Bioenergy

Coalition pushes legislation to counter corn prices; what are your thoughts?

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:07:00 +0000

“We’re not going back to $2/bushel corn.”

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RFA, Growth Energy and ACE to discuss ethanol policy at FEW general session

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:54:00 +0000

The General Session at the Fuel Ethanol Workshop (FEW) next month (which will feature top executives from the Renewable Fuel Assn., Growth Energy and the American Coalition for Ethanol) should help the industry better understand where the market is heading into 2014, says the president of BBI International.

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Sweet sorghum juice, corn mash combination found to boost ethanol production

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:25:00 +0000

Sweet sorghum juice may help ethanol producers diversify their feedstocks and serve as a bridge to the next generation of biofuels.

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Ethanol most important value-added market for grain producers, RFA says

Fri, 03 May 2013 20:12:00 +0000

“There is no credible evidence whatsoever to support the notion that the RFS is adversely affecting consumer food prices."

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Ethanol facility restarts, production on the rise

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:03:00 +0000

Strengthening ethanol prices, reduced feedstock costs, export demand and strong demand for distillers grains have been "helpful in terms of propping up price and putting some strength back in the market.”

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House Energy Committee continues review of RFS

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:17:00 +0000

Some argue that these price increases [for corn and soybeans] are directly attributable to the RFS, while others question the law’s effect on crop and food prices.

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New standards will make it easier to market solid biofuels overseas

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:13:00 +0000

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) recently met with the International Organization for Standardization to develop standards that would ensure the quality and safe handling of solid and pelletized biofuels

Ethanol advocates fight bill at Capitol that that would cut production

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:57:00 +0000

Growth Energy, a coalition of U.S. ethanol supporters, met on Capitol Hill this week to counter mounting attacks made by the oil industry to repeal the Renewable Fuel Standard.

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Goodlatte introduces legislation to eliminate RFS

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:46:00 +0000

"The [bill's] authors state they want a 'free market' for energy, but they do nothing to end the billions in subsidies to Big Oil."

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Engine Products Group asks for Supreme Court review related to E15

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:23:00 +0000

"We will push on to protect our consumers from the engine failure and product harm that comes from misfueling with E15,” says OPEI's Kris Kiser.

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