Growth Energy, the U.S. Grains Council and Renewable Fuels Association jointly submitted comments to Environment and Climate Change Canada supporting their goal of reducing the carbon intensity of Canada's fuel stream through the Clean Fuel Standard.
The RFA has released three new educational videos that will help the public learn more about the advantages of using more renewable fuels like ethanol. The videos focus on the production process, renewable fuel benefits, and use by motorcycle riders.
Strategic Value Partners and its affiliates (SVPGlobal) announced an agreement Feb. 20 to purchase food ingredient and ethanol businesses from White Energy. The purchase includes integrated wheat gluten and ethanol plants in Russell, Kansas.
The Renewable Fuels Association recently announced that GROWMARK Energy has started offering pre-blended E15 at 17 additional terminals, including those located in Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, and South Dakota.
On Feb. 19, Cardinal Ethanol announced it is exploring the potential sale of its 135 MMgy corn ethanol in Union City, Indiana. The company, however, said it currently plans to continue operations at the plant whether or not it is sold.
On Feb. 21, the U.S. EPA released updated data on small refinery hardship waivers filed under the Renewable Fuel Standard, reporting that 15 new waivers for the 2018 compliance year were filed between Dec. 18, 2018 and Feb. 10, 2019.
FROM THE MARCH ISSUE: Agricultural organizations in Kansas and Ohio have programs aimed at ethanol education, training teachers and even providing funding to ensure the knowledge is passed on to students.
FROM THE MARCH ISSUE: North and South America, as well as Asia,are strong markets for ethanol.
The Governors' Biofuels Coalition announced Feb. 18 that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will serve as chair and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem will serve as vice chair of the coalition during 2019.
The U.S. EPA has approved an efficient producer pathway for Poet Biorefining – Groton, allowing the facility to generate renewable identification numbers (RINs) for non-grandfathered volumes of ethanol.
Minnesota's ethanol industry contributed $2.31 billion to the state's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018, according to a new study completed by ABF Economics and released by the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association.
FROM THE MARCH ISSUE: Correcting misconceptions about E15 to gain wider adoption.
On Feb. 13, Syngenta announced a three-year marketing agreement with Kansas Ethanol LLC to use Enogen corn enzyme technology at its 80 MMgy ethanol plant in Lyons, Kansas.
Randy Ives—a longtime agribusiness delegate to theUSGC and a key figure in the organization's development of DDGS and ethanol market development programs—was honored last week with the Council's Lifetime Achievement Award.
Legislation introduced this month in the U.S. House of Representatives that aims to support the development and demonstration of carbon capture and removal technologies could benefit ethanol producers, according to Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill.
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The RFS Power Coalition today applauded the spending bill passed by both the House and the Senate. The committee report of the Interior-EPA portion of the spending package includes a provision to encourage EPA to process eRIN applications.
A recent impact study by University of Nebraska-Lincoln economists reveals Nebraska's ethanol production capacity increased by 23 percent since 2014, and continues to be a significant driver of economic impact for the state.
The USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Product Production report with data for November, indicating corn use for fuel ethanol was down during the month. Sorghum consumption for fuel ethanol, however, was up.
The U.S. DOE has announced a plan to provide $66 million for new genomics-based research on plants and microbes. The $30 million plant initiative aims to expanding knowledge of gene function in plants to be grown for bioenergy and bioproducts.
Tom Sleight, president and chief executive officer of the U.S. Grains Council since 2012, will retire in the summer following the appointment of his successor, the Council announced at the organization's meeting this week in Cartagena, Colombia.
On Feb. 11, five Republican senators sent a letter to Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler suggesting that his willingness to bend to oil industry interests over the Renewable Fuel Standard will impact their upcoming confirmation votes.
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., is urging the U.S. EPA to finalize a rule to allow year-round sales of E15. Due to the delay created by the recent government shutdown, he said he is concerned with the agency's ability to complete the rule by this summer.
The Andersons Inc. has released fourth quarter 2018 financial results, reporting that its ethanol group was profitable during the quarter despite the low margin environment. Results for the group, however, were down year-over-year.
Former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle delivered a speech at the RFA's National Ethanol Conference advocating for a high-octane standard while keeping the RFS, removing regulatory barriers for higher ethanol blends, and collaborating with stakeholders.
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization has announced that after 19 years leading the Industrial and Environmental Section, Executive Vice President Brent Erickson will step down from the organization in March 2019 to begin new business ventures.
Aemetis Inc. announced Feb. 13 that the USDA has issued a conditional commitment under the 9003 Biorefinery Assistance Program to guarantee a $125 million, 20-year loan to the Aemetis cellulosic ethanol plant to be built in Riverbank, California.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the February edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, maintaining its previous forecast for 2019 ethanol production, but slightly increasing the production forecast for 2020.
At the final day of the NEC in Orlando, Florida, RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper honored East Kansas Agri-Energy and past RFA President and CEO Bob Dinneen for their dedication to the ethanol industry.
The U.S. ethanol industry faced a number of regulatory and marketplace challenges in 2018, but continued to make a remarkable contribution to the nation's economy, according to a new study released at the RFA's 24th annual NEC.
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