Ethanol Week - December 29, 2014

Dakota Spirit AgEnergy on track for Q2 startup All buildings and major equipment are in place at the 65 MMgy Dakota Spirit AgEnergy under construction in Spiritwood, North Dakota. Staff set to move into offices in mid-January and begin preparing for startup. READ MORE SHARE
Yellow Hose program brings price stability to E85 in Michigan A Michigan ethanol plant has had success with its Yellow Hose program, blending E85 and supplying 33 area retailers, as well as sales at an on-site fuel pump. For 15 months the plant has held a $1 spread between E85 and gasoline. READ MORE SHARE
	Minnesota ethanol plant to produce n-butanol, acetone in 2016 The sale of a 21 MMgy corn-ethanol plant closed on Dec. 23. Green Biologics Inc. plans to continue ethanol production until sometime in 2016, when it will transition to n-butanol and acetone. READ MORE SHARE
EIA: 2 new weekly ethanol production records set in December Data recently released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows the U.S. ethanol industry started out the last month of the year with two record-setting weeks of production, with a new record set the week ending Dec. 12. READ MORE SHARE
Obama signs short-term tax extenders legislation On Dec. 19, President Obama signed a bill that retroactively extends several tax incentives that expired at the end of 2013 and throughout this year through the end of 2014, including several incentives that benefit biofuel and bioenergy producers. READ MORE SHARE
Syngenta receives Chinese import approval for MIR162 Syngenta has announced that it has received the safety certificate for its Agrisure Viptera trait (event MIR162) from China's regulatory authorities, formally granting import approval. The approval covers corn grain and processing byproducts. READ MORE SHARE
SIRE announces year end achievements Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy LLC announced it had paid in full the outstanding convertible subordinated debt held by the company's strategic partners, Bunge North America Inc. and ICM Investments LLC. READ MORE SHARE
USDA GAIN publishes annual report on Canadian ethanol industry FAS GAIN report highlights the current state of the biofuels industry. Canadian ethanol production to increase 1 percent in 2014, reaching 1.75 billion liters. U.S. imports of 2 billion liters needed to meet mandates. READ MORE SHARE
USDA says corn acres to decline, yields increase in decade ahead USDA long-term projections call for slightly lower corn acres to be planted over the next decade while corn yields steadily climb. The USDA will release the complete long-term supply, use and prices projections to 2024 in February. READ MORE SHARE
EPA seeks nominations for new Agricultural Science Committee Nominations due Jan. 30 for the U.S. EPA's new Science Advisory Board Agricultural Science Committee, established in the 2014 Farm Bill to advise EPA on matters impacting farming and agriculture-related industries. READ MORE SHARE
DOE's Bioenergy Technologies Office updates program plan The U.S. Department of Energy's Bioenergy Technologies Office recently released an updated multi-year program plan (MYPP), which sets for goals and structure for the office over the next five years. READ MORE SHARE
EPA publishes request for substantiations of confidentiality The U.S. EPA has published a notice in the Federal Register requesting substantiations of confidentiality claims from businesses that have submitted reports and transactional information on the renewable fuels standard (RFS). READ MORE SHARE
Great Lakes Ag Technology Business Incubator celebrates opening At a grand opening in early December, Ottawa County, Michigan, announced the official kickoff of the Great Lakes AgTech Business Incubator, a nonprofit helping farmers and entrepreneurs turn their ideas and inventions into successful businesses. READ MORE SHARE
U.S. Navy flies supersonic with Gevo ATJ The U.S. Navy, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and Gevo, Inc. have announced the first successful alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) supersonic flight at the Naval Air Warfare Center in Patuxent River, Maryland. READ MORE SHARE