The government of Colombia has temporarily reduced its ethanol blend mandate from E10 to E4, citing inclement weather that has impacted domestic production and high prices for U.S. ethanol as the reasons for its action.
The Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration has announced it will hold a virtual meeting of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee on May 26. The meeting is open to the public, but registration is required.
At its 12th Annual Executive Leadership Conference, Growth Energy unveiled a new consumer initiative to raise awareness of biofuels' positive environmental benefits and encourage consumers to choose higher biofuel blends like E15 at the pump.
The RFA has submitted feedback related to a planned expansion of the Oregon Clean Fuels Program. The CFP currently requires a 10 percent reduction in the CI of transportation fuels by 2025, with plans to ramp up to a 25 percent reduction in 2035.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced that the 2021-'22 harvest season kicked off in early April with a slower pace of production. Ethanol sales, however, were up nearly 20 percent.
Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor kicked off Growth Energy's 12th Annual Executive Leadership Conference with a speech that framed the future of biofuels by addressing three key priorities to drive biofuel demand.
A new Renewable Fuels Association white paper looks at how, for the past decade, ethanol has been the go-to fuel to decarbonize transportation under California's trailblazing Low Carbon Fuel Standard.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on May 6 delivered remarks to the leading voices of the biofuels industry at Growth Energy's 12th Annual Executive Leadership Conference. He outlined USDA's commitment to biofuels during his video address.
American Coalition for Ethanol CEO Brian Jennings reiterated ACE's support for Minnesota's Future Fuels Act and explained that the bill will help grow the state's bifuels industry during during a conference committee held May 6.
The U.S. exported 132.98 million gallons of ethanol and 882,553 metric tons of distillers grains in March, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on May 4. Exports of both products were up when compared to February.
The Andersons Inc. on May 4 released first quarter financial results, reporting a profitable three-month period for its ethanol business. President and CEO Pat Bowe also expressed optimism in the outlook for ethanol and coproducts moving forward.
Researchers from Argonne National Laboratory on May 4 published the results of a new study that shows the carbon intensity (CI) of corn ethanol decreased 23 percent from 2005 to 2019, from 58 to 45 gCO2e/MJ.
Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor has announced that Michael Lorenz will join the trade association as senior vice president of market development, overseeing the global and domestic expansion of higher ethanol blended fuels.
Pending changes to E15 labeling and requirements to demonstrate underground storage tank (UST) system compatibility with higher ethanol blends will reduce the already low costs associated with offering E15, according to ACE's Ron Lamberty.
Recent polling conducted for the RFA showed that voters are more likely to support requiring fuel suppliers to shrink the carbon footprint of the fuels they provide than mandating a move to electric vehicles, according to RFA's Robert White.
Total Cray Valley and Gevo Inc. announced on May 3 the successful completion of Phase 1 of their joint development agreement (JDA) to upgrade fusel oils into renewable isoamylene. The companies are now seeking to advance to Phase 2 of the JDA.
The U.S. EPA on May 5 published a notice announcing it will disclose confidential business information (CBI) to the U.S. Government Accountability Office that is associated with small refinery exemption (SRE) petitions filed under the RFS.
U.S. ethanol production was up approximately 1 percent the week ending April 30, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on May 5. Fuel ethanol stocks were up nearly 4 percent from the previous week.
The renewable fuel and chemical producer Gevo has joined the Renewable Fuels Association as the group's newest producer member. The company, based in Colorado, currently operates facilities in Minnesota and Texas.
The Renewable Fuels Association has annoucned that Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Kelly Davis has been re-appointed to the U.S. Department of Commerce's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee.
A new network of former lawmakers, farm leaders, and clean energy advocates has gathered under the banner of Carbon-50 to support an inclusive, 50-state strategy to address climate change, and has outlined principes for its a 50-state carbon plan.
Today as part of his trip to Iowa, U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan toured Lincolnway Energy, an ethanol plant near Nevada, and led a roundtable discussion of Iowa farmers and biofuel producers.
The U.S. EIA on April 30 released data showing that approximately 20.64 billion gallons of operatable U.S. biofuels production capacity was in place in February 2021, down from 20.67 billion gallons of capacity in January.
Todd Becker, president and CEO of Green Plains Inc., discussed the company's efforts to transform into a global ag tech company and provided an update of plant improvement projects during a first quarter earnings call held May 3.
Nationwide Boiler Inc. and its subsidiary, Pacific Combustion Engineering, are now the exclusive representatives of Webster Combustion low and ultra-low NOx burners for the entire state of California, as well as Oregon and Washington.
Didion Milling and Didion Bioscience have joined Growth Energy. Didion Milling and Didion Bioscience operate a dry corn mill headquartered in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, and have a 50-million-gallon ethanol plant colocated on site.
The U.S. EPA on April 30 filed a motion in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit asking the court to vacate and remand three SREs approved by the Trump administration on Jan. 19, the day before President Biden's inauguration.
Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor submitted comments to the USDA regarding agriculture's role in addressing the climate crisis both at home and abroad. She aruges that ethanol is a readily available and can reduce carbon emissions today.
The USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service on April 27 published a final rule for the Rural Energy for America Program that makes changes related to the OneRD guaranteed loan regulation and 2018 Farm Bill.
Aemetis Inc. has received 19 permits granting the authority to construct (ATC) from the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District related to the Aemetis “Carbon Zero” renewable fuels project in Riverbank, California.
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