by Jacqui Fatka (Farm Futures) Actions taken by EPA to help keep RFS alive have actually backfired and brought more
North Dakota
Back TO HOMEThe Downside of the Boom
by Deborah Sontag and Robert Gebeloff (The New York Times) North Dakota took on the oversight of a multibillion-dollar oil
November 24, 2014 Read Full Article
Study Shows Ethanol Impact on Retail AG Service Sales
(North Dakota Farmers Union/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Ethanol production in North Dakota generates significant income for retail agricultural service and supply
November 06, 2014 Read Full Article
The Impact of Ethanol Production on the North Dakota Agricultural Retail Industry
by Richard Taylor and Won W. Koo (Center for Agricultural Policy and Trade Studies North Dakota State University) ... The first immediate impact
August 12, 2014 Read Full Article
Retailer Roundtable: Giving People the Choice of Higher Blends
by Katie Fletcher (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Much discussion of the E10 blend wall was to be found at the 2014
August 08, 2014 Read Full Article
DF Cast: Senators, Industry Push EPA on Biofuels
by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) Time is ticking down for the Environmental Protection Agency to make a decision on how much
June 06, 2014 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Producers, Farmers Take to The Hill
by John Davis (domesticfuel.com) Biodiesel producers and farmers who raise the feedstocks for the biodiesel industry took to Capitol Hill
June 02, 2014 Read Full Article
Fargo Conference Highlights Future for Biotechnology
(Forum News Service/SC Times) Opportunities to provide bio-based industrial products exist, but they probably will need to provide price, utility
May 29, 2014 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Producers Hit Hard by Policy Uncertainty: Survey Finds Nearly Six in Ten Have Idled Production
(National Biodiesel Board) Policy setbacks in Washington are taking a major toll on the most successful advanced biofuel in the U.S.,
May 14, 2014 Read Full Article
Collaborative Growth Platform
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Guardian Energy intends to keep local ownership a viable part of the ethanol industry,
May 13, 2014 Read Full Article
All Distillers Grains, All The Time
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) When I was a newbie reporter, I had no idea how many of my sources
May 08, 2014 Read Full Article
Ethanol from Energy Beets: A Viable Option?
by Bruce Dorminey (Renewable Fuel World) US farmers are exploring the use of energy beets to produce ethanol. Requiring less
April 24, 2014 Read Full Article
ND Sen. Heidi Heitkamp Finds Identity as a Top Democratic Critic of Obama's Energy Policy
by Henry C. Jackson (Associated Press/The Republic) ... Heitkamp came directly to the Senate from the energy industry, where she worked
April 14, 2014 Read Full Article
Rail Bottleneck for Grain, Ethanol Shippers
by Peter Harriman (Argus Leader) ...But while BNSF Railway spokeswoman Amy McBeth says the problem is operational and not systemic,
April 02, 2014 Read Full Article
Solving the Industrial Building Mystery
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Opening up your ethanol plant for public tours is a wonderful educational opportunity that
April 01, 2014 Read Full Article
Merle Anderson: Government ‘Myths’ Limit Ethanol’s Full Use
by Merle Anderson (Grand Forks Herald) Orrie Swayze from Watertown, S.D., and I have traveled many miles together as friends
March 14, 2014 Read Full Article
Developers of Project to Convert Sugar Beets into Ethanol Looking for Commitment from Growers
by Dave Kolpack (Associated Press/Star Tribune) Backers of a proposed project in North Dakota that would turn a variety of
March 12, 2014 Read Full Article
Corn Growers Worry about Price Decline if RFS Is Reduced
by Mikkel Pates (Agweek) Crop farmers in the northern corn belt who have benefited from ethanol targets are putting on a push
February 14, 2014 Read Full Article
Search Is Underway for Site of First Industrial Sugarbeet Plant
by Dale Hildebrant (Minnesota Farm Guide) Tuesday, Jan. 28, marked the beginning of a five-city tour for the steering committee
February 11, 2014 Read Full Article
Nonsugar Sugar Beet Promo Prompts Interest
by Mikkel Pates (AgWeek) “Industrial beets” is now the preferred moniker for beets being promoted for growing outside the Red
February 04, 2014 Read Full Article
Info Meetings on Energy Beets Set around North Dakota
(Bismark Tribune) Informational meetings are being held in several North Dakota cities this week to update farmers on the effort
January 31, 2014 Read Full Article
Beating the Drum for Industrial Beets
by Keith Norman (Forum News Service/Ag Week) The promoter of an idea to raise sugar beets to be converted into
December 31, 2013 Read Full Article
Branstad, Five Other Governors Lobby President for Higher Ethanol Mandate
by Donnelle Eller (Des Moines Register) Six Midwestern governors sent a letter to President Barack Obama expressing their support for
December 23, 2013 Read Full Article
Meet Me at the World’s Flare; Methane Gas Flaring, and the Role of Biobased Tech
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... The flares — Dakota fireflies — dot the landscape like pin-lights. They burn natural gas
November 19, 2013 Read Full Article
Co-Location of Torrefaction, Power, Biofuel Plants Reduces Costs
by Chris Hanson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Douglas Tiffany, assistant extension professor at the University of Minnesota, discussed the economics of
November 13, 2013 Read Full Article
Energy Beet Group Working toward Commercialization
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... Helgaas (Maynard Helgaas, president of Green Vision Group) is saying that commercializing the first energy
September 24, 2013 Read Full Article
Fuel with 15 Percent Ethanol Available in ND
(Associated Press/Grand Forks Herald) Gov. Jack Dalrymple and members of the state's agriculture and ethanol industries announced the introduction of
September 24, 2013 Read Full Article
Summer Volatility Restrictions on E15 End, Fuel Now Available
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) E15 is again available after summer volatility restrictions ended Sept. 15. ... E15 is approved
September 18, 2013 Read Full Article
USDA Solicits Bids Under the Feedstock Flexibility Program
(U.S. Department of Agriculture) The Farm Service Agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that purchase invitations
August 20, 2013 Read Full Article
Plant Groundbreaking and Looking Back on Five Successful Years
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...But right now I’m thinking of plant restarts, new partnerships between neighboring ethanol plants, studies that show the “blend
August 13, 2013 Read Full Article
North Dakota Group Educates FFV Owners, Promotes Use of Higher Blends
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Thanks to a promotion by North Dakotans for Energy Independence, flex-fuel vehicle (FFV) owners
July 22, 2013 Read Full Article
Group: ND Energy Production Doubles since 2007
(FuelFix) A group representing North Dakota’s various energy sectors says the state’s energy production from all sources has doubled since
July 11, 2013 Read Full Article
Energy Beet Juice Can Be Stored for Ethanol Production
(North Dakota State University Extension/Farm & Ranch Guide) ...At North Dakota State University, the feasibility of using new sugarbeet varieties,
May 07, 2013 Read Full Article
Fertilizer Production at North Dakota Ethanol Plants Explored
by Mikkel Pates (Prairie Business) Colorado company Agrebon Inc. and North Dakota partners are in discussions with North Dakota’s two largest
April 08, 2013 Read Full Article
Ethanol Producers Respond to Market Conditions
(U.S. Energy Information Administration/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Beginning in summer 2012, the prices of ethanol and corn reached levels where production
March 18, 2013 Read Full Article
Beets Being Considered for Ethanol Production
by Jessica Holdman (Bismark Tribune) Research scientists at Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory are testing sugar beets as a new
February 22, 2013 Read Full Article
Recent Land Use Change in the Western Corn Belt Threatens Grasslands and Wetlands
by Christopher K. Wright and Michael C. Wimberly (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) In the US Corn Belt,
February 19, 2013 Read Full Article
Advanced Ethanol Council Releases Snapshot of Cellulosic Ethanol Production around the World
(Renewable Fuels Association) The Advanced Ethanol Council this morning released a report giving a snapshot of cellulosic ethanol producers in
December 19, 2012 Read Full Article
Company Eyes Hemp as Feedstock for Biofuel, Power Generation
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) An alternative energy company looking to build multiple energy beet-to-biofuel plants in Kentucky recently
December 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Energy Beets for Ethanol
by Rich Keller (Ag Professional) “Energy beets” have proven to produce double the ethanol of corn per acre in research
November 16, 2012 Read Full Article
State Corn Groups Lay Groundwork for Higher Ethanol Blends, Greater Consumer Choice
(National Corn Growers Association) State corn associations across the country are working diligently to make the increased use of higher
October 25, 2012 Read Full Article
Studies Show Energy Beets Can Be Grown in Non-Traditional Sugarbeet Areas
by Sue Roesler (Minnesota Farm Guide) Energy beets are growing hardy for the second year in a row in crop
September 26, 2012 Read Full Article
North Dakota and Montana: Opportunity Knocks for the Bioeconomy, along the Northern Tier
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Despite low levels of publicity, North Dakota and Montana are making great strides in bioeconomy
September 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Local Business Saves Money with E85
(KSFY.com) ...A local family fun park is trying to beat these costs. They're the first in the U.S. to
August 22, 2012 Read Full Article
New Kids on the Block: 12 hot bio-based technologies worth watching (Parts 1 and 2)
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Yet, even in an era where venture capital has been harder to come by (Why? See
June 25, 2012 Read Full Article
Energy Beets: Who Will Leap First?
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) North American sugar-to-ethanol strategy differs from Brazil’s, Europe’s ...North Dakota-based Green Vision Group is resolutely
April 16, 2012 Read Full Article
Ethanol-Blended Fuel Use in ND Jumps 97 Percent since 2010
(Farm & Ranch Guide) Recently released statistics show a staggering 97 percent increase in the amount of ethanol-blended fuel sold
March 26, 2012 Read Full Article
Grafton Ethanol Plant Owners to Meet with Sugar Beet Growers
(Grand Forks Herald) Energae LP, the group planning to reopen the former Alchem Ltd. ethanol plant in Grafton, N.D., will
March 23, 2012 Read Full Article
More People Choosing Ethanol
(KFYR-TV) With the price of gasoline increasing to $3.70 a gallon, more and more motorists are choosing E-30 and E-85,
March 08, 2012 Read Full Article
Grafton Ethanol Plant Could Re-open
(WDAZ-TV) The former Alchem Ethanol plant in Grafton could re-open later this year. When it does, it will be turning sugar
March 07, 2012 Read Full Article
Ethanol Sales Nearly Double in North Dakota
(The Jamestown Sun) State Tax Department data shows that more than 1.3 million gallons of ethanol-blended fuel was sold in
March 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Bringing Oil Intensity to the Energy Debate
by Former Sens. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) (Bipartisan Policy Center/The Hill) ...For example, both parties have helped
March 02, 2012 Read Full Article
Brazilian Demand Gives U.S. Ethanol Producers a Big Boost
by Steve Tarter (The State-Journal Register) More U.S. ethanol was shipped overseas in 2011 than any year in history. The Washington,
February 16, 2012 Read Full Article
Patently Making Progress: How One University Is Poised to Introduce Revolutionary Biorefining Technology
by Bryan Sims (Biorefining Magazine) A unique noncatalytic thermal-cracking technology developed under the Sustainable Energy Research Initiative and Supporting Education
February 13, 2012 Read Full Article
Energy Beet Project Gets Funds, Aims for Advanced Biofuel Status
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A project aiming for energy beet-to-ethanol production in North Dakota hit some significant milestones
February 13, 2012 Read Full Article
North Dakota State University Partner in $1 Million Energy Beet Project
(AgWeek/NDSU Agriculture Communication) A project that will develop an advanced biofuel from energy beets and provide growers across North Dakota
February 03, 2012 Read Full Article
Rolling into the Forage Market
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Cattlemen are increasingly turning to value-added distillers grains products from SweetPro Feeds ...Using the coproduct
January 26, 2012 Read Full Article
Soybean Checkoff to Partner with Nine Clean Cities Coalitions
(Jackson County Times-Journal) The United Soybean Board (USB) and soybean checkoff have announced the participants in the 2012 biodiesel and
January 19, 2012 Read Full Article
US EPA Publishes Direct Final Rule for Camelina RFS2 Pathway
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) On Jan. 5, the U.S. EPA issued a direct final rule regarding RFS2 pathways for
January 09, 2012 Read Full Article
USDA Helps Install 266 Blender Pumps through REAP
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The USDA announced the final round of fiscal year 2011 Renewable Energy for
December 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Risk Management Agency Announces Pilot Crop Insurance Program for Camelina
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) The USDA’s Risk Management Agency has developed a pilot program to insure camelina. The program,
December 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Harvesting Both Corn Grain and Stover in Adverse Weather
by Cole Gustafson, Thein Maung and David Ripplinger (North Dakota State University/Ethanol Producer Magazine) NDSU quantifies the cost and time
December 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Good Digestion: It’s Been a Bumpy Road to Full-Scale Adoption of Anaerobic Digestion Technologies at Ethanol Plants
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Despite the promise of methane from anaerobic digestion technology, low natural gas rates and
December 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding To Create Jobs, Reduce Energy Costs for Agricultural Producers and Rural Small Businesses
(US Department of Agriculture) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today (December 14, 2011) announced loans and grants for agricultural producers and
December 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Critic’s Argument Relies on Faulty Information
by Kevin Skunes (InForum) In response to Ross Nelson’s “Ethanol? I’ll supply the shovels” column on Nov. 27, we should
December 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Group Seeks Classification as Advanced Biofuel for Energy Beets
by Sue Roesler (Farm & Ranch Guide) Cole Gustafson, department chair of the Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics
December 07, 2011 Read Full Article
USDA Announces New Insurance Pilot Program for Biofuel-Friendly Oilseed Crop with Potential to Create Jobs, Stimulate Rural Economies
(US Department of Agriculture) The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) has announced a new pilot program
December 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Opinion: Columnist Ignores Realities of Our Overreliance on Oil
By Kevin Skunes (INFORUM) As the thousands of North Dakotans whose livelihoods depend on the farming and energy industries know,
November 18, 2011 Read Full Article
letter: Ethanol Can Fuel a New Job-Creation Machine
by Russ Newman (Grand Forks Herald) ...Ethanol — made right here in America — is already creating jobs that cannot
October 12, 2011 Read Full Article
North Dakota Grant to Coax Motorists to Use More Ethanol
(Chron.com) A state Commerce Department official says many North Dakotans who drive so-called "flex-fuel" vehicles don't even know it. They're among the people who
September 26, 2011 Read Full Article
Filta Expands Waste Oil Collection Network
by Bryan Sims (Biodiesel Magazine) A growing number of restaurants and other industrial facilities that use cooking oil will be
September 26, 2011 Read Full Article
USDA Gives $2 Million for Blender Pumps in 22 States
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Thirty-three projects in 22 states have been approved for blender pump grants in the
September 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Filta Introduces Cooking Oil Micro-Filtration and Fryer Management Service Franchise to Fargo, ND
(PR Web/Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions Franchise) One of the truly unique services being introduced to the Fargo market is Filta’s
September 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Tax Credits to Expire
by Sarah Gustin (KXMB TV Bismark) ...(Jeff Zueger / Blue Flint Ethanol) "We really need blender pump infastructure, we need
September 14, 2011 Read Full Article
ENERGY: Biofuels Policy Supported, but More Needs to Be Done
by Alan Van Ormer (Prairie Business Magazine) Many industry leaders support a biofuels policy, but also believe that more things
September 06, 2011 Read Full Article
Harvesting Both Corn Grain and Stover in Adverse Weather
by Cole Gustafson, Thein Maung and David Ripplinger (Ethanol Producer Magazine/North Dakota State University) If cellulosic biofuel development remains on track,
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Vilsack: USDA Will Continue to Push for Blender Pump Expansion
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The USDA’s Aug. 17 announcement of 900 Rural Energy for America Program grants included
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
North Dakota State University Researchers Develop Revolutionary Biobased Technology From Crop Materials Produced in North Dakota
(North Dakota State University) Several crops produced in North Dakota could play a significant role in biobased resins and coatings
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
It’s Out There
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...Inbicon conducted an extensive crop study and biomass research project to show just how
August 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Corn for Hydrocarbons
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Add-on technology developed for corn ethanol plants Rather than retrofitting a corn-ethanol plant to produce
August 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Scouting for Biofuels Crops in Indian Creek Watershed
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) The Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory is looking for the best biofuels crops to grow in
August 15, 2011 Read Full Article
Hankinson Ethanol Plant Installing Demo-Scale Anaerobic Digester
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Hankinson Renewable Energy LLC, a 120 MMgy ethanol plant in Hankinson, N.D., is in
August 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Officials Expect USDA Blender Pump Financing to Be Successful
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The USDA’s June 15 application deadline for blender pump funding via the Rural Energy
June 14, 2011 Read Full Article
N.D. Continues Expansive Biofuel Infrastructure Build-Out
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) North Dakota is poised to continue its impressive expansion of biofuels infrastructure with the
June 09, 2011 Read Full Article
Talking Tubers—Energy Beets to Ethanol
by Cole Gustafson (Ethanol Producer Magazine/North Dakota State University) ...Why beets? The Northern Plains is the nation’s lowest-cost producer of
May 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Grassley-Conrad Bill Boosts Domestic Energy Production
(Senator Chuck Grassley) Senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Kent Conrad of North Dakota today introduced bipartisan legislation to update ethanol
May 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Low Cost Sugars? The Beet Goes On
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...For hot technology companies such as Amyris, Solazyme, LS9, Cobalt and Virent, it all comes
April 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Dakota Spirit AgEnergy Biorefinery Evolves into Hybrid Concept Based on Study Results
(Dakota Spirit AgEnergy) Dakota Spirit AgEnergy, a proposed cellulosic biorefinery near Spiritwood, N.D., has evolved from a 20 million gallon
March 30, 2011 Read Full Article
North Dakota's Ag Commissioner Confident in Hybrid Ethanol Plant
(The Republic) ...Doug Goehring earlier this month led a North Dakota delegation on a trip to Denmark to learn about
March 16, 2011 Read Full Article
Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Expands Its Feedstock Radius after Study
by Sue Roesler (Farm & Ranch Guide) ...The biomass refinery would be a part of Dakota Spirit AgEnergy LLC and
February 24, 2011 Read Full Article
E85 Sales More than Double in North Dakota from 2009 to 2010
(The Bismark Tribune) Sales of E85 fuel in North Dakota last year more than doubled. State officials credit a grant
February 02, 2011 Read Full Article
Blender Pumps in North Dakota
by KXMBTV Bismarck (KXNet.com) Producing a new fuel mix...right at the station, ethanol blender pumps are helping push the demand for
January 14, 2011 Read Full Article
Forum Editorial: Ethanol from Beets Promising
(The Forum of Fargo-Morehead) The use of a specialized sugar beet to produce ethanol could be a breakthrough in weaning
December 28, 2010 Read Full Article
North Dakota Group Looks to Make Ethanol from Sugar Beets
by Dave Kolpack (AP/The Daily Republic) A North Dakota group said Monday it plans to open a test plant that would
December 14, 2010 Read Full Article
The Case for Energy Beets as Advanced Biofuel
by Alan Anderson (Energy Boom) A few brave farmers up in North Dakota have taken on the fight of a lifetime.
November 08, 2010 Read Full Article
Energy Beets Show Promise
(Dakota Farmer) New biofuel crop looks good in 2010 trials. An organization called Green Vision Group is investigating whether biofuel can
September 06, 2010 Read Full Article
Beet as a New Energy Crop
(The Bioenergy Site) For the past two years, North Dakota State University Biofuels Economist, Cole Gufstafson, has been working in partnership
August 25, 2010 Read Full Article
Blender Pump Opens in ND
by Michelle Kautz (DomesticFuel) Grand Forks, North Dakota is now offering flexible fuel vehicle (FFV) owners the choice at the
August 23, 2010 Read Full Article
First Wild Canola Plants With Modified Genes Found in United States
(Newswire) Scientists at the University of Arkansas and their colleagues have found populations of wild plants with genes from genetically modified
August 12, 2010 Read Full Article
Professors Receive Funding for Cellulosic Biofuels Research
by Linsey Davis(North Dakota State University) Two NDSU professors received $309,357 from the National Science Foundation for research to improve conversion
August 10, 2010 Read Full Article
Accelergy and EERC Reach Milestone in Development of Cleaner Jet Fuel
Accelergy Corporation, a global leader in high-grade domestically sourced liquid fuels, today announced that it has begun production of their
March 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Green Jobs Highlighted at Expo
by Ryan Howard (Fergus Falls Daily Journal) ...(F)rom North Dakota State University, Dr. F. Larry Leistritz, a professor of agribusiness
March 02, 2010 Read Full Article
North Dakota State University Economist Helps Sort Out Biofuel’s Future
by Mikkel Pates (AgWeek) Need some help in deciding what to make into biofuels and what the government should be
February 24, 2010 Read Full Article
‘Beeting’ a Path to Advanced Biofuels
by Anna Austin (Ethanol Producer Magazine) In roughly one month’s time, North Dakota growers harvest close to 5 million tons
February 14, 2010 Read Full Article
Syntec Biofuel and EERC to Develop Novel Technology to Produce Bio-Butanol from Biomass and Waste
Syntec Biofuel Inc., is pleased to announce that it has entered into a joint development program with the Energy &