Bliss Baker, the president of the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance, recently sent letters to the national leaders of 47 countries that committed to combating climate change as contributors to the historic agreement at COP21.
The U.S. Department of Energy has released its first annual energy employment analysis. The report focuses on how changes in America's energy profile are affecting energy sector employment. It includes data related to biofuel and bioenergy jobs.
Iowa is one step closer to establishing a production tax credit (PTC) for renewable chemicals. Legislation to establish a PTC program has passed both houses of the state legislature and currently awaits the signature of Gov. Terry Branstad.
Gevo Inc. recently announced that an ASTM committee and subcommittee have passed a concurrent ballot approving the revision of ASTM D7566 to include alcohol-to-jet synthetic paraffinic kerosene derived from renewable isobutanol.
A report recently released by Clean Energy Trust and Environmental Entrepreneurs has determined nearly 569,000 people currently work in clean energy throughout the Midwest, with that number expected to grow by more than 4 percent over the next year.
During a recent trade development mission led by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, representatives from the U.S. Grains Council visited Peru and Chile to assess the potential for further growth of their imports of U.S. ag products.
Legislation pending in Iowa aims to create a five-year, 5-cent-per-pound, renewable chemical production tax credit program. The Biotechnology Innovation Organization has spoken out in support of the measure, noting it would help drive innovation.
The 2016 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo, the ethanol industry's largest conference, has released its highly anticipated agenda featuring more than 140 speakers and four comprehensive tracks.
On March 23, a group of 19 senators sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, asking the agency to set high renewable volume obligations (RVOs) in its 2017 renewable fuel standard (RFS) rulemaking.
On March 21, nine members of the U.S. of Representatives sent a letter to U.S. Trade Ambassador Michael Froman, urging him to examine opportunities to reduce tariffs on U.S.-produced energy, including ethanol, during trade negotiations.
The U.S. EPA has released renewable identification number (RIN) generation data for February, reporting 1.18 billion RINs were generated during the month, including nearly 14.42 million cellulosic RINs.
A recent study has shown that while the renewable fuels industry continues to be a strong driver of Iowa's economy, its impact took a small step backwards in 2015 due to reductions in renewable fuel standard (RFS).
The April issue of EPM is now online, including update information about cellulosic ethanol plants that are producing or in the commissioning or development phase, writes Tom Bryan in his editor's note.
Individual acts of community involvement make the pain of continuing down the path of Big Oil harder and harder to justify, writes Mike Bryan. This column appears in the April issue of EPM.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has updated its annual survey of U.S. non-starch ethanol and renewable hydrocarbon biofuel producers. The report includes data on 29 ethanol projects and 32 renewable hydrocarbon projects.
The notion that prosperity can only be driven by petroleum without regard for the environmental, economic or national security implications is the real relic, writes Bob Dinneen. This column appears in the April issue of EPM.
The U.S. Department of Energy is seeking feedback that will will help its Bioenergy Technologies Office better understand capabilities, barriers and opportunities, associated with the operation of integrated biorefineries.
The U.S. Grains Council has announced the Renewable Fuels Association and Growth Energy have joined the organization as members. The formal addition of these two critical stakeholders will benefit council programs in myriad ways.
The Renewable Fuels Association recently sent a letter to Lowe's CEO Robert Niblock, urging his company to remove a sign appearing at several Midwest locations that inaccurately warns consumers to not use ethanol blends in small engines.
On March 17, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the U.S. EPA entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that allows the agencies to share renewable fuel standard (RFS) data and analysis.
Although there are challenges facing the second generation ethanol industry, progress is being made. This article appears in the April issue of EPM.
Greg Hibner, president of J.D. Heiskell & Co.'s Hawkeye Gold division, has been selected to represent the agribusiness sector on the U.S. Grains Council's board of directors.
On March 16, subcommittees of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing on U.S. EPA management of the renewable fuel standard. The event has been criticized for failing to include testimony from the biofuels industry.
The biofuels industry stands ready to answer the call to action made by the Paris Agreement, and has been doing so for years, writes Tom Buis. This column appears in the April issue of EPM with the headline "A reminder of what's important."
March 15 is National Agriculture Day. In recognition of this day, the Renewable Fuels Association would like to thank farmers, the backbone of the U.S. ethanol industry. Ethanol is the single most important, value-added market for farmers.
Several representatives of the biofuel industry are participating in a USDA trade mission to Peru and Chile March 14-18. The mission, led by Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack, aims to expand export opportunities for food and agricultural products.
Iogen's Brian Foody addresses the challenge of commercializing cellulosic ethanol. This article appears in the April issue of EPM.
The European renewable ethanol association (ePURE) welcomes the recent publication of the European Commission's long-awaited GLOBIOM study on the land use change (LUC) impacts of biofuels demand.
BBI International has announced the National Advanced Biofuels Conference & Expo. The event will take place June 20-23, 2016 at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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