
August 31, 2023
BY Erin Voegele
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Vault 44.01 and Cardinal Ethanol are wrapping up Indiana’s first-ever ethanol CCS project.
U.S. fuel ethanol production expanded by nearly 5% the week ending Oct. 2, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Oct. 7. Stocks of fuel ethanol were down nearly 1% and exports expanded by 17%.
Cost barriers stand in the way of transforming carbon dioxide into ethanol at scale, but the purity and biogenic value of fermentation CO2 continue to justify the quest for commercialization.
Experts outline the impact hot summers and cold winters have on ethanol plant distillation dehydration and evaporation systems.
Green Plains Inc. on Oct. 1 announced that its facility in Superior, Iowa, has produced its one-billionth gallon of ethanol, marking a significant milestone in the facility's nearly two decades of operation.