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May 01, 2012
Iowa ethanol plants signal intent to produce butanol
Less a month after inking a deal with Fagen Inc. to serve as the EPC firm for butanol production facilities, two more ethanol plants have joined butanol technology developer Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC’s Early Adopters Group. READ MORE
May 01, 2012
NDSU professor, ethanol expert dies in farm accident
Cole Gustafson was killed April 28 in a farm accident on his family’s farm in Minnesota. He was an NDSU professor who was working with Green Vision Group on a project to build multiple 20 MMgy dedicated energy beet-to-ethanol plants in North Dakota. READ MORE
April 30, 2012
Enerkem abandons IPO effort, points to 'better options'
Despite interest from "key potential investors," Enerkem Inc. won't proceed with an IPO, but the company, with the support of its current investors and partners, is still planning to move forward with several MSW-to-biofuels commercial projects. READ MORE
April 30, 2012
Novozymes now a partner in ethanol projects in Denmark, China
Novozymes announced two international projects, a partnership with Chinese Shengquan Group to produce cellulosic ethanol for solvents and biochemicals and its participation in a consortium developing a cellulosic ethanol plant in Maabjerg, Denmark. READ MORE
April 27, 2012
Green Plains reports net loss in Q1, plus several bright spots
Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc. announced a Q1 net loss of $12.7 million -- 39 cents per share. During a conference call April 26, Todd Becker, president and CEO, said although the quarter was very challenging, there were several positives. READ MORE
April 27, 2012
Senate ag committee votes to restore energy funding in Farm Bill
The Senate Agriculture Committee marked up the 2012 Farm Bill on April 26 and approved a new version by a vote of 16 to 5 that includes an amendment to restore funding for the Farm Bill energy title programs. READ MORE
April 26, 2012
Global RFA applauds IEA report on need for more biofuels
According to the IEA, biofuels for transport are not on track to meet their share of CO2 reduction that is needed to achieve the IEA's goal of an average 2 degrees Celcius rise in global temperature by 2020. READ MORE
April 26, 2012
Appeals court temporarily reinstates California LCFS
After having received a respite, fuel distributors, ethanol producers and consumers are back under the thumb of California’s controversial LCFS, following a recent appeals court decision to allow CARB to enforce the LCFS while it considers the case. READ MORE
April 25, 2012
Research finds dairy cow diets could safely include more DGs
SDSU research shows distillers grains can comprise up to 20 percent of the diets (on a dry basis) for lactating dairy cows without negatively affecting milk production. Most dairy farmers currently use only about 10 percent in rations. READ MORE
April 25, 2012
Paper evaluates consequences of dueling CAFE, RFS policies
Increasing fuel efficiency standards are expected to shrink U.S. gasoline demand over the coming years while, at the same time, the renewable fuel standard (RFS) will require increasing amounts of alternative fuels to be blended into the supply. READ MORE
April 25, 2012
Coalitions support E85 inclusion in alternative fuel tax credit
The Governors’ Biofuels Coalition has joined forces with the Coalition for E85, pressing lawmakers to extend the 50-cent per gallon alternative fuel tax credit and make E85 eligible for the tax credit. READ MORE
April 25, 2012
Shengquan, Novozymes partner to commercialize cellulosic ethanol
The Chinese Shengquan Group will start commercial production of cellulosic ethanol for solvents and biochemicals in June 2012 utilizing enabling technology from Novozymes. READ MORE
April 24, 2012
Bionol plant purchased for $9.35 million at auction
Pennsylvania Grain Processing LLC, affiliate of Zeeland Farm Services Inc., bid $9.35 million in bankruptcy court for the hot-idled Bionol Clearfield LLC, a 110 MMgy $270 million ethanol plant that began operations in early 2010. READ MORE
April 23, 2012
Ethanol producers step up to pay for required E15 fuel survey
A group of 99 ethanol producers has taken on the task of funding the nationwide fuel survey required by the EPA for E15 implementation. The fuel survey represents the final federal hurdle to allowing E15 to be sold for use in 2001 and newer vehicles. READ MORE
April 23, 2012
Kansas consumers could get E15 access May 1, retailer says
Scott Zaremba was one of the first retailers in the nation to install a blender pump and he’ll probably soon become one of the first to offer E15 to customers driving 2001 and newer vehicles. READ MORE
April 23, 2012
China increasingly good market for US corn, DDGS, experts say
China – the largest swine producer and consumer – will become a large and permanent importer of corn, according to the U.S. Grains Council. It is also expected to be an increasingly more consistent importer of feed grains, such as distillers grains. READ MORE
April 23, 2012
Minnesota plant receives large fine for wastewater violations
Bushmills Ethanol Inc., a 65 Mmgy production facility in Atwater, Minn., recently paid an $800,000 civil penalty for illegal wastewater discharges occurring from August 2008 through December 2009. READ MORE
April 19, 2012
Ethanol, refiners united in support for E15 liability bill
Members of the House energy and commerce subcommittee were treated to a rare moment of solidarity between ethanol and petroleum industry groups during a hearing on the Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012 which addresses E15 liability issues. READ MORE
April 19, 2012
Butamax, Fagen announce collaboration to retrofit ethanol plants
Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC, a joint venture between BP and DuPont, announced that it has entered into collaboration with Fagen Inc. for the introduction of commercial biobutanol production using Butamax technology. READ MORE
April 19, 2012
RFA forms Renewable Fuels PAC
RFA has formed a political action committee. The Renewable Fuels Association PAC will help RFA members support candidates for federal office that understand and share their belief in the importance of domestic renewable fuels like ethanol. READ MORE
April 19, 2012
Chinese companies announce yeast, enzyme products for ethanol
Two Chinese companies recently made announcements about products for the ethanol industry—one a yeast company and the other in enzymes. READ MORE
April 19, 2012
Report illustrates interconnected web of alternative fuel players
A Lux Research report, “Mapping Empires, Goldmines, and Landmines in the Alternative Fuels Network,” examines the role of partnerships within the alternative fuels sector and concludes that the industry has become deeply interconnected. READ MORE
April 19, 2012
Houston to host National Advanced Biofuels Conference & Expo
BBI International announced that it will host the 2012 National Advanced Biofuels Conference & Expo in Houston, Nov. 27-29. The event was launched as the International Biorefining Conference in 2011. READ MORE
April 18, 2012
Florida offers tax incentives, repeals ethanol blending mandate
An energy bill that contains tax incentives for biofuels recently passed the desk of Florida Gov. Rick Scott—although he warned it could be repealed if there isn't sufficient return to taxpayers. READ MORE
April 18, 2012
Poet pays $28,200 for alleged air permit violations
Poet Biorefining – Alexandria has agreed to pay $28,200 in civil fines for alleged air permit violations occurring on three separate occasions at the 73 MMgy Indiana plant. READ MORE
April 17, 2012
Harvesting equipment expected to reduce cellulosic ethanol costs
The largest bale picker in the world is on display at the International Biomass Conference & Expo in Denver, Colo. The picker is designed to reduce the cost of biomass field collection with a capacity of three semi-loads of square bales per hour. READ MORE
April 17, 2012
Summit keynote: let's turn a sow's ear into a silk purse
USDA Department of Natural Resources and Environment Deputy Under Secretary Arthur "Butch" Blazer kicked off the Rocky Mountain Forest Restoration & Bioenergy Summit in Denver, Colo., on April 16 with a keynote address. READ MORE
April 17, 2012
Americans show strong support for renewable fuels agenda
By an overwhelming majority, American voters are supportive of the RFS, the key federal policy driving renewable fuel innovation in America today. In a poll commissioned by RFA 61 percent of adults said they supported the RFS. READ MORE
April 17, 2012
US ethanol exports up compared to same period last year
So far, U.S. ethanol export numbers for 2012 are much smaller than last year’s end-of-the year monthly figures. On the other hand, the numbers are still higher than what was exported during the same time period in 2011. READ MORE
April 10, 2012
Sweetwater Energy and BioGasol announce partnership
Sweetwater Energy Inc., a Rochester, N.Y.-based cellulosic sugar manufacturer, and BioGasol ApS, a Danish biotechnology company, have entered into a strategic partnership. READ MORE
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