The NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services announced Nov. 14 that it will expand use of renewable diesel fuel, which reduces CO2 emissions by 65 percent compared to the petroleum-based version.
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced it is awarding $98 million to support 40 transformative energy technology projects under ARPA-E's latest open funding opportunity. Biofuel-related projects are among those to receive funding.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced that domestic sales of hydrous ethanol set a new record during the second half of October, reaching 1.07 billion liters (282.66 million gallons).
A discussion draft of the 21st Century Transportation Fuels Act was released on Nov. 21. The bill aims to sunset the RFS and enact a national octane specification. Those in the biofuels industry are criticizing the bill for its treatment of the RFS.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has spoken out regarding a Nov. 20 Reuters report indicating the U.S. EPA plans to issue a rulemaking in January to “reset� the Renewable Fuel Standard targets, noting the action could further weaken the RFS.
DuPont's 30 MMgy cellulosic ethanol plant in Nevada, Iowa, is now under new ownership. Verbio North America Corp. completed its purchase of the plant on Nov. 20 and will soon move forward with plans to convert the facility to produce RNG.
GESS International broke ground on two North Carolina biogas plants in November. Both facilities will process swine waste and green biomass and are expected to be operational by the third quarter of 2020.
A coal-fired power plant on the French island of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean is set to be converted to biomass following the approval of a draft power purchase agreement between the facility and the French energy regulator.
DuPont's 30 MMgy cellulosic ethanol plant in Nevada, Iowa, is now under new ownership. Verbio North America Corp. completed its purchase of the plant on Nov. 20 and will soon move forward with plans to convert the facility to produce RNG.
Invest Nebraska has invested in White Dog Labs, a business focused on producing feed for the aquaculture industry. The company's first production plant will be co-located with Midwest Renewable Energy's ethanol plant.
The UAI has announced the release of its “Beyond a Reasonable Doubt� research series, which digs into the history, science and the public policy behind how we fuel our vehicles and aims to help readers understand why the use of ethanol is limited.
There has been a media blitz lately by the oil industry saying that ethanol demand has been unaffected by the U.S. EPA's rampant grants of RFS exemptions to small refineries. Don't be fooled by these claims, according to the RFA.
FROM THE DECEMBER ISSUE: The actual nutritional and economic appraisal of DDGS is more complex than simply measuring profat content.
FROM THE DECEMBER ISSUE: USGC names new manager of ethanol trade policy, and announces a new member, Jerke begins role as SIRE's president and CEO, and D3Max plant construction begins in Wisconsin.
American Coalition for Ethanol Senior Vice President Ron Lamberty traveled to Mexico City in mid-November for the final ethanol technical workshop held this year for Mexican petroleum equipment installers and retailers.
FROM THE DECEMBER ISSUE: Toxic aromatics in gasoline should be replaced by ethanol to improve air quality and public health.
The U.S. EPA has released renewable identification number (RIN) generation data for October, reporting that nearly 1.68 billion RINs were generated during the month, including 29.5 million cellulosic RINs.
The RFA has announced that six new member companies have joined the organization, including a state-of-the-art ethanol plant under construction in Kansas and a cellulosic ethanol facility soon to begin construction in North Dakota.
The U.S. EPA has released renewable identification number (RIN) generation data for October, reporting that nearly 1.68 billion RINs were generated during the month, including 29.5 million cellulosic RINs.
Ongoing research at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory could lead to a cleaner method of transforming acrylonitrile (ACN) into carbon fiber, replacing petrochemicals with biomass as the starting point.
The U.S. EPA has approved an efficient producer pathway for The Andersons Clymers Ethanol LLC, allowing the facility to generate renewable identification numbers (RINs) for non-grandfathered volumes of ethanol.
On Nov. 16, the U.S. EPA released updated data on small refinery hardship waivers filed under the Renewable Fuel Standard showing that no new petitions were filed or approved between Oct. 10 and Nov. 10.
On Nov. 16, the U.S. EPA released updated data on small refinery hardship waivers filed under the Renewable Fuel Standard showing that no new petitions were filed or approved between Oct. 10 and Nov. 10.
Valmet will supply a biomass-fired boiler plant to Elenia Lämpö Oy's Vanaja power plant in Hämeenlinna, Finland. The investment will enable the company to raise the share of renewable fuels used in the city's district heat production.
The U.S. EPA has approved an efficient producer pathway for The Andersons Clymers Ethanol LLC, allowing the facility to generate renewable identification numbers (RINs) for non-grandfathered volumes of ethanol.
On Nov. 15, Green Plains Inc. announced it is permanently closing its 60 MMgy ethanol plant in Hopewell, Virginia. The company also announced it has closed on the previously announced sale of three ethanol plants to Valero Renewable Fuels Co. LLC.
Some of the new generation of livestock nutritionists in Taiwan lack of experience with U.S. distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS). The USGC organized a variety of DDGS promotional activities last year to better educate those nutritionists.
By U.S. Energy Information Administration
November 15, 2018
Renewable diesel net supply to California's fuel market has increased since the state's LCFS program went into effect in 2011, reaching 100 million gallons during the second quarter of 2018, or 10.1 percent of the total diesel supplied.
Renewable diesel net supply to California's fuel market has increased since the state's LCFS program went into effect in 2011, reaching 100 million gallons during the second quarter of 2018, or 10.1 percent of the total diesel supplied.
On Nov. 15, the U.K. Committee on Climate Change published a report on biomass that has determined sustainably sourced biomass feedstocks can play a fundamental role in decarbonizing the U.K. economy.
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