Enerkem Inc. and Technip Energies have signed a MOU to enter into a collaboration agreement aimed at accelerating the deployment of Enerkem's technology platform for biofuels and circular chemical products from non-recyclable waste materials.
Aemetis Inc. has close its second $25 million, 20-year term loan guaranteed by the USDA for a total of $50 million of Aemetis Biogas project financing arranged by Greater Commercial Lending in the past nine months.
Valero Energy Corp. released second quarter financial results on July 27, reporting improved operating income for both its renewable diesel and ethanol business segments. The company also said its SAF project is progressing on schedule.
This summer, the U.S. Grains Council participated in the Pan American Conference on Biofuels held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with a special focus on the opportunities for expansion of consumption and production of liquid biofuels in the region.
The American Coalition for Ethanol, Growth Energy, and the Renewable Fuels Association have joined the newly formed American Carbon Alliance. Their participation brings attention to the benefits that carbon capture technology will have on rural communities, the nation’s economy, and the ethanol industry.
Allotrope Partners LLC, Axens North America, and Sumitomo Corporation of Americas have signed an agreement to develop a joint study for a commercial plant producing cellulosic ethanol from woody biomass.
Growth Energy on July 25 filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in The San Antonio Refinery, LLC, et al. v. U.S. EPA. The case pertains to a group of refineries seeking to avoid complying with the RFS.
In June, Braskem concluded a 30 percent increase in the production capacity of its biobased ethylene plant, located in the Petrochemical Complex of Triunfo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The company’s biobased ethylene is made from sugarcane ethanol.
Gevo Inc. has entered into a master services agreement with a subsidiary of McDermott International Ltd. to provide front end engineering and early planning services for Gevo’s development of multiple SAF facilities in North America.
The RFA's nationally recognized safety programs have been honored with their 11th consecutive National Achievement Award from TRANSCAER, a national hazardous materials safety coalition. RFA's Missy Ruff also received an individual award.
International Airlines Group has announced an investment into Nova Pangaea Technologies, an U.K.-based cleantech company whose technology converts agricultural waste and wood residue into ethanol that can be processed into SAF.
The August issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine addresses industry opportunities related to CO2 utilization, the benefits of multi-plant executive management, the contributions of the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center, and the future of cellulosic ethanol production.
Iowa Central Community College on July 17 broke ground on a an expanded fuel testing lab that will benefit ethanol, biodiesel and other types of fuel. The new biofuel testing lab is expected to be complete in the fall of 2024.
Renewable Fuels Association has unveiled its 2022 Ford Escape plug-in hybrid electric flex-fuel vehicle—the first of its kind anywhere in the world.
U.S. fuel ethanol production expanded by nearly 4 percent the week ending July 14, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on July 19. Stocks of fuel ethanol were up 2 percent while exports were up 69 percent.
Syclus has selected Axens to provide its Atol technology for a proposed facility in the Netherlands that will convert sustainable ethanol into ethylene. The 100,000-metric-ton-per-year plant is expected to begin production in 2026.
Ethanol Producer Magazine highlights recent businsses announcements by Fluid Quip Technologies, Novozymes, POET, Whitefox, and Alfa Laval.
HYCO1 Inc. has entered into a carbon dioxide supply agreement with Kansas Ethanol for the planned construction of a biogenic carbon dioxide utilization facility that will initially proudce synthetic bas lubricating oils and low-carbon jet fuel.
Aemetis Inc.'s carbon capture subsidiary has been awarded the first CO2 sequestration characterization well permit issued by the State of California. The well supports a project that aims to sequester CO2 produced at the proposed Riverbank facilitiy.
Throughout the ethanol industry, multi-plant executive management is an approach that leads to unique opportunities for networking and growth for the plants involved. In recent years, multi-plant executive management has been on the rise. The boards of some ethanol plants are consolidating their resources by sharing a CEO between multiple plants—even those not owned by the same company—or hiring a CFO on a temporary basis. Ethanol Producer Magazine recently spoke with industry executives who manage two or more plants to shed light on why multi-plant executive management happens, as well as the benefits and challenges of this strategy.
Two decades after opening—helping the ethanol industry advance as it experienced 12-fold growth—the Southern Illinois research facility is not only proving why it's worth celebrating, but how it can impact the future of biorefining.
Legislation introduced on July 11 aims to make it easier for obligated parties to comply with their RFS RVOs by directing the U.S. EPA to create a conventional biofuel waiver credit program and setting a price limit on those credits.
Green Plains Inc. has announced a technology collaboration with Equilon Enterprises LLC (Shell) under which Fluid Quip Technologies’ precision separation and processing technology (MSC) can be used with Shell Fiber Conversion Technology.
The U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the Internal Revenue Service have announced $4 billion in tax credits for projects that expand clean energy, critical materials manufacturing, or recycling.
After revamping its process and management team, Blue Biofuels believes it is primed for big cellulosic ethanol achievements at commercial scale.
U.S. fuel ethanol production fell by nearly 3 percent the week ending July 7, according to data released by the U.S. EIA on July 12. Weekly ending stocks of fuel ethanol were up 2 percent while exports were down 36 percent.
A power generator demo unit genset, relying on a first-ever use of FuelAdaptive engine technologies patented by innovation company, ClearFlame Engine Technologies, has successfully progressed through phase one trials.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration boosted its forecasts for 2023 and 2024 fuel ethanol production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released July 11. The forecasts for ethanol blending were maintained.
California Ethanol + Power has announced that Life Cycle Associates has joined its team for Sugar Valley Energy. Life Cycle Associates is partnering with CE+P to define the expected carbon intensity pathway for the sugarcane ethanol product.
European ethanol producer CropEnergies AG has announced ethanol production and earnings were both down during the fiscal first quarter of 2023-’24. The company attributed the declines to maintenance shutdowns and normalized ethanol prices.
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