The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials has announced that its global members have voted to approve and publish revised principles and criteria, which will provide users with streamlined and easier to follow requirements.
USDA Farm Service Agency Administrator Val Dolcini announced Nov. 10 that $1.5 million will be available in fiscal year 2017 under the Biomass Crop Assistance Program for farmers and foresters who harvest and deliver biomass for renewable energy.
While earlier quarterly updates suggested potential deficits of renewable identification numbers (RINs) to use for showing compliance with the 2016 mandate targets, the pace of RIN generation has increased, according to a recent FarmDoc Daily post.
On Nov. 14, Gevo Inc. announced Alaska Airlines flew a flight using its cellulosic jet fuel. The company also recently announced that gasoline blended with its isobutanol is now being sold in Houston, Texas.
Aemetis Inc. has reported improved gross profit for the third quarter of 2016. Looking ahead, the company expects the 2016 corn harvest to result in favorable pricing and believes that the ethanol business will perform well during the final quarter.
How consumers understand fuels is important in understanding the power of a brand for E15 sales, writes ACE's Lamberty in his column for the December print issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine.
A California company develops nanotechnology combining ethanol with corn oil for a new blendstock that reduces diesel emissions. This article appears in the December print issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine.
NASCAR announced Nov. 11 that it will surpass 10 million competition miles on Sunoco Green E15, a biofuel blended with 15 percent American-made ethanol, by the end of the 2016 season.
ICM Inc. announced it has commenced a process to explore the feasibility of revitalizing the recently purchased Abengoa Bioenergy plant in Colwich, Kansas, to a larger scale state-of-the-art energy efficient biorefinery plant.
Brazil-based Cosan recently released third quarter financial results, reporting that its RaÃzen Energia segment crushed 25.7 million tons of sugarcane during the quarter and sold 1.18 million tons of sugar and 847,000 cubic meters of ethanol.
Cleanliness comes first, but then plants must evaluate multiple approaches to remain free of infections. This contribution appears in the December print issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine.
UNICA spokesperson describes Brazil's climate change strategy and its reliance on biofuels in her column that appears in the December print issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine.
On the heels of Tuesday's historic election, the American Coalition for Ethanol recently announced its annual grassroots Washington, D.C., fly-in will take place March 22-23, with the Liaison Hotel on Capitol Hill serving as the event headquarters.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the November edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, predicting fuel ethanol production will average approximately 990,000 barrels per day this year and next year.
On Nov. 10, the U.S. EPA proposed to deny several petitions requesting the agency redefine the point of obligation under the renewable fuel standard (RFS). A 60-day public comment period on the decision is scheduled to be opened soon.
Urban Air Initiative's work in 2016 covered many bases. This column appears in the December print issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine.
The economic drivers behind recent higher ethanol blending rates were examined by Iowa economic researcher Sampath Jayasinghe in the Renewable Energy Report from the Iowa Agricultural Marketing Resource Center.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, recently published a crop update for the first half of October, reporting ethanol production reached 1.4 billion liters (369.84 million gallons) during the two-week period.
The USDA November World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report projects that corn used for ethanol will be 5.3 billion bushels in the 2016-'17 marketing year, 25 million bushels more than the agency estimated in its October WASDE report.
On Nov. 8, the U.S. elected republican nominee Donald Trump to serve as its 45th president. Representatives of the biofuels industry said they are confident Trump will continue to support the renewable fuels standard (RFS) and corn ethanol.
AgStar Financial's team leader reviews best practices for building good lender relationships. This Business Matters column appears in the December print issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine.
Holstein Travel Center, an Iowa retailer, is holding an ethanol pump promotion on Nov. 11–12 to celebrate the opening of new blender pumps. The travel center has has installed four blender pumps with eight hoses at its location in Holstein, Iowa.
Novozymes recently launched Fermax, an enzyme protease that prevents foam development during the sugarcane ethanol fermentation process, while delivering improved control and replacing chemicals.
The Andersons Inc. reported third quarter net income of $1.7 million, or 6 cents per diluted share, on revenues of $860. Pre-tax earnings were led by the ethanol group at $9.5 million, with the grain group earning $1.9 million.
Fresh on the heels of Export Exchange 2016, leaders from the U.S. Grains Council are heading to the National Association of Farm Broadcasting's annual Trade Talk interview fair next week to talk trade policy, ethanol market development and more.
U.S. ethanol exports totaled 99.6 million gallons (mg) in September, up 28 percent–nearly 22 mg–over August, according to government trade data released Nov. 4 and analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association.
On Oct. 27, the U.S. EPA approved an efficient producer pathway petition for Redfield Energy LLC, bringing the total number of plants to receive pathway approvals under the efficient producer program to approximately 63.
The Renewable Fuels Association is hosting free ethanol safety seminars in Alabama. Two classes on Nov. 8 will be in Prattville, Alabama, and the remaining two classes on Nov. 10 will be held in Decatur, Alabama.
Paris Agreement on climate change enters legal force
November 04, 2016
On Nov. 4, the Paris Agreement on climate change entered legal force. It requires 195 nations, including the U.S., to take collective action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit global temperature increases to no more than 2 degrees Celsius.
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