With the marketing year soon drawing to a close, the U.S. has exported nearly 1.3 billion gallons of ethanol, up over 20% year-over-year, and total exports are up in nearly every top market.
The U.S. Grains Council and the Environment and Development Foundation held the second low carbon fuels (LCFs) seminar, part of a series on the global trend to integrate low carbon gasoline as a pathway to net-zero emissions.
In a detailed letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Clean Fuels Development Coalition called on the agency to use its existing authority to reduce toxic aromatics in gasoline as required by the Clean Air Act.
News and announcements from the October issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine, including the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the introduction of the Next Generation Fuels Act in the Senate and more.
The IRA's biofuels and agriculture provisions will create long-term investment certainty and stimulate remarkable technology innovation. Ultimately, the legislation will help U.S. ethanol producers achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, family farmer and president pro tempore emeritus of the U.S. Senate, has received the “2022 Fueling Growth Award� for his continuous support and work on behalf of America's biofuels producers.
Summit Carbon Solutions has reached a major milestone as it continues to advance its transformative carbon capture, transportation, and storage project. The copmany has partnered with 800 Iowa landowners to sign 1,400 easement agreements.
The White House on Sept. 14 announced more than $2 billion in funding as part of the launch of a National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative, which was created via an executive order issued by President Joe Biden on Sept. 12.
The U.S. EPA on Sept. 15 released updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data, reporting that one new SRE petition was filed under the Renewable Fuel Standard during the past month. According to the agency, four SRE petitions are currently pending.
The U.S. EPA on Sept. 15 released updated renewable identification number (RIN) data, reporting that nearly 1.81 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in August, up from 1.72 billion generated during the same month of last year.
The U.S. EPA has announced it will hold a virtual public workshop on Sept. 29 that focuses on the new biointermediates provisions of the Renewable Fuel Standard program. Attendees must preregister by Sept. 27.
President Joe Biden on Sept. 15 announced a tentative agreement has been reached between rail companies and labor unions that is expected to avert a rail strike that would have caused massive disruption in the U.S.
The DOE has announced $178 million for bioenergy research to advance sustainable technology breakthroughs that can improve public health, help address climate change, improve food and agricultural production, and create resilient supply chains.
The European Parliament voted on Sept. 14 to keep a limited but vital role for sustainable biofuels, such as renewable ethanol, in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from EU transport. MEPs rejected additional restricitons on crop-based biofuels.
The USDA on Sept. 14 announced it is investing up to $2.8 billion in 70 selected projects under the first pool of the agency's Partnerships for Climate-Smart Communities funding opportunity. Projects include those addressing RNG and SAF.
U.S. fuel ethanol production fell by nearly 3 percent the week ending Sept. 9, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Sept. 14. Stocks of fuel ethanol fell by more than 1 percent.
Global Partners LP has received final approvals to expand storage capacity and transload renewable feedstocks at its Clatskanie, Oregon terminal, CPBR. The facility handles ethanol, renewable diesel, and renewable feedstocks.
Gevo Inc. has announced that its Northwest Iowa renewable natural gas project, Gevo NW Iowa RNG LLC, was granted registration approval by the U.S. EPA, allowing Gevo RNG to participate in the Renewable Fuel Standard program.
Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor kicked of the 13th Annual Biofuels Summit with a discussion of E15 and the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act. EPA Administrator Michael Regan and Deputy Ag Secretary Jewel Bronaugh also delivered remarks.
President Joe Biden on Sept. 12 issued an executive order launching a biotechnology and biomanufacturing initiative that aims to create jobs, build stronger supply chains and lower prices for American families.
Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper on Aug. 13 discussed several current issues impacting the U.S. ethanol sector, including a possible rail strike, ahead of an event held by the White House in celebration of the IRA.
The White House hosted an event Sept. 13 to celebrate the Inflation Reduction Act, which was signed by President Biden on Aug. 16. Biden also issued an executive order on the implementation of the energy and infrastructure provisions of the IRA.
Aemetis Inc. has reported that the engineering work completed during the past year by CTCI for the Aemetis Riverbank Carbon Zero SAF and renewable diesel plant is on schedule for filing permits and conducting procurement commending in Q4 2022.
The USDA reduced both its forecast for 2022-'23 corn use in ethanol and its estimate for 2021-'22 corn use in ethanol in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Sept. 12.
The USDA released its latest Crop Production report on Sept. 12, predicting an 8 percent decline in corn production when compared to last year. Expected corn yields are down when compared to both last month's estimate and last year's yields.
A group of state producers from Missouri, Ohio and Kentucky traveled to Mexico with the USGC in August to see their investments in action. The groups have been working with a partner in Mexico to increase DDGS use.
The Renewable Fuels Association and Growth Energy are slamming a Reuters article published on Sept. 8 that recycles highly misleading claims about the greenhouse gas (GHG) impact of U.S. ethanol plants.
The U.S. Department of Energy on Sept. 7 released its Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap. The document, in part, identifies U.S. ethanol plants as among the lowest-cost industrial facilities for the implementation of CCUS technologies.
U.S. ethanol produced expanded by 2 percent the week ending Sept. 2, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Sept. 8. Stocks of fuel ethanol fell by nearly 2 percent.
Aemetis Inc. has announced $7 billion of SAF and renewable diesel supply agreements have been signed with 10 airlines for a total of 916 million gallons of blended SAF, including a contract with Cathay Pacific that was signed on Sept. 7.
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