
RVO REVEAL: The U.S. EPA on March 27 finalized the 2026 and 2027 Renewable Fuels Standard volume obligations, to mostly positive reaction from the biofuels industry. PHOTO: STOCK
May 8, 2026
BY Erin Krueger
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Once relegated to food, beverage and dry ice markets, opportunities to monetize biogenic CO2 from ethanol plants are on the rise, and producers can take their pick.
Hawaii lawmakers on May 6 approved legislation to create a clean fuel standard (CFS) that aims to reduce the CI of transportation fuels by at lease 50% below 2019 levels by 2045. The bill will now be considered by Hawaii Governor Josh Green.
Green Plains Inc. released first quarter financial results on May 7, reporting a profitable three-month period on improved ethanol margins. The company also revised up its estimate for the full-year impact of 45Z clean fuel production credits.
Alto Ingredients Inc. released first quarter results on May 6, reporting a profitable three-month period on improved ethanol margins, strong exports sales and the contribution of 45Z clean fuel production credits.
UNICA has released final data for the 2025-’26 sugarcane harvest season, which concluded March 31, 2026. Sugarcane processing and sugarcane ethanol production were down, but corn ethanol production continued to grow.