The U.K. Department for Transport has published statistics on its renewable transport fuel obligation (RTFO) for the most recent compliance year, which spanned from April 15, 202 through April 14, 2013.
Dion Banks, director of governmental affairs for Cambridge International, is among a group of individuals appointed by Governor O'Malley to the Maryland Thermal Renewable Energy Credit Task Force in support for Senate Bill 797.
EZ Stop of Mapleton, Iowa, will be offering E15 to 2001 and newer vehicles this fall. In order to offer E15, a retailer must register with the U.S. EPA. The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association is assisting EZ Stop in the registration process.
Amyris Inc. released financial results for the second quarter of 2013, reporting revenues of $10.8 million. All six fermenters at its farnesene plant in Brazil are operational, and the company entered into an agreement for $60 million in funding.
The results of a study on antibiotic residues in distillers grains (DG) published in the Journal of Animal Science suggest that antibiotic residues in DG are inactivated during the production process or are present in sublethal concentrations.
The U.S. DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory is working with Ecopetrol, the largest oil company in Colombia, to process the residue from sugar cane and palm oil harvesting into fuel ethanol for blending with gasoline.
The U.S. DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory is working with Ecopetrol, the largest oil company in Colombia, to process the residue from sugar cane and palm oil harvesting into fuel ethanol for blending with gasoline.
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the first corn-ethanol plant to begin construction in five years took place Friday, Aug. 9. The 65 MMgy Dakota Spirit AgEnergy LLC is being co-located next to Great River Energy's Spiritwood Station in Spiritwood, N.D.
Genscape LandViewer team has released its corn supply predictions to clients, putting the corn supply to at least 12.6 billion bushels. The LandViewer team is not ready to commit to the 14 billion bushels anticipated by the USDA.
A new analysis published by Iowa State University professors Bruce Babcock and Sebastien Pouliot and titled asserts that more effective pricing of E85 could help the U.S. overcome the looming E10 blend wall.
Gevo Inc. has released financial results for the second quarter of 2013, reporting revenues of $1.9 million. During a call to discuss the results, Gevo CEO Patrick Gruber provided an update of progress at the company's Luverne, Minn., facility.
Minnesota-based Biogenic Reagents announced it has begun commercial production of new biobased Ultra-Adsorptive Carbon products at its Marquette, Mich., facility. The company also recently attracted investment from MVC Capital Inc.
Gevo Inc. has released financial results for the second quarter of 2013, reporting revenues of $1.9 million. During a call to discuss the results, Gevo CEO Patrick Gruber provided an update of progress at the company's Luverne, Minn., facility.
The 7th Annual Algae Biomass Summit, taking place in Orlando, Fla., Sept. 30 through Oct. 3 will showcase the rapid advances in the algae industry during the Innovation on the Road to Commercialization track.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has published the August issue of its Short-Term Energy Outlook report, forecasting that U.S. ethanol production will average 920,000 barrels per day in 2014.
Praj Industries Ltd. has broken ground on a cellulosic ethanol demonstration plant with the the capacity to process 100 dry metric tons of feedstock per day. The facility will test a variety of feedstocks, including corn stover, cobs and bagasse.
Showa Shell Sekiyu, a division of Royal Dutch Shell plc, announced that it will build a biomass power plant in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The 49 MW facility will be constructed at the site of former refinery complex.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has published the August issue of its Short-Term Energy outlook, predicting increased electricity generation from wood biomass and waste biomass in 2014.
The U.S. EPA has updated its RE-Powering Mapping and Screening Tool, which is part of the RE-Powering America's Land Initiative. The tool lists thousands of potential sites for bioenergy and biofuels on contaminated land, landfill and mine sites.
NRG Energy Inc. has announced its plan to construct a bioenergy park next to its biomass facility in Montville, Conn. The Montville Renewable Energy Park will consist of two fuel cell generators, a solar energy farm and a biomass power plant.
The U.S. EPA has updated its RE-Powering Mapping and Screening Tool, which is part of the RE-Powering America's Land Initiative. The tool lists thousands of potential sites for bioenergy and biofuels on contaminated land, landfill and mine sites.
Archer Daniels Midland Co. reported net earnings of $223 million, or 34 cents per share, for the second quarter, which ended June 30. Operating profit of the company's bioproducts segment, which includes ethanol, went up $158 million to $97 million.
The USDA awarded Microvi Biotechnologies a grant to develop its breakthrough technology that improves the yield and performance of biobutanol processes by overcoming the toxic and inhibitory effects on butanol producing microorganisms.
The ethanol group at The Andersons reported recording operating income of $10.6 million in the second quarter on revenues of $222 million. This compares to an operating loss of $2.1 million during the same period of 2012 on revenues of $168 million.
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