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Back TO HOMEWastewater Facilities Turn to Greasezilla® for Upstream Fats, Oils & Grease Solution and Revenue Generation
(PRZen) Woodard & Curran is the latest company to incorporate Greasezilla’s ecological and highly automated fats, oils and grease (FOG)
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EPA Approves Efficient Producer Pathway for Nebraska Plant
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA in September approved an efficient producer pathway for Green Plains Inc.’s 116
October 11, 2022 Read Full Article
EPA Proposes Endangerment Finding for Lead Emissions from Aircraft Engines that Operate on Leaded Fuel
(Environmental Protection Agency) Proposed Endangerment Finding, if finalized, is an important step forward to address the largest remaining source of
October 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Potholes on the Road to Electric Cars
by Lamar Johnson (Politico) ... The Department of Labor plans to add lithium-ion batteries to a list of products whose
October 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Electric-Vehicle Charging to Get Biofuel Credits under EPA Plan
by Jennifer A Dlouhy (Bloomberg) EV plan part of draft proposal to set biofuel-blending quotas; Change would mark major expansion
October 06, 2022 Read Full Article
California Adopts Comprehensive Strategy to Meet Federal Ozone Standard over Next 15 Years
(California Air Resources Board) Strategy calls for control measures by state, federal, international entities to ensure California meets federal 70
October 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Exclusive-U.S. EPA to Consider Tougher Emissions Rules for Heavy Trucks
by David Shepardson (Reuters/WTVB) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will consider adopting more stringent greenhouse gas emissions rules for heavy
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Carbon America to Launch Nebraska’s First Commercial Carbon Capture and Sequestration Project
(Carbon America) The carbon capture and sequestration facility will capture 95 percent of emissions from a Nebraska ethanol production facility
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Summary: Clean Fuels Alliance Foundation 2022 Congressional Tours
(Clean Fuels Alliance Foundation) In 2022 Clean Fuels Foundation hosted or supported three Congressional Tours. The first was in New York
October 01, 2022 Read Full Article
Guidance on Qualifying an Analytical Method for Determining the Cellulosic Converted Fraction of Corn Kernel Fiber Co-Processed with Starch
(Environmental Protection Agency) This document provides updated guidance on qualifying an analytical method for determining the cellulosic converted fraction of corn
September 30, 2022 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Magazine Podcast: Strategic Biofuels: Louisiana’s Multifaceted Green Fuels Project
by Anna Simet (Biodiesel Magazine) This week's Biodiesel Magazine podcast features, Paul Schubert, CEO of Strategic Biofuels, Interview by Anna
September 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Report: Design of RFS Limits Incentives for E85
(Agricultural & Applied Economics Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) The nested design of the Renewable Fuel Standard is limiting incentives for blenders to
September 29, 2022 Read Full Article
EPA Delivers Final Rule on Canola Oil RFS Fuel Pathways to OMB
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA on Sept. 19 delivered a final rule to create canola oil fuel
September 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Environmental Group Asks Court to Vacate EPA Biofuels Rule
by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico Pro) The Center for Biological Diversity called on a federal appeals court Tuesday to vacate EPA's final
September 28, 2022 Read Full Article
Ethanol Report 9-27-22 What the Set Means for Ethanol Producers and Farmers
(Renewable Fuels Association) When Congress passed the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) that authorized the Renewable Fuel Standard
September 27, 2022 Read Full Article
Thompson: Farmers Can Help Solve Nation’s Fuel Crisis | Opinion
by Bob Thompson (Michigan Farmers Union/Detroit News) ... Fortunately, President Joe Biden and our members of Congress have taken decisive steps
September 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Special Report: Advisory - Story Has Been Withdrawn - How U.S. Ethanol Plants Are Allowed to Pollute More than Oil Refineries
Reuters is withdrawing a Sept. 8 article that compared carbon emissions from U.S. ethanol plants and oil refineries because of
September 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Biofuels Leaders Set Priorities for 2023 and Beyond: The Industry Is Calling for Strong RFS Volumes
by Cassidy Walter (Successful Farming) Today (September 22, 2022) a coalition of leaders from America’s biofuels industry sent a united call
September 23, 2022 Read Full Article
Journey to Net Zero Carbon Global Transport Requires Many Routes
(American Journal of Transportation) Advanced Diesel Technology and Renewable Biofuels Deliver Important Near-term Carbon Reductions Now -- As leaders come together
September 21, 2022 Read Full Article
UPDATE 2-GM Backs Setting Tough U.S. Emissions Targets for 2030
by David Shepardson (Reuters) General Motors Co said on Tuesday it backed establishing tougher federal emissions standards to help ensure at
September 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Design of the Renewable Fuel Standard Implicated in Leading to the Ethanol Blend Wall
(Agricultural and Applied Economics Association/CISION) The nested design of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is limiting incentives for blenders to sell
September 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Measuring Up Corn Fiber Ethanol
by Katie Schroeder (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Ethanol made from corn fiber has a low carbon intensity and the potential to
September 19, 2022 Read Full Article
EPA: 1 New SRE Petition Filed, 4 SRE Petitions Now Pending
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA on Sept. 15 released updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data, reporting that
September 16, 2022 Read Full Article
US Biofuel Industry Hopes Their Voices Are Heard as EPA Eyes Final Rules on E15, RFS
by Jasmin Melvin (S&P Global) E15 solution for Midwest states coming: Regan; Biofuel group pushes for nationwide action; Lays out industry priorities for
September 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Clean Fuels, EPA Agree to Pause Litigation on Separated Food Waste Recordkeeping
(Clean Fuels Alliance America) Following discussions with Clean Fuels members, EPA hopes to resolve dispute without litigation -- Today (September 8,
September 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Rural Incentives in Missouri Tax Cut Proposal Target Biofuels, Small Producers for Help
by Rudi Keller (News from the States) When lawmakers return this week for a special session, most of the attention will
September 13, 2022 Read Full Article
US EPA Set to Finalize Rule on State Sales of Higher-Ethanol Gasoline Blend - Regan
by Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency intends to finalize a rule before next summer to allow the year-round
September 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Gas Prices Causing Drivers to Opt for Ethanol at the Pump
by Mark Magnuson (Iowa AgriBusiness Radio Network) 2022 has been a year of high prices at the fuel pump. Renewable Fuels Association
September 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Ethanol’s Clean Octane Key to EPA Particulate Rule
by Doug Duarante (Clean Fuels Development Coalition/Governors' Biofuels Coalition) Coalition Urges Administrator to Address Mobile Sources -- In a detailed letter
September 13, 2022 Read Full Article
RFA, Growth Energy Slam Inaccurate Reuters Report on Ethanol GHGs
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The Renewable Fuels Association and Growth Energy are slamming a Reuters article published on Sept. 8 that
September 12, 2022 Read Full Article
THIS REPORT HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN BY REUTERS Special Report: How U.S. Ethanol Plants Are Allowed to Pollute More than Oil Refineries
Sept 23 (Reuters) - Reuters is withdrawing a Sept. 8 article that compared carbon emissions from U.S. ethanol plants and
September 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Inflation Reduction Act Charts a New Course for US Biofuels Industry
by Corey Lavinsky (S&P Global) ... Though ethanol is mentioned only thrice in the lengthy law, ethanol producers will benefit from
September 08, 2022 Read Full Article
US Farmers Can Supply Long-Term Energy and Climate Solutions
by Jon Doggett (Fox Business/National Corn Growers Association) We must expand fuel choices and make ethanol more accessible across the US
September 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Ethanol and EVs Pt 1
by Bob Larson (Ag Information Network/Washington State Farm Bureau Report) ... The same week California announced it will end the
September 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Algae and Seaweed in the Inflation Reduction Act
(Algae Biomass Organization) The Inflation Reduction Act that was passed by Congress and Signed by President Biden last month has
September 06, 2022 Read Full Article
RFA and Ethanol at the Farm Progress Show
by Cindy Zimmerman (AgWired) Ethanol was in the spotlight at the Farm Progress Show in Iowa this week and the Renewable Fuels Association was there
September 06, 2022 Read Full Article
EPA’s Fine PM Rule: A Pitch Ethanol Should Hit Out of the Park
by Doug Durante (Biofuels Digest/Clean Fuels Development Coalition) ... EPA was finalizing their proposed rule to reduce fine particulates. To their
September 05, 2022 Read Full Article
U.S. Expected to Announce 3 Years of Biofuel Blending Mandates in Nov -Sources
by Stephanie Kelly and Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) The Biden administration is expected to announce a rule this year that would detail
September 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Court Approves Decree on Treated Seed Court Requires EPA to Act on Pesticide-Treated Seed Petition Filed by Environmental Groups
by Todd Neeley (DTN ProgressiveFarmer) EPA has 29 days to decide whether to grant or deny a petition calling for the
September 02, 2022 Read Full Article
‘Cow Power’ Goes Dark as Manure-to-Electricity Fizzles
by Marc Heller (E&E News/Climatewire) After almost two decades making power from manure, Jon Patterson is done. The electric generator he
August 31, 2022 Read Full Article
EPA Sets Alternative RIN Retirement Schedule for Small Refineries
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA on Aug. 29 issued a final rule creating an optional alternative renewable
August 31, 2022 Read Full Article
Siouxland Ethanol Plant Part of Record-Breaking Settlement for Toxic Releases
by Ariel Pokett (Siouxland Proud/KCAU) An ethanol manufacturer agreed to pay a $1.7 million settlement with the EPA for allegedly releasing
August 30, 2022 Read Full Article
Speaking Up for Biofuels
by Emily Skor (Growth Energy/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Year-round E15 and the RFS 'set' are top priorities for Growth Energy heading
August 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Drink the Best and Sell the Rest!
by Jessica Buckley (RTP Environmental Associates Inc/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Some facilities that were originally designed and operated as fuel-grade ethanol
August 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Rhythms of Reinvention: FEW General Session Highlights
by Katie Schroeder (Ethanol Producer Magazine) At the 2022 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo, the world's largest biofuels conference,
August 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Toyota Finally Supports California’s Long-Standing Authority to Set Vehicle Emissions Standards
(Sierra Club) Yesterday, Toyota announced its support for the state of California’s authority to set vehicle emissions standards under the Clean Air Act.
August 24, 2022 Read Full Article
"Democrats Designed the Climate Law to Be a Game Changer. Here’s How."
(Society of Environmental Journalists) "In a first, the measure legally defines greenhouse gases as pollution. That’ll make new regulations much tougher
August 24, 2022 Read Full Article
Small Refiners Seek to Scrap EPA’s ‘Compressed’ RFS Compliance Rule
(Inside EPA) Small refiners suing EPA over its modified compliance regime for the renewable fuel standard (RFS) say the agency
August 24, 2022 Read Full Article
Cellulosic Waiver Credits under the Renewable Fuel Standard Program
(Environmental Protection Agency) For any calendar year for which the projected volume of cellulosic biofuel production is less than the applicable
August 23, 2022 Read Full Article
Less than $3/G, No Subsidy, No Kidding: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to T2C Energy Technology
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Perhaps the most startling and under-appreciated story of the year. A heavy-duty transport fuel, made
August 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Data Show Drivers Flocking to E15, E85 Amidst Record Gas Prices
by Ken Colombini (Renewable Fuels Association) As gasoline prices hit record levels earlier this summer, we heard plenty of anecdotal stories
August 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Comstock Cellulosic Ethanol Technology Ready for Commercial Deployment
(Comstock Mining/Globe Newswire) Targets First Generation Corn Ethanol Facilities For Commercialization -- Comstock Inc. (NYSE: LODE) (“Comstock” and the “Company”) today
August 19, 2022 Read Full Article
20 Refiners Appeal RFS Waiver Denials
by Todd Neeley (DNT Progressive Farmer) Refining Companies Line Up to Challenge Biden Administration on Denial of RFS Exemptions -- Though
August 17, 2022 Read Full Article
EPA Ag Advisor Updates ACE Conference
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) Rod Snyder, Senior Advisor for Agriculture at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, was a keynote speaker for
August 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Fuel Retailer Says Ethanol Industry Can Support an E15 National Standard
by Kellan Heavican (Brownfield Ag News) ... Randy Gard is the Chief Operating Officer with Nebraska-based Bosselman Enterprises. “It just really
August 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Refiners File Wave of Fresh Suits over RFS Waiver Denials
(Inside EPA) Refiners have filed a fresh wave of lawsuits against EPA over its denial en masse of their requests for economic
August 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Growth Energy Sets Expectations for Landmark EPA Proposal
(Growth Energy/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Growth Energy celebrated the 17th anniversary of the Renewable Fuel Standard, signed into law on Aug. 8, 2005, by
August 09, 2022 Read Full Article
U-S House Candidates Clash over Biofuels at Farmfest Forum
by Ashley Hanley (KTOE) The biofuels issue sparked brisk debate between U-S House candidates during a Tuesday forum on Farmfest’s first
August 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Group Urges CARB to Limit Biobased Diesel from Lipids under California LCFS
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) The International Council on Clean Transportation suggests setting a cap on lipids “would prevent
August 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Growth Energy Testifies on Ozone Implementation Plans for Denver Metro Area
(Growth Energy) Growth Energy Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Chris Bliley testified before the Denver Regional Air Quality Council on the role
August 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Re-N-Vision Awarded Department of Energy Grant to Test and Develop Blue Biofuels’ CTS Technology in Equitable Energy Transition
(Blue BiofuelsGlobe Newswire) Blue Biofuels, Inc. announces that Re-N-Vision, LLC, based out of St. Louis, MO, has received a Small
August 08, 2022 Read Full Article
National Energy Solution: Pt 1: Methane, Methanogens, Methanotrophs
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Last week we reported that T2C Energy in partnership with the US Department of Energy had
August 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Growth Energy to EPA: Alternative RIN Retirement Schedule Backtracks Effort to Strengthen RFS
(Growth Energy) Growth Energy submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in response to EPA’s proposed alternative RIN retirement schedule for
August 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Ethanol-Basher Scores 100%...in Idiocy -- Anti-Ethanol Writers Must Go!
by Marc J. Rauch (The Auto Channel) ... The focus of my presentations was to talk about the urgent need to
August 02, 2022 Read Full Article
7th Circuit Transfers RFS Waiver Case to D.C.
(Inside EPA) The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit has granted EPA’s request to transfer a refiner’s lawsuit
July 27, 2022 Read Full Article
Biointermediates: Production Opportunities and Regulatory Challenges
by Sara M. Herman (Biodiesel Magazine/Christianson) While biointermediates present opportunities for biofuel producers, close attention should be paid to regulatory
July 27, 2022 Read Full Article
Growth Energy and EPA Reach Agreement on Delayed 2023 Biofuel Requirements
(Growth Energy) Growth Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) submitted a consent decree agreement to the U.S. District Court
July 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Sen. Cortez Masto Touts Clean Energy Accomplishments at Biofuel Plant East of Reno
by Eric Marks (This Is Reno) fficials from Fulcrum BioEnergy hosted Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and members of the press Friday
July 25, 2022 Read Full Article
Exploding Acreage
by Susanne Retka Schill (Biodiesel Magazine) Three developers take different approaches to filling the expected surge for demand in oilseeds
July 22, 2022 Read Full Article
In Pursuit of Pure: The Quest to Make E85 a Totally Biobased Fuel
by Melissa Anderson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) San Diego-based Pearson Fuels is showing its wholesale customers that E85 can be made
July 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Celebrating a Decade of E15
by Robert White (Renewable Fuels Association) A little over ten years ago, E15 was approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
July 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Let’s Give the Next Generation a Better Fuel
by Douglas A. Durante (Clean Fuels Development Coalition/Ethanol Producer Magazine) With a time-to-market advantage over EVs, ethanol benefits the 270
July 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Lawsuit Challenges EPA’s Damaging Renewable Fuels Standard
(Center for Biological Diversity) The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals today challenging
July 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Scientists from across Country Lending Expertise to AltEn Study
by Chris Dunker (Lincoln Journal Star) Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey have joined the expanding research effort at AltEn
July 21, 2022 Read Full Article
AD Biogas To RNG Update
(BioCycle Magazine) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the final Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for
July 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Walk and Chew Gum – Keeping Biofuels at the Table
by John Eichberger (Fuels Institute/Biofuels Digest) ... (I)t seems we have lost sight of something very important – the 1.4
July 20, 2022 Read Full Article
EPA Approves Carinata Fuel Pathway for REG’s Geismar Facility
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The U.S. EPA on June 30 approved a Renewable Fuel Standard fuel pathway filed by Renewable
July 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Lawmakers Are Urging EPA to Get RFS Back on Track
by Currey McCullough (RFD TV) Just this morning (July 19, 2022) on a call with ag reporters, Iowa Senator Chuck
July 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Red Trail Energy Begins Carbon Capture and Storage
(Red Trail Energy/Ethanol Producer Magazine) The first carbon capture and storage project allowed under state primacy in the U.S. has commenced
July 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Forget Saudi Arabia — Biden Should Have Gone to South Dakota: Letters to the Editor for July 17
by Doug Sombke (South Dakota Farmers Union/Argus Leader/Governors' Biofuels Coalition) President Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia to beg for more oil
July 19, 2022 Read Full Article
The Cure for High Prices
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... At gas stations across the country, the cure for high prices
July 19, 2022 Read Full Article
White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Virtual Public Meeting August 3-4, 2022 Public Comments DEADLINE August 18, 2022
(Environmental Protection Agency/Federal Register) ... Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereby provides
July 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Enhanced Disclosures by Certain Investment Advisers and Investment Companies about Environmental, Social, and Governance Investment Practices Public Comment DEADLINE: August 16, 2022
(Securities and Exchange Commission/Federal Register) The Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) is proposing to amend rules and forms under both the
July 18, 2022 Read Full Article
OMB’s Spring Regulatory Agenda Includes Timelines for RFS Rules
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA has indicated it will release proposed rules related to the 2023 Renewable
July 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Biden-Harris Administration Takes Step Forward to Combat Climate Change, Announces Proposed Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Framework
(Federal Highway Administration) Today, to advance President Biden’s commitment to combat climate change and bring down costs for families, the U.S.
July 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Oil Refiners, Unions Press U.S. EPA on Biofuel Blending Costs -Sources
by Laila Kearney and Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) Oil refining company and labor union representatives pressed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
July 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Whatever Happened to Cellulosic Ethanol?
by David Kramer (Physics Today) Technological immaturity, falling oil prices, overoptimistic investors, and regulatory uncertainty are blamed for the failure
July 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Final Volume Standards for 2020, 2021, and 2022
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) On June 3, 2022, EPA finalized a package of actions setting biofuel volumes for the Renewable Fuel
July 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Supreme Court’s EPA Ruling Could Put Other Regs in Danger
by Rachel Frazen (The Hill) The Supreme Court’s Thursday decision curtailing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) authority could hamper regulations far beyond
July 01, 2022 Read Full Article
EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard Pathways Expand to Include Greasezilla® Advanced Biofuel as RIN-Qualified Feedstock
(Greasezilla) The pathway increases the value of Greasezilla® ABF to the biofuels market. -- Downey Ridge Environmental Company, developer of Greasezilla®, announces
July 01, 2022 Read Full Article
Growth Energy Challenges EPA’s Decision to Excuse Refineries from Biofuel Obligations
(Growth Energy) Growth Energy filed petitions for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging the U.S.
June 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods Calls for a Higher Price on Carbon
by Lindsey Jacobson (CNBC) Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods would like the U.S. government to help incentivize some of the clean
June 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Biofuel, Ag Groups Comment on SEC Climate Disclosures Rulemaking
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) ... Growth Energy’s comments focused on the calculation of biofuel GHG emissions. “The proposed rule would require
June 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Clean Fuels Writes to President Biden and Outlines Industry’s Beneficial Impact on Fuel Prices
(Clean Fuels Alliance America) Clean fuel industry has maintained production and extended fuel supplies, lowering diesel prices by 4% -- Today
June 24, 2022 Read Full Article
Biden Administration Leans on Tesla for Guidance in Renewable Fuel Policy Reform
by Jarrett Renshaw and Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) ... The administration's early and extensive outreach reflects that expanding the scope of the
June 23, 2022 Read Full Article
U.S. Regulators to Propose New Tougher Vehicle Emissions Rules by March
by David Shepardson (Reuters) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to propose new, more stringent vehicle emissions rules through at least
June 22, 2022 Read Full Article
OMB’s Spring Regulatory Agenda Includes Timelines for RFS Rules
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA has indicated it will release proposed rules related to the 2023 Renewable
June 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Fabricating a Future for Biodiesel
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) With prices for cleaner feedstocks through the roof, Tactical Fabrication and Smisson-Mathis Energy have forged
June 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Why is E85 Almost $2 Cheaper Than Other Blends of Gasoline?
by Tyne Morgan (AgWeb) ... E85 is priced significantly less than other blends of fuel across the country, even $2 below
June 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Miller-Meeks, Hinson, Ernst Support New Industry Producing Carbon-Negative Cellulosic Biofuels
(Ripon Advance News Service) U.S. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and Ashley Hinson (R-IA) joined U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and their
June 17, 2022 Read Full Article
Fuels Institute Explores Carbon Benefits of Biofuels
(NACS) The white paper will help spark conversation on finding an answer to reducing emissions from all vehicles. -- The Fuels
June 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuels Offer Simultaneous Economic, Environmental and National Security Benefits
by Reid Detchon and Bart Ruth (United Nations Foundation and Solutions from the Land, respectively) Why are drivers in Watertown, S.D.,
June 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Senators Ask GAO if SRE Denials Require Congressional Review
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Sens. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn.; Shelly Moore Capito, R-W.V.; and Roger Wicker, R-Miss., are asking the
June 15, 2022 Read Full Article
NAFA Partners With ESG Integrity to Assist Its Members With SEC Requirements on Environmental And Social Governance Regulations
(Fuels Institute) ESG Integrity, a Fuels Institute program, and the National Association of Fleet Managers (NAFA) announced a partnership to
June 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Big Oil Built the Blend Wall
by Robert White (Renewable Fuels Association) ... In case you’ve forgotten, refiners use the term “blend wall” to refer to what
June 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Opinion: E15 Will Provide a More Affordable Domestic Fuel Option All Summer Long
by Cindy Axne (D-IA 3rd)(Agri-Pulse) As families continue to feel the crushing weight of rising gas prices – a problem without
June 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Inside Charm Industrial’s Big Bet on Corn Stalks for Carbon Removal
by James Temple (MIT Technology Review) The startup used plant matter and bio-oil to sequester thousands of tons of carbon.
June 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Rule Change Lets Nevada Company Turn Trash into Airplane Fuel
by Gary Martin (Las Vegas Review-Journal) A Nevada plant can begin turning tons of garbage into a synthetic oil that can
June 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Five Automakers Back California Authority to Set Stricter Vehicle Emissions Standards
by Rachel Frazin (The Hill) A group of five automakers is backing California’s authority to set its own standards for climate-warming
June 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Clearing the Air on E15 and Smog
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... In 2017 congressional testimony, Dr. Janet Yanowitz of EcoEngineering Inc., an environmental
June 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Meeting 2030 SAF Targets in the US and Europe Needs Rapid Action on Capacity and Feedstocks, Says Report
by Tony Harrington (GreenAir Online) A new market report by SkyNRG, the Amsterdam-based global provider of sustainable aviation fuels, predicts that both
June 07, 2022 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Jim Lane
"The annual RVO announce is becoming a brake on the decarbonization of US transportation instead of the accelerator it was
June 07, 2022 Read Full Article
June 2022 Denial of Petitions for RFS Small Refinery Exemptions
(Environmental Protection Agency) On June 3, 2022, EPA announced the denial of 69 petitions from small refineries seeking small refinery exemptions
June 03, 2022 Read Full Article
June 2022 Alternative RFS Compliance Demonstration Approach for Certain Small Refineries
(Environmental Protection Agency) On June 3, 2022, EPA announced the denial of 69 petitions for small refinery exemptions (SRE) under the
June 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Proposed Alternative RIN Retirement Schedule for Small Refineries
(Environmental Protection Agency) On June 3, 2022, EPA proposed to provide an alternative RIN retirement schedule for small refineries that would
June 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Final Volume Standards for 2020, 2021, and 2022
(Environmental Protection Agency) On June 3, 2022, EPA finalized a package of actions setting biofuel volumes for the Renewable Fuel Standard
June 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Environmental Group Urges Biden to Wean Nation's Biofuel Program off Liquid Fuels
by Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) The Biden administration should rely less on liquid fuels like ethanol and focus more on cleaner technology
June 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Climate Policy Office Gets Heat
by Matthew Choi (Politico's Morning Energy) The White House Climate Policy Office is facing frustration over how it’s pushing President Joe
June 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Undoing Trump, EPA to Empower States and Tribes to Oppose Pipelines
by Dino Grandoni (Washington Post) Under the Biden administration’s proposed rule, energy infrastructure will get more scrutiny from local regulators
June 02, 2022 Read Full Article
A Closer Look at the Carbon Credit Markets
(EcoEngineers) Experts from EcoEngineers presented to Stifel, a multinational independent investment bank and financial services company, and its stakeholders on April 25,
June 02, 2022 Read Full Article
EPA Must Provide Certainty for Low-Carbon Fuels In 2023 and Beyond
by Michael McAdams (Advanced Biofuels Association/The Hill) When the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on the
June 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Senate Committee Members Question Goffman on RFS, SREs
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) Joseph Goffman expressed support for the Renewable Fuel Standard and the use of biofuels during a
June 01, 2022 Read Full Article
Exclusive-Biden Administration Likely to Retroactively Raise Ethanol Blending Volumes for 2021, Sources Say
by Jarrett Renshaw and Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) The Biden administration is likely to raise ethanol blending mandates for 2021 above the
June 01, 2022 Read Full Article
Anti-Ethanol Activist Amazingly Ignorant on Ethanol, RFS
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association) On May 20, the Washington Times published a guest column by Jerry Jung, founder of the
May 31, 2022 Read Full Article
Supreme Court Rejects Red States' Plea to Block Biden Climate Metric
by Alex Guillen (Politico) -The decision means the White House can move forward with its plans to overhaul and likely
May 27, 2022 Read Full Article
RFA Calls on EPA to Remove Controversial Studies from Peer Reviewed Congressional Process
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, a recent, highly publicized report led by Tyler Lark of the University of Wisconsin attacking
May 27, 2022 Read Full Article
Ethanol Blog: RFA Calls on EPA to Reject Searchinger, Five Other Candidates From RFS Report Review
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) The EPA has put forward a list of 20 possible candidates to peer review the
May 25, 2022 Read Full Article
3 Ways Ethanol Brings Down Gas Prices
by Cheri Bustos (D IL 17th) (FOXBusiness) A solution to high gas prices is being planted across the American Heartland
May 23, 2022 Read Full Article
Growth Energy, EPA Reach Settlement on Deadline for Issuing 2023 RVO
(Growth Energy) Following settlement discussions with Growth Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to file a notice in the Federal
May 23, 2022 Read Full Article
White House Should Move Beyond E15, Boost Biofuel’s Economic, Environmental, National Security and Public Health Benefits
(Solutions from the Land) ... Reports out of Washington indicate that EPA submitted to the White House late last month its
May 20, 2022 Read Full Article
EPA Rule Could Alter RIN Retirement Schedule for Small Refineries
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) The U.S. EPA on May 17 submitted a proposed rule to the White House Office of
May 20, 2022 Read Full Article
New Ethanol Law Could Spark Regional Trend, Biofuels Exec Says
by Jared Strong (Iowa Capital Dispatch) A new state law that requires most of Iowa’s fuel stations to sell a gasoline
May 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Converting to E15 Is Easy: Here’s What Retailers Should Know
(Growth Energy/CSP Daily News) ... David Durling, Regional Sales Director at Growth Energy, provides information about E15 compatibility, distribution, profitability and
May 18, 2022 Read Full Article
New White Paper Says the Real Cost of Gasoline …Is to Our Health
(Clean Fuels Development Coalition) A new White Paper from the Clean Fuels Development Coalition rings the alarm that EPA continues to
May 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Biofuels Producers Urge Changes to RFS Rule to Boost Aviation Fuel
(Inside EPA) Biofuels producers, airlines and others are urging changes to EPA’s proposed renewable fuel standard (RFS) rules to provide
May 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Analysis: White House Weighs Inflation vs. Farmers in New Biofuel Mandates
by Jarrett Renshaw and Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) The White House is expected to announce in coming weeks the amount of biofuels
May 17, 2022 Read Full Article
RFA Hits Back at Ad Attacking RFS
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) Chief Economist Scott Richman hits back at a new ad campaign by an oil
May 16, 2022 Read Full Article
Oil Refineries Continue Attacks on the RFS While Enjoying Record Profit Margins
by Scott Richman (Renewable Fuels Association) If you watched the Sunday morning talk shows last weekend, you might have noticed a
May 13, 2022 Read Full Article
E15: Silver Bullet for Gasoline Prices?
by Adam Schubert (Stillwater Associates) On April 12th, President Biden announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would issue
May 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Here’s Where Colorado Wants to Capture and Bury 350,000 Tons of Carbon Dioxide Each Year
by Michael Booth (Colorado Sun) Carbon America will gather 350,000 tons of carbon a year from Yuma and Sterling ethanol
May 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Research Group Urges EPA to Nix ZEV Credit System
by Arianna Skibell (E&E News) The International Council on Clean Transportation says the proposed zero-emission vehicle credit system, which allows
May 12, 2022 Read Full Article
The White House and 360Fuel Combine Forces to Advance Alternative Energy Infrastructure
(360 Fuel) The White House has unveiled a new strategy and investments as part of a long-term commitment to spur smart
May 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Refiners Sue EPA over Retroactive RFS Waiver Denials, Sparking Venue Fight
(Inside EPA) Refiners are suing EPA in different federal appellate courts over the agency’s novel retroactive denial of 36 waivers
May 10, 2022 Read Full Article
U.S. EPA Administrator Regan Talks RVOs, SREs on Agritalk Radio
(Growth Energy) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan joined Agritalk Radio to discuss the latest news on SREs, RVOs,
May 10, 2022 Read Full Article
Notice of Public Comment Period on the Pool of Candidate Peer Reviewers for the Biofuels and the Environment: Third Triennial Report to Congress DEADLINE: May 24, 2022
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 15-day public comment period on the pool
May 10, 2022 Read Full Article
Breaking It Down Tax Credit Incentives for Carbon Sequestration: Potentially the Most Impactful U.S. Policy to Battle Climate Change
by Bryen Alperin, Gary Blitz, Sarah Grey, Steve Whittaker, John Koenig, John Pierce, and Jason Kuzma (Carbon Capture Magazine) The
May 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Ethanol's Biggest Problem Is PR
(News Press Now) Normally, any move to increase the supply of renewable fuel should draw widespread praise. Even more so
May 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Iowa's Democratic U.S. Senate Hopefuls Differ on Foreign Policy, Ethanol
by Erin Murphy (Sioux City Journal) ...Differences over a hard line on when to send U.S. troops to Ukraine and
May 09, 2022 Read Full Article
EPA Holds Meeting on TSCA New Chemicals Collaborative Research Program Public Comments DEADLINE: May 10, 2022
by Lynn L. Bergeson (Bergeson & Campbell) On April 20-21, 2022, EPA held a virtual public meeting to provide an