The $1 trillion Omnibus spending bill up for consideration by the House and Senate this week includes a policy rider that calls for federal recognition of forest bioenergy carbon neutrality.
Commodity report: Aggressive pressure develops in ethanol and RBOB gasoline futures trade, stalling the expected support as the summer driving season approaches.
The Sustainable Biomass Partnership has published the final draft Regional Risk Assessment for Denmark. Interested parties are invited to provide written comments on the draft.
ADM CEO Luciano addresses ethanol outlook, NAFTA talk impacts and more in the first quarter earnings call with investors.
A new jobs study reveals that deploying trucks fueled by renewable natural gas could create up to 130,000 new jobs and add $14 billion to California's economy.
After two years of negotiations, DONG Energy has reached a deal to continue delivering district heating to three Danish energy companies via its Herning, Central Jutland, Denmark, biomass-fired combined-heat-and-power plant.
Headquartered in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, Kwik Trip announces plans to offer E15 at most of its more than 500 locations in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
ACE urges ethanol advocates to participate the U.S. EPA's regulatory reform efforts by submitting comments regarding regulations affecting ethanol, such as RVP, CAFE standards, MOVES2014 modeling and more.
The relatively low carbon intensity of energy use in the industrial sector is the result of several factors, one being that the pulp and paper industry is a large consumer of biogenic material.
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, along with Sens. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, and Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, introduced climate legislation that would transition the U.S. to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050.
Ethanol Producer Magazine editor in chief reviews the content available in the May print edition of the magazine, as well as appearing online at EthanolProducer.com.
Toshiba Corp. started commercial operation of its first ever biomass power plant on April 27, a 50-MW facility that will supply enough electricity for 80,000 households and reduce CO2 emissions to about 300,000 tons a year.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company has announced a call for proposals for renewable energy developers to build new projects for a clean energy program available to PG&E customers.
The South Dakota ethanol producer marks its 10th year, having produced 545 million gallons of ethanol, 1.5 million tons of distillers grains and purchased more than 194 million bushels of corn at an average price of $4.47 per bushel.
Cynthia Bartel, a doctoral candidate at Iowa State University, is working to determine a method for proper removal of maize stover for biofuel production.
Drax Group plc announced it has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Louisiana Pellets, at a price of $35.4 million.
Acquisition of two more feed yards will double the capacity for Green Plains Cattle Co., making it the fourth largest cattle feeder in the U.S.
The Illinois Corn Marketing Board, Iowa Corn Promotion Board and Kansas Corn Commission along with Growth Energy are assisting Casey's with their new program that will offer E15 and E85 at 17 sites in Illinois, Iowa and Kansas.
Prices may be low, but the cure is kicking in and markets are expanding worldwide for the ethanol industry's most important coproduct, distillers grains. This article appears in the May print edition of Ethanol Producer Magazine.
RFA's CEO and president addresses the need for changes in Reid vapor pressure regulations, either by EPA action or through a legislative fix. This article appears in the May print edition of Ethanol Producer Magazine.
The two companies will jointly develop novel applications of cavitation technology to deliver process enhancements, expanding its use beyond vegetable oil refining and fuel ethanol production.
The U.S. DOE has awarded funding to 38 projects for which small businesses will team up with national lab researchers through the DOE's Small Business Vouchers pilot program.
DDGS' environmental benefits include methane reduction in cows, better phosphorus utilization reducing loss to the environment, improved sustainability. This article appears in the May print edition of Ethanol Producer Magazine.
The former governor of Georgia was confirmed Monday by the U.S. Senate to be Secretary of Agriculture. With his expected swearing in today, Perdue takes the helm of a 100,000-person agency responsible for massive federal food and farm programs.
Growth Energy's CEO explains the importance of the recent ASTM standard for 100 RON test fuel in helping the ethanol industry achieve its goal of expanding the availability of higher-octane fuels. This article appears in the May print issue.
In an 87-11 vote, on April 24, the U.S. Senate confirmed Sonny Perdue as the 31st U.S. secretary of agriculture. Perdue brings to the USDA a farming background and lengthy career of public service.
Work has started to build an innovative waste gasification plant in England's West Midlands, creating around 100 construction jobs and 25 new permanent jobs once operational.
The Biomass Thermal Energy Council has announced the publication of the 4th volume of the Community Biomass Handbook, a companion to the three previously published volumes.
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