Navigator CO2 Ventures LLC announced on May 10 a long-term agreement to connect Big River's biorefineries in West Burlington, Iowa; Dyersville, Iowa; and Galva, Illinois, to Navigator's Heartland Greenway CCUS system.
Alto Ingredients Inc. released Q1 2022 financial results on May 9, reporting positive gross margin and adjusted EBITDA for the three-month period. Mike Kandris, CEO of Alto, credited the company's diversification efforts in achieving those results.
The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration has announced it will hold a virtual open meeting the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee via WebEx on May 12.
Verbio AG on May 6 celebrated the opening of its biorefinery in Nevada, Iowa. The facility began producing RNG from corn stover on an industrial scale in late 2021 and will soon begin producing corn ethanol.
The U.S. exported 125.1 million gallons of ethanol and 927,134 metric tons of distillers grains in March, according to data released by the USDA on May 4. Exports of ethanol were down, while exports of distillers grains were up.
The Andersons Inc. on May 3 reported that its renewables segment reported record EBITDA for Q1 2022. Production volumes for ethanol and corn oil were both up, with renewable feedstocks and coproduct merchandising well above expectations.
The Renewable Fuels Association has welcomed Summit Carbon Solutions as its newest associate member. The company is partnering with 32 ethanol plants to create the largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the world.
Green Plains released Q1 2022 financial results on May 2, reporting that the company was negatively impacted by low margins, rail delays, and other factors during the period. Margins have improved significantly, however, moving into Q2.
Fluid Quip Technologies, a majority owned subsidiary of Green Plains Inc., has unveiled DCO+, a new technology to achieve record-high low-carbon renewable corn oil recovery in drygrind biofuel facilities.
The Aemetis Biogas subsidiary is ready to launch Phase 2 biogas production by completing construction of its third digester and successfully testing the 7-mile biogas pipeline section to be used by the next five dairy digesters.
Green Plains Inc. on April 20 announced that product and technology innovation efforts have led to the production of greater than 60 percent protein concentrations with yields as high as 4 pounds per bushel at its Wood River, Nebraska, biorefinery.
A public comment period on the White House Council on Environmental Quality's interim guidance on carbon capture, utilization and sequestration closed on April 18. The Carbon Capture Coalition is among the groups that weighed in on the guidance.
The Office of Science and Technology Policy, a part of the Executive Office of the President, is taking action to improve the federal definition of “sustainable chemistry� via a public comment period that is open through June 3.
Summit Carbon Solutions has announced a new partnership with Bushmills Ethanol Inc. to decarbonize its ethanol plant in Atwater, Minnesota. Bushmills Ethanol is the 32nd ethanol plant to officially join Summit's CCS project.
A broad, bipartisan majority of Iowans support the ethanol industry and believe it is critical to the future of agriculture, the health of the state's economy, and improving environmental outcomes, according to a new survey.
Carbon Capture Magazine's National Carbon Capture Conference & Expo will be held in Des Moines, Iowa at the Iowa Event Center on Nov. 8-9, 2022. Speaker presentation abstracts are being accepted through July 8.
Today's ethanol producers are looking for ways to maximize their efficiency, cut costs and reduce their CI score. A Florida-based technology provider has found a way to help plants do all three by utilizing waste heat from DDGS dryer exhaust.
Combining existing and new technologies, ICM is helping ethanol producers leap into high-protein feed production. The company is taking a unique approach to marketing, showing customers how its specialty equipment works to explain what it yields.
In 2020, pandemic restrictions prompted the U.S. Grains Council to redesign its promotion approach in Southeast Mexico because its DDGS feeding trials could not take place in person. The USGC utilized WhatsApp and Zoom meetings.
Scientists with the Center for Bioenergy Innovation at ORNL say scientific advances support a hybrid approach using biological and catalytic methods for producing cellulosic biofuel for use in airplanes, ships and long-haul trucks.
The USDA's NASS will hold its biannual Data Users' Meeting on April 19, 2022. During the event, the agency will share recent and pending statistical program changes with the public, and to solicit input on these and other programs.
Aemetis Inc. announced that its Aemetis Biogas subsidiary has successfully completed testing of the $12 million dairy biogas-to-RNG upgrading and compression facility for the Aemetis Biogas Dairy Digester Project in California.
Summit Carbon Solutions has announced an additional investment from Tiger Infrastructure Partners, an original founding investor of Summit Carbon Solutions and a member of its board of directors, bringing Tiger's total commitment to $100 million.
The U.S exported 143.07 million gallons of ethanol and 870,844 metric tons of distillers grains in February, according to data released by the USDA on April 5. Exports of both products were up when compared to February 2021.
Aemetis Inc. on April 4 announced the acquisition of an 8.5-acre property on Faith Home Road for $2 million. The property, located near the Aemetis Keyes renewable ethanol plant, will support the company's dairy RNG and CCS projects.
Xebec Adsorption Inc., a global provider of sustainable gas technologies, is announced on March 28 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iowa-based SCS Carbon Removal LLC, a subsidiary of Summit Carbon Solutions.
Viridis Chemical LLC on March 28 announced its first production of renewable ethyl acetate from its manufacturing plant in Columbus, Nebraska. HELM U.S. Corp., Viridis Chemical's exclusive marketing partner, is distributing samples to customers.
The USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report for March, reporting that corn use for fuel ethanol in January was down slightly from the previous month, but up significantly when compared to January 2021.
Using Market Access Program funds, the U.S. Grains Council's Taiwan office invested in marketing programs throughout 2020 to promote U.S. distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and increase overall purchases by Taiwanese buyers.
The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration has announced its Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee will hold a virtual meeting on March 31. The event is open to the public, but registration is required.
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