UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced producers in the country's south-central region have prioritized hydrous ethanol production since the beginning of the season.
Does the cost of adding blender pumps and other new equipment to sell E15 and other higher ethanol blends seem high? Don't worry, there's another option for retailers that are ready to add E15 to their product list.
E10 can be safely used in marine engines and every marine engine manufactured today provides warranty coverage for E10, writes Bob Dinneen. To combat misinformation floating around, he encourages one-on-one conversations to keep the facts straight.
A good understanding of financial ratios is essential when making strategic plans.
Advisors provide guidance and tools to achieve more sound financial footing.
Dyadic International Inc. recently released its financial results for quarter one of 2015, reporting an established market position with its licensee Abengoa and more recent collaborator Compagnie Industrielle de Matiere Vegetale for its products.
The U.S. Department of Energy has published a notice announcing an open meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee on May 20-22 in Washington, D.C.
According to recent findings by environmental scientists at Radboud University, the location of the agricultural lands used to grow biofuel crops has a major impact on the greenhouse gas emission they ultimately produce.
Two additional Kum & Go locations in the greater Des Moines-area are now offering cleaner-burning, lower-cost E15 to 2001 and newer vehicles. The most recent Kum & Go stations offering registered E15 are located in Des Moines and Ankeny.
Discussions on the China market and FSMA dominated the presentations at the 19th Distillers Grains Symposium held in Kansas City.
E15 and higher ethanol blends do not receive the same 1-pound RVP volatility waiver that is granted to E10, writes Tom Buis of Growth Energy, encouraging readers to contact their legislators to show support for new bills seeking to change that.
Most of us want to get recommendations from others that are like us and, at the same time, cooler than we are, writes Ron Lamberty of ACE. In the case of gas stations, Sheetz, Mapco and Murphy are a few examples of high-profile innovators.
Joule Unlimited Inc. has announced third-party testing of its fuel ethanol has confirmed its ethanol meets U.S. and European standards. The company has also secured $40 million in private equity and venture debt financing.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the May edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, slightly revising its ethanol production forecasts for this year, but maintaining the forecast for 2016 production made in April.
Dyadic International Inc. has announced details regarding 2G BIOPIC, a new advanced biofuels project funded by the European Commission's Horizon 2020 program. In the 2G BIOPIC project, Dyadic's subsidiary will develop a demonstration-scale facility.
While alternative fuels like biofuels had obvious appeal when oil prices were well over $100 a barrel, the plummet in oil prices to $50 levels can threaten the cost-competitiveness of alternative fuels.
The use of double-cropping systems, a winter annual biomass crop is grown then harvested in the spring, followed by a summer annual crop, has been suggested as an option to produce biofuel feedstocks.
After a period of incredible profitability, leaders in the ethanol industry are better positioned for thinner margins.
Blue Flint Ethanol stimulates corn expansion in McLean County, North Dakota.
The recent drop in oil prices and global food price index should finally put an end to the food vs. food debate, writes Bliss Baker of GRFA. The price of oil and energy inputs are the most important drivers of food and commodity prices, not biofuels.
Cosan has released first quarter financial results, reporting Raizen Energia, the company's sugar, ethanol and cogeneration segment, achieved a 3 percent increase in net revenue during the 2014-'15 crop year.
Fluid Quip Process Technologies has announced that United Wisconsin Grain Producers LLC, a 58 MMgy corn-ethanol plant, has purchased and will install the company's trademarked Maximized Stillage Coproducts System.
In 2014, U.S. fuel ethanol production reached 14.3 billion gallons of ethanol fuel, the highest level ever. The growth in U.S. fuel ethanol production has outpaced growth in corn consumed as feedstock.
Donna Funk with K-Coe Isom shares five tips for weathering today's tight margins. The drivers are different, but the things that worked during previous periods of low margins still apply, she says.
Pacific Ethanol Inc. has released first quarter financial results, reporting a net loss of $4.7 million. According to Neil Koehler, president and CEO of the company, margins have improved so far in the second quarter.
On May 12, Gevo Inc. released financial results for the first quarter, with an update on recent corporate highlights, including successful isobutanol batches run its Luverne, Minnesota, plant and the recent jet fuel agreement with Alaska Airlines.
On May 12, representatives of two biofuel trade organizations discussed the choice the White House and U.S. EPA face in proposing upcoming renewable volume requirements (RVOs) under the renewable fuel standard.
With spring planting progressing rapidly, USDA is projecting total U.S. feed grain supplies for 2015-'16 will slightly exceed the record level of 2014-'15 as larger beginning stocks more than offset lower expected production.
Sustainability drives growing interest in renewable chemicals from ethanol.
The U.S. EPA's proposed rule for the 2014, 2015 and 2016 renewable fuel standard (RFS) volume requirements is undergoing review by the White House Office of Management and Budget, marking a final step before the rule is released for public review.
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