European ethanol producer CropEnergies AG has announced ethanol production and earnings were both down during the fiscal first quarter of 2023-’24. The company attributed the declines to maintenance shutdowns and normalized ethanol prices.
State-owned Indonesian energy company Pertamina is launching a new gasoline product containing 5 percent ethanol this summer, according to a report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s Global Agricultural Information Network.
The RFA announced on July 7 that Rondo Energy has joined the association as its newest associate member. Rondo Energy is a leading provider of zero-carbon industrial heat, making industrial decarbonization possible and profitable today.
The USDA's Risk Management Agency on June 30 announced it will expand crop insurance for camelina in direct response to the anticipated increase in demand for the crop for biofuel production. The expansion provides additional grower certainty.
Multiple new projects promise to expand biogenic hydrogen production, but only if unhindered by rules favoring electrolyzers.
Last year, U.S. West Coast distillate consumption, as measured by product supplied, was at its lowest since 2002 and is on track to fall further this year. The growing use of biofuels instead of petroleum diesel is the primary cause for the decline.
Divert Inc. on June 29 announced the company has processed more than 1 billion pounds of wasted food since 2021, mitigating 80,000 metric tons of GHG emissions. The company currently manages approximately 0.5 percent of all U.S. food waste.
Haffner Energy in launching SAFNOCA, an integrated solution for the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The patented technology involves renewable synthetic gas production from diversified biomass and organic waste.
When faced with excessive amounts of dust and spillage from conveyor systems, operators logically focus on cleanup, maintenance and downtime mitigation to maintain production levels.
The U.S. exported 113.19 million gallons of ethanol and 958,386 metric tons of distillers grains in May, according to data released by the USDA FAS on July 6. Ethanol exports were down, while distillers grains exports were up.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has released data showing sugarcane processing was up during the first half of June. Ethanol production and sales were also up during the two-week period.
In a letter submitted July 7, Growth Energy urged the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to include the U.S. ethanol industry in its effort to reach the Biden administration’s goals for the expanded use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Improved carbon accounting methodology for biogas projects will be a game-changer for the industry.
Enbridge Gas Inc. has recieved approval to construct the Ridge Landfill RNG Project in Chatham-Kent, Ontario. Construction on a 5.7 kilometer pipeline and its related facilities is scheduled to begin in July.
The U.S. exported 820,057.5 metric tons of wood pellets in May, up from both 720,209.2 metric tons exported in April and 740,605 metric tons exported in May 2022, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on July 6.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was up 1 percent the week ending June 30, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on July 6. Ethanol stocks were down 3 percent and exports were down 23 percent.
Total operable biofuels production capacity in the U.S. expanded in April, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on June 30. Feedstock consumption was up when compared to the same month of last year.
U.S. firms working with clean energy fuels, such as corn ethanol, woody biomass/cellulosic biofuel, and other biofuels, added 1,962 jobs in 2022, growing by 1.7 percent when compared to the previous year, according to the U.S. DOE.
Norcan Petroleum Products and EDF Trading Europe Ltd. have announced an exclusive transaction for the long-term supply to Norcan of environmentally sustainable ethanol meeting the strict carbon intensity (CI) requirements of Canada’s CFR.
Ethanol groups submitted comments to the U.S. EPA on July 5 criticizing the agency’s proposed emission standards for MY 2027 and later light- and medium-duty vehicles for neglecting the potential of biofuels and serving as a de facto mandate for EVs.
The USDA on June 30 announced that an estimated 94.1 million acres of corn has been planted in the U.S. for 2023, up 6 percent when compared to 2022. Growers currently expect to harvest 86.3 million acres of corn for grain, up 9 percent from 2022.
The U.S. Grains Council has welcomed ClearFlame to its member roster. ClearFlame is a technology company that enables the retrofit of existing engines to operate on alternate fuels including ethanol.
Uniper and Sasol ecoFT have jointly applied for funding from both the Swedish Energy Agency and the EU Innovation Fund for funding to support thier SkyFuelH2 project. Construction on the proposed SAF facility is expected to begin in 2025.
bp ventures has committed $10 million in WasteFuel, a California-based biofuels company that will use proven, scalable technologies to convert biobased municipal and agricultural waste into lower carbon fuels, such as bio-methanol.
Kent County Bioenergy Facility, LLC, a subsidiary of Anaergia Inc., has been awarded a $5 million grant from the Michigan Public Service Commission in support of developing the Kent County Bioenergy Facility.
Topsoe was selected by HF Sinclair as a technology provider for the production of renewable fuels at its facilities in Sinclair, Wyoming; Cheyenne, Wyoming; and Artesia, New Mexico. All three faciliites utilize Topsoe's HydroFlex technology.
U.S. firms working with clean energy fuels, such as corn ethanol, woody biomass/cellulosic biofuel, and other biofuels, added 1,962 jobs in 2022. Bioenergy electric power generation (EPG) jobs were also up.
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