(Defour Group/Transportation Fuels Consulting) Dean Drake of the Defour Group LLC (D4) and Gary Herwick of Transportation Fuels Consulting (TFC) have
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Back TO HOMENavy to Launch Great Green Fleet with 77 Million Gallon Buy of Cost-Competitive, Non-Food Advanced Biofuels Blends
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) They’re here. $2.05 per gallon, at-scale, domestically produced advanced renewable fuels — utilizing non-food feedstocks
January 08, 2016 Read Full Article
17 Answers for Your Burning Questions about Biofuels, Renewable Chemicals, Biomass and More.
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Q. We’ve heard a lot about carbon capture, but what about carbon capture and conversion
December 28, 2015 Read Full Article
Misleading about Ethanol
by Brooke Coleman (Advanced Biofuels Business Council/Times Argus) In “Ethanol is a bad deal for Vt.” (online Nov. 21), a group
December 02, 2015 Read Full Article
The Real Price of Natural Gas
by Scott Irwin (University of Illinois/FarmDocDaily) A recent farmdoc daily article (August 19, 2015) documented that real (inflation-adjusted) prices of
November 16, 2015 Read Full Article
Will Boaters Make Gevo Rock?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Despite a signature partnership with Praj, Gevo’s short-term future looks strongest at the marina, where
November 11, 2015 Read Full Article
Let’s Bring Competition to the Fuel Pump
by John Hofmeister (Citizens for Affordable Energy/Wall Street Journal) ... Today’s 93 million barrels of production versus 91.5 million barrels of
September 21, 2015 Read Full Article
Calling Captain E0: Can Renewable Isobutanol Beat out Ethanol-Free Gasoline in the Powerboat Sector?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) E-Zero – ethanol-free gas, has been popular with boaters, but here comes isobutanol, with Gevo leading
September 04, 2015 Read Full Article
8 Ways to Win with $30 Oil: “Energy at the Extremes”
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What works, what struggles, what changes when oil prices head into the tank? Who will
August 26, 2015 Read Full Article
Crude Oil Pressures Ethanol / DTN Hypothetical Ethanol Plant Margins Narrow
by Todd Neeley (DTN The Progressive Farmer) It has become the question of the day for U.S. ethanol producers: What happens
August 26, 2015 Read Full Article
RFA Asks EPA to Provide Relief to Midwest Consumers in Wake of Refinery Outage
(Renewable Fuels Association) Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen issued the following statement in response to the shutdown
August 17, 2015 Read Full Article
GAO Report Addresses DOD Alternative Fuels Investments
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) In late July, the U.S. Government Accountability Office published a report focused on U.S. Department
August 17, 2015 Read Full Article
Celebrating a Decade of Success: The RFS Turns 10!
(Renewable Fuels Association) This Saturday marks 10 years since the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) containing the original Renewable
August 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Viet Nam Aspires to Learn from Thai Experience in Developing Biofuel Industry
(United Nations Industrial Development Organization/Noodls.com) Thailand's experience in developing its biofuel industry was the focus of a meeting held today
August 03, 2015 Read Full Article
Study: Lifting US Crude Export Ban Could Lead to Layoffs
(Downstream Today/The CRUDE Coalition) Exporting U.S. crude oil would raise gasoline, diesel and home heating prices, cutting into the vast
July 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Baltpool: Biofuel Will Be 30% Cheaper in 2015-2016 Heating Season
(The Baltic Course) According to the energy resources exchange Baltpool, the price of biofuel for the upcoming heating season 2015-2016
June 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Oregon Lawmakers Look to Swap LCFS for Fuel Tax
(Argus Media) Oregon governor Kate Brown (D) and a group of eight legislators have negotiated a proposal to kill the
June 26, 2015 Read Full Article
Fuels America Holds Call to Discuss New EPA Memo on RIN Prices
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) On June 11, Fuels America hosted a conference call to discuss a memo from
June 15, 2015 Read Full Article
Biofuels under Attack: Same Old Story
by Chuck Grassley (The Iowa Republican) ... Consumers like biofuels. The idea of a homegrown product that reduces emissions harmful to
June 03, 2015 Read Full Article
Finance Minister Calls for End to Tax Support for Biofuel
(Radio Prague) In a dramatic about turn, finance minister Andrej Babiš says he now wants to halt tax support for
May 11, 2015 Read Full Article
California Is Smiling On Renewable Diesel HPR Fuel
by Jeff Cobb (Hybrid Cars) ... More than a pilot project, last month’s launch of 18 stations for the diesel alternative
April 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Propel Fuels Relocates Headquarters to Sacramento
(Propel Fuels) Announces new management and directors, strategic focus and operating milestones. Propel Fuels, California’s largest retailer of low-carbon liquid
April 27, 2015 Read Full Article
In Vietnam, Many Provinces about to Sell Biofuels Following Gov’t Decision
(Tuoi Tre News) Authorities in many localities in Vietnam have prepared to widely distribute E5 and E10 biofuels to spur
April 07, 2015 Read Full Article
RFA Slams Misleading Statements on Ethanol Availability Made by Oil Industry
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) sent a letter to the House Committee on Energy
April 03, 2015 Read Full Article
4 Things You Should Know about Oregon's Low-Carbon Fuel Standard
by Ian K. Kullgren (The Oregonian/OregonLive) ... The law aims to position Oregon as a leader in the effort to reduce
February 18, 2015 Read Full Article
Vietnam Lowers Biofuel Prices to Boost Consumption
by Manh Quan (Thanh Nien News) Retailers of biofuel in Vietnam cut prices by two percent on Thursday in an
February 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Will Low Oil Prices Be the Downfall of Cellulosic Biofuels?
by Wally Tyner (The Conversation/Purdue University) ... One challenge to commercializing biofuel made from non-food sources — called cellulosic biofuels —
February 08, 2015 Read Full Article
The (Oil Price) Crash of ’14: What Lessons Can We Learn?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) 4 weeks past the helter-skelter Oil Crash, as prices plateau for now (and maybe for the
February 06, 2015 Read Full Article
API Says Extending Domestic Fuel Supply Lowers Consumer Gas Prices—Who Knew!?
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association) Add another file to the Big Oil hypocrisy dossier. Yesterday (October 30, 2014),
November 03, 2014 Read Full Article
Local Corn To Ethanol Fuel Helping Consumers
by Kayla Vanover (WBKO) ... "Ethanol being 105-octane, you can blend it was 84-octane base gasoline and get your 87-octane. That is
August 08, 2014 Read Full Article
Missing the Forest for the Trees on Fuel Prices
by Anne Steckel (The Hill/National Biodiesel Board) ... Afraid of losing their stranglehold on the fuels market, petroleum groups have long
August 04, 2014 Read Full Article
The Boss From Hell? EPA, Congress and Advanced Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Here are 5 Tell-Tale Signs that you have the Boss from Hell. And when it
August 01, 2014 Read Full Article
Pain at the Pump: An Illustrated Guide to the War over E85, Gasoline
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Why is everyone yakking about E85? FTC investigations. Key Senators on the warpath. Antitrust allegations. In
July 24, 2014 Read Full Article
The Economic Competitiveness of U.S. Ethanol
by John M. Urbanchuk (ABF Economics/Renewable Fuels Association) ... Reflecting this enhanced competitiveness and maturation, ethanol prices (both FOB plant and delivered at
July 23, 2014 Read Full Article
Ethanol & Corn Production Up, Food & Gas Prices Down
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) Growth Energy is attacking the myth that ethanol production increases food prices. Tom Buis, CEO of Growth Energy
July 18, 2014 Read Full Article
Corn Ethanol Benefits Farmers, Community, Industry
by Heather Meade (Daily Advocate) There are seven operational ethanol plants in Ohio, one of which is located just outside
July 11, 2014 Read Full Article
Drill More, Produce More, Pay More? | Commentary
by Bob Dinneen (Roll Call/Renewable Fuels Association) In recent months, the petroleum industry has boasted about U.S. crude oil production reaching
July 10, 2014 Read Full Article
Washington State the Center of Climate Change Solutions
by Gleen Farley (KING 5 News) In 2011, Alaska Airlines was the first carrier in the country to fly regular passenger
July 09, 2014 Read Full Article
Freedom from High Gas Prices
(Renewable Fuels Association) Sadly, drivers are expected to see skyrocketing gas prices this Independence Day as analysts at GasBuddy predict that Fourth
July 02, 2014 Read Full Article
Declining Gasoline Prices Still Costing Americans $1.4 Billion Every Day During This Holiday Week Celebrating Independence
by John Funk (The Plain Dealer) ... One reason for this year's decline in prices since May is the price of
July 02, 2014 Read Full Article
California Low-Carbon Rule Survives Big Legal Challenge
By Dale Kasler (Sacramento Bee) California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard, one of the centerpieces of the state’s fight against global
July 01, 2014 Read Full Article
CBO Releases RFS Forecast but Ignores Mid-Level Blends
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) This week the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report, "The Renewable Fuel Standard: Issues
June 27, 2014 Read Full Article
25x'25 Statement on CBO Renewable Fuel Standard Report
(25 x '25/Biofuels Journal) How the Congressional Budget Office reached the conclusion in a report released Thursday that the Renewable Fuel Standard
June 27, 2014 Read Full Article
Ethanol, Oil, Corn Duke It Out in “The Battle of the Benjamins”
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Corn producers, ethanol producers and crude oil refiners: locked in a rollercoaster of commodity prices,
June 13, 2014 Read Full Article
It Pays to Shop for Ethanol
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) An informal survey of gasoline retail locations in greater Des Moines, Iowa, revealed that while 87-octane
March 06, 2014 Read Full Article
A Biofuels Inflection Point
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Huge stock rallies in first-gen and next-gen biofuels last week — and tension over Ukraine
March 03, 2014 Read Full Article
How Much Would You Pay for Renewable Fuels?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Here, as the EPA delves into the future of the Renewable Fuel Standard, today is
December 05, 2013 Read Full Article
“Flex Fuel Fridays” Raise Awareness of Higher Ethanol Blends
by Lynn Grooms (Farm Industry News Blog) Glacial Lakes Energy, a South Dakota ethanol producer, has been raising awareness about
September 24, 2013 Read Full Article
Show Me the Gallons: KiOR’s Progress towards Steady-State Operations
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Landmark cellulosic drop-in biofuels producer releases update on early-stage production: is the increasing gallonage enough
September 23, 2013 Read Full Article
Secretary Moniz Announces New Biofuels Projects to Drive Cost Reductions, Technological Breakthroughs
(U.S. Department of Energy) During remarks at the Energy Department’s Biomass 2013 annual conference, Secretary Moniz today highlighted the important
August 06, 2013 Read Full Article
U.S. Sinks $22 Million into New Biofuels Research
(UPI) The U.S. Energy Department is teaming up with the energy industry and research institutes to help make biofuels competitive
August 06, 2013 Read Full Article
U.S. FTC Said to Open Probe of Oil Price-Fixing After EU
by Sara Forden (Bloomberg) The U.S. Federal Trade Commission opened a formal investigation into how prices of crude oil and
June 25, 2013 Read Full Article
Freedom of Choice: E20 Ethanol Blends Take the Value Crown from Gasoline, E10
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Freedom of choice, it turns out, drives better value for drivers. The Digest goes in-depth
June 20, 2013 Read Full Article
Answers to Your Questions about Parity-Priced, Algae-Based Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Wondering when affordable algae-based transportation fuels might arrive at your local retail outlet? Might
March 08, 2013 Read Full Article
As Prices at the Pump Go Up, Up, Up American Ethanol is the Motorist’s Friend
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association) If you've been paying more at the pump for gasoline, you aren't alone. And,
February 22, 2013 Read Full Article
Growth of Ethanol Fuel Stalls in Brazil
by Claudio Angelo (Nature.com) ...Domestic consumption of liquid ethanol this year has been 26% lower than for the same period in
December 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Venter: Biofuels 'Dead' without U.S. Aid
by Bradley J. Fikes (North County Times) Famed genomics researcher J. Craig Venter, who is working to develop biofuels from
November 01, 2012 Read Full Article
Ethanol and the Journalism It Attracts
by Terry Daynard (The Record) Opinion pieces about fuel ethanol have been popular among national journalists this summer, most
September 11, 2012 Read Full Article
ICM: Why We Must Keep the Renewable Fuel Standard
by Dave Vander Griend (ICM/Ethanol Producer Magazine) I was disappointed to read the Aug. 24Wichita Eagle editorial titled “End Ethanol Mandate.” It
September 10, 2012 Read Full Article
Ethanol Offers American Drivers Relief at the Pump
(Renewable Fuels Association) ...Gas prices have been increasing as well. However, relief at the gas pump is possible thanks to
September 04, 2012 Read Full Article
US Ethanol Mandate Waiver Would Not Destroy Corn Demand: Deutsche Bank
(Platts) A waiver of the US ethanol mandate would not destroy corn demand because current gasoline blending economics still favor
August 14, 2012 Read Full Article
Military Biofuels Ban Moves Forward, Ignites Criticism, Backlash
by Meg Cichon (Renewable Energy World) As a proposed ban on military investment and use of biofuels inches closer to
June 07, 2012 Read Full Article
The $6 Gasoline That Almost Was
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Mad as heck about $5 gasoline? According to new research from Iowa State, the price
May 24, 2012 Read Full Article
Consumer Reports Survey: Americans Say Fuel Economy Most Important Car Buying Factor
(PR NewsWire/Consumer Reports) Nearly three-quarters of drivers would consider an alternative fuel vehicle for their next car ...Some two-thirds of owners
May 23, 2012 Read Full Article
When Defending Biofuels, Supporters Point to History
by David Ferris (Forbes) At a conference today sponsored by the Carbon War Room outside Washington, D.C., a panel of biofuels entrepreneurs, supporters
March 28, 2012 Read Full Article
An All-of-the-Above Approach to Energy in America
by Sarah Bittleman (USDA/25 x '25) America needs and is developing a reliable, sustainable, fuel supply. If we are able to
March 20, 2012 Read Full Article
What To Do About High Gasoline Prices?
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) A House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee held a hearing on what to do about rising gasoline
March 09, 2012 Read Full Article
More People Choosing Ethanol
(KFYR-TV) With the price of gasoline increasing to $3.70 a gallon, more and more motorists are choosing E-30 and E-85,
March 08, 2012 Read Full Article
Ethanol Report on Ethanol’s Role in Gas Prices
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) ...From the president to the people at the pump, everyone is talking about higher gasoline prices
March 07, 2012 Read Full Article
How Not to Lose an Energy Policy in 10 Days
by Brent Erickson (Biotechnology Industry Organization/Biofuels Digest) BIO’s industrial biotech czar says that governments should resist attempts to derail the
March 07, 2012 Read Full Article
EU-Produced Ethanol Keeps Petrol Prices Down
(Renewable Energy Magazine) Recent studies commissioned by NGOs Friends of the Earth and ActionAid claim that biofuels, including ethanol, will cost
February 09, 2012 Read Full Article
Expert Expects Gas Prices in Chicago to Hit $4.60 by May
by Gary Strauss (Chicago Sun-Times) Get ready for another round of pain at the pump: gas at $4 (or higher)
February 08, 2012 Read Full Article
Get Ready To Pay More For Gas
(TheIndyChannel.com) Analysts Predict Higher Prices Ahead ...AAA said Monday that both gasoline and crude oil prices are at historic highs for
January 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Oil Prices to Reach All-Time High
(Farm Futures) Even without VEETC ethanol is still making gasoline cheaper In its monthly short-term outlook, the Energy Department expects U.S.
January 12, 2012 Read Full Article
Ethanol Remains a Bargain
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association) ...In recent weeks, many headlines have trumpeted the argument that gas prices will be
January 12, 2012 Read Full Article
After Three Decades, Tax Credit for Ethanol Expires
by Robert Pear (New York Times) ...“We are in a fairly prosperous period for agriculture,” said Dean C. Taylor, a
January 09, 2012 Read Full Article
The Economics of Higher Ethanol Blends
by Kim Clark (Nebraska Corn Board) ...Although you have increased horsepower when using ethanol blended fuel, fuel mileage may decrease
December 15, 2011 Read Full Article
US Ethanol Dampens Global Crude Oil Prices
(Malaya Business Insight) Increasing ethanol in the U.S. gasoline supply would lead to lower crude oil prices. This is the conclusion
December 03, 2011 Read Full Article
New Race, New Fuel
by Chad Bishop (Bowling Green Daily News) Cars using corn-based ethanol in Sparta’s inaugural Sprint Cup race A NASCAR Sprint Cup