The USDA is soliciting applications for up to $5 million in funding under its Repowering Assistance Program, which helps eligible biorefineries use biomass as a replacement for fossil fuels used to create heat or power.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced mills in the south-central region produced significantly more ethanol during the first two weeks of the new harvest season when compared to the same period of the previous season.
The DOE's Vehicle Technologies Office has released a multi-topic funding opportunity announcement. Topic five of the FOA will be jointly funded by DOE's Bioenergy Technologies Office as a part of the Co-Optimization of Fuels and Engines initiative.
Edeniq Inc. announced May 3 that its Pathway technology has been renamed Intellulose, effective immediately. The rebranding effort includes a new Intellulose logo and has been implemented in company-related materials.
Eco-Energy has announced a three-year contractual extension with Pinal Energy—a 55 MMgy plant in Arizona. Eco-Energy has been Pinal Energy's ethanol marketer since 2014.
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced four funding opportunities totaling up to $78 million to support early-stage bioenergy research and development under the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Bioenergy Technologies Office.
The Biorenewable Deployment Consortium honored Poet LLC with the organization's Spring 2018 Achievement Award at its spring meeting in Omaha on May 1. Poet is recognized for its leadership in reducing the reliance of the U.S. on foreign energy.
E Energy Adams is to be the first ethanol plant in Nebraska to install a Whitefox ICE system. The ICM-designed plant began operations in 2007 and currently has an annual production capacity of 80 million gallons.
Today five Midwest biofuels associations sent a letter to the EPA asking the agency to shift administrative time and staff away from demand-destroying Renewable Fuel Standard exemptions and toward pathway approvals for cellulosic ethanol.
Chempolis, Fortum and Numaligarh Revinery Ltd. have formed a joint venture to develop a biorefinery in India that will convert 300,000 tons of bamboo annually into ethanol, furfural, acetic acid and biocoal.
A new systems biology model that mimics the process of wood formation allows scientists to predict the effects of switching on and off 21 pathway genes involved in producing lignin, a primary component of wood.
The U.S. exported nearly 1.4 billion gallons of fuel ethanol in 2017, surpassing the previous record of 1.2 billion gallons set in 2011. U.S. imports of ethanol in 2017 increased compared with 2016 but remained relatively small at 77 million gallons.
A new radio ad from Poet LLC lets farmers know “POET shares President Trump's commitment to farm families.� President Trump's plan to lift restrictions on E15 use during the summer driving season would improve the bottom line for farmers.
The Renewable Fuels Association and several organizations are hosting an ethanol safety seminar in Rhode Island May 11. Registration is limited and Certificates of Completion will be awarded to attendees at the completion of the course.
A new radio ad launched May 2 by Growth Energy reminds listeners across the heartland that it's “make or break time� for the rural economy. The radio spot encourages listeners to call on President Trump to lift restrictions limiting E15 sales.
The Advanced Biofuel Association has submitted a petition for review with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to sue U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, challenging EPA's process for granting RFS small refinery hardship waivers.
Canada's two largest biofuels stakeholders—Renewable Industries Canada and Advanced Biofuels Canada—released the results of a new study April 30 on the economic impact of Canada's upcoming Clean Fuel Standard.
Ethanol is helping to offset higher gasoline prices, and 10 percent ethanol blends (E10) alone could save consumers at least $39 billion this year, according to an analysis released by the Renewable Fuels Association.
Valero Energy Corp. released first quarter 2018 financial results on April 26. The company reported $45 million of operating income for its ethanol segment, up from $22 million during the same three-month period of 2017.
On May 1, Archer Daniels Midland Co. released first quarter 2018 financial results, reporting that earnings for the company's bioproducts segment were down when compared to the same period of last year due to weak ethanol margins.
Supporters of the biofuels industry are speaking out to condemn reports that the U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt granted an undisclosed small refiner “hardship� waiver to a refinery owned by billionaire Carl Icahn.
A group of senators sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt April 30 outlining the benefits of year-round E15 sales. The letter follows remarks made by President Donald Trump on April 12 in support of a year-round waiver for E15.
Ethanol has played a key role in the success of California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard and is poised to make even greater contributions to the state's climate policy objectives if certain regulatory actions are taken to allow greater market access.
The USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report for April, reporting that corn used for fuel ethanol production in February was down from January, but up when compared to February 2017.
The debate in Washington, D.C., over RFS was in full force April 26 as U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt was grilled at a House committee hearing on his issuance of waivers while Sen. Ted Cruz stumped with refinery and steel workers on the lawn.
D3MAX LLC and Ace Ethanol LLC announced April 24 that Ace Ethanol will be the first ethanol plant to integrate the patented D3MAX technology with its existing corn dry mill. Construction is scheduled to begin this summer.
To better understand the near-term commercial potential for capturing and storing CO2, researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have mapped out how CO2 might be captured from U.S. ethanol biorefineies and sequestered underground.
Novozymes has released first quarter financial results, reporting a significant growth in sales for its bioenergy segment. The increase is attributed, in part, to the recent launch of the company's first yeast solution for conventional biofuels.
The U.S. EPA has released renewable identification number (RIN) generation data for March, reporting that more than 1.56 billion RINs were generated during the month, including nearly 20.98 million cellulosic RINs.
As ethanol plants seek new ways to be more competitive, advances in corn kernel fiber to ethanol processes have shown significant promise in adding value through the diversification of product streams, according to Syngenta.
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