Despite an off year overall for the global pellet market, Astec Industries reported that its pellet division continues to be a bright spot for the company. In its Q1 2016 financial earnings call, Astec reported net sales for Q1 as $278.7 million.
On May 5, Biomass Research and Development Board operations committee is expected to hold a listening session, titled “Building a Billion Ton Bioeconomy in the United States.� The two-hour webinar is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. EDT.
For the next several months, Biomass Magazine plans to run a project spotlight series in the biogas/landfill gas section of the print edition.
Two Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists are studying the virtual tug-of-war that takes place when a pathogen attacks a plant. Better understanding those changes could unlock new ways to improve plants by making them more disease-resistant.
Two Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists are studying the virtual tug-of-war that takes place when a pathogen attacks a plant. Better understanding those changes could unlock new ways to improve plants by making them more disease-resistant.
On May 5, Biomass Research and Development Board operations committee is expected to hold a listening session, titled “Building a Billion Ton Bioeconomy in the United States.� The two-hour webinar is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. EDT.
The Renewable Fuels Association has released an analysis of recently published data on California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard, noting grain ethanol provided nearly half of the greenhouse gas reductions achieved through 2015.
Pentair Haffmans has launched a compact enclosed skid CO2 recovery system that can be connected to any existing biogas upgrading plant. The system helps maximize yield and minimize environmental impact.
On April 21, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the availability of $150 million in funding to support large-scale renewable energy projects. The funding will be provided by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.
The Renewable Fuels Association has released an analysis of recently published data on California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard, noting grain ethanol provided nearly half of the greenhouse gas reductions achieved through 2015.
The Renewable Fuels Association has released an analysis of recently published data on California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard, noting grain ethanol provided nearly half of the greenhouse gas reductions achieved through 2015.
Covanta Holding Corp. has released first quarter financial results, reporting that the company's biomass assets have recently been idled. Overall, total revenue increased to $403 million compared to $383 million during the same period of 2015.
The Iowa legislature voted 94 – 0 in the House of Representatives and 49 – 0 in the Iowa Senate to secure another year of funding for the state's very successful biodiesel and ethanol blender pump program, the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program.
U.S. Water has announced its representatives will give three technical presentations during the upcoming Fuel Ethanol Workshop, June 20–23, 2016 at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Bioenergy Technologies Office hosted a roundtable discussion with a group of 4-H youth delegates from across the country on April 12. The roundtable was part of the larger National 4-H Conference.
The Energy Co-op, an independently-owned, local, nonprofit energy supplier, launched a renewable natural gas product to residential consumers in the Philadelphia Electric Company natural gas territory to offset their pipeline gas consumption.
As Mexico works to implement energy reforms, the U.S. Grains Council's staff there has been working to educate end-users and energy policymakers on the advantages of using ethanol as an oxygenate in fuel.
Iowa Department of Transportation and Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management have released a study that reveals insights into the transportation of biofuels and crude oil by rail around and through the state.
Legislation recently introduced in Ohio aims to extend a freeze on the state's renewable portfolio standard (RPS) at 2.5 percent for three additional years, through 2019. In June 2014, a law was signed to freeze the RPS for two years.
California Air Resources Board has completed review of all ethanol pathway applications submitted by Jan. 31 through the alternative fuels portal. The submissions included both new applications and requests to have legacy pathways recertified.
A German-designed Wittus pellet stove has been named winner of the third Pellet Stove Design Challenge, an event coordinated by the Alliance for Green Heat and this year hosted by the U.S. DOE's Brookhaven National Lab.
WestJet recently announced it has teamed up with Alberta-based Clean Energy Technology Centre to accelerate the development of sustainable aviation biofuel in Western Canada.
We've seen quite a roller coaster in the last month with DDGS prices. We started April with weakness, as soymeal and corn prices dropped, creating more competition for DDGS in animal diets both domestically and abroad.
The natural gas market has come under upside pressure since bottoming out in early March. The rally has been mostly driven by emerging evidence of a tighter fundamental balance, which has already started to erode the historically large surplus in und
The USDA is making up to $44 million available to farmers, ranchers and businesses through its Value-Added Producer Grant program. On-farm anaerobic digestion (AD) systems are among the projects eligible for the program.
Global road transportation accounts for a sixth of all global carbon dioxide emissions, and its share is rising. A new analysis from Lux Research finds that low-carbon fuels and vehicle efficiency will cut emissions by 29 percent in 2030.
Mid-April shaped up to be a great opportunity for farmers to make sales amid a correction in the market place. Corn had a major correction after the March 31st plantings and quarterly stocks report with nearby futures collapsing to below $3.50/bu.
On April 21, the Iowa House of Representatives passed legislation that aims to extend state tax incentives for renewable fuels. The measure passed the state Senate in mid-April and will now go to Gov. Terry Branstad for consideration.
On April 25, the Indiana Office of Development and the Indiana Corn Marketing Council awarded more than $789,000 to fuel retailer Family Express under the Hoosier Homegrown Fuels Blender Pump Program, supporting the deployment of 45 blender pumps.
Through the third week of April, moderate-to-strong buyer support has continued to step into the ethanol market as traders focused on firming energy markets and the recent surge in corn values, which pushed corn futures near $4 per bushel.
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