The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released data showing U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 850,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in December, with sales reaching 940,000 tons.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has maintained its forecast for 2023 ethanol production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released April 11. The outlook for 2024 ethanol production was reduced slightly.
Renewables are currently expected to account for 24 percent of U.S. electricity generation in 2023, increasing to 26 percent in 2024 according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released April 11.
Green Plains is developing new technologies and coproducts. CEO Todd Becker talks about the company's various projects related to protein, corn oil, clean sugar and carbon, as well as a newly announced joint venture in SAF.
Growth Energy on April 11 filed its opening brief in its challenge to the U.S. EPA's failure to enforce compliance under the RFS. The lawsuit challenges the agency's use of an alternative compliance related to several overturned SRE petitions.
Capstone Green Energy Corp. announced that E-Finity Distributed Generation, Capsone's distributor for the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast U.S. and Caribbean, has secured an order for a biogas-fueled Capstone C600 Signature Series microturbine.
New Energy Blue has hired bioenergy veteran Kelly Davis as vice president, a new position. Davis will augment the company's technical, regulatory, and operations expertise as it staffs up to build out a series of clean-tech biomass refineries.
When EPA examined concerns about removing the 1-pound RVP waiver during the high-ozone season to facilitate year-round blending of E15, it gave zero consideration to the negative economic impact a "gap year" would have on retailers of the blend.
Metacon has announced Switzerland-based WattAnyWhere (WaW) has ordered its second ethanol-to-green hydrogen reforming system from Metacon subsidiary Helbio. Deliver of the system is planned for the fourth quarter of this year.
The University of Sheffield has been chosen to be the home of the U.K.'s first Sustainable Aviation Fuel Clearing House, a central hub to coordinate the testing and certification of new sustainable aviation fuels.
The U.S. EPA in early April released the fourth report produced as part of its anaerobic digestion (AD) data collection project. The report is based on a survey completed in 2021 of AD facilities that accept food waste.
The U.S. Grains Council on April 6 announced it is now accepting applications to join its seven Advisory Teams (A-teams), including the Ethanol A-team, for the 2023-2025 term. Applications are due April 30.
Reps. Linda T. Sánchez, D-Calif., and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., on March 30 reintroduced the Renewable Natural Gas Incentive Act, which would create a $1 per gallon tax credit for the sale of renewable natural gas (RNG) used in transportation.
Addressing common issues related to piping and ducting systems can prevent unplanned downtime and increase overall biomass plant efficiency.
The Biden-Harris Administration announced on April 6 that $33.7 million from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will fund projects to strengthen the wood products economy and promote sustainable forest management.
Rockwell Automation, with New Sky Energy and Moore Control Systems, is enabling a more sustainable approach to hydrogen sulfide (H2S) control for the biogas industry. The approches captures and removes more than 99.9 percent of inlet gas H2S.
The U.S. ethanol industry can't allow Brazil to game the system to steal markets away from our producers. We need to correct outdated models of lifecycle emissions and take an unapologetic approach to challenging patently unfair trade practices.
The USDA is expanding its Margin Protection insurance plan, adding more than a thousand counties to the insurance option that provides coverage against an unexpected decrease in operating margin for corn and soybean producers.
With its latest funding infusion of $38 million, Airex Energy is ready to expand. For the better part of the past decade, Airex Energy has been quietly achieving success in the southern Quebec town of Bécancour, roughly 120 miles north of the Vermont border.
The International Business Aviation Council is partnering with the International Civil Aviation Organization in their assistance, capacity-building, and training for sustainable aviation fuels initiative (ICAO ACT-SAF).
In March, a delegation of public and private sector representatives from Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama and Colombia traveled to North Dakota to see the U.S. ethanol industry in action before attending the RFA's National Ethanol Conference.
While nuts-and-bolts ethanol plant improvements typically don't make national headlines, facility enhancements and capacity-boosting installations are always happening. Here's a look at some of the work recently completed or still underway.
Biomass Magazine's Podcast Series features Chet Benham, President at Viridi Energy
The U.S. EPA should use its authority under the Clean Air Act to provide consumers with continued access to low-cost, low-emission E15 during the summer months, according to a letter sent on April 4 from corn grower leaders to the agency.
Digester operators can help safeguard plant performance by improving awareness of the most overlooked causes of failure.
Neste, ITOCHU Corp. and Fuji Oil Co. collaborated to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which was locally-blended with conventional jet fuel, to the Japanese market as part of a MLIT demonstration project.
The U.S. exported 632,043.8 metric tons of wood pellets in February, down from 637,518.4 metric tons the previous month, but up from 628,659.8 metric tons in February 2022, according to data released by the USDA on April 5.
Drax, a leading producer and supplier of sustainable biomass, commends the Government of Canada on its recent Budget 2023 plan that supports significant investments in clean energy technologies and the need for biomass to achieve a clean economy.
The U.S. exported 104.03 million gallons of ethanol and 764,494 metric tons of distillers grains in February, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on April 5. Exports of both products were down.
Kinder Morgan Inc. on April 3 announced the full commercial in-service of its Southern and Northern California renewable diesel hub projects. The southern hub provides a throughput of up to 20,000 bpd, while the northern hub handles 21,000 bpd.
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