Iowa, the top ethanol producer, has recently made some satisfying progress in further embracing the biofuels industry. The state has the capacity to produce nearly 3.8 billion gallons of ethanol as well as cellulosic production to come online soon.
Knowing how the supply and cost of natural gas will affect a company's operations is key to planning and weathering curtailment.
The Biomass Power Association and Biotechnology Industry Organization are among the more than 1.24 million groups and individuals that provided public comments on a proposed U.S. EPA rule that would regulated carbon emissions at certain power plants.
A recent poll of 1,000 Americans shows 65 percent support the renewable fuel standard, writes Bob Dinneen, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association. And, 78 percent favor requiring auto makers to build cars that run alternative fuels.
Guardian Energy's vision statement speaks to how the farmer-owned philosophy is applied in a maturing industry.
RINs aren't a tax paid to the government or a premium paid to ethanol producers, writes Jim Miller of Growth Energy. They are free to renewable energy producers and are purchased by obligated parties with RIN shortages.
Lowering temperatures for two hours each day reduces the height of corn without affecting its seed yield, a Purdue study shows, a technique that could be used to grow crops in controlled-environment facilities in caves and former mines.
Fire mitigation treatment efforts in our forests and rangeland are a proven strategy to reduce the intensity, destruction, and cost of wildfires. A recent report by the...
Ethanol producers talk about the advantages of leveraging benchmarking data for a competitive edge.
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has published a study that determined 6.5 million people were employed by the renewable energy globally last year. The report highlights the role that renewables play in the global economy.
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has published a study that determined 6.5 million people were employed by the renewable energy globally last year. The report highlights the role that renewables play in the global economy.
Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc. announced May 16 that it has changed its name to Green Plains Inc. to reflect the continued diversification of the company's operations. The name change was approved by the company's shareholders May 14.
Marking another step towards commercial readiness of CO2-neutral fuels, Joule Unlimited Inc. has announced that its Sunflow-D and Sunflow-J products meet the standards of the American Society for Testing and Materials for diesel and jet fuel.
Ames Lab creates multifunctional nanoparticles for biofuel
By Ames Laboratory
May 16, 2014
The U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory has created a faster, cleaner biofuel refining technology that not only combines processes, it uses widely available materials to reduce costs.
The bullying from Big Oil won't stop until the industry says "enough," writes Ron Lamberty, in a column about E15 and what gas station owners think of the fuel.
On May 15, 33 advanced biofuel companies, led by the Advanced Ethanol Council and Biotechnology Industry Organization, sent a letter to President Obama to express the industry's concern about the proposed rule for the 2014 renewable fuel standard.
Repreve Renewables announced it has purchased certain genetic assets or germplasm for its giant miscanthus grass product development program from Mendel Biotechnology Inc., a privately held company in Hayward, Calif.
GE Power & Water's Distributed Power business has announced Clarke Energy,has been selected to supply U.K. waste management company Biffa with eight of GE's Jenbacher landfill gas engines.
UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, has announced that its UOP/Eni Ecofining process technology is powering the largest commercial advanced biofuel facility in the U.S., capable of producing more than 130 million gallons of renewable diesel per year.
Gevo Inc. has released its first quarter financial results, reporting it recently closed on $25.9 million in financing and has successfully begun side-by-side operation at its Luverne, Minn., plant, with the intent to produce ethanol and isobutanol.
Some ethanol producers are capturing renewable identification numbers (RINs) and promoting higher ethanol blends.
Vermeer Corp. and CenUSA Bioenergy, a multi-state USDA sponsored research project led by Iowa State University, have announced a new, perennial grass energy collaboration.
On May 15, 33 advanced biofuel companies, led by the Advanced Ethanol Council and Biotechnology Industry Organization, sent a letter to President Obama to express the industry's concern about the proposed rule for the 2014 renewable fuel standard.
Gevo Inc. has released its first quarter financial results, reporting it recently closed on $25.9 million in financing and has successfully begun side-by-side operation at its Luverne, Minn., plant, with the intent to produce ethanol and isobutanol.
Repreve Renewables announced it has purchased certain genetic assets or germplasm for its giant miscanthus grass product development program from Mendel Biotechnology Inc., a privately held company in Hayward, Calif.
Vermeer Corp. and CenUSA Bioenergy, a multi-state USDA sponsored research project led by Iowa State University, have announced a new, perennial grass energy collaboration.
In a keynote speech at the 11th Annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology on May 13, DuPont Chair and CEO Ellen Kullman called on Congress and the administration to preserve the renewable fuel standard (RFS).
Jeff Hove, vice president of RINAlliance, talks about the complex world of RFS compliance and RIN management.
A modern, state-of-the-art ethanol plant is more than just a distillery, writes Rob Vierhout. It's a biorefinery, he says, highlighting several technologies and innovations that turn a kernel of grain into a panoply of high-value products.
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