A Los Alamos research team has mapped the three-dimensional structure of a protein that breaks down polysaccharides, such as the fibrous cellulose of grasses and woody plants, a finding that could help bring down the cost of creating biofuels.
The ethanol industry provides young people with wealth of job opportunities. This article in the June print edition of Ethanol Producer Magazine profiles the career paths of several relative newcomers.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has opened a comment period and schedule a hearing to gain public input on its plan to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement with Mexico and Canada.
Insight into enzyme's 3-D structure could cut biofuel costs
By Los Alamos National Laboratory
May 30, 2017
A Los Alamos research team has mapped the three-dimensional structure of a protein that breaks down polysaccharides, such as the fibrous cellulose of grasses and woody plants, a finding that could help bring down the cost of creating biofuels.
Sustainability of biomass supply is already a well-monitored, efficiently managed issue in some European countries, regarding supply chains for industrial-scale power and heat generation.
The Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO shares key findings from the organization's analysis of EIA data regarding ethanol blending in this View from the Hill column that appears in the June print issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine.
UPM Biofuels has received Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials certification for UPM BioVerno renewable diesel and naphtha, as well as production side streams turpentine and pitch.
The Bioenergy Technologies Office recently announced the winner of the 2017 BioenergizeME Infographic Challenge, titled “Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Algae,� was created by two students from Normal Community West High School in Normal, Illinois.
ICM Inc. and NUVU Fuels LLC have announced the adoption of ICM's patented Selective Milling Technology V2 (SMT V2) at Carbon Green BioEnergy in Lake Odessa, Michigan, and Iroquois BioEnergy in Rensselaer, Indiana.
In this month's Drive column, Growth Energy's CEO outlines the partnership with racing professionals to demonstrate why ethanol is a good choice for powering engines and the planet. The column appears in the June print issue.
University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers and their collaborators have developed a new process for obtaining three high-value products from biomass in one fell swoop using gamma valerolactone (GVL), a solvent that is derived from plant material.
One year into her role as Guardian Energy CEO, Jeanne McCaherty has tapped into her previous experience at Cargill and the unique make-up of the ethanol industry. This profile appears in the June print edition of Ethanol Producer Magazine.
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced an open meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee and has published a notice soliciting nominations for new members.
Toronto-based Greenfield Specialty Alcohols Inc., Canada's largest ethanol producer, has changed its name to Greenfield Global and introduced a new logo and domain name.
Rex American Resources Corp. recently released financial results for its fiscal 2017 first quarter, reporting net sales grew 12.9 percent and gross profit increased 48.3 percent during the three-month period, which ended April 30.
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced an open meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee and has published a notice soliciting nominations for new members.
University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers and their collaborators have developed a new process for obtaining three high-value products from biomass in one fell swoop using gamma valerolactone (GVL), a solvent that is derived from plant material.
In Ohio, the Marion County Commission has granted a tax abatement for Poet Biorefining's ethanol plant expansion in Marion. The project is expected to begin this summer and be complete in the third quarter of 2018, according to Poet.
In her first remarks as the governor of Iowa on May 24, Kim Reynolds outlined her main goals for her work as the state's first female governor. Among them is innovating Iowa's energy policy.
Protec Fuel Management LLC recently completed a project to enable the city of Hollywood, Florida, to run flex-fuel capable vehicles on cleaner-burning E85. Hollywood is the first municipality in south Florida to fuel its fleet with E85.
ACE's senior vice president writes about the irony of the big chains adopting E15 because of the success of the small retailers in the Grassroots Voice column in EPM's June print edition.
The Main Street Energy Alliance recently released a video outlining some of the negative impacts associated with shifting the point of obligation under the Renewable Fuel Standard.
Plant biologists and biochemists from UCLA, UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco have produced a gold mine of data by sequencing the genome of a green alga called Chromochloris zofingiensis.
The Main Street Energy Alliance recently released a video outlining some of the negative impacts associated with shifting the point of obligation under the Renewable Fuel Standard.
U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell recently announced over $8.3 million to substantially expand and accelerate wood products and wood energy markets. Federal funds will leverage almost $37 million in matching funds.
Remembering Bill Holmberg reminds us where the ethanol industry started out, and how much was built on the efforts of early advocates. This profile of a veteran ethanol advocate appears in the June print edition of Ethanol Producer Magazine.
The president of the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance makes the case for ethanol in meeting climate mitigation goals in the Global Scene column for the June print edition of Ethanol Producer Magazine.
Past FEW Award of Excellence winners reflect on decades of research advocacy and leadership in this feature article that appears in the June print edition of Ethanol Producer Magazine.
A pilot plant capable of processing up to 1 ton of woody biomass per day into chemicals that can be used to manufacture bioproducts will be demonstrated in 100 hours of continuous operation at the University of Maine's Technology Research Center.
The renewable energy industry directly and indirectly employed 9.8 million people worldwide in 2016, an increase of 1.1 percent over the previous year, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency's newly released annual jobs report.
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