In Wisconsin, Badger State Ethanol LLC has surpassed 1 billion gallons of ethanol production at its 85 million-gallon-per-year facility in Monroe, Wisconsin. BSE began production in 2002 with a nameplate capacity of 40 million gallons per year. BSE’s 1 billion gallons of ethanol production has provided a market for over 350 million bushels of corn. […]
In California, Sierra Energy has lured Johan van Walsem away from his role as COO of Lygos, and van Walsem will now serve as COO helping to oversee development and deployment of the FastOx gasification. van Walsem previously was a long-time VP for Manufacturing and Product Development at Metabolix, and also was part of the […]
In Washington, D.C., ethanol production scaled back by 17,000 barrels per day (b/d), or 1.6%, to 1.066 million b/d—equivalent to 44.77 million gallons daily, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. The four-week average ethanol production rate ticked 0.1% higher to 1.071 million b/d, equivalent to an annualized rate of 16.42 billion […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that prospects of a tight rapeseed supply to the market both in the current and upcoming marketing year led to a sharp rise in prices in the run-up to Christmas – not only in the case of the oilseeds, but also of by-products. Oilseed meal prices had surged sharply since November. […]
In Washington, D.C., after one of the United States’ most challenging growing seasons in history, that included weather-related planting delays, delayed crop maturation and early rains and snows during harvest, the U.S. Grains Council published its ninth annual Corn Harvest Quality Report, a representative view of the quality of corn assembled for export, collected as […]
In the United Kingdom, The Chemical Engineer reports that the Department for Transport is funding for four new biofuel plants with two of them being funded from the £20 million ($26 million) Future Fuels for Flight and Freight Competition (F4C) and the other two funded from the £25m ($32 million) Advanced Biofuels Demonstration Competition. Rika […]
In Oregon, Pamplin Media reports that NEXT’s biofuel production facility is scheduled to open and begin commercial operations in mid-2022 and that construction will begin on the facility later this year. NEXT President Lou Soumas told Pamplin Media that they will start the hiring process for senior people first, with eventually having around 200 people […]
In Washington, D.C. the Renewable Fuels Association reported that Wisconsin-based member company Badger State Ethanol recently produced its one-billionth gallon of ethanol. The dry-mill ethanol plant in Monroe, Wisc., began production in October 2002 and now has the capacity of more than 85 million gallons of ethanol per year. Since its inception, BSE has returned […]
In the UK, the Scotsman newspaper reports that Zero Waste Scotland is promoting the development of an insect farming sector to diversify its circular economy, biofuels are seen as one of the opportunities for insects. With grubs fed on food waste, they can then be raised to be used for protein that goes into animal […]
In California, the Washington Post newspaper reports that used cooking oil from the Blue Lake Rancheria Indian tribe’s hotel and casino is used for biodiesel production, part of the tribe’s wider strategy to create a mini-grid that insulates it from fire-related power shut offs across Northern California. Similar to Australia, the state has suffered from […]
