In 2005, 2006 and 2009, Ethanol Producer Magazine published the results of salary surveys and this year, we're doing it again.
Drought and the U.S. EPA have given the underdog crop a big boost.
Recent developments could spark renewed interest in CHP technology.
On March 22 Mascoma Corp. filed a registration withdrawal request with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, indicating it has shelved plans to complete an initial public offering (IPO) at this time.
More than 1,100 people attended the National Ethanol Conference held Feb. 5-7 in Las Vegas.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has published the March 2013 issue of its Monthly Energy Review, which includes ethanol production, use, and export data through the end of 2012. While production was down, consumption increased in 2012.
John Caupert pilots the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center, now in its 10th year as an industry research partner.
Aging infrastructure, in particular, needs complete, thorough examination.
Biofuel Energy Corp., a publically traded company that owns and operates two ethanol plants, has announced it has engaged Piper Jaffray & Co. to act as its financial adviser. The goal is to explore strategic alternatives.
News that a United Kingdom company purchased the 65 MMgy ethanol plant in Hopewell, Va., with plans to ship at least some equipment overseas is just another chapter in a continuing ethanol story for the community, said the city's mayor.
A newly released analysis shows that the renewable fuel standard (RFS) and renewable identification numbers (RINs) have not been a significant factor in higher gas prices, despite suggestions to the contrary.
The connection is weak between high gasoline and ethanol renewable identification number (RINs) prices University of Illinois economists Scott Irwin and Darrel Good wrote in a recent FarmDocDaily analysis.
On March 27 the European Commission published its first Renewable Energy Progress Report under the Renewable Energy Directive, noting that implementation of the biofuel scheme is too slow and 22 member states failed to reach 2010 biofuel targets.
Maobing Tu, an assistant professor in Auburn University's School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, has received a $401,155 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award for his research in biofuels and bioenergy.
Tonon Bioenergia in Brazil announced the purchase of Paraiso Bioenergia, a sugar and ethanol producer. The acquisition brings with it a new partnership with biomass-based chemical producer Amyris Inc., producer of renewable farnesene from sugar.
I've been writing about ethanol, and therefore corn oil, for more than three years now. That means I started writing about it when only a few plants had the technology installed.
Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC has been retained to market the assets of the former NEDAK ethanol plant in Atkinson, Neb. The 44 MMgy idled facility was purchased Jan. 22 at foreclosure auction.
The Port of Rotterdam, Europe's main port for the handling, storage and production of biofuels, has reported that overall biofuel volumes increased substantially in 2012, the throughput of ethanol dropped when compared to 2011 statistics.
A new report published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance analyzed wind and bioenergy resources in the U.S. and Brazil using a lifetime production method, allowing for more accurate comparisons to oil and gas reserves.
Valero Energy Corp. has restarted its ethanol plant in Bloomingburg, Ohio, and expects to bring its Linden, Ind., plant back online within the next week or two. Once that happens, all 10 of the company's ethanol plants will be operating.
Sens. David Vitter, R-La., and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, have sent a letter to U.S. EPA administrator nominee Gina McCarthy, asking her to outline a plan to protect Americans from rising gas prices due to the cost of renewable identification numbers.
A U.S. District Court judge filed a March 19 memorandum opinion that concluded Gevo Inc. did not infringe on a Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC patent. Butamax has announced it will immediately appeal the decision.
The U.S. ethanol industry is responding to the American Petroleum Institute's latest attack on the renewable fuel standard (RFS). On March 20, API released the results of a new study that claims the RFS will result in severe economic consequences.
The Renewable Fuels Association is calling for a multi-agency investigation after a recent incident involving Zarco 66 Inc., the convenience store company that opened the first E15 pump in the nation in July.
The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association has announced a new committee and classification of membership to advance next generation biofuels in Canada.The inaugural members of Next Generation Biofuels Committee are Enerkem, Inbicon and Mascoma.
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