Growth Energy and the Renewable Fuels Association recently sent a letter to President Obama urging swift action to “mount an aggressive defense of our access to the Chinese livestock feed market.� The administration took action in less than a week.
USDA made only small changes to its monthly supply and demand report, including a 9 million bushel reduction in corn use for ethanol in the last marketing year.
Businesses must evaluate their comfort level, flexibility, redundancy and security requirements when comparing in-house vs. cloud solutions. This contribution appears in the April issue of EPM with the headline "To cloud or not to cloud".
A research team reports in American Chemical Society's journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research an optimized way of producing biofuel from algae that also removes CO2 emissions from the environment.
A small stand of poplar trees harvested from a University of Tennessee AgResearch Center is set to help scientists progress further down the path toward low-cost, high-quality biomass and a bioeconomy.
Alliance BioEnergy Plus Inc. has announced testing at a 55 MMgy ethanol plant in Illinois has shown the Harvesting Technology CoProMax process combined with the ALLM CTS process offers an opportunity to add to the bottom line of an ethanol plant.
Abengoa recently released condensed consolidated financial statements for the second half of last year, reporting that it generated nearly EUR 5.76 billion ($6.34 billion) in revenues and EUR 515 million in EBITDA during 2015.
U.S. ethanol exports had a strong start in 2016, expanding 7 percent over December volumes to a 14-month high, according to Renewable Fuels Association analysis of government data released late Friday.
After many hacker break-ins last year, there will be even more sophisticated capers in 2016, according to reports released by top cybersecurity firms. This article appears in the April issue of EPM.
Sustainable Development Technology Canada has awarded Comet Biorefining, Inc. a grant of CA$10.9 million ($8.2 million) for the construction of its first-of-a-kind advanced biobased chemicals plant in Sarnia, Ontario.
Have you ever watched, “Who Killed the Electric Car?� Although I haven't, my understanding is that there are some similarities between this 2006 documentary and what I'm telling you today.
The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service recently published the March edition of its Grain Crushing and Co-Products Production report, noting total corn consumed for alcohol and other uses was 491.3 million bushels in January., down 2 percen
An analysis conducted by the Renewable Fuels Association and released March 7 finds the net energy balance of corn-based ethanol at U.S. dry mill biorefineries averages 2.6–2.8, an improvement over previous estimates, reflecting efficiency gains.
A South Dakota ethanol plant is spearheading a challenge for drivers to use E30, to show vehicles are capable of handling higher ethanol blends even when they aren't FFVs, writes Dave VanderGriend. This column appears in the April issue of EPM.
Mid American Agri Products-Wheatland, a small-scale ethanol plant located near Madrid, Nebraska, has installed Edeniq Inc.'s trademarked Cellunator technology and is considering the next step of cellulosic ethanol production from corn kernel fiber.
Researchers: Chemical snapshot unveils path to greener biofuel
By University of Copenhagen
March 04, 2016
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen are looking at family of enzymes, lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs), which ease the transformation of cellulose. Chemists at the university have now taken a leap ahead in understanding LPMOs.
Japanese researchers improve biorefineries with bubbles
By Tohoku University
March 03, 2016
A team of researchers from Japan's Tohoku University has developed a new method for the pretreatment of organic material, or biomass, which could lead to more efficient production of biofuels and biochemicals.
Biofuels industry veteran journalist Rachel Gantz has joined the Renewable Fuels Association as the organization's new communications director. Gantz will serve as the RFA's spokesperson.
In a recent interview, American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Jack Gerard stipulated that his organization was pivoting its strategy toward reforming the renewable fuel standard (RFS) rather than continuing to call for an outright repeal.
Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., presented at a briefing March 1 to educate congressional staff on the impacts of a U.S. EPA regulation that currently prevents the sale of E15 during the summer months.
The USDA recently published a fact sheet highlighting its investments in rural America, including several related to sparking innovation in America's bioeconomy to support the development of biomanufacturing and advanced biofuels.
On Feb. 24, the House Committee on Agriculture held a hearing on the state of the rural economy featuring testimony by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Biofuels and bioenergy were among the topics discussed during the nearly three-hour event.
Growth Energy and the Renewable Fuels Association have asked the White House to take action with regard to preliminary results of an antidumping and countervailing duty case filed in China that were released March 1.
Data recently released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration officially confirmed that new records were set in 2015 for U.S. ethanol production and blending. The data shows producers churned out 14.81 billion gallons of ethanol in 2015.
A new poll conducted by Selzer and Co. and released by Mediacom and the Des Moines Register Feb. 29 showed 71 percent of Iowans support ethanol and the renewable fuel standard (RFS).
Applications are due March 4 to respond to a U.S. DOE request for information about public and private sector capabilities in pilot scale verification of biofuels and bioproducts processes.
On Feb. 26, USDA Rural Development announced plans to support an anaerobic digestion (AD) project under development by Novus Energy LLC in Boardman, Oregon, with an $11 million loan guarantee.
The USDA has notified Ceres Inc. that corn traits developed using its proposed methods and components would not be considered regulated items under the USDA's mandate to regulate genetically engineered crops.
Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have shown for the first time that an enzyme can be tweaked to reduce lignin in plants. Their technique could help lower the cost of converting biomass into fuels.
“Active acquirers” interested in Abengoa plants
By Holly Jessen, Kassidi Andres
March 01, 2016
Long before there was an official announcement, interested buyers started calling up management at Abengoa Bioenergy and touring the company's first generation ethanol plant assets.
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