For some, it's all too easy to lose sight of the significant contributions made by ethanol's corn coproducts used as feed ingredients, RFA's Geoff Cooper told attendees of the 2012 Export Exchange, held in Minneapolis Oct. 22 to 24.
Uncle Neal's Phillips 66 in Lexington, Neb., is the first retailer in the state to offer E15. A grand opening promotion will be announced soon.
Southwest Georgia Ethanol has temporarily idled production at its 100 MMgy ethanol facility located in Mitchell County, Georgia. This decision was precipitated by market conditions which resulted from the drought in the Midwest.
Poet-DSM Advanced Biofuels has contracted for a key technology/process component in breaking down cellulose to produced advanced biofuel. The contract is with International Technology Group Andritz, through its U.S. subsidiary Andritz Inc.
As world and energy industry leaders gather at the World Energy Forum to chart a roadmap for a sustainable energy mix, the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance renewed its call for the adoption of policies that ensure biofuels are part of the future.
A total of $16 million in investment for 244 projects received funding from the USDA's Rural Energy for America Program, including several blender pumps and a few biomass-related projects.
The UDSA Foreign Agricultural Service recently published a Global Agricultural Information Network report outlining Spain's ethanol industry.The report notes that the country is one of the top four ethanol producers in the EU.
Syngenta Corp. in North America announced it has signed a commercial agreement with Plymouth Energy of Merrill, Iowa to use grain featuring Enogen trait technology. Plymouth will begin using Enogen grain for the first time in the fall of 2013.
Iogen Energy Corp. announced an initial investment by Raizen Group to develop a commercial cellulosic ethanol project in Brazil. Raizen, a joint venture between Royal Dutch Shell and Cosan SA is the world's largest producer of sugarcane ethanol.
Advanced BioEnergy LLC has announced plans to sell its Fairmont, Neb., ethanol plant to Wichita, Kan.-based Flint Hills Resources. The transaction is expected to close later this year and is subject to regulatory approval.
LanzaTech has closed on $15 million in debt financing from Western Technology Investment, a private investment firm based in Silicon Valley, that has provided more than $3 billion of debt and equity capital to technology and life science companies.
The McGraw-Hill Companies have announced that Platts, a McGraw-Hill division, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kingsman SA, a Switzerland-based provider of price information and analytics for the global sugar and biofuels markets.
Two new studies were released this week, highlighting the positive effects the renewable fuel standard (RFS) has had in Minnesota and Ohio. Each provides an overview of the economic benefits ethanol production has created for the local economy.
Biofuel Energy Corp., which owns two 110 MMgy ethanol plants, has idled one of its plants and revealed in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it had missed a $3.6 million debt payment for principal and interest on a loan.
There are two ethanol firsts at the new Tampa Gateway Rail terminal in Florida. The Port of Tampa now has the nation's first ethanol unit train-to-refined productions pipeline and Florida's first on-dock unit train intermodal container capability.
The California Advanced Energy Coalition has proposed immediate action by the California Air Resources Board to adjust its fuel regulations to accommodate E15. By allowing E15 sales, CARB could reduce California gasoline prices immediately.
The 2012 Georgia Life Sciences Industry Analysis was recently released. The analysis, titled "Shaping Infinity," shows that one out of every 40 jobs in Georgia is tied to the life sciences industry, which includes the biofuel sector.
Poet CEO Jeff Lautt and Growth Energy's Vice President of Development Kelly Manning have presented Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D, with the "Fueling Growth" award for his exceptional support of the ethanol industry.
General Motors and Ford Motor Co. have made it official. New models vehicles are ready to run on E15. The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association says the move is an important step forward for the E15, and has extended a thank you to both companies.
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