Ethanol Promotion and Information Council Executive Director Tom Slunecka took to the podium at the American Coalition for Ethanol meeting this week to talk about how EPIC and ACE are working together to add value to the “e”. “EPIC has only been around for about 18 months, but we are starting to make a real impact with consumers around the …
ACE Reporters
Here we are, Chuck and Cindy, together again for the SECOND week in a row – here at the American Coalition for Ethanol meeting in Kansas City. But, don’t get used to it. Chuck left today for Norway to attend the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists annual congress. We both attended that event together last year in Switzerland because it …
So Many Plants, So Little Time
Here’s a brief run-down of some recent plant related announcements: Indiana – Premiere Ethanol and the Broin Companies broke ground August 3 on a state-of-the-art 60 million gallon per year ethanol biorefinery near Portland, Indiana. When fully complete, Premiere Ethanol will use 21 million bushels of corn and produce 356,000 tons of Dakota Gold Enhanced Nutrition Distillers Products™. New York …
Fast Action
Media stories about Badger State Ethanol in Wisconsin being badgered by state officials about selling E85 too cheap prompted Governor Jim Doyle to declare that ethanol is not subject to the state’s 1930s-era minimum markup law which requires wholesalers to charge gas stations at least three percent more than they paid.
Delivering Biodiesel to Truckers
Gulf Hydrocarbon recently opened a new biodiesel terminal at the Intercontinental Fuel Terminal in Houston, TX. The new terminal allows trucks from major local distributors and area truck stops to load diesel and biodiesel fuel and access its automated loading systems. Drivers are able to select a blend of their choice, from B10 to B100, drivers come with a partial …
MO Soybeans and Cargill
Another place Domestic Fuel will be on Wednesday is at a press conference where a group of Missouir farmer-investors will announce plans for a joint venture with Cargill “to enhance the future of Missouri’s biodiesel industry.” Missouri Senator Jim Talent will also be there at the Cargill Soybean Processing Facility in Kansas City, right after he gets an award at …
Off to ACE
Domestic Fuel will be in Kansas City on Wednesday for the American Coalition for Ethanol 19th Ethanol Conference & Trade Show. This event is SOLD OUT with 1500 participants – no on-site registrations will be accepted. So, if you have not registered and want to know what’s happening there, you can find out here on DF. We expect to bring …
USDA Energy Paper Released
During a visit to Sioux City, Iowa on Tuesday, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns released the latest farm bill forum theme paper – this one on USDA’s role in renewable energy and energy efficiency programs. “During the Farm Bill Forums, we heard real enthusiasm from producers about the potential for agriculture to unleash new sources of energy and income,” said Johanns. …
Veg Oil vs Biodiesel
The biodiesel boom is changing the dynamics of the global vegetable oil industry, according to a new report out by Rabobank’s Food and Agribusiness Research group. According to a news release, the report “finds that the increasing global appetite for biodiesel and other biofuels is driving demand for vegetable oils to historic levels in world markets, leading to higher prices …
Happy Anniversary Energy Bill!
It was one year ago today that President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005 at the Sandia National Laboratory in Albuquerque, New Mexico. At the signing ceremony, the president said the bill had three main objectives – energy conservation; making more productive use of domestic energy resources, including coal, and nuclear power, and oil and natural …