With nearly a fifth of the U.S. biodiesel feedstock market share, corn oil from the ethanol production process is contributing more glycerin to the marketplace. But if that oil is not kosher, the market opportunities for its glycerin are limited.
Beginning in late May, the natural gas market came under upside pressure. After becoming the prompt-month NYMEX contract, July 2016 rallied sharply, dragging deliveries for the balance of summer upward with it.
The corn market has seen increased volatility n the past month with some abrupt swings.
The U.S. Grains Council office in Taiwan had a consultant visit the country late last month to bolster ongoing efforts to promote the use of low-oil U.S. distillers dried grain with solubles (DDGS) in poultry rations.
The National Biodiesel Board's Vice President of Federal Affairs Anne Steckel participated in a panel with other biofuel industry leaders at the 32nd Annual International FEW and colocated National Advanced Biofuels Conference in Milwaukee June 21.
On June 20, Maine Gov. Paul R. LePage issued an executive order mandating state agencies give purchasing preference to gasoline blends with 5 percent or less ethanol when those fuels are of a comparable cost to higher ethanol blends.
On June 22, the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Energy and Power Subcommittee held a hearing on the renewable fuel standard (RFS). The event featured testimony from government officials, biofuel supporters and other stakeholders.
The 2016 National Advanced Biofuels Conference & Expo took place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this week, hosting a number of panels surrounding the advanced biofuels and biobased chemical industries.
The U.S. Grains Council and its domestic industry partners, the Renewable Fuels Association, Growth Energy and the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service, have had a busy year so far engaging with potential global customers of U.S. ethanol.
BBI International has awarded the 2016 Kathy Bryan Memorial Scholarship to Donald Jackson and Patrick Thimes. The two $2,000 memorial scholarships are awarded annually to students pursuing degrees that may lead to a career in the ethanol industry.
Tom Buis, co-chair of Growth Energy, and Charles Abbas, director of yeast and renewables research at Archer Daniels Midland Co., were honored at the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop with the High Octane award and Award of Excellence, respectively.
It's up to everyone in the ethanol industry to herald the many environmental, social and health benefits of the product they produce, said Emily Skor, Growth Energy's new CEO, during her keynote address at the Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo.
Gevo Inc. has entered into an agreement with Musket Corp. to supply isobutanol for blending with gasoline. Initial target markets are expected to include the marine and off-road markets in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah.
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. recently announced that it is currently researching and developing a solid oxide fuel-cell (SOFC)-powered system that runs on bioethanol electric power. The new system features an e-Bio Fuel-Cell with an SOFC power generator.
REN21 recently published its annual overview on the state of renewable energy, reporting 2015 was a record year for renewable energy installations. Renewable power and renewable heat both increased, along with renewables used in transportation.
On June 13, Abengoa Bioenergy U.S. Holding LLC, along with certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, announced an agreement to sell four of its first-generation ethanol plants in the U.S. for at least $350 million.
The U.S, Department of Agriculture reduced the 2016/'17 outlook for U.S. feed grain supplies in its June World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, with declines estimated in corn, and sorghum beginning stocks.
The U.S. Grains Council and its partners at the Renewable Fuels Association, Growth Energy and the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service are picking up momentum on promoting U.S. ethanol exports around the globe.
The Renewable Fuels Association and Growth Energy are pleased with today's decision by a European court to annul the European Union's countrywide 9.5 percent antidumping duty on all ethanol imported from the United States.
Ontario Biomass Producers Cooperative Inc., a group of Ontario farmers producing and marketing biomass, recently launched an effort to make it easier for its members to sell the miscanthus and switchgrass they produce to various markets.
On June 9, Fuels America held a press conference at the site of U.S. EPA's renewable fuel standard (RFS) hearing in Kansas City, Missouri. During the event, biofuel advocates voiced their support for the RFS program.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the June edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, predicting ethanol production will average approximately 980,000 barrels per day this year and next year.
The International Renewable Energy Agency has released a report finding more than 8.1 million people worldwide are currently employed by the renewable energy industry, up 5 percent from last year. The report includes data on bioenergy employment.
ASTM International announced progress has been made in the ongoing project to update its standards. New language in the standards incorporates E15 and updates driveability information. Additional revisions to the standard are in the pipeline.
Rex American Resources Corp. has released first quarter financial results, reporting net sales and review of $100.2 million, compared to $105.02 million during the same period of the prior year. Gross profit for the quarter was $8.4 million.
The U.S. EPA is continuing to provide a substantial push above the E10 blend for conventional biofuels is the conclusion of two University of Illinois economists, Scott Irwin and Darrel Good in a recent FarmDoc Daily post.
According to the Nebraska Department of Revenue Motor Fuels Division, in the last 37 years more than 13 billion gallons of ethanol have been sold in the Nebraska fuel market .
Archer Daniels Midland Co. recently announced that it had completed the sale of its sugarcane ethanol operations in Limeira do Oeste, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.
In comments recently filed with the California Air Resources Board, the Urban Air Initiative made a compelling case for higher octane, lower carbon fuels like midlevel ethanol blends to help the state meet its carbon reduction goals.
The U.S. Grains Council has published a new analysis conducted by Informa Economics that determined exports of U.S. corn and corn products generated $74.7 billion in annual economic output in 2014.
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