Bacterial Inhibition Without Antibiotics
By Sami Faour
August 06, 2012
A method for controlling infection and maximizing ethanol yields
JOBS Act Creates Opportunities
By Gregory Lynch, Porter Martin and Jeff Barrett
August 06, 2012
Dry expectations
August 06, 2012
The drumbeat to modify the RFS continues and ethanol haters are jumping on the bandwagon. All this talk of waiving ethanol blending requirements because ethanol uses too much corn is having the market effect of driving the price of corn down.
Tapping into a Heat Recovery Opportunity to Reduce Energy Costs
By Tom Tucker
August 06, 2012
Customized design cost-effectively addresses fouling issues
Pinching Pennies
August 06, 2012
A new yeast product promises to save producers pennies per gallon when pennies count the most.
Stop Loss
August 06, 2012
Not all ethanol leaving the fermenters goes to the tank.
Optimal Yield: A Moving Target
August 06, 2012
A relentless focus on yield requires vigilance and nimble decision making.
Business Briefs
By Ethanol Producer Magazine Staff
August 06, 2012
People, Partnerships & Deals
Ethanol industry touts lower gas prices with new 'open road' ads
By the Renewable Fuels Association
August 06, 2012
Following on the success of its long-running "Right Here, Right Now" ads, the Renewable Fuels Association is debuting a new ad which focuses on ethanol's ability to lower gas prices at the pump and offer consumers relief in a difficult economy.
Argus launches California LCFS assessment
By Argus Media
August 03, 2012
Global energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus has launched the first published market price assessment for California Low-Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credits.
A day after more than 100 representatives sent a letter to the U.S. EPA, urging relief from the renewable fuel standard, two trade associations of the ethanol industry laid out many reasons why a RFS waiver is not needed.
The ethanol businesses of Valero Energy Corp. and Archer Daniels Midland Co. showed significantly decreased earnings in the ethanol business segment the last quarter.
Commissioning is well under way at the commercial-scale Ineos New Planet Bioenergy LLC facility, dubbed the Indian River BioEnergy Center, located near Vero Beach, Fla.
ICM chosen to design 40 MMgy ethanol plant in Argentina
By ICM Inc.
August 02, 2012
ICM Inc. announced Aug. 2 that it has signed a contract with ACA Bio Cooperative Limitada to design a dry-mill corn ethanol plant with a 40 MMgy production capacity, located near the city of Villa Maria, in the central province of Cordoba, Argentina.
Three important tax credits for biofuels were included in a bipartisan package of tax extenders included in a tax package passed Aug. 2 by the Senate finance committee, offering hope to advanced biofuel developers.
Banked RINS could offset more than 900 million bushels of corn
August 01, 2012
University of Illinois economists estimate 2.45 billion gallons worth of renewable identification numbers (RINs) are currently banked and available to apply to the mandated volumes in the renewable fuels standard (RFS).
Rochester, N.Y.-based Sweetwater Energy Inc., a cellulosic sugar manufacturer has oversubscribed and closed its Series A funding round. The company sought $5 million in initial funding, but investor response was greater than expected.
USDA designates additional counties as natural disaster areas
By USDA
August 01, 2012
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced two new pieces of disaster assistance for farmers and ranchers impacted by the nation's worsening drought, including the designation of 218 additional counties as primary natural disaster areas.
Gevo awarded new patent, sues Butamax, DuPont, BP
By Gevo Inc.
August 01, 2012
Gevo Inc. has been awarded an additional patent covering further improvements in the efficiency of bio-based production of isobutanol.The company also filed lawsuits against DuPont, BP and Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC.
Eco-Energy Holdings Inc. continues to expand its facilities in the East, announcing a partnership with NuStar Terminals Operations Partnership LP to jointing develop and ethanol unit train and storage facility, including outbound truck loading.
Although a final decision has not yet been made, the unofficial word is that the European Commission informed EU member states that it would not be issuing an order imposing preliminary duties against the U.S. ethanol industry.
Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate July 25 seeks to tie the volume mandate for renewable fuel under the renewable fuel standard (RFS) to U.S. corn supplies. The bill is titled the "Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act," or S. 3428.
Ethanol safety seminars to be held in Idaho in August
By Renewable Fuels Association
July 31, 2012
The Renewable Fuels Association, TRANSCAER, the Federal Railroad Association, and Eastern Idaho Railroad are co-sponsoring two Ethanol Safety Seminars in Idaho on August 7 and August 9. A similar seminar is scheduled for August 22 in Decatur, Ill.
EurObserv'ER has released its annual Biofuels Barometer report, showing that growth in biofuel consumption in the 27 EU member states decreased in 2011. However, consumption of second-generation biofuels is expected to increase in the future.
A recent decision by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service means Roundup Ready sugar beets and energy beets can now be sold commercially. That's exciting news for potential biofuel producers hoping to use beets as feedstock.
Natural gas opportunities
July 30, 2012
The boom in natural gas production has some interesting ethanol industry angles, besides record low prices for the major energy source for ethanol producers.
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