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Growth Energy touts biofuels' role in meeting climate goals

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By Growth Energy

April 30, 2021

Policy Business Markets 

Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor submitted comments to the USDA regarding agriculture's role in addressing the climate crisis both at home and abroad. She aruges that ethanol is a readily available and can reduce carbon emissions today.

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Growth Energy, Iowa Corn Growers Association, Iowa Ethanol Producers Association, and Poet are urging Iowa lawmakers to approve H.F. 859, legislation to ensure all Iowans can benefit from access to E15 at the pump by 2028.

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Jewel Bronaugh, President Biden's nominee to serve as deputy secretary of agriculture, discussed the important role biofuels and bioenergy will play in meeting the administration's climate goals during a senate confirmation hearing on April 22.

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The U.S. Supreme Court on April 27 heard oral arguments pertaining its pending review of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeal's January 2020 ruling on SREs. The arguments largely focused on how to interpret the statute's use of the word "extension."

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Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb on April 26 vetoed a bill that would have implemented additional labeling requirements for fuel pumps that sell E15. In his veto message, Holcomb called the requirement “unnecessary and confusing.�

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Both chambers of the Washington State Legislature on April 25 voted to approve a bill that will create a state-wide Clean Fuel Standard. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee tweeted a statement in approval later that day and is expected to sign the bill soon.

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The European Commission's political agreement on a Delegated Regulation seeking to define sustainable investments in the EU sends unfortunately mixed signals about the importance of sustainable biofuels, according to ePURE.

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Eco-Energy has started construction on its ethanol distribution facility located in Stockton, California. The facility is scheduled to commence operations in March 2022 and will be the eleventh ethanol distribution terminal constructed by Eco-Energy.

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Representatives of the U.S. ethanol industry on April 19 filed comments with the U.S. EPA in support of the agency's proposed rule that would modify or eliminate current fuel pump labeling requirements for E15.

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As Congress considers infrastructure legislation, ACE CEO Brian Jennings urges lawmakers to take a technology-neutral approach when making investments to accelerate the nation's transition to clean energy in the transportation sector.

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UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced ethanol production was down nearly 9 percent during the 2020-'21 harvest season, which ended March 31, but was still the third highest production volume on record.

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A projected spike in renewable diesel production, partnered with rising corn oil prices, presents a market opportunity for ethanol producers.

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Nearly three years of behind-the-scenes coalition building has paid dividends with the introduction of the “Future Fuels Act� in Minnesota, the first clean fuel standard legislation in a Midwest state.

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Ethanol Producer Magazine has announced the preliminary agenda for the 2021 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW) taking place July 13-15, 2021 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa.

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U.S. ethanol production fell by nearly 4 percent the week ending April 9, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on April 14. Fuel ethanol stocks were also down nearly 1 percent.

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Europe Still Needs Ethanol

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By Emmanuel Desplechin

April 13, 2021

Under almost any scenario, including those foreseen by the European Commission, the EU car fleet will continue to need low-carbon liquid fuels like renewable ethanol.

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A three-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on April 13 heard oral arguments in a case filed by oil interests challenging the U.S. EPA's June 2019 final rule to allow year-round E15 sales.

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Species-specific tailoring in distillers grains opens new markets such as pet feed and aquafeed, expands existing markets and increases product demand.

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After a year that most Americans would sooner forget, we're heading into a new summer driving season with fewer headwinds, greater momentum and a groundswell of support for lower-carbon fuels.

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The Washington Senate on April 8 voted 27 to 20 in favor of H.B. 1091, a bill that aims to establish a state-wide CFS. The amended legislation will now be considered by the House, which passed an earlier version of the bill on Feb. 27.

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Members of the House Biofuels Caucus, led by Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., on April 8 sent a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan urging the agency to prioritize the Renewable Fuel Standard and the use of higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel.

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Editor Lisa Gibson previews the May edition of Ethanol Producer Magazine.

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Using Agricultural Trade Promotion funds, the U.S. Grains Council's Mexico office augmented its marketing efforts for U.S. corn distillers' oil (CDO) in poultry rations, resulting in convincing three important poultry companies to import the product.

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The U.S. exported 101.67 million gallons of ethanol and 779,324 metric tons of distillers grains in February, according to data release by the USDA on April 7. Exports of both products were down when compared the previous month and February 2020.

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Shell invests in LanzaJet

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By LanzaJet Inc.

April 06, 2021

LanzaJet Inc. has announced that Shell joins as an investor in the company to advance LanzaJet's global growth, accelerate commercialization of its technology, and scale the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

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The U.S. Energy Information Administration maintained its 2021 and 2022 ethanol production and consumption forecasts in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released April 6. Summer gasoline consumption is expected to be up 13.2 percent in 2021.

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The Indiana House and Senate have each passed a bill that aims to implement additional labeling requirements for fuel pumps that sell E15. Representatives of the ethanol industry are urging Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb to veto the bill.

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In the 2020 calendar year, more than one out of every three metric tons of DDGS leaving the United States headed for ports in Southeast Asia and Oceania, illustrating how increased marketing efforts in the region by USGC have paid off.

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The University of Missouri's FAPRI in mid-March released its 2021 U.S. Agricultural Market Outlook, predicting an increase in demand for midlevel ethanol blends, a recovery in ethanol net returns, and increased exports over the next decade.

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UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced that domestic ethanol sales by mills in the south-central region of the country were up slightly during the first half of March when compared to the same period of 2020.

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