Mitigating the Unknown
August 01, 2006
As the ethanol industry grows, the rules of the game are changing. Along with positive developments, like increased interest by investors and ramped up demand for ethanol, comes more volatile grain markets, for example. That means risk management is a tool with ever-growing importance as ethanol producers strive to maintain steady profits at a time when growing pains could threaten to strike.
Evolutionary Compliance
By Dave Nilles
August 01, 2006
Even as the U.S. EPA is exploring reclassifying the emissions thresholds for ethanol facilities, technology providers and government agencies are offering options for reducing emissions. The landscape of environmental concerns continues to change.
Distillers Grains: Getting Value from Quality
By Anduin Kirkbride McElroy
August 01, 2006
Based on current and potential ethanol production, the United States could see nearly 14 million tons of distillers grains produced in 2008. How can you ensure that your plant will get value for your product in a potentially saturated market? Make it valuable.
Producers are always on the lookout for ways to produce more ethanol from the same amount of grain. As the industry grows, more vendors are offering new technologies and experimental procedures that translate into increased gallons and higher plant efficiency—good news for an industry hungry to ramp up production.
Quest Beyond Corn and Sugarcane
By Anduin Kirkbride McElroy
August 01, 2006
Corn in the United States and sugarcane in Brazil are basically synonymous with ethanol production, but there are concerns about their limitations. Fortunately, technology advancements are revealing a virtual garden of viable ethanol feedstocks.
Handle With Care
By Dave Nilles
August 01, 2006
Manufacturing and transporting ethanol requires the utmost caution. Though rare, spills and injuries can and do occur. Safety advocates stress that forming and sticking to a safety plan is necessary and productive to any ethanol operation.
It's A Global Thing
By Anduin Kirkbride McElroy
August 01, 2006
Opportunities abound for ethanol on a global scale. What they are, and how they can benefit local economies to ensure sustainability, are questions an international panel effectively addressed at the 2006 FEW.
The Plant Doctors
By Nicholas Zeman
August 01, 2006
Like the physicians who heal, diagnose and maintain the complicated functions of the human body, ethanol plant maintenance and management personnel are charged with keeping plant operations free from ailments and breakdowns—and production levels at full capacity. Armed with cutting edge technologies, prevention rather than reaction was the credo of presenters at the 2006 FEW.
Speeding Right Past 100
July 01, 2006
For veterans of the U.S. ethanol industry, the past year or so has been an especially meaningful and wild ride. Now, with more than 100 ethanol plants up and running in America, industry experts agree that getting a project from conception to completion is a whole lot different than it used to be.
Circles of Circumstance
By Ron Kotrba
July 01, 2006
Basic economic theory states that substantial increases in demand without corresponding increases in supply will drive prices upward. Add emotion, sense of purpose and limited geographic space to the projected shift in U.S. corn markets and therein resides an issue the ethanol industry must face proactively and cooperatively.
On Multiple Tracks
By Ron Kotrba
July 01, 2006
Established in 1898, GATX was founded when horses and buggies ruled the streets, years before ethanol was something other than white lightning. This story is one of an old company that's never at a loss for new ideas.
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