In the US, ethanol production averaged 931,000 barrels per day for the week before last, or 39.10 million gallons daily, up nearly 30,000 b/d from the week before. Gasoline demand for the week averaged 374.7 million gallons daily. Expressed as a percentage of daily gasoline demand, daily ethanol production was 10.43%. On the co-products side, […]
In California, CalTech’s Resnick Sustainability Institute has opened nominations for its 2015 Resonate Awards, designed to bring attention to ideas which promote long-term sustainability. The 2015 Resonate Award nominations will be open through early Fall. After that, the entrants will be judged by an advisory panel of varied experts and visionaries with the experience to […]
In South Dakota, the American Coalition for Ethanol has recently elected three new representatives to serve on the group’s Board: • Chris Wilson, Marshall, Missouri representing Mid-Missouri Energy, LLC • David Kolsrud, Brandon, South Dakota representing Badger State Ethanol • Greg Krissek, Wichita, Kansas representing Kansas Corn Growers Association Also reelected were: • Bob Sather, […]
In the UK, a new white paper analyzing the legislative environment for renewable energy in the UK has been published by Dominic FitzPatrick, Head of Energy at the international law firm Taylor Wessing. The white paper was also recently featured in Clean Energy Pipeline’s Clean Energy UK Finance Guide 2014. The paper also contains content […]
In Nebraska, Novozymes’ enzymes will allow ethanol producers to unlock more energy from each corn kernel, producing 5% more fuel while using 8% less energy. Said Delayne Johnson, chief executive of Iowa ethanol producer Quad Corn Processors, the company now gets 6 percent more ethanol per corn bushel, and that the star engineer in charge […]
In California, Codexis will be delivering a positive cash flow in 2014 according to recently released financial results for its second quarter. Revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 were $6.6 million, a 6% decrease from $7.0 million of revenues recorded in the second quarter of 2013. According to President and CEO John Nicols, “After delivering results in line […]
In the US, ethanol production for the week before last averaged 902,000 barrels per day, or 37.88 million gallons daily. The four-week average for ethanol production stood at 940,000 b/d for an annualized rate of 14.41 billion gallons. Stocks of ethanol stood at 18.3 million barrels. That is a 1.8% decrease from last week. Gasoline […]
In Germany, a building running on algae fuel has been operating for over a year and residents inside say they are happy and that energy performance is great. The Bio Intelligent Quotient (BIQ) building runs on the heat produced by photosynthesis and algae biomass which is harvested and dried. A prototype building, BIQ is being […]
In Wisconsin, Hormel is using bacon grease to create biofuels for motorcycles. The fuel, which comes from Hormel’s Illinois food plant, costs about $3.50 to make, but each gallon takes a motorcycle 75-100 miles. “The whole goal was to really find people that are to the core about something, we’re obviously bacon to the core, […]
In the US, June ethanol exports rose slightly, while imports decreased quite significantly, according to data from the Renewable Fuels Association. U.S. exports of denatured and undenatured ethanol totaled 59.9 million gallons (mg) in June, up 13% from the seven-month low in May. Canada received 56% of total exports in June, followed by Mexico (9%) […]
