Byogy Renewables Inc. and airline partner Avianca Brasil have launched a significant initiative to support advanced testing to accelerate the Byogy alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) ASTM approval. The technology transforms ethanol into a biobased jet fuel.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the April issue of its Monthly Energy Review, which includes monthly ethanol production, net import and consumption data. The U.S. exported 2.05 million barrels of ethanol in January.
Several states are joining the fight to take a legal dispute over California's low carbon fuels standard (LCFS) to the U.S. Supreme Court. On April 21, a group of 21 states requested a review of a lower court ruling that the LCFS is constitutional.
The Scoular Co. and Vireol Bio-Industries LLC are pleased to announce their exclusive partnership at the revitalized ethanol plant in Hopewell, Va. Scoular will procure all the corn, operate the grain facility, and market the distillers grain.
The U.S. EPA has opened a comment period on draft permits for Archer Daniels Midland Co.'s carbon capture and storage project in Dacatur, Ill. The project aims to inject and sequester carbon dioxide produced at ADM's Decatur ethanol plant.
The Canadian government has announced plans improve rail safety, including the phase out certain railcars used to carry ethanol and crude oil over a three year period. Some DOT-111 railcars are being removed from dangerous goods service immediately.
Two USDA economists took up the U.S. EPA's request for comments on whether and how to account for carryover renewable identification numbers (RINS) in setting yearly mandated renewable fuel volumes.
Proterro CEO Kef Kasdin recently reported that his company reached its Q1 sugar-production pilot milestones. "While sugar production has begun at low levels, it has been controllable," he said.
A new academic paper on biofuels was released this week, and some media outlets have reached sweeping conclusions. A careful reading of the paper, however, doesn't in any way support these conclusions.
The Fuels American coalition recently released an economic impact study that demonstrates the economic benefits of ethanol and other biofuels on a state-by-state basis. The analysis was completed by John Dunham & Associates.
Three enzymes that promise to improve profits for producers of corn ethanol are behind the strong growth in Novozymes' first quarter bioenergy sales, including Avantec, Spirizyme Achieve and Olexa.
Renewable Fuel Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen gave a presentation at a rail safety forum hosted by the National Transportation Safety Board on April 23.
Vireol Bio Energy LLC has selected Murex LLC as its marketing partner for the bioethanol plant in Hopewell, Va. Vireol recently announced their plans to bring the 63 million gallon per year ethanol plant in Hopewell online in April of 2014.
While global investments in renewable energy technologies dropped in 2013, continuing a two-year trend, there are several silver linings to that observation, according to a new report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
Growth Energy has welcomed Three Rivers Energy LLC as its newest member, bringing total plant membership to 83, with another 85 associate members. Three Rivers Energy is a 50 MMgy plant located in Coshocton, Ohio.
The U.S. EPA has taken action to revise the 2013 cellulosic biofuel requirements under the renewable fuels standard (RFS) to 810,185 ethanol-equivalent gallons, the volume for which cellulosic RINs were generated in 2013.
The American Petroleum Institute and the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers recently filed a motion to sever and hold in abeyance their legal challenge to the 2013 renewable fuel standard. Biofuel groups are opposing the move.
Gevo Inc. recently announced that it has come to an agreement with Lufthansa to evaluate Gevo's renewable jet fuel with the goal of approving Gevo's alcohol-to-jet fuel (ATJ) for commercial aviation use.
The Fuels America coalition has launched a new advertising campaign dubbed "Oil Rigged" on Earth Day to counter what biofuels industry leaders called Big Oil's deliberate campaign to distort the facts.
The U.S. DOE has announced its intent to offer up to $4 billion in Section 1703 loan guarantees to support a wide variety of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Public comments are being accepted on the scope of the final solicitation.
The Nebraska Corn Board, in cooperation with the National Corn Growers Association, is joining NASCAR in kicking off its second year of the NASCAR Race to Green Campaign, which highlights green programs put in place by NASCAR and its partners.
Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., has written Margaret Hamburg, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, urging the FDA to exempt distillers grain, raw agricultural commodities, and other products from a proposed rule impacting feed producers.
The U.S. EPA has published renewable identification number (RIN) generation data for March, reporting that nearly 1.37 billion RINs were generated during the month across all five biofuel categories.
With the spring planting season underway, the Surface Transportation Board is taking action to ensure U.S. farmers have access to fertilizer. The move comes after a April 10 hearing on railroad service issues.
Zeeland Farm Services Inc. has purchased 435 acres and the partially built ethanol facility at Ithaca, Mich., through its affiliate, ZFS Ithaca LLC. The developer of the project halted construction on the planned 110 MMgy project in mid-2008.
Clean Fuels Development Coalition Executive Director Douglas Durante has called on ethanol supporters to not only defend the federal renewable fuel standard, but to move beyond it by capitalizing on the benefits of mid- and high-level ethanol blends.
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz recently addressed U.S. DOE's fiscal year (FY) 2015 budget request at hearings held by the Senate Committee on Appropriations and the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
On April 22-23, the National Transportation Safety Board will convene a forum titled, "Rail Safety: Transportation of Crude Oil and Ethanol." The forum is free and open to the public. No registration is required.
Ethanol producers would be wise to pay attention to changes to OSHA regulations and enforcement programs. The best way to protect the business is to, through an attorney, hire a consulting expert to evaluate programs and practices, writes Eric Hobbs.
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has announced the Oak Street Station in Inwood, Iowa, and Farmers Cooperative in Mount Ayr, Iowa, have been selected as recipients of funds through the Fueling Our Future pilot program.
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