E-commerce streamlines ethanol transportation
November 14, 2011
Norfolk Southern Corp. reports that a new transload system decreased the time of operations from an average of 90 minutes to just 30 minutes in its first year of use at its Alexandria, Va., facility.
Peak demand and positive stories
November 14, 2011
By 2020, world oil demand will peak at just 4 percent above current levels and, by 2035, the Ricardo study suggests, world oil demand will be below 2010 levels.
World oil demand could peak in 2020, study says
November 11, 2011
A study conducted by Ricardo Strategic Consulting has found that global energy security policies and fuel efficiency technologies are likely to contribute to a peak in world oil demand at about 4 percent above current levels in 2020.
USGC begins lower-oil DDGS education efforts
By U.S. Grains Council
November 11, 2011
As more U.S. ethanol plants add oil extraction capacity the supply of lower-oil distillers dried grains with solubles is increasing, and with it, the need to educate foreign DDGS users about its different characteristics.
Young dairy cows achieve the same growth performance from a diet of distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) as traditional grains, according to Purdue University studies.
A study conducted by Ricardo Strategic Consulting suggests that increased consumption of biofuels combined with the implementation of more fuel-efficient vehicles could reduce global oil demand to less than 87 million barrels per day by 2035.
NEF's new planting system speeds up miscanthus development
By Anna Austin
November 10, 2011
Energy crop developer New Energy Farms says it has developed a new system for establishing miscanthus that takes one-third the time of previous planting methods.
On Nov. 3, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a $4 million award to KAAPA Ethanol LLC from Affiliated FM Insurance Co. for property damage to tanks used for ethanol production.
The International Energy Agency's latest World Energy Outlook predicts a rise in global oil demand of nearly 15 percent over the next 24 years, up to 99 million barrels per day in 2035, due to economic growth and rising populations.
New micro-video shows benefit of alternative fuels
November 09, 2011
"Alternative fuel isn't just the future of energy -- it's the future of energy independence." That's the message of a new minute-long video released Nov. 9 by Pearson Fuels.
A lawsuit challenging the renewable fuel standard won't be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. The National Petrochemical & Refiners Association and American Petroleum Institute filed the lawsuit against the RFS2 in the spring.
The USDA Economic Research Service has released a 24-page report offering an overview of renewable identification numbers (RINs) and outlining how the RIN market works in relation to the renewable fuel standard (RFS).
Cellulosic producers Ineos Bio, BlueFire separately announce technology licensing programs to advance their technologies as their projects move forward.
Once again, the USDA lowered its yield numbers for this fall's crop, which at 146.7 bushels per acre is the lowest since the crop brought in from the field in 2003.
Renmatix Inc. expects to break ground this year on an industrial cellulosic conversion plant using its proprietary Plantrose process based on supercritical hydrolysis.
Recent talk about a study of the damage E15 can cause to marine engines missed the point, according to RFA's Kristy Moore. The subject came up during a Nov. 2 House Energy and Environment Subcommittee hearing on motor fuel standards.
All sectors of agriculture were represented in Fargo, N.D., Nov. 7-8 to the 2012 Farm Bill at a conference organized by Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., and Won Koo, director of the Center for Agricultural Policy and Trade Studies.
Reaching almost 528 MMgy (2 billion liters per year) currently, Canadian ethanol production will continue grow due to a federal renewable fuel standard and expanding transportation fuel markets.
Lincoln Energy nearly triples ethanol transport fleet
November 07, 2011
Lincoln Energy Solutions will nearly triple its ethanol and biodiesel transportation services, increasing its current fleet to 16 tankers with seven additional units scheduled to arrive by year end.
United Ethanol settles for $700,000 on air quality complaint
By United Ethanol
November 07, 2011
David Cramer, United Ethanol president and CEO, signed a stipulation and order for judgment with the Wisconsin Department of Justice in the amount of $700,000.
Ethanol is a large part of maintaining our national security, according the Military Advisory Board, who urged policymakers to decrease the reliance on foreign oil through swift and aggressive measures in a recent report.
Following a jury ruling that Danisco infringed on a Novozymes patent, Novozymes filed a motion Nov. 4, asking for a permanent injunction against Danisco. Dupont Danisco plans to appeal the ruling.
Land wisdom needed
November 07, 2011
The U.S. trade system has its faults, but it does serve to balance supply and demand. Short term hiccups are quickly pulled back into line as all the market players do their thing.
Klobuchar: REAP likely to be retained in Farm Bill
November 07, 2011
Several senators told attendees at a conference held Nov. 7 in Fargo, N.D., to discuss the issues and challenges the upcoming Farm Bill that retaining funding for renewable energy programs is a vital piece of the overall policy.
Brazil's aging sugarcane plantings on top of poor weather, are being blamed for yet another reduction in the country's crush forecast. UNICA expects the 2011-'12 crush for the south-central region to be nearly 13 percent less than the previous year.
EPURE said Nov. 2 that it was confident an investigation will “clearly establish the need to impose dissuasive duties on U.S. imports of fuel ethanol� and also requested that U.S. imports be registered so duties could be imposed retroactively.
REX American Resources Corp. now owns 98 percent of NuGen Energy LLC, an ethanol plant located in Marion, S.D., after completing an additional 50 percent investment.
Isobutanol outperforms ethanol in small engine test
November 03, 2011
Tests recently conducted by Briggs & Stratton Corp. to evaluate the effects of isobutanol on small engines suggest that it can be used in those engines without any of the problems associated with ethanol-blended fuel.
Representatives of the ethanol industry were forced to watch a Nov. 2 House of Representatives Energy and Environment Subcommittee hearing on motor fuel standards from the sidelines.
28 countries increase DDGS purchases
By U.S. Grains Council
November 02, 2011
Five countries posted triple-digit increases in DDGS sales during the eight months: United Kingdom, Spain, Jamaica, Nicaragua and Jordan. The increased sales to Spain and the U.K. helped the U.S. more than double its DDGS exports to the EU.
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