Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, recently announced that the Federal Trade Commission has agreed to examine possible anti-competitive practices by oil companies to limit access to biofuels.
Farmers Cooperative Co. has announced it will be offering E15 to 2001 and newer vehicles starting this fall at its Creston station. The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association is assisting Farmers Cooperative with the registration process.
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture recently announced that a value chain consortium has presented a final report to local corn producers, showing that it is commercially viable to establish a cellulosic sugar plant in southwestern Ontario.
Growth Energy has launched its new "You're No Dummy" national advertising campaign, which is designed to fight back against Big Oil's effort to stop the growth of renewable fuel and protect their own bottom lines.
The European Union recently published its annual biofuels report for 2013 with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service's Global Agriculture Information Network, reporting 71 ethanol plants are expected to be in place in Europe this year.
Optinol Inc. announced that the company has achieved energy cost parity feasibility with ethanol for the production of biobutanol (n-butanol) from a wide variety of sugars using a production solution tailored to an organism.
South American agricultural company Adecoagro S.A. has released its financial results for the second quarter of 2013, reporting ethanol production increased by 85.5 percent compared to the same period of 2012.
Poet Biorefining plants in Gowrie and Coon Rapids, Iowa have donated $1,000 each to support the Fly Iowa 2013 Airshow, which will feature the ethanol-powered Vanguard Squadron.
The National Science Foundation recently opened a new funding opportunity under its Biotechnology, Biochemical, and Biomass Engineering program, which supports fundamental engineering research on cellular and biomolecular processes.
According to the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance's new Interactive World Biofuels Map, 62 countries now have biofuels friendly policies in place that have driven global demand to over 1 million barrels per day.
The Commodity Credit Corp. is accepting offers from bioenergy producers to purchase sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for Bioenergy Producers (FFP). Offers, modification of offers or withdrawal of offers must be received by Aug. 28.
Peru-based ethanol producer Maple Energy plc has released financial results for the six months ended June 30, reporting increased revenues and gross profit. The company also reported increased volumes of ethanol production.
Work is ongoing to startup a 7 MMgy ethanol plant in Benton, Ill., that will utilize front-end fractionation system. The Mano Metate Grain & Energy Commodities Plant, formally Ag Energy Resources, is expected to begin operations in September.
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association has announced that sales of E85 have soared recently for an increase of 43 percent over the first quarter of 2013. Iowans purchased more than 2.62 million gallons of E85 in the second quarter of 2013.
Surplus sugar is one step closer to entering the U.S. biofuels industry as feedstock. The USDA Farm Service Agency recently published a notice soliciting bids under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for Bioenergy Producers.
Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc. will host a ribbon cutting ceremony at its recently-acquired ethanol plant in Atkinson, Neb. on Aug. 21. Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., will attend as the guest of honor. The plant commenced operations on July 22.
Management and board members of a currently idled Garnett, Kan., ethanol plant are continuing to work toward restarting the facility this fall after an attempt to take control of the plant's board of directors recently failed.
U.S. Energy Services was purchased by World Fuel Services Corp., based in Miami, Florida. WFS is a global fuel logistics company, engaged in the marketing, sale and distribution of aviation, marine and land fuel products and related services.
On Aug. 13 Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., issued a statement urging the U.S. Department of Transportation to require freight rail carriers to either create a plan to retrofit DOT-111 tank cars, or phase them out completely.
CHS Inc. was named the ethanol marketing partner of Patriot Renewable Fuels LLC, a 100 MMgy ethanol plant in Annawan, Ill. The partnership could give the ethanol plant additional global market access, as CHS is expanding its ethanol platform rapidly.
Dyadic International Inc. has announced financial results for the second quarter of 2013, noting that total revenue for the three-month period decreased to $7.1 million compared to $7.8 million for the same period of last year.
BioFuel Energy Corp. has its financial results for the second quarter of 2013, reporting a net loss of $4.7 million on revenues of $91 million, and noting that it has received indications of interest from parties regarding the purchase of its plants.
Edeniq and Pacific Ag have announced a five-year exclusive collaboration agreement to assist existing corn-based ethanol production facilities to add cellulosic ethanol production, thereby diversifying feedstock sources, and enhancing margins.
On Aug. 15, the USDA awarded more than $21 million in grant and loan funding to 631 projects under the Rural Energy for America Program. A portion of that funding will support the installation of ethanol blender pumps.
The sale of the Oshkosh, Wis.-based Utica Energy LLC ethanol plant to Stanley, Wis.-based Ace Ethanol LLC officially closed Aug. 12. The plant will now be a wholly owned subsidiary of Ace Ethanol, and is to be named Fox River Valley Ethanol.
On Aug. 1, 2013, Marathon Petroleum Corp. acquired from Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.) Inc. its interests in three ethanol companies operated by The Andersons for $75 million in cash.
Brazilian ethanol sales were booming in late July, according to UNICA, the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association. Specifically, sales by sugar mills in Brazil's South Central region are up more than 30 percent compared to sales early in the month.
One week after the U.S. EPA finalized the 2013 volume requirements for the renewable fuels standard (RFS), the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers and American Petroleum Institute are already gearing up to fight the 2014 RFS standards.
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association has announced the launch of its E85 Wholesale Price Listing Service. The IRFA lists E85 prices from wholesale distributors with the intent of increasing transparency in the marketplace.
While the USDA lowered its corn crop estimates in its monthly supply/demand report, the ethanol industry is pointing out that it is still a record crop and demonstrates the weaknesses in the arguments from opponents of the renewable fuel standard.
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