The USDA has published a notice of funds availability for the Biomass Crop Assistance Program. According to the notice, the USDA will provide $12.5 million in BCAP matching payments this year, with $12.5 million spent on technical assistance.
Applying lessons from the past, ethanol industry veterans shared their outlook for the future at the opening morning sessions of the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo, Tuesday, June 10, at Indianapolis, Indiana.
The cream of the crop were recognized at the 2014 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo in Indianapolis on June 10. Lars Dunn received the Award of Excellence and Shirley Ball received the High Octane Award.
With the Fourth of July fast approaching, it's a great time to think about declaring independence from Big Oil, writes Tom Buis. Ethanol is our renewed declaration of energy independence.
Attendees of the 30th anniversary International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo heard from Tom Buis, CEO of Growth Energy, and Rick Toleman, CEO of National Corn Growers Association, during the general session held June 10 in Indianapolis.
Renewable Energy Group Inc. has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, REG Synthetic Fuels LLC, has completed its acquisition of the remaining 50 percent ownership interest in Dynamic Fuels LLC, previously owned by Tyson Foods Inc.
A new grassroots campaign will tell the positive story of ethanol through people's personal stories, writes Brian Jennings. "Power by People" will appeal to the hearts and minds of the public.
ICM Inc. is pleased to announce that IGPC Ethanol Inc. of Ontario, Canada, has signed a contract to be the first Canadian Adopter of ICM's patent-pending Fiber Separation Technology, which increases ethanol yield and throughput.
The collection and handling of corn stover was the focus of a panel discussion at the Emerging Corn Production Technologies and Science Forum, an event collocated with the 2014 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo.
The Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization Program for the Bio-Economy has awarded funding to support the scale-up of a cellulosic pretreatment technology, with the goal of making it more broadly available for consumer use.
The U.S. EPA is extending the compliance deadline for the 2013 renewable fuel standard (RFS) and the associated deadline for submission of attest engagement reports for the 2013 RFS. The new deadlines are Sept. 30, 2014 and Jan 30, 2015.
UAS hold great promise in agriculture, but the FAA is lagging in its understanding of how important drones are becoming to farmers, and in developing regulations, according to panelists at the Emerging Corn Production Technologies and Science Forum.
The U.S. EPA is extending the compliance deadline for the 2013 renewable fuel standard (RFS) and the associated deadline for submission of attest engagement reports for the 2013 RFS. The new deadlines are Sept. 30, 2014 and Jan 30, 2015.
Multiple factors, including winter weather and shale oil traffic, presented logistical challenges for dried distillers grains marketers and ethanol producers early this year.
The collection and handling of corn stover was the focus of a panel discussion at the Emerging Corn Production Technologies and Science Forum, an event collocated with the 2014 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo.
After months of preparation, the time is finally upon us. It's FEW time again.
FEW kicked off the evening of June 9 with a ribbon cutting and grand opening of the expo hall. Tom Bryan of BBI International, Ron Beemiller of WB Services LLC and Ray Defenbaugh of Big River Resources spoke briefly.
The Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization Program for the Bio-Economy has awarded funding to support the scale-up of a cellulosic pretreatment technology, with the goal of making it more broadly available for consumer use.
Edeniq Inc. has announced the successful performance of its Pathway Validation Facility. Edeniq's Pathway Platform is a proprietary, integrated platform that produces cellulosic ethanol inside existing corn ethanol plants.
The EU should add a provision to existing legislation requiring that member states maintain a strategic storage of biofuels, writes Robert Vierhout. It's time to start thinking about security of energy supply and using biofuels in a smarter way.
Charlie Good, owner of Good and Quick, a Nevada, Iowa, gas station offering E15 and other ethanol blends, has changed the stickers on his gas pumps to comply with the U.S. EPA's Reid Vapor Pressure regulations.
Northeast Wood Products LLC has acquired Pennington Seed Co.'s 65,000-metric-ton-per year pellet plant in Peebles, Ohio, along with assets from a facility in Virginia. The company is also in the process of acquiring a pellet plant in Indiana.
Midland Bio Energy Ltd., a wood pellet company in Warwickshire, England, has invested GBP 20,000 ($27,319) in new handling and screening equipment to improve the quality of the pellets they deliver and efficiency of the operating systems.
The USDA's Commodity Credit Corp. has announced that it does not expect to sell sugar to biofuel producers through the Feedstock Flexibility Program this year.
Distillers grains are no longer seen as byproducts, least of all by the ethanol producers producing the feed ingredient, writes Kurt Rosentrater. Unlike in past days, the inherent value of coproducts are not fully recognized.
The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration is organizing a renewable energy and energy efficiency trade mission to Peru in November that will promote the export competitiveness of U.S. technologies.
The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration is organizing a renewable energy and energy efficiency trade mission to Peru in November that will promote the export competitiveness of U.S. technologies.
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