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EPA proposes rules on permitting for GHGsThe U.S. EPA is proposing two rules to ensure that businesses planning to build new, large facilities or make major expansions to existing ones will be able to obtain Clean Air Act permits that address their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.READ MORE Inhofe challenges corn ethanol, RFSEthanol industry supporters familiar with Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., experienced a moment of déjà vu Aug. 5 when he introduced an amendment that would allow states to opt out of the corn ethanol portion of the renewable fuel standard (RFS).READ MORE WASDE: Record corn yield forecastOnce again, concerns about the wheat crop—this time in Russia and Eastern Europe—have the world commodity grain markets responding with increasing wheat prices. The market volatility had traders anticipating USDA's monthly World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates to see just how the agency's analysts view the global wheat issue affecting U.S. markets and just how the current corn crop is developing. Nearly all numbers for corn are pushed slightly higher in the Aug. 12 WASDE report with the exception of carry over estimates.READ MORE Minn. ethanol plant to produce isobutanolIsobutanol technology developer Gevo Inc. has signed an agreement to purchase the 22 MMgy Agri-Energy LLC corn ethanol plant near Luverne, Minn. Gevo expects the sale to be finalized within the next two months and will then immediately begin retrofitting the plant to produce isobutanolREAD MORE Companies target first-generation ethanolStart-up company Xylogenics Inc. and Lallemand Ethanol Technology recently announced the signing of an exclusive agreement to develop and commercialize yeasts for the grain ethanol industry. First-generation ethanol, including corn, wheat, barley and sorghum plants, is a large market, with room for growth in ethanol output, Mike Neibler, CEO of Xylogenics told EPM."We believe there is scope for innovation and yield and cost improvements," he said.READ MORE Ethanol marketers: demand outlook is positiveDuring the aftermath of the BP oil spill, there was some speculation that ethanol demand in the Gulf Coast region was increasing as a result of consumer demand. But several ethanol marketers told EPM that while demand is definitely up and the outlook for global demand is positive, it's unlikely that increased ethanol demand and the oil spill are related.READ MORE Calif. producers unable to use ethanol incentiveThe California Energy Commission has approved three ethanol producers and four facilities to participate in its Ethanol Producers Incentive Program (CEPIP), but only one facility meets the actual qualifications to benefit from the program when it begins.READ MORE |
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