New regional values for the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission associated with feedstock cultivation now mean most of the crop production in the U.K. will meet the new targets of the EU Renewable Energy Directive that take effect April 1.
An industry survey conducted by Bloomberg New Energy Finance has determined cellulosic ethanol is on course to be cost competitive with corn ethanol by 2016. According to BNEF, the survey collected data from 11 leading cellulosic companies.
A Century of Subsidies cake served up a dose of clever reality on Capitol Hill.
Dyadic International Inc. has released financial results for 2012, announcing the company was profitable for the full 2012 fiscal year. During the year, Dyadic's gross revenue was up 121 percent while total expenses decreased 18 percent.
Air Liquide Industrial U.S. LP has announced a new carbon dioxide liquefaction plant in the California central valley that will capture gases from an ethanol plant. The plant joins Air Liquide's five other plants in the state.
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association has announced that Fast Stop in Cresco, Iowa, is now offering E15 as a registered fuel, joining Kountry Korner in Baxter to be the second station to offer the fuel to 2001 and newer vehicles in less than a week.
Renewable fuels are a powerful component in President Obama's plan for a cleaner, more secure energy future, according to Novozymes. The President discussed his plans during a March 15 speech.
A 10 MMgy ethanol plant in Torrington, Wyo., has agreed to pay a $49,000 in penalties and is now is back into compliance with the U.S. EPA. Wyoming Ethanol LLC allegedly failed to properly report chemicals used, a violation of right-to-know laws.
The American Coalition for Ethanol and more than 50 of its grassroots members are on Capitol Hill March 13-14 for the group's "Biofuels Beltway March" annual fly-in. The ethanol advocates will have more than 120 meetings with lawmakers.
Clean Edge Inc. has released a report finding that although 2012 was a difficult year for the clean energy industry, the fundamental global market drivers for the sector remain largely intact moving into 2013, including those for biofuel production.
The 2013 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo, the ethanol industry's largest and longest-running conference, released its highly anticipated agenda featuring more than 140 speakers and four content-packed tracks.
ZeaChem Inc. reached a milestone March 12, announcing its 250,000 gallon per year demonstration facility in Boardman, Ore., has officially produced commercial-grade cellulosic ethanol and biobased chemicals.
Davy Process Technology Ltd. and SEKAB announced at World Biofuels Markets that they are embarking on a collaboration to develop and market CelluTech, SEKAB's lignocellulosic based biorefinery technology.
The latest figures show U.S. ethanol exports for January increased 16 percent from December. The 63.6 million gallons of denatured and undenatured (non-beverage) ethanol exported in January is the largest in six months.
Sorghum developer Chromatin Inc. and Poet LLC have reached an agreement that aims to expand grain sorghum acres in South Dakota up to 4,400 acres. The sorghum will be used at Poet Biorefining-Chancellor, the company's 110 MMgy plant in South Dakota.
NASCAR's E15 success story needs to be highlighted.
Beginning in summer 2012, the prices of ethanol and corn reached levels where production costs at relatively simple ethanol plants exceeded revenue. However, facilities that extract corn oil have enjoyed higher profit margins.
The speed and magnitude of the recent runup in the price of D6 RINs is "indeed startling," Illinois ag economists Scott Irwin and Darrel Good write in a FarmDoc Daily post, noting the price increase is fundamentally supported by the blend wall.
Corn imports are up and exports down, supporting higher expected feed and residual disappearance, according to the March 8 World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimate report.
Denmark-based Dong Energy has released its 2012 financial results, along with a business strategy through 2020. The company has also announced the expansion of the Inbicon cellulosic ethanol plant.
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association today announced that Kountry Korner in Baxter, Iowa, is now offering E15 as a registered fuel, joining Linn Coop Oil in Marion and Fredericksburg Coop in Fredericksburg, in offering the fuel.
In support of the ethanol industry and targeting emergency responders everywhere, the Renewable Fuels Association partnered with Pinnacle Engineering, Inc., in authoring "Fuel Ethanol: Guideline for Release Prevention and Impact Mitigation."
Addressing the fourth Annual Growth Energy Executive Leadership Conference, Tom Buis, CEO of Growth Energy, discussed the significant progress the industry has made despite constant attacks and the strategic goals for the upcoming year.
The last and biggest hurdle to building the BlueFire Renewables cellulosic ethanol plant in Fulton, Miss., is obtaining the necessary debt financing. The company is still actively working to complete the 19 MMgy project.
ICM Inc. has announced that IGPC Ethanol Inc. of Ontario, Canada has purchased its patent-pending Selective Milling Technology, which includes a license for operation of this latest ICM platform technology.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance has published a white paper outlining eight issues it has identified as being central to the biofuels industry in 2013, including fuel mandates, cellulosic biofuel production, blending economics and politics.
Gevo Inc. has announced financial results for the final quarter of 2012. The company reported revenue of $1.9 for the three months ended Dec. 31, a decrease compared to the $14.2 million reported during the same period of 2011.
The government of Brazil has published an official notice to increase the mandatory blend level of anhydrous ethanol from to 25 percent, effective May 1. The current blend level is set at 20 percent.
Interest in the Beta Renewables SpA commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant undergoing commissioning in Crescentino, Italy, has been high, attracting nearly 10 tour groups per week.
Stoel Rives LLP has published a white paper that provides a comprehensive overview of the U.S. EPA's proposed rules for a voluntary renewable identification number (RIN) integrity program.
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