In Texas, the U.S. ethanol industry added nearly $44.4 billion to the nation’s gross domestic product and supported 358,779 jobs in 2017, according to a new study conducted by ABF Economics. The study, released today by the Renewable Fuels Association at the 23rd annual National Ethanol Conference, looked at the contribution of the ethanol industry […]
In Georgia, a research team led by the University of Georgia has discovered that manipulation of the same gene in poplar trees and switchgrass produced plants that grow better and are more efficiently converted to biofuels. In a paper published recently in Nature Biotechnology, the researchers report that reducing the activity of a specific gene […]
In Washington, Platts reports that the American Petroleum Institute wrote the Environmental Protection Agency urging an even playing field for all refiners under the Renewable Fuels Standard and to not provide waivers for the two dozen smaller refiners who have applied for leniency, a move supported by several governors. The API has instead called for […]
One of the purest, high-yield financial plays we have ever seen in the energy business is possibly emerging, one that could put fracking returns to shame. Vive le ROI. And Vive le IRR and DCF, while we’re at it. Catalyst for industry attention is the news that Sylvatex and Valicor inked a Joint Development Agreement […]
The Consortium for Computational Physics and Chemistry (CCPC) is a joint core research and development activity among five national laboratories that has been created to utilize unique DOE computational modeling facilities and experience in order to accelerate the discovery and deployment of novel materials in support of the Energy Materials Network and the Materials Genome […]
In South Korea, Customs Today reports that ethanol imports fell 32% in January to 23,018 metric tons from the month before, but even so, compared to January 2017 the volume was up 215%. Undenatured ethanol imports took a nearly 25% hit with 10,940 tons imported in January, nearly most of which came from Australia with […]
In Canada, Air Liquide Canada officially inaugurated its brand new carbon dioxide (CO2) recovery plant last week, strategically located at the Greenfield ethanol plant in Johnstown, Ontario where it recovers raw CO2. This truly unique plant is the only one in Canada with a Health Canada drug establishment licence authorizing the fabrication, testing, packaging and […]
In Spain, Malaysia’s plantations ministers met with national authorities regarding the proposed ban on palm oil for biodiesel production across Europe and were pleased the European country is opposed to the policy shift. Spain is the second-largest palm oil importer in Europe following the Netherlands and says its biodiesel industry—which uses palm oil for 70% […]
In Australia, Renewable Developments Australia believes it could start work on developing its proposed sugarcane and sorghum ethanol plant in North Queensland within the next three to six months following positive results from investors. The A$546 million facilities would grow crops on more than 19,000ha of land to produce 190 million liters of ethanol annually […]
In Tennessee, Eco-Energy Distribution Services announced the opening of its ethanol unit train distribution facility in Charlotte, NC. The facility, which connects to Kinder Morgan Southeast Terminals, LLC’s Charlotte 3 Terminal, is located within the terminal complex in Charlotte and is equipped to receive 96 tank cars via the CSX Railway. The facility has ethanol […]
