Archive for May, 2009
86 New E85 Pumps Since Jan. 1
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Despite the economic struggles the ethanol industry has faced recently, the pace at which E85 pumps are being installed across the nation is picking up.
Notices Disrupt Biofuel Energy
Advanced BioEnergy to Give up SD Plants
Biodiesel Mandated in Oregon
Iowa Ethanol Producer Positive Despite First-Quarter Loss
Valero, TN Fuel Wholesalers Reach Deal on Biofuels Bill
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Iowa Ethanol Producer Positive Despite First-Quarter Loss
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Despite reporting a first-quarter net loss of about $3.2 million, Goldfield, Iowa, ethanol producer Corn LP said in a recent newsletter published on the company’s Web site that the 55-million-gallon plant is in position to weather the current economic storm.
Valero, TN Fuel Wholesalers Reach Deal on Biofuels Bill
Washington State Fails to [...]
Oregon Senate Committee to Vote on Ethanol Bill Thursday
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
A key Oregon State Senate Committee is expected to vote on Thursday, May 28, to approve a bill that would allow premium gasoline not blended with ethanol to be sold in retail outlets across the state.
EPA Seeks Comments on Parts of RFS Law Dealing with RINs
ISU, Poet Study Finds Potential for [...]
EPA Seeks Comments on Parts of RFS Law Dealing with RINs
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking comments on two alternatives to the current rule on renewable fuel credits under the federal Renewable Fuels Standard which says Renewable Identification Numbers, or RINs, must accompany fuel through the supply chain.
ISU, Poet Study Finds Potential for Corn Cobs as Ethanol Feedstock
AgStar Sells 2 [...]
Oregon Legislators Close to Amending State’s RFS Program
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Oregon legislators are close to amending a law passed two years ago that mandated ethanol use in the state in a way that will allow the sale of premium gasoline without an ethanol blend, while also mandating biodiesel.
Peterson Takes Issue with Climate Bill
Red Trail Optimistic About Future
Refiner Sunoco Buys Ethanol Plant [...]
Four Ethanol Plants File for Chapter 11
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Pacific Ethanol Inc. anticipates a net loss of about $23.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared to a net loss of about $35.2 million for the same period in 2008.
EPA Extends Comment Period on E15 Proposal until June 20
Citgo, Buckeye Each Installing Ethanol Tanks in New York
Red [...]
EPA Extends Comment Period on E15 Proposal until June 20
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
The United States Environmental Protection Agency in a news release Friday announced it is extending the comment period on a proposal to increase the amount of ethanol blended into gasoline to 15 percent by 60 days.
Citgo, Buckeye Each Installing Ethanol Tanks in New York
Red Trail Energy May File Bankruptcy
Biodiesel Terminal to [...]
Red Trail Energy May File Bankruptcy
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
North Dakota ethanol producer Red Trail Energy LLC may be headed to bankruptcy or shutdown if the company is unable renegotiate its loan agreement with First National Bank of Omaha, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission Friday.
Biodiesel Terminal to Open in Mass. by Summer’s End
Texas Company Launches [...]
Biodiesel Terminal to Open in Mass. by Summer’s End
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Baystate Biofuels, LLC said in a news release Thursday that construction of its biodiesel terminal in North Andover, Mass., will begin by the end of the month and will have product to sell by the end of the summer.
Texas Company Launches Line of Ethanol Mini-Refineries
E15 petition gathers more than 5,000 signatures
Valero [...]
Bankruptcy Possible for PE
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
California-based ethanol producer Pacific Ethanol needs to restructure debt and raise additional equity financing or face bankruptcy, according to a filing with the Securities Exchange Commission.
Renewable Energy Group to Consolidate
White Energy Files Bankruptcy
TN Bill Could Close Valero Refinery
White House Pushes New Biofuel Goals
EPA Stand Concerns Ethanol Industry
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White Energy Files Bankruptcy
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Dallas-based ethanol producer White Energy Holding Company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday.
TN Bill Could Close Valero Refinery
White House Pushes New Biofuel Goals
EPA Stand Concerns Ethanol Industry
Bill Restricts EPA on RFS2 Rulemaking
Green Plains, BioProcessAlgae LLC Receive Grant for Algae Pilot Project
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White House Pushes New Biofuel Goals
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
President Barack Obama issued a memorandum Tuesday that requires the Environmental Protection Agency, USDA and Department of Energy to better coordinate efforts to expand the production and use of biofuels beyond corn-based ethanol. These advanced biofuels would need to meet higher greenhouse-gas emissions standards, according to the EPA.
EPA Stand Concerns Ethanol [...]
Bill Restricts EPA on RFS2 Rulemaking
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that aims to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from including indirect land use models in the proposed rulemaking for the national Renewable Fuel Standard.
Green Plains, BioProcessAlgae LLC Receive Grant for Algae Pilot Project
Gulf Alternative Energy Picks Delaney as New CEO
EPA Considers Regulating Emissions [...]
EPA Considers Regulating Emissions from Biofuels
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is considering making changes to the national Renewable Fuel Standard program, according to a spokesperson for the agency.
Propel to Supply Sacramento Enterprise Rentals with E85
BNSF Railway Recognizes Eight Poet Plants for Safety Records
Bartow Ethanol Plant in Fla. Returns after Friday’s Fire
Oregon Moves to Loosen RFS Program, [...]
