Climate advisor tells EPA that ethanol reduces GHG emissions
By Clean Fuels Development Coalition
March 03, 2022
In the wrap-up session of a two-day EPA workshop, Reid Detchon, senior advisor for climate solutions for the United Nations Foundation, urged EPA to stop dwelling on uncertainties in GHG modeling and incorporate Argonne's GREET model.
On March 2, more than 200 Iowa biofuels supporters from around the state packed the Iowa State Capitol rotunda to show support for the Iowa Biofuels Access Bill, which aims to boost consumer access to E15 and B20 blends.
Following President Joe Biden's State of the Union address on March 2, ACE CEO Brian Jennings issued a statement underscoring steps the administration can immediately take to address pain at the pump and other urgent challenges.
Representatives of the biofuels industry on Feb. 28 filed two separate petitions in with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging a final rule issued by the EPA in December setting GHG emissions standards for MY 2023-2026 vehicles.
RFA's Robert White discusses the challenge fuel retailers face as they need to balance current driver demand with future regulatory and consumer trends, especially when it comes to electric vehicles.
The U.S. EPA is implementing a new process by which the Science Advisory Board will assess the science that informs decisions regarding proposed rules. The process will restore opportunities for peer review and strengthen the independence of the SAB.
Previewing a feature article in the April issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine, editor Tom Bryan explains how the industry is in a crunch to find a quick and permanent solution to E15's summertime ban in areas of the country using conventional gas.
Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor on Feb. 24 participated in the USDA's 98th Annual Agricultural Outlook Forum. Skor was a featured panelist in the plenary session titled, “Growing Market Opportunities for Climate Smart, Sustainable Agriculture Systems.�
Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Pat Toomey, R-Pa., are uring the Senate EPW Committee to consider legislation introduced last summer that aims to make corn ethanol ineligible for meeting Renewable Fuel Standard RVOs.
The U.S. EPA has released updated renewable identification number (RIN) data, reporting that nearly 1.78 billion RINs were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in January, up from 1.4 billion generated during the same period of 2021.
The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration is recruiting participants for the Clean EDGE Asia Business Development Mission to Indonesia and Vietnam. Biofuels companies are among those encouraged to participate.
Study: Ethanol industry strongly rebounded in 2021
By Renewable Fuels Association
February 22, 2022
In 2021, the U.S. ethanol industry “recovered substantially� from pandemic conditions, with ethanol and gasoline use approaching pre-COVID-19 levels in the second half of the year, according to an analysis completed by ABF Economics.
RFA's 2022 outlook zeroes in on new opportunities
By Renewable Fuels Association
February 22, 2022
The RFA released its 2022 Ethanol Industry Outlook and Pocket Guide during the 27th annual National Ethanol Conference in New Orleans. The annual publications and conference all share a common theme: Zeroing in on New Opportunities.
Ethanol has historic opportunity to cut carbon, lower fuel prices
By Renewable Fuels Association
February 22, 2022
In his annual State of the Industry Address, RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper said that the global quest to achieve net-zero carbon emissions “may very well be the greatest opportunity for growth and value creation in the industry's history.�
The U.S. EPA published a notice of proposed consent decree on Feb. 23 related to a legal challenge filed by Growth Energy that would establish deadlines for the agency to finalize the 2021 and 2022 RFS RVOs by June 3, 2022.
Biofuels producers find themselves in a unique position. Few others understand what it means to be both a trusted steward of nature and a large-scale producer of transportation fuel. They are well positioned to help Canada achieve its climate goals.
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing on Feb. 16 on the Renewable Fuel Standard. ACE CEO Brian Jennings commended a handful of bipartisan Senators for defending the RFS during the event.
Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor testified on Feb. 16 before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works at its hearing titled “The Environmental Protection Agency's Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Challenges and Opportunities�.
Enacted in 2005 and expanded in 2007, the RFS has been a “resounding success� by any measure, the RFA told the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works in testimony submitted Feb. 16 ahead of a hearing on the RFS program.
On Feb. 11 at its annual Executive Leadership Conference, Growth Energy awarded Sen. Chuck Grassley with America's Fuel Award, which recognizes an individual who has gone above and beyond as a champion for the renewable fuels industry.
Increased mobility and reduced COVID-19 restrictions have spurred a near global recovery in ethanol trade, according to the U.S. Grains Council. Ethanol exports for Q1 of the 2021-'22 marketing year were up 5 percent at 330 million gallons.
A report recently released in the Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences brought to life several misrepresentations of the environmental outcomes of the RFS. ACE's Ron Alverson is refuting three key misrepresentations.
The U.S. EPA is seeking nominations for scientific experts to serve on an external expert panel to peer review the agency's third triennial report to congress on biofuels and the environment. Nominations can be submited through March 3.
A report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service's Global Agricultural Information Network in February provides an update on India's goal to install or upgrade nearly 200 grain-based ethanol production facilities and move to an E20 blend.
The New Mexico House of Representatives on Feb. 17 failed for the second consecutive year to pass legislation that aims to implement a state Clean Fuel Standard. This year's bill, SB 14, is now dead.
The U.S. EPA released updated SRE data on Feb. 17, reporting that no new SRE petitions were filed under the RFS in the proceeding month. In addition, the agency did not act on any of the 69 SRE petitions that have been pending since mid-January.
Corn ethanol can achieve net-zero carbon emissions before 2050
By Renewable Fuels Association
February 21, 2022
A report released on Feb. 21 shows that new and emerging technologies and practices could help the ethanol industry achieve net-zero carbon emissions well before its current goal of 2050, according to the RFA.
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office has released two new requests for information related to biomass conversion research and development and community organic waste programs.
According to a new study from the University of Minnesota Extension, the state's ethanol industry produced 1.27 billion gallons of ethanol in 2021, 33 percent higher than 2020's volume, resulting in over $6 billion in economic activity.
At Growth Energy's 13th Annual Executive Leadership Conference, hundreds of industry stakeholders networked with producers that not only survived the pandemic, but continue to press forward with the investments needed to fuel a low-carbon future.
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