Biofuels industry veteran journalist Rachel Gantz has joined the Renewable Fuels Association as the organization's new communications director. Gantz will serve as the RFA's spokesperson.
In a recent interview, American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Jack Gerard stipulated that his organization was pivoting its strategy toward reforming the renewable fuel standard (RFS) rather than continuing to call for an outright repeal.
Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., presented at a briefing March 1 to educate congressional staff on the impacts of a U.S. EPA regulation that currently prevents the sale of E15 during the summer months.
The USDA recently published a fact sheet highlighting its investments in rural America, including several related to sparking innovation in America's bioeconomy to support the development of biomanufacturing and advanced biofuels.
On Feb. 24, the House Committee on Agriculture held a hearing on the state of the rural economy featuring testimony by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Biofuels and bioenergy were among the topics discussed during the nearly three-hour event.
Growth Energy and the Renewable Fuels Association have asked the White House to take action with regard to preliminary results of an antidumping and countervailing duty case filed in China that were released March 1.
Data recently released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration officially confirmed that new records were set in 2015 for U.S. ethanol production and blending. The data shows producers churned out 14.81 billion gallons of ethanol in 2015.
A new poll conducted by Selzer and Co. and released by Mediacom and the Des Moines Register Feb. 29 showed 71 percent of Iowans support ethanol and the renewable fuel standard (RFS).
Applications are due March 4 to respond to a U.S. DOE request for information about public and private sector capabilities in pilot scale verification of biofuels and bioproducts processes.
On Feb. 26, USDA Rural Development announced plans to support an anaerobic digestion (AD) project under development by Novus Energy LLC in Boardman, Oregon, with an $11 million loan guarantee.
The USDA has notified Ceres Inc. that corn traits developed using its proposed methods and components would not be considered regulated items under the USDA's mandate to regulate genetically engineered crops.
Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have shown for the first time that an enzyme can be tweaked to reduce lignin in plants. Their technique could help lower the cost of converting biomass into fuels.
Long before there was an official announcement, interested buyers started calling up management at Abengoa Bioenergy and touring the company's first generation ethanol plant assets.
My first day on the job for Ethanol Producer Magazine was Jan. 4, 2010. Now, a new date, two weeks from now, holds significance for me.
The U.S. Grains Council released a grains conversion calculator app and a U.S. grains-in-all-forms exports portal at its recent annual meeting in Sarasota, Florida, to help members of the global grain trade access critical information more easily.
In February, Bunge Ltd., a global agribusiness company with ethanol operations in Brazil, released 2015 financial results, reporting improved prices and sales volumes for Brazilian ethanol.
The Biomass Research and Development Board, an interagency collaboration composed of senior decision-makers from federal agencies and the White House, recently published a report, titled “Federal Activities Report on the Bioeconomy.�
Gevo Inc. recently announced that it has entered into a license agreement and a joint development agreement with Porta Hnos S.A. to construct multiple isobutanol plants in Argentina using corn as a feedstock.
Professor Bruce Babcock of Iowa State University says oil companies were making “thoroughly outrageous claims� about what it would cost them, and you, to keep up with the plan to reduce greenhouse emissions through the renewable fuel standard.
Six companies have now brought cellulosic ethanol facilities online, but with widely varying costs that indicate where innovation is still needed to make next-generation biofuels competitive, according to Lux Research.
Platts has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration to provide fundamental forecasting data and in-depth analysis that bring awareness of export opportunities for U.S. ethanol producers.
On Feb. 24, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on oversight of the renewable fuel standard (RFS). Janet McCabe, acting assistant administrator of the U.S. EPA's Office of Air and Radiation, was among those testifying.
Advanced biofuels can be exploited to meet sustainable development and climate change mitigation goals, says a new report from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. The report updates a similar 2014 survey.
Growth Energy recently kicked off its seventh annual Executive Leadership Conference at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes in Orlando, Florida. One panel of the event focused on “The E15 Revolution."
Tracey King has joined the Renewable Fuels Association as technical director. King will serve as the RFA's top liaison to the automakers, and will focus on forging the path to future high octane fuels and optimized spark ignition engines.
On Feb. 23, the American Petroleum Institute held a press conference, again calling for the repeal of the renewable fuel standard (RFS). Representatives of the ethanol industry have spoken out to dispute claims made by the API.
Abengoa Bioenergy U.S. Holding LLC and five of its U.S. bioenergy subsidiaries filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy in U.S. court on Feb. 24. The filings do not include two of Abengoa's corn ethanol plants and the cellulosic plant.
On Feb. 23 Growth Energy held a panel entitled, “Ethanol on the World Stage,� at its seventh annual Executive Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida. The discussion focused on the important role that ethanol occupies in the global marketplace.
On Feb. 23, Growth Energy held a panel at its seventh annual Executive Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida, focused on the important actions the policy, legal and regulatory teams must take so the industry can overcome these hurdles.
The U.S. EPA has released renewable identification number (RIN) generation data for January, reporting that a net total of 1.44 billion RINs were generated during the month, including nearly 1.74 million cellulosic RINs.
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