Anaergia Inc. announced it has officially commissioned a new biomethane facility in Italy, the Calimera Bio plant in the Province of Lecce. The facility is the second of seven facilities Anaergia is building in the country.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) in May released its “BETO 2020 R&D State of Technology� report, which provides a status of research and development efforts and assesses progress made toward BETO goals.
Leaders from ADM and Marathon Petroleum Corp., along with local, state and federal policymakers, on June 6 celebrated the groundbreaking for North Dakota's first dedicated soybean processing facility.
In 2021, the total production of ENplus certified pellets is estimated to be 13.6 million metric tons. The organization currently predicts that ENplus certified volumes for 2022 will be more than 14 million metric tons.
Pipeline aggregation of ethanol plant CO2 has captured industry attention, but stand-alone CCS projects might be uniquely positioned for early success.
Aemetis Inc. on June 6 announced the completion of 20 miles of biogas pipeline and approval for construction of the remaining biogas pipeline in Merced County, California. Construction of the 39-mile main pipeline is expected to be complete in Q4.
CO2 from corn ethanol plants is a great candidate for capture and sequestration because it is so clean. That also makes it a versatile and critical product for myriad commercial and industrial uses.
NASCAR and Official Partner Growth Energy boast a significant milestone this weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, celebrating 20 million NASCAR miles driven on Sunoco Green E15, a fuel blended with 15-percent bioethanol.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) in May released its “BETO 2020 R&D State of Technology� report, which provides a status of research and development efforts and assesses progress made toward BETO goals.
A report published by the USDA's Office of Chief Economist assesses the future market opportunities and challenges for E15 and higher blends of ethanol, including a discussion of technical, regulatory, consumer acceptance, and economic challenges.
Aemetis Inc. on June 6 announced the completion of 20 miles of biogas pipeline and approval for construction of the remaining biogas pipeline in Merced County, California. Construction of the 39-mile main pipeline is expected to be complete in Q4.
Despite a wealth of data and decades of science on the benefits of bioethanol, incessant detractors continue to attack the renewable fuel. Fortunately, the facts are on ethanol's side, and we'll continue to bust the myths and educate elected leaders.
The USDA on June 3 announced it has distributed a combined $700 million in COVID-19 aid to 195 biofuel production facilities. More than $486 million of that aid was awarded to 62 producers located in socially vulnerable communities.
The U.S. EPA on June 3 finalized the 2021 and 2022 RFS RVOs, reduced the existing RVO for 2020, finalized regulations related to biointermediates, denied 69 SREs petitions, and proposed an alternative RIN retirment schedule for small refineries.
The U.S. EPA on June 3 finalized the 2021 and 2022 RFS RVOs, reduced the existing RVO for 2020, finalized regulations related to biointermediates, denied 69 SREs petitions, and proposed an alternative RIN retirment schedule for small refineries.
The U.S. Grain Council hosted a Virtual Ethanol Buyers Conference in August 2020. That event helped connect U.S. ethanol exporters to international buyers in a variety of markets, including India, Japan and Mexico.
FortisBC Energy Inc. has announced it is teaming up with the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George to produce RNG from landfill gas generated at the Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill, located in Prince George, British Columbia.
This spring, Homeland Energy Solutions LLC reached its two billionth gallon milestone, a production mark that gives special context to the Iowa ethanol plant's 13 years of operation, expansion and change.
U.S. ethanol production was up nearly 4 percent the week ending May 27, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on June 2. Stocks of fuel ethanol were down more than 3 percent.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has released data for the first half of May, reporting that sugarcane processing, ethanol production and ethanol sales were all down during the two-week period.
The National Air Transportation Association joined forces with a host of other aviation stakeholders urging the Biden Administration to address significant regulatory roadblocks that currently hinder wide-scale commercialization of SAF.
USGC staff traveled with a group of nutritionists from Mexico and the Latin America region in May on a program built to increase their awareness of DDGS and the new technologies used in the ethanol industry to create value-added co-products.
Greenlane Renewables Inc., through its subsidiary, Greenlane Renewables Capital Inc., has announced its first deployment of development capital to a company focused on developing renewable natural gas (RNG) projects in California.
Japan on April 22 launched a public-private partnership that aims to facilitate the introduction of an international competitive supply chain for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), according to a report filed with the USDA in late May.
GranBio announced it has secured the unopposed confirmation of European Patent No. EP 3259360. The company's patented GP3+ technology converts non-food lignocellulosic biomass into low-carbon renewable biofuels.
ACE's Ron Lamberty explains how fuel retailers can make the move to E15 and reminds station owners that the USDA is expected to announce another $100 million in grants under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program soon.
Produced by BBI International, the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW) is on pace to be the largest biofuels conference since 2009. The event takes place June 13-15 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Southwest Airlines Co. on June 1 announced an investment into SAFFiRE Renewables LLC, a company formed by D3MAX LLC, as part of a Department of Energy-backed project to develop and produce scalable, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
RFA's Cassie Mullen recently attended the Gilbarco Veeder Root Retail Technology Conference in Savannah, Georgia, where RFA took part in a panel discussion on the state of the ethanol industry and its outlook on the future.
Beginning in 2023, Shell will produce a new race fuel for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES. This new product consists of a blend of second-generation ethanol derived from sugarcane waste and other biofuels to create a fuel that is 100 percent renewable.
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