Front Range Energy LLC, a 40 MMgy ethanol plant in Widsor, Colo., was the winning bidder on 14.2 million pounds of table sugar sold under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for Bioenergy Producers for 6 cents per pound.
The U.S. EPA has released renewable identification number (RIN) data for July, showing that 56,460 D3 cellulosic biofuel and 44,253 D7 cellulosic diesel RINs were generated. during the month. Advanced biofuel production was also up.
The U.S. EPA has granted Aemetis Inc. approval to to generate D5 advanced biofuels renewable identification numbers (RINs) for its grain sorghum ethanol. The company's plant uses biogas and a combined-heat-and-power (CHP) system.
With synthetic biology (synbio) rapidly gaining momentum, and a landmark U.S. Supreme Court judgment striking down an age-old biological patenting system, biotechnology companies need to incorporate open-source into their innovation plans.
Since the start of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association E85 Wholesale Price Listing Service, several retailers are turning to E85 suppliers that pass along some of the renewable identification number (RIN) value.
I attended a presentation at the recent ACE conference that examined what ethanol plant boards can do to bring value to the company and its shareholders.
Fiberight LLC plans to break ground on a solid waste recycling plant in Marion, Iowa, as soon as December. Once complete, the facility will process municipal solid waste into feedstocks for the production compressed biogas and cellulosic ethanol.
R.C. Costello &&Associates Inc. and Zeton Inc. signed a memorandum of understanding to provide a customized "end-to-end" solution from feasibility studies, process simulation, front end engineering to detailed design, procurement, and fabrication.
An Iowa ethanol plant and a South Dakota gas station have found a way to capture value from higher Renewable Identification Number (RIN) prices, resulting in lower prices for consumers at the gas pump.
Abengoa reported improved market conditions in its biofuels segment, and overall strong results for the first half of the year ending June 30. Revenues reported for the industrial production segment, which includes the bioenergy business, increased.
Frontier Co-op will begin offering E15 for 2001 and newer vehicles at four Nebraska locations beginning Sept. 20, including Weston, Brainard, Ceresco, and Dwight. A grand opening promotion will be announced soon.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Catherine Constantine approved the acquisition of the assets of Purified Renewable Energy LLC to its lender West Ventures LLC on Aug. 26. West Ventures plans to bring the facility back online as soon as possible.
In mid-August, the International Institute for Sustainable Development drastically reduced its estimate of the value of excise tax exemptions that European Union member states provide to the biofuels industry.
Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, recently announced that the Federal Trade Commission has agreed to examine possible anti-competitive practices by oil companies to limit access to biofuels.
Farmers Cooperative Co. has announced it will be offering E15 to 2001 and newer vehicles starting this fall at its Creston station. The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association is assisting Farmers Cooperative with the registration process.
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture recently announced that a value chain consortium has presented a final report to local corn producers, showing that it is commercially viable to establish a cellulosic sugar plant in southwestern Ontario.
Growth Energy has launched its new "You're No Dummy" national advertising campaign, which is designed to fight back against Big Oil's effort to stop the growth of renewable fuel and protect their own bottom lines.
The European Union recently published its annual biofuels report for 2013 with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service's Global Agriculture Information Network, reporting 71 ethanol plants are expected to be in place in Europe this year.
Optinol Inc. announced that the company has achieved energy cost parity feasibility with ethanol for the production of biobutanol (n-butanol) from a wide variety of sugars using a production solution tailored to an organism.
South American agricultural company Adecoagro S.A. has released its financial results for the second quarter of 2013, reporting ethanol production increased by 85.5 percent compared to the same period of 2012.
Poet Biorefining plants in Gowrie and Coon Rapids, Iowa have donated $1,000 each to support the Fly Iowa 2013 Airshow, which will feature the ethanol-powered Vanguard Squadron.
The National Science Foundation recently opened a new funding opportunity under its Biotechnology, Biochemical, and Biomass Engineering program, which supports fundamental engineering research on cellular and biomolecular processes.
According to the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance's new Interactive World Biofuels Map, 62 countries now have biofuels friendly policies in place that have driven global demand to over 1 million barrels per day.
The Commodity Credit Corp. is accepting offers from bioenergy producers to purchase sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for Bioenergy Producers (FFP). Offers, modification of offers or withdrawal of offers must be received by Aug. 28.
Peru-based ethanol producer Maple Energy plc has released financial results for the six months ended June 30, reporting increased revenues and gross profit. The company also reported increased volumes of ethanol production.
Work is ongoing to startup a 7 MMgy ethanol plant in Benton, Ill., that will utilize front-end fractionation system. The Mano Metate Grain & Energy Commodities Plant, formally Ag Energy Resources, is expected to begin operations in September.
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association has announced that sales of E85 have soared recently for an increase of 43 percent over the first quarter of 2013. Iowans purchased more than 2.62 million gallons of E85 in the second quarter of 2013.
Surplus sugar is one step closer to entering the U.S. biofuels industry as feedstock. The USDA Farm Service Agency recently published a notice soliciting bids under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for Bioenergy Producers.
Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc. will host a ribbon cutting ceremony at its recently-acquired ethanol plant in Atkinson, Neb. on Aug. 21. Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., will attend as the guest of honor. The plant commenced operations on July 22.
Management and board members of a currently idled Garnett, Kan., ethanol plant are continuing to work toward restarting the facility this fall after an attempt to take control of the plant's board of directors recently failed.
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