The U.S. EPA's public comment period on the renewable fuel standard (RFS) waiver requests closes in approximately one week. Nearly 1,500 comments have already been filed, some in favor of maintaining the RFS, others in favor of waiving it.
Researchers develop promising business model
People, Partnerships & Deals
Quad County Corn Processors is working toward production of both grain-based and cellulosic ethanol from the same feedstock.
The idea of cellulosic ethanol from corn bran or fiber has been around for more than a decade with little progress. Is that about to change?
Cellulosic ethanol is arriving, with commissioning under way and more than 100 MMgy under construction.
Sen. John “Jack� Kibbie, D-Iowa, always manages to find himself in the middle of everything, whether it's working to bring cellulosic ethanol to his home county, commanding tanks in Korea or sharing a ballot with John F. Kennedy.
Reactor geometry, impeller design important to power optimization
Six Danish technologies combine to shape proposed integrated cellulosic ethanol project
The board of Patriot Holdings LLC, has continuously monitored and evaluated the ethanol industry in the course of developing its strategic plan for the future. In June, Patriot retained Ascendant Partners Inc. to assist it gathering facts and data.
University of Nevada-Reno researchers are leading an effort to identify the gene pathways responsible for the great water efficiency in desert plants, and transfer that to poplar trees being developed for biofuels.
The first debate between President Barack Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., didn't contain the words ethanol or renewable energy. Both candidates did, however, address energy, and in Romney's case, green energy or green jobs.
Lights, camera, action! Automotive Expert and Car-Talk Host Bobby Likis is packing up the Car Clinic state-of-the-art show trailer with full crew and is hitting the road to the CARS Congress of Automotive Service & Repair (CARS) event.
Lux Research has released its list of top 10 innovative companies profiled during the third quarter of 2012. The list includes cellulosic sugar manufacturer Sweetwater Energy Inc. The top 10 companies were selected from 370 companies.
Abengoa Bioenergy of Illinois LLC, an 88 MMgy corn ethanol plant in Madison, Ill., is being temporarily idled for maintenance. Chris Standlee, executive vice president for Abengoa Bioenergy, said that he doesn't expect the shutdown to be long term.
In California, Los Angeles County is taking action to support the development of technologies to convert landfill waste into biofuels and biopower. The county's Board of Supervisors voted to advocate for waste-to-biofuel and waste-to-energy projects.
A drought tolerant grass fed to cattle in the tropics is being studied as a possible cellulosic ethanol feedstock in southern states, with encouraging results. The research is ongoing as part of a search for alternative biofuel feedstocks.
A study recently published by the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst explores some of the economic impacts of establishing a low carbon fuel standard((LCFS) in Minnesota.
A total of 10 candidates for U.S. Senate or House of Representatives in Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota responded to a two-question survey sent out by the American Coalition for Ethanol.
The Andersons Inc. recently announced it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase substantially all of the assets of Mt. Pulaski Products LLC. The transaction, which remains subject to certain conditions, is anticipated to close in late 2012.
Global grain production to hit new record
October 01, 2012
The corn market jumped the limit on USDA's quarterly supplies report, which says U.S. corn stocks are their lowest since 2004. A day or two earlier, I saw a report saying global grain production is expected to reach a record high.
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