Commodities: Corn market has a bit of March Madness
By Jason Sagebiel, INTL FCStone
March 22, 2016
During March the market has been in short covering mode causing a little “madness”. This short covering has been met with moderate farmer selling and has allowed the cash market to stabilize.
A recent study has shown that while the renewable fuels industry continues to be a strong driver of Iowa's economy, its impact took a small step backwards in 2015 due to reductions in renewable fuel standard (RFS).
Murex LLC recently announced further market growth with the execution of a multi-year ethanol marketing agreement with White Energy. The agreement calls for Murex to market all three of White Energy's locations' production.
American Science and Technology has completed the scale-up of its biorefinery in Wausau, Wisconsin. The company increased the processing capacity of its facility from 100 kilograms to 2 tons of cellulosic biomass per day.
Wartsila has been awarded the order to supply a biogas liquefaction plant that will produce fuel for public transport vehicles, mainly in Norway. The supply contract was signed in December, and is with Purac Puregas AB, based in Kalmar, Sweden.
DDGS prices have been dropping as warmer weather affects US demand, and Chinese demand has slowed in anticipation of an impending anti-dumping tariff.
The April issue of EPM is now online, including update information about cellulosic ethanol plants that are producing or in the commissioning or development phase, writes Tom Bryan in his editor's note.
Throughout March, ethanol futures have been stable, moving higher and lower within a narrow price range
On March 18, Thorntons announced plans to offer E15 at all 43 of its Chicago-area stores starting this month. The E15 fuel is branded as Unleaded15. The ethanol industry has spoken out to commend Thorntons for its announcement.
ICM Inc. is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract to design a a dry-mill corn ethanol plant with a 50 MMgy (189,250 cubic meters per year) nameplate production capacity, located in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Northern Forest Center is expanding a program that helps Vermonters switch to high-efficiency wood pellet boilers to provide heat for homes, businesses and other properties in the Northeast Kingdom.
The Renewable Fuels Association recently expressed deep appreciation to Lowe's for responding so quickly to the industry's request for the store to remove signs that inaccurately warned consumers to not use ethanol blends in small engines.
Colorado-based Carbon Cycle Energy plans to build a swine- and poultry-based biogas plant in southeast North Carolina, and Duke Energy has signed an agreement with the company to purchase gas produced at the facility.
For the bioenergy industry, it's going to be a busy and interesting several weeks.
IRFA: Interest in offering renewable fuels higher than ever
By Iowa Renewable Fuels Association
March 18, 2016
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association recently reported interest amongst Iowa retailers in offering renewable fuels is at an all-time high, following the recent Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Board meeting.
BASF and Avantium have signed a letter of intent and entered into exclusive negotiations to establish a joint venture for the production and marketing of furandicarboxylic acid, as well as marketing of polyethylenefuranoate.
Individual acts of community involvement make the pain of continuing down the path of Big Oil harder and harder to justify, writes Mike Bryan. This column appears in the April issue of EPM.
Less than one year after construction began, the University of Maine at Farmington's $11 million biomass district heating project is complete. The plant is officially online and has been sending heat to 95 percent of the campus for about a month.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has updated its annual survey of U.S. non-starch ethanol and renewable hydrocarbon biofuel producers. The report includes data on 29 ethanol projects and 32 renewable hydrocarbon projects.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has updated its annual survey of U.S. non-starch ethanol and renewable hydrocarbon biofuel producers. The report includes data on 29 ethanol projects and 32 renewable hydrocarbon projects.
The notion that prosperity can only be driven by petroleum without regard for the environmental, economic or national security implications is the real relic, writes Bob Dinneen. This column appears in the April issue of EPM.
The Renewable Fuels Association recently sent a letter to Lowe's CEO Robert Niblock, urging his company to remove a sign appearing at several Midwest locations that inaccurately warns consumers to not use ethanol blends in small engines.
DOE seeks input on biorefinery scale-up, operational challenges
By U.S. Department of Energy
March 17, 2016
The U.S. Department of Energy is seeking feedback that will will help its Bioenergy Technologies Office better understand capabilities, barriers and opportunities, associated with the operation of integrated biorefineries.
The U.S. Grains Council has announced the Renewable Fuels Association and Growth Energy have joined the organization as members. The formal addition of these two critical stakeholders will benefit council programs in myriad ways.
On March 17, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the U.S. EPA entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that allows the agencies to share renewable fuel standard (RFS) data and analysis.
The U.S. Department of Energy is seeking feedback that will will help its Bioenergy Technologies Office better understand capabilities, barriers and opportunities, associated with the operation of integrated biorefineries.
A recent study commissioned by the Belgium-based Biobased Industries Consortium has determined the European bioeconomy employs 18.3 million people and results in EUR 2.1 trillion ($2.31 trillion) in turnover.
The U.S. Department of Energy is seeking feedback that will will help its Bioenergy Technologies Office better understand capabilities, barriers and opportunities, associated with the operation of integrated biorefineries.
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