UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced the volume of sugarcane processed by mills in the south-central region was down 14 percent during the first half of June. Ethanol production was also down, but sales were flat.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration increased its forecasts for 2021 and 2022 fuel ethanol production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released July 7. The outlook for 2021 and 2022 ethanol blending was maintained.
Green Plains Inc. on July 1 announced its wholly owned subsidiary Green Plains Central City LLC has broken ground on the construction of Fluid Quip Technologies' MSC system. Central City is the third Green Plains location to install MSC.
Whitefox Technologies has announced that Golden Grain Energy LLC will install a Whitefox ICE membrane dehydration system at its 120 MMgy plant in Mason City, Iowa. The technololgy will help the facility lower its carbon intensity (CI) score.
A new review of top scientific literature suggests that ethanol-blended fuels widely available at gas stations as E10, E15, or E85 result in less toxic emissions from vehicles and present a lower risk to human health than regular gasoline.
The U.S. exported 70.39 million gallons of ethanol and 1.04 metric tons of distiller grains in May, according to data released by the USDA on July 2. Ethanol exports were down from last year, but distillers grains exports were up significantly.
Reps. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, and Angie Craig, D-Minn., on July 2 introduced the Small Refinery Exemption Clarification Act of 2021, which aims to clarify the definition of “extension� in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's June 25 ruling on SREs.
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on July 2 reversed a rule issued by the U.S. EPA in 2019 allowing year-round E15 sales. Representatives of the U.S. ethanol industry have vowed to pursue all available options to ensure continuity of E15 sales.
ePURE, the European renewable ethanol association, on June 24 elected Valérie Corre of French agri-cooperative Tereos as its new president for a two-year term. Stephan Meeder, CEO of CropEnergies, will serve as the association's new vice president.
The U.S. Department of Energy on June 24 announced it will award $30 million to 68 projects that aim to accelerate the commercialization of promising energy technologies, including those related to biofuels, bioenergy and bioproducts.
The U.S. EIA released its latest Monthly Biofuels Capacity and Feedstock Update on June 30, reporting that production capacity for both fuel ethanol and “other� biofuels increased in April. Capacity for biodiesel held steady.
The USDA's Commodity Credit Corp. announced July 1 that it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2020, which runs from Oct. 1, 2020 through Sept. 30, 2021.
NIFA invests $5.4M in bioprocessing, bioengineering research
By USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture
June 30, 2021
USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced on June 30 an investment of $5.4 million in bioprocessing, bioengineering, biofuels and biobased products research. A total of 18 projects were selected for funding.
In June, Oregon and Nevada became the 47th and 48th states to allow retailers and drivers alike to tap into the economic benefits this higher ethanol blended fuel has to offer, according to Growth Energy's Mike O'Brien.
The Renewable Fuels Association's Troy Bredenkamp applauds legislation introduced in late June that would provide a boon for fuel marketers looking to expand their retail operations into higher blends, such as E15.
ACE's Ron Lamberty explains that RINs offer indpendent fuel marketers an advantage over Big Oil by helping them sell higher ethanol blenders at lower prices while still improving profit margins through the sale of RINs they earn from blending.
Sens. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa; Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa; John Thune, R-S.D.; Michael Rounds, R-S.D.; Ben Sasse, R-Neb.; and Deb Fischer, R-Neb., on June 30 sent a letter to President Biden urging him to resist calls from Big Oil to undercut the RFS.
Reps. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, and Adrian Smith, R-Neb., on June 30 introduced the Low Carbon Biofuel Credit Act, a bill that aims to create a tax credit for each gallon of fuel containing 15 percent or greater ethanol content.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., on June 30 announced the introduction of a package of bipartisan bills to expand the availability of low-carbon renewable fuels, incentivize the use of higher blends of biofuels, and reduce GHG emissions.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was up 1 percent the week ending June 25, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on June 30. Weekly ending stocks of fuel ethanol expanded by more than 2 percent.
Ship & Shore Environmental Inc. now offers clients in the ethanol, biofuels and biogas sectors a comprehensive engineering package to assist with their volatile organic compound (VOC) and odor abatement efforts.
Rep. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, is encouraging House and Senate leadership to include provisions to help increase the use and production of biofuels in the final language of the upcoming infrastructure legislation.
Brazilian energy company Raizen S.A. on June 25 announced plans to invest in the development of a second cellulosic ethanol plant. The proposed facility is expected to have a nameplate capacity of 82 MMly (21.66 MMgy).
The Clean Fuels Development Coalition called a recent letter from automakers in support of high-octane low carbon fuels further validation that ethanol has a key role to play in protecting public health and increasing the efficiency of vehicles.
The week of June 22, Renewable Industries Canada (RICanada) board members appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources meeting on the low-carbon and renewable fuels industry in Canada.
Representatives of the biofuels industry on June 28 called the U.S. Supreme Court's June 25 decision on SREs a setback but stressed that that ruling should not significantly increase the number of SREs approved by the Biden Administration.
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 25 reversed the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeal's January 20, 2020, decision on small refinery exemptions (SREs), ruling that the U.S. EPA can extend SREs to small refineries whose earlier temporary exemptions had lapsed.
Versalis, Eni's chemical company, and Saipem, an engineering and technological platform for sustainability, have signed an agreement to internationally promote PROESA, Versalis' proprietary technology used to produce cellulosic ethanol.
The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels) and KS95 FM teamed up June 23 to reward drivers who fueled up with Unleaded 88 (E15) at a Holiday station in Plymouth, Minnesota, during an hour-long promotion.
The U.S. Grains Council emphasized ethanol as one of the most effective transportation fuels for achieving South Korea's carbon neutrality goals by 2050 during the Carbon Neutral Symposium held there on May 27.
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