Search for Sugars
September 12, 2011
Science fair project zeros in on aspen bark for ethanol production
The Next Phase
September 12, 2011
Producers urged to prepare for Tailoring Rule
Got a Minute?
September 12, 2011
Campaign suggests targeting drivers in the one place all go—DMVs
Surprising Discovery
September 12, 2011
Researchers stumble upon new ethanol application
Making Progress
September 12, 2011
Great River Energy advances hybrid corn-cellulosic project
Safely Securing Energy Crop Acres
September 12, 2011
BCAP assists in establishing energy crops throughout US
Preparing for E15
September 12, 2011
ACE speakers address regulatory hurdles, getting the fuel to consumers
Business Briefs
By Ethanol Producer Magazine Staff
September 12, 2011
People, Partnerships & Deals
Cash Forward Grain Contracts—Can I Get That in Writing?
By Porter J. Martin and Leah H. Ziemba
September 12, 2011
California dedicates $30 million to biofuels expansion
September 09, 2011
The California Energy Commission has approved the state's third-year funding plan for the commission's Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, allocating $100 million toward the expansion of various alternatives.
Aflatoxin may mean reduced use of DDGS in swine rations
September 08, 2011
Although the corn crop looks great in many parts of the U.S., areas with drought stress, such as Kansas, are starting to see evidence of aflatoxin in the corn crop.
Marquis Energy puts expansion on hold due to tax dispute
September 08, 2011
A good news story in the ethanol industry has hit a speed bump. Marquis Energy LLC has announced its pulling back on a planned project to double the size of its 140 MMgy ethanol plant in Hennepin, Ill., due to a tax assessment dispute.
Researchers convert red seaweed to ethanol in half the time
By Bryan Sims
September 08, 2011
University of Illinois researchers, in collaboration with colleagues at the University of California-Berkeley, have engineered a unique yeast strain that is capable of converting red seaweed into cellulosic ethanol in half the time. Butanol is next.
U.S. ethanol exports accounted for a record 127.4 million gallons in July, according to data from the U.S. DOE Energy Information Administration, topping the previous monthly record of 120.1 million gallons in April.
Air Products gets supply contract for Ineos plant
September 07, 2011
Ineos Bio's joint venture, Ineos New Planet BioEnergy LLC, continues to make progress on its first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol facility in Vero Beach, Fla., and says it is on schedule to begin production early next year.
Southwest Georgia Ethanol LLC has filed a restructuring plan in U.S. Bankruptcy Court and a Sept. 27 deadline has been set for filing written objection to the plan.
Working the DDGS beat
September 06, 2011
Distillers grains might not be the flashiest of topics for a writer to expound on but —for some reason—it interests this writer.
No one stepped up to purchase the idled Clean Burn Fuels LLC ethanol plant in Raeford, N.C., during a foreclosure auction in late August, but that shouldn't be taken as a sign that no one is interested, says the plant's primary lender, and now owner.
Looking for news
September 02, 2011
We don't require polished pieces and welcome informal emailed notes from ethanol producers that we can followup with a call.
LanzaTech lands federal support for ethanol-to-jet fuel
September 02, 2011
LanzaTech has been awarded $4 million in U.S. DOE funding to further its technology to produce ethanol and chemicals from waste gases, with a goal of further conversion to jet fuel.
Kurt Rosentrater recently left the USDA-ARS to join faculty at ISU focusing on distillers grains, their value-added uses, and the role distillers grains plays in the overall sustainability of ethanol production.
DDGS use promoted in Columbia, Panama City, Geneva events set
By USGS
September 02, 2011
In August the U.S. Grains Council conducted a series of workshops in Colombia to promote DDGS use to the poultry and swine sectors in the country. Fall events are planned in Panama City, Panama, and Geneva, Switzerland.
Vilsack discusses biorefining industry on Platts
September 01, 2011
Tom Vilsack spoke about the U.S. biofuels industry on Platts Energy Week Aug. 28. While Vilsack did briefly discuss subsidies for ethanol production, the bulk of his talk focused on our nation's developing cellulosic and drop-in biofuels industries.
Trillium awarded SBIR grant from National Science Foundation
By Trillium FiberFuels
September 01, 2011
Trillium FiberFuels Inc. has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research grant to further its work in developing innovative technologies for creating fuel-grade ethanol from straw and other biomass.
Researchers use bacterium to convert cellulose into n-butanol
By Bryan Sims
September 01, 2011
A team of researchers at Tulane University have discovered a unique bacterial strain of clostridia, coined TU-103, that has the ability to convert cellulosic materials into biobased normal butyl alcohol, or n-butanol, in the presence of oxygen.
ADM CO2 sequestration, education project moving forward
September 01, 2011
The demonstration project at Archer Daniels Midland Co.'s Decatur, Ill., ethanol plant is the first large-scale carbon capture project funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to move into construction phase.
An independent research firm has released an analysis of world biofuels production in 2010 which shows a 20 percent increase in U.S. production and a 300 percent increase in U.S. ethanol exports.
Ethanol production is on the rebound following a bout of reduced output during the extreme heat of July and early August. Between May 27 and June 3, U.S. ethanol producers pumped out 915,000 barrels of ethanol per day, according to EIA statistics.
Poet offers certified antibiotic-free DDGS
August 30, 2011
Poet LLC announced Aug. 30 it has adjusted its production process in order to sell certified antibiotic-free DDGS. Poet tested its new process with egg-farming customers with support from the United Egg Producers.
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