Biofuels
If We Have A Short Corn Crop, What Happens To Consumption And Biofuels Policies?
Mar 15, 2010 5:05 PM | Source: University of Illinois
What would happen if the 2010 corn crop did not reach yield expectations? Such a market moving development might also be felt in decisions that will impact ethanol and export policies and also impact the livestock industry... More
Corn is Most Profitable Cellulosic Biofuel Crop in Michigan
Mar 5, 2010 5:38 PM | Source: Michigan State University
When deciding which crops to grow for cellulosic biofuels, return on investment is one variable farmers must consider... More
Canada Wants Higher Biofuels Mandates
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM | Compiled by Greg Lamp
Even though Canada will be forced to import ethanol to satisfy a federal government ethanol mandate that takes effect next September, the Canadian Renewable... More
Navy Contracts for Camelina-Based Jet Fuel
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM | Compiled By Greg Lamp
Leading camelina-based fuel producer Sustainable Oils announces that it has been awarded a contract by the Defense Energy Support Center (DESC) to provide... More
Biofuels News
July 2009 Ethanol Production: 728,000 Barrels/Day
Oct 2, 2009 3:47 PM | Source: Renewable Fuels Association
U.S. ethanol producers continue setting new records for production, as demand for renewable alternatives to gasoline grows. According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), American ethanol facilities produced 728,000 barrels/day in July 2009... More
Study shows more corn for biofuels would hurt water
Oct 1, 2009 1:51 PM | Source: Purdue University
More of the fertilizers and pesticides used to grow corn would find their way into nearby water sources if ethanol demands lead to planting more acres in corn, according to a Purdue University study. The study of Indiana water sources found that those near fields that ... More
Ethanol
Use of Higher Ethanol Blends Gets Boost
Mar 19, 2010 10:30 AM | Source: Renewable Fuels Association
The ethanol industry’s push to expand the use of ethanol through blender pump technology got a boost today... More
POET to Cut Water Use to 2.33 Gal./Gal. of Ethanol
Mar 12, 2010 5:11 PM | Source: POET
POET plans to decrease water use in the production of ethanol by 22% over the next five years in the first goal of its sustainability initiative, Ingreenuity... More
Biodiesel
ASA Calls for Senate to Put Biodiesel Jobs Back in Jobs Bill
Feb 17, 2010 3:40 PM | Source: American Soybean Association
The American Soybean Association (ASA) is calling for the Senate to reinsert a retroactive extension of the biodiesel tax incentive in the first jobs bill it passes to save the jobs of 23,000 people working in the biodiesel industry... More
ASA Applauds EPA RFS2 Final Rule Favorable to Biodiesel
Feb 4, 2010 9:52 AM
The American Soybean Association (ASA) today applauds release of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Final Rule for the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (RFS2) that provides a positive outcome for biodiesel and soy biodiesel... More
Energy
The Wind Energy Developer Question
Feb 17, 2010 3:29 PM | Source: EHS Energy
In today’s U.S. wind energy market, business models and work practices are changing daily as many wind developers (big and small) are scurrying to buy up as many wind farmland leases as possible for future expansion... More
New Life Cycle Profile Shows U.S. Soy Delivers Environmental & Energy Benefits
Feb 2, 2010 5:09 PM | Source: United Soybean Board
The United Soybean Board (USB) released a new peer-reviewed life cycle profile today that documents multiple energy and environmental benefits of U.S. soybean farming and processing. It confirms why manufacturers are increasingly using U.S. soy in green chemistry for a wide array of biobased products... More
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