The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has updated its annual survey of U.S. non-starch ethanol and renewable hydrocarbon biofuel producers. The report includes data on 29 ethanol projects and 32 renewable hydrocarbon projects.
The U.S. Department of Energy is seeking feedback that will will help its Bioenergy Technologies Office better understand capabilities, barriers and opportunities, associated with the operation of integrated biorefineries.
On March 16, subcommittees of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing on U.S. EPA management of the renewable fuel standard. The event has been criticized for failing to include testimony from the biofuels industry.
The European renewable ethanol association (ePURE) welcomes the recent publication of the European Commission's long-awaited GLOBIOM study on the land use change (LUC) impacts of biofuels demand.
BBI International has announced the National Advanced Biofuels Conference & Expo. The event will take place June 20-23, 2016 at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Pacific Ethanol Inc. has released fourth quarter financial results, reporting net sales of $378.8 million for the three-month period, up 47 percent when compared with the same quarter of the prior year.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the March edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, reporting that ethanol production is expected to average slightly more than 2015 level of 966,000 barrels per day this year and next year.
An analysis conducted by the Renewable Fuels Association and released March 7 finds the net energy balance of corn-based ethanol at U.S. dry mill biorefineries averages 2.6–2.8, an improvement over previous estimates, reflecting efficiency gains.
Mid American Agri Products-Wheatland, a small-scale ethanol plant located near Madrid, Nebraska, has installed Edeniq Inc.'s trademarked Cellunator technology and is considering the next step of cellulosic ethanol production from corn kernel fiber.
On Feb. 24, the House Committee on Agriculture held a hearing on the state of the rural economy featuring testimony by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Biofuels and bioenergy were among the topics discussed during the nearly three-hour event.
Data recently released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration officially confirmed that new records were set in 2015 for U.S. ethanol production and blending. The data shows producers churned out 14.81 billion gallons of ethanol in 2015.
Long before there was an official announcement, interested buyers started calling up management at Abengoa Bioenergy and touring the company's first generation ethanol plant assets.
In February, Bunge Ltd., a global agribusiness company with ethanol operations in Brazil, released 2015 financial results, reporting improved prices and sales volumes for Brazilian ethanol.
The Biomass Research and Development Board, an interagency collaboration composed of senior decision-makers from federal agencies and the White House, recently published a report, titled “Federal Activities Report on the Bioeconomy.�
Six companies have now brought cellulosic ethanol facilities online, but with widely varying costs that indicate where innovation is still needed to make next-generation biofuels competitive, according to Lux Research.
On Feb. 24, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on oversight of the renewable fuel standard (RFS). Janet McCabe, acting assistant administrator of the U.S. EPA's Office of Air and Radiation, was among those testifying.
Growth Energy recently kicked off its seventh annual Executive Leadership Conference at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes in Orlando, Florida. One panel of the event focused on “The E15 Revolution."
On Feb. 23, Growth Energy held a panel at its seventh annual Executive Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida, focused on the important actions the policy, legal and regulatory teams must take so the industry can overcome these hurdles.
The U.S. EPA has released renewable identification number (RIN) generation data for January, reporting that a net total of 1.44 billion RINs were generated during the month, including nearly 1.74 million cellulosic RINs.
A proposed corn ethanol plant that has been under development in southwest Iowa for nearly a decade may finally come to fruition. If constructed, it will be one of only a handful of first-generation ethanol plants to break ground since 2008.
Alliance BioEnergy Plus Inc. has announced the CTS pilot plant, located at the its subsidiary Ek Laboratories, is now running the complete conversion process from raw feedstock through fermentation of cellulosic sugars.
Reports published by the USDA Office of the Chief Economist and the University of Missouri's Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute demonstrate that ethanol production continues to become more energy efficient and benefit the economy.
The National Ethanol Conference kicked off Feb. 15 in New Orleans with a welcome reception. On Feb. 16, the Renewable Fuels Association released a new study and launched a flex-fuel vehicle awareness program.
Dinneen: State of the ethanol industry remains strong
By Renewable Fuels Association
February 16, 2016
Speaking before more than 1,000 attendees at the National Ethanol Conference in New Orleans Feb. 16, Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen declared that the domestic ethanol industry remains strong.
Green Plains Inc. has released fourth quarter financial results, reporting a net loss of $3.6 million, or a loss of 9 cents per share, for the three-month period. The company, however, produced a record 261 gallons during the quarter.
Edeniq Inc. recently announced that it has signed an agreement with Flint Hills Resources to license Edeniq's Pathway Technology for all of its ethanol plants. The technology converts corn kernel fiber into cellulosic ethanol.
The Andersons reported a disappointing overall year for 2015. Positive results in its rail and ethanol segments were offset by losses in the grain, plant nutrient and retail segments.
With a 2-MW Power Oxidizer built and being tested Ener-Core is determined to start changing the way companies like Pacific Ethanol handle low-value waste gases. This article appears in the March issue of EPM with the headline "Nothing wasted."
Six approaches provide range of solutions to squeeze out more power for production. This contribution appears in the March issue of EPM.
Installing a turbine where steam pressures are being dropped generates power and reduces carbon intensity. This article appears in the March issue of EPM with the headline, "Powering up by letting down."
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