Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and Iowa Renewable Fuels Association Executive Director Monte Shaw held a press conference April 17 to discuss the 39 small refinery exemptions (SREs) that were pending for compliance year 2018 under the RFS.
Enerkem Inc., a global leader in biofuels production from solid waste, announces the closing of a new round of financing totaling C$76.3 million. The financing comes from Enerkem's existing investors, as well as a new investor, Suncor Energy Inc.
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and Iowa Renewable Fuels Association Executive Director Monte Shaw held a press conference April 17 to discuss the 39 small refinery exemptions (SREs) that were pending for compliance year 2018 under the RFS.
FROM THE MAY ISSUE: Low margins prompt plants to diversify coproduct streams, capturing value in efficiency.
Neste and Air BP have entered into an agreement to deliver sustainable aviation fuel to airline and airport customers in Sweden in 2019. The sustainable aviation fuel produced by Neste has proven its technical capability in thousands of flights.
FROM THE MAY ISSUE: Educating students key to rural development and growth.
Enerkem Inc., a global leader in biofuels production from solid waste, announces the closing of a new round of financing totaling C$76.3 million. The financing comes from Enerkem's existing investors, as well as a new investor, Suncor Energy Inc.
FROM THE MAY ISSUE: With a Democratic-majority House of Representatives, the ethanol lobby emphasizes carbon reduction.
A $39,757 grant awarded by Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey will enable Auburn University to determine if an oilseed crop can be successfully grown and marketed in Alabama as a biofuel and become another cash crop for the state's farmers.
Alabama governor awards Auburn University grant to study carinata
By The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
April 16, 2019
A $39,757 grant awarded by Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey will enable Auburn University to determine if an oilseed crop can be successfully grown and marketed in Alabama as a biofuel and become another cash crop for the state's farmers.
FROM THE MAY ISSUE: European Union must embrace biofuels to achieve climate goals.
RNG on-road fuel use reaches historic high
By Natural Gas Vehicles for America and the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas
April 16, 2019
Natural Gas Vehicles for America and the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas announced April 16 that 32 percent of all on-road fuel used in natural gas vehicles in calendar year 2018 was renewable natural gas (RNG).
The European Commission announced April 15 that it has approved state aid for an Irish scheme for renewable heat generation and for a waste-to-energy (WtE) cogeneration plant under development in Poland.
BNDES recently announced it will provide R$49.3 million ($12.63 million) in financing to the Grupo JP Andrade (Grupo Cerradão) to support a project that aims to increase capacity at a biorefinery located in Frutal, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy is one step closer to providing monarch butterflies with a new place to fill up on their cross-country journey. The ethanol plant seeded its Monarch Fueling Station in mid-April.
The Maine Technology institute has awarded $750,000 to Biofine Developments Northeast to support the development of a commercial biorefinery in Bucksport, Maine, that will produce biobased chemicals from wood biomass.
FROM THE MAY ISSUE: Highlighting ethanol's role in reducing GHG emissions.
The Forest Service has released eligibility criteria for Indian tribes and Alaska tribal organizations that want to develop demonstration projects to promote biomass energy production under amendments made to the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004.
Expansion in electricity generation from biomass and waste has ended in recent years, after growing from 2004 through 2014, and in 2018 was 2 percent below its peak generation of 71.7 million MWh in 2014, according to the EIA.
More than 1 million metric tons of corn and dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) were contracted in late March during the Ag Supply Chain Asia 2019 conference in the Philippines, according to the U.S. Grains Council.
FROM THE MAY ISSUE: The 2019 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo offers concurrent panel discussions. This guide will help attendees plan which ones to take in.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has released final data for the 2018-'19 crop season, which ended March 31. Ethanol production reached a record high during the season, despite a drop in the volume of sugarcane processed.
FROM THE MAY ISSUE: Rail car uncertainty increases the need for efficient DDGS storage.
The U.S. EPA announced April 12 that it will reopen the comment period on one aspect of proposed rule issued in 2016 in an effort to “expand transparency surrounding the small refinery exemption program and provide further opportunity for input.�
The Central Louisiana Technical Community College Huey P. Long Campus Forest Technology program is welcoming Drax Biomass as an industry partner. The program is celebrating its one-year anniversary.
The U.S. EPA announced April 12 that it will reopen the comment period on one aspect of proposed rule issued in 2016 in an effort to “expand transparency surrounding the small refinery exemption program and provide further opportunity for input.�
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, sent a letter to Energy Secretary Rick Perry on April 11 asking for clarity on the U.S. Department of Energy's review process concerning Renewable Fuel Standard small refinery exemption (SRE) applications.
FROM THE MAY ISSUE: Governors' Biofuels Coalition's announces new chair, vice chair, and The Andersons' Ethanol Group president retires.
USGC adds new regional ethanol consultant for Southeast Asia
By U.S. Grains Council
April 12, 2019
Kent Yeo joined the U.S. Grains Council on March 19 as the regional ethanol consultant for Southeast Asia. Based in Singapore, Yeo will help spearhead ethanol programs and promotional efforts throughout the region.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, sent a letter to Energy Secretary Rick Perry on April 11 asking for clarity on the U.S. Department of Energy's review process concerning Renewable Fuel Standard small refinery exemption (SRE) applications.
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