The bipartisan Senate bill would extend the Reid vapor pressure waiver to ethanol blends above 10 percent, allowing retailers to sell E15 all year. The proposed law would expand consumer fuel choices and strengthen the nation's energy diversity.
New biofilm detection and control solution introduced
By Solenis
March 02, 2017
Solenis' water cooling system solution helps prevent biofilm while reducing water usage and energy consumption and prolonging the lifespan of equipment and improving operations. The system is tailored for industrial facilities like ethanol plants.
Former governor of Texas Rick Perry has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as secretary of energy, in a vote of 62 to 37. Perry replaces Ernest Moniz, a nuclear physicist
The Pellet Fuels Institute announced the qualification of two pellet fuels producers to the PFI Standards Program: Pacific Coast Pellets of Shelton, Washington, and Dry Creek Products of Arcade, New York.
The 70 MMgy plant will cost about $175 million to build. ICM plans to be the majority owner and is in current discussions with investors who recognize the value of the project to the industry. The plant will house several cutting-edge technologies.
Less than three years after marking its first billion gallons of cumulative biomass-based diesel sales, Renewable Energy Group Inc. announced that the company has sold more than 2 billion gallons cumulatively of biomass-based diesel.
Turning Earth aims to be operational by the second quarter of 2018 to accept residential and commercial material from 16 area municipalities.
ANL is preparing to scale up its wastewater sludge-to-RNG technology with Roeslein Alternative Energy, a company experienced in operating large-scale anaerobic digester facilities.
The Delaware City Refinery's plan to expand its ethanol handling and blending capabilities has overcome a challenge from two community groups that claimed the new biofuels infrastructure would lead to disruptive rail and barge traffic in the area.
Drax announced on Feb. 27 that it is participating in separate processes for the acquisition out of bankruptcy for the operating assets of Texas Pellets in Woodville, Texas, and Louisiana Pellets in Urania, Louisiana.
The Pellet Fuels Institute announced on Feb. 28 the qualification of Fiber By-Products of White Pigeon, Michigan, to the PFI Standards Program as the 21st pellet manufacturer and 34th facility qualified for the program.
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Tina Smith introduced HF 1772, which would raise the state's current renewable portfolio standard, enacted in 2007, from 25 percent by 2025 to 50 percent by 2030.
Two-thirds of Europeans want more biofuels
By German Bioethanol Industry Association
February 27, 2017
In Germany, 61 percent of consumers support the use of biofuels. There is even greater support in France, where 73 percent of consumers want to see ethanol and other plant-based fuel use increase. More than 11,000 people were surveyed across the EU.
The Alliance for Green Heat has announced the fourth Wood Stove Design Challenge, returning to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in November 2018.
According to a new study, the state's ethanol industry used 410 million bushels of corn, about one-fourth of the Minnesota crop, to produce 1.18 billion gallons of ethanol, 3.5 million tons of DDGS and 244 million pounds of corn oil in 2016.
IRFA: “Merchant refiners not paying for RINs”
By EPM Staff
February 24, 2017
Merchant refiners claim they are paying millions for RINs to meet their RFS obligations. In a letter to the EPA, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association argues that the fundamental underpinning of the petitioners' argument is not true.
Though the completion dates of two projects featured in the March issue of Biomass Magazine were critical for vastly different reasons, despite the massive difference in scale, the construction approaches to hit each deadline had a lot in common.
Alberta Innovates, a provincial agency focused on advancing energy and environmental technology, has released a call for expression of interest (EOI) for companies to showcase waste conversion technologies fit for small and urban rural communities.
Ensuring a digester has the right bacteria to work in conjecture with methanogens can lead to higher-than-anticipated yields and a more profitable operation.
On Feb. 24, Airex Energy officially inaugurated its biomass torrefaction plant, located in the La Prade industrial park in Bécancour, Quebec. The industrial-size demonstration plant showcases Airex's trademarked CarbonFX technology.
Alliance BioEnergy Plus Inc. announced it has submitted an offer to purchase a 145-plus acre ethanol plant previously owned by INEOS New Planet Bioenergy in Vero Beach, Florida.
With help from investors, Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. plans to fast-track deployment of its renewable diesel technology at a shuttered, gutted biodiesel plant in Alberta.
REA corrects inaccuracies in Chatham House biomass report
By Renewable Energy Association
February 23, 2017
The Renewable Energy Association has corrected several inaccuracies in a recent Chatham House report, “The Impacts of the Demand for Woody Biomass for Power and Heat on Climate and Forests,� which was released Feb. 23.
As the new administration settles into office and the 115th Congress takes shape, the Biomass Power Association is looking ahead at potential policy opportunities for the biomass industry in 2017.
Alliance BioEnergy Plus submitted an offer to buy the Vero Beach, Florida, cellulosic ethanol facility built by INEOS. If successful, the company says it will immediately begin retrofitting the front end with its CTS cellulosic ethanol process.
Propel Fuels describes its innovative strategy to build customer loyalty in the California market for its branded E85. Successfully executing consumer strategies will be worth billions of dollars, CEO Elam says.
Enviva Partners LP reported solid operational performance and financial results for full year 2016, with net revenue increasing 1.5 percent from 2015 to $464.3 million, and an adjusted EBITA increase of 16 percent, or $12.4 million, from 2015.
OPG expands opportunities for advanced wood pellet producers
By Wood Pellet Association of Canada
February 22, 2017
OPG is seeking to expand its experience and knowledge about advanced wood pellets, and is collaborating with Natural Resources Canada on a project aimed at evaluating advanced biomass fuels for use in power generation and other industrial sectors.
UNICA asks EPA to clarify the biointermediate definition in its proposed REGS rule that updates several technical aspects of the agency's rules regarding the RFS. As written, the proposed rule would have unintended consequences, the group claims.
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