Ethanol Expands Global Reach, RFA Releases New 2014 Export/Import Publication
(Renewable Fuels Association) U.S. ethanol exports reached near-record levels in 2014, sending 836 million gallons of ethanol worth $2.1 billion to international markets, the Renewable Fuels...
View ArticleBiofuels Board Orders Study on 5% Biodiesel Blend
by Claire-Ann M. C. Feliciano (Business World) The National Biofuels Board (NBB) has tapped an institution within the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) to evaluate the impact of...
View ArticleUncertainty in RFS Sends the US Ethanol Industry to Overseas Markets: A...
Renewable Fuels Association President, Bob Dinneen introduces NEC scholarship winner, Lais Thomaz at the National Ethanol Conference. by Lais F. Thomaz* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Last week, from...
View ArticleEthanol Plant to Rise in Zambo Soon
by A. Perez Rimando (Manila Standard Today) A P17 billion ethanol gas plant will soon be built by a consortium in the island barangays of Limaong and Tumitus here, first district Rep. Lilia...
View ArticleRenewable Energy Facility in Calabarzon
(Philippine Information Agency) An alternative source that does not rely on fossil fuels was established in Infanta, Quezon to help supply the energy demand in rice and rice-based communities, Jan....
View ArticleNetherlands-Based Firm to Open Ethanol Plant
(Sun Star) A Netherlands-based firm is set to pour in P13.5 billion investments in the eastern coast of Zamboanga City. Second district Representative Lilia Nuño said the Van Kessel Inc. is putting...
View ArticleU.S. Ethanol Now Exported to Many Markets
(National Corn Growers Association) A recent chart from the U.S. Grains Council illustrates the wide range of markets for U.S. ethanol exports in 2014. This is a change from just four years ago, when...
View ArticleUS Aims to Increase Ethanol Sales to PH
(Business Inquirer) Ethanol producers in the United States are keen on doubling exports to the Philippines under an aggressive expansion program that is centered on opening up the Asian market. Edward...
View ArticlePhilippines Ethanol Imports to Decline within 2-3 Years: Roxol
by Julien Hall (Platts) Philippines ethanol import volumes will decline in the next few years as domestic production is boosted by a shift from a number of potable ethanol producers towards fuel-grade...
View ArticleTHE CASE FOR BIOFUEL: The Magic Bullet for Energy Security and Rural...
by Olatomiwa Bifarin* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Around 770,000 BC, it was fire, at some point – wood, dung and coal, to the now-ominous fossil fuels. This is the evolution of energy, and today the...
View ArticleHope Springs Eternal for Ethanol in the Far East
By Ed Hubbard (Renewable Fuels Association) … At APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum), I found a delegation of countries that weren’t just committed to biofuels, but eager about the future...
View ArticleVIASPACE CTO Presents Giant King® Grass At Bioenergy Feedstocks Conference In...
(Viaspace/PR Newswire) VIASPACE CTO, Dr. Carl Kukkonen, made an invited presentation on Giant King Grass at the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference – Feedstocks held in Miami, Florida June 6-8,...
View ArticleKPMG Sees Potential for Biomass-Based Ethanol in Southeast Asia
by Toh Wei Zheng (Platts) Southeast Asia could see a significant boost to its ethanol supply by using biomass as an alternative feedstock, an industry veteran said during the annual Wiz Ethanol and...
View ArticleUS West Coast Emerges as Likely Ethanol Supplier for Asian Importers
by Toh Wei Zheng (Platts) The US West Coast is set to become a new export outlet for ethanol cargoes to Asia as competition heats up among traders and producers to capture more market share in the...
View ArticleGlobalization of Ethanol Impacts US Industry
by Ryan Strickland (Ethanol Producer Magazine/Eco-Energy) It’s a big world out there and ethanol is primed to explore it—finding new markets through competitive pricing, high octane and low-carbon...
View ArticleManila Setting Ethanol Example
by Mark Dorenkamp (Brownfield Ag News) A member of the National Corn Growers ethanol committee says the capital city of the Philippines is moving forward with its renewable fuel goals. Jerry Demmer of...
View ArticleUSDA Foreign Agricultural Service Publishes Regular GAIN Reports on Biofuels...
The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service publishes regular GAIN reports on biofuels in countries around the world. Some of the recent reports included the European Union (download), Japan (download),...
View ArticleUSGC Hosts Southeast Asian Industry Representatives on an Ethanol Tour
(Biofuels International) The US Grains Council (USGC) recently hosted a team of car, fuel, and ethanol industry representatives from Southeast Asia to engage in a fact finding mission about higher...
View ArticleUS Grain Exports Increase in 2015/16, Ethanol Exports to China Grow 1227%
by Ilari Kauppila (Biofuels International) US exports of feed grains in all forms in 2015/2016 increased by more than 300,000 tonnes from the previous marketing year, US Department of Agriculture data...
View ArticleAccepting Applications for 2017 Borlaug Global Research Alliance Fellowships
(US Department of Agriculture) The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2017 Borlaug Global Research Alliance Fellowships. Fellows will work with a mentor at USDA’s...
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