The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association congratulates Gale's Gas Bars on its debut of E30 gasoline in Ontario. Gale's has 16 sites throughout Niagara and E30 will be offered at 143 Welland Avenue, in St. Catharines, beginning Oct. 16.
Bob Dinneen, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, recently submitted a letter to the California Air Resources Board outlining serious concerns regarding the staff's new indirect land use analysis.
Studies steadily advance cellulosic ethanol prospects
By USDA Agricultural Research Service, Ann Perry
October 16, 2014
The potential for producing cost-effective cellulosic ethanol that uses plentiful and sustainable cellulosic plant biomass continues to grow, thanks to research at the USDA.
A French cellulosic technology utilizing Deinococcus bacteria is being teamed up with Michigan State University's ammonia-based pretreatment technology, AFEX. Deinove SA and MBI have formed a partnership to demonstrate the paired technologies.
Proper understanding helps maximize production, avoid unexpected compliance mistakes.
Cleaning, like other preventative maintenance practices, helps avoid the headache of an unscheduled shutdown.
Valero Energy Corp.'s ethanol plant near Linden, Indiana, experienced a fire on Oct. 13. No injuries were reported. According to Bill Day, vice president of communications at Valero, the cause of the fire is under investigation.
During the 2014 National Advanced Biofuel Conference held in Minneapolis on Oct. 13-14, professionals in the biogas space reviewed the continued momentum and implications biogas producers are experiencing in advanced biofuel markets.
The Renewable Fuels Association released an updated version of its popular publication "Fueling a Nation, Feeding the World." This 10-page booklet outlines ethanol's contribution to the global food and feed supply.
The recently established Low Carbon Fuels Coalition is encouraging low carbon fuel producers and other industry stakeholders to weigh in on the availability of low carbon fuels by submitting comments to the California Air Resources Board.
On the occasion of a Policy Conference in Brussels, ePURE is calling for European policy makers to introduce a long-term policy framework to support the broadening of Europe's network of biorefineries by 2030, including targets for ethanol use.
Due to profitability, many ethanol industry executives are considering tax impacts to their annual bonuses, writes Joe Leo. Although there are many factors to consider, one option is a deferred compensation plan.
DOE awards $13.4 million to develop biofuels, bioproducts
By U.S. Department of Energy
October 14, 2014
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced up to $13.4 million for five projects to develop advanced biofuels and bioproducts that will help drive down the cost of producing gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel from biomass.
The Surface Transportation Board has announced Class I railroads will now be required to publicly file weekly data reports regarding service performance. Certain data on ethanol shipments are among the new reporting requirements.
Is grain ethanol chemically the same as cellulosic ethanol? The short answer is, “yes.�
Growth Energy and the RFA responded to the USDA's October supply/demand report, which forecasted a record corn yield. Growth Energy said it ended the food vs. fuel myth and RFA said it underscores the need for market certainty.
2014 was unlike any other that Mike McAdams, president of the Advanced Biofuel Association, has seen in his decades-long career. And that's not a positive observation.
USDA October supply/demand report projects corn yield at record 172.4 bushels per acre and record corn production at 14.47 billion bushels, coming in slightly lower than the trade's average prediction.
Rick Tolman will wrap up his 14 years at NCGA on Oct. 17. Tolman told Ethanol Producer Magazine the thing that sticks out most in his mind is the remarkable change in the ag economy, thanks to the growth of the ethanol industry.
In Canada, the Ontario-based distillation company Drystill recently completed a series of tests on their new pilot plant, which demonstrates its distillation technology and has applications in the ethanol and other industries.
E10: Cost-effective way to decarbonize EU transportation sector
By ePURE
October 10, 2014
A new report highlights that European renewable ethanol is the most cost-effective way to decarbonize the EU transport sector. It found that the CO2 abatement cost of ethanol is negative when the energy efficiency gains of E10 are accounted for.
Argonne National Laboratory modeling lowers land use change GHG emissions to 7.6 7.6 gCO2e/MJ, down from 9.0 in last year's modeling and four-times lower than the 28 gCO2e/MJ value used by the U.S. EPA.
Researchers have identified a new way to boost yeast tolerance to ethanol by simply altering the composition of the medium in which the yeast are grown. The findings could have a significant impact on industrial biofuel production.
Valero Energy Corp.'s ethanol plant in Bloomingburg, Ohio, experienced a fire Oct. 6. According to Bill Day, vice president of communications at Valero, no injuries were reported and there was no reported damage to plant production equipment.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Joint BioEnergy Institute has developed MaxBin, an automated software program for binning (sorting) the genomes of individual microbial species from metagenomic sequences.
E85 retailers in the St. Louis area may be purposely price gouging Missouri drivers, according to an in-depth case study released today by the Renewable Fuels Association.
On Oct. 8, BlueFire Renewables Inc. announced it has signed a master engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for its proposed 19 MMgy cellulosic ethanol plant in Fulton, Mississippi.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the October issue of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, which includes slightly reduced ethanol production forecasts for 2014 and 2015.
The U.S. EPA has posted a notice to its website announcing it has taken action to improve and streamline the pathway petition process under the renewable fuels standard (RFS).
The U.S. EPA has released updated data gathered through its Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, which details greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution trends and emissions broken down by several category types. The program includes data from ethanol plants.
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