Back in the early days of biofuels industry development, the federal government passed The Energy Policy Act of 2005 which set mandated volumes of biofuel (mostly ethanol) that must be mixed with gasoline sold in the United States at 4 billion gallons by 2006, 6.1 billion gallons by 2009 and 7.5 billion gallons by 2012
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2013-06-18 12:17:12
Colorado-based Gevo is resuming production of the industrial chemical isobutanol from corn at its converted ethanol plant in Luverne. Gevo suspended production last September indicating there were problems in the process. Gevo CEO Patrick Gruber said ...
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2013-06-18 14:35:41
Producers in the area will direct 55.2 percent of all the 580 million metric tons of cane processed to making the biofuel in the 2013-14 season started there in April, the Sao Joaquim da Barra mill in the state of Sao Paulo said in a report e-mailed today.
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2013-06-18 12:07:55
U.S. ethanol prices declined the week ending June 7 after the DOE reported higher output and a rise in inventories for the week ending May 31. Cash margins for manufacturing ethanol decreased as corn costs advanced. Prices for D6 RINs, essentially ...
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2013-06-18 17:41:02
Spot ethanol prices talked mixed ahead of weekly supply data due Wednesday from the Energy Information Administration.
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2013-06-18 14:04:33
Gevo will sell the isobutanol it produces, it said in a statement. The Luverne isobutanol plant had been shut since September after contamination issues forced a shift to ethanol production, the company said at the time. Those issues are now resolved, it said.
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2013-06-18 13:39:28
Jun 19, 2013 (Star Tribune (Menafn - Minneapolis) - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --A converted ethanol plant in Luverne, Minn., has resumed making a higher-value alcohol nearly eight months after halting commercial production to ...
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2013-06-19 02:16:41
Congressman Pete Olson (“Why the RFS is wrong and solutions to help consumers until Congress can repeal it,” June 17) is right that the ethanol mandate has become “a market distorting boondoggle for the corn lobby” and he deserves credit for supporting ...
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2013-06-18 13:27:42
The former ethanol plant in Luverne, Minn., was retrofitted last year to ferment another corn-based alcohol, called isobutanol, that can fuel vehicles or be used to make chemicals.
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2013-06-18 10:48:29
WASHINGTON — A top official with the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association said he was optimistic that many more stations would agree to carry fuel blended with 15 percent ethanol later this year. That's despite allegations that six Iowa gas stations are being ...
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2013-06-19 04:08:56
(Nanowerk News) A process known as ethanol steam reforming is creating opportunities for fuel cell researchers, thanks to the recent rise of the bioethanol industry. This technique generates hydrogen gas (H2) directly within fuel cell systems onboard ...
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2013-06-19 02:09:01
The fuel is sold in only a handful of stations nationwide, but is touted by ethanol backers as the safety valve that will allow more renewables to be blended with gasoline. Currently, most light vehicle engines only carry a warranty for use with a 10% ethanol ...
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2013-06-18 16:05:08
At their June 11 meeting ,Plymouth County Supervisors voted unanimously for a resolution to proceed with a loan agreement for General Obligation bonds for financing of road and bridge improvements in the ethanol Urban Renewal District of Merrill.
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2013-06-18 14:39:06
Greenfuel has intensified the roll-out of E-85, a blend of ethanol and unleaded fuel, by increasing the number of fuel stations selling the product and fitting centres for conversion kits that enable cars to use the fuel. According to Greenfuels E-85 kit fitting ...
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2013-06-19 04:26:18
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