Fluid Quip Technologies, a subsidiary of Green Plains Inc., on Feb. 21 announced it has acquired a robust family of patents from AB Agri related to the separation of protein from whole stillage at dry mill ethanol plants.
Greater Commercial Lending has completed nearly $73 million in financing for two facilities in North Carolina that will turn a natural byproduct of landfills into renewable natural gas. The financing is guaranteed by the USDA.
In 2021, the U.S. ethanol industry “recovered substantially� from pandemic conditions, with ethanol and gasoline use approaching pre-COVID-19 levels in the second half of the year, according to an analysis completed by ABF Economics.
CVR Energy has announced the renewable diesel conversion project at its Wynnewood, Oklahoma, refinery is nearly complete. The company's board of directors has also approved a plan to break out its renewable fuels business as a separate entity.
In his annual State of the Industry Address, RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper said that the global quest to achieve net-zero carbon emissions “may very well be the greatest opportunity for growth and value creation in the industry's history.�
The RFA released its 2022 Ethanol Industry Outlook and Pocket Guide during the 27th annual National Ethanol Conference in New Orleans. The annual publications and conference all share a common theme: Zeroing in on New Opportunities.
The U.S. EPA is scheduled to publish a notice of proposed consent decree on Feb. 23 related to a legal challenge filed by Growth Energy that would establish deadlines for the agency to finalize the 2021 and 2022 RFS RVOs by June 3, 2022.
The U.S. EPA published a notice of proposed consent decree on Feb. 23 related to a legal challenge filed by Growth Energy that would establish deadlines for the agency to finalize the 2021 and 2022 RFS RVOs by June 3, 2022.
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing on Feb. 16 on the Renewable Fuel Standard. ACE CEO Brian Jennings commended a handful of bipartisan Senators for defending the RFS during the event.
Strategic Biofuels announced on Feb. 17 that Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards awarded the company's Louisiana Green Fuels project a $250 million bond allocation. The bonds will form an integral part of the debt financing for construction costs.
Green Plains Inc. released fourth quarter financial results on Feb. 11, reporting a slight decrease in the volume of ethanol produced, but significantly improved crush margins when compared to the same quarter of 2020.
A report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service's Global Agricultural Information Network in February provides an update on India's goal to install or upgrade nearly 200 grain-based ethanol production facilities and move to an E20 blend.
Biofuels producers find themselves in a unique position. Few others understand what it means to be both a trusted steward of nature and a large-scale producer of transportation fuel. They are well positioned to help Canada achieve its climate goals.
The RFA on Feb. 17 welcomed six companies to the organization as its newest associate members. including The Greenbrier Companies, P&E Solutions, Richard Design Services, Texas International Terminals Ltd., Trucent Inc., and Unison Energy LLC.
The U.S. EPA released updated SRE data on Feb. 17, reporting that no new SRE petitions were filed under the RFS in the proceeding month. In addition, the agency did not act on any of the 69 SRE petitions that have been pending since mid-January.
On Feb. 11 at its annual Executive Leadership Conference, Growth Energy awarded Sen. Chuck Grassley with America's Fuel Award, which recognizes an individual who has gone above and beyond as a champion for the renewable fuels industry.
Increased mobility and reduced COVID-19 restrictions have spurred a near global recovery in ethanol trade, according to the U.S. Grains Council. Ethanol exports for Q1 of the 2021-'22 marketing year were up 5 percent at 330 million gallons.
The U.S. EPA is seeking nominations for scientific experts to serve on an external expert panel to peer review the agency's third triennial report to congress on biofuels and the environment. Nominations can be submited through March 3.
Aemetis Inc. announced on Feb. 16 that the Universal Biofuels subsidiary of Aemetis in Kakinada, India has agreed to acquire a site to construct a tallow oil refining facility to provide feedstock to the company's biodiesel and SAF plants.
The New Mexico House of Representatives on Feb. 17 failed for the second consecutive year to pass legislation that aims to implement a state Clean Fuel Standard. This year's bill, SB 14, is now dead.
Neste released Q4 financial results on Feb. 10, reporting that the company's renewable products business segment achieved improve sales volumes and sales margins despite several scheduled shutdowns, a weaker U.S. dollar and higher fixed costs.
The Andersons Inc. released Q4 results on Feb. 15, reporting that its renewables segment achieved its best fourth quarter since 2013. The company, in part, credited improved ethanol margins and record corn oil prices.
The Advanced Biofuels Association has released comments calling on the U.S. EPA to restore regulatory certainty in its proposed renewable volume obligation (RVO) under the RFS and calling on the agency to increase the RVO for advanced biofuels.
A report recently released in the Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences brought to life several misrepresentations of the environmental outcomes of the RFS. ACE's Ron Alverson is refuting three key misrepresentations.
The New Mexico House of Representatives on Feb. 17 failed for the second consecutive year to pass legislation that aims to implement a state Clean Fuel Standard. This year's bill, SB 14, is now dead.
News and business announcements from the April issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine, including Alto Ingredients acquisition of Eagle Alcohol Co., Lincolnland Agri-Energy adopting ICM's APP, and POET Portland completing construction on CO2 addition.
With a strong focus on quality and safety, a northern Minnesota-based industrial cleaning company with service locations throughout the Corn Belt has grown with, and near, ethanol producers.
A report released on Feb. 21 shows that new and emerging technologies and practices could help the ethanol industry achieve net-zero carbon emissions well before its current goal of 2050, according to the RFA.
Enacted in 2005 and expanded in 2007, the RFS has been a “resounding success� by any measure, the RFA told the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works in testimony submitted Feb. 16 ahead of a hearing on the RFS program.
The U.S. EPA released updated SRE data on Feb. 17, reporting that no new SRE petitions were filed under the RFS in the proceeding month. In addition, the agency did not act on any of the 69 SRE petitions that have been pending since mid-January.
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