Lallemand announces new ethanol yeast at FEW
By Lallemand Ethanol Technology
June 28, 2011
Lallemand Ethanol Technology, a global provider of fermentation ingredients to the fuel ethanol industry, is proud to announce the introduction of a new yeast product for the fuel ethanol industry.
DDCE to build cellulosic ethanol plant in Nevada, Iowa
By Dupont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol
June 28, 2011
DDCE has entered into an agreement to purchase a parcel of land in Nevada, Iowa, adjacent to Lincolnway Energy LLC's conventional ethanol plant to build its first commercial-scale plant making ethanol from corn stover.
It took several years to investigate whether E15 was the right fuel for NASCAR, Brian France, chairman and CEO, told attendees at FEW. Today there's no question it's a good fit. “We want you to know we are right in your corner,� France said.
FEW: The time has finally come for dry fractionation
By Ron Kotrba
June 28, 2011
Integration of fractionation technologies has long been discussed as an opportunity for the industry to diversify its product streams and add to bottom lines, but years of anticipation have given way to little acceptance from dry mill plants at best.
More than 200 attendees of the 27th annual International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo packed into the first cellulosic ethanol session of the event to hear industry members discuss their views toward integrating cellulosic production at corn plants.
The topic of risk management was viewed from diverse angles during a June 28 panel presentation on risk management at FEW. It included two presentations from financial and risk management services companies as well as two ethanol producers.
Xylitol breakthrough discussed at FEW conference
By Ron Kotrba
June 28, 2011
Food science polyols are a $1.5 billion market, according to David Demirjian, president and CEO of zuChem Inc. Demirjian spoke at the Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo in Indianapolis about his company's work to break into that mega market.
FEW: ICM Inc. announces oil separation system
By ICM Inc.
June 27, 2011
ICM announced that it has obtained signed contracts for the manufacture and installation of its patent-pending, next-generation Advanced Oil System (AOS), a trademarked product, at four plants.
FEW opens in Indianapolis, scholarship winners announced
By Sue Retka Schill, Holly Jessen
June 27, 2011
The 27th Annual International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo opened this evening with a reception at the Indianapolis Convention Center. The event is organized by BBI and its flagship publication, Ethanol Producer Magazine.
The city of Edmonton, Alberta, recently opened an Advanced Energy Research Facility located adjacent to trash-to-ethanol producer Enerkem Inc.'s 10 MMgy Enerkem Alberta Biofuels plant, currently under construction.
Final E15 label rule coming soon?
June 24, 2011
The U.S. EPA could finalize its E15 labeling rule by June 30, clearing a major hurdle toward the introduction of E15 to the mass transportation fuel market. The OMB concluded its regulatory review of the rule in early June.
2011 FEW has arrived. It should be a great conference. We've got some good speakers. We've got a nice number of ethanol producers coming – over a quarter of the attendees, and over three-quarters of U.S. capacity will be represented.
G20 Agriculture ministers announced June 23 at a G20 meeting in Paris that the group would remain supportive of biofuels policies.
New Energy Corp., a South Bend, Ind., ethanol plant that started operating in 1984 and now has a capacity of 102 MMgy, is up for sale and 25 percent of its workforce will be laid off.
Coskata awards EPC contract to Fagen, Harris Group
By Coskata
June 23, 2011
Coskata Inc. announced today that it has issued a letter of intent with Fagen Inc. for engineering, procurement and construction services for the construction of its commercial cellulosic ethanol facility in Boligee, Ala.
Pacific Ethanol won't be delisted off NASDAQ stock listing
By Pacific Ethanol Inc.
June 23, 2011
Pacific Ethanol, Inc. a marketer and producer of low-carbon renewable fuels in the Western United States, announced June 23 that it regained compliance with a NASDAQ listing rule that requires companies to stay above $1.
Chile holds promise for US coproduct exports
By U.S. Grains Council
June 23, 2011
Upon completion of a recent U.S. Grains Council market assessment in Chile, staff and consultants concluded that Chile could easily import up to 1 million metric tons of U.S. corn products including DDGS and corn gluten.
Genencor, a division of Danisco A/S, announced it is now marketing the fourth installment of its trademarked Accellerase line of enzymes, designed to further improve the production of cellulosic ethanol and biochemicals from non-food feedstocks.
In a bipartisan act introduced in the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee June 22, eight legislators call for additional time for the U.S. EPA to fix the Maximum Achievable Control Technology Rules, which have been temporarily suspended.
Quad County Corn Processors, Galva, Iowa, received a $1.45 million grant from the Iowa Power Fund to assist in constructing a bolt-on cellulosic production facility that could increase the 30 MMgy plant's yield by 2.5 MMgy.
Ethanol industry to recognize outstanding contributors at FEW
By Kris Bevill, Holly Jessen
June 22, 2011
Bruce Dale and Rick Tolman will be recognized for their work on behalf of the ethanol industry at the 2011 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo in Indianapolis, June 27-30.
Motiva announces new rail yard in Port Everglades Terminal
By Motiva Enterprises LLC
June 22, 2011
Motiva Enterprises LLC announced they have reached an agreement with Vecenergy to construct a fuel grade ethanol rail offloading facility at the Motiva Port Everglades, Fla., terminal.
A plan to produce more lysine and threonine, both amino acids, at Archer Daniels Midland Co.'s plant in Decatur, Ill., won't mean changes on the ethanol side.
With a meeting of G20 Agricultural ministers set for June 22 in Paris, the Renewable Fuels Association, the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance and ePURE are urging leaders to look at all the facts.
EPA proposes 2012 RFS volumes, accepting comments
By U.S. EPA
June 21, 2011
The U.S. EPA today proposed the 2012 percentage standards for four fuel categories that are part of the agency's renewable fuel standard program. EPA continues to support greater use of renewable fuels every year.
EPA cuts 2012 cellulosic biofuel target
June 21, 2011
For the third year in a row, the U.S. EPA is proposing to slash the expected volume of cellulosic biofuels to be produced in the coming year.
Jordan first to import US DDGS in the Middle East
By U.S. Grains Council
June 20, 2011
Historically, distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) has been an unknown product throughout Jordan and the Middle East. However, two years of marketing efforts by U.S. grain farmers have raised the positive profile of U.S. DDGS in the region.
No doubt the buzz at FEW next week will be “What will life be like after VEETC?� There's no longer any doubt that VEETC will be gone, it's just a matter of when.
DDGS workshop impresses Canadian buyers
By U.S. Grains Council
June 17, 2011
The U.S. Grains Council's seminar on using DDGS in feedlot cattle rations drew an exceptionally large audience and "fantastic feedback," according to Neil Campbell, the USGC's Canadian representative.
A long-proposed municipal solid waste (MSW)-to-ethanol project in Lake County, Ind., has locked in the financing needed to construct the facility and is expected to undergo construction in July.
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