UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, recently released updated data showing both ethanol production and sales by mills in the south-central region of the country were down during the first half of November.
Rex American Resources released fiscal Q3 financial results on Dec. 1, reporting a 63 percent increase in sales for the quarter despite a reduction in gallons sold. The company attributed the increase to higher pricing for ethanol and coproducts.
On Dec. 2, the ABFA released a set of principles to inform low carbon fuels policy, approved by the association's diverse membership. The document is the document is the culmination of a year-long effort to find consensus amongst ABFA's members.
Pratt & Whitney has signed a memorandum of understanding with Embraer to collaborate on studies of 100 percent SAF. Technical teams from the two companies will engage to define an integrated ground and flight test plan for the fuel.
Booster announced on Dec. 1 has converted more than 90 of its diesel customers with close to 1,200 vehicles to renewable fuels within the first month of its decarbonization initiative. The vehicles are now fueled with biobased diesel.
Viking Energy Group Inc. on Dec. 1 announced it has entered into a membership interest purchase agreement (MIPA) to acquire a 100 percent interest in a group of companies developing a renewable diesel plant in Reno, Nevada.
Aemetis Inc. announced Nov. 30 that memorandum of understanding's have been signed with eight airline members of the oneworld Alliance for 350 million gallons of blended fuel containing SAF to be delivered to San Francisco International Airport.
The Renewable Fuels Association has announced that Mark A. Gouthro has been selected to lead the association's Technical Committee, which focuses heavily on fuel specifications and standards. Gouthro is a lab manager at E Energy Adams.
Growth Energty's Mike Lorenz discusses how the addition of E15 can help fuel retialers stabilize and provide flexibility in volatile fuel markets. The fuel can help improve margins and drive more traffic to retail locations.
RFA's Robert White explains how biofuel blends, such as E15, can help diversify fuel offerings while lowering fuel prices, and discusses federal efforts to provide funding and incentives for biofuel infrastructure and flex fuel vehicles.
While much political talk currently focuses on electrification and zero-emission vehicles, ACE's Ron Lamberty explains how fuel retailers can offer lower-carbon fuels now using existing equipment by adding E15 to their offerings.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently changed the way its reports biofuel data in its Monthly Energy Review. The agency now breaks down data into four categories, including ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel and other biofuels.
The FTC on Dec. 1 released its annual report on ethanol market concentration. As in previous reports, the agency determined that the U.S. ethanol indsutry remains unconcentrated, with more than 100 firms currently producing ethanol.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was down more than 4 percent the week ending Nov. 26, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Dec. 1. Stocks of fuel ethanol were up nearly 1 percent.
United Airlines announced on Nov. 30 an unprecedent achievement for sustianable aviation fuel (SAF) use. For the first time, a commercial carrier flew an aircraft full of passengers using 100 percent SAF.
India's Ministry of Science and Technology on Nov. 29 announced it has awarded provisional clearance to a domestically developed technology to produce biobased jet fuel for use on military aircraft operated by the Indian Air Force.
H2O Innovation Inc. recently completed a plant retrofit for an ethanol client located in Iowa. The company was awarded the contract for membrane replacement of the client's existing microfiltration (MF) system.
The Renewable Fuels Association has welcomed StepOne Tech America as its newest associate member. Founded 10 years ago in Finland, the company develops and sells eFlexFuel E85 flex fuel conversion kits for the U.S. market.
Operable biofuels production capacity in the U.S. expanded by 32 MMgy in September to 20.766 billion gallons per year, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Nov. 30. Feedstock consumption was down for the month.
Initial findings from a world-first study of the impact of 100 percent SAF on both engines of a commercial jet have provided promising early results. The study involved Airbus, Rolls-Royce, German research centre DLR and SAF producer Neste.
Operable biofuels production capacity in the U.S. expanded by 32 MMgy in September to 20.766 billion gallons per year, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Nov. 30. Feedstock consumption was down for the month.
Heron Lake BioEnergy has joined the Renewable Fuels Association as its newest producer member. The Heron Lake, Minnesota, biorefinery produces approximately 59 million gallons annually, using about 21 million bushels of corn.
Green Plains Inc. on Nov. 23 announced its wholly owned subsidiary Green Plains Obion LLC has broken ground on the construction of Fluid Quip Technologies' MSC system. Obion is the fifth Green Plains location to install the MSC technology.
Alternative-energy research at Oregon State University is charting a path toward the mass adoption of clean cars powered by direct-ethanol fuel cells through the developmet of a catalyst that solves three key problems associated with DEFC.
The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration has announced the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee will hold a virtual meeting on Dec. 9. The event is open to the public, but registeration is required.
AGP has announced plansto expand the capacity of its soybean processing facility in Seargeant Bluff, Iowa. The project is contingent on negotiations with state and local officials regarding economic development, utility rates and services.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Bioenergy Technology Office (BETO) held a virtual workshop on algae production in April 2021 titled “Barriers to Scale: Algae Crop Production.� A summary of that workshop is now available.
Advanced Biofuels Canada announced the release of its fifth annual Biofuels in Canada 2021 (BIC) report, with full open-source access to Canadian market data for renewable, low-carbon, and conventional fuels.
Lummus Technology announced that it has executed an MOU with Braskem Netherlands B.V. to license Braskem's green ethylene technology for two ethanol to ethylene conversion projects under development in North America and Asia.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was up nearly 2 percent the week ending Nov. 19, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Nov. 24. Fuel ethanol stocks were up slightly.
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