Most of us want to get recommendations from others that are like us and, at the same time, cooler than we are, writes Ron Lamberty of ACE. In the case of gas stations, Sheetz, Mapco and Murphy are a few examples of high-profile innovators.
While alternative fuels like biofuels had obvious appeal when oil prices were well over $100 a barrel, the plummet in oil prices to $50 levels can threaten the cost-competitiveness of alternative fuels.
On May 13, Metabolix Inc. released its first quarter financial results for the year, reporting a portfolio of opportunities the company is developing and commercializing for its PHA performance additives, pure PHA resins and PHA/PLA blends.
After a period of incredible profitability, leaders in the ethanol industry are better positioned for thinner margins.
The use of double-cropping systems, a winter annual biomass crop is grown then harvested in the spring, followed by a summer annual crop, has been suggested as an option to produce biofuel feedstocks.
Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, has introduced legislation that aims to ensure emissions generated from sustainably harvested biomass would be considered carbon neutral under the U.S. EPA's proposed Clean Power Plan.
Dyadic International Inc. has announced details regarding 2G BIOPIC, a new advanced biofuels project funded by the European Commission's Horizon 2020 program. In the 2G BIOPIC project, Dyadic's subsidiary will develop a demonstration-scale facility.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the May edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, slightly revising its ethanol production forecasts for this year, but maintaining the forecast for 2016 production made in April.
The use of double-cropping systems, a winter annual biomass crop is grown then harvested in the spring, followed by a summer annual crop, has been suggested as an option to produce biofuel feedstocks.
Cosan has released first quarter financial results, reporting Raizen Energia, the company's sugar, ethanol and cogeneration segment, achieved a 3 percent increase in net revenue during the 2014-'15 crop year.
On May 11, senior officials from the U.S. Department of Energy, Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., and Ameresco, Inc. gathered for a ceremonial groundbreaking to mark the start of a new project for a biomass heating plant.
Blue Flint Ethanol stimulates corn expansion in McLean County, North Dakota.
Fluid Quip Process Technologies has announced that United Wisconsin Grain Producers LLC, a 58 MMgy corn-ethanol plant, has purchased and will install the company's trademarked Maximized Stillage Coproducts System.
In 2014, U.S. fuel ethanol production reached 14.3 billion gallons of ethanol fuel, the highest level ever. The growth in U.S. fuel ethanol production has outpaced growth in corn consumed as feedstock.
The recent drop in oil prices and global food price index should finally put an end to the food vs. food debate, writes Bliss Baker of GRFA. The price of oil and energy inputs are the most important drivers of food and commodity prices, not biofuels.
Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M, has introduced legislation that aims to establish a national renewable electricity standard (RES). The bill would require utilities to generate 30 percent of their electricity from renewable energy sources by 2030.
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has introduced a bill that would spur the use of low-carbon biomass energy to heat and power homes and businesses, while reducing the risk of wildfires and creating jobs in rural areas.
On May 12, representatives of two biofuel trade organizations discussed the choice the White House and U.S. EPA face in proposing upcoming renewable volume requirements (RVOs) under the renewable fuel standard.
Donna Funk with K-Coe Isom shares five tips for weathering today's tight margins. The drivers are different, but the things that worked during previous periods of low margins still apply, she says.
On May 12, Gevo Inc. released financial results for the first quarter, with an update on recent corporate highlights, including successful isobutanol batches run at its Luverne, Minnesota, plant and the recent jet fuel agreement with Alaska Airlines.
Exportation of wood pellets from North America to Europe and Asia reached an all-time high rising 22 percent in 2014 from the previous year, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review. Shipments from the US were up 40 percent year-over-year.
On May 12, Gevo Inc. released financial results for the first quarter, with an update on recent corporate highlights, including successful isobutanol batches run its Luverne, Minnesota, plant and the recent jet fuel agreement with Alaska Airlines.
Sustainability drives growing interest in renewable chemicals from ethanol.
On May 12, representatives of two biofuel trade organizations discussed the choice the White House and U.S. EPA face in proposing upcoming renewable volume requirements (RVOs) under the renewable fuel standard.
Pacific Ethanol Inc. has released first quarter financial results, reporting a net loss of $4.7 million. According to Neil Koehler, president and CEO of the company, margins have improved so far in the second quarter.
DONG Energy has entered into an agreement to divest the waste-fired combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plant near Holstebro, Mabjerg CHP Plant, to the Danish utility companies Struer Forsyning Fjernvarme A/S and Vestforsyning Varme A/S.
According to the Hawaiian government, billions of dollars are diverted from the state's economy each year because of its dependence on imported fossil fuels. A bill that sits on the governor's desk will set a goal of 100 percent renewables by 2045.
With spring planting progressing rapidly, USDA is projecting total U.S. feed grain supplies for 2015-'16 will slightly exceed the record level of 2014-'15 as larger beginning stocks more than offset lower expected production.
The current robust pace of corn and ethanol exports and prospects for further improvement in the pace of distillers grains exports are encouraging, University of Illinois economist Darrel Good said in his weekly outlook published in FarmDoc Daily.
The U.S. EPA's proposed rule for the 2014, 2015 and 2016 renewable fuel standard (RFS) volume requirements is undergoing review by the White House Office of Management and Budget, marking a final step before the rule is released for public review.
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