Ethanol Week - June 9, 2014

Enerkem holds grand opening at Edmonton waste-to-biofuels plant Enerkem officially celebrated bringing its first commercial-scale waste-to-biofuels plant online in Edmonton, Alberta, on June 4. The facility is currently undergoing commissioning, with that process expected to be complete within days. READ MORE SHARE
Fuel Ethanol Workshop attracts record number of ethanol producers Produced by BBI International, the FEW has 500 plus producers from 194 facilities, representing more than 15 billion gallons of ethanol already registered to attend. READ MORE SHARE
	EPA regulations complicate things for E15 consumers, retailers Charlie Good, owner of Good and Quick, a Nevada, Iowa, gas station offering E15 and other ethanol blends, has changed the stickers on his gas pumps to comply with the U.S. EPA's Reid Vapor Pressure regulations. READ MORE SHARE
Study: Land use for corn ethanol production to drop significantly Study finds that increased corn yields and more efficient use of corn ethanol coproducts will decrease land needed for ethanol production. Land attributable to ethanol will drop from current 25 percent to as little as 11 percent of U.S. corn acres. READ MORE SHARE
European Commission widens application of anti-dumping duty The European Commission came to a decision June 4 to apply anti-dumping duties on all U.S. ethanol coming to the European Union through Norway, according to ePURE, the European Renewable Ethanol Association. READ MORE SHARE
USDA not likely to offer sugar for sale under FFP this year The USDA's Commodity Credit Corp. has announced that it does not expect to sell sugar to biofuel producers through the Feedstock Flexibility Program this year. READ MORE SHARE
Trade mission to Peru to address biomass, biofuel opportunities The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration is organizing a renewable energy and energy efficiency trade mission to Peru in November that will promote the export competitiveness of U.S. technologies. READ MORE SHARE
China, India lead in Asia's emerging alternative fuels landscape Driven by aggressive mandates, government support and cost advantages, China and India, the world's two most populous countries, dominate Asia's alternative fuels landscape, according to Lux Research. READ MORE SHARE
ICM announces agreements for cellulosic technology, SMT On June 5, ICM Inc. announced agreements with two plants; one that plans to install its Fiber Separation Technology and Generation 1.5 Grain Fiber to Cellulosic Ethanol Technology, and another that has purchased its Selective Milling Technology. READ MORE SHARE
ePURE criticizes EU energy security plan for neglecting ethanol The European renewable ethanol industry association, ePURE, recently spoke out to criticize a new European Energy Security Strategy that fails to recognize the importance of domestically produced ethanol in meeting energy security needs. READ MORE SHARE
UGA researchers engineer microbes that convert biomass to fuel New research from the University of Georgia allows the direct conversion of switchgrass to fuel. The research group engineered a synthetic pathway into a microorganism that allows it to produce ethanol directly from biomass. READ MORE SHARE
Report provides global overview of bioenergy, biofuel development A new report published by Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) provides a global overview of advances in renewable energy development, including development related to bioenergy, ethanol and other types of biofuels. READ MORE SHARE
Genera Energy COO to speak at Fuel Ethanol Workshop Keith Brazzell, chief operating officer of Genera Energy Inc., is scheduled to speak at the Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo June 9-12 in Indianapolis. He will discuss the company's biomass feedstock supply solutions. READ MORE SHARE
Poet-DSM Advanced Biofuels executives to speak at FEW Executives from cellulosic bio-ethanol leader Poet-DSM Advanced Biofuels will speak at the upcoming Fuel Ethanol Workshop, which will be conducted June 9-12 in Indianapolis. READ MORE SHARE
Deinove announces agreements with Abengoa, Suez Environnement On June 3, France-based Deinove announced a collaboration agreement with Abengoa and a separate research and development agreement with Suez Environnement Group. The company is developing a bacterial platform for biofuel and biochemical production. READ MORE SHARE
ACE says best way to cut GHG emissions is to restore RFS Brian Jennings, executive vice president for the American Coalition for Ethanol, said, "the RFS is the strongest and most successful law ever enacted to reduce dangerous GHG emissions from transportation fuels." READ MORE SHARE
Texas A&M study: Bioenergy sorghum could help with GHG emissions Bioenergy sorghum may offer more than another energy supply; it may offer a "sink" for greenhouse gases, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Research study funded by the AgriLife Research Cropping Systems bioenergy program and a USDA grant. READ MORE SHARE
FTC extends comment period on proposed ethanol labeling rule The Federal Trade Commission has extended the comment period for its proposed rule that would adopt and revise rating, certification and labeling requirements for ethanol-gasoline blends of higher than 10 percent ethanol. READ MORE SHARE
Aventine produces sugar-based ethanol at Nebraska plant Aventine Renewable Energy Inc., a producer, marketer and end-to-end supplier of ethanol, has announced its first railcar shipment of ethanol produced at its Aurora West facility in Aurora, Nebraska, using sugar-based only feedstock. READ MORE SHARE
FEW general session to discuss where ethanol producers may invest Produced by BBI International, the 2014 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo begins June 9th and features more than 140 speakers and four highly informative track sessions. READ MORE SHARE