More than 1.67 billion RINs, including 37.05 million cellulosic RINs, were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in June, according to new data released by the U.S. EPA. RIN generation for the first half of the year reached nearly 9.64 billion.
ABFC has released a statement on the prospective costs of the proposed federal Clean Fuel Standard, reporting that market data shows the real driver of high fuel prices in British Columbia is related to crude oil production and refining.
Bunge Ltd. and BP plc announced July 22 the formation of BP Bunge Bioenergia, a 50:50 joint venture bioenergy company in Brazil that will operate 11 sugarcane mills to produce ethanol, sugar and renewable electricity.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has released data for the second half of June. The volume of sugarcane processed during the period was up slightly from last year. Production and sales of ethanol remained relatively high.
Growth Energy has announced the addition of three new innovative businesses to its membership: Franzenburg, headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa; Brown Tank LLC, headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota; and Bioleap Inc., headquartered in Tampa, Florida.
The U.S Energy Information discusses a recent U.S. EPA ruling that has increased the availability of E15. The fuel blend is currently sold at more than 1,800 retail fuel stations across 31 states. Incentives are expected to help boost that number.
A recently released report from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Services Global Agricultural Information Network says South Korea may soon revise its regulations to allow the use of ethanol-blended fuel.
The USDA announced July 18 that more than $400 million is still available for renewable energy system and energy efficiency loan guarantees through the Rural Energy for America Program. USDA accepts applications for REAP funding year-round.
The first shipment of ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE) made with U.S. corn-based ethanol has arrived in Japan, marking the country's new demand for U.S. ethanol-based products and a milestone in U.S. ethanol market development efforts.
ACE and IRFA recently hosted a tour in conjunction with the USGC to show nine decision-makers from key Mexican retail and supplier groups how ethanol blends have been successfully and profitably incorporated across Iowa.
Two new academic studies released in mid-July provide further evidence that grain-based ethanol is significantly reducing GHG emissions and call into question the reliability of recent “land use change� analyses based on flawed methodologies.
Eco-Energy, has launched an ethanol logistics service. This service will extend Eco's logistics management capabilities to a broader mix of ethanol buyers and shippers. Eagle Transport is the preferred truck carrier for the business.
A former Little Falls, Minnesota, ethanol plant that was converted to biobased butanol and acetone production in 2016 it ceasing operations. Green Biologics Ltd. recently announced it has begun “an orderly closure of operations.�
Growth Energy, the Renewable Fuels Association and the U.S. Grains Council sent joint comments to Ontario's Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks July 8 regarding its proposed plan and schedule for implementing E15.
Casey's General Stores and the Kansas Corn Commission have announced the addition of E15 fuel at several Casey's locations across Kansas, providing Kansas drivers with a lower-priced, cleaner fuel option.
European ethanol producer CropEnergies AG has released fiscal first quarter financial results, reporting ethanol production was down 19 percent during the three month period ending May 31. Revenue and operating profit, however, were up.
The seventh annual Bioenergy Week of the Global Bioenergy Partnership allowed the USGC to highlight how the government and private industry in the Philippines cooperate to promote ethanol to a delegation of sugar-based ethanol producers from India.
The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration has announced an opening meeting of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee will be held July 25 in Washington, D.C.
Fuel retailers from Mexico visited Iowa this week to get a first-hand view of the U.S.'s ethanol industry. The group toured a farm where corn is grown, an ethanol plant, a fuel terminal, and several retail stations.
Attis Industries Inc. announced July 10 it has joined the Advanced Biofuels Association. The company owns a corn ethanol plant in Fulton, New York, and plans to produce second-generation biofuels in the future.
The U.S. EPA has announced plans to hold a public hearing July 31 in Ypsilanti, Michigan, on its proposed rule to set 2020 renewable volume obligations (RVOs) and the 2021 RVO for biomass-based diesel under the Renewable Fuel Standard.
The U.S. Grains Council has welcomed Eco-Energy as a new member. Eco-Energy includes an expansive downstream distribution network, global trade flows, transportation platform and a disciplined marketing approach.
Phibro Animal Health Corp.'s Ethanol Performance Group has again expanded its portfolio of customer solutions by unveiling new yeast products PhibroADY and FortiPhi to address the needs of a changing market.
IRENA recently released the sixth edition of it Renewable Energy and Jobs report, announcing the renewable energy sector employed at least 11 million people last year, directly and indirectly. Bioenergy employed approximately 3.18 million people.
Anellotech's MinFree technology, an innovative, patent pending biomass pretreatment process, has been demonstrated to significantly reduce the mineral (ash) content of loblolly pine at a 20 metric ton per day scale.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has slightly lowered its forecast for 2019 ethanol production but is maintaining its outlook for 2020 production, according to the July edition of the EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook.
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization announced July 2 that Stephanie Batchelor has been named BIO's vice president for its industrial & environmental (I&E) section. Batchelor has worked for BIO in the I&E section since July 2008.
The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service released updated export data July 3, reporting that the U.S. exported nearly 99.61 million gallons of ethanol and approximately 1.02 million tons of distillers grains in May.
The production of anhydrous ethanol was up at mills in the south-central region of Brazil during the first half of June. The production of hydrous ethanol, however, was down, according to UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association.
The U.S. EPA has proposed to require 20.04 billion gallons of renewable fuels to be blended into the U.S. fuel supply next year, up from 19.92 billion gallons in 2019, according to a rulemaking released by the agency July 5.
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