To unravel how intricate waste biomass converts to biofuels, a Cornell professor studied Clostridium acetobutylicum to decipher its metabolism. Understanding the bacterium's sugar-processing complexities may lead to improved biofuel yields.
Stakeholders, including the states of Kansas and Nebraska, joined the Urban Air Initiative and the Energy Future Coalition as they petitioned the U.S. EPA to correct the agency's flawed models that limit the use of higher blends of ethanol.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced plants in the south-central region of the country processed 1.18 million tons of sugarcane during the first half of January, producing 67.81 million liters of ethanol.
Europe needs a realistic mix of renewable energy solutions—including low-emission options such as sustainably produced European ethanol—if it wants to achieve its goal of decarbonizing EU transport, according to speakers at a debate Wednesday.
Last fall, the Renewable Fuels Association announced it would co-sponsor the Crappie Masters Tournament Trail in an effort to educate boaters, conservation enthusiasts and consumers about ethanol. The first of 19 tournaments begins Jan. 27.
The U.S. Grains Council has published the first two of its annual reports on corn and sorghum harvest quality, reporting that U.S. farmers produced an estimated 387 million metric tons of corn in 2016, along with 12 million metric tons of sorghum.
Ethanol Producer Magazine's Editor in Chief shares his thoughts on the incoming adminstration, and comments on features in his Editor's Note that appears in the February print edition.
Europeans overwhelmingly support the use of conventional biofuels made from crops and believe EU policy should encourage it, according to a recent EU-wide opinion survey.
The Renewable Fuels Association has scheduled a training course to help ethanol plants meet the requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act. This class is designed for personnel overseeing a facility's food safety plan.
In early January, the USDA Economic Research Service published a report, titled “Dedicated Energy Crops and Competition for Agricultural Land,� that examines three policy scenarios that could create a market for bioelectricity using switchgrass.
Half of U.S. states blended more than 10 percent ethanol, RFA's president and CEO points out in his View from the Hill column for the February print edition of Ethanol Producer magazine.
Ethanol industry advocates believe the Trump administration will be friendlier to ethanol than the previous one. This article appears in the February print edition of Ethanol Producer Magazine.
Commodity Report :Ethanol prices turned into a major market freefall during January, dropping more than 15 cents per gallon since the beginning of the year.
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey announced that Charlie Good from Good & Quick in Nevada and Richard Weiner from Cartersville Elevator Inc. in Nora Springs are the 2017 winners of the Secretary's Ethanol and Biodiesel Marketing Awards.
St1, a Finnish energy company, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ubon Bio Ethanol to launch a pilot project of the production of bioethanol from cassava waste, with the aim of setting up a joint venture for ethanol production in Thailand.
The rule to set 2014 volume obligations under the renewable fuel standard (RFS) is among 30 recent rules published by the U.S. EPA set to be temporarily delayed in order to allow for additional review by the Trump administration.
Growth Energy's new communications director outlines the organization's goals for 2017 in the February print issue's Drive column.
Successful water reduction and recycling require close attention to treatments and system impacts in ethanol production. This feature appears in the February print edition of Ethanol Producer Magazine.
Commodity Report: The USDA released the January supply and demand report without much fanfare. The agency did, however, lower harvested acres and yield.
Queensland Renewable Fuels Association is excited to announce a landmark partnership with Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise, which promises to drive consistent growth of the burgeoning biofuels industries in the region.
Rayeman Elements and its team have successfully designed a patented technology that takes distillers dried grains (DDGs) and densifies them into a “compact, non-breaking, economical form.�
The U.S. EPA is seeking comments on its analysis of upstream greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions attributable to the production of sugar beets for use as a biofuel feedstock. A 30-day public comment period is expected to open soon.
ACE's Grassroots Voice columnist explains the RINs math behind E85, that ought to result in savings at the pump. Lamberty's column appears in the February print edition of Ethanol Producer Magazine.
Big in ethanol and corn, Nebraska's corn stover and distillers grains resources are being tapped for new, enhanced feed products from two emerging companies. This feature appears in the February print issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine.
European researcher aims to generate more value from biomass
By Imperial College London
January 23, 2017
Roberto Rinaldi FRSC, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London has been awarded a European Research Council Consolidator Grant to fund his work on lignin valorization.
Transportation issues hamper DDGS shipment
By Sean Broderick, CHS
January 23, 2017
Midway through January, it has been an interesting month, already. The new year started with cold weather in the Midwest and heavy rain and snow on the West coast.
Roberto Rinaldi FRSC, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London has been awarded a European Research Council Consolidator Grant to fund his work on lignin valorization.
U.S. Water has announced that on Dec. 15, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated an adverse judgment against it by the District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin relating to the use of phytase in ethanol plants.
The U.S. EPA has released renewable identification number (RIN) generation data for December, reporting more than 1.84 billion RINs were generated during the final month of last year, including nearly 16.83 million cellulosic RINs.
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