Ethanol Week - September 3, 2019

September 3, 2019

Trump teases work on policy package to boost ethanol President Donald Trump issued a tweet Aug. 29 suggesting his administration is working on a “giant package” to boost demand for ethanol. He did not indicate what the timeframe for the release of that package might be. READ MORE SHARE
EIA: US ethanol plant nameplate capacity up in 2019 The U.S. Energy Information Administration released updated data on U.S. ethanol plant capacity on Aug. 26. The number of ethanol plants remained stable between 2018 and 2019, but total nameplate capacity was up slightly. READ MORE SHARE
	Oregon plant could produce ethanol from wheat Global Partners LP recently filed for a renewal of its air quality permit at its Columbia Pacific Bio-Refinery in Clatskanie, Oregon. The permit could allow the plant to use wheat as its feedstock in addition to the more traditional corn. READ MORE SHARE
Canadian government invests $4.7 million in Woodland Biofuels The Canadian government announced plans Aug. 27 to invest $4.7 million in Woodland Biofuels, a Toronto-based company that is using gasification and a series of catalytic reactions to convert biomass into renewable fuels. READ MORE SHARE
UNICA: 630 million gallons of ethanol produced in early August UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced ethanol production during the first half of August was up more than 20 percent when compared to the same period of last year. The volume of sugarcane milled was also up. READ MORE SHARE
Corn Plus to suspend operations at Minnesota ethanol plant Corn Plus has announced plans to suspend operations at its ethanol plant in Winnebago, Minnesota. The company will work with stakeholders to determine next steps, which could include restarting operations or a future sale or other disposition. READ MORE SHARE
ACE honors ethanol industry contributors with 2019 awards The American Coalition for Ethanol honored a select group of advocates for their contributions to the ethanol industry during its 32nd annual conference this month in Omaha. The Merle Anderson Award was given to Randy Ives. READ MORE SHARE
DOE funds bioimaging projects for bioenergy The U.S. Department of Energy announced Aug. 23 $13.5 million in funding for six projects to develop new approaches to microscopic imaging of plants and microbes, with the goal of advancing bioenergy research. READ MORE SHARE
Senators urge Wheeler to end abuse of SREs A group of seven Midwestern democratic senators sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler Aug. 26 urging the U.S. EPA to end its harmful abuse of small refinery exemptions (SREs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard. READ MORE SHARE
ACE: Retailers share E15, E85 experiences at recent conference The American Coalition for Ethanol hosted a diverse mix of ethanol interests at its recent conference in Omaha. Among the speakers were Randy Gard of Bosselman Enterprises and Mike Lewis of Pearson Fuels. READ MORE SHARE