An analysis of 2016 model year warranty statements and owner's manuals conducted by the Renewable Fuels Association shows that auto manufacturers explicitly approve E15 use in more than 70 percent of new vehicles.
The Andersons Inc. has announced plans to double capacity of its ethanol plant in Albion, Michigan. ICM Inc., which constructed the original plant, is contracted to build the expansion. The expansion project is expected to be complete in April 2017.
The U.K. Department of Energy and Climate Change has released renewable energy statistics for the second quarter of 2015, reporting ethanol accounted for 57 percent of biofuel consumption during the three-month period.
Members of the global coarse grains, ethanol and coproducts markets will gather under one roof in October at the Export Exchange 2016 in Detroit, Michigan. The event is cosponsored by the U.S. Grains Council and the Renewable Fuels Association.
The U.S. Grains Council's ethanol export promotion program has seen an early success with a U.S. exporter confirming sales of 10 million gallons of U.S. ethanol to Peru, valued at more than $15 million, following a trade team's visit.
For the second time in history, the U.S. ethanol industry's daily average production has reached 1 million barrels per day. Ethanol production averaged 1 million barrels per day the week ending Dec. 11, nearly meeting the record set in November.
CARB readopts standards, and sets time lines and treatment for legacy pathways. This contribution appears in the January issue of EPM.
Optimism about the ethanol industry's future is high, despite challenges. This article appears in the January issue of EPM with the headline, "Moving into 2016."
Chempolis Ltd. has entered into partnership with Avantha Group's research wing Avantha Centre for Industrial Research & Development to offer technology to India to extract ethanol from various agricultural residues.
Federal lawmakers have released the text of a $1.1 trillion spending bill that will fund the U.S. government through October 2016. An accompanying legislative package of tax extenders aims to extend certain bioenergy tax incentives for two years.
In mid-December, Kum & Go and Growth Energy are partnering to bring E15 to the residents of Greater Little Rock, Arkansas. During two promotions, customers can fuel up with E15 for only $1.15 per gallon, as well as learn more about the fuel blend.
The Federal Trade Commission has issued its 2015 Report on Ethanol Market Concentration. As in prior years, the report concludes that any unilateral or coordinated attempt to exercise market power in the U.S. ethanol industry is highly unlikely.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has released its 2014 Data Book, showcasing increased use of renewable energy. According to the report, renewables accounted for approximately 11.1 percent of U.S. energy production in 2014.
UNICA, Brazil's sugarcane industry association, has announced rains slowed the pace of the sugarcane crush during the second half of November. The association also reported reduced demand for hydrous ethanol.
DuPont and The Dow Chemical Co. have announced plans to combine in an all-stock merger of equals into DowDuPont. The parties intend to subsequently pursue a separation of DowDuPont into three independent, publicly traded companies.
The government of Queensland, Australia, recently passed a bill that requires the fuel industry to comply with a 3 percent ethanol mandate for gasoline and a 0.5 percent mandate for biobased diesel. The mandates take effect Jan. 1, 2017.
In a recent letter to the U.S. EPA, the Renewable Fuels Association urged the agency to take immediate administrative action to eliminate an arcane regulatory barrier that is impeding growth in the use of E15 and other higher-level ethanol blends.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the December edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, increasing its forecast for 2015 and 2016 ethanol production to an average of approximately 960,000 barrels per day.
The E85 conversion kit featured in Pump the movie can be installed in 90 percent of vehicles. Here's how the U.S. based company that developed and markets that kit got its start.
The Indiana Office of Energy Development and the Indiana Corn Marketing Council recently announced that fuel retail stations in Indiana can begin applying for a share of $1.34 million through the Hoosier Homegrown Fuels Blender Pump Program.
The release of the U.S. EPA's final rulemaking for the renewable fuel standard (RFS) was a shock to the RINs market, the renewable identification numbers used by obligated parties to demonstrate compliance.
On Dec. 7, the European Commission announced it is opening a formal antitrust investigation to determine whether or not three ethanol producers have manipulated ethanol benchmarks published by a price reporting agency.
The final rulemaking for the 2016 renewable fuel standard (RFS) won't result in much more demand for corn, according to Darrell Good's weekly outlook, "Ethanol Production and Corn Consumption Prospects for 2016," in the FarmDocDaily.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced mills in the south-central region of the country processed 25.61 million tons of sugarcane during the first half of November, up 10.71 percent from the same period of last year.
The U.S. EPA has released its long-anticipated final rule setting the 2014, 2015 and 2016 renewable volume requirements (RVOs) under the renewable fuel standard (RFS), along with the 2017 RVO for biomass-based diesel.
Positive aspects were found in the U.S. EPA's final rule establishing the renewable volume obligations for compliance with the renewable fuel standard, but the overall tone from associations responding immediately after the announcement was negative.
The table is set for several potential shifts in natural gas market dynamics that could impact end users. Market participants have gotten used to a well-supplied situation and generally low prices but the market is changing over the next 12 months.
DDGS prices have settled into a holding pattern. Prices have been steady for the last couple of weeks, and have only recently started to see more domestic demand.
John Oder claimed the Kearney Raceway Pro Class Points Championship in a come-from-behind victory Nov. 1. This was his first year racing on Ignite Fuel, a 90 percent ethanol and 10 percent gasoline blend.
The U.S. ethanol industry set a new weekly production record the week ending Nov. 20 with production averaging 1.008 million barrels per day. This is the first time weekly production has surpassed the 1 million barrel-per-day mark.
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