Ethanol Week - November 7, 2011

Klobuchar: REAP likely to be retained in Farm Bill Several senators told attendees at a conference held Nov. 7 in Fargo, N.D., to discuss the issues and challenges the upcoming Farm Bill that retaining funding for renewable energy programs is a vital piece of the overall policy. READ MORE SHARE
Aging cane fields, weather continue to affect Brazil crush Brazil's aging sugarcane plantings on top of poor weather, are being blamed for yet another reduction in the country's crush forecast. UNICA expects the 2011-'12 crush for the south-central region to be nearly 13 percent less than the previous year. READ MORE SHARE
	REX increases ethanol investments, now owns 98 percent of NuGen REX American Resources Corp. now owns 98 percent of NuGen Energy LLC, an ethanol plant located in Marion, S.D., after completing an additional 50 percent investment. READ MORE SHARE
ePURE requests investigation into U.S. ethanol exports to EU EPURE said Nov. 2 that it was confident an investigation will "clearly establish the need to impose dissuasive duties on U.S. imports of fuel ethanol" and also requested that U.S. imports be registered so duties could be imposed retroactively. READ MORE SHARE
House hearing witnesses bash RFS, call for repeal of E15 Representatives of the ethanol industry were forced to watch a Nov. 2 House of Representatives Energy and Environment Subcommittee hearing on motor fuel standards from the sidelines. READ MORE SHARE
Isobutanol outperforms ethanol in small engine test Tests recently conducted by Briggs & Stratton Corp. to evaluate the effects of isobutanol on small engines suggest that it can be used in those engines without any of the problems associated with ethanol-blended fuel. READ MORE SHARE
ADM: Profits in corn processing decline due to doubled corn costs Net earnings were up overall for ADM's first quarter, which ended Sept. 30. Specifically, in the corn processing segment ADM reported a profit on Nov. 1 but noted it was a $162 million decrease from the same time period last year. READ MORE SHARE
Pacific Ethanol announces record net sales for third quarter Pacific Ethanol Inc., an ethanol producer that has seemed to put past troubles behind it, reported good news during its third quarter financial report. The company's net sales climbed to an all-time high of $271.6 million. READ MORE SHARE
Purdue study separates corn stover, finds efficiency, savings Purdue University researchers found corn stover separation may increase efficiency for ethanol conversion and result in cost savings. READ MORE SHARE
Chinese utility signs MOU with BlueFire to finance Fulton project BlueFire Renewables has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with utility firm China Huadian Engineering Co. Ltd. to finance BlueFire's cellulosic ethanol facility and power production plant in Fulton, Miss. READ MORE SHARE
USDA awards $11.5 million to 14 ethanol producers Fourteen ethanol producers from Arizona, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Texas will receive payments through the USDA's Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels program, the agency announced Oct. 31. READ MORE SHARE
NREL makes data public for renewable energy web, mobile apps NREL is making raw alternative energy data available for web developers through a website interface launched last week. The public data is intended for those interested in advancing web and mobile applications. READ MORE SHARE