Consumer awareness, quality and collaboration were the buzzwords at the 2019 Pellet Fuels Institute Annual Conference.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has released data for the second half of June. The volume of sugarcane processed during the period was up slightly from last year. Production and sales of ethanol remained relatively high.
Velocys has secured £7 million ($8.75 million) by way of a placing of more than 233.33 million new ordinary shares. The placing complements £2.8 million committed by British Airways and Shell, strategic partners in Velocys' U.K. biojet fuel project.
Growth Energy has announced the addition of three new innovative businesses to its membership: Franzenburg, headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa; Brown Tank LLC, headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota; and Bioleap Inc., headquartered in Tampa, Florida.
The USDA announced July 18 that more than $400 million is still available for renewable energy system and energy efficiency loan guarantees through the Rural Energy for America Program. USDA accepts applications for REAP funding year-round.
The first shipment of ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE) made with U.S. corn-based ethanol has arrived in Japan, marking the country's new demand for U.S. ethanol-based products and a milestone in U.S. ethanol market development efforts.
The U.S Energy Information discusses a recent U.S. EPA ruling that has increased the availability of E15. The fuel blend is currently sold at more than 1,800 retail fuel stations across 31 states. Incentives are expected to help boost that number.
A recently released report from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Services Global Agricultural Information Network says South Korea may soon revise its regulations to allow the use of ethanol-blended fuel.
The USDA announced July 18 that more than $400 million is still available for renewable energy system and energy efficiency loan guarantees through the Rural Energy for America Program. USDA accepts applications for REAP funding year-round.
Enviva Partners LP issued a statement July 15 thanking the North Carolina DEQ for the opportunity to hear from stakeholders at a public hearing regarding new emission control equipment to be installed at its pellet plant in Sampson County.
Kinetrex Energy has released a new online GHG emissions calculator that makes it simple for fleet managers to measure their GHG emissions as a first step in creating a greener vehicle fleet by showing the benefits of RNG when compared to diesel.
The National Corn Growers Association has approved a resolution urging President Trump to uphold his commitment to the Renewable Fuel Standard. The NCGA also launched an RFS ad campaign and elected four new members to its Corn Board.
Aries Clean Energy has completed environmental permitting for a large-scale biosolids gasification facility to be built in New Jersey. The company has also launched retail sales of its Aries Green biochar product.
Two new academic studies released in mid-July provide further evidence that grain-based ethanol is significantly reducing GHG emissions and call into question the reliability of recent “land use change� analyses based on flawed methodologies.
The newest A321 in Delta's fleet made its initial flight completely carbon-neutral in July using biofuels and carbon offsets, a first for Delta as it continues to make strategic moves to bolster its ongoing sustainability commitments.
ACE and IRFA recently hosted a tour in conjunction with the USGC to show nine decision-makers from key Mexican retail and supplier groups how ethanol blends have been successfully and profitably incorporated across Iowa.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc. announced July 15 that its subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox Vølund A/S, has successfully turned over a biomass-to-energy plant in Margam, Wales, to Margam Green Energy Ltd.
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Permit Board has approved Enviva's permit to begin construction on its Lucedale wood pellet plant. Enviva Chairman and CEO John Keppler thanked the community of Lucedale for its support.
Growth Energy, the Renewable Fuels Association and the U.S. Grains Council sent joint comments to Ontario's Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks July 8 regarding its proposed plan and schedule for implementing E15.
A former Little Falls, Minnesota, ethanol plant that was converted to biobased butanol and acetone production in 2016 it ceasing operations. Green Biologics Ltd. recently announced it has begun “an orderly closure of operations.�
An announcement issued by Lewis County, New York, indicates ReEnergy's 22-megawatt (MW) Lyonsdale Biomass energy facility will be dismantled this summer, with the 46-acre property then transferred to the Lewis County IDA.
Pinnacle Renewable Energy announced plans in early July to build a new pellet plant in Alberta. Later in the month, the company said it has entered into two new long-term, take-or-pay off-take contracts with customers in Japan and South Korea.
A former Little Falls, Minnesota, ethanol plant that was converted to biobased butanol and acetone production in 2016 it ceasing operations. Green Biologics Ltd. recently announced it has begun “an orderly closure of operations.�
Eco-Energy, has launched an ethanol logistics service. This service will extend Eco's logistics management capabilities to a broader mix of ethanol buyers and shippers. Eagle Transport is the preferred truck carrier for the business.
European ethanol producer CropEnergies AG has released fiscal first quarter financial results, reporting ethanol production was down 19 percent during the three month period ending May 31. Revenue and operating profit, however, were up.
Xebec Adsorption Inc. has announced it is a supporting industrial partner on a project led by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to commercialize a composite sorbent technology to more effectively remove CO2 from biogas.
Orsted announced July 5 that the biomass conversion of its Asnæs Power Station is nearly complete. The first shipment of wood chips has arrived onsite and the project team is preparing to fire up the boilers with wood chips for the first time.
Casey's General Stores and the Kansas Corn Commission have announced the addition of E15 fuel at several Casey's locations across Kansas, providing Kansas drivers with a lower-priced, cleaner fuel option.
Reps. Ron Kind, D-Wisc., and Tom Reed, R-N.Y., reintroduced the Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Act on July 12. The bill aims to provide tax incentives for farmers and rural electric cooperatives who invest in biogas technology.
Fuel retailers from Mexico visited Iowa this week to get a first-hand view of the U.S.'s ethanol industry. The group toured a farm where corn is grown, an ethanol plant, a fuel terminal, and several retail stations.
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