November 16, 2021
BY Erin Krueger
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on April 2 issued an executive order declaring an energy emergency and temporarily suspending state-level RVP requirements for gasoline, in line with federal E15 and E10 emergency waivers issued by the EPA in March.
The USDA on April 1 delivered a final rule to establish “technical guidelines for the production of regenerative agricultural biofuel feedstocks” to the White House Office of Management and Budget, where it will undergo interagency review.
The European Commission’s new recommendation that the EU could increase its use of biofuels as a way to boost energy security is another reminder of the strategic importance of renewable ethanol in an increasingly uncertain geopolitical climate.
At the recent CMA Shipping conference in Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council Senior Manager of Global Ethanol Export Development Ankit Chandra engaged with stakeholders across the alcohol fuels ecosystem.
U.S. ethanol is crossing the Pacific to Japan, its low carbon intensity, affordable cost and abundant supply driving it to outpace Brazilian ethanol imports into the country.