Industrial Facilities Turn To HDS
By Mike Hoffman
June 11, 2014
High-definition surveys bring the digital age to site planning, facility upgrades.
POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels LLC, DuPont and Abengoa shared exciting updates of their respective cellulosic ethanol projects at the 2014 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo in Indianapolis. All three plants are expected to be operational soon.
Danville, Virginia-based Tyton BioEnergy Systems plans to restart the former Clean Burn Fuels ethanol plant soon. The 60 MMgy facility will initially restart using corn feedstock, but plans to later transition to the use of energy tobacco.
The USDA has released the June issue of its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, maintaining its prediction that 2014-'15 corn production will be a record 13.935 billion bushels, with yields at 165.3 bushels per acre.
Distillers grains and other new coproducts of ethanol production show potential in replacing fishmeal, the holy grail ingredient in aquaculture feed rations.
RFA joined Growth Energy and others on a USDA trip to China, where signs of rapid growth were everywhere, writes Bob Dinneen. The goal was to develop additional markets for DDGS.
Australia is a beautiful country that isn't taking advantage of renewable energy opportunities, such as power generated by wind, solar or ocean waves, writes Mike Bryan. Those in power need to rethink their environmentally unfriendly policies.
Diversifying ethanol coproduct streams is big business in today's market as producers seek to add value to their product portfolios, a major focus of discussion at the 2014 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo in Indianapolis this week.
Cellulosic ethanol projects around the globe are nearing completion, attendees at the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo learned in breakout sessions featuring reports from several companies bringing these technologies to commercialization.
Ethanol plant registration is required for DDGS exports to China.
With the Fourth of July fast approaching, it's a great time to think about declaring independence from Big Oil, writes Tom Buis. Ethanol is our renewed declaration of energy independence.
The cream of the crop were recognized at the 2014 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo in Indianapolis on June 10. Lars Dunn received the Award of Excellence and Shirley Ball received the High Octane Award.
Proposed FDA regulations raise compliance questions among ethanol producers.
Green Plains Inc. announced that it has acquired the assets of Supreme Cattle Feeders from Agri Beef Co. The acquisition includes the feed yard doing business as Supreme Cattle Feeders and the Cimarron Grain storage facility near Kismet, Kansas.
Attendees of the 30th anniversary International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo heard from Tom Buis, CEO of Growth Energy, and Rick Toleman, CEO of National Corn Growers Association, during the general session held June 10 in Indianapolis.
Applying lessons from the past, ethanol industry veterans shared their outlook for the future at the opening morning sessions of the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo, Tuesday, June 10, at Indianapolis, Indiana.
The USDA has published a notice of funds availability for the Biomass Crop Assistance Program. According to the notice, the USDA will provide $12.5 million in BCAP matching payments this year, with $12.5 million spent on technical assistance.
Multiple factors, including winter weather and shale oil traffic, presented logistical challenges for dried distillers grains marketers and ethanol producers early this year.
UAS hold great promise in agriculture, but the FAA is lagging in its understanding of how important drones are becoming to farmers, and in developing regulations, according to panelists at the Emerging Corn Production Technologies and Science Forum.
The Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization Program for the Bio-Economy has awarded funding to support the scale-up of a cellulosic pretreatment technology, with the goal of making it more broadly available for consumer use.
The U.S. EPA is extending the compliance deadline for the 2013 renewable fuel standard (RFS) and the associated deadline for submission of attest engagement reports for the 2013 RFS. The new deadlines are Sept. 30, 2014 and Jan 30, 2015.
After months of preparation, the time is finally upon us. It's FEW time again.
The collection and handling of corn stover was the focus of a panel discussion at the Emerging Corn Production Technologies and Science Forum, an event collocated with the 2014 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo.
A new grassroots campaign will tell the positive story of ethanol through people's personal stories, writes Brian Jennings. "Power by People" will appeal to the hearts and minds of the public.
Edeniq Inc. has announced the successful performance of its Pathway Validation Facility. Edeniq's Pathway Platform is a proprietary, integrated platform that produces cellulosic ethanol inside existing corn ethanol plants.
ICM Inc. is pleased to announce that IGPC Ethanol Inc. of Ontario, Canada, has signed a contract to be the first Canadian Adopter of ICM's patent-pending Fiber Separation Technology, which increases ethanol yield and throughput.
FEW kicked off the evening of June 9 with a ribbon cutting and grand opening of the expo hall. Tom Bryan of BBI International, Ron Beemiller of WB Services LLC and Ray Defenbaugh of Big River Resources spoke briefly.
The EU should add a provision to existing legislation requiring that member states maintain a strategic storage of biofuels, writes Robert Vierhout. It's time to start thinking about security of energy supply and using biofuels in a smarter way.
The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration is organizing a renewable energy and energy efficiency trade mission to Peru in November that will promote the export competitiveness of U.S. technologies.
Charlie Good, owner of Good and Quick, a Nevada, Iowa, gas station offering E15 and other ethanol blends, has changed the stickers on his gas pumps to comply with the U.S. EPA's Reid Vapor Pressure regulations.
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