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February 22, 2012
Jobs, economic opportunity, energy security define ethanol
Domestic ethanol production was a shining light of hope for hundreds of thousands of American families all across the nation in 2011, according to an analysis commissioned by the RFA. READ MORE
February 22, 2012
Magellan adds ethanol storage at Texas terminal
Magellan Midstream Partners LP is nearing completion on a $2 million expansion project that will add ethanol storage and distribution services at its Mt. Pleasant, Texas, terminal. READ MORE
February 22, 2012
Retailers want liability protection before considering E15
Liability issues surrounding the use of E15 remain a major concern for many retailers when considering offering the fuel to customers driving 2001 and newer vehicles. READ MORE
February 22, 2012
Novozymes announces new advanced biofuels enzyme technology
A new enzyme from Novozymes decreases costs and increases yields in production of advanced biofuels from agricultural residues and waste. The enzyme performs 1.5 times better than the company’s previous advanced biofuels enzyme, Cellic CTec2. READ MORE
February 21, 2012
Coast Guard, ORNL test butanol in small marine engines
The U.S. Coast Guard is working on a three-year project with researchers at the U.S. DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory to test the potential for butanol to be used in the Coast Guard’s smaller marine craft. READ MORE
February 21, 2012
Ethanol plant considered 'crown jewel,' community hopeful
The people of Sutherland, Neb., are optimistic about the chances of a restart for Midwest Renewable Energy LLC, a 28 MMgy ethanol plant located west of North Platte, Neb. READ MORE
February 21, 2012
Hart Energy's Frederick Potter remembered
The Hart Energy Board of Directors announced Feb. 21 that the company's Executive Vice President and board member, Frederick L. Potter, has passed away. READ MORE
February 20, 2012
Mixed reactions to EPA's E15 health effects approval
RFA and ACE applaud EPA’s approval of health effects and emissions testing on E15, even as the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers and the Environmental Working Group continue to take issue with the EPA’s E15 labeling requirements. READ MORE
February 20, 2012
UPDATED: Ethanol industry faces 'toughest down' since 2009
As reports of ethanol plants temporarily idling or slowing production trickle in, Ascendant Partners Inc. told EPM that what the ethanol industry is currently going through is partially a normal seasonal cycle, and partially abnormal. READ MORE
February 17, 2012
Year-end DDGS export figures down from 2010, as expected
Record-breaking 2010 exports of DDGS were a hard act to follow in 2011, particularly considering the impact of the Chinese anti-dumping investigation. A total of 7.65 million metric tons of U.S. DDGS were exported in 2011. READ MORE
February 17, 2012
Billion gallons U.S. ethanol exported, Brazil top destination
A total of 1.19 billion gallons of U.S. ethanol was shipped out in 2011, with one-third going to Brazil, this year's No. 1 importer of U.S. ethanol. All in all, it was a huge year for U.S. ethanol exports. READ MORE
February 17, 2012
EPA approves study on E15 health effects, emissions
The U.S. ethanol industry came one step closer today to seeing low-cost, renewable E15 sold into the American fuels marketplace with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s evaluation of the health effects of E15. READ MORE
February 17, 2012
Industry urges EPA to dismiss oil's cellulosic RFS waiver request
Representatives and supporters of the cellulosic biofuels industry filed a series of letters with the U.S. EPA on Feb. 16 pushing back against petroleum refiners who requested the agency waive 2011 cellulosic biofuel obligations. READ MORE
February 16, 2012
Engineering to begin on Greenfield, Enerkem MSW-to-ethanol plant
Greenfield Ethanol Inc. has teamed with Enerkem Inc. to establish a 10 MMgy cellulosic ethanol facility at the site of Greenfield’s existing 120 million liter per year (about 31 MMgy) corn ethanol plant in Varennes, Quèbec. READ MORE
February 16, 2012
Vilsack joins other big name speakers at RFA's annual conference
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is the headline speaker at the upcoming National Ethanol Conference, Feb. 22-24 in Orlando Florida. Other featured speakers include White House insiders Karl Rove and Robert Gibbs. READ MORE
February 15, 2012
Senate ag committee hearing focuses on Farm Bill energy programs
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack and bioenergy stakeholders testified before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry about the importance of the Farm Bill’s energy programs during a Feb. 15 hearing. READ MORE
February 15, 2012
DOE increases funding request for biomass, biorefinery activities
The U.S. DOE released information detailing Obama's $27.2 billion budget requested for the department. Nearly $2.34 billion, or 8.61 percent of the total budget, would support energy efficiency and renewable energy activities and projects. READ MORE
February 15, 2012
NAFTC seeks hosts for biennial alternative fuels education event
The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium is seeking hosts for the next National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day Odyssey, a biennial nationwide event, set for Oct. 18, to promote alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies. READ MORE
February 14, 2012
Senior DOE official visits Novozyme's biofuels enzyme plant
A dedicated biofuels enzyme plant under construction in Blair, Neb., was visited by U.S. DOE Senior Advisor Peter Gage on Feb. 10. READ MORE
February 14, 2012
Illinois River, Pinal Energy slow down their production rates
Illinois River Energy LLC, a 110 MMgy plant located in Rochelle, Ill., is reducing its February output by about 7 percent and Pinal Energy LLC, a 50 MMgy ethanol plant in Maricopa, Ariz., has slowed down production to about 90 percent of capacity. READ MORE
February 14, 2012
As gas sales sag, E85 sales soar in Minnesota
While gasoline consumption in Minnesota dipped to its lowest point in a decade in 2011, sales of E85 fuel in Minnesota finished the year strong. READ MORE
February 13, 2012
Environmentalists withdraw, poultry/meat RFS challenge heard
While environmental groups withdrew their broader challenge, poultry/meat association objections to the RFS are being heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals. READ MORE
February 09, 2012
ISU finds up to 10 percent corn yield increase with cover crops
The most recent annual results from a four-year Iowa State University study on using cover crops between rows of corn reveals yield increases of 5 to 10 percent are possible. It's the best results the research has revealed so far. READ MORE
February 09, 2012
Green Plains revenues up $1.5 billion
Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc. announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31. Net income attributable to Green Plains for 2011 was $38.4 million compared to $48 million in 2010. READ MORE
February 09, 2012
USDA lowers corn ending stocks estimates once again
The report lowered estimates for the 2011-’12 marketing year ending stocks on expected higher exports, leaving estimates for corn use for ethanol production unchanged from the previous month at 5 billion bushels. READ MORE
February 08, 2012
Energy beet project gets funds, aims for advanced biofuel status
A N.D. energy beet-to-ethanol project landed $1 million in funding, moving it closer to realization as the U.S. EPA considers whether energy beet ethanol qualifies as an advanced biofuel. READ MORE
February 08, 2012
Mansfield, Noble merge ethanol marketing divisions
The Mansfield Oil Co. and global agricultural and energy products supplier Noble Group have combined their ethanol plant marketing divisions to create a new joint venture known as Noble Mansfield Renewable Energy. READ MORE
February 07, 2012
House committee members, industry slam effort to delay E15
The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology met to markup H.R. 3199, introduced last fall by committee Vice Chairman Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., that would require further testing on the effects of E15 on vehicles and other engines. READ MORE
February 07, 2012
Poet targets dairy market with low-fat DDGS
Poet LLC is upping its stake in the dairy feed market with the introduction of Dakota Gold Low Fat dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS), which research is showing can be fed to dairy cattle at a higher inclusion rate than traditional DDGS. READ MORE
February 06, 2012
ADM to close ND ethanol plant
Archer Daniels Midland Co. announced Feb. 6 that it will close its 30 MMgy ethanol plant in Walhalla, N.D., in April, citing a need to optimize its U.S. corn processing operations as the reason for the closure. READ MORE
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