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Fractionation and Efficiency

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By Daniel Lakovic

June 12, 2024

Operations Coproducts Business 

Ethanol plants use Advanced Processing Package to produce high protein feeds and increase plant capacity while lowering CI scores.

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Greenfield Global is expanding the capacity of its high-purity alcohol production in North America and Europe, focusing on transparency and scale.

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The U.S. exported 214.2 million gallons of ethanol and 970,164 metric tons of distillers grains in April, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on June 6. Exports of both products were up when compared to April 2023.

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Lessons to Celebrate

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By Luke Geiver

June 06, 2024

Commonwealth Agri-Energy will hit its 20-year production milestone this fall. The plant has succeeded in Kentucky by being resilient, ready and creative.

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Fluid Quip Technologies has announced the integration of its Distillers Corn Oil (DCO) Technology at the Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co. in Benson, Minnesota. The system delivers an average 20% increase in distillers corn oil yields.

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To further the export growth of U.S. DDGS, the USGC and the North Dakota Corn Council in May led a group of East and West African industry stakeholders on a tour of U.S. production facilities and the transportation supply chain.

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The U.S. Grains Council on May 21 received notice of additional funding from the USDA under its Regional Agriculture Promotion Program. The award will disperse $17 million to the USGC for use in developing U.S. export markets.

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The USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report for May, reporting corn fuel ethanol production in March was up when compared to both the previous month and the same month of last year.

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ICM Inc. has announced Western New York Energy LLC will install ICM’s cutting-edge FOT Oil Recovery system, a two-step separation system integrated after the distillation process that significantly increases downstream oil recovery.

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The U.S. Grains Council in April organized two major marketing conferences promoting U.S. corn fermented protein (CFP) and distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) in South Korea and Taiwan.

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The aquaculture sector around the world continues to grow, and the U.S. Grains Council is working to create further awareness of the use of distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and corn fermented protein (CFP) in the feed being used.

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In late April, a USGC delegation joined USDA officials on an Agricultural Trade Mission to India. The event the USGC and its members to participate in high-level discussions with potential importers on the ground.

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As the first-ever ethanol producer to deliver carbon removal credits to the voluntary market, Red Trail Energy and its partners are creating a blueprint for others to follow.

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Efficiency Trade-offs

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By Sue Retka Schill

May 13, 2024

More ethanol and oil wrung from each bushel of corn means less DDGS. How well does it pay?

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Visionary Fiber Technologies Inc. (VFT) has developed a proprietary distillers corn oil (DCO) purification process utilizing its Fiber Reactor (FR) technology.

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Creative Utilization

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By Sam A. Rushing

May 08, 2024

Carbon dioxide has many merchant market applications, ranging from the medical industry to agriculture to food and beverage.

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When it comes to distillers corn oil (DCO) generated as a coproduct of ethanol production, every drop adds to the overall profitability of the operation.

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Green Plains Inc. on May 3 released Q1 financial results, reporting the company was impacted by low margins and industry oversupply during the quarter. The company also announced progress on its Clean Sugar Technology facility and MSC joint venture.

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The U.S. exported 159.31 million gallons of ethanol and 1.06 million metric tons of distillers grains in March, according to data released by the USDA on May 2. Exports of both products were up when compared to both the previous month and March 2023.

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The USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production Report for March, reporting that corn use for fuel ethanol production in February was up when compared to both the previous month and February 2023.

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The U.S. exported 139.02 million gallons of ethanol and 986,337 metric tons of distillers grains in February, according to data released by the USDA on April 4. Exports of both products were up when compared to February 2023.

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The U.S. Grains Council is soliciting applications for its seven Advisory Teams (A-Teams) to serve the 2024-2026 term. One of the A-Teams focuses exclusively on ethanol. Applications are due April 30.

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A Proposal To Press

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By Luke Geiver

April 01, 2024

Is the diaphragm filter press a viable alternative to the centrifuge decanters used in dry mill DDGS production? A pair of engineers from the U.S. and China think so.

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The USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report for March, reporting that corn use for fuel ethanol production in January was down when compared to both the previous month and January 2023.

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Green Plains Inc. has begun commissioning of the York, Nebraska, demonstration facility combining Fluid Quip Technologies’ precision separation and processing technology (MSC) with Shell Fiber Conversion Technology (SFCT).

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Ethanol Producer Magazine announced this week the preliminary agenda for the 2024 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW) taking place June 10-12, 2024 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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The latest issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine focuses on feed and coproducts, including DDGS pelleting, condensed distillers solubles, and distillers corn oil.

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Thick with Nutrients

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By Katie Schroeder

March 12, 2024

It may be the least heralded coproduct of corn ethanol production, but condensed distillers solubles—CDS—has an important role in the animal feed market, both as a component of DDGS and apart from it.

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Getting the Drop on DCO Yield

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By Katie Schroeder

March 11, 2024

By creating optimal conditions to maximize corn oil output, Fluid Quip Technologies’ pretreatment system gives ethanol producers an unfussy method to maximize production.

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Paired for Productivity

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By Luke Geiver

March 08, 2024

Lee Reeve, a multi-generational Kansan who operates a feedlot colocated with a small ethanol plant, explains how producing fuel and feed has impacted his family business for over four decades.

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