(Oil Price Information Service) The unexpected run-up in octane's market value is puzzling to the marketplace. What factors are driving
High Octane Fuel (HOF)
Back TO HOMEMYOB – The New Ethanol Mantra: Modularity, Yield, Octane, Bolt-Ons
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Minnesota, the US ethanol industry is descending upon Minneapolis this week for the annual
June 19, 2017 Read Full Article
$45B Annual Windfall for US Consumers with a Gasoline-Engine Overhaul? EPA Is Getting a Patent Worth Knowing about
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the US Patent & Trademark Office has just issued a “notice of allowance”
June 09, 2017 Read Full Article
Biofuels Work for Oregon
by Jim Talent (Capital Ag Press/Americans for Energy Security and Innovation) Unfortunately, even as fracking reached new heights, America’s total
June 07, 2017 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Here we have EPA agreeing that higher ethanol blends can reduce emissions and acknowledging that engines and fuels must be
June 06, 2017 Read Full Article
Ethanol's Biggest Advocate May Be EPA
(Urban Air Initiative) In plot twist that may open the door to higher ethanol blends, the U. S. Environmental Protection
June 06, 2017 Read Full Article
Livin’ La Vida Octane: The Quest for Torque and Affordable, Sustainable Vroom
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... In recent days. we’ve been updating some very useful industry charts relating to costs, carbon,
May 23, 2017 Read Full Article
Hi Octane Fans and Ethanol Haters
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... One of the greatest and most unexpected bonuses of an eastward journey along Highway 26
May 05, 2017 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuels Are Part of an ‘America First’ Energy Plan
by Brian Jennings (The Hill/American Coalition for Ethanol) ... By every measure, increasing the production and use of homegrown renewable
May 04, 2017 Read Full Article
High Octane Fuel: An Opportunity for Ethanol
by Emily Skor (Growth Energy/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Growth Energy's CEO explains the importance of the recent ASTM standard for 100 RON
May 01, 2017 Read Full Article
ACE Urges Ethanol Advocates to Participate in EPA Regulatory Reform Comment Period
(American Coalition for Ethanol) The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) submitted a public comment focused on its ethanol priorities soon
May 01, 2017 Read Full Article
Consumers and Farmers Burned by EPA Regulations on Renewable Fuel
by Bob Dinneen (The Hill) As the days grow longer and the mercury rises, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should take
April 27, 2017 Read Full Article
High Octane Gas Coming — But You'll Pay More for It
by Mark Phelan (Detroit Free Press) “Ten cents a gallon more is probably palatable. A quarter risks customer acceptance,” said
April 26, 2017 Read Full Article
Biofuels Supporters, Opponents Spar During EPA Teleconference
by Michael Schneider (Oil Price Information Service) Supporters and opponents of biofuels expressed predictably contrasting viewpoints during a teleconference held today
April 25, 2017 Read Full Article
Intersecting Trends of Oil and Ethanol
by Patrick C. Miller (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Is the growth in shale oil production a potential boost for ethanol? The theory
April 24, 2017 Read Full Article
ACE Outlines Ethanol Priorities to EPA on Regulatory Reform Agenda
(KTIC Radio) The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) submitted a public comment addressed to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt thanking
April 14, 2017 Read Full Article
Fighting Misinformation One Fact at a Time
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) In our industry, facts are sacrosanct. You cannot fight misinformation, mistruths or
April 05, 2017 Read Full Article
Ethanol Advocates Work to Boost Demand
by Nat Willilams (Iowa Farmer Today) ... (Barry) Frazier (president of Center Ethanol) was among biofuels advocates speaking at
April 03, 2017 Read Full Article
Biofuels Exec Sees Growth in Exports, E-15
by Roy Leidahl (Missouri Farmer Today) ... “Science will win,” White (Robert White, vice president of industry relations at the Renewable
April 03, 2017 Read Full Article
Fighting Misinformation One Fact at a Time
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) RFA's president and CEO highlights key facts from the organization's annual industry
March 30, 2017 Read Full Article
ASTM Approves New 100 Octane Standard that Could Boost Ethanol Blending
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Pennsylvania, a new ASTM International standard that supports 100 octane fuel could help drive
March 28, 2017 Read Full Article
UAI Coalition Challenges Clean Air Act Interpretation
by Dave VanderGriend (Urban Air Initiative/Ethanol Producer Magazine) For decades, the U.S. EPA has insisted that it gets to decide
March 27, 2017 Read Full Article
Fuel Economy Rules: Someone Is Listening
by Doug Durante (Clean Fuels Development Coalition/Biofuels Digest) The recent announcement that the Trump Administration was taking another look at Corporate
March 27, 2017 Read Full Article
National Farmers Union Passes Resolution to Support E30 Use
by Tom Bryan (Ethanol Producer Magazine) National Farmers Union called for the U.S. EPA to open the market to higher
March 20, 2017 Read Full Article
Groups Hail Recall of EPA’s Federal Fuel Economy and Emissions Rules
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the High Octane Alliance called the Trump Administration’s recall the fuel economy rule
March 20, 2017 Read Full Article
New ASTM High-Octane Fuel Standard Published
(Growth Energy) Last week, ASTM International published an important new high-octane fuel standard, ASTM D8076 – 17, Standard Specification for
March 14, 2017 Read Full Article
Health Effects Institute Takes Hard Look at Ethanol vs Aromatics
by David Hallberg (Ethanol Producer Magazine/Urban Air Initiative) Candid discussions at the Health Effects Institute offer hope ethanol's positive emissions
February 14, 2017 Read Full Article
Global Bio-Alcohols Market Expected to Reach $11,574 Million by 2022 - Allied Market Research
(PR Newswire/Allied Market Research) According to a new report published by Allied Market Research titled, "Bio-Alcohols: Global Opportunity Analysis and
February 08, 2017 Read Full Article
More Lancaster County Gas Stations Are Selling 'Cleaner' Fuel; Here's What You Need to Know at the Pump
by Chad Umble (LancasterOnline) ... Two gasoline-ethanol blends, Unleaded15 and E85, are now available at four of the 13 county locations
February 07, 2017 Read Full Article
Outlook 2017: Rapid Adoption of E15
by Rachel Gantz (Renewable Fuels Association/Biofuels International) ... Some of the largest markets in 2016 were China, Brazil, Canada, Mexico
February 07, 2017 Read Full Article
SUNLIQUID® 20: Fleet Test with Mercedes-Benz Vehicles Proves Fuel Quality
(Clariant) A plus for the environment: Improves particle count emissions and guarantees significant reductions in CO2 emissions using sunliquid® cellulosic
February 06, 2017 Read Full Article
Trumping Obama on Biofuels
by Ann Bailey (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Ethanol industry advocates believe the Trump administration will be friendlier to ethanol than the
January 27, 2017 Read Full Article
Biofuels Champ Richard Childress Makes NASCAR Hall of Fame
(Growth Energy) This week, Growth Energy will join racing fans across the country to celebrate the induction of NASCAR’s 2017
January 23, 2017 Read Full Article
High Octane Group Vindicated by EPA Ethanol Assessment
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) A USDA report this week showing corn ethanol reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 43%
January 17, 2017 Read Full Article
Iowa Energy Plan Includes Role Ethanol Can Play in State's Future
by Ann Bailey (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds has released to the public the Iowa Renewable Energy
January 03, 2017 Read Full Article
Stay the Course
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/NewsOK) Regarding “Flaws in Renewable Fuel Standard aren't going away” (Our Views, Dec. 16): The
December 23, 2016 Read Full Article
Nebraska Drivers Save $17 Million Using Ethanol-blended Fuel
(Nebraska Ethanol Board/KOOL Radio) In 2016, Nebraska drivers will save approximately $17 million by using ethanol-blended gasoline. The savings is
December 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Queensland RFA Allays Fears over Ethanol Mandate Concerns
(Biofuels International) ... Rose (Larissa Rose, managing Director of the Queensland Renewable Fuels Association) said the comparison of the Queensland
November 30, 2016 Read Full Article
2016: Looking Back on a Busy Year
by Dave Vandergriend (Ethanol Producer Magazine/ICM) ... At the Urban Air Initiative, we have been relentless in our efforts to open
November 21, 2016 Read Full Article
Emails Show Collusion against Ethanol
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... This one’s about the U.S. EPA and a Freedom of Information Act
November 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Garnett Fuel Retailer to Celebrate New Ethanol Fuel Choices at Event Thursday
by KS Corn (Rural Radio Network) Sandra’s Quick Stop will celebrate new fuel choices for drivers from 11 a.m. to
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Time to Rein in the EPA
by Dale Christensen (Glacial Lakes Corn Processors/The Hill) ... EPA has either through ignorance at best or malice at worst failed
November 06, 2016 Read Full Article
For Cars of the Future, the Fuels They Need, Today, from Algae
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Of all the many wonders at the Algae Biomass Summit this week, perhaps there was
October 28, 2016 Read Full Article
Path to Improved Fuel Economy Includes Ethanol
by Mark Dorenkamp (Brownfield Ag News) A Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) director says the auto industry path to improved fuel economy
October 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Ethanol Industry Says Ethanol Can Help Meet CAFE, GHG Standards
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Ethanol industry leaders have weighed in on a draft technical assessment report for the
October 06, 2016 Read Full Article
EPA's Proposed Enhancements to RFS Program Not a Surprise: RFA
(Oil Price Information Service) EPA's move Monday proposing enhancements to its Renewable Fuel Standards program was "not at all unexpected,"
October 06, 2016 Read Full Article
The Road to High Octane Fuels
by Jeremy Martin (Union of Concerned Scientists) ... 9 things you need to know about high octane fuel, and my perspective on
October 06, 2016 Read Full Article
EPA Proposes Major Updates to RFS Regulations
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) ... Within the proposed rule, the EPA explains that the RFS registration, reporting, recordkeeping and product
October 04, 2016 Read Full Article
EPA Releases Ethanol Flex Fuel Rule/(REGS) Rule
(Fuel Marketer News) Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released their proposed rule for Ethanol Flex Fuel and Renewable Enhancement
October 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Proposed Renewables Enhancement and Growth Support (REGS) Rule
(Environmental Protection Agency) EPA is proposing enhancements to its Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) program and other related fuel regulations to
October 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels USA Submits Comments on CAFE Standards Midterm Review
(Advanced Biofuels USA) Advanced Biofuels USA fully supports meeting the 2022 CAFE standards. It is our understanding that the key
September 30, 2016 Read Full Article
#Ethanol Groups Submit CAFE Comments
by Joanna Schroeder (Energy.AgWired.com) Comments regarding the goals of the CAFE-GHG standards were due yesterday (September 26, 2016) to the
September 30, 2016 Read Full Article
ACE Ad Buy Urges Congress to Act on RVP Legislation
(American Coalition for Ethanol) The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) kicked-off a two week ad campaign today in Environment &
September 21, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuels Want Level Playing Field
(KTIC/DTN/Progressive Farmer) With all of the political fights about the role ethanol and other biofuels have in the transportation sector, there
September 14, 2016 Read Full Article
CAFE Standards: What’s Biomass Got to Do with It?
by Rebecca Chillrud (Environmental and Energy Study Institute) On July 18, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Highway Traffic Safety
September 09, 2016 Read Full Article
Ethanol: Our Once and Future Fuel
by Dean Drake (Defour Group LLC/The Hill) The recent opinion piece by Doug Durante of the Clean Fuels Development Coalition
September 09, 2016 Read Full Article
High-Octane Hopes: Biofuels Want Level Playing Field
by Todd Neeley (DTN/The Progressive Farmer) With all of the political fights about the role ethanol and other biofuels have
September 09, 2016 Read Full Article
Energy Department Studies Show Major Ethanol Benefits
(WNAX) The U.S. Energy Department has released the results of a compilation of several studies that show mid level ethanol
August 31, 2016 Read Full Article
Welcome to Aviation Biofuels Math Class with Mr. Mercutio
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you were reading BBC’s coverage of the aviation biofuels space yesterday, you would have
August 31, 2016 Read Full Article
The Case Against Ethanol Opponents: They Are Simply Incorrect +VIDEO
by Marc J. Rauch (The Auto Channel) ... I can't say for sure, since I haven't done a count and compared
August 30, 2016 Read Full Article
Propel Launches ProShop, Connecting California’s Low Carbon Fuel Culture
(Propel) Apparel, accessories, aficionado clubs and social networks link together Propel’s largest customer segment, millennials. -- Propel Fuels, the nation’s
August 30, 2016 Read Full Article
Octane Value Takes Center Stage During #ACE2016
by Joanna Schroeder (Energy.AgWired.com) Higher octane. The automakers want it. Many consumers want it. But how to get it? Ethanol.
August 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Mid-Level Ethanol Blends Offer Significant Benefits to the US
by Jodi Delapaz (Agri-Pulse) High octane fuels (HOF), specifically mid-level ethanol blends (E25-E40), could offer significant benefits for the U.S.,
August 26, 2016 Read Full Article
EPA Signals It Will Start Looking at Mandating Higher Octane Gasoline
by Richard Truett (Automotive News) Raising the octane in gasoline -- seen as a way to improve fuel economy and
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Got octane?
by Brian Jennings (American Coalition for Ethanol/Ethanol Producer Magazine) It’s the Holy Grail for many in the ethanol industry to
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Open the Toolbox to Give Fuel Economy Rules a Chance
by Doug Durante (The Hill/Clean Fuels Development Coalition) ... The US Department of Energy just last week released a report that
August 23, 2016 Read Full Article
Letter: E30 Protects All Engines
by Orrie Swayze Wilmot (Argus Leader) E30 can prevent up to a $5,000 maintenance problem for especially vulnerable new turbo-charged gas
August 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Ethanol Faces a Terminal Challenge
by Ann Bailey (Ethanol Producer Magazine) NREL finds more infrastructure is needed for more ethanol and high-octane fuels. -- Changes to existing
August 17, 2016 Read Full Article
EPA Should Take Note of New DOE High Octane Fuels Research
by Tracy King (Renewable Fuels Association) For the past several years, the Department of Energy (DOE) has been quietly researching
August 16, 2016 Read Full Article
ACE Unveils Guide on E15, Flex Fuels for Retailers
(American Coalition for Ethanol/Ethanol Producer Magazine) The American Coalition for Ethanol is releasing a new publication that will help answer
August 11, 2016 Read Full Article
Growth Energy Urges US Authorities to Support Mid-Level Ethanol Blends
by Ilari Kauppila (Biofuels International) US lawmakers should recognise the potential of mid-level ethanol blends to contribute to the fight against
August 11, 2016 Read Full Article
GM, Honda Execs Agree: Higher Octane Gas Needed to Optimize ICE Efficiency
by Lindsay Brooke (SAE International) Raising the octane level of pump gasoline in the U.S. is integral to optimizing advanced
August 07, 2016 Read Full Article
DOE Labs Report Shows Significant Benefits of Mid-Level Ethanol Blends
(Growth Energy) Recently, the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge, Argonne, and National Renewable Energy Laboratories released their “Summary of High
August 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Summary of High-Octane Mid-Level Ethanol Blends Study
(U.S. Department of Energy) Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of light-duty vehicles are pursuing a broad portfolio of technologies to reduce
August 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Higher Ethanol Use Can Lead to 14% GHG Reduction in European Transport by 2030 - New Study
(ePURE) A new study by renowned global consultancy Ricardo Energy & Environment has found that the higher use of ethanol
July 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuel Governors Tout E30
by Chris Clayton (DTN Progressive Farmer) Coalition Sees Opportunity in Higher Fuel Economy Standards -- Leaders and founders of the
July 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Repeat After Me: High Octane, Low Carbon
by David VanderGriend (Urban Air Initiative/ICM/Governors' Biofuel Coalition) The signs are everywhere highlighting our product and how it can find its true
July 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuel Standard Helps Keep Summer Fuel Prices Low
(Convenience Store Decisions) High-octane ethanol gasoline blends are helping American’s to enjoy low fuel prices this summer. The Renewable Fuel Standard
July 06, 2016 Read Full Article
DOE Announces $16 Million for 54 Projects to Help Commercialize Promising Energy Technologies
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced nearly $16 million in funding to help businesses
June 30, 2016 Read Full Article
Letter: Don’t Believe Scare Tactics against Vehicular Use of Ethanol
by Robert Miller (TC Palm) ... The oil industry doesn't want ethanol to go away, but it doesn't want to give up
June 27, 2016 Read Full Article
Consumer Perception, High Octane Keys to #Ethanol’s Future
by Joanna Schroeder (Energy.AgWired.com) Senior Vice President for the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) Geoff Cooper participated in the panel discussion
June 27, 2016 Read Full Article
Modernizing the Electric Grid and Its Integration with the Transportation Sector
by Bill Brandon (Biofuels Digest/) ... Some, like Mark Z. Jacobson, assert battery electric vehicles (BEV) are “the key transportation solution”.
June 21, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuels Industry Looks to Meet Strong Demand, Emission Needs
by Bill Tiedje (Iowa Farmer Today) After weathering a winter of big stocks and low oil prices, the U.S. biofuels
June 20, 2016 Read Full Article
High Octane, Low Carb #Biofuels Better for Fuel Economy
by Joanna Schroeder (Energy.AgWired.com) Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader, Tom Daschle, is leading an effort to ensure that high octane,
June 16, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuels Industry Looks to Meet Strong Demand, Emission Needs
by Bill Tiedje (Iowa Farmer Today) ... Most ethanol plants have been paid off and can now manage production to
June 16, 2016 Read Full Article
EPA Honors CB&I with Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award
(CB&I/PR Newswire) CB&I (NYSE: CBI) today announced it has been awarded the 2016 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge award from the
June 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Connecting the Dots
by David VanderGriend (Ethanol Producer Magazine/ICM Inc./Urban Air Initiative) ... We’ve learned that we can reduce harmful emissions by replacing
June 13, 2016 Read Full Article
Designing Tomorrow’s Fuels for Tomorrow’s Engines: DOE’s Co-Optima
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) Between June 6 and 10, the Department of Energy (DOE) held its Annual Merit Review
June 10, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuels Are Proven Winners - But Still Get No Respect
by Jonathan H Harsch (AgriPulse) The 2017 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) proposed by EPA disappointed both biofuels and fossil fuels advocates. That's
June 01, 2016 Read Full Article
Ethanol And Octane For Beginners
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) Ethanol is often talked about as a high-octane fuel. But not everyone has a clear understanding of
June 01, 2016 Read Full Article
UIA Calls on CARB to Recognize Role of Ethanol in Reducing Carbon
(Urban Air Initiative/Ethanol Producer Magazine) In comments recently filed with the California Air Resources Board, the Urban Air Initiative made
June 01, 2016 Read Full Article
Luxury Cars Could Boost Ethanol Demand
by Nate Birt (Top Producer) The recently announced Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) volume requirements for ethanol are a welcome step
June 01, 2016 Read Full Article
Point/Counterpoint: Is It Time for Greens To Reassess Their Opposition to Ethanol?
by Senator Timothy Wirth and C. Boyden Gray (Yale Environment 360) The criticism of ethanol by environmentalists is misguided and
May 28, 2016 Read Full Article
European Bioethanol Offers 15% CO2 Reductions in Transport – Blocking It Is a Form of Climate Crime
by James Cogan (Biofuels Digest/Ethanol Europe Renewables Ltd.) ... The European Commission in Brussels is right now putting the finishing touches
May 23, 2016 Read Full Article
EPA Is Trying to Get Out of Its Own Way on the RFS
by Brent Erickson (Biotechnology Innovation Organization/Biofuels Digest) ... The practical and legal constraints on the RFS are mostly of EPA’s
May 23, 2016 Read Full Article
It’s Time for an Octane Boost
by Tracey King (Detroit News) While our automobiles have experienced remarkable changes over the past several decades, the fuels we
May 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Co-Optimized Fuel-Engine Systems to Transform Our Nation’s Vehicles
by Jonathan Male (U.S. Department of Energy) The critical need to reduce the nation's dependence on foreign oil and cut
May 12, 2016 Read Full Article
Evidence of Benefits of Biofuels in Combating Climate Change is More than Ample
(25 x '25) ... While recognition of the role of agriculture in meeting climate change challenges is growing among world leaders,
May 12, 2016 Read Full Article
Meeting 2025 CAFE Good for Consumers, Necessary for Climate; Getting There No Easy Feat
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) ... To achieve CAFE for the light duty fleet – there is no one-sized fits all
May 11, 2016 Read Full Article
Boating and Engine Experts Call on Lawmakers to Boost Biofuel Blends
(Fuels America/The Auto Channel) Certified mechanics, engine performance experts, and professional fishermen are briefing lawmakers on Capitol Hill today about
May 10, 2016 Read Full Article
Bobby Likis Addresses Ethanol Myths
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) This past weekend Bobby Likis debuted a video that tackles ethanol myths including those around the
May 10, 2016 Read Full Article
Cellulosic Growth Likely for Ethanol Industry
by Terry Anderson (Lee Agri-Media/Iowa Farmer Today) Great market opportunities exist for the ethanol industry, Doug Durante said as he
May 09, 2016 Read Full Article
Inaction in Congress Helping Ethanol Right Now
by Chris Clayton (DTN The Progressive Farmer) ... Ethanol also remains stuck in a battle with EPA over vapor pressure with
May 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Higher Ethanol Blends Are Coming Soon to a Gas Pump Near You
by Russell Hubbard (Omaha World-Herald) ... Convenience store operator Kum & Go says it is making a massive commitment to
May 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Co-Optima Stakeholder Listening Day Summary Report
(U.S. Department of Energy) Bioenergy Technologies Office, in partnership with the Vehicle Technologies Office and DOE national laboratories, hosted a
April 28, 2016 Read Full Article
OEMs Continue Push for High-Octane Gas
by Tom Murphy (Wards Auto) 2016 SAE World Congress -- ... “These speakers are responsible for powertrains delivered to 28 million
April 27, 2016 Read Full Article
Engine Design Trends Lead to Increased Demand for Higher-Octane Gasoline
(US Energy Information Administration) Since 2013, the share of premium gasoline in total motor gasoline sales has steadily increased, reaching 11.3%,
April 08, 2016 Read Full Article
Ethanol Completes the Puzzle
by Dave VanderGriend (Ethanol Producer Magazine/ICM/Urban Air Initiative) We have a tremendous opportunity to make the case in the Midterm Review
April 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Fact Sheet: A Brief History of Octane in Gasoline: From Lead to Ethanol
by Jessie Stolark (Environmental and Energy Study Institute) A cornerstone of U.S. environmental policy has been the reduction of harmful
April 07, 2016 Read Full Article
St Paul Drivers Choose E15
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MBA) and KS95 FM today (March 30, 2016) rewarded drivers who chose to
March 31, 2016 Read Full Article
Are You Ready for the E30 Challenge?
by Dave VanderGriend (ICM/Urban Air Initiative/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... Watertown is challenging conventional wisdom in order for biofuels like ethanol to finally
March 10, 2016 Read Full Article
New Vehicle Initiative Aims to Make Fuel and Engines Work Together More Efficiently
by Reuben Sarkar (Department of Energy) Recently I had the pleasure of briefing members of Congress on EERE’s groundbreaking fuel-engine co-optimization
February 27, 2016 Read Full Article
Don’t Save Energy, Save Exergy! The Enemy of Progress a/k/a Waste Heat
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... One of the most important efforts to reduce waste heat is in transportation engines.
February 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuels Association Welcomes Auto Industry Vet Tracey King to Staff
(Renewable Fuels Association) Auto industry veteran Tracey King has joined the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) as the organization’s new Technical
February 24, 2016 Read Full Article
The Highway to High Octane: Ethanol's Attempts to Gain Ground in US Gasoline
by Herman Wang and Jeff Bair (Platts) Capitol Crude: The US Oil Policy Podcast -- The US is likely to
February 23, 2016 Read Full Article
Ethanol and the Race to Higher Octane Standards in the US: Fuel for Thought
by Herman Wang (Platts) With the US likely to raise the gasoline octane standard in the next decade or so to
February 22, 2016 Read Full Article
The Shocking Truth About America’s Ethanol Law: It Doesn’t Matter (For Now)
by Dan Charles (New England Public Radio) ... If you oppose government interventions in the free market, as Cruz does, the
February 11, 2016 Read Full Article
What You Need to Know about the Federal Trade Commission’s Final Rule Regarding Labeling of Ethanol Blends Beyond 10%
by Kelly Davis (Renewable Fuels Association) The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a final rule on how ethanol blends
February 10, 2016 Read Full Article
Blog: More Details on the High Octane Story
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) I really enjoyed learning about research into midlevel ethanol blends from Timothy Theiss and
February 09, 2016 Read Full Article
E25, E40 for the Masses
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Widely introducing consumers to 'super premium' ethanol blends could offer substantial benefits, but the
February 08, 2016 Read Full Article
A Map to Progress
(American Coalition for Ethanol) To coincide with the fly-in, ACE created an ‘infographic’ promoting the benefits of the RFS. Titled
February 08, 2016 Read Full Article
Ethanol Backers Say Higher Blends Would Reduce Air Toxics
by Renee Schoof (Bloomberg BNA) A group of farm-state governors and some advocates for clean energy are pressing the Environmental Protection
February 02, 2016 Read Full Article
In the Ethanol Wars, Both Sides Are Wrong
by C. Boyden Gray (Des Moines Register) The Iowa primary has put into play one of the more obscure issues
February 01, 2016 Read Full Article
Growing Beyond the RFS to Drive Demand for Ethanol
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) ... “The RFS helped kick start the significant volumes of ethanol production we see today, but
January 27, 2016 Read Full Article
Bioethanol Plant in Kazakhstan Due to Restart in Dec - Report
by Plamena Tisheva (See News) A biofuel plant in the North Kazakhstan region is due to resume production at the
January 27, 2016 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2016 8-Slide Guide to NREL’s High-Octane Mid-Level Ethanol Blend Market Assessment
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This past month, NREL published a critical assessment on the viability of High-Octane Mid-Level Ethanol
January 26, 2016 Read Full Article
What I Can Do to Lessen Our Addiction to Oil? Advanced Biofuels USA Publishes Some Suggestions
What I Can Do to Lessen Our Addiction to Oil? George W. Bush urged the US to “get off our addiction