The U.S. Energy Information Administration maintained its forecasts for 2022 and 2023 fuel ethanol production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Aug. 9. The agency also maintained its forecast for 2022 and 2023 ethanol consumption.
Alto Ingredients Inc. released second quarter financial results on Aug. 8, reporting increased net sales and net income. During a second quarter earnings call, CEO Mike Kandris discussed various plant improvement and upgrade projects.
Renewable electricity is expected to account for 22 percent of U.S. generation this year, increasing to 24 percent in 2023, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Aug. 9.
Sustainable Oils Inc. on Aug. 8 announced a joint licensing agreement with Corteva Agriscience and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard for CRISPR-Cas9 and related gene editing tools to further develop their patented camelina varieties.
Gevo Inc. plans to host a groundbreaking ceremony in September to kick off the initial site work phase at its proposed Net Zero 1 facility under development in Lake Preston, South Dakota, according to comments made by CEO Patrick Gruber on Aug. 8.
Gevo Inc. plans to host a groundbreaking ceremony in September to kick off the initial site work phase at its proposed Net Zero 1 facility under development in Lake Preston, South Dakota, according to comments made by CEO Patrick Gruber on Aug. 8.
On Aug. 9, Growth Energy Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs submitted comments to the California Air Resources Board following its initial workshop on potential revisions to its low carbon fuel standard (LCFS).
With over 700 Iowa landowners having signed more than 1,200 voluntary easements in the state, Summit Carbon Solutions has made significant progress in advancing its transformative carbon capture and storage project.
Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P. expects to begin producing renewable diesel at its facility in Great Fall, Montana, within the next 60 to 70 days, according to comments made by CEO Todd Borgmann during a Q2 earnings call on Aug. 5.
In a recently signed contract, ICM, Impacto Energia S/A and its sister company, Impacto Bioenergia, have agreed to build a new dry-mill ethanol production facility in Bahia, Brazil, with an estimated Q1 2025 start date.
The EPA on Aug. 1 opened a 15-day comment period on two additional peer review candidates that are under consideration to serve on an external expert panel to peer review the EPA's third triennial report to Congress on biofuels and the environment.
On Aug. 5, Growth Energy Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Chris Bliley testified before the Denver Regional Air Quality Council on the role higher blends of biofuels can play in reducing emissions of cars on the road today.
In comments filed with the California Air Resources Board on Aug. 8, the RFA stressed that the next iteration of the state's LCFS must be technology-neutral and allow low-carbon renewable fuels to compete fairly.
Growth Energy celebrated the 17th anniversary of the Renewable Fuel Standard, signed into law on Aug. 8, 2005, by outlining the biofuel sector's top priorities for the U.S. EPA's fast-approaching update to the program.
The Senate on Aug. 7 passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 by a vote of 51 to 50 along party lines. Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote. The bill includes a range of provisions benefiting biofuel and bioenergy prodcution.
The Senate on Aug. 7 passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 by a vote of 51 to 50 along party lines. Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote. The bill includes a range of provisions benefiting biofuel and bioenergy prodcution.
The EPA on Aug. 1 opened a 15-day comment period on two additional peer review candidates that are under consideration to serve on an external expert panel to peer review the EPA's third triennial report to Congress on biofuels and the environment.
Neste and Hellenic Petroleum Group have entered into an agreement for the commercial distribution of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel on flights by Aegean Airlines, the leading air carrier in Greece.
A team of USDA ARS scientists at the agency's National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research in Peoria, Illinois, used adaptive laboratory evolution to generate the hardy yeast strain Clavispora NRRL Y-50464.
Montauk Renewables Inc. has filed a provisional patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) pertaining to a combustion based oxygen removal condensate neutralization technology related to RNG production.
Darling Ingredients Inc. has completed the acquisition of Brazil's largest independent rendering company, FASA Group. The acqusition will provid ean additional source of waste fats for use in the produciton of renewable diesel and SAF.
DOE achieves major biofuel technology, production milestone
By Josh Messner, technology manager, systems development and integration, U.S. Department of Energy’s BETO
August 05, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office partnered with T2C-Energy LLC to validate pilot-scale production of drop-in biofuels with a price of $3 per gallon of gas equivalent and at least 60 percent lower GHG than petroleum.
The USGC held its board of delegates session on July 27 as part of its 62nd Annual Board of Delegates Meeting in Sacramento, California. Josh Miller, a farmer from Indiana representing the Indiana Corn Marketing Council, was elected USGC chairman.
The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels) and KS95 FM teamed up for an hour-long E15 promotion at a Winner gas station in Golden Valley on July 27. It was the eighth such E15 promotion held by the groups this summer.
The U.K. government on Aug. 4 awarded £32 million to 12 projects that aim to increase production of sustainable biomass. An additional £5 million was awarded to 22 projects to support new technologies that generate hydrogen from biomass and waste.
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. announces that its subsidiary NextChem has been awarded a contract by Storengy to carry out an advanced basic engineering study for a waste wood and solid recovered fuel conversion plant to produce biomethane.
Neste has agreed to acquire 100 percent of Walco Foods, an Irish trader of animal fats. The acqusition will enhance Neste's supply of waste and residue raw materials for the production of renewable diesel and associated fuels and products.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced ethanol production during the first half of July was up when compared to the same period of last year. Ethanol sales were up also up slightly during the two-week period.
The U.S. exported 101.48 million gallons of ethanol and 1.01 million metric tons of distillers grains in June, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on Aug. 4. Exports of both products were up when compared to June 2021.
Enviva Inc. released second quarter financial results on Aug. 3, reporting increased net revenue for the three-month period. The company also announced four new customer contracts and discussed progress with plans to increase production capacity.
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