From Minnesota to Nebraska, discussions around performance-based fuel standards are bringing a broad range of stakeholders together. Progress requires coalition building and compromise.
The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels) and KS95 FM teamed up July 14 at a Holiday station in Coon Rapids to promote E15. During an hour-long promotion, drivers who fueled up with E15 were rewarded with prizes.
The Renewable Fuels Association's Ethanol Days of Summer Contest, which offers free fuel to participants for reporting prices of E15 and E85, continues through Labor Day. Each week, RFA awards $250 in free fuel.
Ethanol consumption in the European Union was up an estimated 5.5 percent last year, surpassing the pre-COVID level of 2019 and setting a new record. EU ethanol consumption is expected to expand an additional 2.3 percent this year.
The first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project allowed under state primacy in the U.S. has commenced operations. Red Trail Energy LLC officially began CCS at its ethanol facility located near Richardton, North Dakota, on June 16.
The European Parliament's ITRE Committee members voted decisively in favor of increasing the ambition for GHG emissions reduction in transport while leaving Member States free to use crop-based biofuels in their transport energy mix.
The Renewable Fuels Association's award-winning ethanol safety training program is now able to reach new audiences with the completion of Spanish-language versions of all materials, developed under the PHMSA's ALERT grant program.
The California Air Resources Board on July 15 released the results of a multi-year study on the emissions impact of E15. The study highlights the air quantity benefits that could be achieved by adopting the use of E15 within the state.
Gevo Inc. has announced a new fuel sales agreement with Aer Lingus, which is owned by International Airlines Group. The agreement provides for Aer Lingus to purchase 6.3 million gallons per year of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for five years.
U.S. Grains Council Regional Director for Southeast Asia and Oceania Caleb Wurth showcased the significant role fuel ethanol plays in decarbonizing the transport sector and bolstering fuel security during a G20 workshop.
The U.S. ethanol industry delivered a very strong Q2, according to the latest quarterly report issued by CoBank's Knowledge Exchange on July 14. Ethanol profits and production remain robust despite record gas prices, according to the report.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration increased its forecasts for 2022 and 2023 fuel ethanol production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released July 13. The forecast for 2023 fuel ethanol consumption was also increased.
The European Parliament's ITRE Committee members voted on July 13 in favor of increasing the ambition for GHG emissions reduction in transport and allowing Member States to continue using a limited amount of crop-based biofuels.
The prices of RIN credits—a compliance mechanism used for the RFS program administered by the U.S. EPA—have remained high in 2022. So far this year, D4 RINs peaked on April 28 at $1.91 per gallon and D6 RINs peaked on June 7 at $1.68 per gallon.
U.S. fuel ethanol production fell nearly 4 percent the week ending July 8, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on July 13. Ethanol stocks expanded by nearly 1 percent.
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.
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