Ethanol-Friendly Manitoba
December 12, 2011
Shell scouts commercial-scale cellulosic opportunities
Good Digestion
December 12, 2011
It's been a bumpy road to full-scale adoption of anaerobic digestion technologies at ethanol plants
Ships Passing in the Night
December 12, 2011
A look back at a year of booming U.S.imports to Brazil and ahead to increased U.S.-Brazil ethanol exchanges
The subsidies worked
December 12, 2011
Ethanol really is a success story in capitalism – a story of entrepreneurs and dreamers who envisioned a way to use abundant supplies of corn and address the need to build a little energy security into the equation.
Pacific Ethanol boosts ownership stake to 34 percent
By Pacific Ethanol
December 12, 2011
Pacific Ethanol Inc. has signed with a group of institutional investors to raise $8 million in a private placement transaction and acquired an additional 7 percent ownership stake in the Pacific Ethanol production facilities.
Reaching the E15 Summit
December 12, 2011
Getting the waiver was easy, compared to the work required to fulfill requirements for E15 implementation
Battle to implement E15 waiver continues
December 11, 2011
Letters for and against an amendment that would prevent the U.S. EPA from using appropriated funds to implement the E15 waiver have recently been sent to leadership of the Appropriations Committees.
Valero agrees to fund Mascoma cellulosic ethanol plant
December 09, 2011
Cellulosic ethanol technology developer Mascoma Corp. has finalized an agreement with petroleum refiner Valero Energy Corp. to finance the construction and start-up of its first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol facility in Michigan.
Advancing DDGS adoption in China
By U.S. Grains Council
December 09, 2011
The U.S. Grains Council's latest DDGS promotion in China was a successful pair of workshops in Guangzhou and Qingdao. Despite the anti-dumping investigation, China is still the No. 2 export market for U.S. distillers grains.
The Renewable Fuels Association says free ethanol trade between the U.S. and Brazil cannot be achieved until Brazil addresses its trade distortion measures.
Foreclosure sale set for Range Fuels site
December 07, 2011
It's now been nearly a year since Range Fuels Inc. closed its doors and plans are in place to liquidate its assets, including a foreclosure sale for the Soperton plant, scheduled to take place on Jan. 3.
PEI joins Coalition for E85
By Petroleum Equipment Institute
December 07, 2011
The Petroleum Equipment Institute has announced it has joined the Coalition for E85, a group of retailers, producers, equipment manufacturers and other supporters of E85 fuel campaigning to protect the investments of 2,500 small businesses.
Codexis introduces CodeXyme cellulase enzyme line
By Codexis
December 07, 2011
Codexis Inc. introduced the CodeXyme Cellulase enzyme product line to convert biomass to sugar, enabling cost effective production of sustainable products.
A coalition of livestock and poultry lobby groups submitted a letter to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee leaders on Dec. 7, requesting a hearing to evaluate the economic impact of the renewable fuel standard (RFS).
Coproducts an important part of ethanol production
December 06, 2011
I get pretty frustrated when I hear the uninformed refer to distillers grains as a waste product of the ethanol industry.
Highwater CEO: Biobutanol is 'next step in biofuels'
December 06, 2011
Lamberton, Minn.,-based Highwater Ethanol LLC has signed a letter of intent with Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC to potentially retrofit its 50 MMgy corn ethanol plant to produce biobutanol.
Congressman proposes ethanol import tariff extension
December 06, 2011
Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., introduced legislation on Dec. 2 that would extend the 54-cent per gallon ethanol import tariff, currently scheduled to expire at the end of this year, through 2014.
Last year's corn crop may have been modestly under-estimated, suggests Iowa State University's Robert Wisner, professor emeritus and analyst with the Ag Marketing Resource Center.
A month after announcing record sales, Pacific Ethanol made two more positive announcements. First, it is back in compliance with NASDAQ listing requirements and it has purchased an additional 7 percent ownership interest in New PE Holdco LLC.
By the end of 2011, Poet LLC expects to produce enough corn oil to supply feedstock for 12 MMgy of biodiesel. The technology is currently being installed at the company's sixth ethanol plant, with more expected in 2012.
Thanks to grant money, students in Arizona and California can earn certificates that will train them to work in the biofuels industry, including ethanol production.
Codexis names Wes Bolson chief marketing officer
By Codexis
December 05, 2011
Codexis Inc. announced Wesley J. Bolsen has been named vice president and chief marketing officer. In this new position, Bolsen will have responsibility for the company's corporate marketing and communications.
Getting positives in the news
December 05, 2011
It would be great if we could see many more of these short, positive stories noting the contribution biofuels makes. Maybe as an industry we have to invent some awards.
Canadian company completes DME to green gasoline testing
By Bryan Sims
December 05, 2011
Toronto-based CORE BioFuel, with contract partner RECAT Technologies, successfully completed testing the final stage of its wood-to-biogasoline process via catalytic conversion of dimethyl ether into benzene-free, 94-octane green gasoline.
Inbicon selects preferred engineering firm
December 01, 2011
Cellulosic ethanol technology developer Inbicon A/S has certified the U.S. division of Helsinki, Finland-based engineering firm Pöyry as meeting all of the quality, reliability and professional standards necessary for engineering Inbicon projects.
REX American Resources Corp. reported a 20.3 percent increase in net sales and revenues compared to the previous quarter. The numbers went from $84.5 million from $70.3 million thanks to jumps in prices for ethanol and distillers grains.
Troubled ethanol plant looks to sell water for fracking
December 01, 2011
Idled ethanol plant Bionol Clearfield LLC is working to get approval to sell some of the water it would be using for ethanol production to sell to the natural gas extraction industry for “fracking.�
Mobile application streamlines corn sales
November 30, 2011
A mobile application, developed the Dupont business Pioneer Hi-Bred and Farms Technology LLC, streamlines corn sales enabling growers to trade directly from their mobile devices.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued reexamination rulings on two isobutanol-related patents owned by Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC, and both companies involved, Butamax and Gevo Inc., responded on Nov. 28.
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