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4 Big Reasons to Increase Ethanol Blends

by  Maxx Chatsko (The Motley Fool)  ...Here are four reasons action is desperately needed. 1. Economic catalyst When the RFS became law in 2005, it was easy for critics to muffle the optimism for a future ethanol industry. Some critics viewed government involvement in

February 12, 2013 Read Full Article

Sugar Company Expands to Biofuel and Electricity

by Tassia Sipahutar (The Jakarta Post)   State-owned sugar and tobacco plantation firm PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) X is expanding into biofuel production and electricity this year in an effort to offset increasing sugar manufacturing costs. The firm needs additional income from other

February 11, 2013 Read Full Article

Local Green Biofuels Getting Foothold in Finland

by Aino Siirala (Advanced Biofuels USA)  Aalto University School of Chemical Technology, Finland,  organized a biofuel seminar February 2,2013, where Finland's leading companies in this field introduced their expertise and recent projects. The EU has set a directive of reducing greenhouse

February 10, 2013 Read Full Article

St1 Is Ready to Begin Production of Bioethanol from Sawdust

(St1)  Bioethanol transport fuels produces energy company St1 is planning to Kajaani new production plant, which produces ethanol sawmill by-product of the waste sawdust. Plant in the environmental licensing process takes approximately 9 - 12 months. St1's goal is to

February 10, 2013 Read Full Article

Kenya: Kisumu Molasses Resumes Operations

by Justus Ochieng (AllAfrica)  THE Kisumu molasses plant will outsource for raw materials from Uganda and Tanzania to continue its operations. Insufficient supply of molasses has derailed operations at the company. The plant had been closed for some few Weeks due

February 10, 2013 Read Full Article

Despite Major Challenges, Ethanol Industry Created More than 380,000 Jobs and $43 Billion in GDP

(Renewable Fuels Association)  In a challenging year for America’s farm economy, domestic ethanol production reached an estimated 13.3 billion gallons — the second highest annual production level in history amidst the nation’s worst drought in 50 years. According to analysis conducted

February 08, 2013 Read Full Article

Ethanol Fuel Targeted by Legislators, Administration

by Brett Whitmarsh  (WLBZ)  The Maine legislature will decide whether to restrict or even eliminate the use of ethanol in gasoline in the state. A legislator from Turner and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection are both submitting ethanol bills. ...Timberlake says

February 06, 2013 Read Full Article

The First Lady of E15

by Tim Portz (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Kristy Moore recalls her beginnings in the ethanol industry, her fondness for American agriculture and the long road to bringing E15 to market. The story of the approval of E15 for use in model year 2001

January 30, 2013 Read Full Article

Aviation’s Declan Ryan Invests in Irish Algae-Based Fuels Venture

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Ireland, former Ryanair CEO Declan Ryan has joined investors in backing Aer Sustainable Energy Ltd, better known as Aer Bio. He was a director of Ryanair Holdings from August 1986 until 2004, holding several

January 28, 2013 Read Full Article

Sneller: Increased Domestic Oil Production Could Limit Growth of Renewable Fuels

by Robert Pore (The Independent)  ...According to another speaker at the Agriculture Outlook Conference 2013, David Hightower, president of Hightower Report, ethanol has increased corn demand and added value to corn that wasn't there prior to the Renewable Fuels Standard, when

January 25, 2013 Read Full Article

Bills Seek to Reduce or Remove Ethanol from Maine Gas

by Scott Thistle (Maine Sun Journal)  A pair of bills introduced Thursday by state Rep. Jeff Timberlake, R-Turner, could have a significant impact on what goes into the gas tank of your car, lawnmower or snowblower. One of Timberlake's bills would cut

January 25, 2013 Read Full Article

Local Ethanol Could Power Cars This Year

(Stabroek News)  The Agriculture Ministry and the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) are in talks to use locally produced ethanol to woo investors and sharpen skills that would be put into developing the fledgling non-fossil fuel sector. Guyana is set to start producing

January 24, 2013 Read Full Article

Chisumbanje Ethanol Project Set to Restart

(News Day)  The multimillion dollar ethanol project in Chisumbanje is set to re-open after villagers and the company agreed on a wide range of issues meant to avert social disaster in Chipinge. Agreed issues include the immediate release of farmers arrested

January 23, 2013 Read Full Article

Florida Innovates with Its Eucalyptus and Citrus for Biomass Production

by Bruce Dorminey (Renewable Energy World)  By taking full advantage of both its natural subtropical climate and its own citrus resources, Florida's fledgling biomass energy sector looks to be finally coming into its own. Two recent initiatives tackle biomass conversion from very

January 22, 2013 Read Full Article

The Oilcane Boom

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Though building capacity globally, Solazyme’s operations in Brazil are getting traction fast – and raised $235M last week.   How much oil could be produced in Brazil via sugar-munching microalgae? Today, the Digest looks at

January 21, 2013 Read Full Article

End All Trade Barriers

by Bob Dinneen (Ethanol Producer Magazine/Renewable Fuels Association)  ...While the U.S. ethanol industry historically only exported a small amount of its product every year, that all changed in 2009 when improving industry economics led to the U.S. ethanol industry becoming

January 18, 2013 Read Full Article

Optimistic Bearing: Staying Bullish on Ethanol Even in the Trough of Negative Margins.

by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Ethanol might experience strong headwinds in 2013 but four marketers still see good things ahead. ...(Josh) Bailey (vice president of marketing and trading for Eco-Energy Inc.) is also bullish on the future for the global ethanol

January 18, 2013 Read Full Article

Record Expansion for Kum & Go

by Marianne Wilson (Chain Store Age)   ... New Kum & Go stores feature an increased focus on sustainability. “All of our new store prototypes since 2011 are submitted for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design [LEED] certification,” Krause said. Currently, 17

January 12, 2013 Read Full Article

ENEnergy Gets Ethanol, Butanol Project Support from Australian Government

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Australia, ENEnergy Australia (ENA) announced approval has been received from the Australian Government for its first project in Northern Australia under the R&D tax incentive scheme. The project approval covers the development of a

January 11, 2013 Read Full Article

The Biggest Biofuels Myths, DeMythtefied

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  When headlines run dire, ask yourself: are they real?   In today’s Digest, we give you a guide to managing the myth minefield — and the roaring trade in disinformation about biofuels, feedstocks, and social

January 11, 2013 Read Full Article

How The Fiscal Cliff Bill Might Void Your Car's Warranty

by Pete Bigelow  (AOL Autos)  Legislation could widen use of E15 fuel blend, which automakers say can corrode your engine Thanks to the fiscal cliff bill signed into law last week, a blend of fuel that contains more ethanol could soon

January 11, 2013 Read Full Article

BRAZIL: BP Invests in Higher Flexibility Ethanol

by Fernando Calmon  (Just-Auto)  ...BP Biofuels (a subsidiary of the BP oil company) has decided to pour in US$345m at Usina Tropical in Edeia, state of Goiás in the country’s mid-west. The move will create 7,600 direct and indirect jobs by

January 03, 2013 Read Full Article

Villagers, Police Clash over Disputed Land

by Obey Manayiti (News Day)   Dozens of angry villagers last week fought running battles with Zimbabwe Republic Police officers over disputed land between villagers and Green Fuel in Chisumbanje. The clashes started last Monday, but turned nasty over the weekend after

January 01, 2013 Read Full Article

12 Bellwether Biofuels Projects for 2013

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  A long war of opinion has been waged for years between advanced biofuels’ detractors and supporters.  Mirage or reality? Completion of 6 key projects 2012 decided much of the debate.  When these 12 projects open

January 01, 2013 Read Full Article

80% CO2 Reduction Targeted by Joint Audi-Joule Fuel Program

by Bob Brooks (Automotive Industries)  It was announced in September 2012 that Audi and Joule Unlimited had formed a joint effort to commercialize Joule’s unique synthetic diesel & ethanol fuel technology based on microorganisms (www.jouleunlimited.com). Initial production at scale is

January 01, 2013 Read Full Article

Well-to-Wheels Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Ethanol from Corn, Sugarcane and Cellulosic Biomass for US Use

by Michael Wang, Jeongwoo Han, Jennifer B Dunn, Hao Cai and Amgad Elgowainy (IOP Science/Argonne National Laboratory)  Globally, bioethanol is the largest volume biofuel used in the transportation sector, with corn-based ethanol production occurring mostly in the US and sugarcane-based ethanol

December 30, 2012 Read Full Article

Iran Plans to Produce Biodiesel

(FARS News Agency)  Head of Iran's Fuel Conservation Company (IFCO) Abbas Kazzemi announced that his company has set up a specialized workgroup in cooperation with Ministry of Agricultural Jihad to produce biodiesel. ..."With regard to increasing the number of diesel vehicles

December 27, 2012 Read Full Article

Biofuels – Bringing Sexy Back?

by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com)  ... The opinion piece, “How to properly promote biofuels,” was authored by Alkol Bioenergy and focused on a new TV advertising campaign running in Brazil. The campaign was developed for UNICA (Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association) and featured images of ethanol

December 27, 2012 Read Full Article

Ethanol Makers Get Creative With Corn

by Owen Fletcher (The Wall Street Journal)  ...U.S. ethanol producers are finding creative ways to earn more money as demand for their flagship product stagnates. These companies are using corn not only to make ethanol but also ingredients for products

December 27, 2012 Read Full Article

Central America Studying Ethanol Use to Reduce Oil Consumption

(Fox News Latino)  Energy officials from Central America met on Tuesday in this capital to study the use of ethanol as an alternative to fuels derived from crude oil. The coordinator of the Energy Unit within the Central American Integration System,

December 20, 2012 Read Full Article

Transpetro to Build Ethanol Barges in 2013

(Argus Media/Transpetro) Transpetro, the logistics unit of state-controlled oil company Petrobras, is close to launching operations at its new shipyard in Aracatuba, in Sao Paulo state, which will build barges to carry ethanol along the Tiete-Parana waterway starting in 2013. Transpetro

December 20, 2012 Read Full Article

Reaping a Mainland Fuel Harvest

by Eric Ng (South China Morning Post)  Projects to convert agricultural waste into ethanol are at an early stage on the mainland, but could provide new sources of this clean energy Novozymes, the world's largest industrial enzyme maker, is in discussions

December 19, 2012 Read Full Article

NIA in Joint Cassava Ethanol Plant Project

(Bangkok Post)  The National Innovation Agency (NIA) joined hands with Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) to support the first pilot plant for ethanol production from cassava pulp in Thailand. ...A feasibility study was conducted, showing Thailand is

December 19, 2012 Read Full Article

Saudi Firm to Invest $650m on Sugar, Ethanol in Sudan

(Saudi Gazette)  Sinnar state signed a partnership with the Saudi Tala Company to produce sugar, ethanol and bio-fuel in Sinnar state from the Jatropha tree to be cultivated in an area estimated at 165,000 acres at a cost of $650

December 18, 2012 Read Full Article

Ethanol Imported as Advanced Biofuel Competes with Biodiesel

by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Ethanol imports from Brazil have surged into the U.S. in recent months, University of Illinois ag economists Scott Irwin and Darrel Good point out, but not because it is cheap relative to ethanol.

December 17, 2012 Read Full Article

Kansas Fed Economist Says Markets, Not Mandates, Drive Ethanol

by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Markets shape ethanol production, Nathan Kauffman, an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, argues in the most recent issue of the Main Street Economist. In a seven-page analysis, Kauffman takes a

December 17, 2012 Read Full Article

National Corn Growers Association Offers Ethanol Facts Resource, Designed for Mobile Platform

by Susanne Retka Schill  (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  The National Corn Growers Association has launched a new web-based resource,www.EthanolFacts.com. ...The home page of EthanolFacts offers links to short articles on hot topics in ethanol circles: flex-fuel vehicles, food and fuel, jobs and

December 17, 2012 Read Full Article

Just the Ethanol Facts

by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com)  The National Corn Growers Association has created a simple website that offers just the facts about ethanol. The website EthanolFacts.com offers information about E15, food versus fuel, energy security, jobs in rural America and more. There is a lot

December 12, 2012 Read Full Article

Idemitsu, Cambodia Sign Biofuel Production Deal

(Daily Yomiuri)  Idemitsu Kosan Co. said Monday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Cambodian government to promote biofuel production in the Southeast Asian country. The move is part of plans by the Japanese energy firm to produce bioethanol

December 11, 2012 Read Full Article

Texas Farm Bureau Conference Exposes Rift on Ethanol

by J.B. Smith (WacoTrib.com)  ...“It’s farmers vs. ranchers,” said McLennan County Farm Bureau president and delegate Kevin Huffman in an interview. Huffman, who raises cattle, corn, wheat and cotton near McGregor, opposed both amendments but said he understood the sentiment behind

December 06, 2012 Read Full Article

Ethanol Use in Gasoline Production Would Be the Same with or without RFS Waiver

by Daryll Ray and Harwood D. Schaffer (Southwest Farm Press/University of Tennessee)  ...On November 16, 2012, the EPA denied the request of Governor Perdue and others. The short story is that while the EPA recognizes the impact of the drought

December 06, 2012 Read Full Article

Guyana, UK Company Sign Contract for Bioethanol Oroduction at Albion

by Denis Scott Chabrol (Demera Waves)  The United Kingdom-based Whitefox Technologies, together with its partner Green, have secured a bioethanol contract with the Guyanese Government. Whitefox said it is working together with the Brazilian company, Green, to install the units for

December 05, 2012 Read Full Article

Cote d’Ivoire Launches PPP for Biofuels

(Alternative Energy Africa)   A public-private partnership (PPP) has been launched to promote the production of ethanol from cassava and sugarcane in Cote d’Ivoire which would be used for clean cook stoves.  READ MORE

December 05, 2012 Read Full Article

Bioethanol and Biodiesel 'Crucial' to Meeting Energy Needs

(FarmingUK.com)  Biodiesel and bioethanol markets are crucial to meeting future energy needs according to the NFU. The news follows a series of meetings between biofuel professionals, producers and the Secretary of State for Transport Norman Baker in a bid to get

December 05, 2012 Read Full Article

RFA to EPA: “Time is Now” to Revise Lifecycle GHG Analyses of Corn and Sugarcane Ethanol

(Renewable Fuels Association)  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should immediately initiate a process to update its obsolete lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) analyses of corn and sugarcane ethanol for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2), according to a letter sent Friday to EPA Administrator

December 05, 2012 Read Full Article

California-Grown Sorghum Used in Ethanol Production

(Chromatin/BusinessWire)  Chromatin’s Sorghum Seed Recognized for Water Use Efficiency and Versatility Chromatin, Inc., a privately held provider of innovative crop breeding technology, sorghum seed products and feedstocks, announced it has generated the first crop of sorghum that has been grown and

December 05, 2012 Read Full Article

Mixing Processes Could Increase the Impact of Biofuel Spills on Aquatic Environments

(e! Science News)  ...A group of researchers from the University of Michigan wondered how ethanol-based fuels would spread in the event of a large aquatic spill. They found that ethanol-based liquids mix actively with water, very different from how pure

November 29, 2012 Read Full Article

FTC: US Ethanol Market Remains Unconcentrated in 2012

by Susanne Retka Schill  (Ethanol Producer Magazine)   The market for fuel ethanol in the United States remains unconcentrated, with 154 firms nationwide either producing ethanol or likely to be in production in the next 12 to 18 months, according to

November 29, 2012 Read Full Article

Brazil’s Petrobras Plans to Start Producing Ethanol in Mozambique in 2014

(Macau Hub)  Brazilian oil company Petrobras plans to start producing ethanol in Mozambique in 2014, the chairman of Petrobras Combustíveis, Miguel Macedo said Tuesday in Maputo. Speaking in Maputo at a conference entitled “Brazil and Africa: Opting for Sustainable Development,” Macedo

November 27, 2012 Read Full Article

The Information Source for Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles

(US Department of Energy)  The Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC) provides information, data, and tools to help fleets and other transportation decisions makers find ways to reduce petroleum consumption through the use of alternative and renewable fuels, advanced vehicles, and

November 27, 2012 Read Full Article

Z Energy Says It May Switch to Ethanol-Blended Petrol

(Radio New Zealand)  Z Energy says it may switch to ethanol-blended petrol, but this could cost the Government up to $180 million in lost revenue if other major players follow suit. The New Zealand-owned fuel retailer says ethanol-blended petrol receives a

November 17, 2012 Read Full Article

Copersucar and Eco-Energy Join Ethanol Operations

(Eco-Energy/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Eco-Energy Inc., a leading biofuel marketer and logistics company in North America, and Copersucar S.A., the largest sugar and ethanol trader in Brazil, have announced the internationalization of their ethanol operations with a joint investment in Eco-Energy

November 12, 2012 Read Full Article

ACORE Releases 2012 State-by-State Resource for Renewable Energy

(ACORE)  The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) released the 2012 edition of its report, Renewable Energy in the 50 States, as an interactive, online resource. Compiling updated financial data, resource potentials, market and policy information in one easily-accessed, online

November 12, 2012 Read Full Article

The Biofuels Era - A Changing of the Guard?

by Darrel Good and Scott Irwin (FarmDocDaily/University of Illinois)  ...We begin our analysis by tracing out the implications for biofuels consumption over the next three years based on one potential scenario involving all of the listed factors. This scenario represents

November 08, 2012 Read Full Article

Berkeley Fermentation Process Converts Sugar Directly to Diesel

by Robert Sanders (Biodiesel Magazine/UC Berkeley)  A long-abandoned fermentation process once used to turn starch into explosives can be used to produce renewable diesel fuel to replace the fossil fuels now used in transportation, University of California, Berkeley, scientists have

November 07, 2012 Read Full Article

India Unveils Bioenergy Road Map

(Algae Industry Magazine)  India News reports that their government has just unveiled a road map for the biotechnology sector: “The Bioenergy Road Map Vision 2020,” describing innovative technologies and policies for biofuels development in India. The objective for the vision

November 07, 2012 Read Full Article

Running from the Bear: Making Biofuels from Municipal Solid Waste

by Ed Hamrick (Biofuels Digest/Greenworld Fuels)  ... There are more than two billion tons of MSW produced worldwide every year, with more than 250 million tons per year produced in the USA every year. Disposal of MSW is a thousand year

November 06, 2012 Read Full Article

E2 Report Projects Increased Advanced Biofuel Production

(Biomass Magazine)  A report published by Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) demonstrates that the biofuel industry is well-positioned to meet increased demand for advanced biofuels, which will be driven by the federal renewable fuel standard (RFS) and California’s low carbon fuel standard

October 31, 2012 Read Full Article

USDA GAIN Report Outlines Status of Spain's Ethanol Industry

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  The UDSA Foreign Agricultural Service recently published a Global Agricultural Information Network report outlining Spain’s ethanol industry. The report,” titled “Spain’s Bioethanol Standing Report,” notes that the country is one of the top four

October 29, 2012 Read Full Article

The Big Bagasse Biofuels Boom

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Deployment of next-gen bagasse-to-biofuels technologies could expand ethanol production in Brazil, India by 35 percent without land, water intensification. ...Guidance being given by the projects is that capacities could increase by up to 35 percent at

October 24, 2012 Read Full Article

Cane Growers Want Ban on Sugar Export Lifted

(Times of India)  Nearly a thousand sugarcane farmers held a rally at the office of the sugar commissioner on Monday in support of their five demands, which includes lifting ban on export of sugar. The rally was led by farmer leader Raghunath

October 23, 2012 Read Full Article

American Cars and Trucks are Burning More Biofuels

by Chris Clarke (KCET)  Cars and trucks in the U.S. are running on gasoline with a higher proportion of ethanol these days, but limitations in older vehicles are likely to keep that percentage from growing much further, according to a

October 16, 2012 Read Full Article

Studies Outline State-Level Benefits of the Ethanol Industry

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Two new studies were released this week, highlighting the positive effects the renewable fuel standard (RFS) has had in Minnesota and Ohio. One study, titled the “Minnesota Ethanol Industry: Ethanol Plants in Minnesota,” was

October 16, 2012 Read Full Article

The Greening of Dow, the Dao of Dow

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...The story goes back some time, at least to the formation of Cargill Dow – now NatureWorks – a joint venture which Dow eventually left to Cargill as Dow’s views on the sector changed with

October 15, 2012 Read Full Article

DOE Considering One-Stop Shop for Biofuels Investors

by Amy R. Remo  (Philippine Daily Inquirer)  The Department of Energy is considering putting up a one-stop shop that will facilitate the entry of local and foreign investors in the country’s biofuels industry. This move is expected to encourage investors to

October 15, 2012 Read Full Article

Ethanol Plant to Hold Open House on Oct. 20

(Beaver Dam Daily Citizen)  Everything about ethanol will be discussed at the Friesland Renewable Energy Production facility on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. During the open house, members of the United Wisconsin Grain Producers will be providing

October 15, 2012 Read Full Article

Zimbabwe: Chisumbanje's Ethanol Can Transform People's Lives - Mangoma

(All Africa)  The Chisumbanje Ethanol Project, if properly managed has the potential of bringing about meaningful development that can change the lives of the people and turn around the fortunes of the country's economy, Hon. Elton Mangoma has said. Hon. Mangoma

October 15, 2012 Read Full Article

Why Are First-Gen Biofuels Companies Having So Much Trouble Making Money?

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...In biodiesel, the change in REGI guidance is directly related to movements in commodity prices, a steep depreciation in the price of RINs and tighter margins than expected. On the ethanol side, it’s been commodity margins

October 15, 2012 Read Full Article

Renewable Energy: Not Just a Nice Idea

by Bruce Dale (Star Tribune) Commentaries: Considered in context, it's clear that ethanol has an important role to play. A commentary about corn ethanol published in the Star Tribune this summer was disappointing ("Too much corn is being wasted as fuel," Aug.

October 14, 2012 Read Full Article

Ministry Promotes Cleaner Fuel

(Viet Nam News)  The Ministry of Industry and Trade will promote the consumption of biofuel by providing more information on the economic and environmental advantages of the vegetable–derived petrol alternative. "The ministry has submitted the Government with a development plan for

October 12, 2012 Read Full Article

Ethanol Plant to Boost Biofuel Output

by Louise Lucas and Chris Tighe   (Financial Times)  One of Europe’s biggest ethanol plants is poised to start production in northern England, part of a surge of biofuel capacity expected to come on line in Britain over the next few

October 03, 2012 Read Full Article

A Brief History of Biofuels

by RP Siegel (TriplePundit) ...Back in 1917, Alexander Graham Bell made the following observation in National Geographic, “Alcohol makes a beautiful, clean and efficient fuel. Alcohol can be manufactured from corn stalks, and in fact from almost any vegetable matter capable of

October 02, 2012 Read Full Article

Labeling Renewable Energies: How the Language Surrounding Biofuels Can Influence Its Public Acceptance

by Michael A. Cacciatore, Dietram A. Scheufele, Bret R. Shaw (Science Direct/Energy Policy)  Despite growing interest and investments in biological fuels, little is known of how the public form opinions toward this alternative fuel technology. This study examines public opinion

October 02, 2012 Read Full Article

Disconnect Between Biofuel Mandates & Demand?

by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com)  A new study, Global Biofuels Outlook to 2025, authored by Hart Energy, finds a disconnect between mandates established in the U.S. Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) and Renewable Energy Directive in the European Union, and actual market demand.

September 26, 2012 Read Full Article

Whisky Distillery Tries a Wee Dram of Biofuel

(Reuters) A small Scottish whisky maker is aiming to turn its by-products into biofuel and become the world's first whisky distillery to fuel car and trucks in a move which could see Scotland's 100-plus distilleries feed a new 60-million-pound industry. Independent

September 26, 2012 Read Full Article

Gevo to Switch Back to Ethanol Production, from Biobutanol, at Minnesota Integrated Biorefinery

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Reoptimizing its technology, now expects return to reach target isobutanol production rates in 2013. In Colorado, Gevo announced that, while making significant progress towards economic production levels, the company does not now expect to achieve its

September 25, 2012 Read Full Article

Take It to the Limit: Algenol and Rising Yields in Advanced Biofuels

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Algenol hits 7000 gallon per acre mark in field operations. What’s the impact for Algenol, for energy independence, for the cost of transport fuel? ...Algenol CEO Paul Woods revealed that the company, at its 4-acre, outdoor

September 25, 2012 Read Full Article

Brazilian Biofuels That Cause Land-Use Change May Have Much Larger Non-GHG Air Quality Emissions Than Fossil Fuels

by C.-C. Tsao , J. E. Campbell, M. Mena-Carrasco, S. N. Spak, G. R. Carmichael, and Y. Chen  (Environmental Science and Technology)  Although biofuels present an opportunity for renewable energy production, significant land-use change resulting from biofuels may contribute to negative

September 21, 2012 Read Full Article

Why Have U.S. Oil Imports Declined in Recent Years?

by John Miller (The Energy Collective)  ...All politics aside, what factors have actually contributed towards reducing U.S. oil imports recently? ...Since 1973 U.S. domestic oil production (crude oil + natural gas (NG) liquids) declined continuously to a minimum of 6.7 MBD

September 20, 2012 Read Full Article

Environmental Regulations Kindle the Southeast Asian Automotive Biofuels Market, Finds Frost & Sullivan

(Frost & Sullivan/Sacramento Bee)  Removing subsidies for conventional fuels and providing incentives for biofuels will bolster market growth New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.chemicals.frost.com), Strategic Analysis of Southeast Asian Automotive Biofuels Market, finds that the market earned revenues of more than

September 20, 2012 Read Full Article

Soros Economic Development Fund and IFU Invest Millions in Food Security and Clean Cooking Venture in Africa

(Soros Economic Development Fund)  Soros Economic Development Fund and IFU Invest Millions in Food Security and Clean Cooking Venture in Africa Funding for CleanStar Mozambique benefits smallholder farmers and the environment, creates jobs, and protects families from indoor air pollution To increase

September 20, 2012 Read Full Article

Insight: U.S. and Brazil - At Last, Friends on Ethanol

by Brian Winter (Reuters/Chicago Tribune)  After years at each other's throats, Brazil and the United States are working together to promote the use of ethanol in a collaboration that could revolutionize global markets and the makeup of the biofuel itself. The breakthrough came

September 17, 2012 Read Full Article

Exclusive: EU to Limit Use of Crop-Based Biofuels - Draft Law

(Reuters) The European Union will impose a limit on the use of crop-based biofuels over fears they are less climate-friendly than initially thought and compete with food production, draft EU legislation seen by Reuters showed. The draft rules, which will need

September 11, 2012 Read Full Article

South Valley Ethanol Puts Call out for Sorghum

by John Lindt (The Business Journal)  The Valley’s only ethanol production plant is encouraging local farmers to plant grain sorghum next spring, promising to buy the grain to make ethanol instead of using Midwestern corn. “We would love to buy all

September 07, 2012 Read Full Article

Ethanol to Reduce Global GHGs Emissions By 100 Million Tonnes in 2012

(Global Renewable Fuels Alliance)  As the world gathers at the Global Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change in Hanoi, Vietnam, the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA) released its annual Green House Gas (GHG) Reduction Forecast. The GRFA is

September 07, 2012 Read Full Article

Iowa Renewable Fuels Association Highlights Renewable Fuels Industry’s Top 10 Efficiency and Technology Innovations of the Past Decade

(Iowa Renewable Fuels Association)  As a part of its 10th Anniversary celebration of progress and prosperity, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) today released a list of the ethanol and biodiesel industry’s Top 10 efficiency and technology innovations of the

September 05, 2012 Read Full Article

The Top 10 Advanced Biofuels and Biorefining Companies in Asia

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...While the economic growth in China has been drawing virtually all the headlines in recent years, the “Tiger” economies of Southeast and South Asia have been fast-growing for a long time, and with resources including

September 04, 2012 Read Full Article

EPA Proposed Rule “National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter”: Urban Air Initiative Comments

(Urban Air Initiative) From a letter to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, August 30, 2012:  Urban Air Initiative (UAI) appreciates this opportunity to comment on the Agency’s proposal to address one of our most dangerous and costly health threats,

August 30, 2012 Read Full Article

South Dakota’s Biofuels and Economic Boom

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  South Dakota has become one of the fastest-growing states in the US, at the same time as it has achieved energy independence through development of its biofuels fleet.  Coincidence, or correlation? We look at the

August 29, 2012 Read Full Article

New West Memphis Center Leads Push to Renewable Energy

by Wayne Risher  (The Commercial Appeal/Equities.com)  Mid-South Community College officials are betting East Arkansas has what it takes to be a leader in alternative fuels: Fertile fields, a world-class transportation hub, and, as of this week, a research, development and

August 28, 2012 Read Full Article

Ethanol Industry Hits Back over Food Price Claims

(EurActiv)  Europe's biofuel producers are hitting back at claims that they are at fault for this summer’s high food prices and challenge assertions that crops grown for fuel production are a threat to food supplies. Food prices rose 6% overall last month, driven

August 28, 2012 Read Full Article

US Ethanol Imports under Scrutiny by the EU

The European Commission has today published its decision to proceed to the registration of ethanol imports coming from the USA by issuing a new regulation (n°771/2012)1. The decision comes in response to a request within an anti-subsidy case filed by

August 27, 2012 Read Full Article

Minnesota: The Bioeconomy’s “Get it Done, Make it Happen State”

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...You see, other states can match Minnesota for its wealth of agricultural and forest resources (though ample they are), or its foundational base in agriculture and energy (via giants like Cargill, CHS and EcoLab) and

August 27, 2012 Read Full Article

Brazil Will Import U.S. Ethanol If Fuel Mix Raised, Bunge Says

by  Lucia Kassai (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)  Brazil, the biggest ethanol producer after the U.S., will have to import the biofuel if authorities raise the mandatory level mixed into gasoline this year, according to commodity processor and trader Bunge Ltd. (BG) “Unfortunately, mills just won’t

August 23, 2012 Read Full Article

Entrepreneur-Grower Developing a Blueprint to Make Sugarcane a Fuel

(Sunshine State News)  Picture a fuel that doesn't come from the Middle East, costs as much as six times less to produce than corn ethanol and could actuallyhelp the environment. That's ethanol from sugarcane, which grows like weeds in Florida, and it made something

August 17, 2012 Read Full Article

Alltech Installs Ethanol Distillation Tower

by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com)  Alltech has installed a 60-foot ethanol distillation tower at its production facility in Springfield, Ky. The plant produces natural animal health and nutrition products. The company invested $4 million dollars in new yeast-production technology, a core

August 15, 2012 Read Full Article

Czarnikow Sees Improved EU Ethanol Outlook After U.S. Drought

by Whitney McFerron (Bloomberg)  Surging corn prices and policy changes in the U.S. and European Union mean the outlook for the EU’s ethanol industry has “improved dramatically” this year, Czarnikow Group Ltd. said. U.S. ethanol prices have rallied as drought damaged corn

August 10, 2012 Read Full Article

Brazil Is Zooming Ahead on Ethanol

by Weiner and George Clingan (Miami Herald)  As the world watches the 2012 London Olympics, the United States ought to brace for a looming embarrassment at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Unless we act fast, everyone will see Brazilians

August 10, 2012 Read Full Article

Upgrading Ethanol: Local Man’s Project Earns ACGA Award

by Larry Kershner (The Messenger)  A post-graduate student at Michigan State University thinks that upgrading ethanol to a higher grade of alcohol - 1-butanol - will help the ethanol industry get past the "blender's wall," especially as the price of

July 31, 2012 Read Full Article

Octane: What's in Your Fuel?

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Minimum octane rating decisions could greatly impact ethanol’s future market opportunities At a time when ethanol’s high-octane rating is touted as its most valuable asset, a situation in South Dakota shows a lower-octane gasoline scenario

July 25, 2012 Read Full Article

Study Supports Need to Reform Ethanol Production Mandate

(National Chicken Council)  In response to a new economic study on the impact of corn ethanol production on food prices and commodity price volatility, a coalition of livestock and poultry groups is urging Congress to reform the federal Renewable Fuels

July 25, 2012 Read Full Article

Dynamic Recycling LLC Could Locate in Bristol Tennessee

by Rober Brown (Bristol Herald Courier/Tricities.com)  Bristol, Va., officials might have turned down the relocation of an ethanol plant in their city, but the facility is very much wanted in Bristol, Tenn., City Manager Jeff Broughton said. The former Armour Foods

July 19, 2012 Read Full Article

Boom Times for Argentina and Biofuels, But Can It Last?

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  As Argentina’s monetary policies run into big trouble, inflation mounts and the peso sinks, can the biofuels boom keep going? ...To keep the biodiesel industry growing and reduce diesel import costs, the Argentine government has also

July 18, 2012 Read Full Article

New Biofuel Process Dramatically Improves Energy Recovery

by Danny King (AutoblogGreen) ... Michigan State University scientists have found a biofuel production method that the institution says boosts energy from the production process by a factor of 20. Gemma Reguera, a microbiologist at MSU, led an effort that uses – stay with

July 17, 2012 Read Full Article

Ethanol Safety Seminars Various Dates, Locations-- Responding to Ethanol Emergencies – Are you Prepared?

by Taryn Morgan (Renewable Fuels Association)  ...But transportation can be unpredictable, and it is important that hazmat and safety teams, shippers, and first responders are knowledgeable and prepared in case of the rare and unfortunate incident involving ethanol. Since December 2010,

July 17, 2012 Read Full Article

RFA Partners with Talker Likis to Educate about Ethanol

by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com)  Getting out the facts about ethanol is what the Renewable Fuels Association is all about. That’s why the RFA is partnering with car-talk host Bobby Likis to extend their ethanol educational outreach to automotive service professionals. This

July 17, 2012 Read Full Article

Guatemala Farmers Losing Their Land to Europe's Demand for Biofuels

by John Vidal (The Guardian)  Indigenous smallholder farmers are being violently evicted as companies move in to satisfy Europe's hunger for biofuels ...Over the next four days, 10 more villages were cleared. By the end of March 2011, around 800 families

July 06, 2012 Read Full Article

Growing Better Biofuel Crops

by Heather Youngs and Chris Somerville  (The Scientist)   Research is underway to reduce the use of food crops for biofuels by shifting to dedicated energy crops and agricultural residues. ...Conversion of biomass is currently the most cost-effective route to produce renewable

July 05, 2012 Read Full Article

CleanStar Launches First Cooking Fuel Facility in Mozambique; Alternative to Charcoal Cooking, Health Risks, at Hand in Africa

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Mozambique, the first sustainable cooking fuel facility was inaugurated by Federal Minister of Agriculture José Pacheco. The CleanStar project will produce ethanol-based cooking fuel for sale with the company’s cookstoves, an affordable new form of

May 25, 2012 Read Full Article

Energy Station of the Future: Propel Launches First Clean Mobility Center

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Free tire air for improved fuel economy; bicycle tuning; renewable fuels; on-demand carbon offsets; at-pump recycling; community transit info; Propel’s got it all going in the Golden State. In California, Propel Fuels is launching the company’s first

May 24, 2012 Read Full Article

Ethanol Benefits Thrown into Doubt

by Sean Nicholls  (Sydney Morning Herald/New South Wales)  THE value of the NSW ethanol mandate has been questioned by the NSW Treasury in documents that describe it of questionable benefit to motorists and a policy that mainly serves to prop

May 24, 2012 Read Full Article

Colombia's Biofuels Ready for International Market: Study

by Rosemary Westwood (Columbia Reports)  Colombia's biofuels exceed international standards for reducing greenhouse gas emissions – advancing the country’s goal to become a leading ethanol producer, according to a new government report. The study commissioned by the Ministry of Mines and Energy

May 21, 2012 Read Full Article

Enel Signs Agreement with Enea and Roma Capitale to Build Biomass Bi-Generation Plant

(Biofuels International)   A memorandum of understanding has been signed by Italian power company Enel to build a 1-5MW concentrated solar power and biomass bi-generation plant, which will produce electricity for the city of Rome. ...The biomass components will be separated to

May 21, 2012 Read Full Article

Biofuel Demand Fell in 2011,Outlook Bright - Czarnikow

by David Brough (Reuters)  Global biofuel demand fell in 2011 due to the impact of government requirements and greater incentives in food markets, but usage is set to grow driven by new technologies, commodities house Czarnikow said on Friday. "This comes despite a

May 07, 2012 Read Full Article

Rwanda: Private Sector Should Embrace Bio-Fuel, Says IRST Boss

by Eric Didier Karinganire (AllAfrica.com)   For some years now, there has been talk of locally producing biofuel to make the country less dependent on petrol imports. But until now, production levels are still insignificant. Yet about four years ago, the

May 03, 2012 Read Full Article

INTERVIEW-U.S.-Israeli Firm to Launch Algae Biodiesel in India

by Tova Cohen (Reuters)  Algae-based biodiesel producer World Health Energy Holdings (WHEN) plans to begin two commercial projects in India this year and is targeting over $200 million in sales in 2013. The first project, with Prime Inc of India, will grow

May 02, 2012 Read Full Article

Commission to Decide if Farms Allowed to Produce Ethanol

by Diane Wagner   (Rome News Tribune)  The Floyd County Commission is expected to decide at its May 8 meeting if it will allow local farmers to make a limited amount of ethanol onsite, for use as fuel for their equipment. No opposition

April 27, 2012 Read Full Article

Gold Eagle Helps Fuel Up Consumer Knowledge on Ethanol

(Gold Eagle/PR NewsWire)  Understanding Ethanol is as Easy as A,B,C and E Consumer curiosity about ethanol continues to rise as news swirls around possible new regulations and changes consumers may soon see at their local pump. While awareness of ethanol has

April 24, 2012 Read Full Article

Infographic Illustrates How RFS is Working

by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com)  The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) has released an ‘infographic’ entitled “It’s Working” which provides a vivid depiction of how the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2) and ethanol are reducing oil imports and saving Americans money at the pump. ...The infographic cites

April 24, 2012 Read Full Article

Central Valley Beet Growers Closer to Massive Bioenergy Plant

by Harry Cline (Western Farm Press)  Former sugar beet growers on the West Side of the San Joaquin Valley are expected to learn next month whether they’ll be able to take the next step in an ambitious plan to return

March 28, 2012 Read Full Article

Iran Becomes Biofuel Producer

(Trend)  ...Iran produced a sample of biofuel six months ago and is preparing to start its production. Located in the Khuzestan Province's Haft-Tapeh, a new 10,000 liter capacity biofuel facility will begin operating in the near future. Iran's biofuel, or bioethanol,

March 27, 2012 Read Full Article

Former NATO Supreme Commander Talks Ethanol in Annawan

by Lisa Depies  (GateHouse News Service/Galesburg.com)  Retired Gen. Wesley Clark spent 38 years in the U.S. Army protecting America. Today, Clark is working to reduce the country’s dependence on foreign oil. Clark is co-chairman of Growth Energy, an organization that represents

March 26, 2012 Read Full Article

Ethanol Blends Overtaking Gasoline Supply Chain

(OPISNet.com)  It’s been a long time coming, but ethanol now dominates the U.S. gasoline blending landscape. The number of wholesale terminals supplying only conventional clear gasoline for truck loadings has trimmed down to just nine out of about 325 rack

March 23, 2012 Read Full Article

Thaioil to Diversify in Resilient Market Conditions

(BusinessReviewCanada/MarketWire)  ..."Our approach will be achieved through the company's Green, Broad and Deep principles, all geared towards generating high quality business development and the deployment of resources, but in a sustainable, systematic way that is also strongly diversified," says Bulakul. The

March 22, 2012 Read Full Article

State Concerned with Algae-to-Ethanol Process of Fort Myers Company

by Laura Layden (Naples News)  State concerns with a Southwest Florida company’s plans to make ethanol from algae may have stalled the business’s expansion. Tucked inside an energy bill the Legislature approved in the final hours of its recent session is

March 14, 2012 Read Full Article

An Opportunity to Show Ethanol’s Edge

by Brian Jennings (American Coalition for Ethanol/Ethanol Producer Magazine)   ...First, with E15 market ready in many states, the U.S. EPA ought to ensure summer Reid vapor pressure (RVP) limitations do not stand in the way of consumers having access

March 14, 2012 Read Full Article

A Hand Full of Aces

by Mike Bryan (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  ...In retrospect, the environmental war we have waged against petroleum, is perhaps a war that we should have avoided and instead focused on the real story of ethanol…its economic impact. Arguably, the reason ethanol

March 14, 2012 Read Full Article

Feeding the Chemical Market

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Ethanol serves as not only a liquid transportation fuel but also as a feedstock for biobased chemical production Although ethanol is generally associated with the transportation fuel market, it is in no way limited to

March 14, 2012 Read Full Article

Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Chiefs Plan to Grab Ethanol Project

by Patrice Makova  (AllAfrica.com)   THE US$600 million Chisumbanje ethanol project is threatened with collapse as Zanu PF chiefs, including Cabinet ministers, demand free shares in the lucrative venture under the guise of indigenisation. Sources close to the project told The

March 13, 2012 Read Full Article

Ethanol Industry Pioneer Wants Higher Blends

by Cindy Zimmerman  (DomesticFuel.com)  ...At the recent National Ethanol Conference, where ICM, Inc. founder Dave Vander Griend was honored with the Renewable Fuels Association 2012 Membership Award, he talked about how ethanol could replace some of the additives currently found in gasoline – called aromatics

March 12, 2012 Read Full Article

E15 Ethanol Blend Clears Another Hurdle

by Rick Barrett (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)   Efforts to increase the amount of ethanol in gasoline have cleared another hurdle, meaning a 15% biofuel blend could be available this spring if gasoline stations choose to sell it. The U.S. Environmental Protection

March 12, 2012 Read Full Article

Tenn. Professor Cruises Cross-Country on 2.15 Gallons of Gas

by The (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) Daily News Journal (USA Today)  ... (Cliff) Ricketts, a Middle Tennessee State University professor, and his eight-member support team drove three Toyota hybrid alternative-fuels vehicles approximately 2,582 miles across country, using only about 2.15 gallons of

March 12, 2012 Read Full Article

Rail Plan to Ship Ethanol Is Decried

by Katheleen Conti (The Boston Globe)  Eight firefighters are seen dousing a couple of rail cars, as bright flames and a plume of dark smoke engulf parts of the freight train in a still image stamped with the message: Ready

March 09, 2012 Read Full Article

Amendment Would Extend Domestic Energy Tax Credits

by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com)  Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) introduced an amendment to the Transportation Bill (S.1813) Thursday that would extend tax incentives for domestically produced energy sources, including biodiesel, ethanol, cellulosic biofuels, electric vehicles, wind energy and solar. The measure would re-instate and

March 09, 2012 Read Full Article

Are We Really Exporting Ethanol So It Will Not Compete With Imported Gasoline?

by Stu Ellis (FarmGateBlog)  Every day supertankers full of $100 per barrel oil are docking at US ports where other supertankers full of $1 per gallon ethanol have just departed for overseas markets.  While some folks have trouble understanding the

March 08, 2012 Read Full Article

Growing Ambitions

by Pamela Glinski (Highlands Today)  Vercipia is no more. The name has been changed to BP Biofuels, Highlands Ethanol LLC, explained Mike Milicevic, the agricultural operations manager for the company. Vercipia was a joint-venture company formed when Verenium and BP decided

March 08, 2012 Read Full Article

Chinese Investors to Launch Biofuel Production in Sumy Region

(Kyiv Post)  Chinese investors are to change the line of business of a distillery in the Village of Popovka in Konotop district (Sumy region) to the production of bioethanol, reads a posting on the Web site of Sumy Regional State

March 07, 2012 Read Full Article

Grafton Ethanol Plant Could Re-open

(WDAZ-TV) The former Alchem Ethanol plant in Grafton could re-open later this year. When it does, it will be turning sugar beets into the alternative fuel instead of corn.  READ MORE and MORE (Grand Forks Herald)

March 07, 2012 Read Full Article

Sh12 Billion Biofuel Complex Set to Be Constructed in Bungoma

(Daily Nation)  A Sh12 billion biofuel complex to produce fuel ethanol from tropical sugar beet will be started in Bungoma, with construction commencing immediately. The first trail run is expected early next year. The company, Webco, which is funded by investors

March 05, 2012 Read Full Article

Sojitz, Hitachi Zosen to Create Bioethanol from Potato Starch Residue

by   Saroj Shrestha (JCN Network)   Sojitz Corp. and Hitachi Zosen Corp. have launched a model project for production of bioethanol from potato starch residue in the Keshan State Farm in Harbin City, in China's Heilongjiang Province. The project is being conducted

March 02, 2012 Read Full Article

Ethanol Industry Outlook and Pocket Guide to Ethanol Now Available

(Renewable Fuel Association)  RFA's most popular publications, the 2012 Ethanol Industry Outlook and Pocket Guide to Ethanol, are now available. The Outlook is an annual publication that catalogs the important statistics for America's domestic ethanol industry while providing the most

February 28, 2012 Read Full Article

ANSA McAL Trading to Develop Sugarcane Ethanol Project in Guyana

(Guardian Media)  Guyana-based ANSA McAL Trading Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Guyana government for the establishment of an ethanol production project. ...In a statement, ANSA McAL said that both parties were currently conducting an in-depth feasibility

February 28, 2012 Read Full Article

Redfield Ethanol Plant to Convert to Butanol Plant

by Dirk Lammers (NewsOK)  A South Dakota corn ethanol plant will soon begin producing a fuel additive with a wider variety of uses. Tom Hitchcock, chief executive of Redfield Energy, said the 50 million gallon-per-year plant is teaming with Englewood, Colo.-based Gevo to convert the facility in

February 27, 2012 Read Full Article

Jobs, Economic Opportunity, Energy Security Define Ethanol

by Renewable Fuels Association (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  According to analysis commissioned by the Renewable Fuels Association, the production of an estimated 13.9 billion gallons of ethanol directly employed 90,200 Americans. An additional 311,400 Americans found work in industries indirectly affiliated with

February 27, 2012 Read Full Article

Breaking Oil’s Hold Over America

by Tom Buis (Growth Energy/Ethanol Producer Magazine)  ... Our nation imagines itself the most free and secure in the world, but the volatility of the global oil market shows how vulnerable we are as a nation to saber rattling by

February 27, 2012 Read Full Article

Training for Trains: A 130-Ton Tank Car Is a Unique Beast that Demands Its Handlers Have Proper Safety Knowledge

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  ...Groups like the Emergency Ethanol Response Coalition were formed years ago to educate first responders on best practices for ethanol-related incidents. Accidents are rare, but they do happen. For the 200 or so ethanol

February 27, 2012 Read Full Article

Timid Predictions and Bold Vision

by Ron Lamberty (American Coalition for Ethanol/Ethanol Producer Magazine)  ...On the other hand, the real “reality” is that ethanol is a clean-burning, all-American, high-octane motor fuel. Paul Dana knew that the sight of cars whizzing around a track, powered by

February 27, 2012 Read Full Article

Thirsty for More: Ethanol’s High Octane Rating May Be the Ticket for Meeting Escalating Fuel Efficiency Standards in Engines

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  The proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards unveiled by the agencies, which reportedly had the support of major automakers and environmental groups, would steadily increase fuel efficiency requirements

February 27, 2012 Read Full Article

Target For Transformation: Can Biobutanol Provide Ethanol Producers New Paths towards Diversification?

Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Diversification has been a topic of interest for some time now, but this is the year producers need to move toward incorporating alternative revenue streams into their operations. High on the list of contenders is

February 27, 2012 Read Full Article

Taking Fermentation to a New Level

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Two companies develop new technologies aimed at revolutionizing fermentation Understood since man first made beer, fermentation is an age-old process that has been developed to the point where it’s nearly impossible to improve on the

February 27, 2012 Read Full Article
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