Growth Energy's new communications director outlines the organization's goals for 2017 in the February print issue's Drive column.
Commodity Report: The USDA released the January supply and demand report without much fanfare. The agency did, however, lower harvested acres and yield.
ACE's Grassroots Voice columnist explains the RINs math behind E85, that ought to result in savings at the pump. Lamberty's column appears in the February print edition of Ethanol Producer Magazine.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has released a crop update for the second half of December, reporting ethanol production reached 24.91 billion liters (6.58 billion gallons) from the start of the current season through Jan. 1.
Contributing writer Weiner charts the trends in top ethanol importing countries. This story also appears in the February print issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine.
The Renewable Fuels Association has released a new brochure compiles all of the flex fuel vehicle (FFV) models available in the current model year (MY2017), as well as previous model years going back as far as MY1999.
On Jan. 18, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works held a hearing on the nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to serve as administrator of the U.S. EPA. Biofuels were among the topics discussed.
Exports of U.S. ethanol are off to a strong start for the first quarter of the 2016-“17 marketing year and are at their highest levels during that time frame over the past five years, according to data recently released by the USDA.
BBI International has announced the agenda for the technical sessions of the 10th annual International Biomass Conference & Expo, North America's largest and fastest growing biomass conference, taking place April 10-12 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Renewable Developments Australia Pty Ltd. is fast approaching the delivery of the first of its planned five large scale bioethanol farms and production facilities to supply ethanol for the Australian and export markets.
On Jan. 11, China's Ministry of Commerce announced it will subject U.S. distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) to anti-dumping and countervailing duties. According to information released by the ministry, the duties will be levied beginning Jan. 12.
Growth Energy recently announced that the most tested fuel in history, E15, has reached a remarkable milestone. Data reported over the past 12 months shows drivers across the United States have driven more than 500 million miles on E15.
Commodity report: Subdued corn market remains flat, though the battle for acres with soybeans has begun. Other new year factors include adjustments to supply-demand reports and the impact on exports from strength of the dollar.
Petrobras BiocombustÃvel S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of Petrobras, has announced an agreement to sell its shares in Guarani S.A., a Brazil-based sugar and ethanol producer, to Tereos Participations SAS for $202 million.
The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association recently presented the 2016 Distinguished Retailer award to Tobasi Stop, which owns three fuel stations in the Twin Cities that offer E15.
Commodities report: Restrictions for DDGS in China and Vietnam dampen the most promising export markets of late, while distillers value proposition attracts greater domestic feeding.
Commodity report: Wild shifts in ethanol futures seen recently as ethanol traders work to keep pace with energy and corn market developments.
Commodity report: Conditions are lining up that favor a higher price environment for natural gas in 2017 than that experienced since at least 2014.
The ethanol industry is on solid footing as it looks at the year ahead. Ethanol Producer Magazine speaks to four executives about the bright spots, challenges and significant changes in the world of ethanol in the January 2017 print edition.
Protecting ethanol plant margins is a complex challenge due to the corn and ethanol markets' divergent behaviors.
More than 185 buying officials, feed manufacturers, corn millers, traders and end-users gathered in Seoul, South Korea, recently to improve their understanding of the U.S. grain supply and demand outlook for the coming year.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has released its crop update for the second half of November, reporting that 789.46 million liters (208.55 million gallons) of ethanol were produced during the two-week period.
On Dec. 20, the U.S. EPA announced it will extend the public comment periods for its Renewable Enhancement and Growth Support proposed rule and its proposed denial to change the point of obligation under the renewable fuel standard (RFS).
On Dec. 15, the Danish Parliament voted to implement a 0.9 percent blending mandate for advanced biofuels in the transportation sector. The mandate is set to become effective in 2020.
In 2016, Nebraska drivers will save approximately $17 million by using ethanol-blended gasoline. The savings is based on lower prices for ethanol compared to wholesale gasoline and the state's projected fuel consumption.
Recent data from the U.S. Department of Energy shows that gasoline consumed in 25 states and the District of Columbia contained more than 10 percent ethanol on average in 2015, demonstrating that the so-called “E10 blend wall� continues to crumble.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the December edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, predicting fuel ethanol production will average 990,000 barrels per day in 2016, increasing to 1 million barrels per day in 2017.
When it comes to price relationships, a recent analysis found statistically significant relationships between ethanol, corn and gasoline prices and ethanol ending stocks. Gasoline price matters most, followed by corn price and ethanol ending stocks.
On Dec. 6, the U.S. EPA held a hearing on its proposed Renewables Enhancement and Growth Support rule in Chicago. Growth Energy and the Renewable Fuels Association were among the organizations that testified at the event.
The total amount of corn used for ethanol and other industrial uses during October was 5 percent higher than it was in September and 3 percent more than was used in October 2015, according to the Dec. 1 USDA grain crushings and coproducts report.
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