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Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
U.S. ethanol producers may fare better this year than they did in the first half of 2009 as demand for ethanol blend fuel grows, according to a new government report.
Ethanol Profits Rebound - 1
Ethanol New Profits Expected To Rise
Water Use Falls at Poet Minn. Plant
Nebraska Corn Board Slams CARB Rule
Kinder Morgan [...]
Nebraska Corn Board Slams CARB Rule
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
California’s passage of the low-carbon fuel standard is likely to have a “major negative impact on Nebraska corn ethanol should the rules be rolled out as planned,” according to a news release from the Nebraska Corn Board.
Kinder Morgan Buys 3 Ethanol Terminals from US Dev. Group
Court Denies Ethanol Plant Sale Motion
Valero [...]
Court Denies Ethanol Plant Sale Motion
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin on Thursday denied ALL Fuels’ motion to reconsider the sale of a Jefferson, Wis., ethanol plant to Valero Energy Corp.
Valero Completes Purchase of Ethanol Plants from ASA
Magellan, POET Plan Midwest-East Coast Ethanol Pipeline
Biofuels Tech Firm Qteros Hires John McCarthy as New [...]
Brazil Briefly Cuts Ethanol Blend Ratio to 20% From 25%
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Brazil will reduce the ratio of ethanol blend in all domestic retail gasoline to 20 percent from 25 percent for 90 days starting Feb. 1, the energy ministry said in a news release.
US Biodiesel Industry in Shut-Down Mode
New Blending Terminal Opens in Miss.
Ethanol Plant Sale Closing Delayed
GreenShift to Lease Corn Oil [...]
US Biodiesel Industry in Shut-Down Mode
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
After federal lawmakers allowed the biodiesel blenders tax credit to expire, US plants are showing signs of economic trouble.
New Blending Terminal Opens in Miss.
Ethanol Plant Sale Closing Delayed
GreenShift to Lease Corn Oil Technology to Global Ethanol
Biodiesel Blender’s $1 Per Gallon Tax Credit to Expire Thursday Night
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New Blending Terminal Opens in Miss.
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Omaha-based Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. said in a news release Wednesday that a new Blendstar terminal has opened in Collins, Miss.
Ethanol Plant Sale Closing Delayed
GreenShift to Lease Corn Oil Technology to Global Ethanol
Biodiesel Blender’s $1 Per Gallon Tax Credit to Expire Thursday Night
Biomass-to-Fuel Firm Faces Lawsuit
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Court Stays Sale of WI Ethanol Plant
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
A U.S. bankruptcy court judge on Wednesday stayed until Jan. 6 the Valero Energy Corp. purchase of a Wisconsin ethanol plant made at a recent bankruptcy auction.
RIN SERIES - 11
A Recap of the RFS and RINs
Ethanol Groups Challenge Calif.’s Carbon Emissions Plan
Nebraska Ethanol Plant Sells at Auction
Argentina Plans to Mandate 3% [...]
What I Learned This Decade
Submitted by R-Squared Energy Blog
In this, my last posting of the decade, I thought I would write something profound. Then I realized I don’t really have anything profound to say today, so at the risk of violating Point 9 below, I thought I would summarize some of the things I have learned since starting this [...]
RIN SERIES - 11
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Profitability of today’s fuel supplier is affected by how well they understand the regulations that they operate within. Recognizing this, we have provided a series of briefings to help you better understand the regulatory arena you are operating in today, and that you face tomorrow.
Ethanol Groups Challenge Calif.’s Carbon Emissions Plan
Nebraska [...]
Ethanol Groups Challenge Calif.’s Carbon Emissions Plan
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Two major ethanol groups — the Renewable Fuels Association and Growth Energy — are challenging the constitutionality of California’s low-carbon fuel standard, which allows the state to regulate greenhouse gas emissions by automobiles, according to a news release.
Nebraska Ethanol Plant Sells at Auction
Argentina Plans to Mandate 3% Ethanol Blend Next Year
ALL [...]
Argentina Plans to Mandate 3% Ethanol Blend Next Year
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Argentina will begin blending 3 percent ethanol into gasoline used for transportation starting Jan. 1, according to Roberto Salafia, a commercial attache at the country’s embassy in Washington, D.C.
ALL Fuels Challenges Valero’s Wis. Ethanol Plant Purchase
The Proposed Advanced Fuel Standard - RIN Series 10
Group Challenges TN Fuel Blending Act
Hawkeye Files for [...]
RFA Claims ‘Unfair’ Hearing With CARB
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Renewable Fuels Association President Bob Dinneen claims the California Air Resources Board didn’t give ethanol groups a fair hearing on the state’s proposed low-carbon fuel standard.
RIN Series - 8
Market Factors Influencing RIN Values
CA Ethanol Plant to Get New Start
RIN Series - 7
What is the Lifetime of a RIN?
Rentech to Provide Jet [...]
CA Ethanol Plant to Get New Start
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Cupertino, Calif.-based AE Biofuels Inc. and Cilion Inc. have reached an agreement that will allow AE to retrofit an idled 55-million-gallon corn ethanol plant in Keyes, Calif., for cellulosic ethanol production.
RIN Series - 7
What is the Lifetime of a RIN?
Rentech to Provide Jet Fuel to 13 Airlines
Mission NewEnergy, Valero Ink 5-Year [...]
Mission NewEnergy, Valero Ink 5-Year Biodiesel Supply Deal
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Australia-based biodiesel company Mission NewEnergy Ltd. Friday announced it has entered into a five-year supply agreement with Valero Energy Corp. to supply up to 60 million gallons, or 200,000 tonnes, of biodiesel per year.
Commercial Cellulosic Ethanol Production Planned in Wash.
Two Firms to Advise Ethanol Plants on Reporting CO2 to EPA
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Analysts: Ethanol Shippers Stung by Bankruptcies
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
The ethanol shipping market remains in the lurch as the recovery gets under way. Demand for railcars to move ethanol across the country has decreased after the financial crash of last year curtailed lending and pushed a number of ethanol plants, most notably VeraSun Energy Corp., into bankruptcy.
Governor’s Coalition Urges Quick [...]
Biodiesel Needs Tax Extension
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
The $1-per-gallon blenders tax credit is set to expire at the end of 2009. Biodiesel and soybean groups are pushing Congress to extend the credit.
Ethanol Group RFA Seeks EPA Clarification on E15 Waiver
EDUCATIONAL SERIES: How Are RINs Tracked?
Canada Ethanol Industry Lags US
Guest Editorial: EPA Appears Caught in a Catch 22
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Guest Editorial: EPA Appears Caught in a Catch 22
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Two key timing issues have essentially paralyzed the Environmental Protection Agency at this point regarding the Renewable Fuels Standard. The first is the pending issuance of the much-awaited final rules for RFS2, and the second is the Nov. 30 deadline for the 2010 mandates. It appears that EPA cannot issue one [...]
EDUCATIONAL SERIES: Where Do RINs Come From?
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
RINs are generated as a result of the production or importation of renewable fuel into the United States. The RINs serve as identification numbers for each gallon of renewable fuel placed into commerce, allowing EPA to monitor the movement and use of renewable fuel in the marketplace.
Viaspace Cultivating High-Biomass Grass
New Biofuels [...]
Viaspace Cultivating High-Biomass Grass
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
A California company is developing a crop in subtropical areas of southern China that it calls “Giant King Grass” — a high-biomass dynamo that contains two-and-a-half times more energy than switchgrass.
New Biofuels Investment Holds Risks Similar to Ethanol
Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension Caught Up in Senate Wrangle
Zenergy Secures Feedstock; Will Restart Biodiesel [...]
Neeley Biofuels’ Profits Jump
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
DTN’s hypothetical Neeley Biofuels Inc. ethanol plant is showing a net profit of 21 cents per gallon as of Nov. 18, a 27-cent-per-gallon improvement since Sept. 24, due to a spike in the price of ethanol.
EIA Offers Brief History on Ethanol Production Capacity
Companies to Produce CO2, O2 for Biofuel Production from [...]
Paper Mills Drunk on Black Liquor
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Paper mills have received billions of dollars this year from a 2005 tax-credit provision originally set up for new, alternative biofuels. Meanwhile, the paper industry is looking at new cellulosic tax credits as a way to keep the federal tax tap open. And, as we indicated in the first installment in [...]
Pro-Ethanol Group ACE Elects New Leaders for 2010
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
The American Coalition for Ethanol’s board of directors met Thursday and elected officers for the upcoming year, bringing even more grassroots representation and diversity to the nation’s largest ethanol advocacy association, the group said in a news release.
Envirotek to Build Algae Farms in Nevada, Arizona
Canadian Government Invests in Saskatchewan Biofuels
Frontier Renewable [...]
Envirotek to Build Algae Farms in Nevada, Arizona
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Algae-to-biofuels development company Envirotek plans to build two 10-acre algae farms for use in the company’s ‘Extreme Biodiesel’ plant, according to a news release from the company.
Canadian Government Invests in Saskatchewan Biofuels
Frontier Renewable Supports Wood-based Ethanol Study
US House Vote Strips Paper Industry of Biofuels Tax Credit
Searchinger, Ag Clashes Not New
Ethanol “Villain”: [...]
Searchinger, Ag Clashes Not New
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Timothy Searchinger is perhaps best known for his controversial February 2008 paper that tried to quantify international indirect land-use changes as they relate to ethanol, but his work for the Environmental Defense Fund for several years before that often put him at odds with U.S. agriculture.
Ethanol “Villain”: Perceptions Wrong
Zenergy Acquires Biodiesel [...]
RFA’s Bob Dinneen Calls on Biofuels Leaders to Unite
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen Tuesday urged global biofuels leaders to work together to advance commonly-shared goals.
Bio-Clean International to Acquire Clean Energy Company
Ethanol’s Promises - 5
KAAPA Ethanol Keeps on Trucking
Engine That Runs on Any Fuel Advances Toward Chinese Patent
Researchers’ Find Could Make Cellulosic Ethanol Production More Economical
Zenergy International [...]
