The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has awarded $6.4 million to 44 projects under its Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation Biofuels Infrastructure Grant Program. The awards will help service stations offer higher blends of ethanol.
Camelina Company España on Sept. 29 held the opening of its new innovation Center in Daimiel, Spain. Camelina is grown for use by Camelina Company's parent company Global Clean Energy to produce ultra-low carbon renewable fuels.
Enviva Inc. on Sept. 30 held a ceremonial ribbon cutting at its recently constructed wood pellet manufacturing facility in George County, Mississippi. The facilty can produce 750,000 metric tons per year of wood pellets.
TrustBIX Inc. is launching a biomass traceability pilot project with members of the BQNC. The project will demonstrate importance of biomass traceability for assuring product quality and important production attributes throughout the supply chain.
CoBank on Sept. 27 published a report that calls renewable diesel the most exciting growth opportunity in the U.S. biofuels space, with proposed capacity increasing from approximately 1 billion gallons in 2021 to 6.5 billion gallons by 2030.
Raven SR Inc. and Emerging Fuels Technology have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to integrate their respective technologies into an advanced system for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel.
Clean power generation provider Mainspring Energy announced on Sept. 28 that it has entered into an agreement with Yolo County, California, to pilot a Mainspring Linear Generator running biogas at the Yolo County Central Landfill.
The U.S. EPA on Sept. 28 released updated guidance that describes three additional ways ethanol plants that co-process corn kernel fiber and corn starch can demonstrate the resulting volume of cellulosic biofuel produced.
TrustBIX Inc. is launching a biomass traceability pilot project with members of the BQNC. The project will demonstrate importance of biomass traceability for assuring product quality and important production attributes throughout the supply chain.
The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels) and KS95 FM teamed up on Sept. 22 to promote E15 at a Holiday station in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota. The event was the 10th E15 promotion held by MN Bio-Fuels this year.
Nearly half of Danes have never heard of Denmark's largest source of renewable energy. The finding, reported in a study from the University of Copenhagen, is the first to explore Danish attitudes to woody biomass as an energy source.
Worldwide renewable energy employment reached 12.7 million last year, according to a report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency. Liquid biofuels, solid biomass and biogas accounted for a combined 3.44 million of those jobs.
The Renewable Fuels Association elected officers and its board of directors today at its annual membership meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Erik Huschitt, CEO of Badger State Ethanol, was elected chairman of the organization.
This first Global Shrimp Forum – held in the Netherlands – was established for leaders in the shrimp industry to meet, gain access to information, share insights and build relationships. The USGC promoted U.S. DDGS at the event.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. on Sept. 28 celebrated a ribbon cutting ceremony with state and local officials, agriculture leaders, and company executives at its new renewable natural gas (RNG) station in Groveport, Ohio.
TotalEnergies and SARIA have concluded an agreement to develop sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production on the Grandpuits (Seine-et-Marne) zero-crude platform. The agreement is a major step in securing feedstock supply.
Aemetis Inc. and the American Power Group demonstrated the patented “Turbocharged Natural Gas Dual Fuel System� for truck engines. The technology allows a turbo-diesel engine to operate on up to 65 percent natural gas and 35 percent diesel.
Independent analysis by Oxford Economics has shown that last year renewable energy leader Drax contributed CA$1.1 billion towards the Canadian economy. The company has 10 wood pellet plants in British Columbia and Alberta.
Worldwide renewable energy employment reached 12.7 million last year, according to a report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency. Liquid biofuels, solid biomass and biogas accounted for a combined 3.44 million of those jobs.
EIA: Ethanol production down 5%, stocks up 1%
September 28, 2022
U.S. fuel ethanol production was down more than 5 percent the week ending Sept. 23, falling to the lowest level since February 2021, according to data released by the U.S. EIA on Sept. 28. Stocks of fuel ethanol expanded by nearly 1 percent.
EverGen Infrastructure Corp. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Fraser Valley Biogas Ltd., has signed a term sheet for a long term offtake agreement for the purchase of up to 190,000 gigajoules of RNG annually.
Green Plains has announced changes to its executive leadership team. Patrich Simpkins transitions from CFO to chief transformation officer, and Jim Stark transitions from executive vice president to CFO of Green Plains and Green Plains Partners.
The U.S. Department of Energy is opening a public comment period on its Clean Hydrogen Production Standard draft guidance. Ethanol and biomass are among the sources of hydrogen production addressed in the draft guidance document.
The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team recently concluded a trial in the use of biofuels in its16 Mercedes Actros Gigaspace race trucks for the final three races of the European season. The trial achieved an 89 percent redution in freight emissions.
The U.S. Department of Energy is opening a public comment period on its Clean Hydrogen Production Standard draft guidance. Ethanol and biomass are among the sources of hydrogen production addressed in the draft guidance document.
The USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report for September, reporting that corn use for fuel ethanol production in July was down 1 percent when compared to July 2021, but up slightly when compared to June.
On Sept. 26, Bell's next generation five seater helicopter, the Bell 505, fueled with Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel took off at Seletar Airport in Singapore. This is the first helicopter flight fueled with SAF in Southeast Asia.
Independent analysis by Oxford Economics has shown that Drax contributed £1.8 billion towards the U.K. economy and supported 17,800 jobs across the U.K in 2021. The company's operations in the U.K., U.S., and Canada generated £3.1 billion in GDP.
Reuters on Sept. 23 retracted an article originally published on Sept. 8 that made highly misleading claims about the greenhouse gas (GHG) impacts of U.S. ethanol plants. Reuters said the article featured a "flawed interpretation of data."
Tidewater Renewables Ltd. has announced an agreement to sell Federal Clean Fuel Regulation (CFR) credits that it will receive through the production and sale of fuel produced at the renewable diesel and renewable hydrogen complex at Prince George.
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