U.S. fuel ethanol production expanded by more than 3% the week ending June 14, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on June 20. Ethanol stocks were up nearly 2% and exports were down 39%.
BP on June 20 announced an agreement to acquire Bunge’s 50% interest in its BP Bunge Bioenergia S.A. JV. The company also said it is scaling back plans for the development of new SAF and renewable diesel projects at its existing sites.
The U.S. EPA released updated RIN data on June 20, reporting that nearly 2.01 billion RINs were generated under the RFS during May, down from 2.11 billion generated during the same period of last year.
The U.S. EPA released updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data on June 20, reporting that one new SRE petition has been filed under the RFS in the past month. A total of 39 SRE petitions are now pending.
Growth Energy new ad campaign invites consumers across the Midwest to lower their emissions and their costs by picking Unleaded 88 at the fuel pump. The campaign lets drivers know that “nature will thank you” for choosing Unleaded 88.
Treasury and the IRS on June 18 released final rules implementing the wage and apprenticeship standard provisions of clean energy tax credits created by the IRA, including the 45Z clean fuels production tax credit.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced sugarcane processing dipped slightly during the second half of May. Ethanol production and sales, however, continued to trend above last year.
SAF Magazine and the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative announced the preliminary agenda for the North American SAF Conference and Expo, being held Sept. 11-13 at the Saint Paul RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS have issued guidance on how to register for the Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit, encouraging fuel producers who may be eligible for the credit to apply for registration as soon as possible.
The Renewable Fuels Association and National Farmers Union on June 17 filed a lawsuit in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the U.S. EPA’s recently finalized light- and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards.
The Foreign Trade Chamber at Brazil’s Ministry of the Economy has upheld an 18% tariff on U.S. ethanol. RFA, Growth Energy and USGC expressed disappointment in the decision and said they will continue to work to rectify the unfair tariff treatment.
The government of Australia on June 13 announced it is seeking public comments on ways it can incentivize a domestic low carbon liquid fuel (LCLF) industry, with an initial focus on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel.
The U.S. EPA has approved an efficient producer pathway for Elite Octane LLC’s corn ethanol plant located in Atlantic, Iowa. The approval allows the facility to generate RINs under the RFS for non-grandfathered volumes of ethanol.
Pitch Day at the 2024 North American SAF Conference & Expo, taking place Sept. 11-13 at the Saint Paul RiverCentre in Saint Paul, Minnesota, has been selected as a regional host for the Startup World Cup.
Biomanufacturing advocates have released new report that shows the U.S. industrial bioeconomy supported nearly 644,000 domestic jobs, contributed $210 billion to the U.S. GDP, and drove $49 billion in wages last year.
The U.S. Grains Council’s regional office for Europe, the Middle East and Africa held its second Buyers’ and Sellers’ Conference in Mombasa, Kenya in June to establish commercial connections between U.S. feed grain exporters and African importers.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on June 12 announced it will provide a EUR 60 million loan to Ukraine-based Lan-Oil LLC to support the development of a greenfield ethanol project.
USGC leads group to International Congress on Animal Nutrition
By U.S. Grains Council
June 13, 2024
USGC Deputy Director for Africa Mohamed Salah Bouthour in May spearheaded a team of Tunisian dairy industry leaders on a visit to Spanish production facilities and attended the eighth annual International Congress on Animal Nutrition.
Comstock Inc. on June 10 announced advances on amended agreements with RenFuel K2B AB \ involving the development of RenFuel’s pre-existing, planned biorefinery project at a pulp and paper mill in Sweden.
The SkyNRG Sustainable Aviation Fuel Market Outlook covers the current state and trends of the SAF market in the EU and U.K., the U.S. and rest of the world by assessing announcements of SAF projects and mapping out the capacity until 2050.
U.S. fuel ethanol production fell by nearly 5% the week ending June 7, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on June 12. Stocks of fuel ethanol were up nearly 1% and exports were up nearly 2%.
The USDA maintained its forecast for 2024-’25 corn use in ethanol in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released June 12. The overall 2024-’25 U.S corn outlook was also unchanged relative to last month.
The Philippines Department of Energy in May enacted a new policy that allows fuel retailers to increase blending to E20 on a voluntary basis. The country implemented an E10 mandate in 2013.
Ethanol plants use Advanced Processing Package to produce high protein feeds and increase plant capacity while lowering CI scores.
Ethanol Producer Magazine values opportunities to report on ethanol producers whenever possible, and earlier this summer we were fortunate to visit with three of them—each having some connection to high-purity alcohol.
Boozman releases Farm Bill outline that includes SAF, biorefining provisions
By Erin Voegele
June 11, 2024
Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, on June 11 released an outline of the Senate Republicans’ version of the 2024 Farm Bill.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration increased its forecast for 2024 fuel ethanol production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released June 11. The agency maintained its forecast for 2024 ethanol consumption.
The Renewable Fuels Association on June 11 released a study documenting the economic and environmental benefits of the world’s first plug-in electric hybrid flex fuel vehicle (PHEFFV).
Neogen Corp. announced on June 7 that it has launched the new CelluSmart technology from Megazyme by Neogen for the measurement of cellulosic ethanol from biofuel production.
Carbon Clean and AGRA Industries have signed an MOU to provide Carbon Clean’s semi-modular CaptureX technology to companies in agriculture-related sectors, including the production of biofuel, ethanol and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
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