FROM THE JANUARY ISSUE: Promoting European ethanol key to Europe's long-term environmental goals.
FROM THE JANUARY ISSUE: Iowa's status as the largest ethanol-producing state means its ethanol economy affects the entire industry.
The USCG's latest quality report indicates near-record yields and good quality for 2018's corn crop.
FROM THE JANUARY ISSUE: Growth Energy continues focus on growing markets for ethanol.
The Maine Technology Institute has announced a request for responses to the Emerging Technology Challenge for Maine's Forest Resources. The goal of the challenge is to deploy a forest industry technology in Maine.
This year, Minnesota became the first state in the country to have more than 400 public and private E85 stations. In 2018, 46 new E85 stations opened throughout Minnesota, bringing the total number of public and private stations to 411.
The U.S. EPA has released updated data on small refinery hardship waivers filed under the RFS, reporting that seven new waivers for the 2018 compliance year and one new petition for the 2017 compliance year were filed between Nov. 10 and Dec.18.
Faced with poor market conditions, Pacific Ethanol has idled its Aurora East plant in Aurora, Nebraska, and laid off 26 workers at the Pacific Aurora campus. The 45 MMgy facility has been in operation since 1995.
On Dec. 20, President Trump signed the $867 billion 2018 Farm Bill into law. The bill, titled the Agricultural Improvement Act, or H.R. 2, reauthorizes several Energy Title programs, including REAP and BCAP.
Portuguese bioenergy start-up Futerra Fuels has begun construction of its first pellet plant in Valongo, Portugal. The plant will have the capacity to produce 120,000 tons of torrefied pellets and 55,000 tons of industrial wood pellets annually.
On Dec. 20, President Trump signed the $867 billion 2018 Farm Bill into law. The bill, titled the Agricultural Improvement Act, or H.R. 2, reauthorizes several Energy Title programs, including REAP and BCAP.
The U.S. EPA has released updated data on small refinery hardship waivers filed under the RFS, reporting that seven new waivers for the 2018 compliance year and one new petition for the 2017 compliance year were filed between Nov. 10 and Dec.18.
In a significant development for the clean fuels sector, Environment and Climate Change Canada has released the Regulatory Design Paper reflecting a year of intensive consultation on the national Clean Fuel Standard.
FROM THE JANUARY ISSUE: Editor Lisa Gibson previews the magazine, including feature articles about Iowa's importance to ethanol, an update on two corn kernel fiber-to-ethanol plants, a look at plant safety and security, and more.
In a significant development for the clean fuels sector, Environment and Climate Change Canada has released the Regulatory Design Paper reflecting a year of intensive consultation on the national Clean Fuel Standard.
Midwest AgEnergy, the parent company to ethanol biorefineries Blue Flint, near Underwood, North Dakota, and Dakota Spirit, near Spiritwood, North Dakota, recently surpassed production of more than 1 billion gallons of ethanol produced company-wide.
The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a second funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs for fiscal year 2019.
Valmet supplies automation technology to biomass plant in Finland
By Valmet Corp.
December 19, 2018
Valmet will supply automation technology to Pori Energia Oy's Aittaluoto biomass power plant in Pori, Finland, as part of a project to modernize the facility. Valmet's automation will improve plant availability and emissions control.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced ethanol production by mills in the country's south-central region was up during the second half of November despite a drop in the volume of sugarcane that was processed.
The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a second funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs for fiscal year 2019.
Valmet will supply automation technology to Pori Energia Oy's Aittaluoto biomass power plant in Pori, Finland, as part of a project to modernize the facility. Valmet's automation will improve plant availability and emissions control.
FutureMetrics has released a new white paper that features a 2018 year-end review of the pellet market. According to the paper, 2018 was one of the strongest years for the global wood pellet market in terms of growth and pricing.
Eleven years ago, President George W. Bush signed into law what has become the single most successful clean fuels policy in the United States—the expanded Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2), according to the Renewable Fuels Association.
Japan is expected to import 890 million liters (235.11 million gallons) of fuel ethanol this year, mostly in the form of ETBE, according to an annual biofuels report recently filed with the USDA FAS's Global Agricultural Information Network.
The CPUC, CARB, and the CDFA have announced funding for six pilot projects designed to demonstrate the efficient production of biomethane from dairy digesters and its injection into natural gas pipelines. DVO was awarded funding for one project.
The development of a waste-to-biofuels plant in Minnesota's Twin Cities metro area is one step closer to reality with the Metropolitan Council's recent approval of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and design deposit agreement with Enerkem Inc.
Wood pellet imports in Japan reached a record 506,000 metric tons in 2017, and are expected to increase this year, according to the country's annual biofuels report recently filed with the USDA FAS's Global Agricultural Information Network.
The development of a waste-to-biofuels plant in Minnesota's Twin Cities metro area is one step closer to reality with the Metropolitan Council's recent approval of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and design deposit agreement with Enerkem Inc.
The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Biofuels) named Plymouth Station Holiday as its 2018 Distinguished Retailer on Dec. 12. The organization also released its 2018 annual report on the same date.
Stephen Faehner testified on behalf of the PFI at a public hearing regarding the recently proposed amendments and call for comments on the NSPS for new residential wood heaters, new residential hydronic heaters and forced-air furnaces.
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