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Brazil reduces tariff on ethanol imports from 20% to 18%

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By Erin Krueger

November 16, 2021

Policy Business Markets 

The USDA FAS on Nov. 12 announced Brazil took action on Nov. 5 to enact a unilateral 10 percent reduction of import tariffs on 87 percent of all goods and services through the end of 2022. Ethanol is among the products impacted.

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The House Ag Committee's Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit on Nov. 16 hosted a hearing on the renewable economy. The event featured testimony on the importance of biofuels, the RFS, year-round E15, and biobased products.

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Having just landed $17 million in funding, ClearFlame is poised to make ethanol-powered diesel engines a reality—and putting trucks on the road to prove it.

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 9 approved a motion delaying the deadline for the government to respond to a petition filed by Growth Energy on Oct. 4 seeking review of a lower court's decision to vacate a rule allowing year-round sales of E15.

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Alto Ingredients Inc. CEO Mike Kandris discussed the recent sale of the company's Stockton, California, ethanol plant and ongoing work to expand the company's essential ingredients business during a third quarter earnings call, held Nov. 9.

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Zeroing In On New Opportunities

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By Geoff Cooper

November 10, 2021

Our industry's growth hinges on policy, continued innovation and successfully contributing to the world's low carbon needs. The value of ethanol extends beyond the pump, and market growth may ultimately happen both on the ground and in the air.

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Increasing the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) is one component of the U.S. Aviation Climate Action Plan unveiled on Nov. 9 by U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg at the UN Climate Change Conference.

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Zeroing In On New Opportunities

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By Geoff Cooper

November 10, 2021

Our industry's growth hinges on policy, continued innovation and successfully contributing to the world's low carbon needs. The value of ethanol extends beyond the pump, and market growth may ultimately happen both on the ground and in the air.

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Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., on Nov. 5 introduced the Biomass and Biogas for Electric Vehicles Act, which aims to require the U.S. EPA to process long-delayed RFS pathway applications to generate eRINs.

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The U.S. Energy Information Administration maintained its forecast for 2021 ethanol production, but slightly reduced its production forecast for next year in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Nov. 9.

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The USDA increased its forecast for 2021-'22 corn use in ethanol in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Nov. 9. The agency is also predicting a record corn yield of 177 bushels per acre.

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A delegation from the U.S. ethanol industry recently met with Brazilian government and private sector officials to learn more about the current dynamics of the Brazilian fuel market and its ethanol production.

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The U.S. exported 75.84 million gallons of ethanol and 853,751 metric tons of distillers grains in September, according to data released by the USDA FAS on Nov. 4. Exports of both products were down when compared to September 2020.

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ClearFlame secures $17 million to decarbonize long-haul trucking

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By ClearFlame Engine Technologies

November 04, 2021

ClearFlame Engine Technologies announced on Oct. 28 that it has secured $17 million in Series A financing, which will enable commercialization of the company's engine technology for the long-haul trucking, agriculture and power generation sectors.

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Growth Energy statement on COP26

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By Growth Energy

November 04, 2021

Biofuel producers are on the front lines in the battle against climate change, said Growth Energy in response to the Biden administration's long-term strategy to achieve net-zero emissions and participation at the COP26 summit in Glasgow.

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A group of seven Midwestern governors on Nov. 3 sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan announcing that they are exploring all options to ensure fuel retailers are able to sell E15 year-round.

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Nearly a dozen groups, led by the Urban Air Initiative, filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 25 in support of a petition for certiorari filed by Growth Energy earlier in the month asking the court to review a July 2 ruling on E15.

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Growth Energy is applauding Oregon for moving foward to clarify the law to provide for the sale of E15. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed a bill approving the fuel blend in June. A state agency has since issued a proposed rule implementing the change.

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Growth Energy on Nov. 2 submitted to the U.S. EPA a notice of intent to sue regarding its failure to timely fulfill the agency's statutory obligation under the RFS to issue the 2022 RVO other related rulemakings.

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U.S. ethanol production continued to edge higher the week ending Oct. 29, reaching near-record highs for the fourth week in a row, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Oct. 3. Ethanol stocks were up 1 percent.

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To elaborate on how corn and distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) factor into cattle and swine rations in Canada, the U.S. Grains Council partnered with Gowans Feed Consulting to host a webinar series in late September.

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Drivers in Richfield, Minnesota, win with E15

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By Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association

October 27, 2021

The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels) and KS95 FM teamed up on Oct. 20 to educate drivers on the benefits of using Unleaded Plus (E15) during an hour-long promotion at a Winner station in Richfield.

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U.S. fuel ethanol production expanded by nearly 1 percent the week ending Oct. 22, reaching a near record high of 1.106 million barrels per day, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Oct. 27.

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Spray Engineering Devices Ltd., a multidisciplinary engineering company dedicated to sustainable development, is partnering with LanzaTech in a first of a kind bagasse to ethanol project in India.

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EIA projects global conventional vehicle fleet will peak in 2038

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By U.S. Energy Information Administration

October 26, 2021

In its International Energy Outlook 2021, the EIA estimates the global light-duty vehicle (LDV) fleet contained 1.31 billion vehicles in 2020. The agencdy projects this fleet will grow to 2.21 billion vehicles by 2050.

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In recent comments, the RFA reminded the California Air Resources Board that the state's path toward achieving its carbon reduction targets should be technology-neutral, inclusive of a broad array of low- and zero-carbon technologies.

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A group of nine senators are reiterating a request to meet with President Biden and members of his cabinet to discuss the opportunity biofuels can contribute to his administration's energy, environmental and transportation agenda.

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ADM Chairman and CEO Juan Luciano discussed the company's planned sale of its ethanol dry mill in Peoria, Illinois, and the recent MOU with Gevo on alcohol-to-jet fuel production during a third quarter earnings call, held Oct. 26.

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Amid a global energy crisis and rising fuel prices at pumps across the country, members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation to repeal the RFS. Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor is slamming the bill.

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Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, on Oct. 19 introduced the COST Act, a bill that aims to compel the federal government to compare the financial and environmental costs of electric vehicles and E85 capable flex-fuel vehicles (FFVs).

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