European renewable ethanol association (ePURE) members produced 5.2 billion liters of ethanol and 4 million metric tons of high-protein animal feed in 2016, according to new audited data released by the industry association.
Canada's ethanol mandate has played a key role in reducing the carbon intensity in gasoline. Maintaining renewable fuel standards can be an integral part of Canada's transition to a low-carbon future, according to the Conference Board of Canada.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has released data for the second half of August, reporting increased ethanol sales. Ethanol production during the second half of August was up 3.15 percent, with 1.77 billion liters manufactured.
Clariant and Enviral, an ethanol producer in Slovakia, have signed a license agreement on Sunliquid cellulosic ethanol technology. Enviral plans to develop a commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant at its existing Leopoldov site in Slovakia.
Enerkem Inc. has begun commercial production of cellulosic ethanol at its commercial-scale facility in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The company has been producing and selling biomethanol since 2016, and is now converting that biomethanol into ethanol.
A bipartisan group of senators, led by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is calling on U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to work with the Brazilian government to end a recently reinstated tariff on ethanol imports.
In North Carolina, the town of Selma's Planning and Economic Development Office has announced plans to hold a ribbon cutting ceremony Sept. 26 to celebrate the the Selma Ethanol Project, an ethanol unit train-to-pipeline distribution system.
Members of the 2017 Taiwan Agricultural Goodwill Mission pledged Sept. 13 to purchase 5 million metric tons (197 million bushels) of U.S. corn and 500,000 tons of U.S. distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) between 2018 and 2019.
On Sept. 7, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., introduced a package of legislation he hopes will serve as the basis for a new energy section of the next Farm Bill. The legislation increases investments in popular energy programs.
The American Coalition for Ethanol Senior Vice President Ron Lamberty hosted a webinar Sept. 12 that covered the organization's market development work and highlighted legislative and policy priorities.
The American Coalition for Ethanol is reminding retailers they can resume offering E15 to drivers of all gasoline-powered 2001 and newer passenger vehicles after the low-Reid vapor pressure (RVP) season ends Sept. 15.
In a typical September, the U.S. EPA's onerous summer restriction on selling E15 would end this weekend. But with Hurricanes Harvey and Irma wreaking havoc on the nation's fuel market, this September has been anything but typical.
The U.S. Department of Energy announced $19.7 million in funding to help businesses move promising energy technologies from the DOE's national laboratories to the marketplace. Several bioenergy projects were among those that received funding.
The California Air Resources Board has announced plans to hold a public workshop to discuss proposed amendments to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard on Sept. 22. Members of the public can participate in the event via webcast or teleconference.
Edeniq Inc. recently submitted comments to the California Air Resources Board supporting final approval of Little Sioux Corn Processors' application under California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard for a pathway for cellulosic ethanol.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has increased its 2017 and 2018 ethanol production forecasts. The U.S. is now expected to produce 1.03 million barrels of ethanol per day this year, increasing to 1.04 million barrels per day next year.
In recent weeks four Iowa retailers have added E15 as a new fuel choice at 10 stations. Kwik Star added E15 to seven stations, while Kum & Go added the fuel blend at one station. Two independently owned stations also began offering E15.
The USDA has increased the 2017-'18 outlook for corn production in the September edition of its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, noting greater feed and residual use, higher ending stocks and lower prices are also expected.
The U.S. Grains Council arranged for a group of Mexico-based energy and economy media members to travel to Denver and Chicago in August to learn about U.S. ethanol production, integration in the agricultural economy, and regulations and standards.
Growth Energy, the Renewable Fuels Association, and the U.S. Grains Council are calling upon the U.S. government to develop an immediate response to Brazil's newly implemented tariffs on U.S. ethanol imports.
Growth Energy, the American Coalition for Ethanol and the Renewable Fuels Association recently testified at at hearing held by the U.S. EPA to reconsider greenhouse gas emissions standards for model year 2022-2025 light-duty vehicles.
The U.S. Grains Council is helping capture Canadian demand for quality feed ingredients by working with livestock producers one-on-one to demonstrate the continued advantages of U.S. distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS).
DMT Clear Gas Solutions recently announced that Calgren Dairy Fuels LLC is going to install DMT's desulfurization technology, Sulfurex BR. The anaerobic digestion facility is located adjacent to Calgren Renewable Fuels LLC, a 55 MMgy ethanol plant.
President Donald Trump has announced his nominations for three USDA posts, including the nomination of Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey to serve as under secretary for farm production and conservation.
The U.S. Grains Council has announced that Vietnam is lifting its suspension of U.S. distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) imports and easing fumigation requirements for U.S. corn and wheat imports.
Industry experts and end-users shared technical knowledge and practical experience using U.S. corn, distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and sorghum during a Regional Nutrition Conference conducted in August in Peru.
The comment period on the U.S. EPA's proposed rule to set 2018 renewable volume obligations (RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard, along with the 2019 RVO for biomass-based diesel, closed Aug. 31. More than 44,000 comments were filed.
Following Bioeconomy 2017: Domestic Resources for a Vibrant Future, the U.S. Department of Energy's Bioenergy Technologies Office's annual conference, BETO held its 2017 Program Management Review in Arlington, Virginia.
The Deputy Director for Food Security at Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Kimihiko Eura, recently toured Guardian Energy in Janesville to learn about renewable fuel production in Minnesota.
Last weekend, Don Onken's American Ethanol Mystic Powerboat recorded the fastest time at the 2017 Lake of the Ozarks Shootout, earning “Top Gun� honors for the third year in a row.
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