The U.S. ethanol industry is ready to hit the ground running as the full Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) is implemented beginning September 1. According to Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) president Bob Dinneen, “The U.S. ethanol industry has worked diligently with the Environmental Protection Agency and our petroleum customers to ensure that the implementation of the RFS is as smooth as …
Millennium Becomes US Bio Marion
US BioEnergy has completed its acquisition of Millennium Ethanol. According to a news release, members of Millennium Ethanol approved US BioEnergy’s acquisition of the 100 million gallon per year South Dakota facility, which will now be known as US Bio Marion. The plant located near Marion, South Dakota is expected to begin production in the first quarter of 2008.
Feeling Good Producing Food and Fuel
With the slogan “Fueling America, Feeding the World,”LifeLine Foods is opening a new generation ethanol plant in St. Joseph, Missouri that could eventually put to rest the whole “food versus fuel” issue. This episode of “Fill up, Feel Good” features comments from LifeLine Foods CEO Bill Becker, ICM Inc. President Dave VanderGriend and National Corn Growers Association president and one …
Ethanol Means Jobs for Nebraska
Farm and Ranch Guide reports that recent figures from the Nebraska Public Power District show that the ethanol industry in Nebraska has created nearly 700 permanent jobs at ethanol plants. An additional 1,500 have been indirectly created by the ethanol industry in related industries and from increased economic activity created by the ethanol industry. Jobs at Nebraska ethanol plants average …
Farm Progress Show Spotlights Biofuels
As the 2007 Farm Progess Show gets underway this in Decatur biofuels will be taking center stage. “Everybody’s beginning to kind of see some reward for the biofuel talk,” said show manager Matt Jungmann. “When the economy’s like this is when the companies step up and bring out the new technologies.” The show has 475 exhibitors this year and some …
Abengoa Announcement Official
Abengoa Bioenergy was given a key to the city of Hugoton, Kansas last week after formally announcing plans to build a 300-million dollar cellulose ethanol plant near there. The plant is expected to be the first commercial cellulosic ethanol facility and will eventually produce 30 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol and 85 million gallons of traditional corn-based ethanol per year. …
Central Indiana Ethanol Plant to Open
Indiana Senator Richard Lugar will give the keynote address September 15 at the official opening of the Central Indiana Ethanol plant near Marion. This will be the second plan Lugar will help open in two days next month – the first being POET Biorefining – Portland on September 14. The founder of the CIE plant is Indiana farmer Jay Berry, …
Producing Food AND Fuel
The newest ethanol facility to mark its grand opening is uniquely designed to maximize efficiency and produce both food and fuel from the same corn kernel. LifeLine Foods of St. Joseph, Missouri held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for the public on Friday with about 1,000 people attending. Actual ethanol production is expected to begin at the facility next …
NBB, RFA Chiefs Named Friends of GROWMARK
National Biodiesel Board CEO Joe Jobe (left) and Bob Dinneen (right), CEO & President of the Renewable Fuels Association have been recognized as “Friends of GROWMARK” – an agricultural cooperative and petroleum distributor. This story on Grainnet.com says the award came during the group’s annual meeting today in Chicago, Illinois: The company gives the award to individuals and organizations for …
South Dakota Plant Opening
Redfield Energy, LLC celebrated the start-up of production Thursday with a grand opening at the plant in South Dakota. Located outside Redfield, South Dakota, the facility will produce 50 million gallons of ethanol per year from 18 million bushels of corn. RE is a South Dakota LLC comprised of 657 members who represent two share classes. Class A equity shareholders …