The Manitoba government is proposing to increase the required renewable content in gasoline to 10 percent and the required renewable content in diesel to 5 percent, effective Jan. 1. A 45-day comment period on the proposal is now open.
The USDA lowered its forecast for 2020-21 corn use in ethanol in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released on Oct. 10. Forecasts for corn production, feed and residual use, and ending stocks were also lowered.
Research conducted by University of Illinois scientists has definitively established the relationship between soil nitrogen at different growth stages and corn yield. The results provide more precise ways to manage nitrogen for grain yield.
The USDA on Oct. 8 announced an initial round of awards under its $100 million Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program. The agency awarded $22 million to 40 recipients in 14 states. Additional awards are expected to be announced soon.
The U.S. Grains Council advocated for the use of ethanol during the Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference. The conference, held in mid-September, is Asia's largest energy event. 2020 marks the USGC's second year of participation.
The U.S. exported more than 100.65 million gallons of ethanol and 1.02 million metric tons of distillers grains in August, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on Oct. 6.
U.S. fuel ethanol production expanded by nearly 5 percent the week ending Oct. 2 while weekly ethanol ending stocks fell slightly, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Oct. 7.
Red River Biorefinery LLC announced on Oct. 6 that its biorefinery in Grand Forks, North Dakota, is now producing ethanol that meets USP purity and quality standards. The facility began operations earlier this year.
The Renewable Fuels Association has elected Jeanne McCaherty, CEO of Guardian Energy Management LLC, as its new chairperson. McCaherty becomes the first female chairperson in the RFA's history, and first among any national ethanol trade association.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration maintained its forecast for 2020 ethanol production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, which was released on Oct. 6. The forecast for 2021 ethanol production, however, was revised down.
The USGC set an ambitious goal in early 2020 to create 1.125 million metric tons of new demand for U.S. DDGS in Southeast Asia by targeting the aquafeed industry. Through a series of research projects, the results are flowing in.
Colombia's production and use of biofuels is expected to fall this year due to impacts associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The country's biofuel imports are also expected to fall, according to a report filed with the USDA FAS GAIN.
Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) on Sept. 29 announced it has approved R$80.2 million ($14.39 million) in financing to support the expansion of Usina Laguan's ethanol biorefinery in Batayporã, mato Grosso do Sul.
Keeping Ethanol Labs 'Between the Lines'
October 04, 2020
Control charts, a statistical tool used to monitor complex operations, can help ethanol plants visualize variability and fine-tune their operations. And while these statistical tools rely on mathematical equations, they can be relatively easy to use.
The prolific career of Doug Tiffany, recipient of the 2020 Award of Excellence, is indelibly linked to his connections to agriculture and farmland. Ethanol and its coproducts have been a frequent point of focus for the U of M production economist.
In this month's cover story, we report on the results of our recent survey of ethanol plant general managers and CEOs on the operational impact of COVID-19, their current state, their outlook on recovery and even their views on the upcoming election.
The ethanol industry has a powerful voice when we speak as one. We need to use that voice. We need to demand our legislative representatives reign in EPA and require them to stop penalizing ethanol. It is on us to present a comprehensive plan.
Through expanded ethanol use, the U.K. has an opportunity to meet its decarbonization objectives and support the domestic facilities that have gone offline. The country should build on its established technical knowledge for E5 as it moves to E10.
A research team at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry hasw concluded that lignin—a polymer deposited in the cell walls of many plants—has the potential to replace biomass processing solvent and drive down the cost of biofuel.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced ethanol production volumes by mills in the south-central region continued to be low in early September. Production of corn ethanol, however, was up.
The USDA announced on Oct. 1 it is now accepting applications for its four key loan guarantee programs under the OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative, which was launched earlier this year to make it easier for lenders to access those four loan programs.
The U.S. House of Representatives on Oct. 1 passed an updated version of the Heroes Act by a vote of 214 to 207. The $2.2 billion COVID-19 stimulus package includes direct support for certain processed commodities, including biofuels.
FDA guidelines for acetaldehyde content in sanitizers may be questionable given the compound's relative ubiquity. Independent consultants present a compelling challenge to the federal government's 'vague, unproven suspicion' of dermal toxicity.
A survey of ethanol plant CEOs and general managers shows the COVID-19 downturn had a significant impact on their operations. Most producers have substantially ramped up production since spring, but a full recovery is expected to take many months.
Business Briefs
By Ethanol Producer Magazine
October 01, 2020
News briefs from the October issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine, including Poet's low-carbon farming partnership with FBN; ClearFlame's DOE grant; Aemetis' EB-5 funding; and Highwater Ethanol's investment in USP-grade ethanol production.
15 Years of the RFS: A Reason to Celebrate
By Geoff Cooper
October 01, 2020
While producers continue to respond to whatever crisis du jour comes their way, they cannot lose sight of how far the ethanol industry has come. Despite the COVID-19 downturn, 15 years of the Renewable Fuel Standard is truly something to celebrate.
Throughout October, drivers can help Fuel the Cure for breast cancer by filling up with higher blends of ethanol at participating locations. More than 35 Nebraska gas stations will donate 3 cents for every gallon of higher ethanol blends sold.
China's ethanol blend rate is not expected to exceed 4 percent this year despite plans by the country to implement an E10 mandate by the end of 2020, according to a report recently filed with the USDA FAS's Global Agricultural Information Network.
The U.S. EPA has approved an efficient producer pathway for Pine Lake Corn Processors' 80 MMgy ethanol plant in Steamboat Rock, Iowa. The approval allows the facility to generate RINs for non-grandfathered volumes of ethanol.
To bring ethanol buyers from around the globe together with U.S. suppliers in a time when business continues but crossing borders poses challenges, the USGC, Growth Energy and the RFA co-sponsored the Virtual Ethanol Buyers Conference on Sept. 23.
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