FEW speakers focus on carbon, new market opportunities
By Tom Bryan and Katie Schroeder
June 14, 2022
Some of the biggest names in ethanol kicked off the general session of the 38th International Fuel Ethanol Conference & Expo on June 14 with discussions focused on policy, carbon and new market opportunities.
Hoping to increase DDGS inclusion rates in Indonesian feed lots, the U.S. Grains Council's team in Southeast Asia and Oceania recently partnered with a local distributor to demonstrate the benefits it offers in beef cattle feed rations.
Gevo Inc. announced that its RNG project in Northwest Iowa has been producing biogas and is now upgrading and injecting RNG into the natural gas pipeline. The project generates RNG from dairy cow manure supplied by three dairy farms.
Clariant on June 14 announced that it has produced the first commercial cellulosic ethanol at its sunliquid production plant in Podari, Romania. The entire offtake is contracted with a multi-year agreement to Shell.
Sens. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn.; Shelly Moore Capito, R-W.V.; and Roger Wicker, R-Miss., are asking the GAO to determine whether the U.S. EPA's June 3 denial of 69 SREs must be submitted to Congress for review under the Congressional Review Act.
Renewable ethanol fuel blends are the EU's current most cost-effective solution for decarbonizing the petrol and hybrid cars that will continue to be prevalent on Europe's roads for a long time, according to new research.
Trucent Separation Technologies LLC announced the launch of CORE, a new technology to significantly reduce impurities in distillers corn oil (DCO), resulting in a cleaner oil, TruDCO, which can be sold directly to renewable diesel refineries.
Aemetis Inc. and PG&E on June 10 held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the commissioning of Aemetis's RNG cleanup and compression unit and interconnection with PG&E's gas pipeline for the Aemetis Biogas Central Dairy Digester Project.
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on the Lower Food and Fuels Costs Act, a legislative package that includes funding for biofuel infrastructure and a provision to allow year-round sales of E15.
Growth Energy Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Chris Bliley testified before the CARB response to its proposed Advanced Clean Cars II regulation, which sets a goal to acheve 100 percent zero-emission vehicles sales by 2035.
ACE has introduced a new carbon intensity (CI) calculator to help its members understand the CI of their farms and ethanol operations along with a simplified version of the tool to raise awareness about factors impacting the CI of ethanol.
SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions offers the ethanol industry three key services: deposit control, cleaning and corn oil extraction. The company offers a holistic approach to deposit control, tailoring solutions for each ethanol plant it serves.
News and business announcements from the July issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine, including Aemetis' progress on RNG expansion, Green Plains partnership with Riverence, Navigator signing on Big River and Summit wrapping up its equity raise.
Canada's long-awaited National Clean Fuel Regulations policy, while monumental, is just be one piece of the nation's energy security puzzle. Along with supporting policies, it could address climate and simultaneously support an economic transition.
Ethanol Producer Magazine's editor previews and contextualizes the feature articles in the publication's July issue, including stories on the merchant CO2 market, onsite carbon sequestration, Homeland Energy's 2-billion-gallon milestone and more.
Aemetis Inc. on June 9 announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Aemetis Biogas LLC, connected its third anaerobic digester via pipeline to the company's main RNG gas cleanup unit located at the Aemetis Advanced Fuels Keyes facility.
The Renewable Fuels Association will have an active presence during the 38th annual Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo conference, taking place June 13–15 in Minneapolis. This year, RFA has three staff members speaking at the conference.
The government of India in late May took action to restrict sugar exports in an effort to deep domestic prices in check and ensure sufficient supplies of sugar for domestic consumption and for use in the government's ethanol blending program.
President Biden on June 8 announced his intent to nominate Doug McKalip to serve as chief agricultural negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). The USDA, USTR and USGC have spoken out in support of his nomination.
The USGC has promoted U.S. ethanol exports in South Korea since 2016, focusing primarily on educating Korean buyers about the availability and pricing of U.S. ethanol, in addition to introducing buyers to U.S. suppliers and visiting export hubs.
Gevo Inc. has announced a new fuel sales agreement with Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. (JAL). The agreement outlines the details for the purchase of 5.3 million gallons per year of SAF for five years with deliveries expected to begin in 2027.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration slightly reduced its forecast for 2022 fuel ethanol in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released June 7. The agency's forecast for fuel ethanol production in 2023 was maintained.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was down 3 percent the week ending June 3, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on June 8. Weekly ending stocks of fuel ethanol expanded by nearly 3 percent.
San Diego-based Pearson Fuels is showing its wholesale customers that E85 can be made almost entirely from biobased inputs using ethanol and renewable naphtha. The demand is there, but will the latter ingredient become available at scale?
For ethanol and its higher-blend retailers, the best defense against misinformation is highlighting current prices at the pump, where E15 and flex fuels offer real-world proof that more ethanol equals lower costs for consumers.
The call for speaker presentation ideas is now open for the 2022 National Carbon Capture Conference & Expo (NCCC) taking place Nov. 8-9, 2022, in Des Moines, Iowa. The NCCC will accept speaker abstracts through July 8.
Gevo Inc. on June 6 announced that it has entered into a partner agreement with Google Cloud to measure and verify the efficacy of next-generation biofuels across the supply chain via full lifecycle sustainability data tracking.
U.S. Grains Council's staff in Southeast Asia and Oceania (SEA&O) recently conducted a hybrid seminar with major Malaysian oil and gas procurement teams to introduce the concept of fuel ethanol and underscore its carbon benefits.
Grey Rock Investment Partners on June 6 announced an agreement to make a controlling investment in Vault CCS Holdings LP and fund additional growth of the company through a capital commitment of up to $150 million.
Navigator CO2 Ventures LLC announced June 7 that it has signed a letter of intent to provide carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) services to Poet. Under the agreement, 18 of Poet's ethanol plants will connect to the CCUS system.
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