The Surface Transportation Board has announced it will hold a public hearing on June 10 in Washington, D.C., to examine issues related to the accessibility of rate compliant procedures for grain shippers.
Forty-two of Nebraska's 49 senators recently sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy pushing the agency to continue its support for renewable fuels when drafting rules that could limit amounts of ethanol blended with gasoline.
The U.S. EPA has released renewable identification number (RIN) generation data for April, reporting that more than 1.44 billion RINs were generated during the month, including nearly 7.82 cellulosic RINs.
REX American Resources Corp. has released first quarter financial results, reporting net sales and revenue of $105.2 million, down from $155.9 million during the same quarter of the prior year. The company did, however, report a profitable quarter.
Representatives of the Renewable Fuels Association, Growth Energy and the U.S. Grains Council recently traveled to Tokyo to follow up on an industry market assessment of the potential to export U.S. ethanol to Japan.
Biofuel trade organizations have submitted comments to the U.S. EPA regarding its recently announced proposed legal agreement that sets specific deadlines for establishing 2014, 2015 and 2016 volume requirements under the renewable fuel standard.
Several ethanol trade associations have weighed in on recent announcements by the American Petroleum Institute regarding demand for E0 and the use of E10 in marine and small engines.
UN FAO, Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Carbon War Room, KLM, Novozymes and the UN Foundation partner to scale up the sustainable bioenergy solutions to meet the global need for sustainable energy.
The International Renewable Energy Agency has announced 7.7 million people worldwide were employed by the renewable energy industry in 2014, including, 822,000 jobs in biomass, 381,000 jobs in biogas, and 1.788 million in liquid biofuels.
Protec Fuel has announced E15 is now available in the Orlando, Florida, metro area. The fuel blend is being offered by Protec and Kissimmee Citgo. The fuel station, located in Kissimmee, Florida, is owned by Mid-State Energy Inc.
Retail gasoline prices from 2013 through the first quarter of 2015 were unaffected by prices for renewable identification number (RIN) credits that are used to demonstrate compliance with the renewable fuel standard (RFS).
In the United States, petroleum is by far the most-consumed transportation fuel. But recently the share of fuels other than petroleum for U.S. transportation has increased to its highest level since 1954.
European Ethanol producer CropEnergies AG has released financial results for the fiscal year ended Feb. 28, reporting that ethanol production increased 20 percent last year, reaching 1.06 million cubic meters.
A team effort determines the most accurate, efficient, cost-effective emission compliance testing.
The U.S. Department of Energy has published a notice announcing an open meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee on May 20-22 in Washington, D.C.
Discussions on the China market and FSMA dominated the presentations at the 19th Distillers Grains Symposium held in Kansas City.
E15 and higher ethanol blends do not receive the same 1-pound RVP volatility waiver that is granted to E10, writes Tom Buis of Growth Energy, encouraging readers to contact their legislators to show support for new bills seeking to change that.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the May edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, slightly revising its ethanol production forecasts for this year, but maintaining the forecast for 2016 production made in April.
The recent drop in oil prices and global food price index should finally put an end to the food vs. food debate, writes Bliss Baker of GRFA. The price of oil and energy inputs are the most important drivers of food and commodity prices, not biofuels.
In 2014, U.S. fuel ethanol production reached 14.3 billion gallons of ethanol fuel, the highest level ever. The growth in U.S. fuel ethanol production has outpaced growth in corn consumed as feedstock.
On May 12, representatives of two biofuel trade organizations discussed the choice the White House and U.S. EPA face in proposing upcoming renewable volume requirements (RVOs) under the renewable fuel standard.
With spring planting progressing rapidly, USDA is projecting total U.S. feed grain supplies for 2015-'16 will slightly exceed the record level of 2014-'15 as larger beginning stocks more than offset lower expected production.
The U.S. EPA's proposed rule for the 2014, 2015 and 2016 renewable fuel standard (RFS) volume requirements is undergoing review by the White House Office of Management and Budget, marking a final step before the rule is released for public review.
Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., has introduced legislation to extend the U.S. EPA's waiver for Reid vapor pressure (RVP) to ethanol blends beyond E10. The bill, S. 1239, is cosponsored by Sens. Chuck Grassley; R-Iowa, and Deb Fischer, R-Neb.
The current robust pace of corn and ethanol exports and prospects for further improvement in the pace of distillers grains exports are encouraging, University of Illinois economist Darrel Good said in his weekly outlook published in FarmDoc Daily.
A group of 10 biofuel trade associations and companies recently sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy in response to a May 1 letter issued by the American Petroleum Institute and American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers.
According to an international report on bioenergy and land use, informed management of bioenergy crops can alleviate factors contributing to food insecurity, as well as provide practical avenues to achieve a wide variety of benefits.
A group of 12 biofuel trade organizations and companies recently sent a letter to President Obama, requesting a high-level White House meeting to discuss rulemaking related to the renewable fuels standard (RFS).
BBI International recently reported that this year's International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo, taking place June 1-4, 2015 in Minneapolis, is set to have the largest number of ethanol producers ever gathered at an industry event.
The Biotechnologies Industry Organization recently released an analysis that shows delays in renewable fuel standard (RFS) rulemaking by the U.S. EPA over the past two years have chilled investment in advanced and cellulosic fuels.
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