When people hunkered down this spring and stopped driving, it had an impact on corn growers, livestock farmers, meatpackers, food and beverage processors, wastewater treatment…
News Tagged: Ethanol
More refineries switch to biofuel production as oil demand slumps
European and US refineries face closure threats due to falling fuel demand – prompting some to produce biofuels instead. The COVID-19 pandemic has hit global…
Bioenergy, biofuels account for nearly half of US renewables use
Wood and waste energy accounted for nearly one-fourth of U.S. renewable energy use in 2019, while biofuels accounted for 20 percent of renewable energy consumption,…
Technology Provider Hopes to Strike Balance on Diesel Engine
Diesel engines have long dominated the heavy-duty truck market because of their performance characteristics, but they also generate a significant amount of greenhouse gas emissions….
Corn Farmers Take Covid In Stride: ‘Ethanol Isn’t Going Away’
Each time Paul Jeschke’s phone buzzed, the news got worse. Like other farmers in this part of north-central Illinois, Jeschke regularly receives text messages on…
Revived Iowa ethanol plant would make RNG to meet demand in California
A German bioenergy company is preparing to produce corn ethanol and renewable natural gas at the site of a failed cellulosic ethanol plant in Nevada,…
USDA seeks input on ‘ready to go’ innovations to meet AIA goals
The USDA announced on Sept. 10 it is seeking input on the most innovative technologies and practices that can be readily deployed across U.S. agriculture…
Breakthrough Electrocatalyst Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Ethanol
A research team led by scientists from Argonne National Laboratory, the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and Northern Illinois University has discovered…
Corn Growers Help Grow Higher Ethanol Blends
Building out the infrastructure needed for future mid-level blends of ethanol continues to be a priority of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), which is…
Corn cobs and cars: Ethanol fuels transportation
uring my second week as the 73rd Alice in Dairyland, I was excited to put some miles on “Kernel,” the flex-fuel Ford Explorer, as I…