The USDA has announced it is accepting applications for the Biorefinery Assistance Program, which provides loan guarantees to viable commercial-scale advanced biofuel projects. Applications are due Jan. 30, 2014.
The National Corn-to-Ethanol Center opened its doors for tours, lunch and demonstrations during a recent open house celebration. NCERC began operation in October 2003, and conducts biofuel research for both the public and private sectors.
Penn State Extension has announced plans to host a two-day short course on next generation biomass conversion in Philadelphia Nov. 11-12. The event will feature researchers and biofuel business developers who will discuss a wide range of issues.
Energias Renovaveis do Brasil has signed a contract to construct a cogeneration facility to produce power and steam from sugarcane bagasse biomass at an ethanol plant owned by SVAA, a joint venture of Dow Chemical and Mitsui & Co.
ICM Inc. has announced that Patriot Renewable Fuels LLC of Annawan, Ill., has purchased its patent-pending Selective Milling Technology, a value-added ICM platform technology that increases ethanol yield, reduces viscosity and increases oil recovery.
After the drought of 2012, ethanol producers saw a strong increase in grind margins, better ethanol netbacks and decreased feedstock costs in the first two quarters of 2013, according to a recently Christianson & Associates PLLP report.
The Renewable Fuels Association and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway will co-host a free Ethanol Safety Seminar on Oct. 23 and 24 at the Tacoma Fire Department Training Center in Tacoma, Wash.
Government officials in Iowa have announced a new biofuels pilot program called "Fueling Our Future." The public-private partnership aims to help expand the market for mid-level biofuel blends, including ethanol and biodiesel.
UNICA, the sugarcane industry association of Brazil, recently reported that rains are slowing the sugarcane harvest in South-Central Brazil. However, the quantity of sugarcane processed and volume of ethanol produced are still up from last year.
Greenbelt Resources Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Diversified Ethanol Corp., a provider of sustainable energy production systems, has announced delivery of a distillation module to the University of Florida.
Germany-based CropEnergies AG has released financial results for the first half of its 2013-'14 financial year, which spans from March 1 through Aug. 31. The company has reported increased revenues and startup activities at its Ensus plant.
Archer Daniels Midland Co. has released a new corporate responsibility report that outlines efforts to curb emissions, reduce energy use and decrease water consumption at its facilities. The company is on track to meet its reduction goals.
Chempolis Ltd., a Finland-based biorefining technology corporation, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with ONGC, India's leading oil and gas exploration company for the development of a biorefinery project.
A recently released National Renewable Energy Laboratory report concluded that there are no meaningful differences between E10 and E15 on engine durability, emissions and other categories. The analysis included the review of 43 studies on E15 use.
A nearly 20 MMgy cellulosic ethanol facility in Crescentino, Italy, officially opened in early October, making it both the first and the largest commercial-scale facility of its kind in the world.
Two cellulosic ethanol developers are about to go prime time, turning garbage into biofuel at separate facilities in Canada and the U.S.
Ineos Bio brings the first commercial cellulosic ethanol plant in the U.S. online in Florida.
Three Rivers Energy LLC, Coshocton, Ohio, will begin grinding corn Monday, Oct. 14, bringing the long-idled 50 MMgy plant back online. Chicago-based firms Lakeview Energy LLC and Crestwood Energy LLC bought the plant in foreclosure proceedings.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has published the October issue of its Short-Term Energy and Winter Fuels Outlook (STEO), noting that the ethanol industry is beginning to show some recovery from last year's drought.
The Renewable Fuels Association and Renewable Fuels Foundation have announced the availability of six student scholarships to 19th Annual National Ethanol Conference in Orlando, Fla. Feb. 17-19. Applications will be accepted through Dec. 13.
Beta Renewable and Novozymes has marked the official opening in Northern Italy of the world's largest advanced biofuels facility. The plant uses wheat straw, rice straw and arundo donax as feedstock to produce cellulosic ethanol.
The Republic of South Africa's Department of Energy recently announced that the country will begin requiring biofuels to be blended with gasoline and diesel starting Oct. 1, 2015. Ethanol blends of E2 to E10 will be permitted under the mandate.
Measuring current U.S. gasoline demand can be difficult, as there are 160,000 retail gasoline stations and more than 250 million vehicles in the country. However, ethanol blending offers a proxy to measure gas consumption.
ECI has begun the registration process to offer E15 to 2001 and newer vehicles in the Cedar Falls/Waterloo area in Iowa. "After reviewing the economics, offering E15 to 2001 and newer vehicles just makes sense for us," said Terry Grant of ECI.
Big River Resources LLC and Prairie Gold Inc. have signed agreements forming a joint venture to produce corn zein proteins. The new venture, Big River Prairie Gold LLC will construct and operate a zein production facility near Galva, Ill.
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