An Ethanol Producer Magazine survey provides a snapshot of the new crop.Â
USGC survey shows overall quality of corn crop is high, with good kernel filling and maturation.
Taking Power Back From Big Oil
By Tom Buis
February 16, 2015
Reaching out to members of Congress and the administration will help us make sure that the renewable fuels industry and rural America are at the top of their minds and agendas, writes Tom Buis, encouraging people to call, write or set up a meeting.
A consortium of organizations from the recreational marine industry have completed more than four years of testing on Gevo Inc.'s renewable isobutanol. Results show isobutanol blends of up to 16.1 percent can be successfully used in marine engines.
I really enjoy learning more about the history of the ethanol industry and, from what I can tell, the readers of our magazine do too.
Bio-Process Innovation Inc. has announced the completion of the construction of its 1-ton pilot plant and successful operation of its low temperature steep delignification (LTSD) pretreatment process at its facility in Otterbein, Indiana.
The Washington Department of Ecology recently published a discussion document to jumpstart dialogue on a potential rulemaking for a state clean fuel standard. The program would be similar to the California and Oregon low carbon fuel standards.
Ascendant Partners Inc. has announced the addition of Lincolnland Agri-Energy and Western Plains Energy to the ethanol performance improvement initiative, which is a group of independent ethanol companies that seek to improve shareholder value.
Bio-Process Innovation Inc. has announced the completion of the construction of its 1-ton pilot plant and successful operation of its low temperature steep delignification (LTSD) pretreatment process at its facility in Otterbein, Indiana.
One of the primary ways ACE has highlighted the benefits of the RFS is through our annual Biofuels Beltway March fly-in to Washington, D.C. The goal, writes Brian Jennings, is to demonstrate the breadth and depth of grassroots support for biofuels.
A new University of California, Berkeley study shows that if biomass electricity production is combined with carbon capture and sequestration in the western U.S., power generators could actually store more carbon than they emit.
The USDA has released new 10-year projections for the food and agricultural sector, reporting that approximately 35 percent of total corn use is projected to go to ethanol production through 2024.
Covanta Holding Corp. has released 2014 financial results, reporting revenue of $1.68 billion, up from $1.63 billion in 2013. The primary driver of the increase was North American energy-from-waste (EfW) revenue, which increased by $39 million.
The Natural Resources Defense Council recently released a scorecard that ranks airlines on the use of sustainable biofuels. According to the NDRC's report, Air France/KLM is the leader of the pack.
Even while taking advantage of recent export opportunity to China, the U.S. sorghum industry continues developing long-term markets, like supplying California's ethanol plants with bigger volumes of feedstock.
Biomass Magazine Executive Editor examines the latest in a growing string of mainstream media stories that fail to properly frame up the realities of how bioenergy is deployed in practice.
The Washington Department of Ecology recently published a discussion document to jumpstart dialogue on a potential rulemaking for a state clean fuel standard. The program would be similar to the California and Oregon low carbon fuel standards.
E Energy Adams to upgrade plant with ICM technologies
By ICM Inc.
February 12, 2015
E Energy Adams LLC has selected ICM Inc. as its partner for a technology and capacity upgrade at its Adams, Nebraska, plant. The upgrade will will include installation of ICM's Selective Milling Technology and Fiber Separation Technology.
The International Renewable Energy Agency has published a report that highlights the realistic potential for higher renewable uptake in all sectors of the U.S. energy system, including power, industry, building and the transportation sector.
Pivotal patents have been granted to DSM in Europe, Japan and Canada for its yeast-based succinic acid production technology, with exclusive rights awarded to Reverdia. The patents cover technology for economically viable biosuccinic acid production.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance recently released the 2015 edition of its Sustainable Energy in America Factbook. The report includes information on biomass, biogas, waste-to-energy, and a variety of other renewable energy technologies.
The Andersons Inc. reported record earnings in 2014 with the ethanol group delivering full-year operating income of $92.3 million, far exceeding its prior best year of $40.6 million. The company also achieved record ethanol production and yields.
Poet-DSM Advanced Biofuels' commercial activities will be moving forward under the leadership of the joint venture's first president, Dan Cummings. He joins Poet-DSM after serving as president and director of INEOS New Planet BioEnergy.
The Canadian industry has innovative producers pursuing the opportunities in the broader bioeconomy, writes Andrea Kent of the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association. Canada is well positioned to become a leader in advanced biofuels and bioproducts.
The National Forest Foundation recently announced the winners of the 2014 Barrett Foundation Business Concept Challenge, which recognizes the best entrepreneurial approaches that solve one or more of the challenges facing the National Forest System.
Poet-DSM Advanced Biofuels' commercial activities will be moving forward under the leadership of the joint venture's first president, Dan Cummings. He joins Poet-DSM after serving as president and director of INEOS New Planet BioEnergy.
The International Renewable Energy Agency has published a report that highlights the realistic potential for higher renewable uptake in all sectors of the U.S. energy system, including power, industry, building and the transportation sector.
EPM's Spotlight on Illinois also includes information about work at a research center in that state. The National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center opened its doors in 2003.
EPM's Spotlight on Illinois digs into the details of the state's past and present ethanol industry, including efforts to write a book about the history of the ethanol industry as a whole. The author is a professor at an Illinois university.
A new sorghum plant developed by scientists at the USDA Agricultural Research Service Cropping Systems Research Laboratory can produce 30 to 40 percent more seeds than conventional varieties currently grown by farmers.
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