U.S. exports of ethanol were down approximately 12 percent for the 2019-'20 marketing year, which closed Aug. 31, while exports of distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) were down nearly 7 percent, according to the U.S. Grains Council.
The U.S. EPA released updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data on Oct. 15, reporting two additional SRE petitions have been filed for Renewable Fuel Standard compliance year 2019. No other changes were made to the agency's SRE data.
The U.K.'s consumption of transportation biofuels fell sharply during the second quarter of 2020 due primarily to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdown measures that reduced travel, according to data released by the U.K. government on Oct. 8.
U.S. corn production is up 8 percent from last year, and forecast at 14.7 billion bushels, according to the Crop Production report issued by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service on Oct. 9.
CleanBay Renewables Inc. has announced the selection of Evoqua Water Technologies LLC as a key partner for its Westover, Maryland, biorefinery. Evoqua will provide its anaerobic digestion and water treatment technology to the facility.
Gevo Inc. has signed a joint development agreement with Total Cray Valley, part of Total's polymers division to upgrade fusel oils from ethanol production into renewable isoamylene, which can be used in a diverse set of applications.
On Oct. 13, Hydro-Thermal Corp. was visited by Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Joe Semsar during a trip to Wisconsin to work on initiatives related to the growth of exporting.
Renewables accounted for a growing share of U.K. electricity generation during the second quarter of 2020. Generation from bioenergy was up nearly 10 percent during the period, according to data released by the U.K. government on Oct. 8.
A research team led by faculty in Montana State University's College of Agriculture received $5.1 million from the U.S. Department of Energy designed to explore camelina, an oilseed with the potential to be an alternative biofuel and multi-use crop.
Midwest AgEnergy's Blue Flint ethanol plant on Oct. 13 celebrated the commencement of drilling a stratigraphic test well to study the feasibility of CCUS. The event also kicked off Midwest AgEnergy's Vision Carbon ZERO initiative.
Ascensus Specialties has joined the RFA as an associate member. The company is a chemical provider to industrial alcohol producers that offers a solution to help reduce acetaldehyde and acetal in ethanol streams.
The Renewable Fuels Association is offering four-hour-long ethanol emergency response webinars on Oct. 14 and Oct. 15. The webinars are offered in partnership with TRANSCAER and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
The U.S. ethanol industry experienced some incremental positives during the third quarter and continued to recover to a new baseline level equaling roughly 90 percent of pre-COVID-19 demand, according to a quarterly report released by CoBank.
The Renewable Fuels Association has welcomed Bushel as its newest associate member. Bushel is a mobile technology company that powers apps and websites that facilitate business communications and transactions between grain companies and growers.
Kinetrex Energy, the leading supplier of LNG and RNG in the Midwest, released a new online RNG emissions calculator that makes it simple for companies to measure their carbon emissions as a first step in going "greener."
A group of 14 senators sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler on Oct. 12 urging the agency to promulgate a rulemaking that recognizes the de minimis character of biogenic carbon emissions from agricultural feedstocks.
U.K.-based companies Drax Group and Velocys are among 11 organizations that have launched the Coalition for Negative Emissions, which aims to achieve a sustainable and resilient recovery from COVID-19 by developing carbon-negative technologies.
Ductor, a Finnish-Swiss biotechnology company, will develop up to 200 new biogas and sustainable fertilizer projects in Europe and North America in the next three years. The company received a significant investment from BW Group.
Plains Inc. on Oct. 13 announced the sale of its remaining 50 percent joint venture interest in Green Plains Cattle Co. LLC to a group of investment funds for approximately $80 million, plus closing adjustments.
A group of 14 senators sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler on Oct. 12 urging the agency to promulgate a rulemaking that recognizes the de minimis character of biogenic carbon emissions from agricultural feedstocks.
Oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging U.S. EPA's Affordable Clean Energy Program were held before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Oct. 8. One portion of the arguments focused on the program's treatment of biomass co-firing.
The Manitoba government is proposing to increase the required renewable content in gasoline to 10 percent and the required renewable content in diesel to 5 percent, effective Jan. 1. A 45-day comment period on the proposal is now open.
Oral arguments held in challenge to EPA's ACE rule
October 12, 2020
Oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging U.S. EPA's Affordable Clean Energy Program were held before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Oct. 8. One portion of the arguments focused on the program's treatment of biomass co-firing.
Argonne National Laboratory's Systems Assessment Center on Oct. 9 released 2020 updates to its GREET Models. Updates include new pathways for a variety of biobased fuels and a new feedstock carbon intensity calculator.
Ontario will soon be home to a new RNG facility, the Niagara Falls Renewable Natural Gas. The Ontario Energy Board has also approved an application from Enbridge to implement a pilot voluntary RNG Pprogram in Ontario starting in 2021.
Argonne National Laboratory's Systems Assessment Center on Oct. 9 released 2020 updates to its GREET Models. Updates include new pathways for a variety of biobased fuels and a new feedstock carbon intensity calculator.
The RFA has announced Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits will be the title sponsor of the Young Professionals Network in 2021. The YPN was launched in July to bring together innovative and dedicated young professionals in the ethanol industry.
The USDA lowered its forecast for 2020-21 corn use in ethanol in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released on Oct. 10. Forecasts for corn production, feed and residual use, and ending stocks were also lowered.
The USDA on Oct. 8 announced an initial round of awards under its $100 million Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program. The agency awarded $22 million to 40 recipients in 14 states. Additional awards are expected to be announced soon.
Research conducted by University of Illinois scientists has definitively established the relationship between soil nitrogen at different growth stages and corn yield. The results provide more precise ways to manage nitrogen for grain yield.
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