The Andersons Inc. recently released second quarter financial results, reporting its ethanol group earned $4.7 million of pretax income attributable to the company despite weaker year-over-year margins.
The American Coalition for Ethanol announces and congratulates the 2017 scholarship winners: Carrie Kemmet, Hailea DeJong and Keithen Drury. Each student receives a $1,000 scholarship through ACE's Scholarship Program.
Aemetis Inc. recently announced that it has signed a master agreement with key exclusive rights for the use of an advanced gasification technology from InEnTec Inc. of Richland, Washington, to produce cellulosic ethanol.
Gevo Inc. has released second quarter financial results, reporting its Luverne, Minnesota, biorefinery exclusively produced ethanol during the period. The facility is expected to transition to isobutanol production following a future expansion.
Green Plains Inc. recently released second quarter financial results, reporting it idled approximately 50 million gallons of production capacity during the quarter due to low margins, increased corn prices and other factors.
Ringneck Energy plans to start construction Aug. 14 on an 80 MMgy plant in Onida, South Dakota. Walt Wendland, president and CEO of Ringneck Energy, says the plant has 185 investors.
On Aug. 3, Pacific Ethanol Inc. released second quarter financial results, providing an update of plant improvement projects and reporting improving market conditions and margins moving into the third quarter.
The U.S. Department of Energy is awarding a fourth project up to $1.8 million under the MEGA-BIO: Bioproducts to Enable Biofuels Funding Opportunity. The new project will optimize a process for deconstruction of biomass into sugars and lignin.
Evogene will collaborate with DuPont Pioneer for research into the development of corn bio-stimulants. The research aims to create a product that protects and maximizes corn yield, according to Evogene.
On Aug. 1, Archer Daniels Midland Co. released second quarter financial results, reporting improved ethanol margins. During an investor call, the company also announced plans to reconfigure an ethanol plant in Illinois.
Strobel Energy Group recently announced that it has executed an engineering, procurement and construction agreement with Prairie Catalytic LLC to design and construct its commercial scale bioethanol-to-ethyl acetate facility in Nebraska.
For the ninth consecutive year, the Renewable Fuels Association will partner with the Buffalo Chip Campground to host the 77th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, scheduled for Aug. 4-13 in Sturgis, South Dakota.
The U.S. EPA held a hearing Aug. 1 on its proposed rule to set 2018 renewable volume obligations (RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard. Representatives of the biofuels industry criticized the agency's proposed cuts to the cellulosic RVO.
It is with deep sadness that Growth Energy mourns the tragic loss of our close friend and partner Keith Holmes, who was killed in a crash July 30 during the St. Clair River Classic offshore powerboat race in Michigan.
Valero reports that adjusted operating income for its ethanol segment was $31 million in the second quarter of 2017, down from $49 million in the second quarter of 2016. Ethanol production averages 3.8 million gallons per day in 2017.
The U.S. EPA is offering a listen-only call-in number for its Aug. 1 hearing the proposed rule to set 2018 renewable volume obligations (RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard, along with the 2019 RVO for biomass-based diesel.
India's new tax structures for 1,200 goods and 500 services, in place as of July 1, are intended to simplify the country's complex and hard-to-administer tax code but could have mixed effects on imports of U.S. ethanol.
Tom Bryan, president and editor in chief of Ethanol Producer Magazine, discusses the U.S. EPA's recent RFS rule, the cellulosic biofuels industry, and the 2017 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo.
The U.S. EPA has opened a comment period on its analysis of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions attributable to the production and transport of sugar beets for use in making biofuels.
Argentina is expected to see its highest amount of gasoline and bioethanol production this year, according to the country's government.
The Renewable Fuels Association has been pushing for a change that would ensure consumers have year-round access to E15.
The Executive Management Committee of CAMEX, Brazil's Chamber of Foreign Trade, announced July 26 a 30-day delay of a decision on a pending proposal to impose a 20 percent tariff on U.S. ethanol imports.
At Growth Energy, honoring our military is a tradition and, on July 1, we were proud to work with our partners at NASCAR and Richard Childress Racing to publicly express gratitude for our military service members, past and present.
Researchers from MIT and the University of Verona have discovered how the key protein in the photoprotection process allows moss and green algae to protect themselves from too much sun. The findings could benefit biofuel feedstock development.
Praj Industries Ltd. and Gevo Inc. have announced that Gevo's proprietary isobutanol technology will be available for licensing to processors of sugarcane juice and molasses. The two companies entered development and licensing agreements in 2015.
The USDA has released its annual technology transfer report, announcing its research generated 244 new inventions and 109 patent applications during fiscal year 2016. Biofuel research projects are among those discussed in the 559-page report.
Ron Lamberty, senior vice president at the American Coalition for Ethanol, discusses a recent statement by Eddie O'Connor, CEO of Mainstream Renewable Power, that “Fossil fuels have lost. The rest of the world just doesn't know it yet.�
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory set out to determine what could increase production speeds and improve the quality of biofuels and bioproducts. What they discovered is a new class of porous membranes.
Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor is scheduled to testify during a joint subcommittee hearing in the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology July 25 that aims to examine federal funding of biofuel projects and the impact on the private sector.
The U.S. EPA has released renewable identification number (RIN) data for June, reporting 1.7 billion RINs were generated during the month, including 22.94 million cellulosic RINs. The EPA estimates 9.29 billion RINs were generated so far this year.
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