Ethanol Week - November 3, 2014

November 3, 2014

Green Plains produced record ethanol, coproduct volumes in Q3 Green Plains Inc. has released financial results for the third quarter of 2014, reporting net income of $41.7 million, or $1.03 per diluted share, up from $9.4 million, or 28 cents per diluted share, during the same period of last year. READ MORE SHARE
Pacific Ethanol reports strong Q3 financial results Pacific Ethanol Inc. has released third quarter financial results. During an investor call, Neil Koehler, president and CEO of Pacific Ethanol, noted 2014 is on pace to be a record year for the company. READ MORE SHARE
	Novozymes announces increased bioenergy sales in Q3 results Novozymes recently released third quarter financial results, reporting a 9 percent organic sales growth for the quarter. During the first nine months of the year, sales grew organically by 8 percent. READ MORE SHARE
Enerkem announces partnerships with 3 Chinese companies Enerkem Inc. announced agreements with three Chinese companies in October. Under each agreement, Enerkem is expected to license its waste-to-biofuel technology. The final business structure and sites for each project have not been disclosed. READ MORE SHARE
BlueFire announces LOI from China EXIM to finance Fulton project On Oct. 23, BlueFire Renewables Inc. announced that it has received a letter of intent from the Export Import Bank of China to provide up to $270 million in debt financing for its proposed biorefinery project in Fulton, Mississippi. READ MORE SHARE
Class I railroad status reports point to continued service delays On Oct. 29, Class I railroads filed their second weekly status reports with the Surface Transportation Board. According to the STB, the reports will promote industry-wide transparency, accountability and improvements in rail service. READ MORE SHARE
CRFA names new leader following Thurlow's departure The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association has announced that W. Scott Thurlow has stepped down from his position as president and Andrea Kent, previously vice president of communications, has been appointed to the position. READ MORE SHARE
UNICA publishes sugarcane harvest, ethanol production update UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has released a new biweekly report. Since April, the report indicates ethanol sales have totaled 13.11 billion liters, with most of that production, 12.34 billion liters, sold domestically. READ MORE SHARE
Growth Energy and New Holland announce sweepstakes winner Growth Energy and New Holland Agriculture officially announced Robert Baker of Sue City, Missouri, as the 2014 Growth Energy Individual Membership Sweepstakes winner. READ MORE SHARE
Researchers win funding for miscanthus, sorghum research Two University of Illinois crop sciences researchers interested in improving plant feedstocks for bioenergy production were selected to receive funding from the USDA and U.S. Department of Energy. READ MORE SHARE
Court rules against GreenShift in corn oil separation case The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana has issued a sealed order which holds all asserted corn oil separation patents held by GS CleanTech Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of GreenShift Corp., as invalid and not infringed on. READ MORE SHARE
GRFA: Biofuels boost sustainability, rural development in Africa As the first African Sustainable Transport Forum gets under way in Nairobi, Kenya, the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance called on forum attendees to adopt biofuels friendly policies and regulations. READ MORE SHARE
ICM announces agreement with Patriot Renewable Fuels ICM Inc. recently announced Patriot Renewable Fuels LLC has entered into a professional services agreement for ICM's patent-pending Fiber Separation Technology and ICM's patent-pending Generation 1.5 Grain Fiber to Cellulosic Ethanol Technology. READ MORE SHARE
Researchers transform toxic waste into green energy How can a struggling industry like pulp and paper in Canada be revived? According to Damien Biot-Pelletier, a Concordia doctoral candidate in biology, the answer lies in synthetic biology. READ MORE SHARE
HSBC to partner with Virgin Atlantic and LanzaTech Virgin Atlantic has announced that the U.K.'s largest bank, HSBC, is joining its exciting partnership with LanzaTech in preparation for a world-first flight using a ground-breaking low carbon fuel. READ MORE SHARE
Growth Energy sponsors FFA programs Growth Energy is pleased to announce a multi-year commitment and new partnership with the National FFA Organization to build on critical projects that prepare today's students to become tomorrow's leaders in American agriculture. READ MORE SHARE
NCSU announces biofuel breakthroughs North Carolina State University scientists are using biotechnology to chip away at barriers to producing biofuels from woody plants and grasses instead of the corn and sugarcane used to make ethanol. READ MORE SHARE