Novozymes announced the launch of its next yeast technology, Innova Fit, on Feb. 10. The company said the non-GM yeast product eliminates production constraints caused by conventional and basic yeasts.
FROM THE MARCH ISSUE: Myths and misinformation about ethanol and its effect on health and the environment need to be corrected to expand higher blends.
Southern California Gas Co. on Feb. 13 announced its support for the California Public Utilities Commission's new incentive reservation system for its biomethane monetary incentive program, which opened Feb. 3.
The Andersons Inc. reported a profitable Q4 for its ethanol group during a Feb. 13 earnings call, but noted a difficult margin environment is expected to continue. The company also reported its Element plant is producing cellulosic ethanol.
ACE plant members are hosting annual meetings for their investors and board meetings during the first half of the year. ACE CEO Brian Jennings is attending several of these meetings to provide updates and commend producers for enduring a tough year.
Green Plains Inc. officials announces plans to transform into an ag tech-focused company that produces sustainable high-protein and novel feed ingredients in addition to biofuels during a fourth quarter earnings call held Feb. 11.
Forge Hydrocarbons Corp., a Canadian biofuel start-up, has announced an equity investment from Shell Ventures and a follow-on contribution from Valent Low-Carbon Technologies. The company plans to build a biofuel plant in Sombra, Ontario.
FROM THE MARCH ISSUE: Gasoline retailers, including small chains and single-stores, offer important feedback and input for expanding E15's use in the United States.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released data showing U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 870,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in October, with sales reaching 850,000 tons.
Xebec Adsorption Inc. announced on Feb. 12 that $27 million in orders were received from U.S dairy farmers for a total of six turnkey biogas upgrading plants and small-scale containerized Biostream systems to produce renewable natural gas (RNG).
FROM THE MARCH ISSUE: New head of Syngenta's Enogen business, a major milestone for Badger State Ethanol, ACE appoints director of member and industry relations, Kemin welcomes new hires, and Aemetis receives grants.
The North Carolina Bioenergy Research Initiative and the New and Emerging Crops Program recently awarded $1 million in grants for 15 projects aimed at boosting bioenergy opportunities and crop production in the state.
Located in Nicaragua, the operation includes 60,000 to 70,000 head of cattle, and uses U.S. corn rolled and mixed with mombasa, a tropical grass.
In its first report, an Independent Advisory Board has found that Drax's sustainable biomass sourcing reflects recommendations made by Forest Research—the research agency of the Forestry Commission widely considered the industry gold standard.
The Nebraska Ethanol Board's third E15 Retailer Workshop is coming up Feb. 20 in Lincoln.
The U.S. Grains Council is specifically targeting the aquaculture industry in Southeast Asia as one of the next big demand growth opportunities for U.S. dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS).
U.S. Reps. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, and David Schweikert, R-Ariz., introduced legislation Feb. 12 to expand the 45Q carbon sequestration tax credit and make it permanent in the federal tax code.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration maintained its prediction for 2020 ethanol production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Feb. 11
Panel discussions during the second day of the 2020 National Ethanol Conference in Houston, Texas, began by exploring new uses for ethanol.
SIRE receives RFA's 2020 Industry Award
By Renewable Fuels Association
February 12, 2020
The Renewable Fuels Association presented Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy in Council Bluffs, Iowa, with the 2020 Industry Award Feb. 12 at the National Ethanol Conference in Houston, Texas.
Ted McKinney, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs, addressed the 2020 National Ethanol Conference Wednesday, offering kudos to the U.S. ethanol industry.
The USDA increased its 2019-'20 forecast for corn use in ethanol production by 50 million bushels, to 5.425 billion, in its latest World Agricultural Supply & Demand Estimates report, released Feb. 11.
Oberon Fuels, a producer of ultra-low-carbon, renewable dimethyl ether, and SHV Energy, the world's largest distributor of propane fuel, are partnering to accelerate the use of renewable DME to reduce the carbon footprint of transportation fuel.
Eighty years after nylon's first commercial production, Genomatica achieved a new milestone for the material—its production of the world's first renewably sourced ton of the key ingredient for nylon-6, made from plants instead of crude oil.
Cooperative Producers Inc. has added E15 at its fuel sites in Axtell, Nebraska, and Red Cloud, Nebraska. These additions are CPI's fifth and sixth locations selling E15 in the state including locations in Clay Center, Funk, Giltner, and Juniata.
Resolute Forest Products to produce cellulose filaments in Quebec
By Resolute Forest Products Inc.
February 12, 2020
Resolute Forest Products recently announced the construction of a commercial plant specializing in the production of cellulose filaments, a new sustainable biomaterial derived from wood fiber, at its Kénogami paper mill in Quebec, Canada.
Clean fuel programs dominate discussion at NEC
February 11, 2020
At the 2020 National Ethanol Conference, much attention was given to low-carbon fuels standards, both in remarks by Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper, as well as a morning panel discussion.
While Brazil's sugarcane ethanol production was negligible in early January, corn ethanol production continued to grow.
JV partners Covanta, Biffa and GIG announced that the Newhurst Energy-from-Waste Facility in Leicestershire, England, has reached financial close. Covanta and GIG will own 50 percent of the project while waste provider Biffa will own the other half.
Corn use for fuel ethanol production in December was up when compared to both the previous month and December 2018, according to the USDA.
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