Front Range Energy LLC, a 40 MMgy ethanol plant in Widsor, Colo., was the winning bidder on 14.2 million pounds of table sugar sold under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for Bioenergy Producers for 6 cents per pound.
The U.S. EPA has granted Aemetis Inc. approval to to generate D5 advanced biofuels renewable identification numbers (RINs) for its grain sorghum ethanol. The company's plant uses biogas and a combined-heat-and-power (CHP) system.
In a letter sent to U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, the Renewable Fuels Association urged EPA to reject the petition for a partial waiver of the 2014 renewable fuel standard (RFS) submitted recently by petroleum trade groups.
In mid-August, the International Institute for Sustainable Development drastically reduced its estimate of the value of excise tax exemptions that European Union member states provide to the biofuels industry.
Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, recently announced that the Federal Trade Commission has agreed to examine possible anti-competitive practices by oil companies to limit access to biofuels.
It's not always easy to talk to someone with negative views on the ethanol industry. But if the conversation remains respectful, it's possible for both parties can come away with a better understanding of the other person's perspective.
It's not always easy to talk to someone with negative views on the ethanol industry. But if the conversation remains respectful, it's possible for both parties can come away with a better understanding of the other person's perspective.
It's not always easy to talk to someone with negative views on the ethanol industry. But if the conversation remains respectful, it's possible for both parties can come away with a better understanding of the other person's perspective.
Growth Energy has launched its new "You're No Dummy" national advertising campaign, which is designed to fight back against Big Oil's effort to stop the growth of renewable fuel and protect their own bottom lines.
Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, have issued a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission asking for an investigation of anticompetitive practices by oil companies that limit access to biofuels.
On Aug. 13 Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., issued a statement urging the U.S. Department of Transportation to require freight rail carriers to either create a plan to retrofit DOT-111 tank cars, or phase them out completely.
One week after the U.S. EPA finalized the 2013 volume requirements for the renewable fuels standard (RFS), the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers and American Petroleum Institute are already gearing up to fight the 2014 RFS standards.
A new analysis published by Iowa State University professors Bruce Babcock and Sebastien Pouliot and titled asserts that more effective pricing of E85 could help the U.S. overcome the looming E10 blend wall.
The U.S. EPA has updated its RE-Powering Mapping and Screening Tool, which is part of the RE-Powering America's Land Initiative. The tool lists thousands of potential sites for bioenergy and biofuels on contaminated land, landfill and mine sites.
The U.S. EPA has finalized the 2013 volume requirements for the renewable fuel standard (RFS). The final 2013 overall volumes and standards require 16.55 billion gallons of renewable fuels to be blended into the U.S. fuel supply.
E15 critics aren't the only ones with something to say about the fuel.
Biofuels advocates from the United States and Brazil have announced a first-of-its-kind joint trade mission to improve and enhance biofuels trade by matching businesses seeking greater trade opportunities in ethanol and other biofuels.
EurObserv'ER has released its annual Biofuels Barometer, reporting increased biofuel consumption within the European Union last year. Between 2011 and 2012, consumption grew by 2.9 percent, to nearly 14.4 million metric tons of oil equivalent (Toe).
Representatives of the biofuels industry have weighed in on the fifth, and final, white paper on the renewable fuels standard (RFS) published by the House Energy & Commerce Committee, titled "Implementation Issues."
I was sad to hear that the Biofuels Center in North Carolina will be closed in the next couple of weeks.
On July 24 House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Power hosted the final panel of its two-day hearing on the renewable fuels standard (RFS), titled "Overview of the Renewable Fuel Standard: Stakeholder Perspectives."
The House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Power is holding a two-day hearing on the renewable fuels standard (RFS). The first day featured two panels discussing the impact of the RFS on fuel production, fuel sales and use.
DuPont and the National Corn Growers Association have announced a new training program, the NCGA DuPont New Leader Program. The initiative will help to empower growers to share their story of their farms and the benefits of a robust agriculture.
Author Anne Korin is an outstanding speaker who pulls no punches in placing the blame for high oil prices squarely in the laps of OPEC, the oil cartel.
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