Today's ethanol producers are working to diversify their products. Fluid Quip Technologies and ICM Inc. presented their cases for diversifying into protein production at the American Coalition for Ethanol's annual conference in Omaha, Nebraska.
FROM THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE: Increasing efficiency by taking advantage of the latest pump designs and technology.
FROM THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE: Growth Energy's ad campaign part of an effort to curtail EPA's abuse of small refinery exemptions.
Gevo Inc. announced Aug. 13 that Air Total International SA and Gevo have entered into a partnership agreement to produce and supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for use and distribution in France and other parts of Europe.
Gevo Inc. announced Aug. 13 that Air Total International SA and Gevo have entered into a partnership agreement to produce and supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for use and distribution in France and other parts of Europe.
Estimated operating margins for corn-based fuel ethanol plants in the Midwest decreased to multiyear lows in 2019, averaging about 3.5 cents per gallon through the first half of the year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
The Renewable Fuels Association, in partnership with TRANSCAER, is hosting a free ethanol safety “Train the Trainer� webinar on Aug. 20, for ethanol emergency response teams. The webinar will take place from noon to 2 p.m. ET.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has maintained its forecasts for 2019 and 2020 ethanol production in its latest Short Term Energy Outlook, released Aug. 6. Short-term forecasts for ethanol consumption were also maintained.
A report recently filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service's Global Agricultural Information Network shows the average ethanol blend rate in India is expected to reach a record 5.8 percent this year, up from a record of 4.1 percent in 2018.
FROM THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE: Plants that planned ahead when margins were better are leading the industry today.
FROM THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE: The EU's opportunity to grow European ethanol by aligning trade policy with its environmental goals.
Praj Industries has entered into a cooperation agreement with Dedini S/A Indústrias de Base to provide ethanol production technologies to the Brazilian market. Dedini will market Praj's technologies, including those for grain-based ethanol.
Growth Energy and GasBuddy announced Aug. 13 that drivers across the nation can now take advantage of Unleaded 88's affordable prices through GasBuddy's database and app. The app tracks E15 prices at more than 1,800 retail locations.
The Department of Energy's Office of Efficiency and Renewable Energy is seeking public input on its EERE and Bioenergy Technologies Office research priorities, including those focused on corn fiber biofuel, food waste, data efforts and algae biomass.
FROM THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE: Low Carbon Octane Standard could be the way to increase ethanol use beyond E15.
Edeniq Inc. announced Aug. 8 the California Air Resources Board has approved Golden Grain Energy LLC for cellulosic ethanol production from corn kernel fiber. Golden Grain is a 120 MMgy corn ethanol plant in Mason City, Iowa.
NewEnergyBlue acquired exclusive rights to Inbicon bio-conversion technology throughout the Americas and will first employ it to turn North Dakota wheat straw into a high-value, carbon-neutral automotive fuel.
The EPA announced Aug. 9 it approved 31 of the 38 SREs that were pending for compliance year 2018. Eight remaining SRE petitions that were pending for compliance years 2016-2018 were denied, while one for 2018 was withdrawn or declared ineligible.
A new report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service's Global Agricultural Information Network predicts China will miss its goal to implement E10 by 2020 by a wide margin, likely only achieving a blend rate of 3 to 3.5 percent in 2020.
U.S. farmers were unable to plant crops on more than 19.4 million acres this year, this includes more than 11.21 million acres that would have been planted with corn, according to a UDSA Farm Service Agency report released Aug. 12.
The USDA reduced the volume of corn it expects to go to ethanol production by 25 million bushels to 5.475 billion bushels in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Aug. 12.
A group of petitioners, including Urban Air Initiative and National Farmers Union, have filled a legal petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals requesting judicial review of an EPA rulemaking that would limit blends of ethanol higher than 15 percent.
FROM THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE: BIO restructures to add public affairs executive vice president, Nelson Engineering undergoes name change, and Midwest AgEnergy's 12-year safety record.
Data released Wednesday by the Minnesota Department of Commerce prove that the marketplace is already responding to President Trump's elimination of a decades-old regulatory barrier severely limiting the sale of E15 in the summertime.
Novozymes released second quarter 2019 financial results Aug. 8 reporting sales for its bioenergy segment were flat organically for the three months period and down 4 percent organically for the first half of the year.
For retailers who are still looking to add E15 to their product mix, Growth Energy's vice president of market development, Mike O'Brien believes there's no better place to learn about and ask questions than the Prime the Pump program.
Aemetis Inc. released second quarter financial results Aug. 8, reporting growth for its biodiesel business in India, outlining improvement projects underway at its corn ethanol plant, and discussing planned RNG and cellulosic ethanol production.
Gevo Inc. announced Aug. 5 it has achieved its International Sustainability and Carbon Certification under the ISCC PLUS scheme for food, feed, industrial applications, energy, and biofuels outside Europe.
USGC programs expand DDGS exports to Ireland
By U.S. Grains Council
August 07, 2019
Using Market Access Program funds, the U.S. Grains Council engaged the Irish feed industry in March 2019 to assess the distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) market and potential effects of the looming Brexit.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture announced Aug. 6 funding for a bioenergy pilot plant and three biofuel blending infrastructure projects, including one that that focuses on E15 and E85 distribution.
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