Twenty-three students from Sleepy Eye High School toured Minnesota-based Highwater Ethanol Nov. 8 to get a closer look at clean renewable energy production. The tour was organized by the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association.
The Renewable Fuels Association has released an independent analysis on the impact of ethanol on food prices showing the current collision of falling food prices and record ethanol production should end the contrived “food vs. fuel� debate for good.
The White House has published a mid-century strategy on decarbonization that addresses biofuels and bioenergy. On Nov. 16, the report was filed with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change under the Paris climate deal.
On Nov. 14, Gevo Inc. released third quarter financial results, reporting the company produced approximately 145,000 gallons of isobutanol during the quarter, with approximately 240,000 gallons produced during the first nine months of the year.
The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials has announced that its global members have voted to approve and publish revised principles and criteria, which will provide users with streamlined and easier to follow requirements.
USDA Farm Service Agency Administrator Val Dolcini announced Nov. 10 that $1.5 million will be available in fiscal year 2017 under the Biomass Crop Assistance Program for farmers and foresters who harvest and deliver biomass for renewable energy.
Aemetis Inc. has reported improved gross profit for the third quarter of 2016. Looking ahead, the company expects the 2016 corn harvest to result in favorable pricing and believes that the ethanol business will perform well during the final quarter.
Brazil-based Cosan recently released third quarter financial results, reporting that its RaÃzen Energia segment crushed 25.7 million tons of sugarcane during the quarter and sold 1.18 million tons of sugar and 847,000 cubic meters of ethanol.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, recently published a crop update for the first half of October, reporting ethanol production reached 1.4 billion liters (369.84 million gallons) during the two-week period.
The USDA November World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report projects that corn used for ethanol will be 5.3 billion bushels in the 2016-'17 marketing year, 25 million bushels more than the agency estimated in its October WASDE report.
Novozymes recently launched Fermax, an enzyme protease that prevents foam development during the sugarcane ethanol fermentation process, while delivering improved control and replacing chemicals.
The Andersons Inc. reported third quarter net income of $1.7 million, or 6 cents per diluted share, on revenues of $860. Pre-tax earnings were led by the ethanol group at $9.5 million, with the grain group earning $1.9 million.
On Nov. 2, Bunge Ltd. released third quarter financial results, reporting improved results for its sugar and bioenergy segment, driven primarily by its sugarcane milling operation, which benefitted from higher sugar and ethanol prices and volumes.
The USDA's most recently Crain Crushings and Co-Products Production report shows corn for fuel alcohol was at 435 million bushels in September, down 5 percent from August, but up 2 percent from September of the previous year.
After a challenging first half 2016, Archer Daniels Midland Co. had a stronger third quarter and is positioned to finish the year with a solid financial performance, said Juan Luciano, ADM chairman and CEO.
The U.S. EPA has announced plans to hold a public hearing on Dec. 6 in Chicago for its proposed Renewables Enhancement and Growth Support Rule. Those who wish to testify must contact the EPA by Nov. 22.
A study led by the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center has shown poplar trees and many other plants have evolved to naturally produce zip-lignin, which readily breaks down under simple chemical conditions.
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced an open meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee has been scheduled to be held Nov. 17-18 in Washington, D.C.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane association, recently released a crop update for the second half of September, reporting ethanol production reached 1.81 billion liters (478.15 million gallons) during the two-week period.
Cellulosic Sugar Producers Cooperative has initiated an equity campaign to develop a corn stover and wheat straw to dextrose supply chain in southwestern Ontario. CSPC will engage with growers in the region to supply feedstock to Comet Biorefining.
Lignin is a bulky chain of molecules found in wood and is usually discarded during biofuel production. But in a new method by EPFL chemists, the simple addition of formaldehyde could turn it into the main focus.
More than 200 international buyers and end-users of coarse grains and co-products from more than 35 countries are arriving in Detroit for Export Exchange 2016, ready to meet with U.S. suppliers and service providers across the value chain.
On Oct. 21, Brazil-based Petrobras announced it is beginning negotiations with Tereos International S.A. regarding the sale of 45.9 percent interest of Petrobras Biocombustivel in the sugarcane company Guarani S.A.
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered the chemical details behind the process to more easily deconstruct biomass in order to more easily produce biobased fuels and chemicals.
National laboratories argue for a paradigm shift in the industry's approach to biomass handling and preparation for cellulosic ethanol biorefineries and other biomass applications. In-depth reporting in the November EPM.
Innovation in stover utilization targets feed, sugars and coproduct credits, building markets beyond cellulosic ethanol use. In-depth reporting in the November EPM.
With U.S. farmers anticipating a record corn harvest and U.S. ethanol producers expecting record production of animal feed co-products, the timing could not be better for Export Exchange 2016, scheduled for next week in Detroit.
Realizing its full potential requires a better understanding of fiber's fickle characteristics when used as a cellulosic ethanol feedstock. In-depth reporting in the November EPM.
The North Carolina Biotechnology Center, aided by a $1.87 million federal grant, has embarked on a three-year project to study the production of sorghum as biomass for fuel and high-value chemicals in the Mid-Atlantic region.
New technology poised to improve ethanol plant's bottom line, through conversion of corn fiber in distillers to cellulosic ethanol. In-depth reporting in November EPM.
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