ENG on Feb. 22 announced it has been selected by a confidential client to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for a renewable fuels plant that will produce 100 MMgy of renewable diesel and SAF.
The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration is recruiting participants for the Clean EDGE Asia Business Development Mission to Indonesia and Vietnam. Biofuels companies are among those encouraged to participate.
For 30 years, the Schrock family business has served as a link between waste wood producers and home heating.
Origin Materials Inc. announced on Feb. 16 the company has selected a site in Geismar, Louisiana, for the construction of its proposed Origin 2 facility, which would produce biobased materials and chemicals from wood residues.
Neste and ITOCHU Corp. have expanded their partnership to grow the availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Japan. In the expanded partnership, ITOCHU acts as the branded distributor of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Japan.
A case study of a multi-facility ethanol company's successful incorporation of Tricanters into its production portfolio. Numerous benefits for DCO recovery were found, including cost reduction, enhanced versatility and lower maintenance.
The National Corn Growers Association received the Renewable Fuels Association's 2022 Ethanol Industry Award in recognition of the group's dedicated and sustained efforts on behalf of the ethanol industry over the last 40 years.
Versalis, Eni's chemical company, announced on Feb. 16 that it has begun the production of bioethanol from lignocellulosic biomass at Crescentino (Vercelli). The plant was acquired in 2018 and overhauled by Versalis.
CVR Energy has announced the renewable diesel conversion project at its Wynnewood, Oklahoma, refinery is nearly complete. The company's board of directors has also approved a plan to break out its renewable fuels business as a separate entity.
The RFA released its 2022 Ethanol Industry Outlook and Pocket Guide during the 27th annual National Ethanol Conference in New Orleans. The annual publications and conference all share a common theme: Zeroing in on New Opportunities.
In his annual State of the Industry Address, RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper said that the global quest to achieve net-zero carbon emissions “may very well be the greatest opportunity for growth and value creation in the industry's history.�
The U.S. EPA published a notice of proposed consent decree on Feb. 23 related to a legal challenge filed by Growth Energy that would establish deadlines for the agency to finalize the 2021 and 2022 RFS RVOs by June 3, 2022.
Fluid Quip Technologies, a subsidiary of Green Plains Inc., on Feb. 21 announced it has acquired a robust family of patents from AB Agri related to the separation of protein from whole stillage at dry mill ethanol plants.
In 2021, the U.S. ethanol industry “recovered substantially� from pandemic conditions, with ethanol and gasoline use approaching pre-COVID-19 levels in the second half of the year, according to an analysis completed by ABF Economics.
Greater Commercial Lending has completed nearly $73 million in financing for two facilities in North Carolina that will turn a natural byproduct of landfills into renewable natural gas. The financing is guaranteed by the USDA.
The U.S. EPA is scheduled to publish a notice of proposed consent decree on Feb. 23 related to a legal challenge filed by Growth Energy that would establish deadlines for the agency to finalize the 2021 and 2022 RFS RVOs by June 3, 2022.
The government of France of Feb. 17 launched a call for expressions of interest that aims to identify and support projects to replace coal currently used in heating, industrial and power-generation applications with heat-treated biomass pellets.
The U.S. EPA is seeking nominations for scientific experts to serve on an external expert panel to peer review the agency's third triennial report to congress on biofuels and the environment. Nominations can be submited through March 3.
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing on Feb. 16 on the Renewable Fuel Standard. ACE CEO Brian Jennings commended a handful of bipartisan Senators for defending the RFS during the event.
Global sustainable energy producer EDL has signed agreements with U.S. gas company Pennant Midstream, kicking off EDL's fourth investment in the USA's renewable natural gas (RNG) sector since 2019.
The New Mexico House of Representatives on Feb. 17 failed for the second consecutive year to pass legislation that aims to implement a state Clean Fuel Standard. This year's bill, SB 14, is now dead.
A report recently released in the Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences brought to life several misrepresentations of the environmental outcomes of the RFS. ACE's Ron Alverson is refuting three key misrepresentations.
Neste released Q4 financial results on Feb. 10, reporting that the company's renewable products business segment achieved improve sales volumes and sales margins despite several scheduled shutdowns, a weaker U.S. dollar and higher fixed costs.
A report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service's Global Agricultural Information Network in February provides an update on India's goal to install or upgrade nearly 200 grain-based ethanol production facilities and move to an E20 blend.
Aemetis Inc. announced on Feb. 16 that the Universal Biofuels subsidiary of Aemetis in Kakinada, India has agreed to acquire a site to construct a tallow oil refining facility to provide feedstock to the company's biodiesel and SAF plants.
Green Plains Inc. released fourth quarter financial results on Feb. 11, reporting a slight decrease in the volume of ethanol produced, but significantly improved crush margins when compared to the same quarter of 2020.
The New Mexico House of Representatives on Feb. 17 failed for the second consecutive year to pass legislation that aims to implement a state Clean Fuel Standard. This year's bill, SB 14, is now dead.
On Feb. 11 at its annual Executive Leadership Conference, Growth Energy awarded Sen. Chuck Grassley with America's Fuel Award, which recognizes an individual who has gone above and beyond as a champion for the renewable fuels industry.
News and business announcements from the April issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine, including Alto Ingredients acquisition of Eagle Alcohol Co., Lincolnland Agri-Energy adopting ICM's APP, and POET Portland completing construction on CO2 addition.
The Andersons Inc. released Q4 results on Feb. 15, reporting that its renewables segment achieved its best fourth quarter since 2013. The company, in part, credited improved ethanol margins and record corn oil prices.
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