Business

20 hours ago

Fire under control at Minnesota plant, no injuries reported

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:BusinessAt approximately 4:30 p.m. on March 10 a fire broke out in a dryer system at Green Plain Renewable Energy Inc.'s Otter Tail ethanol plant near Fergus Falls, Minn. The fire is currently contained and no injuries have been reported. READ MORE

21 hours ago

USDA awards advanced biofuel payments ethanol producers

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Cellulosic, BusinessOn March 6, USDA Rural Development announced nearly $60 million in payments to 195 biofuel producers under the Advanced Biofuel Payment Program, which was established by the 2008 Farm Bill and reauthorized in the recently signed 2014 Farm Bill. READ MORE

23 hours ago

Ethanol exports up to 1 billion gallons expected for 2014

BY Susanne Retka SchillFound In:Markets, Business, PolicyEthanol exports are a bright spot for producers in a year of uncertainty. Economists predict continued strength in foreign demand could lead to ethanol exports in the range of 600 million to 1 billion gallons. READ MORE

March 08, 2014

Opinion: EU’s Struggle for E10

BY Robert VierhoutFound In:Markets, Business, PolicyFor European ethanol producers, E15 is still a distant dream. In the EU, the struggle is to get from E5 to E10. The legislation to offer E10 has been in place since 2009 but its use, even five years after the legislation came into force, is minimal. READ MORE

March 07, 2014

Opinion: How RINs Really Work, and Why Big Oil Hates Them

BY Ron LambertyFound In:Markets, Business, PolicyThe ability for independent fuel marketers to sell renewable fuels at lower prices while improving profit margins by selling RINs, has given independent fuel marketers something they have never had before: an advantage over Big Oil. READ MORE

March 07, 2014

Opinion: The Real Cost of Food

BY Tom BuisFound In:Business, PolicyFirst-generation ethanol reduces our dependence on foreign oil, revitalizes our rural communities, improves our environment and employs nearly 400,000 workers while driving down fuel costs. The next generation will make an even greater impact. READ MORE

March 07, 2014

In Depth: The Sugar Producers

BY Susanne Retka SchillFound In:Operations, Feedstocks, Cellulosic, BusinessSweetwater Energy and Proterro, two companies using widely different approaches, aim for low-cost sugar that may give today’s corn ethanol plants a glide path into advanced ethanol production. They're in different stages, but share similar promise. READ MORE

March 06, 2014

Opinion: Moving Toward a Clean and Renewable Future

BY Bob DinneenFound In:Cellulosic, Business, PolicyThe success of cellulosic ethanol is critical to the success of all renewables. We will continue fighting to keep the renewable fuel standard at the levels Congress intended to maintain market stability and increase investment in next-gen biofuels. READ MORE

March 06, 2014

In Depth: Early Risers

BY Chris HansonFound In:Operations, Feedstocks, Cellulosic, BusinessFollowing multiyear feedstock procurement campaigns and vast investments of capital, resources and time, America’s first big cellulosic ethanol plants are nearing startup. EPM examines the progress of the Abengoa, Poet-DSM and DuPont facilities. READ MORE