Ethanol Week - March 26, 2012

Scott Thurlow to lead Canadian Renewable Fuels Scott Thurlow will become the new president of the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association on April 2. An attorney, Thurlow has experience in government relations, legislation and regulation. READ MORE SHARE
S.D. retailers respond positively to blender pump grant program Just two months after launching its latest blender pump grant program, the South Dakota office of economic development has received applications for the entire $950,000 allotted to the first round of grants. READ MORE SHARE
	USDA, DOE to provide $35 million for advanced biofuels projects The Obama administration announced March 22 that it plans to provide up to $35 million over three years to fund fiscal year 2012 Biomass Research and Development Initiative projects. READ MORE SHARE
Etankfire seeks partners for ethanol firefighting research The SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden is leading the Etankfire project -- an effort to research best practices for fighting a large-scale ethanol fire. READ MORE SHARE
Albemarle lands Navy alcohol-to-jet contract using Cobalt butanol The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division in China Lake, Calif., has awarded a manufacturing contract to Albemarle Corp. to complete its first alcohol-to-jet fuel production run using biobased n-butanol provided by Cobalt Technologies. READ MORE SHARE
Mendel Biotechnology, BP Biofuels to conduct miscanthus trials Mendel Bioenergy Seeds and BP Biofuels have signed a four-year agreement to conduct field trials of PowerCane Miscanthus and evaluate its performance as feedstock for cellulosic ethanol production at BP Biofuels' Jennings, La., demonstration plant. READ MORE SHARE
USDA to play biofuels supply chain match-maker The USDA is hosting an event March 30 at its headquarters to facilitate communication between feedstock producers and biofuels producers with the goal of improving awareness and understanding of the complexities of the biofuels supply chain. READ MORE SHARE
Stockpiled RINs hold potential to reduce corn demand A recent analysis suggests that while the RFS for corn ethanol implies greater demand for corn in 2012 compared to the previous year, actual demand could be up to 20 percent less due to a banking provision in the RINs trading systems. READ MORE SHARE
RFA anticipates E15 roll-out to begin soon After receiving EPA approval for a model Misfueling Mitigation Plan for E15, the Renewable Fuels Association is moving ahead to educate fuel retailers on compliance requirements and help them complete steps to providing E15 to their customers. READ MORE SHARE