In this month's cover story, we report on the results of our recent survey of ethanol plant general managers and CEOs on the operational impact of COVID-19, their current state, their outlook on recovery and even their views on the upcoming election.
Analysis shows torrefied wood pellets can reduce cost-of-use for power plants, generate more profits for pellet manufacturers and reduce carbon footprints.
While the COVID-19 pandemic doomed the Pellet Fuels Institute's in-person annual conference, its web-based replacement found the sector cautiously optimistic about the year.
The ethanol industry has a powerful voice when we speak as one. We need to use that voice. We need to demand our legislative representatives reign in EPA and require them to stop penalizing ethanol. It is on us to present a comprehensive plan.
Through expanded ethanol use, the U.K. has an opportunity to meet its decarbonization objectives and support the domestic facilities that have gone offline. The country should build on its established technical knowledge for E5 as it moves to E10.
The USDA announced on Oct. 1 it is now accepting applications for its four key loan guarantee programs under the OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative, which was launched earlier this year to make it easier for lenders to access those four loan programs.
The USDA announced on Oct. 1 it is now accepting applications for its four key loan guarantee programs under the OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative, which was launched earlier this year to make it easier for lenders to access those four loan programs.
A research team at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry hasw concluded that lignin—a polymer deposited in the cell walls of many plants—has the potential to replace biomass processing solvent and drive down the cost of biofuel.
The U.S. House of Representatives on Oct. 1 passed an updated version of the Heroes Act by a vote of 214 to 207. The $2.2 billion COVID-19 stimulus package includes direct support for certain processed commodities, including biofuels.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced ethanol production volumes by mills in the south-central region continued to be low in early September. Production of corn ethanol, however, was up.
When properly manufactured and used, most lubricants can be considered environmentally considerate.
A research team at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry hasw concluded that lignin—a polymer deposited in the cell walls of many plants—has the potential to replace biomass processing solvent and drive down the cost of biofuel.
The U.S. House of Representatives on Oct. 1 passed an updated version of the Heroes Act by a vote of 214 to 207. The $2.2 billion COVID-19 stimulus package includes direct support for certain processed commodities, including biofuels.
A survey of ethanol plant CEOs and general managers shows the COVID-19 downturn had a significant impact on their operations. Most producers have substantially ramped up production since spring, but a full recovery is expected to take many months.
FDA guidelines for acetaldehyde content in sanitizers may be questionable given the compound's relative ubiquity. Independent consultants present a compelling challenge to the federal government's 'vague, unproven suspicion' of dermal toxicity.
The U.S. EPA on Oct. 1 announced it is awarding $3 million to 12 food waste anaerobic digestion projects. The awards relate to the Winning on Reducing Food Waste Initiative, a partnership between the EPA, USDA and FDA that was launched in 2018.
China's ethanol blend rate is not expected to exceed 4 percent this year despite plans by the country to implement an E10 mandate by the end of 2020, according to a report recently filed with the USDA FAS's Global Agricultural Information Network.
Business Briefs
By Ethanol Producer Magazine
October 01, 2020
News briefs from the October issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine, including Poet's low-carbon farming partnership with FBN; ClearFlame's DOE grant; Aemetis' EB-5 funding; and Highwater Ethanol's investment in USP-grade ethanol production.
Honeywell on Sept. 28 announced PT Pertamina (Persero) will use UOP Renewable Jet Fuel Process technology at its Plaju refinery in Palembang, South Sumatra, and UOP Ecofining technology at its Cilacap refinery in Central Java.
Though farmers consider pennycress (Thlaspi arvense) nothing more than a weed, Illinois State Professor of Genetics John Sedbrook is working to change their perspective—and the plant itself, which could be processed into biofuel and other products.
The U.S. EPA has approved an efficient producer pathway for Pine Lake Corn Processors' 80 MMgy ethanol plant in Steamboat Rock, Iowa. The approval allows the facility to generate RINs for non-grandfathered volumes of ethanol.
15 Years of the RFS: A Reason to Celebrate
By Geoff Cooper
October 01, 2020
While producers continue to respond to whatever crisis du jour comes their way, they cannot lose sight of how far the ethanol industry has come. Despite the COVID-19 downturn, 15 years of the Renewable Fuel Standard is truly something to celebrate.
Throughout October, drivers can help Fuel the Cure for breast cancer by filling up with higher blends of ethanol at participating locations. More than 35 Nebraska gas stations will donate 3 cents for every gallon of higher ethanol blends sold.
More than 16 million tons of polyurethane are currently produced globally on an annual basis. Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory are working to develop ways to produce a renewable, biobased version of the product.
OPINION: E15 retail market grows 10% in 2020
By Sara Brenden, senior manager of market development and events, Growth Energy
September 30, 2020
Growing consumer demand for E15 has resulted in the number of retail locations offering the fuel, increasing more than 10 percent in 2020. This growth has occurred during one of the most challenging fuel markets in the past 30 years.
The USDA's NASS released its latest quarterly Grain Stocks report on Sept. 30, reporting that old crop corn stocks on hand as of Sept. 1 were down 2 billion bushels, or 10 percent, when compared to the same period of 2019.
California Gov. Gavin Newson on Sept. 24 signed a bill into law that effectively allows dimethyl ether (DME) used as a diesel replacement or propane blend stock to be taxed at rate inline with other alternative fuels.
U.S. fuel ethanol production fell by approximately 3 percent the week ending Sept. 25 while weekly ethanol ending stocks fell by nearly 2 percent, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Sept. 30.
Two recent legislative advances and a presidential announcement promise to help not only the ethanol industry, but retailers who want to provide more smart fuel choices for consumers at the pump, according to the RFA.
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