A study released Nov. 19 highlights strategies, policies and best practices that have been successful in creating an environment in which biotechnology innovation can flourish around the world, according to the Biotechnology Innovation Organization.
Corn consumed for fuel alcohol production reached 449 million bushels in September, down 7 percent from August, but up 1 percent from September 2017, according to the November edition of USDA's Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report.
The USDA is taking action to allow agency administrators additional flexibility to obligate federal funds associated with certain infrastructure projects, including those associated with several of its rural development programs.
A new EIA study concludes that U.S. petroleum refineries would have “no problem� meeting a requirement to produce gasoline with a higher minimum octane rating (95 RON) beginning in 2022, and assumes refiners would not use more ethanol.
ICM Inc. has announced that it will implement its systems at the newest FS Bioenergia plant in Sorriso, Brazil, including Selective Milling Technology, Fiber Separation Technology, and Base Tricanter System.
18 Trucking, a construction trucking services company based in Hayward, California, is reporting reductions in maintenance costs and less downtime for their fleet after switching to Neste MY Renewable Diesel.
The USDA is taking action to allow agency administrators additional flexibility to obligate federal funds associated with certain infrastructure projects, including those associated with several of its rural development programs.
Drax has partnered with Smart Green Shipping Alliance, Ultrabulk, and Humphreys Yacht Design to tackle the issue of CO2 emissions from the shipping industry. A feasibility study will examine the potential to use Fastrig technology on Ultrabulk ships.
Pinnacle Renewable Holdings Inc. announced Nov. 27 that it has commenced initial pellet production at its new production facility in Smithers, British Columbia, which is owned 70 percent by Pinnacle and 30 percent by West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
On Nov. 28, the U.K. government released an action plan that aims to enable the development of the nation's first carbon capture, usage and storage project. Biomass U.K., an affiliate of the U.K. REA, has spoken out in support of the action plan.
Dalhousie University's Agricultural Campus has its sights set on being completely carbon neutral—a goal highlighted at the opening of the new biomass energy plant, which celebrated its grand opening Nov. 20.
A recent trial evaluating the use of Enogen corn enzyme technology with ICM's Selective Milling Technology and Fiber Separation Technology successfully demonstrated that the technologies work well together.
Green Plains Inc. announced Nov. 28 that it has completed the previously announced stock purchase agreement with Kerry Group to sell the Fleischmann's Vinegar Company, Inc. for $353.9 million in cash.
On Nov. 28, Rex American Resources Inc. released financial results for its fiscal third quarter, which ended Oct. 31. The company reported a year-over-year increase in net sales and revenue. Rex holds ownership in six ethanol plants.
The U.S. EPA has issued a proposed rule to amend its 2015 NSPS for residential wood heaters that would provide retailers additional time to sell existing inventories of heaters and forced air furnaces. The agency also issued a related ANPR.
U.S. Grains Council and USDA officials traveling as part of a USDA Agriculture Trade Mission met with ethanol industry officials in South Korea earlier this month, urging them to reexamine the outlook for the country's fuel ethanol use policy.
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, has released a tax and oversight legislative package that includes extensions for several biofuel-related tax credits, including those for renewable diesel and second-generation biofuels.
Mike O'Brien, vice president of market development for Growth Energy, says that with seasonal restrictions on E15 sales potentially being lifted in time for next summer's driving season, interest in selling E15 has increased among gasoline retailers.
Dominion Energy and Smithfield Foods Inc. are forming a joint venture called Align Renewable Natural Gas that will capture methane emissions from hog farms and convert them into clean renewable energy for heat and power applications.
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, has released a tax and oversight legislative package that includes extensions for several biofuel-related tax credits, including those for renewable diesel and second-generation biofuels.
Iowa State University researchers will test a new way of producing biobased chemicals that's backed by 10 years of working in laboratories, partnering with industries and launching startups.
The European Commission”s new proposals for reducing the EU”s so-called “protein deficit” have missed a golden opportunity to highlight an important domestic producer of protein: crop-based ethanol production.
On Nov. 21, Pöyry announced Baltania OÜ has awarded the company an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services contract for a torrefied pellet plant under development in Vägari, Estonia.
FROM THE DECEMBER ISSUE: Tariffs in China and Brazil have deeply affected U.S. ethanol exports, but other markets remain, new ones are opening and opportunities still abound for the world's lowest-cost octane.
Iowa State University researchers will test a new way of producing biobased chemicals that's backed by 10 years of working in laboratories, partnering with industries and launching startups.
Fresh off a trip to Mexico to tout the benefits of ethanol to retailers, the American Coalition for Ethanol's Senior Vice President Ron Lamberty said interest in ethanol among the country's retailers is piqued.
The commissioning of an innovative bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) pilot plant at Drax Power Station has started, with the first carbon dioxide expected to be captured in the coming weeks.
FROM THE DECEMBER ISSUE: Editor Lisa Gibson previews the magazine, including feature articles about how tariffs are affecting ethanol exports, a look at potential railroad congestion, year-round E15 sales, and more.
FROM THE DECEMBER ISSUE: The Oil Industry's sanctimonious attacks on E15 are false.
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