A healthy summer travel season and attractive fuel ethanol prices helped support very strong fuel ethanol production volumes in the U.S. during the third quarter, according to CoBank’s latest quarterly research report, released Oct. 11.
Wrapping innovation around existing tech, a California startup’s thermal batteries could offer ethanol producers a new lane for carbon reduction.
U.S. fuel ethanol production fell by less than 1 percent the week ending Oct. 6, according to data released by the U.S. EIA on Oct. 12. Fuel ethanol stocks and exports each fell by approximately 2 percent when compared to the previous week.
POET, South Dakota State University, and South Dakota Mines on Oct. 11 celebrated the grand opening of the POET Bioproducts Center. The facility will allow students, faculty and industry partners to collaborate on the next generation of bioprodcuts.
An affiliate of Navigator CO2 Ventures LLC on Oct. 10 filed a motion with the Illinois Commerce Commission requesting to voluntary withdraw a permit application to build nearly 300 miles of CO2 pipeline within the state.
Aemetis Inc. on Oct. 9 announced the receipt of $53 million of cash, after transaction costs and buyer discount, from the sale of $63 million of Inflation Reduction Act investment tax credits generated by its subsidiary, Aemetis Biogas LLC.
The U.S. exported 102.26 million gallons of ethanol and 947,326 metric tons of distillers grains in August, according to data released by the USDA FAS on Oct. 5. Exports of both products were down when compared to the previous month.
The Nebraska Ethanol Board has announced the launch of the state’s Fuel the Cure campaign to fund breast cancer research. Nearly 50 Nebraska fuel retailers will donate 3 cents per gallon for each gallon of higher ethanol blends sold in October.
Greenfield Global Inc. has partnered with REMET Alcohols Inc. to address the growing demand in California, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Washington and Arizona for bulk and packaged high-purity alcohol and denatured alcohol.
U.S. fuel ethanol production for the week ending Sept. 29 was unchanged when compared to the previous week, according to data released by the U.S. EIA on Oct. 4. Stocks were down 1 percent and exports were up 58 percent.
The South Dakota PUC on Sept. 26 issued a final order denying a permit filed by Navigator to build and operate a CO2 pipeline within the state. Navigator has paused right of way work in certain areas but said it remains committed to the project.
The U.S. EPA in September published notices approving efficient producer pathways for two Texas-based ethanol plants operated by White Energy Inc. The approvals allow the company to generate RINs under the RFS for non-grandfathered volumes of ethanol.
Aemetis Inc. closed the sale of $53 million of IRA investment tax credits generated by its subsidiary Aemetis Biogas LLC to a corporate purchaser on Sept. 29, 2023. The Section 48 investment tax credits were generated from biogas projects.
Badger State Ethanol is updating and expanding its grain processing facility to produce 90 MMgy of ethanol along with corn oil and CO2. As a result, surplus processing and support equipment will be sold via a timed online auction.
The Renewable Fuels Association elected officers and its board of directors on Sept. 26 at its annual membership meeting in Des Moines. Erik Huschitt, CEO of Badger State Ethanol, was re-elected as chairman of the organization.
Verbio has launched its second corn stover harvest. Corn stover will be used as feedstock for production of RNG at its large-scale plant in Nevada, Iowa. The facility is also expected to begin producing ethanol during the fourth quater of 2023.
We all know corn ethanol can someday attain carbon neutrality, but not without credit for low-carbon farming, and certainly not without sequestering our fermentation CO2.
Growth Energy held its 14th-annual Growth Energy Biofuels Summit in mid-September. During the event, three Biden administration officials discussed the White House’s commitment to supporting domestic, farm-based biofuels as a climate solution.
Green Plains Inc. and Green Plains Partners LP on Sept. 18 announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Green Plains expects that the proposed transaction will simplify its corporate structure and governance.
As the new school year gets underway, the American Coalition for Ethanol congratulates the 2023 scholarship recipients Elizabeth Studer, Mallory Moorman and Kaelyn Drury. Each student receives a $1,000 scholarship through ACE’s Scholarship Program.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration increased its forecast for 2023 fuel ethanol production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Sept. 12. The forecast for 2024 fuel ethanol production was revised down.
Greenfield Global Inc. has successfully completed its 30 million gallon alcohol upgrade at its Johnstown distillery, increasing the company’s overall production of high-purity alcohol to nearly 70 million gallons per year
The RFA has added Chief Ethanol as its newest producer member. Chief Ethanol operates two biorefineries in Nebraska. The facilities, located in Hastings and Lexington, have a combined capacity of more than 120 MMgy.
A new E85 conversion kit could complement the rise of EVs by giving drivers plug-in electric hybrid vehicles capable of running on high blends of ethanol. Whether Tuomo Isokivijärvi is meeting with venture capitalists in Palo Alto, California, Finland or anywhere else in the world, he’s usually trying to explain how his company’s E85-based conversion kit technology applies to current and future light-duty passenger vehicles. He doesn’t shy away from explaining the limitations of electric vehicles—why EVs alone won’t be able to fulfill the transportation needs of the world anytime soon, despite what many investors have been repeatedly told.
On Sept. 11, the pipeline permit application for Summit Carbon Solutions was denied by the South Dakota PUC. SCS respects the decision, plans to refile, and is reinforcing its commitment to South Dakotans and the state’s ethanol and SAF industries.
A conversation with Lauren Aubry, lab manager with Marquis Energy, on new advancements in the lab, helpful technology and challenges lab managers and technicians face daily.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was up nearly 1 percent the week ending Sept. 1, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Sept. 7. Ethanol stocks were up slightly, with exports up nearly 19 percent.
U.S. ethanol production capacity increased by 18 MMgy between Jan. 1, 2022, and Jan. 1, 2023, despite five fewer production facilities being in existence, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration in August.
Gevo Inc. has finalized and executed a notice of grant and agreement award with the USDA for a Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities grant of up to $30 million for Gevo’s Climate-Smart Farm-to-Flight Program.
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on Aug. 31 approved the scope of the Environmental Impact Statement for a portion of Summit Carbon Solutions’ proposed CO2 pipeline project that spans approximately 28 miles in two of the state’s counties.
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