Gevo has announced that ASTM International has now completed its process of approving the revision of ASTM D7566 (Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons) to include alcohol to jet synthetic paraffinic kerosene (ATJ-SPK) derived from renewable isobutanol. The ASTM process is now completed in all respects. According to the latest April 2016 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) and …

Fourteen students from Butterfield-Odin visited the Heron Lake Bioenergy ethanol plant on April 8 to get a better understanding of ethanol production and its benefits. During the tour, the students, all from the 11th grade, learned about incoming grain grading, grain handling, fermentation, grain storage, dried distiller grain production and storage, liquefaction and ethanol storage and shipment. Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association …

The nonprofit Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) has announced that Google is providing foundational support through a seed grant to establish a coalition of stakeholders that will support expansion of renewable energy market infrastructure throughout Asia, with initial efforts focused on advancing renewable energy purchasing options in Taiwan. The aim of this collaborative effort, led by CRS, is to explore …

Edeniq and Aemetis, Inc., an advanced renewable fuels and renewable chemicals company, have announced they have entered into a License Agreement under which Aemetis will deploy Edeniq’s Pathway technology at its 60 million gallon per year ethanol production facility located in Keyes, California. According to the Deccan Herald, The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has planned to run 1,800 …

Ethanol Producer magazine is reporting that North Africa, Tunisia-based Biodex-sa is doubling its biodiesel production capacity. The plant currently produces 2.1 million-gallons-per-year. The expansion is expected to be complete by the end of 2016. UNICA is reporting that sugar production from February 1 to March 16, 2016 has produced hydrous and anhydrous ethanol volumes of 180.38 million liters and 39.01 …

REG Energy Services, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Renewable Energy Group, Inc., has secured a $30 million line of credit from Iowa-based Bankers Trust. The line is a one-year credit facility, with an accordion option to expand to $40 million, subject to customary conditions. Chad Stone, REG CFO noted, “This credit line gives REG Energy Services additional capital to expand …

U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Under Secretary for Science and Energy, Dr. Franklin Orr, joined Mayor Michael Hancock to announce Denver as the host city for the next U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon competition in the fall of 2017. Dr. Orr revealed that Denver won the bid to host this biennial event, in which student teams compete to design, …

Bimbo Bakeries USA is now delivering its bread and baked goods in vehicles fueled by propane autogas. The company’s 84 new Ford F-59 trucks are equipped with ROUSH CleanTech fuel technology, and operate in three of BBU’s major markets. In January, 30 units began operating from the company’s Chicago-area location, and 27 units began operating from its Denver-area office. The …

Loyola University Chicago is hosting a free Collegiate Biodiesel Workshop March 17-19, 2016. The workshop will bring together students, staff, faculty and members of the biodiesel community to discuss biodiesel efforts on college campuses as well as discuss best practices and lessons learned along with sharing resources and network. Click here for more information. Gevo, Inc. has announced that it …

A new paper from CAST looks at how to prevent invasive species from taking over marginal lands converted to grow crops for bioenergy. The paper shows that the risk of invasion can most effectively be prevented through a life-cycle approach that adopts appropriate scientific and policy tools at each step in the production process: from crop selection to field production, …