Although a recent court ruling could allow Mascoma Corp.'s Frontier Renewable Resources LLC project to move forward, that project is unlikely to break ground. Rather, Mascoma is now focused on deploying its consolidated bioprocessing technology.
I love writing about and hearing about good news stories in the ethanol industry. Here at my blog, I like to take the opportunity to highlight those stories.
Allan Bly, founder and CEO of U.S. Water Services, discusses the major role water—and his company—play in the ethanol industry.
Installing draft regulator in exhaust stack improves boiler operations, thermal efficiency.
Champion Time
By Robert Vierhout
July 11, 2014
The European biofuels industry is in need of a champion or champions to defend the industry, writes Robert Vierhout. As almost half of the elected members of parliament are new, it's a good time to reset the discussion on biofuels.
As lignin supplies rise on the back of growing cellulosic feedstock utilization, commercialization opportunities of up to $242 billion are emerging in 13 select chemicals, says Lux Research.
China's new inspection and permit regime for U.S. distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) has created increased interest for DDGS in other markets around the world. Among the first to seize the opportunity was Taiwan.
The International Trade Administration recently published a notice in the Federal Register announcing it is reestablishing the renewable energy and energy efficiency advisory committee and accepting nominations for its membership.
Great growing conditions have the industry speculating on just how big the corn crop will be. USDA's July 11 supply/demand report pegs the 2014 corn crop at 13.86 billion bushels, 65 million bushels below last year's record.
Jennifer Hawkins, assistant professor of biology at West Virginia University, is working with a team of researchers to examine the genetic controls of tillering in corn, sorghum and foxtail millet.
International technology Group Andritz has received an order to supply equipment, engineering, and field services for Fiberight's cellulosic ethanol plant in Blairstown, Iowa. Start-up is planned for the first quarter of 2015.
The U.S. Department of Energy has officially opened a loan guarantee solicitation, making up to $4 million available for innovative renewable energy and energy efficiency projects located in the U.S. that avoid, reduce or sequester greenhouse gases.
The European Union has announced funding under two major initiatives that will benefit bioenergy projects, including EUR 1 billion in NER 300 funding and a new public-private partnership that aims inject EUR 3.7 billion into the biobased economy.
The National Grain and Feed Association has submitted an extensive proposal to the Surface Transportation Board, urging the STB to establish new rules and procedures that captive grain shippers could use to challenge unreasonable rail freight rates.
Ceres Inc., an agricultural biotechnology and seed company, has announced that the company has licensed its Persephone genome visualization application to Bayer CropScience. The software was originally developed for in-house use by Ceres.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has published the July issue of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, increasing its 2014 and 2015 ethanol production forecasts for the second month in a row. The EIA also announced a new weekly production record.
North Carolina recently awarded six projects a total of $500,000 through the state's Bioenergy Research Initiative, which is a program of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
As 41 million Americans hit the road to celebrate the country's birthday, they are again reminded of the strain gasoline puts on the family's budget. Fuel consumers want and need choices at the pump.
A new report published Biotechnology Industry Organization and Battelle indicates the U.S. bioscience industry demonstrated strong growth from 2011 to 2012, has navigated the economic recession better than most industries, and is once again growing.
The five Big Oil brands got an "F" in the Renewable Fuels Association's score card for their poor performance in offering E15 or E85. Among stations carrying other refiner-affiliated brands, only Speedway/SuperAmerica and Cenex received high marks.
U.S. Water Services, Inc. the provider of integrated solutions for water treatment, announced the merger of Texas based ChemCal, Inc and U.S. Water.
For critics, it's easy to make a knee jerk assumption that puts ethanol in a bad light. However, if they took the time to look deeper, they'd see there's much more to the story.
Advanced biofuels and biomass play supporting roles in several scenarios examined in a recent report from the World Bank Group looking at climate-smart development. The report introduces a new holistic modeling framework.
In response to a recent order by the Surface Transportation Board, which called on rail providers to resolve backlogs of rail cars for grain orders, but failed to address rail service for ethanol, Tom Buis of Growth Energy sent a letter to STB.
Syngenta and lowa FFA chapters will be joining forces to increase awareness of the benefits of American ethanol and to raise money to support flex fuel availability, and the FFA, at the American Ethanol 200 presented by Enogen, on July 11 and 12.
Last month, it was mentioned that China's import program and policies were the “elephant in the room,� and that whatever the path that took would have a significant bearing on DDGS prices. Over the weekend of June 14, the elephant reared its head.
The Fuels America coalition is launching a new wave of ads to highlight highlighting renewable fuels' savings for consumers as gas prices climb to their highest levels since 2008.
Scientists from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory are using the National Science Foundation-supported Stampede supercomputer to improve biofuel production by determining how certain enzymes break down cellulose.
California Ethanol & Power LLC in southern California landed a tax credit from the California Competes Tax Credit Committee worth $3.1 million through 2018, if the company successfully meets the milestones in the contract.
Ethanol production through the middle of June reached record high levels based primarily on recent weakness in the corn markets. Plants have been increasing production thanks to lower corn prices and strong profit margins.
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