The city of Oakland, California, began filling up its vehicles with Neste's NEXBTL renewable diesel in order to reduce the emissions of its municipal fleet.
An internal department of the U.S. EPA will research lifecycle impacts of the renewable fuel standard (RFS), to determine if the EPA complied with reporting requirements and updated the RFS lifecycle analysis information from recent biofuels studies.
DuPont Industrial Biosciences (DuPont) and Quad County Corn Processors (QCCP) announced a new multi-year contract to supply the enzymes that enable QCCP's trademarked Cellerate process in the production of cellulosic biofuel from corn kernel fiber.
In roughly a decade, Oregon will have completely phased out coal. Portland General Electric's Boardman power plant, the last operating coal-fired station in the state, is scheduled to shut down by 2020. More on that further down.
Renewable Energy Group Inc. announced Oct. 14 that the company is revising its earnings guidance for third quarter 2015.
DTE Energy Services has announced it will close its Cassville, Wisconsin, biomass power plant, known as the E.J. Stoneman Electrical Station.
Amplification of process upsets are avoided when Hydro-Thermal's Hydroheater autopilot is used correctly, writes Alan Strauss. This article is titled "Understanding your autopilot" in the November issue of EPM.
DuPont Industrial Biosciences and Quad County Corn Processors announced a new multi-year contract to supply the enzymes that enable QCCP's Cellerate process in the production of cellulosic biofuel from corn kernel fiber.
Poet Biorefining in Chancellor, S.D., is currently powering its plant with wood waste from Spencer, Iowa. The facility installed a solid fuel boiler in 2006 to offset the cost of fossil fuel and has natural gas as a back-up energy source.
ACE members will keep working to help the EPA get the RFS on track will also continuing to work on other strategies to increase ethanol use, writes Brian Jennings. The column appears in the November issue of EPM.
USDA is accepting Rural Energy for American Program applications for loans and grants for renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements, as well as grants for energy audits and renewable energy development assistance.
The FDA is holding a day-long public meeting in Chicago regarding the new food safety regulations. It can be attended in person or via Webcast. FSMA is introducing a new level of regulations to the feed industry.
The U.S. General Services Administration and U.S. Department of Energy jointly issued a request for information this week for innovative, transformational green building technologies in support of their respective GPG and HIT Catalyst programs.
EIA reports Brazil biofuel production in 2014 was 16.7 million tons of oil equivalent, a 5.5 percent increase from 2013. 2014 ethanol production grew 4 percent over the previous, setting a new record at 492,844 barrels per day.
For two decades, ICM has adapted with the changing times, bringing technology solutions to the ethanol industry. This article is titled "Designs on Success" in the November issue of EPM.
A primary driver for renewed attention in climate change is the upcoming December 2015 Paris Climate Conference, writes Andrea Kent. This column appears in the November issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine.
USDA under secretary Lisa Mensah recently encouraged rural small businesses to apply for loans and grants to support renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.
The Energy Information Agency recent released a report on Brazil's energy sector, noting that the South American country is the 8th largest total energy consumer and 9th largest liquid fuels producer in the world.
Bad decisions by a few Volkswagen automotive engineers and managers are likely to affect ethanol plants and other industrial operations with air permits, writes James L. Pray. This column appears in the November issue of EPM.
The International Energy Agency released its annual Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report at a Group of 20 leaders' meeting in Turkey. The report forecasts global market trends and developments for renewable energy and biofuels to 2020.
Scotland is making quick progress toward its goal of achieving 11 percent of its nonelectric heat demand to come from renewables by 2020, increasing its renewable heat capacity by 42 percent from 2013 to 2014.
Foresters and researchers are innovating unique ways to make use of forest residues—low quality trees, tree tops, limbs, and chunks that formerly would have been left in slash piles and burned, or worse, left to rot.
Have you ever heard anyone use the phrase high-octane to describe a person or an event? I have. And the connotation was always positive.
U.S. EPA data on RINs generation through August reveals cellulosic D3 biofuels continue to climb, advanced biofuel D5 RINs generation is up sharply and the mainstay, D6 renewable fuels (primarily ethanol) continues on pace.
U.S. EPA data on RINs generation through August reveals cellulosic D3 biofuels continue to climb, advanced biofuel D5 RINs generation is up sharply and the mainstay, D6 renewable fuels (primarily ethanol) continues on pace.
On Sept. 17, the EPC consortium formed by Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S and Burmeister & Wain Energy A/S were awarded the contract for the design, supply and erection of a biomass combined heat-and-power plant in northern England.
After receiving court approval, REG Synthetic Fuels is purchasing certain equipment from the bankrupt KiOR cellulosic gasoline and diesel plant in Mississippi, including a 12-million gallon hydrotreating unit, distillation column and tankage.
Oct. 21 is National Bioenergy Day, an annual event orchestrated by the Biomass Power Association. Now in its third year, NBD is growing.
The U.S. EPA is inviting comment on its analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions attributable to the production and transport of jatropha oil for biodiesel, renewable diesel and other biofuels to qualify under the renewable fuel standard.
Total U.S. corn production will be lower than estimated last month, but the average yield of their crop is expected to be slightly higher, according to the agency's October World Agricultural Supply and Demand estimate.
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