The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the April edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, revising its 2015 and 2016 ethanol production forecasts. U.S. ethanol production is now expected to average 944,000 barrels per day this year.
Fuel ethanol got a boost in Mexico recently when state-owned oil company, Pemex, awarded four 10-year purchase contracts for anhydrous ethanol. Pemex announced contracts for 123 million liters (32 million gallons) of domestically produced ethanol.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the April edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, reporting total renewables used for electricity and heat generation are expected to grow by 3.4 percent this year.
The Urban Air Initiative has applauded the Obama administration for creating greater awareness of health issues related to the environment, and urged that toxic emissions from gasoline be front and center in the discussion.
Lessons in creating a high-performance culture in ethanol companies.
Portucel Sporcel Group has broke ground on its Colombo Energy pellet plant in Greenwood County, South Carolina. This estimated $110 million global investment represents an important development in the company's expanding bioenergy business.
A team of Virginia Tech researchers discovered a way to create hydrogen fuel using a biological method that greatly reduces the time and money it takes to produce the zero-emissions fuel. This method uses abundantly available corn stover.
Algenol is joining U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on a business development mission to China. GE, Southern Co., Honeywell, Praxair, Alcoa, and Lockheed Martin also traveling with the group.
Nebraska ethanol producers continue to work with retailers across the state to provide fuel choice for consumers. The most recent of these ethanol producers is Husker Ag LLC, which has provided infrastructure grants to eight retail locations.
Algenol is joining U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on a business development mission to China. GE, Southern Co., Honeywell, Praxair, Alcoa, and Lockheed Martin also traveling with the group.
On April 6, the National Transportation Safety Board issued four recommendations to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration calling for more stringent safety requirements for rail cars transporting flammable liquids.
Last month, U.S. EPA's Landfill Methane Outreach Program released updated data, and recognized LMOP partners for landfill-gas-to-energy (LFGTE) achievements. As of March, 645 unique projects were reported, and 440 candidate landfills were identified.
Neil Harrison, vice chairman of the Wood Heat Association, discusses major market drivers and trends in the U.K. heating market.
Rice University scientists have found they can easily grow high-value strains of oil-rich algae using municipal wastewater, while simultaneously removing more than 90 percent of nitrates and more than 50 percent of phosphorous from the wastewater.
The job of a journalist includes constant learning. If I ever get to the point where I feel like I have learned all I need to know about the ethanol industry, it will be time to hang up my hat and do something else.
The U.S. EPA has published its direct final rule and parallel proposed rule on cellulosic waiver credits in the Federal Register, officially opening a 30-day comment period. The agency released prepublication versions of the rules in March.
Market conditions in mid-March showed ethanol producers could pay about 10 percent more than the current cash corn price before reaching the plant "shut-down level," according to an analysis by retired Iowa State University economist Robert Wisner.
Attempting to expand the North American wood heat sector, U.S. distributors seek proven European technology to further foster market development.
The U.S. EPA has published its direct final rule and parallel proposed rule on cellulosic waiver credits in the Federal Register, officially opening a 30-day comment period. The agency released prepublication versions of the rules in March.
Great Plains Institute's Amanda Bilek discusses the benefits that public-private partnerships can bring to the biogas industry.
Biogas companies from around the world are pursuing opportunities in the U.S. and Canada.
A group of five senators recently sent a letter to two Senate subcommittees asking them to support funding for programs that bolster the development of thermal and electric biomass energy technologies, supply chains and market opportunities.
Ceres Inc. recently announced that its biotech sugarcane traits have been advanced to the next stage of testing ahead of schedule due to positive data from initial field evaluations under tropical conditions in Latin America.
Algae Biomass Organization's Matt Carr discusses the algae industry's confidence in its ability to producie biofuel that is price-competitive with oil.
While biobased polymers face challenges that limit their potential in some high-volume markets, Lux Research has shown their biodegradability can make them a valuable choice in biomedical and agriculture markets.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released the March 2015 edition of its Monthly Energy Review, which provides comprehensive ethanol production, consumption and trade statistics for 2014.
On April 2, Republic Services Inc. announced the opening of a new landfill gas-to-energy project at the Upstate Regional Landfill in Union County, South Carolina. The project features two reciprocating combustion engines that generate 3,200 kW.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker recently announced that Massachusetts farmers will soon be able to apply to the expanded Department of Agricultural Resources' AgEnergy Grant Program, thanks to new funding from the Department of Energy Resources.
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