RFA membership has made growing export market opportunities one of our top priorities, writes Bob Dinneen. This column appears in the February issue of EPM.
JBEI researchers develop one-pot process for cellulosic ethanol
By Lynn Yarris, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
January 20, 2016
Joint BioEnergy Institute researchers have developed a “high-gravity� one-pot process for producing ethanol from cellulosic biomass that gives unprecedented yields while minimizing water use and waste disposal.
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association recently announced Helena Gruensteidl, a student at Des Moines Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa, won first place in IRFA's 6th Annual "Fuel the Future" video contest for Iowa high school students.
The Federal Trade Commission has published a rule finalizing amendments to its rule for automotive fuel ratings, certification and posting. The new rule adopts rating, certification and labeling requirements for certain ethanol fuel blends.
FSMA is a far-reaching and complex new regulation that many have questions about, writes Richard Coulter. This column appears in the February issue of EPM.
The important, ambitious goals contained in the agreement reached at the climate change conference can be met with the help of biofuels, writes Tom Buis. This column appears in the February issue of EPM.
The anticipated USDA report released in January was friendly for the soy complex and that supported corn. However, overall world economics, growing global grain stocks and a decline in energy prices have limited upside movement in grains/oilseeds.
Study seeks nature's best biocatalysts for biofuel production
By Oak Ridge National Laboratory
January 19, 2016
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's BioEnergy Science Center are looking beyond the usual suspects in the search for microbes that can efficiently break down inedible plant matter for conversion to biofuels.
Fighting to maintain a strong and growing federal renewable fuel standard (RFS) is key to long-term renewable fuels success, stated Iowa Renewable Fuels Association Executive Director Monte Shaw at the 10th Annual Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit Jan. 19.
In a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Jan. 19, the entire Iowa Congressional delegation urged the agency to set the next round of renewable fuel standard (RFS) volume levels in line with the statute.
University of Illinois economist Coppess outlines the EPA's assertion that Congress' use of ambiguous terms provides some degree of reasonable delegation to the agency, and the ethanol industry's countering argument.
Novozymes has released financial results for 2015, reporting sales grew by 4 percent organically last year. Bioenergy sales dropped 5 percent organically. EBIT grew by 15 percent and the EBIT margin was 27.7 percent. Net profit grew by 12 percent.
The 2015 survey provides snapshot of new crop quality for ethanol production. This story appears in the February issue of EPM.
A recently retired ACE board member helped the organization focus in on the wants and needs of the target market, writes Ron Lamberty. This column appears in the February issue of EPM.
News that a new analysis of the MOVES2014 emissions model gave it a bad grade is just the first step in many that will need to happen before ethanol gets a fair shake. Still, it's a move (sorry, couldn't help it) worth celebrating!
Active pressure continued in most commodity markets with concerns coming from commercial and investment traders through early January. Global worries created widespread stock market pressure in the United States and several foreign markets.
December 2015 was the warmest December on record across the United States. Natural gas prices responded in line with the warm weather and the prompt-month NYMEX futures contract plunged to a 16-year low.
Three Poet biorefineries will expand ethanol production capacity by a combined total of 25 million gallons in this year. Poet Biorefining – Hanlontown, Poet Biorefining – Hudson, and Poet Biorefining – Caro will all expand capacity.
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) recently announced it has initiated anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations of U.S. distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS) exported to China, prompting a U.S. industry response.
CHS Inc. has released financial results for the fiscal first quarter of 2016. The company reported $385.3 million in revenue from its renewable fuels business, down $109 million, or 22 percent, compared to the same period of the previous year.
After a decade of ethanol mostly being priced lower than gasoline, the ethanol/gasoline price ratio has been above 1.0 for the past four months, according to University of Illinois economists Scott Irwin and Darrel Good.
Given the challenge that countries face in transitioning off carbon intensive technologies, now is the time for world leaders to acknowledge the enormous potential of biofuels, writes Bliss Baker. This column appears in the February issue of EPM.
Second-generation biofuel crops like the perennial grasses Miscanthus and switchgrass can efficiently meet emission reduction goals without significantly displacing cropland used for food production, according to a new study.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced that with the harvest season almost finished, the sugarcane crush in the south-central region reached approximately 594.08 million tons at the end of December.
OSHA penalties are increasing for the first time since 1990 and employers need to be aware and more cautious than in the past, writes Brent Soderstrum. This column appears in the February issue of EPM.
For eight years, Joule has been working under the radar to develop and commercialize its CO2-to-fuel technology. This story appears in the February issue of EPM with the headline 'Industrializing photosynthesis.'
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers has announced it has filed a motion to intervene in the recent lawsuit brought by members of the ethanol industry against the U.S. EPA regarding its recent renewable fuel standard (RFS) rulemaking.
The big news is that the Chinese government did decide to proceed with their anti-dumping case vs. U.S. ethanol producers. The only good news is that it is a now known fact, with a more definitive timeline.
Scientists from Rice University, the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the Joint BioEnergy Institute have discovered how two bacterial enzymes work as a team to break apart lignin.
The BioAg Alliance, Novozymes' and Monsanto's collaboration to improve crop harvests through naturally-occurring microbes, recently announced results from its 2015 field trial program. Those results included a corn inoculant product.
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