In Washington, D.C. the Renewable Fuels Association reported that Wisconsin-based member company Badger State Ethanol recently produced its one-billionth gallon of ethanol. The dry-mill ethanol plant in Monroe, Wisc., began production in October 2002 and now has the capacity of more than 85 million gallons of ethanol per year. Since its inception, BSE has returned […]
In Washington, D.C., Valero Energy Corporation and the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to look at whether the EPA is following the law by not considering past petitions to change the point of obligation in the RFS. Valero and AFPM wants the EPA to consider requiring fuel blenders to follow […]
In Canada, a University of Alberta researcher is investigating ways to eliminate atmospheric methane on an industrial scale while producing sustainable biofuels and biopolymers by using microscopic bacteria that eat methane and convert it into valuable ingredients in biofuels. Ultimately, the idea is to install bioreactors at industrial sites that produce methane. The gas can […]
Like a well-intentioned New Year’s Resolution, Bunge is trying to shed some extra weight and focusing on its core. Bunge North America sold its Series B membership units to Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC effective December 31, 2019, thus ending Bunge’s 13-year ownership interest in SIRE. But why? As we know all too well, the […]
In Denmark, DTU Biosustain and University of California, San Diego researchers have looked through studies about Adaptive Laboratory Evolution (ALE) in industrial biotech and show that ALE, if used smartly, can efficiently improve production strains’ fitness, growth and tolerance. The acronym ALE may lead one’s thoughts to beer, and as a matter of fact Adaptive […]
In Pakistan, the Express Tribune reports that the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has recommended that provincial governments should ban the burning of wheat straw in fields and as a fuel. Wheat straw is used in pulp and paper production but is being used for alternative fuel recently which is leading to shortages of wheat […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that whereas the rapeseed areas in the EU-28, Russia and China are expected to see a slight rise in the coming marketing year, the production area will presumably remain constant in Canada and likely decline somewhat in Ukraine. According to the latest information published by the International Grain Council (IGC), the […]
In Brazil, a joint venture between Patria, Shell, and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems is getting over 2 billion Brazilian Real, or nearly $500 million USD, from Brazil’s National Bank for Economic and Social Development, BNDES, that will be spread over 24 years, for a 565 MW natural gas thermoelectric power plant in the municipality of […]
In Illinois, Reuters reports that U.S. wheat and soybean futures jumped on Friday to their highest prices since summer 2018 on expectations for increased Chinese buying as a result of an initial trade deal and that corn futures set an eight-week high. There is more optimism in wheat thanks to the scope for U.S. sales […]
In Washington, D.C., ethanol production expanded by 19,000 barrels per day (b/d), or 1.8%, to 1.083 million b/d— equivalent to 45.49 million gallons daily and a 28-week high, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. The four-week average ethanol production rate continued its rise for the tenth consecutive week, up 0.6% to […]
