The Renewable Fuels Association's annual review of vehicle owner's manuals and warranty statements indicates that E15 is explicitly approved by the manufacturer for use in the vast majority of model year 2023 cars and light trucks.
2022 was a year of positive change for POET, including an acquisition that expanded global market access, new opportunities for POET's bioproducts, and a visit from President Biden to announce summertime E15.
In Panama City, Panama, U.S. Grains Council staff in Latin America and the Caribbean (LTA) participated in the VII Energy Week. Delegates from more than 21 countries attended the event to discuss energt-related topics.
The USDA on Dec. 15 awarded $285 million to 844 projects under the Rural Energy for America Program. The agency also announced it is offering an additional $300 million in REAP funding, including $250 million allocated through the IRA.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was down 3 percent the week ending Dec. 16, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Dec. 21. Ethanol stocks fell by more than 1 percent during the week.
Versalis, Eni's chemical company, has acquired the technology to produce enzymes for second-generation ethanol from DSM. The agreement has a strategic value for Versalis as it integrates with proprietary Proesa technology.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced sugarcane processing by mills in the south-central region of the country was up during the second half of November. Ethanol production and sales also increased.
In comments submitted on Dec. 20 to the California Air Resources Board, the RFA stressed its ongoing support for the state's LCFS and provided recommendations to strengthen and expand the landmark program beyond 2030.
Business announcements from the January issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine, including Davis being reappointed to REEAC, Red River Energy partnering with Carbon Sink to supply green methanol to Maersk, D3MAX presenting in Brazil, and more.
Ethanol Producer Magazine's editor points out that CI reduction is a recurring thread that keeps showing up in the publication's coverage, which this month includes enzymes and yeast innovation, CHP and a timely profile of an emergent SAF producer.
The U.S. EPA on Dec. 20 released a final analysis on the price of RINs and small refineries in response to a U.S. GAO report. The final analysis confirms the agency's conclusion that small refineries recover their RFS compliance costs.
Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor wrote to U.S. EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan requesting the agency return to the Midwest for an in-person hearing on the agency's 2023-2025 plan for biofuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard.
The family-owned convenience store chain Kum & Go is celebrating the holidays with a promotion on E15 fuel. The company will price E15 for $1.99 per gallon from Dec. 23 through Dec. 26. Kum & Go currently offers the fuel blend at 198 locations.
The Low Carbon Fuels Coalition recently announced its new executive committee. Bryan Sherbacow of Alder Fuels was re-elected board chairman; Michael Burns of Novozymes was re-elected treasurer; and Lindsay Fitzgerald of Gevo was elected secretary.
Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor has released a statement in response to a highly misleading article from Reuters about ethanol's climate benefits. The latest story recycles the same “flawed interpretation of data� the outlet published earlier this year.
With deep knowledge of corn biorefining, Gevo has pivoted to blaze a new trail in sustainable aviation fuel. The company's goal of producing net-negative carbon SAF pivots around the promise of low-carbon agriculture and decarbonized production.
As policymakers put the finishing touches on the EU's Fit for 55 program, they must consider the combined benefits of bioethanol. Beyond climate, it is a proven driver of energy independence, food security and rural economic development.
The U.S. EPA released updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data on Dec. 15, reporting that one new SRE petition was filed under the Renewable Fuel Standard in the past month. A total of 10 SRE petitions are now pending.
The U.S. EPA on Dec. 15 released data showing more than 1.94 billion renewable identification numbers (RINs) were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in November, up from 1.78 billion generated during the same month of last year.
CoBank on Dec. 13 released a report outlining its 2023 forecast for the U.S. rural economy. Within that report, CoBank says “the outlook for biofuels is very strong, supported by federal policy and demand tailwinds from 2022.�
The U.S. EPA is now accepting registrations for a virtual public hearing to be held Jan. 10 on its proposed RFS “set� rule, which includes RVOs for 2023, 2024 and 2025 and outlines the agency's plans for the generation of e-RINs.
U.S. fuel ethanol production fell by nearly 2 percent the week ending Dec. 9, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Dec. 13. Weekly ending stocks of fuel ethanol expanded by 5 percent.
LanzaJet on Dec. 13 joined government officials, industry leaders, and investors to celebrate a major construction milestone at the LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels facility in Soperton, Georgia. The facility is expected to begin operations in 2023.
U.K. ethanol producer CropEnergies in early December announced that it will continue operations at its Ensus production plant in Wilton, U.K. The company also announced plans to build a renewable ethyl acetate plant in Germany.
Clariant on Dec. 12 announced that its sunliquid plant in Romania has not yet achieved the targeted yields and other operational parameters on an industrial scale. The company said it continues work to achieve commerical viability of the technology.
Rex American Resources released fiscal Q3 results on Dec. 1, reporting increased sales for the three-month period ending Oct. 31. Executive Chairman Stuart Rose said the company remains profitable moving into Q4 despite challenging crush spreads.
With the USDA concluding its Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program, or HBIIP, for 2022, the RFA is proud to have helped dozens of retailers with the program this year, which will help which will help expand the availability of E15 and E85.
The USDA maintained its forecast for 2022-'23 corn use in ethanol in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Dec. 9. The 2022-'23 outlook for corn is for lower exports and greater ending stocks.
ACE CEO Brian Jennings spoke Dec. 8 on a panel entitled “Advancing Carbon Intensity Reduction Efforts in First-Generation Biofuels� with a representative from Clean Fuels Alliance America at the OPIS LCFS and Carbon Markets Workshop.
The FTC on Dec. 2 issued its 2022 Report on Ethanol Market Concentration. As in prior years, the FTC's analysis determined that there is sufficient competition among industry participants to avoid price-setting other anticompetitive behavior.
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