Ethanol Week - November 26, 2012

Ethanol plant may end up on auction block to pay tax bill The city of Hopewell, Va., is moving forward with plans to auction off Appomattox Bio Energy LLC in an effort to recoup more than $1.6 million in lost tax revenue. The 65 MMgy barley-to-ethanol plant was built by Osage Bio Energy LLC. READ MORE SHARE
Ethanol saves Americans $29.13 on average Thanksgiving trip Ethanol is helping reduce the cost of the Thanksgiving holiday for the average American family. The average American family traveling by automobile this holiday will drive 558 miles save $29.13 on gasoline purchases because of ethanol. READ MORE SHARE
	Nickel Institute publishes guide on stainless steel for biofuels The Nickel Institute has published a guide, "Stainless Steels: Cost-Efficient materials for the Global Biofuels Industries," to help ethanol, biodiesel, biogas producers and others realize economic benefits of selecting the correct grade of material. READ MORE SHARE
New Holland sponsors ethanol video contest New Holland is offering members of the National FFA Organization a chance to win $5,000 for their chapter through a video contest designed to promote ethanol. FFA members are invited to research, film and edit a 60 to 90 second video. READ MORE SHARE
ACS publishes podcast on white rot fungus, ethanol production The latest episode in the American Chemical Society's award-winning Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions podcast series reports new evidence that the so-called white rot fungus shows promise in the production of cellulosic ethanol. READ MORE SHARE
	Ethanol doubles corn's food production value Saying ethanol has been demonized for too long, Orrie Swayze, a farmer from Wilmot, S.D., has sent a letter to the editor to a number media outlets offering a new perspective, which he summarizes as "Ethanol doubles corn's food production." READ MORE SHARE
Ethanol producers applaud RFS waiver decision, stay vigilant The ethanol industry breathed a collective sigh of relief on Nov. 16, with the U.S. EPA's announcement that it was denying the renewable fuel standard (RFS) waiver request submitted in August. READ MORE SHARE
USDA announces payments to advanced ethanol producers On Nov. 16 the USDA announced more than $15.7 million in payments to 189 companies under USDA Rural Development's Advanced Biofuel Payment Program, which provides payments to support the production and expansion of advanced biofuels. READ MORE SHARE
DDGS nutrient profiles showing greater variability A distillers grains nutrient survey by the University of Minnesota Animal Science Department shows some change from a similar one done 10 years ago, although perhaps not as much as might be expected, given the growth of corn oil extraction. READ MORE SHARE