Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird on March 19 announced she would drop the state’s E15 lawsuit against the U.S. EPA following the agency’s promulgation of a final rule to allow year-round E15 sales in eight Midwestern states, including Iowa.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management in March issued a notice of intent (NOI) to launch a Voluntary Carbon Dioxide Removal Purchasing (CO2RP) Challenge.
USGC: Clean EDGE Mission examines ethanol’s potential in India
By U.S. Grains Council
March 25, 2024
U.S. Grains Council staff in March joined a delegation led by the U.S. Department of Commerce in India. The executive-led Clean EDGE and Environmental Technologies Business Development Mission included stops in Delhi and Mumbai.
CapturePoint LLC announced on March 18 that it has closed on a private Section 45Q direct transfer tax credit transaction for carbon dioxide (CO2) captured at the company’s Arkalon facility near Liberal, Kansas.
Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Computational Science Center are hard at work enabling the conversion of biomass to fuels and products at industrial scale.
U.S. Grains Council staff recently traveled to Maputo, Mozambique and met with high-ranking government officials from the U.S. and Mozambique to discuss the country’s intention to implement a 10 percent ethanol fuel blend by August.
The U.S. EPA on March 21 released updated RIN data, reporting that nearly 2.02 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in February, up from 1.91 billion generated the previous month and 1.76 billion generated in February of last year.
The U.S. EPA released updated SRE data on March 21, reporting that one new SRE petition has been filed under the RFS in the past month. A total of 36 SRE petitions are now pending, up from 35 that were pending as of mid-February.
Iowa legislation aims to delay ethanol equipment requirements
By Erin Voegele
March 21, 2024
An Iowa bill signed in 2022 included requirements for fuel retailers to update equipment to supply higher ethanol blends. New legislation pending in the Iowa Senate aims to give retailers more time to comply with those requirements.
Aemetis Inc. has announced approval by USCIS for $200 million of EB-5 program investment for the Riverbank SAF production plant, the dairy RNG project, the carbon sequestration project, and energy efficiency upgrades to the Keyes ethanol plant.
A multi-state coalition of biofuel leaders and farm advocates called on President Biden’s Treasury Department to swiftly resolve any questions standing in the way of efforts to scale up U.S. production of SAF.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was up 2% the week ending March 15, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on March 20. Ethanol stocks were up nearly 1% and exports were up more than 8%.
The U.S. EPA on March 20 released final national pollution standards for passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty vehicles for MY 2027-2032 and beyond. The standards fail to address the GHG reduction potential of ethanol.
Reps. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, and Darin LaHood, R-Ill, led two letters to the Biden administration urging greater action in developing new markets for biofuels exports and calling on officials to work toward the repeal of Brazil’s ethanol tariffs.
President Joe Biden, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan on March 19 recognized National Agriculture Day by honoring the farmers and ranchers who produce our nation’s food, feed, fuel and fiber.
The Michigan Senate Committee on Energy and Environment on March 14 held a hearing to consider legislation introduced last year that aims to create a tax credit to support the purchase of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced sugarcane processing in late February continued to trend above the previous year. Ethanol production, particularly from corn feedstock, was also up significantly.
Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor on March 18 joined global biofuel industry leaders on a panel at S&P Global’s CERAWeek to discuss the changing biofuels supply chain and the role that ethanol will have in further decarbonizing the transportation sector.
The U.S. EPA on March 15 denied a petition filed by the American Fuel & Petroleum Manufacturers in December 2023 seeking a partial waiver of the 2023 cellulosic biofuel renewable volume obligation (RVO) under the Renewable Fuel Standard.
Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., and Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, on March 11 each introduced legislation that aims to allow facilities generating renewable electricity from forest biomass, such as woodchips or sawdust, to participate in the RFS.
New Energy Blue on March 18 announced the formation of New Energy Chemicals. In phase one, the biochemical subsidiary will produce biobased ethylene for use in Dow’s renewable plastics. In phase two, the subsidiary will expand to SAF production.
DOE report explains how America can sustainably produce more than 1 billion tons of biomass per year
The U.S. Department of Energy on March 15 released the 2023 Billion-Ton Report (BT23), which shows that the U.S. could sustainably triple its production of biomass to more than 1 billion tons per year.
Dave Rubenstein, president and CEO of California Ethanol + Power, discusses development of the company’s proposed Sugar Valley Energy project, a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility under development in California’s Imperial Valley.
Preliminary agenda released for 40th annual International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo
By BBI International
March 15, 2024
Ethanol Producer Magazine announced this week the preliminary agenda for the 2024 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW) taking place June 10-12, 2024 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Alto Ingredients Inc. announced on March 11 that it has entered into an exclusive nonbinding letter of intent and is nearing the execution of definitive agreements to develop CCS project with Vault 44.0 at Alto’s Pekin campus in Pekin, Illinois.
At the Commodity Classic in Houston, USGC staff members and leadership highlighted USGC programming being conducted to increase exports and build on the organization’s mission of developing markets, enabling trade and improving lives.
USDA outlines plan to strengthen the bioeconomy, create a more resilient biomass supply chain
By Erin Voegele
March 14, 2024
The USDA on March 14 released a report that outlines its vision to create a more resilient biomass supply chain. The agency also published an accompanying implementation framework identifying actions it will take in the next year to support the bioeconomy.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration has announced the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee will hold a virtual meeting on March 21.
Annual E15 sales in Minnesota reached a new milestone in 2023 with 127.56 million gallons reported sold, according to the latest data by the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was down 3% the week ending March 8, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on March 13. Stocks of fuel ethanol were down 1% and exports were up 11%.
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