In a move designed to provide additional, efficacious solutions for growers of traditional row crops, Certis Biologicals and Novozymes are jointly developing their technologies as solutions for highly effective control of fungal disease.
Ahead of a USDA agricultural trade mission to the U.K., U.S. Grains Council staff met with government and industry officials in Paris and Brussels to assess the status of ethanol in the EU and to further share the benefits of U.S. ethanol.
Michael Lu, U.S. Grains Council's director in Taiwan, discussed the benefits of ethanol blended fuels at the International Trend of Net Zero and Low-Carbon Technology Development Forum, an event organized by the Taiwan EPA and EDF in June.
European ethanol producer CropEnergies AG on July 6 released financial results for its fiscal first quarter, reporting higher ethanol production volumes, increased revenues and improved operating profit.
Aemetis Inc., an RNG and renewable fuels company, on July 8 announced the purchase of 24 acres, known as “Parcel B� on the Riverbank Industrial Complex site, to develop a carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) injection well.
The European Commission on July 7 announced charges against Belgium-based Alcogroup SA, and Sweden-based Lantmännen ek för, along with their relevant subsidiaries, over alleged ethanol benchmarks cartel.
Local safety personnel, emergency responders and all others in the Akron, Ohio, area are invited to an ethanol safety training course on their choice of July 20, 21, or 22, according to the Renewable Fuels Association.
The European Parliament on July 7 voted 334 to 95 to adopt draft rules for the ReFuelEU initiative, which aims to require sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to account for at least 85 percent of EU aviation fuel by 2050.
The U.S. exported 147.06 million gallons of ethanol and 966,108 metric tons of distillers grains in May, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on July 7. Exports of ethanol were up when compared to May 2021.
U.S. fuel ethanol production fell by nearly 1 percent the week ending July 1, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on July 7. Ethanol stocks were up more than 3 percent.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced ethanol production picked up during the first half of June. Total production for the current harvest season, however, is down when compared to last year.
The government of India on July 4 announced it is expanding the excise duty exemption on ethanol and biodiesel to encourage higher biofuel blends, according to a notice published by the Ministry of Finance.
U.S. operable production capacity for ethanol and renewable diesel expanded in April, while biodiesel capacity fell slightly, according to data released by the U.S. EIA on July 5. Feedstock consumption was up when compared to April 2021.
Following the EU Council of Ministers agreement on a General Approach for the revision of car and van CO2 standards, ePURE Director General David Carpintero called on the Commission to take into account the GHG benefits of ethanol.
The U.S. Department of Energy on June 28 released its 2022 U.S. Energy and Employment Report, which includes new data on employment in the biofuels and bioenergy sectors. In general, employment in these sectors was up when compared to 2020.
It's no secret that gas prices are the highest they have ever been. Fortunately, there is a simple solution to help solve this problem for consumers at the pump: fueling with higher blends of ethanol, says RFA's Robert White.
The Michigan Senate on June 30 voted 24 to 14 in favor of legislation that aims to create a tax credit for retailers that choose to sell higher ethanol fuel blends, such as E15 and E85. The bill was then sent to the Michigan House of Representatives.
Representatives of the U.S. Grains Council in June conducted a trade mission to Ottawa, Canada, to encourage continued ethanol policy development at national and provincial levels to immediately decarbonize transportation.
The USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report for June, reporting that corn use for fuel ethanol in April was down when compared to the previous month, but up when compared to April 2021.
The Canadian government on June 29 published final Clean Fuel Regulations, which will require fuel producers and suppliers to meet increasingly stringent carbon reduction goals for gasoline and diesel.
Sheetz on June 27 announced it is lowering the price of E15, a fuel commonly known as Unleaded 88, and E85 through the 4th of July holiday travel season to help reduce pain at the pump for consumers.
The International Air Transport Association called for governments to urgently put in place large-scale incentives to rapidly expand the use of SAF as aviation pursues its commitment to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The USDA is accepting applications for a new pilot program created under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support the development of biobased products that have lower carbon footprints and increase the use of renewable agricultural materials.
Biofuels have been proven to emit significantly lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than petroleum-based fuels, and recent scientific studies indicate that net-zero emission biofuels are not only possible, but achievable.
IFC has announced on June 28 it is providing a $50 million financing package to Brazil-based Usina Santa Adélia to help expand the company's ethanol production and support the renewal of sugarcane plantations.
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on the Transport and Tourism Committee on June 27 voted 25 to six in favor of adopting a draft negotiating mandate on the ReFuelEU aviation rules, which sets a goal for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) use.
The USDA's Commodity Credit Corp. announced on June 29 that it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2021, which runs from Oct. 1, 2021 through Sept. 30, 2022.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was down slightly the week ending June 24 while stocks were down more than 3 percent, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on June 29.
Growth Energy submitted comments on June 24 to the California Air Resources Board on its draft 2022 Climate Change Scoping Plan, which lays out the path toward achieving the state's carbon reduction goals.
The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration on June 16 published a notice renewing its Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee and soliciting nominations for membership.
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