The U.S. Grains Council organized a trade team in July to connect representatives from national refineries, ministries of energy and other key stakeholders in Latin America with U.S. refiners currently blending ethanol with gasoline.
The USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report with data from June, reporting that corn consumed for fuel ethanol was down slightly from both the previous month and June 2018.
The U.S. Department of Energy announced Aug. 21 $64 million in funding for 25 university-led genomics research projects on plants and microbes for bioenergy and bioproducts. The projects aim to improve features like drought resistance and crop yield.
In a letter sent Aug. 22 to U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, the Renewable Fuels Association challenged the federal agency on its claim there has been “zero evidence� that SREs have had a negative impact on ethanol producers.
An emailed memo dated Aug. 20 from Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue obtained by Ethanol Producer Magazine outlines several actions federal officials are considering in response to backlash over the U.S. EPA's Aug. 9 approval of 31 SREs.
ACE welcomed USGC CEO Ryan LeGrand as a keynote speaker during its 32nd annual conference last week in Omaha. USGC's Stephan Wittig and Jorge Lerdo de Tejada also shared a Mexico specific update with conference attendees.
The U.S. EPA posted a notice to its website Aug. 21 extending the public comment period on its review of the Renewable Fuel Standard under Section 610 of the Regulatory the Regulatory Flexibility Act through Sept. 23.
The Renewable Fuels Association and Growth Energy have spoken out to slam the U.S. EPA's Aug. 20 claim that there is “zero evidence� of demand destruction for ethanol associated with the agency's treatment of small refinery exemptions (SREs).
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Iowa Secretary of Agricultural Mike Naig sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler Aug. 21 outlining the damaging effects of the agency's recent approval of 31 small refinery exemptions (SREs) under the RFS.
Rep. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, sent a letter to U.S. EPA Acting Inspector General Charles Sheenhan Aug. 21 requesting the EPA OIG conduct an investigation into the agency's questionable decision-making and misuse of its SRE authority.
Poet announced today it will idle production at its bioprocessing facility in Cloverdale, Indiana, due to recent decisions by the administration regarding SREs. The company also said it has reduced production at half of its 28 biorefineries.
DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences hosted Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, at its plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Aug. 20. Ernst and DuPont leaders discussed the impact of national biofuels policy on America's farmers, on the environment and on consumer choice.
A report recently filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service's Global Agricultural Information Network provides an overview of Canada's biofuel industry and the country's changing biofuels policy framework.
The Nebraska Ethanol Board is hosting a free workshop for fuel retailers Aug. 28. Attendees will hear from fuel retailers selling E15 and learn about resources to make offering E15 easy and affordable. Ron Lamberty of ACE is the keynote speaker.
The U.S. EPA has released renewable identification number (RIN) generation data for July, reporting that nearly 1.8 billion RINs were generated during the month, including 38.92 million cellulosic RINs.
American Coalition for Ethanol Senior Vice President Ron Lamberty moderated a fuel retailer panel at ACE's annual conference in Omaha, Nebraska Aug. 16. On the panel were Mike Lewis of Pearson Fuels and Randy Gard of Bosselman Enterprises.
Bryan Stockton, an attorney at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, gave attendees of the American Coalition for Ethanol's annual conference in Omaha, Nebraska, an update on some of the litigation affecting the ethanol industry.
FROM THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE: Editor Lisa Gibson previews the magazine, including feature articles about emissions control, pump design and technology, finances and risk management, and more.
FROM THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE: Maintaining compliance while optimizing costs and operations is a balancing act for ethanol producers.
The delegates of the U.S. Grains Council elected Darren Armstrong, a farmer from North Carolina representing the Corn Growers Association of North Carolina, as chairman of its board of directors at its 59th Annual Board of Delegates Meeting.
ACE announced the re-election of several board members and the election of two new representatives to the organization's board of directors during its annual meeting prior to ACE's 32nd annual conference in Omaha, Nebraska.
In a letter sent today, the Renewable Fuels Association encouraged Australia's energy minister to strongly consider U.S. ethanol imports as a cleaner, more affordable alternative to purchasing oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
The American Coalition for Ethanol kicked off its annual conference in Omaha Aug. 15. While there was some discussion of the state of the industry and the harm done by small refinery exemptions, there were also messages of optimism.
Novo Holdings A/S and LanzaTech announced Aug. 6 that they have formed a partnership to grow LanzaTech's revolutionary sustainable fuels and chemicals platform. Novo Holdings is making a $72 million investment in the company in a Series E financing.
Governors representing Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Nebraska and North Dakota recently sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler urging the agency to clarify biogenic CO2 is not a pollutant subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act.
Gevo Inc. released second quarter financial results Aug. 14. During an earnings call, Gevo CEO Patrick Gruber discussed the company's future plans for aviation fuel production and announced plans to launch a renewable natural gas (RNG) division.
The U.S. EPA updated its online dashboard containing small refinery exemption (SRE) data Aug. 15, showing that two more SRE petitions have been filed for compliance year 2018. Both petitions are currently pending.
Today's ethanol producers are working to diversify their products. Fluid Quip Technologies and ICM Inc. presented their cases for diversifying into protein production at the American Coalition for Ethanol's annual conference in Omaha, Nebraska.
FROM THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE: Growth Energy's ad campaign part of an effort to curtail EPA's abuse of small refinery exemptions.
Gevo Inc. announced Aug. 13 that Air Total International SA and Gevo have entered into a partnership agreement to produce and supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for use and distribution in France and other parts of Europe.
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