Ethanol Week - June 27, 2011

June 27, 2011

Final E15 label rule coming soon? The U.S. EPA could finalize its E15 labeling rule by June 30, clearing a major hurdle toward the introduction of E15 to the mass transportation fuel market. The OMB concluded its regulatory review of the rule in early June. READ MORE SHARE
Enerkem contributes technology to Edmonton research center The city of Edmonton, Alberta, recently opened an Advanced Energy Research Facility located adjacent to trash-to-ethanol producer Enerkem Inc.'s 10 MMgy Enerkem Alberta Biofuels plant, currently under construction. READ MORE SHARE
	Coskata awards EPC contract to Fagen, Harris Group Coskata Inc. announced today that it has issued a letter of intent with Fagen Inc. for engineering, procurement and construction services for the construction of its commercial cellulosic ethanol facility in Boligee, Ala. READ MORE SHARE
Ind. ethanol plant reduces workforce, puts facility up for sale New Energy Corp., a South Bend, Ind., ethanol plant that started operating in 1984 and now has a capacity of 102 MMgy, is up for sale and 25 percent of its workforce will be laid off. READ MORE SHARE
G20 ag ministers will stand behind biofuels despite report G20 Agriculture ministers announced June 23 at a G20 meeting in Paris that the group would remain supportive of biofuels policies. READ MORE SHARE
Ethanol industry to recognize outstanding contributors at FEW Bruce Dale and Rick Tolman will be recognized for their work on behalf of the ethanol industry at the 2011 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo in Indianapolis, June 27-30. READ MORE SHARE
Iowa ethanol plant gets grant for bolt-on cellulosic facility Quad County Corn Processors, Galva, Iowa, received a $1.45 million grant from the Iowa Power Fund to assist in constructing a bolt-on cellulosic production facility that could increase the 30 MMgy plant's yield by 2.5 MMgy. READ MORE SHARE
EPA cuts 2012 cellulosic biofuel target For the third year in a row, the U.S. EPA is proposing to slash the expected volume of cellulosic biofuels to be produced in the coming year. READ MORE SHARE