Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., has issued a letter to Gary Gensler, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, requesting an investigation of possible manipulation of the markets for renewable identification numbers (RINs).
Six gas stations in North Dakota now offer consumers E15, making it ninth in line among the states that offer the higher ethanol blend. "We are committed to offering our customers choice at the pump," says Kent Satrang, CEO of Petro Serve USA.
Online exclusive contribution: Employing a spatial econometric model illustrates and quantifies the impact of an ethanol plant on the area corn market.
Considering the prospects for the corn and ethanol markets ahead.
Rick Tolman examines stereotypes, praises NASCAR as industry spokespeople and pushes for a 300-bushel national yield average, as head of the National Corn Growers Association.
Stepping back to compare the agricultural boom of the 1970s to the current period brings new perspective to the discussions swirling around food, fuel and the environment.
While ethanol has been cheaper than gasoline on a per-gallon basis for several years, ethanol's lower energy content often meant that consumers paid more per mile when using E85. However, recent price drops have brought E85 close to parity with gas.
Five years in, the impact of federal energy legislation on commodity and retail food prices is measured.
India-based research firm RNCOS has published a white paper on the global biofuel market that finds global biofuel production in 2012 grew at the fastest rate in the Asia Pacific region of the world, where production increased by 17.6 percent.
A new report from the International Energy Agency takes a global overview of biomass use in the industrial and transport sectors, identifying leading countries and the top 15 production companies in each sector.
After surveying more than 1,000 U.S. citizens, Fuels America released its polling results, which discovered 82 percent of U.S. citizens support the availability of E15 ethanol blends at their local gas stations.
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that California's low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) program is constitutional, overturning a prior ruling that it violates interstate commerce laws. The court published its opinion on Sept. 18.
The U.S. Grains Council recently made announcements about positive international developments, with the first importation of dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) arriving in Algeria and plans by Taiwan to purchase U.S. grains products.
Today officially marks the 1,000th day in a row that gas prices have been above $3 per gallon. While ethanol provides drivers savings while filling up, AAA says that these gas prices are here to stay.
Ron Lamberty, senior vice president of the American Coalition for Ethanol, is warning consumers that recent changes in fuel supplied to the Midwest by oil companies will reduce the quality of gasoline available in many states.
E15 is again available after summer volatility restrictions ended Sept. 15. "I know Marion-area motorists are happy to once again have low-cost E15 as an option," said Jim Becthold, manager of Iowa-based Linn Co-op Oil Co. Service.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the September issue of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, forecasting that the U.S. ethanol industry will produce an average of 890,000 barrels per day in 2014,.
The European Parliament has voted on draft legislation, calling for a cap on first-generation biofuels and a transition to second-generation renewable fuels. The series of tight votes is expected to prolong instability in European biofuels policy.
Responding to a request made by the USDA, the Petroleum Equipment Institute has published estimates of the cost to convert a station dispensing E10 to one that supplies E15. The PEI's estimated costs are lower than those projected by Big Oil.
With the European Parliament scheduled to vote on the future of its biofuel policy on Wednesday, representatives of the European biofuels industry are speaking out and asking members of parliament to vote down a cap on first-generation biofuels.
The Atlantic Council for Bioenergy Co-operative, in partnership with BioAtlantech New Brunswick, has released a report demonstrating a strong business case for the development of a biofuels industry in the Atlantic region of Canada.
The first ever biofuel ethanol plant in Guyana was started up and commissioned on Aug. 20. The demonstration unit will use black strap molasses as a feedstock, which is essentially a waste stream, from the Guyana Sugar Corp. Albion Sugar Factory.
Environmental Entrepreneurs has released a new report that predicts projected growth in advanced biofuel production capacity will be sufficient to meet both the federal renewable fuels standard and California's low carbon fuel standard through 2016.
The U.S. EPA has released renewable identification number (RIN) data for July, showing that 56,460 D3 cellulosic biofuel and 44,253 D7 cellulosic diesel RINs were generated. during the month. Advanced biofuel production was also up.
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