The U.S. Energy Information Administration has published the August issue of its Short-Term Energy Outlook report, forecasting that U.S. ethanol production will average 920,000 barrels per day in 2014.
A new analysis published by Iowa State University professors Bruce Babcock and Sebastien Pouliot and titled asserts that more effective pricing of E85 could help the U.S. overcome the looming E10 blend wall.
E15 critics aren't the only ones with something to say about the fuel.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration released the July issue of its Monthly Energy Review, including ethanol production, use and export statistics through April. The U.S. ethanol industry produced 1.078 billion gallons of ethanol in April.
Ethanol from corn and other plants could become the sustainable, raw material for a huge variety of products, from plastic packaging to detergents to synthetic rubber, that are currently petroleum-based.
Biofuels advocates from the United States and Brazil have announced a first-of-its-kind joint trade mission to improve and enhance biofuels trade by matching businesses seeking greater trade opportunities in ethanol and other biofuels.
EurObserv'ER has released its annual Biofuels Barometer, reporting increased biofuel consumption within the European Union last year. Between 2011 and 2012, consumption grew by 2.9 percent, to nearly 14.4 million metric tons of oil equivalent (Toe).
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association released the results of an analysis that shows a pending shift in the fuels carried in pipelines to Iowa will likely increase the cost of non-ethanol blended gasoline, making E15 an attractive choice to retailers.
Poet Biorefining-Marion and Poet Biorefining-Fostoria are installing liquefied carbon dioxide facilities on site and will be operating in the Greater Ohio Valley liquid carbon dioxide marketplace. Poet has seven other plants that sell carbon dioxide.
Reports recently filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Global Information Network provide an update on ethanol production in the South American countries of Paraguay, Peru and Argentina. Production is all three is expected to grow.
Prices for ethanol renewable identification numbers (RINs) increased to $1.46 per gallon on July 18, before dropping this week. University of Illinois economists point to the blend wall and expectations of market participants in driving the spike.
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. recently released financial results for the second quarter of 2013, announcing its Terminals segment and Products Pipelines segment handled 25.3 million barrels of ethanol during the three month period.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Power is holding a two-day hearing on the renewable fuels standard (RFS). The first day featured two panels discussing the impact of the RFS on fuel production, fuel sales and use.
A recent report from Navigant Research, titled "Market Data: Biofuels," indicates annual revenue from biofuels production will reach $7.6 billion by 2023, with $69 billion invested in new production capacity worldwide over the next 10 years.
Author Anne Korin is an outstanding speaker who pulls no punches in placing the blame for high oil prices squarely in the laps of OPEC, the oil cartel.
Germany-based CropEnergies AG has acquired U.K.-based ethanol producer Ensus Ltd., which operates a 400 MMly (105.7 MMgy) wheat ethanol plant in Yarm, England. The plant originally commenced operations in 2010.
An annual biofuels report recently filed with the USDA Foreign Agriculture Service Global Agricultural Information Network provides an overview of Canadian ethanol industry, noting that 15 ethanol plants are expected to be operational in 2013.
Thanks to a promotion by North Dakotans for Energy Independence, flex-fuel vehicle (FFV) owners in the state can receive coupons for discounts on higher ethanol blends and enter to win a $1,000 fuel card. The awareness campaign runs through December.
While the pricing of distillers dried grains with solubles is primarily explained by the relative value of energy, protein, corn and soybean meal prices, University of Illinois economists find there is significant variation to those relationships.
The ethanol industry has been quick to criticize the new anti-renewable fuels standard (RFS) advertising campaign launched by the American Petroleum Institute this week, calling it misleading, unfounded and unscientific.
The South Dakota Ethanol Producers Association released a study, "The Economic Impact of the Ethanol Industry on the South Dakota Economy in 2012," showing more than a $3.8 billion overall impact, more than a $2 billion increase from 2004.
California's Fifth District Court of Appeal issued its opinion in the lawsuit filed by Poet LLC against the California Air Resources Board. The court is upholding the low carbon fuel standard, but requires CARB to correct implementation errors.
I heard some interesting and fun E15-related stories recently, about what the fuel has done for a South Dakota station owner as well as some on-track testing of what happens when water and E15 meet.
A recent vote by the EU Parliament's Environment Committee has voted to adopt the report of Corinne Lepage, prompting comment by ePURE, which represents the EU ethanol industry, and UNICA, the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association.
A group of biofuels experts gathered July 11, in Washington, D.C., to discuss the so-called blend wall, E15 and progress on the cellulosic ethanol front. The event was hosted by Fuels America, in cooperation with two members of Congress.
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