Guest columnist for ACE's Grassroots Voice column in the November EPM writes about the AMCM and Travelers Motor Club experiences with ethanol.
Realizing its full potential requires a better understanding of fiber's fickle characteristics when used as a cellulosic ethanol feedstock. In-depth reporting in the November EPM.
The North Carolina Biotechnology Center, aided by a $1.87 million federal grant, has embarked on a three-year project to study the production of sorghum as biomass for fuel and high-value chemicals in the Mid-Atlantic region.
The Renewable Fuels Association is hosting free ethanol safety seminars in Ocala, Florida. The Oct. 17 and Oct. 18 seminars at Florida State Fire College will be each held from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. ET. Certificates of completion will given to attendees.
The U.S. Grains Council has announced U.S. feed grains in all forms during the 2015-'16 marketing year reached 100.5 million metric tons (3.96 billion bushels), up more than 300,000 metric tons from the previous marketing year.
New technology poised to improve ethanol plant's bottom line, through conversion of corn fiber in distillers to cellulosic ethanol. In-depth reporting in November EPM.
The Global Scene columnist in the November EPM describes Renewable Industries Canada's plans for an interactive forum to foster measurable actions for the transition to a biobased economy.
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association recently recognized Absolute Energy, an ethanol production facility in St. Ansgar, Iowa, for producing its 1 billionth gallon of cleaner-burning, homegrown ethanol this month.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the October edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, predicting fuel ethanol production will average 990,000 barrels per day this year and next year, up from 970,000 barrels per day in 2015.
Shell Oil Co. has offered a stalking horse bid of more than $26 million to purchase Abengoa Bioenergy Biomass of Kansas LLC's 25 MMgy cellulosic ethanol plant in Hugoton, Kansas, under Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.
Guest columnist for the Urban Air Initiative's Clearing the Air column writes about Glacial Lake Energy's E30 challenge in the November EPM.
The financial difficulties of Abengoa Bioenergy's parent company in Spain trigger the sale of its ethanol production facilities in the U.S. In-depth reporting in the November EPM.
The U.S. Grains Council recently hosted a team of automobile manufacturers, ethanol policy regulators, fuel distributors, and ethanol producers from Southeast Asia to engage in a fact finding mission about higher blends of ethanol in gasoline.
The Renewable Fuels Association has announced it will be a co-title sponsor of the Crappie Masters Tournament Trail this year with Bass Pro Shops, in an effort to educate boaters, conservation enthusiasts and consumers about ethanol's benefits.
Twenty-one high school students from Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg High School recently visited the Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co. plant to get a better understanding of how clean homegrown renewable energy is produced.
In recognition of National Farmer's Day, the Renewable Fuels Association would like to thank farmers, the backbone of the U.S. economy, providing abundant supplies of food, fuel and fiber for the U.S. and the world.
Green Biologics Inc. has announced a branding and product development strategy for its biobased n-butanol and acetone, as well as downstream products. Its biobased products will be branded BioPure, with downstream products trademarked GreenInside.
The USDA Office of Chief Economist has released the October edition of its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report, predicting lower production for corn, with increased exports, reduced stocks and higher prices.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association recently announced mills in the country's south-central region produced 18.06 billion liters (4.77 billion gallons) of ethanol from the beginning of the current season through mid-September.
Faegre Baker Daniels columnist writes about Business Matters in the November EPM.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Bioenergy Technologies Office has established the Agile BioFoundry, a new consortium of nine Energy Department national laboratories working to standardize and streamline the entire biomanufacturing pipeline.
France-based Deinove recently released financial results for the first half of 2016, announcing plans to shelve its advanced biofuel business and refocus its efforts on antibiotics and carotenoids in nutrition and cosmetics.
Gevo Inc. recently announced that it has completed production of cellulosic renewable jet fuel that is specified for commercial flights. Alaska Airlines is expected to fly the first commercial flight using fuel within the next few months.
On Oct. 11, RaceTrac announced that it has expanded E15 sales to four locations in Florida, giving consumers access to a higher biofuel blend. RaceTrac also recently joined a list of major retailers as part of the Prime the Pump initiative.
Platte Valley Distillers in Nebraska has developed a patented process that produces distillers grain cubes and pellets without the use of binders or additives. The products are easier to transport than bulk distillers grains.
The Renewable Fuels Association is proud to announce that Director of Regulatory Affairs Kelly Davis has been reappointed to the U.S. Department of Commerce's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee.
Six Poet biorefineries in Ohio and Indiana are installing a new energy generation system using combined-heat-and-power (CHP). These systems will reduce reliance on the electrical energy grid and recover waste energy for additional use in the plant.
The Biogenic CO2 Coalition has launched a grassroots campaign to urge the U.S. EPA to remove its regulatory roadblock to the development of the emerging bioeconomy. The coalition has also sent letters to 2016 presidential candidates.
Searching for stations offering 15 percent ethanol blends—and prices—just got a lot easier. The website E85prices.com, managed by the Renewable Fuels Association, now includes E15 in its services.
The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service recently released the October edition of its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report, noting total corn consumed for alcohol and other uses was 511 million bushels in August.
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