Representatives of the U.S. farming community are speaking out ahead of a Feb. 27 White House meeting on the Renewable Fuel Standard, urging President Donald Trump to avoid seeking change that would weaken the nation's biofuel policy.
With a White House meeting set for Feb. 27 to discuss the fate of the Renewable Fuel Standard, a new study commissioned by the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association finds nearly 50,000 Iowa jobs are tied to biofuels production.
Covanta Holding Corp. has released 2017 financial results, reporting its 80 MW energy-from-waste (EfW) plant in Fairfax, Virginia, restarted operations in late December. The company also reported its Dublin EfW facility is operating well.
Representatives of the U.S. farming community are speaking out ahead of a Feb. 27 White House meeting on the Renewable Fuel Standard, urging President Donald Trump to avoid seeking change that would weaken the nation's biofuel policy.
Representatives of the U.S. farming community are speaking out ahead of a Feb. 27 White House meeting on the Renewable Fuel Standard, urging President Donald Trump to avoid seeking change that would weaken the nation's biofuel policy.
Representatives of the U.S. farming community are speaking out ahead of a Feb. 27 White House meeting on the Renewable Fuel Standard, urging President Donald Trump to avoid seeking change that would weaken the nation's biofuel policy.
DOE grants $10.6 million to produce more biodiesel, biojet fuel
By University of Illinois, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
February 26, 2018
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded the University of Illinois a $10.6 million, five-year grant to transform two of the most productive crops in America into sustainable sources of biodiesel and biojet fuel.
Anew study by ABF Economics has determined that Minnesota's ethanol industry contributed $2.17 billion to the state's gross domestic product (GDP) last year, generated $7.13 billion in gross sales and supported 18,813 jobs.
Anew study by ABF Economics has determined that Minnesota's ethanol industry contributed $2.17 billion to the state's gross domestic product (GDP) last year, generated $7.13 billion in gross sales and supported 18,813 jobs.
The American Coalition for Ethanol hosted a webinar Feb. 20 titled “Opportunities and Challenges to Increasing Ethanol Demand in 2018.� The webinar focused on ACE initiatives designed to ensure ethanol continues to grow in the U.S.
Building on the success of 10 years researching biofuels, the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center recently embarked on a new mission: to develop sustainable alternatives to transportation fuels and products currently derived from petroleum.
Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy has announced it will establish a Monarch fueling station on its property. SIRE, an ethanol plant near Council Bluffs, is the second Iowa biofuels facility to commit to creating monarch butterfly habitat.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. and ICM Inc. recently announced a strategic marketing collaboration to provide ZEBREX to the fuel ethanol industry in the United States. ZEBREX is a zeolite membrane dehydration technology.
Building on the success of 10 years researching biofuels, the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center recently embarked on a new mission: to develop sustainable alternatives to transportation fuels and products currently derived from petroleum.
Enviva Partners LP has released fourth quarter financial results and announced it has entered into a firm 10-year take-or-pay offtake contract with Marubeni Corp. to supply 100,000 metric tons per year of wood pellets to a new power plant in Japan.
Astec Industries recently released fourth quarter 2017 financial results, providing an update of ongoing pellet plant activities in Georgia and Arkansas and discussing the company's future plans as an equipment supplier to the pellet industry.
The U.S. EPA has released renewable identification number (RIN) generation data for January, reporting that approximately 1.52 billion RINs were generated during the month, including more than 1 million cellulosic RINs.
U.S. exports of distillers grains—a high protein co-product of dry mill ethanol production used to feed livestock and poultry—totaled 11.08 million metric tons in 2017, according to a summary of 2017 ethanol coproduct trade data published by the RFA.
Growth Energy has launched a new, redesigned American Ethanol Racing website, AmericanEthanolRacing.com. The dynamic, revamped website is sleeker, more user-friendly and reflects progress that has been made with the American Ethanol program.
An international team of researchers, including scientists from the University of York, has discovered a set of enzymes found in fungi that are capable of breaking down one of the main components of wood.
Energy33, a U.S.-based energy project developer, recently developed and structured a 19 MW biomass power project in Argentina for Genneia, the largest renewable generation company in Argentina. The facility will burn vinasse and bagasse.
Xebec Adsorption Inc. has entered into a letter of intent to establish a three year partnership with SAPIO to help develop Italy's renewable natural gas (RNG) upgrading infrastructure from biogas facilities.
The NASF has created an open-access clearinghouse for national and state regulations that affect the management of U.S. forests and help to demonstrate the sustainable and legal nature in which U.S. timber is harvested.
Fungal enzymes could hold secret to making biofuels from wood
By University of York
February 22, 2018
An international team of researchers, including scientists from the University of York, has discovered a set of enzymes found in fungi that are capable of breaking down one of the main components of wood.
Delek Logistics Partners LP and Green Plains Partners LP recently announced the companies have formed DKGP Energy Terminals LLC, a 50/50 joint venture engaging in the light products terminalling business.
The U.S. EPA has released renewable identification number (RIN) generation data for January, reporting that approximately 1.52 billion RINs were generated during the month, including more than 1 million cellulosic RINs.
A consortium of investors and project developers led by Texas-based Frankens Energy recently purchased the former Ineos Bio Indian River Biorefinery in Vero Beach, Florida, and has announced plans to convert the site to an eco-district.
INRS researchers have developed a process that successfully removed more than 90 percent of the contaminants present in treated wood waste. Once decontaminated, the wood could be used to manufacture particleboard or heating pellets.
A consortium of investors and project developers led by Texas-based Frankens Energy recently purchased the former Ineos Bio Indian River Biorefinery in Vero Beach, Florida, and has announced plans to convert the site to an eco-district.
Replacing fossil fuels with Neste's renewable fuels reduced global climate emissions altogether by 8.3 million metric tons or 8.3 billion kilograms in 2017. This is equal to removing 3 million passenger cars from the roads for a full year.
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