Technip Energies and LanzaTech Global Inc. were selected by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations to begin award negotiations for up to $200 million funding to support project SECURE.
The U.S. exported 139.02 million gallons of ethanol and 986,337 metric tons of distillers grains in February, according to data released by the USDA on April 4. Exports of both products were up when compared to February 2023.
The U.S. Grains Council is soliciting applications for its seven Advisory Teams (A-Teams) to serve the 2024-2026 term. One of the A-Teams focuses exclusively on ethanol. Applications are due April 30.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced sugarcane processing during the first half of March was up significantly when compared to the same period of last year. Ethanol production and sales were also up.
Avina has announced plans to develop a 120 MMgy SAF facility in the Midwest that will utilize alcohol-to-jet production technology. The company has already entered into long-term supply agreements for low-CI ethanol.
Gevo Inc. announced on April 1 that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Gevo NW Iowa RNG LLC (Gevo RNG), has remarketed the previously issued and currently outstanding Iowa Finance Authority Solid Waste Facility Revenue Bonds.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was up nearly 2% the week ending March 29, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on April 3. Stocks of fuel ethanol were up 1% and exports were down more than 15%.
A sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in the U.K. under development by LanzaTech U.K. Ltd., a subsidiary of LanzaTech Global Inc., is moving forward following an approval issued by the Neath Port Talbot Council’s Planning Committee on March 26.
Nearly 1,000 farmers, ethanol industry workers and other supporters from across the country sent a letter to President Biden on April 3 calling on his administration to take action to allow continued access to E15 this summer.
Data released by the Iowa Department of Revenue shows E15 sales increased 47% year-on-year to a record 178 million gallons. The report also found a record 68 million gallons of biodiesel was blended into Iowa diesel for 2023.
The RFA is urging federal officials to use a 30-year time frame to account for LUC emissions as they work to complete the upcoming 40BSAF-GREET model, which will be used to calculate emissions reductions for the SAF tax credit.
The U.S. EPA has rescheduled a planned webinar on the biogas regulatory reform rule (BRRR) provisions of the Renewable Fuel Standard program. The webinar, originally scheduled for April 4, will now take place April 12 from 11:00-3:30 p.m. ET.
The USDA’s Commodity Credit Corp. announced on March 25 that it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2023, which runs from Oct. 1, 2023 through Sept. 30, 2024.
Whitefox Technologies has announced that IGPC Ethanol Inc. will install the Whitefox ICE membrane dehydration system at its ethanol plant located in Aylmer, Ontario. The installation project is anticipated to be completed during Q4 2024.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration on April 1 opened a $269 million funding opportunity under its Airport Improvement Program. SAF infrastructure projects are among those eligible for the funding.
U.S. biofuels operable production capacity was unchanged in January, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on March 29. Total feedstock consumption was down when compared to the previous month.
Terragia Biofuel on March 28 announced it has raised a $6 million seed round. The company will use the capital to commercialize its novel biology-based approach to converting cellulosic biomass into ethanol and other products.
Is the diaphragm filter press a viable alternative to the centrifuge decanters used in dry mill DDGS production? A pair of engineers from the U.S. and China think so.
The Renewable Fuels Association on March 28 filed a petition to intervene in support of a legal challenge brought by European ethanol producers against the European Union’s FuelEU Maritime Regulation.
The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is predicting a 5% decline in corn planted acres for 2024, according to the agency’s annual Prospective Plantings report, which was released March 28.
Rex American Resources Inc. on March 28 released financial results for its fiscal Q4, reporting near record profits for both the three-month period and the full year. Sales volumes for ethanol and coproducts were up.
Southwest Airlines Co. has acquired SAFFiRE Renewables LLC as part of the investment portfolio of its wholly owned subsidiary Southwest Airlines Renewable Ventures LLC. SAFFiRE expects to produce cellulosic ethanol for conversion into SAF.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was up nearly 1% the week ending March 22, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on March 27. Ethanol stocks were up slightly while exports were down 37%.
Siouxland Energy Cooperative of Sioux Center, Iowa, and Continuum Ag of Washington, Iowa, have announced an agreement to provide farmers a path to receive potential premiums associated with carbon intensity (CI) certified grain.
NordFuel has selected Chempolis as a technology provider for its next generation bioproduct factory in Haapavesi, Finland. The facility will produce biofuels and bioproducts, including ethanol, biogas and lignin.
Legislation introduced in the Illinois Senate aims to create a technology-neutral clean fuel standard (CFS) that would reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuels by 20% by 2038.
The USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report for March, reporting that corn use for fuel ethanol production in January was down when compared to both the previous month and January 2023.
Growth Energy, RFA, NCGA, AFBF, NFU, and NSP on March 26 sent a letter to the U.S. EPA calling on Administrator Michael Regan to act swiftly on an emergency waiver for E15 sales.
Blue Biofuels Inc. announced it has successfully producing its first batch of cellulosic ethanol, utilizing the cellulosic sugars created from biomass on its CTS pilot line. The company has also embarked on a funding process for SAF capacity with Vertimass.
Green Plains Inc. has begun commissioning of the York, Nebraska, demonstration facility combining Fluid Quip Technologies’ precision separation and processing technology (MSC) with Shell Fiber Conversion Technology (SFCT).
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