Ethanol Week - June 19, 2018

EU reaches deal on REDII, sets new goals for renewables On June 14, negotiators from the European Commission, the European Parliament and the European Council reached a deal on a revised Renewable Energy Directive (REDII) that sets new targets for renewables. READ MORE SHARE
Senate ag committee restores 2018 Farm Bill Energy Title funding The Senate ag committee has approved its version of the 2018 Farm Bill with bipartisan support. The legislation includes an amendment offered by Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., that restores mandatory funding to Farm Bill Energy Title programs. READ MORE SHARE
	EIA maintains 2018, 2019 ethanol production forecasts The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the June edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, maintaining its May prediction that ethanol production will average 1.04 million barrels per day in 2018 and 2019. READ MORE SHARE
FSMA at FEW: Panelists share experiences, advice The Food Safety Modernization Act requires plants to develop and implement procedures they previously hadn’t had to consider, according to Brian Schasel, environmental/technical manager for Big River Resources LLC. READ MORE SHARE
Biofilms can form anywhere, but can be scrubbed out Biofilms have gained attention recently across the ethanol industry. They really have an impact on all industries, Wayne Mattsfield, staff scientist for Phibro Ethanol Performance Group, said during a panel at the Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo. READ MORE SHARE
DSM launches fermentation solution to improve ethanol production Royal DSM has introduced eBOOST, a complete solution for ethanol producers seeking higher yield and significantly reduced glycerol production in starch conversion processes. The launch took place at the annual Fuel Ethanol Workshop in Omaha. READ MORE SHARE
BASF invests in carbon recycling company LanzaTech BASF Venture Capital GmbH has announced plans to invest in LanzaTech. Using special microbes, LanzaTech has developed a technology for gas fermentation that first enables ethanol to be produced from residual gases. READ MORE SHARE
SOS Leak Repair recognized with safety award SOS Leak Repair Inc., a provider of cutting-edge solutions to pipe leaks, has received safety awards from the Minnesota Safety Council and North Dakota Safety Council. The company can help ethanol producers solve industrial pipe repair problems. READ MORE SHARE
USGC: Brazilian, US representatives discuss RenovaBio Representatives from Brazil discussed the development and implementation of RenovaBio, Brazil’s new biofuels policy, during meetings in Washington, D.C. with the U.S. Grains Council, the Renewable Fuels Association, Growth Energy and the USDA. READ MORE SHARE
South Dakota’s rural champions rally against EPA’s war on biofuel Farm, biofuel, and community leaders hosted a tractor rally in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where participants voiced their concerns about attacks on homegrown biofuels led by the chief of the U.S. EPA, who is passing through the state this week. READ MORE SHARE
East Kansas Agri-Energy hosts Pruitt for roundtable East Kansas Agri-Energy LLC hosted EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt June 12 for a round table discussion with a diverse group of Kansas agricultural interests and organizations that addressed the RFS, RINs, E15 and the EPA's use of hardship waivers. READ MORE SHARE
PNNL technology clears way for ethanol-derived jet fuel ASTM International recently revised ASTM D7566 Annex A5, Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons, based on fuel produced by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory partner LanzaTech. READ MORE SHARE
RFA, Paul Teutul Jr. team up on ethanol-fueled motorcycle The Renewable Fuels Association and master motorcycle designer Paul Teutul, Jr. have teamed up to prove ethanol fuel blends work in high performance motorcycles. Teutul’s latest bike, commissioned for the RFA, runs on E85. READ MORE SHARE
Syngenta: Enogen corn has agreements with more than 30 plants Syngenta announced June 12 that it has agreements in place with more than 30 ethanol plants with a combined production capacity of approximately 3 billion gallons. Production using Enogen corn is expected to reach 2.5 billion gallons this year. READ MORE SHARE
DuPont celebrates opening of Industrial Biosciences’ headquarters DuPont Industrial Biosciences officially opened the doors of its renovated global business headquarters June 8 in Wilmington, Delaware. This new center of technological innovation, known as Building E353, is part of DuPont’s Experimental Station. READ MORE SHARE