Working with RFA shows the voice of the ethanol industry is passionate and hard-working, writes Austin Ludowese. This column appears in the September issue of EPM.
Data released this week by the U.S. Energy Information Administration confirm that the unplanned outage of a 240,000-barrels-per-day unit at a refinery in Whiting, Indiana, caused gas prices to spike throughout the Midwest.
Iowa fuel retailers wishing to offer E15 now have assistance available to them through the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program. Since 2007, the Iowa RFIP has provided cost-share grants to increase the accessibility of higher biofuel blends.
ICM Inc. has announced the successful completion of the first and second 1,000-hour performance runs of its patent-pending Generation 2.0 Co-Located Cellulose Ethanol process at the company's pilot plant in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Dyadic International Inc. has released second quarter financial results, reporting increased revenue and gross profit for the first half of this year. The company also announced progress with its C1 Technology Platform.
Cleaner burning, higher performing fuels and their nutritious coproducts are valuable at home and abroad, and have the potential to resolve many issues around the globe, writes Tom Buis. This column appears in the September issue of EPM.
I don't usually consider myself to be in the position to advise ethanol producers on how they should do things. But in this case, I'm going to go on record strongly encouraging ethanol producers to cut out the middleman and step into direct sales.
BESC creates microbe that bolsters isobutanol production
By Oak Ridge National Laboratory
August 17, 2015
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's BioEnergy Science Center have engineered of a microbe that improves cellulosic isobutanol yields by a factor of 10. The finding builds on results from 2011.
The Renewable Fuels Association is applauding Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' decision to approve the use of E15 in its model year (MY) 2016 Chrysler/Fiat, Jeep, Dodge and Ram vehicles.
Lincolnway Energy LLC has announced financial results for the third quarter of its fiscal year 2015, the three months ended June 30. The company reported net income of $600,000, or $14.24 per unit. Gross profit for the quarter was $1.3 million.
Stories about people like Jeff Oestmann, Scott Zaremba, Marietta Lakness and the people of Quad County Corn Processors are proof that the EPA cannot quit on the RFS, writes Brian Jennings. This column appears in the September issue of EPM.
Getting the right business model drives E85 sales. This article appears in the September issue of EPM.
Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen asks U.S. EPA to provide relief to consumers in wake of refinery outage in Whiting, Indiana. According to the RFA, E15 could help alleviate spikes in gasoline prices.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has announced an open meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Committee. The event is scheduled to be held Aug. 27-28 in Washington, D.C.
A report recently filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service's Global Agricultural Information Network provides an overview of the European Union's liquid biofuel industry, including information related to ethanol and biodiesel.
While the EU has put strict sustainability rules on biofuels, little to no discussion has taken place about developing similar rules for fossil fuels, writes Robert Wright. This column appears in the September issue of EPM.
A small number of ethanol producers sell E85 and other ethanol blends directly to consumers with on-site blender pumps or, in a few cases, own retail gas stations. This article is titled "Producers Tackle Blend Wall" in the September issue of EPM.
A researcher now at the University of Central Florida has developed a new method for identifying materials' unique chemical "fingerprints" and mapping their chemical properties at a much higher spatial resolution than ever before.
A proposal by the U.S. EPA to change ethanol blending rules would significantly increase carbon emissions to the equivalent of adding nearly 1 million more passenger vehicles on the road, according to the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Through an expansion of an existing partnership, Patriot Capital Corp. is offering a zero-percent financing program to dealers who enlist Protec Fuel to create or expand their capabilities in offering E15, E85 and higher ethanol fuel blends.
EPA's Mobile Vehicle Emissions Simulator relies on faulty, manipulated data, resulting in inaccurate emission increases and will cripple any hope of ethanol expansion, writes Dave VanderGriend. This column appears in the September issue of EPM.
The Association of Nebraska Ethanol Producers board of directors recently approved a plan to bringing daily management and operations in house. As part of that plan, ANEEP is seeking a new executive director.
The Renewable Fuels Association will join member company East Kansas Agri-Energy on Saturday to celebrate 10 successful years of operation at its plant in Garnett, Kansas. The event will feature several speakers and a plant tour.
Poet LLC released its first-ever economic impact study, revealing the significant impact the company made to national economic growth and job creation in 2014. Poet operates 27 ethanol plants accounting for 11 percent of U.S. capacity.
Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy LLC has released financial results for its fiscal year 2015 third quarter, the three months ended June 30. SIRE reported net income of $6.1 million, or $457.04 per basic unit, for the quarter.
Forest Concepts LLC was recently notified that it has been awarded a two-year $499,997 Small Business Innovation Research contract from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture to improve biomass drying efficiency.
The topic of how higher ethanol blends help fuel retailers to succeed will be highlighted during the ACE conference in Omaha, Nebraska. Todd Garner of Protec Fuel and Jim Pirolli of Kum & Go will participate in an E15 panel during the event.
USDA boosted its corn projections in its monthly supply and demand report, forecasting this year's production at 13.7 billion bushels, up 156 million from the July projection. The survey-based corn yield forecast calls for 168.8 bushels per acre.
EcoEngineers has successfully completed a number of EP3 petition processes for ethanol producers and can share lessons learned, writes James M. Ramm. This column is titled "EP3 Lessons Learned" in the September issue of EPM.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has published the August edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, predicting that ethanol production will remain near current levels in 2015 and 2016. A similar prediction was made in the July STEO.
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