Gevo Inc. on Oct. 14 announced the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office has granted the company an extension of the conditional commitment for the $1.46 billion loan guarantee for its proposed sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project.
The U.S. EIA maintained its forecasts for 2025 and 2026 fuel ethanol production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Oct. 7. The 2025 and 2026 forecasts for fuel ethanol blending and exports were also unchanged.
In September, U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council staff and members traveled to Japan to participate in the 2025 U.S. Bioethanol Supply Conference, meet Japanese industry stakeholders and visit key sites in the transportation and energy sectors.
Updates and insight from ethanol producers navigating the road to on-site or nearby carbon capture and sequestration operations.
Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. (JAP) on Oct. 8 announced it has invested in MORISORA Bio Refinery LLC to advance sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced from domestically sourced woody biomass bioethanol.
Blue Biofuels has announced the completion of its Phase 2 SBIR grant awarded by the U.S. DOE. The grant has enabled Blue Biofuels to advance the scale-up of its patented cellulose-to-sugar (CTS) technology toward full commercialization.
Lincolnway Energy and Whitefox Technologies on Oct. 7 announced the successful installation and startup of its Whitefox ICE membrane dehydration system at Lincolnway’s ethanol plant in Nevada, Iowa.
Representatives of Kilpatrick explore the evolving landscape of SAF financing and contract structures, focusing on the U.S. market, offering insights for industry stakeholders seeking to navigate this complex environment.
U.S. fuel ethanol production expanded by nearly 8% the week ending Oct. 3, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Oct. 8. Weekly ending stocks of fuel ethanol were down slightly and exports were up nearly 57%.
With the commencement of CO2 shipments on the Tallgrass Trailblazer pipeline, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association said Iowa has officially lost its “crown” as the best place in the world to produce corn ethanol.
Aemetis Inc. on Oct. 7 announced that it is advancing decarbonization at its 65 MMgy ethanol plant in Keyes, California, with a $30 million energy efficiency upgrade with integration of a mechanical vapor recompression (MVR) system.
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Mid America Agri Products/Wheatland on Oct. 3 announced the start of carbon dioxide capture at its Madrid, Nebraska, ethanol facility, with volumes to be transported on Tallgrass’ Trailblazer Pipeline for permanent sequestration in Wyoming.
The Renewable Fuels Association on Oct. 3 congratulated member company Western New York Energy, based in Medina, New York, for reaching an incredible milestone. The company recently produced its billionth gallon of ethanol.
Advanced Biofuels Canada on Sept. 22 released the 10th annual Navius Research Biofuels in Canada report, the national report on Canada’s renewable and low-carbon fuel markets that shows biofuels have reached record use in Canada.
U.S. fuel ethanol production fell by 3% the week ending Sept. 26, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Oct. 1. Stocks of fuel ethanol were down 3% and exports fell by 21%.
California Ethanol + Power on Sept. 24 announced it has reached an agreement with Hoffman Construction Co. on a target price engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for its proposed biorefinery in Imperial County, California.
The sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry’s biggest players gathered at the North American SAF Conference and Expo in Minneapolis on Sept. 22-24 to confront the sector’s steep challenges and chart its path forward.
Total operable U.S. biofuel production capacity fell slightly in July, with declines for biodiesel and renewable diesel. Ethanol capacity was up slightly and total feedstock consumption was up 2% when compared to June.
Conestoga Energy on Sept. 30 announced the submission of its full Class VI permit application to the U.S. EPA for its CCUS project, which is located near the company’s Bonanza BioEnergy ethanol plant in Kansas.
The RFA on Sept. 30 elected officers and its board of directors for the 2026 fiscal year at its annual membership meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. Derek Peine, CEO of Western Plains Energy in Oakley, Kansas, was elected chairman.
LanzaJet Inc. has been awarded more than $13 million (£10 million) from the U.K. Department for Transport’s Advanced Fuels Fund to accelerate development of Project Speedbird, a major SAF biorefinery in Teesside, U.K.
Germany-based Verbio SE on Sept. 25 announced the company produced a record 1.2 million metric tons of biodiesel and ethanol during its recently concluded 2024-’25 fiscal year. Biomethane production reached 1,190 gigawatt hours (GWh).
As the global race to decarbonize aviation intensifies, new research from PA Consulting reveals the significant benefits of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with 83% of U.S. respondents believing SAF holds promise for job creation.
POET on Sept. 26 announced it has completed the previously announced acquisition of a 120 MMgy ethanol plant located in Rives, Tennessee, from Green Plains Inc. The facility is now known as POET Bioprocessing – Obion.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. has achieved the target performance of over 99.5% ethanol purity by volume at a pilot plant for membrane dehydration systems installed at MHI's Nagasaki Carbon Neutral Park.
LanzaJet Inc. on Sept. 23 announced it has signed an agreement with Kazakhstan-based Kazmunaygas (KMG) to advance the country’s first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project featuring LanzJet’s ATJ technology.
The STB on Sept. 24 published a notice announcing its intent to renew the charter of the Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee, which serves as forum to discuss issues related to rail transportation of energy products.
An overwhelming majority of corn growers from across the United States say that the nation’s farm economy is possibly already in a crisis or on the brink of one, according to a new survey released Sept. 17 by the NCGA.
U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council Multilateral Ethanol Policy Manager Linda Schmid recently traveled to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to participate in a conference hosted by the American Coalition for Ethanol.
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