Jobs, economic opportunity, energy security define ethanol
By Renewable Fuels Association
February 22, 2012
Domestic ethanol production was a shining light of hope for hundreds of thousands of American families all across the nation in 2011, according to an analysis commissioned by the RFA.
Total Cost Per Gallon: The True Measure of Success
By Jason M. Blake
February 22, 2012
Finding the sweet spot requires a holistic view of optimization
Supercritical Water Could Provide Greener Pathway to Corn Ethanol
By G. Graham Allan, John R. Di Iorio and Milo U. Zorzino
February 22, 2012
High temperatures yield remarkable changes in water's chemical reactivity
Researchers Evaluate Agave's Potential for Ethanol
By Remigio Madrigal-Lugo and Alejandro Velázquez-Loera
February 22, 2012
High-yielding varieties promise agave-based ethanol could surpass even sugarcane yields
Thirsty for More
February 22, 2012
Ethanol's high octane rating may be the ticket for meeting escalating fuel efficiency standards in engines
Training for Trains
February 22, 2012
A 130-ton tank car is a unique beast that demands its handlers have proper safety knowledge
Business Briefs
By Ethanol Producer Magazine Staff
February 22, 2012
People, Partnerships & Deals
The Fan Connection
February 22, 2012
NASCAR looks back on a year of E15 as the 2012 season kicks off in February
Novozymes announces new advanced biofuels enzyme technology
By Novozymes
February 22, 2012
A new enzyme from Novozymes decreases costs and increases yields in production of advanced biofuels from agricultural residues and waste. The enzyme performs 1.5 times better than the company's previous advanced biofuels enzyme, Cellic CTec2.
The Next Level
February 22, 2012
Marketing firms join to form next generation of ethanol marketing
When the Chips are Gasified
February 22, 2012
Demonstration project produces green energy from yard waste
Back on the Horse
February 22, 2012
Failed Range Fuels plant under evaluation by new owner LanzaTech
Up and Running
February 22, 2012
Retailers respond positively to SD blender pump incentive
Taking Fermentation to a New Level
February 22, 2012
Two companies develop new technologies aimed at revolutionizing fermentation
Target For Transformation
February 22, 2012
Can biobutanol provide ethanol producers new paths towards diversification?
The people of Sutherland, Neb., are optimistic about the chances of a restart for Midwest Renewable Energy LLC, a 28 MMgy ethanol plant located west of North Platte, Neb.
Coast Guard, ORNL test butanol in small marine engines
February 21, 2012
The U.S. Coast Guard is working on a three-year project with researchers at the U.S. DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory to test the potential for butanol to be used in the Coast Guard's smaller marine craft.
Hart Energy's Frederick Potter remembered
By Hart Energy
February 21, 2012
The Hart Energy Board of Directors announced Feb. 21 that the company's Executive Vice President and board member, Frederick L. Potter, has passed away.
In support of cellulosic ethanol
February 20, 2012
The Union of Concerned Scientists is applying some energy to supporting ethanol. Well, not corn ethanol, I doubt they've made an about face there. But they are coming out in support of cellulosic ethanol.
Ethanol industry faces 'toughest down' since 2009
February 20, 2012
As reports of ethanol plants temporarily idling or slowing production trickle in, Ascendant Partners Inc. told EPM that what the ethanol industry is currently going through is partially a normal seasonal cycle, and partially abnormal.
Mixed reactions to EPA's E15 health effects approval
February 20, 2012
RFA and ACE applaud EPA's approval of health effects and emissions testing on E15, even as the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers and the Environmental Working Group continue to take issue with the EPA's E15 labeling requirements.
Record-breaking 2010 exports of DDGS were a hard act to follow in 2011, particularly considering the impact of the Chinese anti-dumping investigation. A total of 7.65 million metric tons of U.S. DDGS were exported in 2011.
EPA approves study on E15 health effects, emissions
By Growth Energy
February 17, 2012
The U.S. ethanol industry came one step closer today to seeing low-cost, renewable E15 sold into the American fuels marketplace with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's evaluation of the health effects of E15.
A total of 1.19 billion gallons of U.S. ethanol was shipped out in 2011, with one-third going to Brazil, this year's No. 1 importer of U.S. ethanol. All in all, it was a huge year for U.S. ethanol exports.
Representatives and supporters of the cellulosic biofuels industry filed a series of letters with the U.S. EPA on Feb. 16 pushing back against petroleum refiners who requested the agency waive 2011 cellulosic biofuel obligations.
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is the headline speaker at the upcoming National Ethanol Conference, Feb. 22-24 in Orlando Florida. Other featured speakers include White House insiders Karl Rove and Robert Gibbs.
Greenfield Ethanol Inc. has teamed with Enerkem Inc. to establish a 10 MMgy cellulosic ethanol facility at the site of Greenfield's existing 120 million liter per year (about 31 MMgy) corn ethanol plant in Varennes, Quèbec.
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