Cellulosic ethanol startup Mascoma pulls IPO plans
A startup hoping to make cellulosic ethanol finally pulls its IPO plans after a year and a half.
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Thursday, March 28th, 2013
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013
European Commission proposes duties on imports of U.S. bioethanol
The European Commission has proposed an unusual country-wide duty on all U.S. producers of bioethanol after a 14-month investigation into complaints that exporters used...
Monday, December 17th, 2012
House GOP plans to put biofuel standard on trial in next Congress
House Republicans plan to put the renewable fuel standard on trial next Congress, a House Energy and Commerce Committee aide told The Hill.
Saturday, December 1st, 2012
DuPont breaks ground on commercial-scale cellulosic biorefinery in Iowa
Goals of the DuPont cellulosic biorefinery. Click to enlarge. DuPont broke ground on its cellulosic ethanol facility in Nevada, Iowa—among the first and largest...
Sunday, November 18th, 2012
EPA rejects bids to waive ethanol mandate
The Environmental Protection Agency is rejecting requests from states and meat industry groups to waive regulations that require the blending of ethanol into gasoline.
Friday, November 16th, 2012
GOP House energy leader does not expect to change biofuel mandate
A top House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican said he does not expect Congress to change a renewable fuel mandate, despite the oil-and-gas industry’s goal of...
Friday, November 2nd, 2012
BP plant cancellation darkens cellulosic ethanol’s future
The plant would have been one of the industry’s first commercial-scale facilities.
Monday, October 8th, 2012
EU drops US bioethanol trade investigation
The European Union is no longer investigating whether the United States illegally subsidized and dumped bioethanol on the European market, Reuters reports.
Tuesday, September 18th, 2012
Audi backs a biofuels startup Joule
Joule Unlimited, a startup whose engineered microörganisms produce ethanol from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide, announced the commissioning of a new demonstration...
Thursday, August 23rd, 2012
Romney energy plan supports U.S. ethanol mandate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney released an energy plan on Thursday that supports Washington's ethanol quota, a mandate several...
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
EPA seeks input on ethanol mandate waiver requests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday said it has begun weighing requests to suspend the U.S. ethanol mandate, which requires refiners...
Monday, August 20th, 2012
U.S. court upholds government approval of E15 gasoline/ethanol blend
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court upheld government approval for a higher blend of corn ethanol into gasoline on Friday in a ruling that may help the...
Sunday, August 12th, 2012
Drought crop damage worsens, ethanol waiver urged
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The worst drought in more than 50 years has caused more damage than expected to corn and soybean crops, the government said on Friday, heightening...
Friday, August 10th, 2012
UN calls on U.S. to reduce ethanol production, FT reports
The United Nations called for a suspension of U.S. government-mandated ethanol output amid surging corn prices, the Financial Times reported.
Wednesday, August 1st, 2012
135 lawmakers send letter to EPA urging it to lower ethanol target amid drought
A bipartisan group of 135 lawmakers signed a letter Wednesday asking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to adjust a rule that requires corn ethanol production for...
Monday, July 30th, 2012
Livestock producers petition EPA to waive corn-ethanol mandate
A group of livestock producers filed a petition Monday with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting a one-year waiver from a corn-ethanol rule they say is...
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012
First E15 gas pump to open in Kansas
The nation’s first 15 percent ethanol blend will begin fueling vehicles next week at a Kansas gas station.
Monday, July 9th, 2012
Ethanol rises to seven-month high as expensive corn hurts output
Ethanol rose to the highest price in more than seven months as drought in the Midwest threatened corn crops and raised production costs.
Friday, May 4th, 2012
E15 brings many questions, no consensus as it becomes more mainstream
For some drivers, ethanol-blended fuels such as E15 and E85 generate the same kind of confusion as stalactites and stalagmites do for high school geography students. Now,...
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
Oil industry group files lawsuit against EPA over cellulosic biofuel requirements
The American Petroleum Institute (API) filed a lawsuit with the DC Circuit Court challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) for what API called...
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