Earlier this month, the EPA finally released its new Renewable Fuels Standard, better known as RFS2. It was just in time as both the biodiesel and ethanol industries held their national conferences just days after the announcement, prompting multiple sessions at each gathering to discuss the implications of the new rules. In this edition of the Domestic Fuel Cast, we …
Ethanol Report From National Ethanol Conference
In this edition of “The Ethanol Report,” we hear from both the chairman and the president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association at the 15th Annual National Ethanol Conference held in Orlando, Florida this week. Chairman Chris Standlee of Abengoa Bioenergy talks about the mood at the event, RFA’s new membership award, and developments toward second generation ethanol. President …
EPA Official Explains RFS2 at Ethanol Conference
2010 National Ethanol Conference Photo Album The new rule for the expanded Renewable Fuel Standard, fresh out of the box just two weeks ago, was the main topic of discussion at the Renewable Fuels Association’s 15th National Ethanol Conference in Orlando. Sarah Dunham, Transportation and Regional Programs Division Director with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, boiled down the guts of …
Cellulosic Breakthrough Announced at Ethanol Conference
2010 National Ethanol Conference Photo Album A major breakthrough in the development of cellulosic ethanol was announced at the National Ethanol Conference in Orlando Tuesday. Novozymes launched the first commercially viable enzymes for production of biofuel from agricultural waste – Cellic® CTec2. “We have been working on this for the past 10 years and promised our customers and the market …
Ethanol’s Economic Impact
2010 National Ethanol Conference Photo Album Despite the bad economy and continued attacks by detractors, ethanol provided a significant economic impact for the nation in 2009. According to “The Economic Contribution of the Ethanol Industry to the Economy of the United States” by economist John Urbanchuk, the economic activities of the ethanol industry put an additional $16 billion into the …
General Motors Executive Calls for More Ethanol Pumps
2010 National Ethanol Conference Photo Album The vice chairman of Global Product Operations for General Motors told attendees of the 15th Annual National Ethanol Conference that his company will keep putting more flexible fuel vehicles on the road, but more ethanol pumps are needed to fuel them. Tom Stephens said GM is committed to making more than half of their …
State of Ethanol Industry is Strong
Compared to last year, Renewable Fuels Association president and CEO Bob Dinneen faced a much happier crowd for the opening session of the 15th Annual National Ethanol Conference. “A year ago, at this event, we met amidst the worst economic climate since the Depression. Commodity markets were in upheaval, investment dollars had evaporated, gasoline demand was falling, production costs were …
Ethanol Still Being Penalized By EPA
The U.S. Grains Council is holding its 7th Annual International Marketing Conference and 50th Annual Membership Meeting in Mexico. One of the main purposes of this meeting is for the organization to create a new working plan for the development of U.S. grain exports and a bright spot for corn growers has been the growth in the export of DDGS. …
Free Biodiesel Music
In case you can’t tell, I’m a big fan of the music of Emily Richards and Jason Brock since I first met them at a National Biodiesel Conference years ago. The photo is from one of the screens that was displaying them during their time on stage at the conference. Emily announced that she and Jason have been working on …
More Thoughts On RFS-2
With RFS-2 being such an important topic to anyone in the industry right now I conducted another interview on the subject with Larry Schafer, The Diamond Group. Larry moderated one of the panel discussions on the subject at the National Biodiesel Conference. He says that the EPA has published the regulatory rules on line and there are a number of …