Commodity report: Sliding domestic production combined with rising exports and record usage for power result in the second slowest injection season and an impressive price recovery.
RFA analysis of cropland data in 180 counties where 199 grain ethanol plants are located finds the majority of counties saw cropland reductions as corn ethanol plants were built, refuting environmentalists' claims.
A new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency finds that 2016 was a banner year for addition of global renewable energy capacity, and bioenergy specifically.
Mitsubishi Corp. Power Systems Inc. and Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (KEPCO) have established a new joint venture that will promote and develop biomass power generation business in Japan.
Urban Air Initiative is partnering with driver Alec Hohnadell this season to educate Formula Drift fans about improving air quality with ethanol.
Brazil was again the top ethanol customer, taking more than one-third of all U.S. exports, but 14 percent less than the record volume it received in January. Ethanol shipments to Canada dipped while India doubled its intake. DDGS exports picked up.
Minnesota biofuels infrastructure bill would provide one-time funding of $12.5 million to install equipment necessary to story or dispense E15, enabling an estimated 150 retail stations to offer the fuel.
The Delft campus is home to the company's Bioprocess Pilot Facility and its Bio-based Products and Services operation, the branch of DSM engaged in a joint venture with U.S. ethanol producer Poet to commercialize cellulosic ethanol.
Commodity report: Ethanol markets begin to anticipate increased demand from the summer driving season. Production remains steady based on expected relatively stable corn markets.
A Maryland renewable energy rebate program established in 2012 has provided assistance to nearly 3,000 residences to purchase and install cleaner, modern wood and pellet stoves.
BP, DuPont bio-isobutanol JV purchases Kansas ethanol plant
By Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC
April 03, 2017
Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between BP and DuPont, combining expertise in fuels with industrial biotechnology, announced the acquisition of Nesika Energy LLC and its state-of-the-art ethanol facility in Scandia, Kansas.
BP, DuPont joint venture acquires Kansas ethanol plant
By EPM Staff
April 03, 2017
Butamax will immediately begin the detailed engineering work to add bioisobutanol capacity to the 10-MMgy Nesika Energy LLC facility, while continuing to produce ethanol before and after the retrofit. The project will serve as a demonstration plant.
Drax has notified its investors that following the conclusion of a March 30 auction, it has been provisionally successful in its bid to acquire the assets of Louisiana Pellets in Urania, Louisiana.
Commodities Report: USDA March 1 corn stocks up slightly higher than the trade estimate, while the planting intentions report showed acreage projections lower than the trade estimate.
The Energy Technologies Institute has launched a new biomass feedstock improvement process project that aims to show how the removal of impurities and contaminated material from sustainable biomass could make bioenergy cheaper and more efficient.
Thunderbolt Biomass Inc., a manufacturer of wood pellets from sawmill residuals, is launching new processing operations in Allendale County, South Carolina. The company is planning to invest $6 million in the project, creating 35 new jobs.
A planned community-scale Camptonville, California, forest bioenergy power plant is proposed to receive $4.9MM in funding from the California Energy Commission as part of its Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) grant program,
The April issue of Biomass Magazine, the companion issue for the International Biomass Conference & Expo, offers a data-rich and comprehensive assessment of the role that imports and exports play in the broader biomass-to-energy segment.
Ethanol Producer Magazine editor-in-chief outlines the lineup of stories in the April print edition of the ethanol industry trade journal, which are also available for online viewing.
4 renewable diesel, 8 biodiesel LCFS pathways certified in March
By Ron Kotrba
March 30, 2017
California Air Resources Board recently released a set of carbon intensity (CI) pathways for fuels certified under the readopted LCFS. Eighteen pathways have been certified in March, including four for renewable diesel.
UAI challenges CRC ethanol study, calls test procedures flawed
By EPM Staff
March 30, 2017
The renewable fuels advocacy group says the Coordinating Research Council's match blending of test fuels fails to recognize how ethanol truly performs in real world fuels, improving fuel quality and reducing toxic tailpipe emissions.
Webinar focuses on training trainers, equipping them with information to help communities acquire the knowledge necessary to respond to any potential ethanol-related emergency.
RFA's president and CEO highlights key facts from the organization's annual industry outlook handbook in the View from the Hill column that appears in the April print issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine.
A new Executive Order signed by the president on March 28 requires a review of the Obama-enacted Clean Power Plan, and eliminates numerous other climate and environmental regulations, including rescinding a moratorium on mining coal on federal land.
QuikTrip joins the Prime the Pump effort, announcing it will offer E15 at 44 of its convenience stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area of Texas.
Imprecise or incorrect use of one term in place of another can thus prevent sustainable gas from a landfill or anaerobic digestion facility from meeting a prescribed specification and reaching its highest and best use.
Ethanol producers seek ways to reduce emissions and cut costs through energy efficient innovations. This feature article appears in the April print edition of Ethanol Producer Magazine.
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