As ethanol producers look to corn oil extraction as a new revenue stream, more of the distillers grains sold to feeders will have reduced levels of fat, a consequence that could be good or bad for animal producers, depending on the animal type.
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association is holding a free renewable fuels workshop for Iowa retailers Jan. 11 as it prepares for its 6th Annual Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit later in the month.
NexSteppe, a feedstock development company focused on servicing the biofuels, biopower and biobased products industries, recently announced a collaborative agreement with DuPont to develop sweet sorghum and high biomass sorghum hybrids.
Imagine, 429 bushels per acre of corn
January 09, 2012
People worried about future corn supplies need to look at the National Corn Growers' annual yield contest. David Hula, Charles City, Va., had the highest overall yield of 429.02 bushels per acre in the No-Till/Strip-Till Irrigated category.
CARB appeals federal court ruling that strikes down California's LCFS, requests permission to continue enforcement in 2012 and issues supplementary advisory for stakeholders.
Headwaters Ethanol Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of Headwaters Inc., announced Jan. 4 that it had sold its 51 percent ownership of Blue Flint Ethanol LLC to Great River Energy, which is now sole owner of the 60 MMgy North Dakota plant.
Four ethanol industry service providers are collaborating on a seminar aimed at ethanol plant managers responsible for maximizing plant profitability. The Process Optimization Seminar is set for Feb. 8-10 in St. Paul, Minn.
E85 coalition continues push for tax credit relief
January 06, 2012
The expiration of VEETC jeopardizes the future of E85 unless the tax code is modified to qualify E85 for the Alternative Fuel Credit, according to the Coalition for E85. The group is ramping up its campaign to convince Congress to make the change.
ZeaChem completes core construction at demo plant
January 04, 2012
Construction of ZeaChem Inc.'s Boardman, Ore., demonstration-scale project's core has been successfully completed and the company said it is beginning biochemical production operations as scheduled.
Georgia ethanol plant emerges from bankruptcy
January 04, 2012
A reorganization plan allowing Southwest Georgia Ethanol LLC to emerge from Chapter 11 was approved in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The ethanol plant, which was a wholly owned subsidiary of First United Ethanol LLC, filed for bankruptcy on Feb. 2.
LanzaTech buys Range Fuels site
January 04, 2012
New Zealand-based technology developer LanzaTech became the new owner of the former Range Fuels Inc. cellulosic biofuels plant in Soperton, Ga., on Jan. 3, paying just $5.1 million for the site during a foreclosure sale.
Adapting to low-corn oil DDGS in the marketplace
January 03, 2012
Oh corn oil, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
Corn prices have rallied from a holiday slump and distillers grains prices should soon follow, according to Darin Newsom, senior analyst for Telvent DTN.
China's Commerce Ministry has announced it will extend an anti-dumping investigation of U.S. distillers grains. The new deadline has been set for June 28.
Good start to 2012
December 30, 2011
The ethanol industry got good news at year end, even as the blenders credit and import tariff expired. A federal judge declared California's LCFS is unconstitutional.
UNICA applauds ending of ethanol import tariff
By UNICA
December 29, 2011
For the first time in more than three decades of U.S. government subsidies for the domestic ethanol industry, coupled with a steep tariff on imports, the United States market will be open to imported ethanol as of Jan. 1 without tariffs.
DOE researchers say genetic breakthrough to benefit biofuels
By U.S. DOE
December 29, 2011
Researchers at the U.S. DOE's Joint BioEnergy Institute announced a major breakthrough in engineering systems of RNA molecules through computer-assisted design, which could lead to important improvements across a range of industries.
CVEC snags stimulus money for energy upgrade
December 29, 2011
Chippewa Valley Ethanol Plant Co. LLLP is one of 36 Minnesota projects that will receive grant money for energy upgrades thanks to American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant money.
Federal judge finds California LCFS unconstitutional
By Growth Energy
December 29, 2011
A judge in Federal District Court in Fresno, California, today sided with America's ethanol industry in ruling that the State of California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard is unconstitutional, agreeing that it is is in violation of the Commerce Clause.
DDGS replaces 7.6 million acres corn, 5.86 million acres soy
December 29, 2011
Projected DDGS production for the current marketing year will come in slightly lower than the 2010-'11 marketing year just closed, according to a distillers grain balance sheet regularly updated by the AgMRC at Iowa State University.
Researcher: Low corn oil DDGS less competitive in Canada
December 29, 2011
With more U.S. ethanol plants extracting corn oil, about half the DDGS coming into Canada is low oil. For the Canadian swine industry, especially in Alberta and Saskatchewan, that makes it a less desirable and less cost-competitive product.
Iowa ethanol production slows as E10 market becomes saturated
By Iowa Renewable Fuels Association
December 28, 2011
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association announced that Iowa's ethanol production ticked up in 2011, but the rate of annual growth slowed. About 3.7 billion gallons was produced in the state in 2011.
SD to launch blender pump incentive program
December 28, 2011
The South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development will begin accepting applications on Jan. 9 for financial assistance to help retailers in the state install blender pumps.
Ignite Racing Fuels, a company that produces an ethanol racing fuel, was honored by the Indiana State Department of Agriculture with the 2011 Paul Dana Excellence in Bioenergy Leadership Award.
RFS volume requirements released by EPA
December 28, 2011
A month after the Nov. 30 deadline, the U.S. EPA has finalized the biofuels volume requirements for the 2012 renewable fuel standard (RFS). The list, released Dec. 27, looked virtually the same as what was proposed in June.
Christmas wishes
December 25, 2011
So here's my Christmas wish: That the often acrimonious relationships between biofuels supporters and environmentalists be healed.
RFA presses EPA to release final 2012 RFS volumes
December 22, 2011
The U.S. EPA's Nov. 30 deadline to finalize biofuels volume requirements for the 2012 renewable fuel standard (RFS) came and went with no announcement from the agency or any indication of when it might release the final numbers.
CARB releases 2011 LCFS review report
December 22, 2011
CARB has completed the first required formal review of the California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard. No immediate changes to the policy are anticipated, which means a .5 percent reduction in the carbon intensity of fuels is required in 2012.
A pilot-scale cellulosic ethanol plant located in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, is headed for shutdown after the first quarter of 2012 due to short funds, SEKAB E-Technology announced.
The anticipated saturation of the U.S. ethanol market could have interesting implications for the future renewable identification numbers (RINs) market, according to a report recently released by Hart Energy.
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