Bad decisions by a few Volkswagen automotive engineers and managers are likely to affect ethanol plants and other industrial operations with air permits, writes James L. Pray. This column appears in the November issue of EPM.
U.S. EPA data on RINs generation through August reveals cellulosic D3 biofuels continue to climb, advanced biofuel D5 RINs generation is up sharply and the mainstay, D6 renewable fuels (primarily ethanol) continues on pace.
National Corn Growers and Farmers Union leaders say weakening the renewable fuel standard will harm rural America, citing USDA projections of a 50 percent decline in net farm income in 2015 compared to the 2013 high.
Three Valero ethanol plants and a Michigan plant join the club of ethanol producers achieving greenhouse gas reductions of 20 percent or better, when compared to the baseline gasoline used in the renewable fuels standard.
After a year and a half of record earnings, the ethanol industry stabilized in 2015, according to a CoBank ethanol industry report. Going forward, ethanol margins are expected to remain “modestly positive,� on average, for the next 12 to 18 months.
The Senate Banking Committee has defeated an amendment that would have eliminate corn-ethanol blending targets under the RFS. The amendment introduced by Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Penn., was defeated Oct. 1 by a vote of 7-15.
Joule, a company working toward commercial-scale production of liquid fuels from recycled CO2, announced that its fuel grade Sunflow-E ethanol has been registered by the U.S. EPA for commercial use in E10 and E15 gasoline blends.
The ethanol industry has a new advocate in Americans for Energy Security and Innovation. The organization will target its efforts on expanding support of the RFS and is made up of U.S. biofuel producers and investors.
The California Air Resources Board has re-adopted a Low Carbon Fuel Standard requiring a 10 percent reduction in the carbon intensity of transportation fuels by 2020.
E85 would make the original RVO achievable, a new report from Babcock and Pouliot at Iowa State's CARD, shows. The economists analyze 3 years of retail data on E85 price and sales to estimate national demand, if E85 is priced right.
The majority of Nebraskans who responded to a poll are in favor of developing alternative sources of energy. Nearly 60 percent of poll respondents agreed or strongly agreed that more should be done to develop ethanol or biodiesel.
Senate democrats introduced a bill to create the American Energy Innovation Act of 2015, taking a multi-faceted approach to dealing with a number of issues and energy sectors, which they say offers a pathway to a cleaner energy future and economy.
The RFA expressed disappointment with a proposal by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to include ILUC emissions when calculating the carbon intensity of biofuels regulated under the state's Clean Fuels Program.
Nearly two dozen top executives from the advanced and cellulosic biofuels industry recently sent a letter to President Obama regarding the U.S. EPA's RFS volume requirement proposal, four of whom spoke during a Sept. 16 conference call.
Instead of setting a blend wall for ethanol, why not set a fossil fuel pollution cap, writes Mike Bryan of BBI International. This column is titled "Time to cap pollution" in the October issue of EPM.
The RFS is just a decade old and its results have been wide-ranging and long-lasting, writes Bob Dinneen of RFA. This column appears in the October issue of EPM.
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack's announcement 21 states will receive a total of $100 million in matching grants through the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership was applauded by the ethanol industry.
There's no question biofuels and a strong RFS are important to the future of the Cornhusker State. This article appears in the October issue of EPM.
The U.S. fuel ethanol industry has dismissed the American Petroleum Institute's latest diatribe on the Renewable Fuel Standard, saying the API's assertions are false and an effort to restrict American consumers' fuel choice.
The final rule implementing FSMA reforms food safety laws, shifting the focus from responding to contamination to preventing it. The rule introduces new rules for feed manufacturers, including the ethanol industry's coproducts.
We have accomplished too much, and the future is too bright for the U.S. to abdicate its leadership on renewable fuels now, writes Bliss Baker of GRFA. This column appears in the October issue of EPM.
EPA names Valero Renewables, Albert City, Iowa, as an efficient producer, bringing the total to 41. Efficient producer status allows plants to generate RINs above the volumes grandfathered in under the RFS rule.
Whether the United States will be able to hold on to its spot as the world's No. 1 ethanol exporter will depend on market forces and government policy, according to a USDA report.
Ethanol supporters respond to new polls from detractors, other misinformation efforts.
David Hallberg, Urban Air Initiative policy consultant, will present “Examining the Public Health Threat of Gasoline Emissions in Urban Areas� at The Slowdown during an Omaha, Nebraska, Science Café Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m.
The American Coalition for Ethanol honored a select group of individuals and companies for their substantial efforts to advance the U.S. ethanol industry during ACE's annual conference in Omaha, Nebraska, last week.
Fuels America sponsors full-page ad in Las Vegas aimed at President Obama during his appearance at the National Clean Energy Summit.
The argument that consumers don't want E15 because they aren't asking for it doesn't ring true with Ron Lamberty, senior vice president for the American Coalition for Ethanol, he said at the ACE conference, held Aug. 19-21 in Omaha.
The U.S. EPA is inviting public comments on the list of candidates being considered for appointment to its Science Advisory Board Agricultural Science Committee, which provides advice on matters related to farming and agriculture-related industries.
On Aug. 19, the USDA Farm Service Agency announced that enrollment has begun for farmers and forest landowners seeking financial assistance for growing new sources of biomass for designated project areas under the Biomass Crop Assistance Program.
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