FROM THE JANUARY ISSUE: Increasing demand for ethanol, RFS reset and promoting exports among ACE's 2019 priorities.
Greener days ahead for carbon fuels
By U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
December 27, 2018
Researchers discover copper has potential as a catalyst for turning carbon dioxide into sustainable chemicals and fuels without any wasteful byproducts, creating a green alternative to present-day chemical manufacturing.
FROM THE JANUARY ISSUE: Iowa's status as the largest ethanol-producing state means its ethanol economy affects the entire industry.
FROM THE JANUARY ISSUE: Promoting European ethanol key to Europe's long-term environmental goals.
The RFA will host four safety webinars in 2019, focused on ethanol emergency response training.
FROM THE JANUARY ISSUE: Growth Energy continues focus on growing markets for ethanol.
The USCG's latest quality report indicates near-record yields and good quality for 2018's corn crop.
FROM THE JANUARY ISSUE: Editor Lisa Gibson previews the magazine, including feature articles about Iowa's importance to ethanol, an update on two corn kernel fiber-to-ethanol plants, a look at plant safety and security, and more.
This year, Minnesota became the first state in the country to have more than 400 public and private E85 stations. In 2018, 46 new E85 stations opened throughout Minnesota, bringing the total number of public and private stations to 411.
Midwest AgEnergy, the parent company to ethanol biorefineries Blue Flint, near Underwood, North Dakota, and Dakota Spirit, near Spiritwood, North Dakota, recently surpassed production of more than 1 billion gallons of ethanol produced company-wide.
In a significant development for the clean fuels sector, Environment and Climate Change Canada has released the Regulatory Design Paper reflecting a year of intensive consultation on the national Clean Fuel Standard.
The U.S. EPA has released updated data on small refinery hardship waivers filed under the RFS, reporting that seven new waivers for the 2018 compliance year and one new petition for the 2017 compliance year were filed between Nov. 10 and Dec.18.
Faced with poor market conditions, Pacific Ethanol has idled its Aurora East plant in Aurora, Nebraska, and laid off 26 workers at the Pacific Aurora campus. The 45 MMgy facility has been in operation since 1995.
On Dec. 20, President Trump signed the $867 billion 2018 Farm Bill into law. The bill, titled the Agricultural Improvement Act, or H.R. 2, reauthorizes several Energy Title programs, including REAP and BCAP.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced ethanol production by mills in the country's south-central region was up during the second half of November despite a drop in the volume of sugarcane that was processed.
Eleven years ago, President George W. Bush signed into law what has become the single most successful clean fuels policy in the United States—the expanded Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2), according to the Renewable Fuels Association.
The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a second funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs for fiscal year 2019.
Japan is expected to import 890 million liters (235.11 million gallons) of fuel ethanol this year, mostly in the form of ETBE, according to an annual biofuels report recently filed with the USDA FAS's Global Agricultural Information Network.
The development of a waste-to-biofuels plant in Minnesota's Twin Cities metro area is one step closer to reality with the Metropolitan Council's recent approval of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and design deposit agreement with Enerkem Inc.
The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Biofuels) named Plymouth Station Holiday as its 2018 Distinguished Retailer on Dec. 12. The organization also released its 2018 annual report on the same date.
ACA Bio Cooperativa Limitada, the ethanol arm of the Asociación de Cooperativas Argentinas, plans to invest $53 million to expand its existing production facility in Argentina. ICM will design, engineer and provide equipment for the expansion.
The U.S. EPA has published a notice on its website setting the cellulosic waiver credit (CWC) price for 2019 at $1.77. The price is slightly lower than the CWC price for 2018, which was set at $1.96 in December 2017.
The grain buyers from 35 countries who attended this year's Export Exchange conference in Minneapolis have since reported buying an estimated $403 million worth of coarse grains and coproducts, including DDGS and feed grains.
ICM Inc. and The Andersons Inc. have announced plans to implement value-added technologies in multiple ethanol plants operated by The Andersons. The Andersons will license FST Next Gen, SMT V2, and TS4.
Green Plains Inc. and Optimal Fish Food LLC. Announced Dec. 12 the companies have formed Optimal Aquafeed, a 50/50 joint venture to produce high-quality aquaculture feeds utilizing proprietary techniques and high-protein feed ingredients.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the December edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, maintaining its November forecasts for 2018 and 2019 ethanol production, but making slight changes to quarterly production forecasts.
Biomass Magazine has announced the preliminary agenda for the 12th Annual International Biomass Conference & Expo taking place March 18-20, 2019 at the Savannah International Trade & Convention Center in Savannah, Georgia.
ACE, Environmental Entrepreneurs, the NCGA, and the NRDC have issued a statement thanking the Farm Bill conferees for including a new pilot Environmental Quality Incentive Program in the 2018 Farm Bill conference report.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the $867 billion 2018 Farm Bill by a vote of 369 to 47 on Dec. 12. The legislation will now be sent to President Trump's desk. Trump is expected to sign the bill.
The USDA has reduced its forecast for 2018-'19 corn use in ethanol in the December edition of its World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates report. The report also predicts reduced corn imports and larger ending stocks.
Advertisement
@ Copyright 2025 - BBI International - All rights reserved.