Ethanol Week - October 10, 2011

Corn Plus faces charges regarding emissions equipment Corn Plus LLLP, Winnebago, Minn., is facing charges that it violated the Clean Air Act by providing false information regarding its pollution control equipment to the U.S. EPA in January. READ MORE SHARE
Automaker group voices support for new fuel technologies RFA and the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, issued a joint statement from the RFA's annual meeting in Washington, D.C., asserting the two groups' commitments to implementing renewable fuel technologies. READ MORE SHARE
	Project to build 36 MMgy ethanol plant in Florida moves forward Highlands EnviroFuels LLC received its air permit as well completed an economic impact study, moving the Lake Placid, Fla ethanol project forward. Sugarcane and sweet sorghum feedstocks will be supplied by nine grower investors. READ MORE SHARE
Toyota develops yeast for cellulosic ethanol conversion The new yeast is highly efficient at fermenting xylose, and is also highly resistant to fermentation-inhibiting substances like acetic acid. Toyota is also developing technologies for the various processes involved in cellulosic ethanol processing. READ MORE SHARE
Updated: Bill would link corn supply to corn-ethanol RFS mandate A coalition of seven ethanol and agricultural organizations responded swiftly in opposition to a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, that seeks to link the corn supply to the RFS requirements for corn ethanol. READ MORE SHARE
Corn stocks down, but not as much as previously predicted Old crop corn stocks are down more than 30 percent compared to a year ago, according to the USDA quarterly grain stocks report released Sept. 30. Those numbers are up, however, from previous predictions. READ MORE SHARE
Groups urge G20 countries to drop fossil fuel subsidies The International Energy Agency and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development again came out in favor of eliminating fossil fuel subsidies worldwide. READ MORE SHARE
Pinal Energy explores sweet sorghum ethanol production Pinal Energy LLC has constructed a pilot plant next to its 50 MMgy corn/milo ethanol plant in Maricopa, Ariz., to test sweet sorghum production processes. READ MORE SHARE
NAS: RFS mandates won't be met without innovation, policy change A 423-page report from the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences released Oct. 4 concludes that it is unlikely the U.S. will meet cellulosic ethanol mandates in the renewable fuel standard by 2022 without innovation. READ MORE SHARE