The recent D.C. Circuit Court decision overturning EPA's approval of year-round E15 sales could have a strongly negative impact on the rural economy and environment in the coming years unless action is taken to allow unimpeded sales of E15.
When it comes to what type of fuel to offer on the forecourt, there's growing momentum for switching E10/87 with E15/87. In fact, there's no better time than now—and there are many reasons why, according to Growth Energy.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was down slightly the week ending July 30, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Aug. 4. Weekly ending stocks of fuel ethanol also fell slightly.
CHS Inc. will expand access to higher ethanol blend fuels by offering E15 through 19 additional fuel terminals starting in early August 2021. CHS aready offers E15 at 10 Nustar terminals and one CHS terminal.
Three California ethanol producers on July 28 sent a letter to Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., urging her to withdraw legislation introduced earlier in the month that aims to make corn ethanol ineligible for meeting RFS blending requirements.
The U.S. Grains Council brought members together in person July 28 for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. Agriculture Secrtgary Tom Vilsack addressed attendees on the status and future of U.S. agricultural trade.
Green Plains Inc. released second quarter financial results on Aug. 2, reporting improved earnings and progress with initiatives related to ultra-high protein, corn oil, clean sugar and carbon capture and storage (CSS).
Summit Carbon Solutions announced it has received a strategic investment from John Deere to advance the world's largest carbon capture and storage project, which will enable the production of low-carbon ethanol.
A group of nine senators led by Sens. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Roger Marshall, R-Kan., sent a letter to President Biden on July 28 requesting a meeting with him and members of his cabinet to discuss the Renewable Fuel Standard.
Green Science Alliance has been developing various types of electrode and solid electrolyte for SOFC. This time, Hideki Yoshioka and Ryohei Mori at Green Science Alliance have created SOFC that can produce electricity from ethanol.
To build on the USGC's work to promote U.S. distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) in Turkey, USGC staff from the Middle East and Africa region recently offered a virtual educational event that demonstrated the benefits of the coproduct.
In a letter sent on July 27 to President Joe Biden, Renewable Fuels Association members from across the country memorialized their commitment to ensuring ethanol achieves a net-zero carbon footprint, on average, by 2050 or sooner.
Archer Daniels Midland Co. released second quarter financial results on July 27, reporting that earnings for its Carbohydrates Solutions segment, which includes ethanol, were almost double those reported for the same period of last year.
Although sugarcane processing is down in the south-central region of Brazil this harvest season, the production of anhydrous ethanol is up significantly, according to data released by UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association.
The Summit Carbon Solutions' pipeline, a visionary multi-billion dollar project in the making representing about 15% of the U.S. ethanol industry, will allow producers to permanently sequester their carbon dioxide and cut their CI scores in half.
Sugarcane is the most energy efficient plant in the world and will play a vital role in the jet fuel revolution. With air travel expected to skyrocket in the coming decades, and carbon reduction a must, the aviation industry needs renewable options.
Regardless of the Supreme Court's recent decision, industry leaders believe wholesale small refinery exemptions are a thing of the past. The Biden administration sees value in fostering, not hindering, the expansion of renewable fuels like ethanol.
Beyond transportation fuel, ethanol could contribute to greener electricity. From large-scale power generation to support the grid to small and decentralized applications that provide renewable energy for remote electric vehicle charging.
Aspiring Univere Corp., a spinout of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has created a massive database of every plot of farmland across the globe. The tool could help ethanol plant managers better anticipate local grain availability.
The USGC conducted a forum with key industry importers and stakeholders from West Africa in June, with a high concentration of participants from Nigeria and Ghana. The virtual workshop addressed the ethanol supply chain and benefits of ethanol fuels.
The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels) and KS95 FM rewarded drivers who fueled up with E15 (Unleaded 88) at the Highland Service Minnoco station in St. Paul during an hour-long promotion on July 14.
The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration has announced the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee will hold a virtual meeting via WebEx on July 29. The event is open to the public.
Sens. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Bob Menendez, D-N.J., on July 20 introduced legislation that aims to make corn ethanol ineligible to meet the requirements of the Renewable Fuel Standard.
The U.S. Grains Council promoted Joana Hassan to manager of global ethanol programs in the organization's Washington, D.C. headquarters and added Aaron Goh to the Council as the regional ethanol consultant in the Council's Southeast Asia office.
The European Commission's new Fit for 55 package sets important new goals for emissions reduction and creates a solid foundation for reaching them by giving a role to renewable liquid fuels in decarbonizing transport, according to ePURE.
The Nebraska Corn Board announced it has parterned with Pearson Fuels to help two fuel retailers in Los Angeles County – the most populous county in the U.S. – offer consumers E85 (an 85 percent ethanol blend).
BBI International and Ethanol Producer Magazine on July 14 recognized Steve Markham and Kurt Rosentrater for their contributions to the U.S. ethanol industry during the general session of the 2021 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW).
Less than two weeks after the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the U.S. EPA's 2019 rule allowing year-round sales of E15, federal lawmakers are taking action to ensure the continued year-round availability of the fuel blend.
U.S fuel ethanol production fell by more than 2 percent the week ending July 9, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on July 14. Weekly ending stocks of fuel ethanol were down slightly.
Representatives of the RFA, ACE and Growth Energy on July 14 discussed the potential of a federal low carbon fuels standard and the post-2022 Renewable Fuel Standard during the general session of the 2021 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo.
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