On a press conference call Nov. 19, top executives from Fuels America announced the launch of a new ad campaign targeting President Obama and urging him to lead the world on climate by getting the renewable fuel standard (RFS) back on track.
The real cash cost of producing a bushel of corn and other crops is lower now than during the late 1970s, according to analysis by Ohio State University economist Carl Zulauf in a recent FarmDoc Daily post.
Safety takes precedence in the ethanol industry, for producers as well as providers. This article appears in the December issue of EPM.
The 2016 season is just around the corner and it will almost certainly be a wild season of swings, misses and hits, punctuated by walks, runs and hopefully a few homers, writes Mike Bryan. This column appears in the December issue of EPM.
Pacific Ag recently completed its largest harvest of wheat straw on record. Working closely with more than 200 growers across seven states, the company harvested more than 100,000 acres of wheat straw for use in end-markets.
ePURE has announced that while it supports the objectives of Europe's Energy Union, the commission should swiftly introduce stronger measures to support Europe's climate ambitions, particularly in transport.
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced an open meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee is scheduled for Nov. 18-19. The event will be held in Emeryville, California.
The Renewable Fuels Association has unveiled a redesigned version of its fuel market website E85prices.com. The revamped crowdsourcing site integrates mobile device compatibility so that users can access E85prices.com no matter where they are.
Bob Dinneen presents his annual in and out list in a column that appears in the December issue of EPM.
U.S. Water, an Allete company, has announced the acquisition of A and W Technologies. The purchase agreement for $9 million dollar was signed by both parties Nov. 17. A and W Technologies is located in Georgia and serves the Southeastern U.S.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released the November edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, predicting ethanol production will average more than 950,000 barrels per day this year and in 2016.
Five bioenergy projects in two states were among the 258 businesses nationwide receiving a total of nearly $34 million from the USDA Rural Development Value-Added Producer Grant program. Since 2009, USDA has awarded $154 million under the program.
Work begins to help the ethanol industry comply with far-reaching food and feed safety rule. This article appears in the December issue of EPM.
OK, so I admit I exaggerated just a wee bit in my headline. But it's not an exaggeration to say that, one, I find it very interesting and, two, if you haven't checked out what's been happening with the high octane fuel study, you really should.
In support of the renewable fuel standard (RFS) the American Coalition for Ethanol is promoting the success stories of two of its members in Washington, D.C., in Morning Consult's daily energy brief and the Nov. 18 edition of The Washington Post.
A start-up company in the Netherlands is working to commercialize a patented technology that it hopes significantly will increase ethanol in the fermentation processes by reducing the formation of glycerin as a byproduct.
The U.S. EPA has published a notice to its website announcing its cellulosic waiver credit (CWC) price calculation for next year. The agency has set the CWC price for 2016 at $1.33.
Curious marketers are asking about ethanol because they are hearing about higher customer counts and better margins selling fuels that cost their customers less, writes Ron Lamberty. This column appears in the December issue of EPM.
Jeff Broin, founder of Poet LLC, has resumed his role as the company's CEO after stepping into the Executive Chairman role for the last three and one-half years.
Classroom training provides invaluable information for boots-on-the-ground firefighters and emergency responders. This story appears in the December issue of EPM.
Protecting operators from falls and ergonomic injuries is one goal, along with assuring positive grounding and avoiding overfilling. This contribution appears in the December issue of EPM.
The Association of Nebraska Ethanol Producers announced Mark Palmer will become its new executive director beginning Jan. 1. Palmer comes to Nebraska from the Washington, D.C., office of Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin.
Solenis announces pending acquisition of South American firm in Brazil's sugar-to-ethanol business. Quimatec offers process chemistries while Solenis will offer water treatment options.
DuPont to acquire proprietary enzyme production technology, the C1 fungal expression platform, from Dyadic in order to expand DuPont's biobased offerings.
It's always nice to see positive news about the ethanol industry. As an industry trade journal, we write stories about both good and bad news, but it's certainly preferable when we can highlight happenings that show the strength of the industry.
USDA led a team of ethanol industry representatives to India to discuss opportunities for developing clean energy solutions, technologies and policies, aimed at strengthening the level of coordination and cooperation.
Gevo announced it has entered into a license and a joint development agreement with Praj to enable the licensing of Gevo's isobutanol technology to processors of non-corn based sugars, including the majority of Praj's global ethanol plant owners.
One of the Andersons ethanol plants and three Flint Hills Resources plants have been named to the EPA's list of efficient ethanol producers. The addition of four plants brings the number approved under the EP3 to 50, including one proposed plant.
Green Plains Partners and Delek will build a $12 million unit train terminal in Arkansas to serve the Little Rock and surrounding areas. To be completed in Q4 2016, it will unload 110-car trains in one day, storing 4.2 million gallons on site.
Strong performances from its rail and ethanol groups could not offset losses in The Andersons' grain and plant nutrient groups. The overal Q3 results show a loss of $1.2 million. Ethanol net income before taxes was nearly $6 million.
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