China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) recently announced it has initiated anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations of U.S. distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS) exported to China, prompting a U.S. industry response.
Given the challenge that countries face in transitioning off carbon intensive technologies, now is the time for world leaders to acknowledge the enormous potential of biofuels, writes Bliss Baker. This column appears in the February issue of EPM.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced that with the harvest season almost finished, the sugarcane crush in the south-central region reached approximately 594.08 million tons at the end of December.
OSHA penalties are increasing for the first time since 1990 and employers need to be aware and more cautious than in the past, writes Brent Soderstrum. This column appears in the February issue of EPM.
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers has announced it has filed a motion to intervene in the recent lawsuit brought by members of the ethanol industry against the U.S. EPA regarding its recent renewable fuel standard (RFS) rulemaking.
The U.S. EPA's vehicle emissions modeling system is inadequate and unreliable as a tool for estimating the exhaust emissions of gasoline blends containing more than 10 percent ethanol, according to a new comprehensive third-party evaluation.
The Renewable Fuels Association has submitted two comments to the U.S. Department of Energy in response to a request by the Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy for information on Co-Optimization of Fuels and Engines (Optima).
The U.S. Grains Council has issued a statement following the announcement by China's Ministry of Commerce that it has initiated anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations of U.S. distillers dried grains with solubles exported to China.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has published the January edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, predicting ethanol production will average 970,000 barrels per day in both 2016 and 2017.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, and former Iowa Governor, Tom Vilsack will provide a unique perspective on the USDA's commitment to renewable fuels at the 10th Annual Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit on Jan. 19 in Altoona, Iowa.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon will serve as the 2016 chairman of the Governors' Biofuels Coalition. Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts will serve as vice-chair. The 33-state bipartisan organization was founded more than 20 years ago.
Soft corn markets should be strengthened some by USDA lowering its national average yield by 0.9 bushels to 168.4 bushels per acres. That brings the USDA estimates for 2015-'16 corn production down by 53 million bushels.
BBI International announced the agenda for the technical sessions of the 9th annual International Biomass Conference & Expo, North America's largest and fastest growing biomass conference, taking place April 11-14 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
With a Jan. 31 deadline approaching, the California Air Resources Board released an FAQ to answer frequently asked questions about the changes to the state's Low Carbon Fuel Standard.
On Jan. 8, seven agricultural and biofuel groups filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia asking the court to review the U.S. EPA's final rule setting 2014-'16 obligations under the renewable fuel standard (RFS).
On Jan. 4, the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service published the January edition of its Grain Crushing and Coproducts Production report, showing total corn consumed for alcohol and other uses was 484.5 million bushels in November.
California Ethanol & Power LLC (CE+P) recently announced the certification of the carbon intensity (CI) pathway for its anticipated sugarcane and sweet sorghum ethanol by the California's Air Resources Board.
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will discuss Iowa's leadership in the production and use of homegrown biofuels at the 10th Annual Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit on Jan. 19 in Altoona, Iowa.
In mid-December, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who is seeking the democratic presidential nomination, introduced legislation that aims to enact long-term extensions of several clean energy tax credits that benefit the bioenergy and biofuel sectors.
Representatives of the ethanol industry are speaking out to criticize comments on the renewable fuel standard (RFS) made by American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Jack Gerard during a recent speech.
America's Renewable Future recently released its final candidate report card. The report card places each presidential contender into a good or bad category based on their support for the federal renewable fuel standard (RFS).
The USDA's Commodity Credit Corp. has announced it does not expect to purchase sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program during the first quarter of this year. The program encourages the production of domestic biofuels from surplus sugar.
On Dec. 18, the U.S. Energy Information Administration published 2014 state-level estimates for fuel ethanol consumption. The data shows the U.S. consumed nearly 320.1 million barrels (13.44 billion gallons) of ethanol in 2014.
Nancy Ho, founder and president of Green Tech America Inc. and a research professor emerita in Purdue University's School of Chemical Engineering, will receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Barack Obama.
The U.K. Department of Energy and Climate Change has released third quarter energy statistics, reporting biodiesel consumption was down 35 percent during the third quarter of 2015, while ethanol consumption was down by 3.3 percent.
The National Corn Growers Association's Corn Board, action teams and committees recently convened in St. Louis to delve into the issues and opportunities that will impact corn farmers across the country during the coming year.
The USDA recently announced a significant jump in ethanol exports to China this year, following a USDA-led trade mission to the country last year. China currently accounts for nearly 20 percent of all foreign sales of U.S. agricultural products.
The Federal Trade Commission has announced final amendments regarding ethanol blends above E10 to its fuel rating rule, which determines the fuel rating that appears on pump labels and how octane levels are calculated.
The USDA has released a list of its 2015 top achievements. The list includes several achievements that have benefited the biofuel and bioenergy sectors, including funding for ethanol fuel pumps and progress with the BioPreferred Program.
EPA needs to stop micromanaging the RFS—allow the program to work as intended—and the record-setting ethanol industry will continue to perform for American consumers, writes Bob Dinneeen. This column appears in the January issue of EPM.
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