In Nebraska, Vitol Inc. has acquired full ownership of Mid America Agri Products / Wheatland, LLC (“MAAPW”) and its parent company, Mid America Bio Energy & Commodities, LLC (“MABE”). Vitol has been a shareholder in MAAPW and the exclusive marketer of MAAPW ethanol since 2018. This acquisition reflects Vitol’s ongoing commitment to the renewable fuels […]
In Nebraska, U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R) and Chris Coons (DE) have introduced the Renewable Chemicals Act, which would provide a targeted, short-term tax credit for qualifying renewable chemicals or an investment tax credit for renewable chemical production facilities. The bill would incentivize the development of additional markets for Nebraska farmers and create chemical industry […]
In Nebraska, Fluid Quip Technologies (FQT) announced that E Energy Adams in Adams, Nebraska, will implement FQT’s DCO Technology™ and Overdrive™ systems to increase corn oil recovery and improve process efficiencies. Installation of the systems is now underway at E Energy Adams facility. FQT’s DCO Technology™ provides a fast-to-install solution that enhances corn oil recovery […]
In Nebraska, Governor Jim Pillen celebrated the tremendous progress made during his administration to clean up the solid and liquid waste left in the aftermath of the shutdown of the AltEn facility site in Mead. Through the Voluntary Cleanup Program, the AltEn Facility Response Group has carried out remedial action plans (RAPs) for the site’s […]
In Nebraska, TotalEnergies, TES, Osaka Gas, Toho Gas, and ITOCHU have signed a Joint Development and Operating Agreement, granting the Japanese companies a combined 33.3% stake in the Live Oak project — a large-scale facility to produce electric natural gas (e-NG) also known as e-methane, initiated by TotalEnergies and TES and currently under development in […]
In Nebraska, ADM has marked the start of operations for a new carbon capture and storage project at its Columbus, Nebraska Corn Processing Complex, making the complex the largest bioethanol carbon capture facility in the world. The project leverages Tallgrass’s Trailblazer pipeline to transport captured carbon dioxide (CO2) from ADM’s ethanol plant in Columbus to […]
In Washington, Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers, joined by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to preserve a long-standing rule that helps ethanol producers earn clean-energy tax credits for capturing and storing carbon. EPA recently proposed to eliminate key parts of its national greenhouse-gas reporting system to cut bureaucratic […]
In Nebraska, Insigniam has partnered with KAAPA Ethanol to drive its next phase of growth and build a unified culture across its expanding business. Over the past two decades, the company has grown from a single-plant operation into a nationally recognized leader with a multi-site presence and significant production capacity. Much of this expansion was […]
In Nebraska, in 2021, the State of Nebraska rolled out a fleet of 50 vehicles — Dodge Avengers and Chargers and Ford Fusions — for a trial, swapping regular gasoline for E30, a 30% ethanol blend. The goal was to answer a question for the future of clean energy: Can standard cars run reliably on […]
In Nebraska, Green Plains Inc. announced the successful startup of its carbon capture and storage (CCS) equipment in York, Nebraska, marking a key milestone in the expansion of its carbon capture capabilities. The CCS equipment is now fully operational and is delivering significant volumes of biogenic carbon dioxide to the Tallgrass Trailblazer pipeline for permanent […]
