Gevo has signed an offtake and marketing agreement with Land O'Lakes Purina Feed LLC for isobutanol coproducts, dried and modified wet distillers grains, produced at a former corn ethanol plant in Luverne, Minn.
Golden Possibilities
January 11, 2012
Corn oil forges a link between ethanol and biodiesel production
Higher-octane fuel will be required if new fuel-efficient engines are to be used to their full potential. ICM funded year-long testing showed that ethanol offers twice the octane potential of gasoline.
Mascoma to commercialize GM yeast for corn ethanol
By Mascoma
January 11, 2012
Mascoma's first commercial application of its proprietary consolidated bioprocessing will be in the corn ethanol industry. The company announced several agreements to test, produce and use the modfied yeast with three industry leaders.
Certifying Sustainability
January 11, 2012
Ethanol bound for the EU undergoes new scrutiny
Pieces of the Puzzle
January 11, 2012
The ethanol industry's understanding of hedging has evolved over the years, making it a vital puzzle piece in profitable operation
Financing Breakthrough
January 11, 2012
Mascoma gains support from Valero, DOE
E85 on the Rise
January 11, 2012
ND E85 sales top 1 million gallons for first time; other states also show strong growth
Cropland Decline?
January 11, 2012
USDA releases latest accounting of U.S. land uses
Next Up
January 11, 2012
Abengoa in early planning for second cellulosic plant
Business Briefs
By Ethanol Producer Magazine Staff
January 11, 2012
People, Partnerships & Deals
A Plainfield, Conn., biomass power facility that has been under development for more than four years has received $225 million in financing.
Despite the fact that the volume of air traffic is expected to grow in Norway, as in most places, Avinor is working to stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the use of sustainable biofuels, more efficient engines and newer airplanes.
Vilsack presented the country with the USDA's Blueprint for Strong Service, which outlines measures to streamline the department's operations and cut costs. As part of the initiative, the USDA plans to close 259 domestic offices, facilities and labs.
As ethanol producers look to corn oil extraction as a new revenue stream, more of the distillers grains sold to feeders will have reduced levels of fat, a consequence that could be good or bad for animal producers, depending on the animal type.
Biomass power in Port St. Joe, Fla., will have to wait, since Rentech Inc. announced its plans to halt development of the proposed 55 MW facility the company purchased for $225 million in early 2011.
U.S. District Court of D.C. Judge Paul Friedman vacated the stay on the Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rules Jan. 10, declaring the stay unlawful.
A 42 MW biomass power plant proposed for south central Oregon has been recommended for approval by the Oregon Department of Energy.
Proposed Ore. biomass plant reaches milestone
By Anna Austin
January 10, 2012
Klamath Falls Bioenergy's 42 MW biomass power plant proposed for south central Oregon has been recommended for approval by the Oregon Department of Energy.
Arizona-based algae technology company Heliae announced on Jan. 10 the hiring of three key team members, Adrian Galvez, Anna Lee Tonkovich and Mike Rohlfsen, as well as three significant additions to its expanding portfolio of intellectual property.
Cereplast has introduced the next generation of Cereplast Hybrid Resins, an expansion of the Biopropylene PP-based resin product offering through two new bioplastic resin grades, Hybrid 102D and 105D. They will be in U.S., EU markets by mid-year.
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association is holding a free renewable fuels workshop for Iowa retailers Jan. 11 as it prepares for its 6th Annual Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit later in the month.
NexSteppe, a feedstock development company focused on servicing the biofuels, biopower and biobased products industries, recently announced a collaborative agreement with DuPont to develop sweet sorghum and high biomass sorghum hybrids.
Imagine, 429 bushels per acre of corn
January 09, 2012
People worried about future corn supplies need to look at the National Corn Growers' annual yield contest. David Hula, Charles City, Va., had the highest overall yield of 429.02 bushels per acre in the No-Till/Strip-Till Irrigated category.
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