and producer of ethanol, to evaluate the benefits of integrating Lignol's proprietary second-generation biorefinery technology with Pacific Ethanol's existing corn ethanol facilities.
Pacific Ethanol seeks to reduce the carbon intensity of the ethanol it produces by integrating cellulose ethanol into existing operations. Pacific Ethanol's production locations are ideally located for the deployment of Lignol's biorefineries due to the abundance of woody biomass on the West Coast and regulations to improve the greenhouse gas profile of ethanol produced and marketed in California.
By deploying Lignol's proprietary technology within these established operations the companies believe there will be significant capital and operating cost advantages, from leveraging existing infrastructure, logistics, staffing and partnerships. Lignol expects the benefits of co-hosting could also significantly improve the timelines for the start-up of biorefinery operations and further assist Lignol in meeting its objective of being a low-cost producer of cellulosic ethanol.
Lignol continues to evaluate unique ways to deploy its technology in order to drive the cost of cellulosic ethanol lower and exploit its technology platform. The integration of cellulosic ethanol into existing corn ethanol plants is one such opportunity. Lignol is also evaluating the feasibility of exploiting the unique attributes of its technology within the pulp and paper sector. Lignol's fractionation technology produces clean substrates that are ideal inputs for the cellulosic ethanol, pulp and paper, and green chemical industries, and the company reports that it is having early stage discussions with potential partners in Canada to deploy a version of its technology to address these opportunities.
"By integrating cellulose ethanol production into existing operations, we can lower our carbon footprint, diversify our feedstock and meet the future demand for advanced biofuels as required by the federal renewable fuel standard. Our work with Lignol will help advance their technology and take us nearer to our goal of producing and marketing ethanol from a variety of feedstocks," said Neil Koehler, Pacific Ethanol's chief executive officer.
"Working with Pacific Ethanol on the West Coast is a natural fit for Lignol," said Lignol's president and CEO, Ross MacLachlan. "They have established themselves as a major force in the region and we are excited to be working with them to enhance their economic and long-term plans to integrate cellulose ethanol into existing production. Pacific Ethanol's assets are first class and each of their locations appears to offer tremendous synergies for our technology deployment."
About Pacific Ethanol
Pacific Ethanol is the leading West Coast-based marketer and producer of ethanol. Central to Pacific Ethanol's growth strategy is its destination business model, whereby ethanol plants achieve lower process and transportation costs by servicing local markets for both fuel and feed. Pacific Ethanol is working to identify and develop other renewable fuel technologies, such as cellulose-based ethanol production.
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