After restarting a former Valero plant in Wisconsin, ClonBio is retrofitting it in the image of the largest biorefinery in Europe.
U.S. fuel ethanol production increased slightly the week ending Dec. 27, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Jan. 2. Ethanol stocks were up 2% and exports were down 40%.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has released data showing sugarcane processing and ethanol production were down in early December. Ethanol sales were up during the two-week period.
Comstock Inc. on Dec. 30 announced the execution of a binding agreement between Comstock Fuels Corp. and Gresham’s Eastern (Pvt) related to the deployment of biomass refining technologies produce SAF and other renewable fuels in Pakistan.
New technologies are emerging with creative solutions that put carbon emissions to work for ethanol producers.
Brazil’s ethanol production—both sugarcane and corn—is expanding significantly, predominantly to fulfill the demands of the country’s increasing blending mandate.
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New bacteria control and plant hygiene products are improving quality—and quantity.
BASF offers ethanol producers an innovative tool for tracking low CI feedstocks, enabling them to access potential tax credits and partner with farmers and their trusted agronomic advisors.
In December, the U.S. Grains Council welcomed reporters from Japan’s key nationwide news groups to visit with and interview ethanol stakeholders to gain perspective on the future of Japan’s ethanol market.
The biofuels sector embarks on 2025 facing several headwinds from political and regulatory uncertainty, while tailwinds could continue from strong exports and higher biofuel mandates from countries around the world.
In November, the USGC’s Latin America office hosted a team of aquaculture nutritionists from Ecuador and Panama in the U.S. as a means of promoting sustainable practices for DDGS and corn fermented proteins within the aquaculture space.
New research at Iowa State University shows that using advanced planting techniques can triple the amount of biomass produced by the perennial, bioenergy crop miscanthus in its establishment year.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was up slightly the week ending Dec. 20, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Dec. 27. Ethanol stocks were up nearly 2% and exports were up 2%.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Avina Clean Hydrogen, and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity on Dec. 19 announced the selection of Southwest Illinois as the location for Avina Clean Hydrogen’s SAF project.
Verity Holdings LLC has added ethanol producer Midwest Renewable Energy LLC as a client that intends to track sustainability while improving its profitability. With the additional client, Verity continues to expand its customer base in biofuels.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, with support from the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), recently released the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Blending and Logistics report.
The U.S. Grains Council, in collaboration with Chinese Petroleum Corp Taiwan (CPC), the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and Yamaha, in December held a test drive of motorcycles fueled by 100% bioethanol (E100) and E10 gasoline.
Comstock Fuels Corp. has been approved for a $3 million incentive award from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce’s Quick Action Closing Fund. The award supports the development of a biorefinery within the state.
Minnesota now has over 500 stations that offer Unleaded 88, providing consumers across the state with more options to save at the pump and reduce air emissions, according to the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association.
IFF on Dec. 10 announced that Michael DeVeau—currently senior vice president, corporate finance and investor relations at IFF—has been named the company’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective Jan. 1, 2025.
During a hearing held on Dec. 20, Growth Energy urged the U.S. EPA not to retroactively reduce renewable volume obligations (RVOs) for cellulosic biofuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard for compliance year 2024.
CropEnergies AG, Mannheim, is putting on hold the planned investment in a plant for the production of EnPro high protein animal feed at the production site of its subsidiary Ensus UK Ltd. in Wilton, U.K.
The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is teaming up with Bridgestone to scale up a chemical process that converts ethanol into butadiene—synthetic rubber’s most important ingredient.
The U.S. DOE has announced its intent to issue funding to support high-impact research and development (R&D) projects in two priority areas: sustainable propane and renewable chemicals and algal system cultivation and preprocessing.
The U.S. EPA on Dec. 19 released data showing that 2.03 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in November, up from 2.01 billion generated during the same month of 2023. Nearly 22.9 billion RINs were generated during the first 11 months of 2024.
The U.S. EPA on Dec. 19 released updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data reporting that one new SRE petition has been filed under the Renewable Fuel Standard during the past month. According to EPA, 131 SRE petitions are currently pending.
Ethanol groups are expressing disappointment in the updated short-term funding bill currently under consideration by congress, which has been stripped of language that would have allowed year-round E15 sales nationwide.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced sugarcane processing was down during the second have of November. Ethanol production was also down for the two-week period, but sales were up for the full month.
The USDA Rural Business Cooperative Service on Dec. 13 announced it is extending the deadline to apply for the agency’s Section 9003 loan guarantee program. Applications must now be submitted before Dec. 31.
Recent nationwide polling conducted by Morning Consult for the RFA shows that 69 percent of registered voters support increasing the availability of E15 to help lower fuel prices and support energy independence.
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