Gevo and Butamax are no longer expending energy on their patent dispute, leaving both companies with a clearer path to commercialization. This article appears in the April issue of EPM with the headline, "Licence to grow."
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the March edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, reporting that ethanol production is expected to average slightly more than 2015 level of 966,000 barrels per day this year and next year.
U.S. ethanol exports had a strong start in 2016, expanding 7 percent over December volumes to a 14-month high, according to Renewable Fuels Association analysis of government data released late Friday.
A South Dakota ethanol plant is spearheading a challenge for drivers to use E30, to show vehicles are capable of handling higher ethanol blends even when they aren't FFVs, writes Dave VanderGriend. This column appears in the April issue of EPM.
On Feb. 24, the House Committee on Agriculture held a hearing on the state of the rural economy featuring testimony by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Biofuels and bioenergy were among the topics discussed during the nearly three-hour event.
Growth Energy and the Renewable Fuels Association have asked the White House to take action with regard to preliminary results of an antidumping and countervailing duty case filed in China that were released March 1.
Data recently released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration officially confirmed that new records were set in 2015 for U.S. ethanol production and blending. The data shows producers churned out 14.81 billion gallons of ethanol in 2015.
A new poll conducted by Selzer and Co. and released by Mediacom and the Des Moines Register Feb. 29 showed 71 percent of Iowans support ethanol and the renewable fuel standard (RFS).
The U.S. Grains Council released a grains conversion calculator app and a U.S. grains-in-all-forms exports portal at its recent annual meeting in Sarasota, Florida, to help members of the global grain trade access critical information more easily.
Following a three-week rally that surrounded the New Year, the natural gas market has retreated yet again, leaving prices across the forward curve historically depressed.
Ethanol demand slowly grew at the end of February, even as supplies continued to expand. Corn futures of $3.80 per bushel allowed ethanol production to remain strong, even though margins were extremely limited to negative.
Looking ahead, China announcements will be sure to influence the market. Planting conditions and farmer marketing decisions will likely influence prices, but would expect decisions from Beijing to impact prices the most this spring.
The Biomass Research and Development Board, an interagency collaboration composed of senior decision-makers from federal agencies and the White House, recently published a report, titled “Federal Activities Report on the Bioeconomy.�
It has been a slow late winter in the grains market. Corn has been slow to move due to slow flat price and no interest in selling at these values by the producer.
Gevo Inc. recently announced that it has entered into a license agreement and a joint development agreement with Porta Hnos S.A. to construct multiple isobutanol plants in Argentina using corn as a feedstock.
Professor Bruce Babcock of Iowa State University says oil companies were making “thoroughly outrageous claims� about what it would cost them, and you, to keep up with the plan to reduce greenhouse emissions through the renewable fuel standard.
Six companies have now brought cellulosic ethanol facilities online, but with widely varying costs that indicate where innovation is still needed to make next-generation biofuels competitive, according to Lux Research.
Platts has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration to provide fundamental forecasting data and in-depth analysis that bring awareness of export opportunities for U.S. ethanol producers.
On Feb. 24, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on oversight of the renewable fuel standard (RFS). Janet McCabe, acting assistant administrator of the U.S. EPA's Office of Air and Radiation, was among those testifying.
Growth Energy recently kicked off its seventh annual Executive Leadership Conference at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes in Orlando, Florida. One panel of the event focused on “The E15 Revolution."
Tracey King has joined the Renewable Fuels Association as technical director. King will serve as the RFA's top liaison to the automakers, and will focus on forging the path to future high octane fuels and optimized spark ignition engines.
On Feb. 23 Growth Energy held a panel entitled, “Ethanol on the World Stage,� at its seventh annual Executive Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida. The discussion focused on the important role that ethanol occupies in the global marketplace.
On Feb. 23, Growth Energy held a panel at its seventh annual Executive Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida, focused on the important actions the policy, legal and regulatory teams must take so the industry can overcome these hurdles.
The U.S. EPA has released renewable identification number (RIN) generation data for January, reporting that a net total of 1.44 billion RINs were generated during the month, including nearly 1.74 million cellulosic RINs.
JP Energy Partners LP recently announced that it has initiated the expansion of its existing rail facilities at its North Little Rock refined products terminal to allow for unit train deliveries of ethanol.
In a new animated video geared toward retail fuel station owners, the American Coalition for Ethanol is illustrating the market potential of E15. Thev video highlights the rapidly growing number of vehicles on the road today that can use E15.
The South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development is soliciting applications for grants to support the installation of ethanol blender pumps. According to the GOED, it aims to support the installation of 74 new blender pumps.
Reports published by the USDA Office of the Chief Economist and the University of Missouri's Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute demonstrate that ethanol production continues to become more energy efficient and benefit the economy.
During the National Ethanol Conference, Matthew Willcox, executive director of the Institute of Decision Making, discussed how insights from behavioral science can be used by fuel marketers to affect consumer choice at the pump regarding ethanol use.
The National Ethanol Conference kicked off Feb. 15 in New Orleans with a welcome reception. On Feb. 16, the Renewable Fuels Association released a new study and launched a flex-fuel vehicle awareness program.
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