The USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report for January, reporting that corn use for fuel ethanol production in November 20024 was up 2% when compared to the same month of 2023.
SAF Magazine, in collaboration with the CAAFI, has announced the 2025 North American SAF Conference & Expo will be held Sept. 22-24 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Speaker abstracts can be submitted through May 9.
RCM Thermal Kinetics, a division of RCM Technologies Inc., has launched its New Ethanol eXpansion Technology (NEXT) program, which is designed to enhancing production capacity and energy efficiency without major equipment replacement.
A recent study sponsored by the USGC highlighted the significant advantages of including DDGS in rainbow trout diets. The research demonstrated that a 20% inclusion rate of DDGS yielded the most favorable impact on fish weight and growth.
Comstock Inc. on Jan. 21 announced that its subsidiary, Comstock Fuels Corp., has executed an agreement with Hexas Biomass Inc., securing exclusive rights to Hexas’ intellectual properties in liquid fuels applications.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was up slightly the week ending Jan. 17, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Jan. 23. Ethanol stocks were up more than 3% and exports were up 35%.
Brooke Rollins, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as secretary of agriculture, discussed her support for biofuels and addressed concerns over her ties to the oil industry during a Senate confirmation hearing on Jan. 23.
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Jan. 23 voted 11-8 to advance the nomination of Lee Zeldin to serve as administrator of the U.S. EPA. The next step in the confirmation process is a full Senate vote.
LanzaTech Global Inc. on Jan. 21 announced its intent to form LanzaX, a business unit dedicated to its wholly owned synthetic biology platform. LanzaTech intends to spin out LanzaX from its core biorefining business as a JV with Tharsis Capital LLC
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced sugarcane processing was down significantly during the second half of December. Ethanol production was down only slightly due to high levels of corn ethanol production.
Brazilian ethanol producer Raizen on Jan. 17 announced its pilot-scale second generation ethanol plant in Piracicaba, São Paulo, will discontinue recurring operations on April 1 and transition to a testing and R&D facility.
LanzaJet on Jan. 22 announced the selection of the site for its next production facility, Project Speedbird, in Teesside’s Wilton International. The U.K.-based facility will have the capacity to produce 30 MMgy of SAF and renewable diesel.
Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and a bipartisan groups of colleagues on Jan. 16 reintroduced the Farm to Fly Act, a bill that aims to accelerate the production and development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
USDA Rural Development on Jan. 21 announced the launch of a new Clean Energy website that aims to support the expanded use of biomass, wind, solar, hydropower and geothermal energy in rural power production.
Growth Energy on Jan. 21 submitted a comment to the U.S. EPA urging the agency not to proceed with a proposal to partially waive the 2024 cellulosic biofuel volume requirement under the Renewable Fuel Standard.
Lallemand has appointed Justin van Rooyen as the president and general manager of Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits, replacing Angus Ballard, who will become senior vice president and special advisor at the Lallemand Group level.
President Donald Trump on Jan. 20 issued an executive order declaring a national energy emergency. One component of the order directs the U.S. EPA to consider issuing emergency fuel waivers to allow year-round E15 sales.
The Brazilian development bank (BNDES) on Jan. 14 approved $480 million in financing for project that will boost sugarcane ethanol production at a facility in south-central Brazil by 22.45 MMgy per year and boost biomass energy capacity by 34 MW.
The U.S. EPA on Jan. 17 published its third triennial report to Congress on biofuels and the environment. The document, the third in a series of required reports to Congress, takes a critical view of the RFS’s impact on the environment.
Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor congratulated President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance as they formally took their oaths of office on Jan. 20, noting Trump has promised to fight for farmers and expand ethanol production.
The U.S. EPA on Jan. 17 released updated data showing that more than 25.22 billion renewable identification numbers (RINs) were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in 2024, up from 23.85 billion in 2023.
The USGC was awarded a second round of funding from the USDA under its Regional Agriculture Promotion Program. The award will disperse $16 million to the USGC for use in developing markets for U.S. agricultural exports.
Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as U.S. EPA administrator, on Jan. 16 responded to questions regarding his support for the RFS, E15 and SAF during a hearing held by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
The U.S. EPA on Jan. 16 released updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data, showing 11 new SRE petitions have been filed under the Renewable Fuel Standard. The agency denied one SRE petition and 139 SRE petitions remain pending.
London-based Heathrow Airport on Jan. 10 announced it targeting 5% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) use in 2025. To support that goal, the airport is offering £86 million ($105.27 million) to airlines under its pioneering SAF incentive scheme.
Green Plains Inc. on Jan. 16 announced that key milestones for the “Advantage Nebraska” carbon strategy have been met. The project, which will sequester CO2 from three of the company’s ethanol plants, remains on track to be operational in 2025.
The PHMSA on Jan. 15 released a proposed rule to implement new safety requirements for CO2 pipelines. Stakeholder concerns regarding the need for updated CO2 pipeline safety regulations has been one issue stalling development of CCS projects.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was down approximately 1% the week ending Jan. 10, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Jan. 15. Ending stocks of fuel ethanol were up 4% and exports were down 19%.
The USDA on Jan. 15 published an interim rule that establishes guidelines for quantifying, reporting and verifying GHG emissions associated with the production of biofuel feedstock commodity crops grown in the U.S.
Growth Energy on Jan. 15 released a roadmap to revitalize rural America, identifying specific policy goals and actions the 119th Congress and the incoming Trump administration should take to expand the use of homegrown American ethanol.
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