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ORNL discovery could boost biofuel yields

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By Oak Ridge National Laboratory

June 22, 2018

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Researchers have discovered mutations in a structure of a key plant enzyme that was not previously known to exist. The discovery could help squeeze more potential out of poplar as a renewable resource for making biofuels and bioproducts.

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ACE addresses retail ethanol questions in Mexico

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By American Coalition for Ethanol

June 22, 2018

American Coalition for Ethanol Senior Vice President Ron Lamberty returned to Mexico this week for the third time this year to speak at a meeting of Mexican petroleum equipment installers and retailers in León about selling E10.

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ORNL discovery could boost biofuel yields

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By Oak Ridge National Laboratory

June 22, 2018

Researchers have discovered mutations in a structure of a key plant enzyme that was not previously known to exist. The discovery could help squeeze more potential out of poplar as a renewable resource for making biofuels and bioproducts.

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UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced that a truckers' strike severely impacted sugarcane processing activities during the second half of May. Only 32.38 million tons of sugarcane was processed during the two-week period.

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Gevo Inc. announced today that it has entered into a long-term agreement to supply its renewable alcohol-to-jet fuel (ATJ) to Avfuel Corp., effective July 1. Avfuel is a leading global supplier of aviation fuel that more than 3,000 locations.

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ACE scholarship program announces 2018 winners

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By American Coalition for Ethanol

June 21, 2018

The American Coalition for Ethanol congratulates the 2018 scholarship recipients Keithen Drury, Brett Galles, and Emma Baker. Each student receives a $1,000 scholarship through ACE's scholarship program to help further their collegiate education.

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The Connecticut department of Energy and Environmental Protection has selected more than 250 MW of renewable energy projects through a recent request for proposals (RFP), including a 1.6 MW anaerobic digestion project.

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Occidental Petroleum Corp. and White Energy have agreed to evaluate the economic feasibility of carbon capture, utilization and storage project that would use CO2 from White Energy's ethanol plants in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operations.

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On June 20, 12 democratic members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and House Committee on Agriculture asked the U.S. EPA to provide additional information regarding its failed implementation of the Renewable Fuel Standard.

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On June 20, 12 democratic members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and House Committee on Agriculture asked the U.S. EPA to provide additional information regarding its failed implementation of the Renewable Fuel Standard.

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BASF Enzymes LLC and Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits have entered into a marketing and sales collaboration agreement to leverage synergies between the two companies' products that maximize value to customers in the ethanol market in the U.S.

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Gevo Inc. announced today that it has entered into a long-term agreement to supply its renewable alcohol-to-jet fuel (ATJ) to Avfuel Corp., effective July 1. Avfuel is a leading global supplier of aviation fuel that more than 3,000 locations.

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More than 2,800 retail sites will offer E15 by 2021, generating approximately 350 million new ethanol gallons annually, according to a one-pager released June 20 by Growth Energy. The report touts the immense success of E15 and Prime the Pump.

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The U.S. Department of Energy's Bioenergy Technologies Office-funded Algae Technology Educational Consortium is proud to announce its first graduates from the algal certificate program at Santa Fe Community College in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has vetoed a bill that aimed to require electric distribution companies to purchase energy from the state's six independent biomass plants and single waste-to-energy facility.

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Archer Daniels Midland Co. and DuPont Industrial Biosciences today announced a collaboration to develop, produce and market cellulase enzymes for operators of grain-based ethanol plants.

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The Brazilian senate has approved a legislative proposal that aims to allow ethanol producers to sell fuel directly to gas stations by a vote of 47 to two. UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has spoken out against the proposal.

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Velocys plc has secured funding to support a waste-to-jet fuel project in the U.K. and announced the formation of a partnership with PQ Corp. to supply commercial quantities of its proprietary catalyst for multiple biorefineries.

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The U.S. EPA has issued a letter of notification to Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC registering isobutanol as a fuel additive for blending into gasoline at levels up to 16 percent. The approval could lead to more widespread blending of the biofuel.

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The U.S. Grains Council recently submitted the organization's operational blueprint, known as the Unified Export Strategy, to the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service. Through the UES, the Council applies for matching funding from USDA programs.

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On June 18, the U.S. Department of Energy announced $40 million in funding for 31 projects to advance research in the development of microbes as practical platforms for the production of biofuels and other bioproducts from renewable resources.

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On June 18, the U.S. Department of Energy announced $40 million in funding for 31 projects to advance research in the development of microbes as practical platforms for the production of biofuels and other bioproducts from renewable resources.

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The U.S. EPA has issued a letter of notification to Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC registering isobutanol as a fuel additive for blending into gasoline at levels up to 16 percent. The approval could lead to more widespread blending of the biofuel.

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Ørsted and Bigadan are inaugurating their first jointly-owned biogas plant. The plant will convert residues from Novo Nordisk and Novozymes into bio-natural gas and fertilizer. Construction on the project began in spring 2017.

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The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the June edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, maintaining its May prediction that ethanol production will average 1.04 million barrels per day in 2018 and 2019.

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UK-produced green gas now being used to fuel vehicles

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By U.K. Renewable Energy Association

June 15, 2018

The U.K. Renewable Energy Association has announced the first transport fuel supplier has succeeded in earning Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates for biogas-based transportation fuel produced in the U.K.

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BASF Venture Capital GmbH has announced plans to invest in LanzaTech. Using special microbes, LanzaTech has developed a technology for gas fermentation that first enables ethanol to be produced from residual gases.

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BASF Venture Capital GmbH has announced plans to invest in LanzaTech. Using special microbes, LanzaTech has developed a technology for gas fermentation that first enables ethanol to be produced from residual gases.

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The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the June edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, predicting nonhydropower renewables will provide more than 10 percent of electricity generation in 2018, up from less than 10 percent in 2017.

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SOS Leak Repair recognized with safety award

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By SOS Leak Repair Inc.

June 15, 2018

SOS Leak Repair Inc., a provider of cutting-edge solutions to pipe leaks, has received safety awards from the Minnesota Safety Council and North Dakota Safety Council. The company can help ethanol producers solve industrial pipe repair problems.

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