BY ePURE Found In:Operations, Markets, Coproducts, BusinessRenewable ethanol from ePURE members reduced GHG emissions by 77 percent compared to fossil fuel in 2021, according to the latest audited producer data. ePURE also said ethanol refineries produced more feed than fuel. READ MORE

BY Proteum Energy LLC Found In:Markets, Coproducts, BusinessProteum Hydrogen Technologies Corp. and the University of Regina have embarked on a joint project aimed at advancing Proteum’s patented and proprietary steam SnMR technology to produce hydrogen from ethanol. READ MORE

BY U.S. Grains Council Found In:Markets, Coproducts, BusinessHoping to increase DDGS inclusion rates in Indonesian feed lots, the U.S. Grains Council’s team in Southeast Asia and Oceania recently partnered with a local distributor to demonstrate the benefits it offers in beef cattle feed rations. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Operations, Coproducts, BusinessAemetis Inc. and PG&E on June 10 held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the commissioning of Aemetis’s RNG cleanup and compression unit and interconnection with PG&E’s gas pipeline for the Aemetis Biogas Central Dairy Digester Project. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Markets, Coproducts, Business, PolicyPresident Biden on June 8 announced his intent to nominate Doug McKalip to serve as chief agricultural negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). The USDA, USTR and USGC have spoken out in support of his nomination. READ MORE

BY Renewable Fuels Association Found In:Operations, Markets, Feedstocks, Coproducts, Cellulosic, Business, Policy, RetailerThe Renewable Fuels Association will have an active presence during the 38th annual Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo conference, taking place June 13–15 in Minneapolis. This year, RFA has three staff members speaking at the conference. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Operations, Markets, Coproducts, BusinessThe U.S. exported 185.19 million gallons of ethanol in April, the highest level of monthly exports reported since March 2018, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on June 7. Distillers grains exports were down in April. READ MORE

BY BBI International Found In:Operations, Markets, Feedstocks, Coproducts, Cellulosic, Business, Policy, RetailerThe call for speaker presentation ideas is now open for the 2022 National Carbon Capture Conference & Expo (NCCC) taking place Nov. 8-9, 2022, in Des Moines, Iowa. The NCCC will accept speaker abstracts through July 8. READ MORE

BY Katie Schroeder Found In:Operations, Markets, Coproducts, BusinessCO2 from corn ethanol plants is a great candidate for capture and sequestration because it is so clean. That also makes it a versatile and critical product for myriad commercial and industrial uses. READ MORE

BY U.S. Grains Council Found In:Markets, Coproducts, BusinessUSGC staff traveled with a group of nutritionists from Mexico and the Latin America region in May on a program built to increase their awareness of DDGS and the new technologies used in the ethanol industry to create value-added co-products. READ MORE

BY Southwest Airlines Co. Found In:Operations, Markets, Feedstocks, Coproducts, Cellulosic, Business, Policy, RetailerSouthwest Airlines Co. on June 1 announced an investment into SAFFiRE Renewables LLC, a company formed by D3MAX LLC, as part of a Department of Energy-backed project to develop and produce scalable, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Feedstocks, CoproductsThe USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report for May, reporting that corn use for fuel ethanol in March was up when compared to both the previous month and March 2021. READ MORE

BY LanzaTech Found In:Coproducts, BusinessA consortium, including LanzaTech and Danone, led to the discovery of a new route to monoethylene glycol, (MEG), which is a key building block for polyethylene terephthalate, (PET), resin, fibers and bottles. READ MORE

BY Tallgrass Found In:Coproducts, BusinessTallgrass announced it has entered into an agreement with ADM that would pave the way for Tallgrass to capture CO2 from ADM’s corn-processing complex in Columbus, Nebraska, and transport it to Tallgrass’ Eastern Wyoming Sequestration Hub. READ MORE

BY Katie Schroeder Found In:Operations, Feedstocks, Coproducts, CellulosicThe world’s second-largest corn producer, Brazil is continuing to see a rise in grain ethanol production and new plant construction. U.S. ethanol producers may gain some insight about how biomass power can be used to bring down carbon intensity. READ MORE