A team from Northwestern University, LanzaTech NZ Inc., Yale University, and NREL received $18.5 million in DOE funding for integrating cell�free systems and genome engineering to accelerate biosystems design for carbon�negative biomanufacturing.
Aemetis Inc. has closed $25 million of long-term financing with Greater Commercial Lending to build dairy biogas digesters and a biogas pipeline for the Aemetis Biogas Central Dairy Digester Project located in Stanislaus County, California.
The USGC recently hosted a group comprised of Indiana Corn Marketing Council representatives in Merida, Mexico, to meet with the organization's MOU partner, AGRANS, and witness their investment of DDGS bagging equipment in action.
In its first conference ever held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), the U.S. Grains Council welcomed more than 45 feed millers and importers in Riyadh, promoting U.S. corn and co-products, including DDGS.
The U.S. Department of Energy on Oct. 6 began accepting letters of interest from applicants for loans under a new $2.1 billion Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation program.
The U.S. exported 76.99 million gallons of ethanol and 981,020 metric tons of distillers grains in August, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on Oct. 5. Exports of both products were down.
As prices at the pump spiked this past summer, a special sales promotion by fuel retailer Sheetz offered E15 at $3.99 per gallon. RFA's Cassie Mullen discusses the impact of E15 sales with Joshua Jadlocki, senior petroleum scheduler at Sheetz.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Oct. 5 signed House Bill 3, which creates state retail tax credits to support the sale of ethanol and biodiesel blends. The legislation also creates a tax credit to benefit biodiesel producers.
U.S. fuel ethanol production increased 4 percent the week ending Sept. 30, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Oct. 5. Ethanol stocks were down more than 4 percent, falling to the lowest level since 2021.
To meet the increased demand from biopharma customers, Greenfield Global is tripling its production capacity for ethanol blends with water-for-injection (WFI) at its Brookfield, Connecticut plant from a 2,000 gallons to nearly 6,000 gallons.
Isabelle Ausdal, USGC manager of global ethanol policy and economics, traveled to Sweden to attend the International Energy Agency Bioenergy Task 39 “Biofuels to Decarbonize Transport� fourth business meeting and Advanced Biofuels Conference.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced that sugarcane processing by mills in the country's south-central region was up during the first half of September. Ethanol production was also up, but ethanol sales were down.
Carbon America on Oct. 4 announced an agreement with Bridgeport Ethanol LLC to develop a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at the company's 53 MMgy ethanol plant in Nebraska. The project is currently expected to be operational in 2024.
LanzaTech NZ Inc. on Oct. 3 announced a funding partnership with Brookfield Renewable, and its institutional partners, to co-develop and build new commercial-scale production plants that will employ LanzaTech's CCT technology.
U.S. ethanol and biodiesel capacity were down slightly in July. Renewable diesel capacity, however, continued to expand and is poised to surpass operatable biodiesel capacity, according to data released by the U.S. EIA.
Growth Energy, the RFA and Clean Fuels Alliance America have filed motions in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia Circuit to intervene in support of the U.S. EPA's rule to set 2020, 2021 and 2022 RFS RVOs.
Through funding provided by BioMADE, the NCERC at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Valerian Materials, the University of Minnesota, and SBI have partnered to perform research and development on novel sustainable materials solutions.
Aurora Cooperative Elevator Co. and KAAPA Ethanol Holdings LLC have announced a joint venture involving Aurora Cooperative's ethanol and grain facilities located west of Aurora, Nebraska. The transaction is expected to close in early 2023.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has awarded $6.4 million to 44 projects under its Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation Biofuels Infrastructure Grant Program. The awards will help service stations offer higher blends of ethanol.
TrustBIX Inc. is launching a biomass traceability pilot project with members of the BQNC. The project will demonstrate importance of biomass traceability for assuring product quality and important production attributes throughout the supply chain.
The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels) and KS95 FM teamed up on Sept. 22 to promote E15 at a Holiday station in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota. The event was the 10th E15 promotion held by MN Bio-Fuels this year.
The U.S. EPA on Sept. 28 released updated guidance that describes three additional ways ethanol plants that co-process corn kernel fiber and corn starch can demonstrate the resulting volume of cellulosic biofuel produced.
This first Global Shrimp Forum – held in the Netherlands – was established for leaders in the shrimp industry to meet, gain access to information, share insights and build relationships. The USGC promoted U.S. DDGS at the event.
The Renewable Fuels Association elected officers and its board of directors today at its annual membership meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Erik Huschitt, CEO of Badger State Ethanol, was elected chairman of the organization.
Worldwide renewable energy employment reached 12.7 million last year, according to a report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency. Liquid biofuels, solid biomass and biogas accounted for a combined 3.44 million of those jobs.
Green Plains has announced changes to its executive leadership team. Patrich Simpkins transitions from CFO to chief transformation officer, and Jim Stark transitions from executive vice president to CFO of Green Plains and Green Plains Partners.
The USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report for September, reporting that corn use for fuel ethanol production in July was down 1 percent when compared to July 2021, but up slightly when compared to June.
The U.S. Department of Energy is opening a public comment period on its Clean Hydrogen Production Standard draft guidance. Ethanol and biomass are among the sources of hydrogen production addressed in the draft guidance document.
The USGC and USDA in September hosted a team of Brazilian government officials. The engagement was arranged to help the Brazilian team better understand U.S. ethanol industry certification programs, logistics and operational practices.
The Canadian government is seeking proposals for projects that will support the establishment of biomass supply chains to ensure that a steady and usable supply of sustainable feedstock is available to clean fuel production facilities.
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