by Jim Dukart (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... Ethanol plants in Indiana account for some 600 jobs, with an additional 4.9 jobs
blender pumps
Back TO HOMETwo $125,000 State Grants to Boost Usage of Higher Ethanol, Biodiesel Blends
by O. Kay Henderson (RadioIowa) Two Iowa retailers are each getting $125,000 in state funding to help finance installation of
April 17, 2014 Read Full Article
Vilsack Outlines 3-Pronged RFS, U.S. Ethanol Strategy
by Jeannine Otto (AgriNews) Defend, expand, export. ... “We need to make sure that people understand this entire standard is under attack.
April 02, 2014 Read Full Article
E15 Now Available in Cambridge, Neb.
(Growth Energy/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Anew Travel Center in Cambridge, Neb., now offers E15 to consumers for use in 2001 and
March 25, 2014 Read Full Article
How RINs Really Work, and Why Big Oil Hates Them
by Ron Lamberty (Ethanol Producer Magazine/American Coalition for Ethanol) The ability for independent fuel marketers to sell renewable fuels at
March 18, 2014 Read Full Article
USDA Wants Ethanol Available Nationwide
by Jerry Hagstrom (AgWeek) Higher grade levels of ethanol need to be available outside the Midwest and the U.S. Department of
March 18, 2014 Read Full Article
Big Oil to Ethanol: Build Your Own Dang Distribution, If You Think E85 Has Blend-Wall Busting Potential
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Reform, repeal or compete: the options laid out for ethanol by Big Oil by Marathon’s
February 20, 2014 Read Full Article
Loebsack Introduces Legislation to Utilize and Expand Renewable Fuel Infrastructure
(Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-Iowa) ) Congressman Dave Loebsack announced today that he introduced legislation that would establish a grant program through
February 13, 2014 Read Full Article
Hydrogen, Gasoline, Solar Panel Hybrid or Cellulosic Ethanol: What’s Better, What’s Best?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This past week, we’ve had the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and the North
January 14, 2014 Read Full Article
Give the Earth the Gift of a Bio-Based New Year's Resolution
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) As the old year bows out, we greet the new year with wishes for
December 24, 2013 Read Full Article
Bio-Isobutanol Wins Key Thumbs-up from Underwriters Labs
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Illinois, Underwriters Laboratories announced a joint research program has determined that gasoline fuel storage
December 23, 2013 Read Full Article
“Fueling Our Future” Funds Available to Increase Use of Higher Blends of Ethanol and Biodiesel
(Iowa Department of Agriculture) Applications due Feb. 7, 2014 for retailers interested in participating Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and Secretary of
December 10, 2013 Read Full Article
Minnesota Station Celebrates State's First Biodiesel Blender Pumps
(Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council/Biodiesel Magazine) Thanks to Staples Enterprises, motorists traveling through Heron Lake, Minn., now have even
November 21, 2013 Read Full Article
Ethanol Plant Offering Blending Pump Grants
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) Little Sioux Corn Processors (LSCP), a 110 million gallon per year ethanol plant based in Marcus,
October 30, 2013 Read Full Article
It's Proper Oversight, Not Bullying
by Senator Charles Grassley (The Wall Street Journal) Letter to editor: In response to you editorial "The Ethanol Enforcers" (Oct. 8): It's
October 21, 2013 Read Full Article
State of Iowa to Use $250,000 in Federal Funds for E30 “Blender” Pumps
by O. Kay Henderson (RadioIowa) The State of Iowa will use a $250,000 federal grant to bolster a program that
October 15, 2013 Read Full Article
EPA Considers U.S. Ethanol Mandate Cut Amid Complaints
by Mark Drajem & Lucia Kassai (Bloomberg) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is considering scaling back legal requirements on the use of ethanol
October 14, 2013 Read Full Article
Biofuels, Biomass Projects among Latest Round of REAP Funding
by Holly Jessen (Biodiesel Magazine) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced funding for projects in 22 states to help reduce
October 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Peoria County Corn/Soy Promoters Offers Multiple Blends of Fuel to Consumers
by Steve Tarter (Peoria Journal Star) ... The FS station in Kickapoo, the first station to offer biodiesel over a decade
September 24, 2013 Read Full Article
Ethanol Blend Wall? What Blend Wall?
by Ned Stowe (Environmental and Energy Study Institute) The oil industry has formally petitioned the EPA to reduce the Renewable
September 20, 2013 Read Full Article
E15 Additions At the Right Price
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) According to some new information from the Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI), the cost of upgrading an existing retail
September 12, 2013 Read Full Article
Scenarios to Determine Approximate Cost for E15 Station Readiness
(Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI)) (from a letter to US Department of Agriculture) ... "You asked on August 13 if the
September 12, 2013 Read Full Article
Farmers Cooperative Fuel Pumps Near Completion
(Creston News) The first E85 gasoline pump in Creston is opening as early as Tuesday at the Farmer’s Cooperative fuel
August 29, 2013 Read Full Article
Agriculture Secretary Announces Projects in 42 States and Two Territories Designed to Improve Farm and Rural Business Energy Efficiency
(U.S. Department of Agriculture) Secretary Says Future Support Depends on Congressional Action on a New Food, Farm and Jobs Bill Agriculture
August 21, 2013 Read Full Article
What’s Really Happening with the So-called ‘Blend Wall’? A Fuels America Briefing
by Sarah Dik (Biotechnology Industry Organization) The public dialog surrounding the Renewable Fuel Standard is robust- and filled with misinformation.
July 25, 2013 Read Full Article
North Dakota Group Educates FFV Owners, Promotes Use of Higher Blends
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Thanks to a promotion by North Dakotans for Energy Independence, flex-fuel vehicle (FFV) owners
July 22, 2013 Read Full Article
South Dakota Begins 3rd Round of Grants for Blender Pumps
(The Daily Republic) South Dakota officials say they have started the third round of funding for grants that help gas
July 09, 2013 Read Full Article
July 1st – Independence Day for Iowa Fuel Retailers
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) July 1, 2013 has now become “Independence Day” for Iowa fuel retailers as today marks the
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Island's First Biofuel Blending Station Opens in Cowichan
by Liz Craig (HQCowichanValley.com) ... Thursday is the grand-opening of Vancouver Island's first bio-diesel blending station at the CVRD’s Bings Creek
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Iowa Takes Aggressive Step to Tear Down Big Oil’s Bogus Blend Wall
(Iowa Renewable Fuels Association) Passage of Retailer “Bill of Rights” Shows Commitment to Local Retailers and Consumer Fuel Choice The Iowa Renewable
May 27, 2013 Read Full Article
Propel Fuels Brings Biodiesel, E85 to Fresno
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, Propel Fuels has opened another in its chain of transformative Clean Mobility Centers
April 10, 2013 Read Full Article
Oxygen for High Altitudes: 17 Biofuels Ventures Raise $434M in Equity
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Despite the sluggish economic recovery and questions over policy stability — biofuels ventures have been
April 08, 2013 Read Full Article
Big Oil's Big Effort
by Loretta Sorensen (MidWest Producer) The best way farmers and consumers can weaken the grip of giant oil companies and further
April 05, 2013 Read Full Article
Notice of Funding Availability for the Rural Energy for America Program
(US Department of Agriculture/Federal Register) This Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) announces the acceptance of applications under the Rural Energy
April 05, 2013 Read Full Article
USDA Accepting Apps for Blender Pump Grants under REAP Program
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting applications for federal REAP funds
April 05, 2013 Read Full Article
Federal Grant Helps Keep Jackson Express' Ethanol Cause Pumping
by Diana Johnsen (KCAUTV.com) ...The Jackson Express Gas station in Jackson, Nebraska has what are called ethanol "blender pumps", which
April 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Popke’s in Rock Rapids, IA Joins the E15 Club
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) Popke’s, Inc. in Rock Rapids, Iowa has joined the E15 “club” now joining four other stations in
April 02, 2013 Read Full Article
E85 Sales Plummet 26 Percent in Minnesota
by David Shaffer (Star Tribune) As the price spread diminished between the high-ethanol gasoline blend and regular fuel, some drivers
March 29, 2013 Read Full Article
Antitrust Complaint Filed against ConocoPhillips over “Anti-Competitive Activities”
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Is ConocoPhillips unlawfully attempting to limit competition in the fuels marketplace? We’ll find out soon. In
March 20, 2013 Read Full Article
The Dew Drop Inn — Who’s Dropping in What in Biofuels?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) B20, B5, B100, E10, E22, E15, M50, E85, Bu12.5, HEFA 50. Is your head swimming
February 19, 2013 Read Full Article
Big Steps in Biofuels: ACORE’s Renewable Energy Policy Forum ‘13
By Joshua Rathod (Advanced Biofuels USA) Thinking about the back and forth on EPA’s cellulosic fuel mandates in the last
February 15, 2013 Read Full Article
EPA Approves New Fueling Configuration for E15
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) On Feb. 7, the U.S. EPA approved a new blender pump configuration for the
February 08, 2013 Read Full Article
Distribution Infrastructure—a Hurdle to Overcome
by Donna Funk (Ethanol Producer Magazine/Kennedy and Coe LLC) ...The current market for E15 is growing, which is an exciting
January 30, 2013 Read Full Article
If You Have the Stones: The Ethanol Blend Wall, Revisited
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Ah, that was a time when leaders had the stones to set difficult targets
January 18, 2013 Read Full Article
E85 Availability Boosted in Nebraska, California
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Nebraska now has about 80 flex-fuel pumps with the addition of two new
January 11, 2013 Read Full Article
Ethanol Tax Breaks to Help Later than Sooner
by Dan Piller (Des Moines Register) The extension of a $1.01 per gallon tax credit for cellulosic ethanol will help
January 04, 2013 Read Full Article
Hartington's Flex Fuel Pumps Give the State a Total of 80
by Janice Podsada (Omaha.com) Two new flex fuel pumps offering E85 and E30 flex fuels — blends of 85
January 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Blender Pumps at Jackson Gas Station Blend Local Ethanol On Demand
by Staci DaSilva (KCAUtv.com) ...Along with a refurbished convenience store, it's Taylor Nelson and the new gas pumps that are
November 09, 2012 Read Full Article
REAP Grants Include Money for Blender Pumps
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A total of $16 million in investment for 244 projects received funding from the
October 29, 2012 Read Full Article
State Corn Groups Lay Groundwork for Higher Ethanol Blends, Greater Consumer Choice
(National Corn Growers Association) State corn associations across the country are working diligently to make the increased use of higher
October 25, 2012 Read Full Article
First Retailer in Nebraska to Offer E15
(Renewable Fuels Association) Uncle Neal’s Phillips 66 at 2705 S. Plum Creek Parkway in Lexington, Nebraska is the first retailer
October 24, 2012 Read Full Article
Standoff at Pump Over New Fuel: Ethanol Lobby vs. Station Owners
by Ryan Tracy (The Wall Street Journal) ...Since the blend known as E15 first hit the market for regular cars
October 15, 2012 Read Full Article
Study Finds a LCFS in Minnesota Would Create Nearly 32,500 Jobs
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A study recently published by the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of
October 15, 2012 Read Full Article
Blender Pump Opens in Cresco, Iowa
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) ...Twenty-nine local investors applied and were approved for a Resource Enhancement and Protection grant (REAP). They
September 17, 2012 Read Full Article
New App Provides Green Fuel Map for the U.S.
by Antonio Pasolini (Gizmag) Switching to a vehicle running on alternative fuel presents a clear challenge - where do you
September 13, 2012 Read Full Article
North Dakota and Montana: Opportunity Knocks for the Bioeconomy, along the Northern Tier
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Despite low levels of publicity, North Dakota and Montana are making great strides in bioeconomy
September 04, 2012 Read Full Article
Nebraska Corn Growers Funding Blender Pumps
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) Nebraska corn growers are on a mission to get more blender pumps installed in their state,
August 27, 2012 Read Full Article
Growth Energy, Pump Equipment Manufactures to Increase E15 Access
(Growth Energy/Ethanol Producer Magazine) With increasing consumer demand for higher blends of ethanol, following the U.S. EPA approval of E15
July 31, 2012 Read Full Article
Growth Energy Working with Pump Equipment Manufacturers to Bring Higher Ethanol Blends to Consumers
(Growth Energy) Retrofit kits for flex pumps will provide consumers with greater choice and savings at the pump With increasing consumer
July 26, 2012 Read Full Article
Building Opportunity: New Tax Credits in Florida Aim to Incent Economic Development and Job Creation Through Biofuel Infrastructure Investments
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) ...Specifically, the bill provides a sales tax refund for materials used in the distribution of
July 19, 2012 Read Full Article
Storm Lake, IA Now Has Ethanol Blender Pump
(KAUTV.com) STAR Energy in Storm Lake, Iowa is now offering a wide range of ethanol blends due to the installation
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
South Dakota Seeks Applications for Ethanol Pump Grants
(KSFY) A state economic development agency is accepting applications for grants that will help South Dakota gas stations install pumps
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Nebraska Corn Board Funding More Blender Pumps
by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) Retailers in Nebraska will get some help putting in pumps that give more choices when it
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
REAP Funding Announced for Blender, Flex-Fuel Pump Projects
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Out of 430 Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) awards announced by the USDA
July 17, 2012 Read Full Article
NCB Offers New Blender Pump Grant Incentive for Fuel Retailers
(Nebraska Corn Board) The Nebraska Corn Board recently allocated funds in its 2012-13 fiscal year budget to further develop the
July 04, 2012 Read Full Article
California Energy Commission Awards $35M for Alternative Fuels Development
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, the state Energy Commission today unanimously approved funding of $35,031,310 to projectsthat will accelerate
June 04, 2012 Read Full Article
United Cooperative Fitting Cenex Sites for Flex-Fueling
(CSP Daily News) Installs ethanol blender pumps across southcentral Wisconsin United Cooperative has been selected to receive a $448,500 Rural Energy
May 30, 2012 Read Full Article
Change to Gas Pump Labels Coming in June
(Richmond County Daily Journal) Starting June 1, consumers will notice changes to the way ethanol-blended gasoline is labeled at their
May 30, 2012 Read Full Article
DOE Offers $5 mln for Work on Alternative Fuel Vehicles
by Christopher Doering (Des Moines Register) The U.S. Energy Department said on Tuesday (May 8, 2012) it will make $5 million
May 30, 2012 Read Full Article
United Cooperative Installs Ethanol Flex-Fuel Blender Pumps across South-Central Wisconsin
(Beaver Dam Daily Citizen) United Cooperative was selected to receive a $448,500 Rural Energy for America Program grant to assist
May 25, 2012 Read Full Article
Energy Station of the Future: Propel Launches First Clean Mobility Center
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Free tire air for improved fuel economy; bicycle tuning; renewable fuels; on-demand carbon offsets; at-pump
May 24, 2012 Read Full Article
Iowa Dedicates $1 Million More for Renewable Fuels Infrastructure
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Board is accepting applications through May 18 for cost-share funding to
May 15, 2012 Read Full Article
EPA Approves E15 Ethanol Blend Registrations
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...In Washington, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved the first applications for registration of ethanol
April 11, 2012 Read Full Article
Is Kansas Ready to Bump to E15 at the Pump?
by Steve Everly (Kansas City Star) Ethanol industry pushes for the state to step up from the E10 blend now
March 29, 2012 Read Full Article
RFA Anticipates E15 Roll-Out to Begin Soon
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...Dinneen noted that because ethanol is currently less expensive than gasoline, marketers should be
March 27, 2012 Read Full Article
Illinois Bill Would Boost Ethanol Producers
(Convenience Store News) Illinois biofuel companies who have faced a market glut since the end of a federal tax credit led energy
March 27, 2012 Read Full Article
S.D. Retailers Respond Positively to Blender Pump Grant Program
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Just two months after launching its latest blender pump grant program, South Dakota Gov.
March 26, 2012 Read Full Article
Ethanol-Blended Fuel Use in ND Jumps 97 Percent since 2010
(Farm & Ranch Guide) Recently released statistics show a staggering 97 percent increase in the amount of ethanol-blended fuel sold
March 26, 2012 Read Full Article
NSAC Suggests REAP, BCAP Changes
by Anna Austin (Biomass Power and Thermal Magazine) The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition has released its 2012 Farm Bill platform,
March 23, 2012 Read Full Article
Are We Really Exporting Ethanol So It Will Not Compete With Imported Gasoline?
by Stu Ellis (FarmGateBlog) Every day supertankers full of $100 per barrel oil are docking at US ports where other
March 08, 2012 Read Full Article
Advocacy Group Pitches 100% Ethanol over Keystone XL Pipeline
by Danny King (AutoBlogGreen) An ethanol advocacy group has got an unusual message: having 100 percent ethanol is a better
March 08, 2012 Read Full Article
Ethanol Sales Nearly Double in North Dakota
(The Jamestown Sun) State Tax Department data shows that more than 1.3 million gallons of ethanol-blended fuel was sold in
March 05, 2012 Read Full Article
Fuel Retailers See Isolated Sales of High-Ethanol Blend for up to a Decade
(Platts) As fuel makers start registering their high-ethanol gasoline blends with US regulators, petroleum retailers say there are practical and
February 28, 2012 Read Full Article
Breaking Oil’s Hold Over America
by Tom Buis (Growth Energy/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... Our nation imagines itself the most free and secure in the world,
February 27, 2012 Read Full Article
Retailers Want Liability Protection before Considering E15
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Liability issues surrounding the use of E15 remain a major concern for many retailers
February 23, 2012 Read Full Article
Up and Running: Retailers Respond Positively to SD Blender Pump Incentive
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The application window for South Dakota’s inaugural blender pump grant program may have just
February 23, 2012 Read Full Article
Obama Directs Military to Cut Petroleum Consumption 30 Percent
(NCTechNews) ...In order to comply with and support these directives, Fort Bragg partnered with the Defense Energy Supply Center and
February 01, 2012 Read Full Article
Consumers Have More Options at the Pump
by Meghan Grebner (Brownfield Ag News) Fort Wayne, Ind. residents will have additional options when it comes to filling up their
January 27, 2012 Read Full Article
New E85 Blender Pump Available in Arcadia, Neb.
by Ann Marie Edwards (DomesticFuel.com) A new blender pump is now available at Trotter Service in Arcadia, Neb. This E85 blender pump is
January 20, 2012 Read Full Article
Reaping the Benefits of a Strong Biofuels Industry
by Tom Buis (Growth Energy/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...The intent of Congress when it wrote the renewable fuel standard was
January 16, 2012 Read Full Article
USDA Fuel Pump Grant Seen a Plus for Marcus Junction
by Jolene Stevens (Le Mars Daily Sentinel) A"great marketing tool" is how Carl Nelson, of the Marcus Junction board, describes
January 16, 2012 Read Full Article
Retailers Not Ready For Ethanol
by Gary Truitt (Hoosier Ag Today) Jay Berry, with Central Indiana Ethanol in Marion, says many stations do not have
January 09, 2012 Read Full Article
FORUM: Ethanol Needs Infrastructure in Absence of Tax Credit
by Doug Sombke (Rapid CityJournal/South Dakota Farmers Union) ...What the ethanol industry needs now is investment in improved infrastructure to
January 09, 2012 Read Full Article
The Road for E85 Fuel Just Got Rougher
by David Shaffer (Star Tribune) The 85 percent ethanol blend has always faced challenges as a motor fuel. Now, the
January 09, 2012 Read Full Article
Ethanol Makers Shrug off Expiration of Key Tax Credit
by Chris O'Malley (Indianapolis Business Journal) ...But it looks like motorists, rather than ethanol makers, stand to feel the pain. The
January 09, 2012 Read Full Article
USDA Helps Install 266 Blender Pumps through REAP
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The USDA announced the final round of fiscal year 2011 Renewable Energy for
December 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Blend-Your-Own at the Pump
by Tim Hoskins (Iowa Farmer Today) Blender gas pumps are viewed as one way to increase ethanol sales and allow
December 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Looking at Life Without an Ethanol Subsidy
(Farm Futures) Failure to renew the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit will create a new world for the industry. ...What many
December 29, 2011 Read Full Article
New Ethanol Blender Pumps in Illinois
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) ...Growth Energy, Horizon Fuels, the American Lung Association and Marquis Energy partnered to help with the promotions
December 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding To Create Jobs, Reduce Energy Costs for Agricultural Producers and Rural Small Businesses
(US Department of Agriculture) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today (December 14, 2011) announced loans and grants for agricultural producers and
December 27, 2011 Read Full Article
South Dakota Has $950,000 for Blender Pumps
by Ann Marie Edwards (DomesticFuel.com) South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard says $950,000 in grants will be made available through the Governor’s Office
December 23, 2011 Read Full Article
U.S. Ethanol Tax Break Ends, Brazil Sees an Opening
by Charles Abbott and Reese Ewing (Drovers Cattle Network) A U.S. ethanol tax credit costing roughly $6 billion a year
December 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Critic’s Argument Relies on Faulty Information
by Kevin Skunes (InForum) In response to Ross Nelson’s “Ethanol? I’ll supply the shovels” column on Nov. 27, we should
December 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Novozymes Urges Committee to Explore Oil Alternatives
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) The president of biofuel enzyme producer Novozymes last week called on a House subcommittee to explore alternatives
November 28, 2011 Read Full Article
First Dual-Biofuels Station Opens in Raleigh
(NBC17) The first alternative fuels station in Raleigh opened Wednesday afternoon on New Bern Ave. selling E-85 Ethonal and B-20
November 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Outlook 2012: VEETC is Old News--Matt Horton, CEO, Propel Fuels
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) From the standpoint of Matt Horton, CEO of Propel Fuels, efforts in 2011 to
November 16, 2011 Read Full Article
Nebraska Ethanol Board Part of New Flex Fuel Campaign
(Nebraska Farmer) USDA grant intended to make drivers more aware of flex fuel vehicles and ethanol's benefits involves Nebraska and
November 11, 2011 Read Full Article
Independent Petroleum Marketers Group Joins E85 Coalition
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producers Magazine) Just more than a week after announcing the formation of the Coalition for E85 the
November 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Blender Pump Installed in Rochester
by Janet Kubat Willette (AgriNews.com) ...The Sinclair station at 205 Sixth St. S.W. in Rochester installed a blender pump
October 13, 2011 Read Full Article
Corn Marketing Council Grants to Help Pay to Install Flex Fuel Pumps
by Megan Banta (Evansville Courier & Press) Hoosiers will soon see new flex fuel pumps at a handful of Indiana
September 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Breaking Oil's Monopoly on Transportation
by Geoffrey Styles (Energy Outlook) I've been thinking about an op-ed in Tuesday's New York Times written by a former
September 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Still Needed: More Ethanol Fuel Pumps
by Philip Brasher (Des Moines Register) But it's unclear where money will come from to install them around U.S. ...(Dave) Hicks,
September 27, 2011 Read Full Article
USDA Awards Flex Fuel Grant in Geneseo
by Lisa Depies (Geneseo Republic) Judith Canales, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Business Service Administrator, visited Geneseo on
September 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Stillwater Gas Station 1st in Metro to Offer Flex Fuel Blend
(KSTP.com) A Stillwater gas station has opened the first "blender pump" in the Twin Cities. Yocum’s Holiday at 2500 Orleans Street
September 26, 2011 Read Full Article
North Dakota Grant to Coax Motorists to Use More Ethanol
(Chron.com) A state Commerce Department official says many North Dakotans who drive so-called "flex-fuel" vehicles don't even know it. They're among the people who
September 26, 2011 Read Full Article
Market Access Will Save US from $4 Gasoline, Says FuelChoiceNow
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, a coalition called FuelChoiceNow has opened for business one worth taking a very, very
September 21, 2011 Read Full Article
Street-Legal Cars Burn E85 on Kearney Racetrack
by Lori Potter (KearneyHub.com) More than 200 cars will roar down the Kearney Raceway Park track Oct. 1-2 during the
September 19, 2011 Read Full Article
USDA Gives $2 Million for Blender Pumps in 22 States
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Thirty-three projects in 22 states have been approved for blender pump grants in the
September 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Tax Credits to Expire
by Sarah Gustin (KXMB TV Bismark) ...(Jeff Zueger / Blue Flint Ethanol) "We really need blender pump infastructure, we need
September 14, 2011 Read Full Article
Fairgoing Public to Learn More about Ethanol
(The Independent) The Nebraska Corn Board and Nebraska Ethanol Board are partnering at the 142nd Nebraska State Fair to promote
August 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Missouri Leads in Ethanol Blender Pump Plans
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) Missouri has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as the leader in ethanol blender
August 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Co-op Caters to Fuel Flex Cars
by Kevin M. Smith (the Kearney Courier) Area drivers with fuel flex cars now have more options at the pump. Platte-Clay
August 26, 2011 Read Full Article
Obama Sets Sights on Making U.S. No. 1 in Alternative Energy
by Jerry Hagstrom (AgWeek) Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s Republican presidential candidacy and President Obama’s comments on ethanol have thrown the
August 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Louisiana Biofuels Plan Would Decentralize Production
by Michael K. Bullard (Ethanol Producer Magazine) How the 2008 Recession Halted the Progress of Louisiana’s Advanced Biofuel Industry Development
August 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Vital to US Production of Homegrown, Reliable Energy
by Russ Newman (InForum) Ethanol, made right here in our backyards, has provided an unparalleled, value-added opportunity for agriculture
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Vilsack: USDA Will Continue to Push for Blender Pump Expansion
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The USDA’s Aug. 17 announcement of 900 Rural Energy for America Program grants included
August 22, 2011 Read Full Article
The Selling of Renewable Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...In all the discussions about renewable fuels R&D, engineering, policy, finance, and construction, the
August 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Seeking the Blending Sweet Spot
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) For years, in coffee shops and grain elevators across the upper Midwest, independent thinkers
August 16, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Groups Plan E15, Blender Pump Label Campaigns
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The Renewable Fuels Association announced Aug. 1 that it will provide free EPA-approved E15
August 12, 2011 Read Full Article
Woodside Says Ethanol Industry Willing to Give Back Tax Break for Debt Reduction
by Lori Potter (Kearney Hub) The ethanol industry is willing to immediately give up $1.3 billion in tax breaks for
July 25, 2011 Read Full Article
The Work at Hand for E15 Market Expansion
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Back in October, I wrote on the RFA blog, “The E-Xchange,” about
July 25, 2011 Read Full Article
State Wants to Pull Millions in Stimulus Dollars from the Efficiency Kansas Loan Program
by Christine Metz (Sunflower Horizons) The Kansas Energy Office is pulling funding on a state program that has lent hundreds
July 22, 2011 Read Full Article
New Gas Station Offers Fuel Alternatives
by Richard Craver (Winston-Salem Journal) ...Sparky's is not just one of only five stations in the state offering E85 and
July 18, 2011 Read Full Article
AMA Wants Motorcycles Included in Study of Ethanol-Blended Fuel
(American Motorcycle Association) The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is asking a key U.S. House panel to include motorcycles and all-terrain
July 14, 2011 Read Full Article
Feinstein Leads Effort to Raise Gas Taxes, Increase Oil Imports, Cut Jobs, and Expose Californians to More Carcinogens in Gasoline
(California Ethanol Vehicle Coalition) Continuing her long support for oil industry interests at the cost of clean, domestic, renewable fuels,
July 08, 2011 Read Full Article
Klobuchar, Thune Announce Bipartisan Compromise on Renewable Energy
(Office of Senator Amy Klobuchar) Agreement would put savings toward deficit reduction, infrastructure U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), John Thune (R-SD),
July 08, 2011 Read Full Article
Buy FREEDOM Learn Truth About Ethanol
by Chuck Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) During the 2011 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop attendees got a chance to see the new documentary
July 05, 2011 Read Full Article
EPA Issues Final E15/B20 UST Compatibility Guidelines
(NACSOnline) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued compatibility guidelines on Tuesday for owners and operators who are storing gasoline containing
July 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Iowa 15% Ethanol Incentive Takes Effect
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) Iowa could become the first state in the nation with fuel pumps sporting the new15% ethanol
July 01, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Producers Interested in Developing Own Blender Pump Stations
(American Coalition for Ethanol) ...ACE Senior Vice President Ron Lamberty says ACE ethanol producer members are becoming increasingly interested in supplying
June 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Reforming Ethanol in a Responsible Way
by Senator Mike Johanns (York News-Times) ...Ethanol helped keep $34 billion of our money at home last year instead of
June 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Santorum Tells Iowa Farmers He Would End Ethanol Subsidies
by William Petroski (Des Moines Register) ...Santorum, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination, said he advocates phasing-out the existing
June 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Watch for a Flex-Fuel Pump Near You
by Tom Bechman (Indiana Prairie Farmer) Corn growers in Indiana promote more pumps. One of the highlights of the ethanol summit
June 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Legislation Friendly to Biodiesel
by Gene Lucht (Iowa Farmer Today) ...On the biodiesel front, there are three basic components, says Randy Olson, executive director
June 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Fuel Retailer Opposes Thune/Klobuchar Bill
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) Earlier today, Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) created waves when they announced their
June 14, 2011 Read Full Article
Thune/Klobuchar Bill Endorsed by Ethanol Industry
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) along with a bipartisan group of nine other
June 14, 2011 Read Full Article
Officials Expect USDA Blender Pump Financing to Be Successful
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The USDA’s June 15 application deadline for blender pump funding via the Rural Energy
June 14, 2011 Read Full Article
Indiana Corn Announces Grants for Fuel Retailers
(Indiana Corn Marketing Council) A new program launched by the Indiana Corn Marketing Council (ICMC) looks to give Hoosier consumers
June 14, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Critics Forcing Votes on Subsidies
by Philip Brasher (Des Moines Register) The ethanol industry faces a pair of critical test votes in the Senate. Sen.
June 10, 2011 Read Full Article
N.D. Continues Expansive Biofuel Infrastructure Build-Out
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) North Dakota is poised to continue its impressive expansion of biofuels infrastructure with the