Clean Fuels NY Coalition, the New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund, Delta Air Lines, and the New York Corn and Soybean Growers Association Hosted an informational forum New York about a Clean Fuel Standard.
Growth Energy new brand is designed to put the biorefining indsutry's innovative spirit front and center.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s late 2023 guidance on carbon-intensity modeling is a potential step in the right direction for ethanol becoming a major feedstock for SAF. But many questions remain.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) released a summary report following its Deploying Purpose-Grown Energy Crops for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) workshop held June 6-7, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri.
The life cycle analysis of GHG emissions is essential in a world full of credits and customer requirements revolving around carbon intensity. Life Cycle Associates knows how to help ethanol producers square it all up to maximize value.
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program (RFIP) Board approved 74 project applications totaling more than $3.4 million in cost-share funding for Iowa fuel retailers during its most recent quarterly board meeting.
Refractory Service Inc. is bringing new solutions to its clients in ethanol production, which are running harder than ever.
With carbon capture and sequestration pipeline projects delayed, ethanol producers are finding—and adding—carbon utilization technology platforms of all kinds.
A letter signed by 3,466 farmers from across the country was sent to President Biden on Feb. 7 expressing concern that his administration is taking a short-sighted approach to addressing climate change by prioritizing the use of EVs over biofuels.
Rather than open-air storage, some commercial grain operations are turning to massive, polyethylene bags. When properly maintained, they can keep grain safely for months.
The USDA maintained its projection for 2023-’24 corn use in ethanol in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Feb. 8. The agency also maintained its forecast for season-average corn prices.
The U.S. exported 155.64 million gallons of ethanol and 992,827 metric tons of distillers grains in December, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on Feb. 7. Exports of both products were up.
According to new statistical reports released on Feb. 8 by the Renewable Fuels Association, the value of the U.S. ethanol industry’s exports soared to a record level of just over $7.1 billion in 2023.
Growth Energy commended the Ohio General Assembly on Feb. 8 after its approval of a tax incentive that would make it easier for fuel retailers in the state to sell higher bioethanol blends like E15 and E85.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was up more than 4% the week ending Feb. 2, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Feb. 7. Stocks of fuel ethanol were up 2% and exports fell by 43%
Green Plains on Feb. 7 released Q4 financial results, reporting net income of $7.2 million. The company achieved a 95% utilization rate for the period and has launched a strategic review to explore a broad range of alternatives.
Summit Carbon Solutions, the developer of a large-scale carbon capture, transport, and sequestration project, has announced the appointment of Lisa Cummins Cohen as the company’s new chief financial officer.
The U.S. Grains Council's Latin American and Mexico offices came together to host a regional buyers' conference in Cancun, Mexico, during January. More than 90 buyers were in attendance at the event.
In order for Minnesota to achieve its greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction goals, biofuels must be included in a fuel- and technology-neutral clean transportation standard (CTS), according to the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association.
Loamist, a climatetech startup, has announced its pre-seed financing and emergence from stealth mode, marking the public release of its Biomass Explorer product, a tool that addresses the critical challenge of accessing biomass.
The U.S. Ethanol Information Administration reduced its forecast for 2024 fuel ethanol production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Feb. 6. The forecasts for 2025 ethanol production and 2024 and 2025 ethanol blending were maintained.
Legislation currently pending in Washington state aims to require airport operators to make a minimum 10% blend of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) available to private jets owned by individuals or businesses once certain conditions are met.
In 2023, Iowa ethanol production increased to a record-breaking 4.6 billion gallons, up from the previous record of 4.5 billion gallons in 2022. Solid corn production combined with some of the most efficient plants in the world drove the increase.
The New Mexico House of Representatives on Feb. 3 voted 36 to 33 in favor of a bill that aims to establish a technology-neutral clean transportation fuel standard that would reduce the CI of transportation fuels by at least 30% by 2040.
The Minnesota Department of Commerce on Jan. 26 released the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for a 28.1-mile section of Summit Carbon Solution’s proposed carbon dioxide pipeline. A public comment period on the EIS is open through Feb. 23.
Elite Octane – a leader in the biofuel industry, producing 150 million gallons of bioethanol annually – has joined the nation’s leading biofuel trade associations, Growth Energy and the Renewable Fuels Association.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration on Feb. 2 delivered a proposed rule to the White House Office of Management and Budget focused on improving the safety of carbon dioxide pipelines.
On Jan. 30, Iowa’s cost-share Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program (RFIP) awarded $3.4 million in grants for 74 applicants that will add E15 to retail sites and one applicant to add a biodiesel terminal in Iowa.
Growth Energy on Feb. 1 welcomed more than 500 industry leaders, speakers, and guests to the bioeconomy as it began its annual Executive Leadership Conference. The event addresses a range of policy issues, including the RFS, E15 and SAF.
Novozymes on Feb. 1 released unaudited results for 2023, reporting that bioenergy sales were up approximately 23% last year. The company, which on Jan. 29 merged with Chr. Hansen to form Novonesis, is expected to release full audited results on Feb. 8
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