The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the August issue of its Monthly Energy Review, which includes ethanol production, trade and consumption statistics through May 2013. The data showed ethanol consumption continued to grow.
The U.S. EPA has granted Aemetis Inc. approval to to generate D5 advanced biofuels renewable identification numbers (RINs) for its grain sorghum ethanol. The company's plant uses biogas and a combined-heat-and-power (CHP) system.
Since the start of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association E85 Wholesale Price Listing Service, several retailers are turning to E85 suppliers that pass along some of the renewable identification number (RIN) value.
An Iowa ethanol plant and a South Dakota gas station have found a way to capture value from higher Renewable Identification Number (RIN) prices, resulting in lower prices for consumers at the gas pump.
Frontier Co-op will begin offering E15 for 2001 and newer vehicles at four Nebraska locations beginning Sept. 20, including Weston, Brainard, Ceresco, and Dwight. A grand opening promotion will be announced soon.
In mid-August, the International Institute for Sustainable Development drastically reduced its estimate of the value of excise tax exemptions that European Union member states provide to the biofuels industry.
Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, recently announced that the Federal Trade Commission has agreed to examine possible anti-competitive practices by oil companies to limit access to biofuels.
Farmers Cooperative Co. has announced it will be offering E15 to 2001 and newer vehicles starting this fall at its Creston station. The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association is assisting Farmers Cooperative with the registration process.
It's not always easy to talk to someone with negative views on the ethanol industry. But if the conversation remains respectful, it's possible for both parties can come away with a better understanding of the other person's perspective.
It's not always easy to talk to someone with negative views on the ethanol industry. But if the conversation remains respectful, it's possible for both parties can come away with a better understanding of the other person's perspective.
The European Union recently published its annual biofuels report for 2013 with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service's Global Agriculture Information Network, reporting 71 ethanol plants are expected to be in place in Europe this year.
South American agricultural company Adecoagro S.A. has released its financial results for the second quarter of 2013, reporting ethanol production increased by 85.5 percent compared to the same period of 2012.
According to the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance's new Interactive World Biofuels Map, 62 countries now have biofuels friendly policies in place that have driven global demand to over 1 million barrels per day.
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association has announced that sales of E85 have soared recently for an increase of 43 percent over the first quarter of 2013. Iowans purchased more than 2.62 million gallons of E85 in the second quarter of 2013.
You've heard of racecars running on E15, E85 or even E100. Recently, I talked to a record-breaking motorcycle team that uses E85.
CHS Inc. was named the ethanol marketing partner of Patriot Renewable Fuels LLC, a 100 MMgy ethanol plant in Annawan, Ill. The partnership could give the ethanol plant additional global market access, as CHS is expanding its ethanol platform rapidly.
On Aug. 15, the USDA awarded more than $21 million in grant and loan funding to 631 projects under the Rural Energy for America Program. A portion of that funding will support the installation of ethanol blender pumps.
Brazilian ethanol sales were booming in late July, according to UNICA, the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association. Specifically, sales by sugar mills in Brazil's South Central region are up more than 30 percent compared to sales early in the month.
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association has announced the launch of its E85 Wholesale Price Listing Service. The IRFA lists E85 prices from wholesale distributors with the intent of increasing transparency in the marketplace.
The U.K. Department for Transport has published statistics on its renewable transport fuel obligation (RTFO) for the most recent compliance year, which spanned from April 15, 202 through April 14, 2013.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has published the August issue of its Short-Term Energy Outlook report, forecasting that U.S. ethanol production will average 920,000 barrels per day in 2014.
A new analysis published by Iowa State University professors Bruce Babcock and Sebastien Pouliot and titled asserts that more effective pricing of E85 could help the U.S. overcome the looming E10 blend wall.
E15 critics aren't the only ones with something to say about the fuel.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration released the July issue of its Monthly Energy Review, including ethanol production, use and export statistics through April. The U.S. ethanol industry produced 1.078 billion gallons of ethanol in April.
Ethanol from corn and other plants could become the sustainable, raw material for a huge variety of products, from plastic packaging to detergents to synthetic rubber, that are currently petroleum-based.
Biofuels advocates from the United States and Brazil have announced a first-of-its-kind joint trade mission to improve and enhance biofuels trade by matching businesses seeking greater trade opportunities in ethanol and other biofuels.
EurObserv'ER has released its annual Biofuels Barometer, reporting increased biofuel consumption within the European Union last year. Between 2011 and 2012, consumption grew by 2.9 percent, to nearly 14.4 million metric tons of oil equivalent (Toe).
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association released the results of an analysis that shows a pending shift in the fuels carried in pipelines to Iowa will likely increase the cost of non-ethanol blended gasoline, making E15 an attractive choice to retailers.
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