U.S. operable biofuels capacity was up in June, with gains for both ethanol and renewable diesel and associated fuels, according to data released by the U.S. EIA on Aug. 31. Feedstock consumption was also up during the month.
POET has reopened its bioprocessing facility in Cloverdale, Indiana. POET Bioprocessing – Cloverdale celebrated the occasion on Aug. 31 with an event at the facility that included area farmers, community members, and state officials.
The American Coalition for Ethanol honored a select group of advocates for their contributions to the ethanol industry during its 36th annual conference this month in Minneapolis.
A report commissioned by the U.S. Grains Council outlining the decarbonization potential of ethanol in Indonesia was recently presented at a national energy event organized by the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.
U.S. fuel ethanol production fell by nearly 4 percent the week ending Aug. 25, according to data released by the U.S. EIA on Aug. 30. Stocks of fuel ethanol were down more than 5 percent and exports were down nearly 27 percent.
Following the opening of the most recent tranche of funding for higher blends infrastructure incentives via the Inflation Reduction Act, the Renewable Fuels Association is off to a solid start in assisting fuel retailers.
Growth Energy filed briefs to intervene in three cases in late August in support of the U.S. EPA and its decisions to deny SREs for refiners seeking to avoid complying with their blending obligations under the RFS.
Toyota Kirloskar Motor, an India-based joint venture between Toyota Motor Corp. and Kirloskar Group, on Aug. 29 unveiled a prototype of a BS 6 (stage II) electrified flex fuel vehicle (FFV) that can be fueled with ethanol blends beyond E20.
Sugarcane processing in the south-central region of Brazil was up significantly during the first half of August, according to data released by UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association. Ethanol production and sales were also up.
ACE’s 36th annual conference featured a panel of tax experts that explained enhancements to Sections 45, 45Q, 45V, 48 and the new Section 45Z of the Internal Revenue Code, and share insights on how to maximize on these incentives.
Through the GREATER MSP Partnership, Bank of America, Delta Air Lines, Ecolab and Xcel Energy have established the Minnesota SAF Hub – the first large-scale SAF Hub in the U.S. committed to scaling SAF production.
USDA: Corn use for fuel alcohol production at 441 million bushels in June
By Erin Voegele
August 28, 2023
Corn use for fuel alcohol production in June was down approximately 1 percent when compared to the same month of last year, according to the August edition of the USDA’s Grain Crushings and Co-Product Production Report.
Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen is encouraging the federal government to allow the U.S. DOE's GREET model to be used to calculate GHG reductions for the purposes of the SAF tax credit.
A major farm show and state fair this week in two Midwest states will provide the backdrop for the Renewable Fuels Association’s latest push to see American-made, lower-carbon ethanol supported as a feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Two years after the public unveiling of the American Coalition for Ethanol Hybrid Electric Flex Fuel vehicle at its 2021 annual conference in Minneapolis, ACE demonstrated the project’s value to conference attendees at this year’s conference.
ACE announced the re-election of several board members and the election of two new members to the organization’s board of directors during its annual business meeting prior to ACE’s 36th annual conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The American Coalition for Ethanol’s 36th annual conference kicked off in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this week with an update from ACE leadership, including ACE Board President, Dave Sovereign, ACE CMO Ron Lamberty, and ACE CEO Brian Jennings.
In a letter on Aug. 24 to U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan, the RFA blasted EPA’s Science Advisory Board for its recent report making “specious” and unfounded claims about corn ethanol’s impact on greenhouse gas emissions.
Aemetis Inc. has announced the sale of 88,883 D3 renewable identification number credits (RINs), the company’s first commercial D3 RIN transaction under the RFS generated by the Aemetis Biogas Central Digester Project in California.
LanzaTech U.K. Ltd, a subsidiary of LanzaTech Global Inc. has announced the next stage of consultation on its proposed industrial facility to turn ethanol into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The consultation is open through Sept. 13.
Canadian fuel ethanol consumption increased approximately 20 percent last year while Canadian imports of fuel ethanol produced in the U.S. were up an estimated 40 percent, according to a report filed with the USDA.
The American Carbon Alliance on Aug. 23 sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Danny Werfel urging the U.S. Treasury Department to adopt the U.S. Department of Energy’s GREET model to calculate the GHG emissions impacts of SAF.
The RFA is welcoming news from popular fuel retailer Sheetz that it is slashing prices on the lower-carbon E15 fuel blend through the end of August. Sheetz is offering E15 at $2.99 at all the stations that sell the fuel.
Sugar Valley Energy, a subsidiary of California Ethanol & Power LLC, and STARS Technology Corp. are collaborating to delploy hydrogen production technology at SVE’s planned, fully permitted biorefinery in California.
Minnesota retail service stations looking to increase access to and sales of motor fuel blends containing at least 15 percent ethanol are encouraged to apply for funding currently available through the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was down 2 percent the week ending Aug. 18, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Aug. 23. Ethanol stocks were down nearly 3 percent while exports were up 19 percent.
Reps. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, and Max Miller, R-Ohio, on Aug. 18 introduced the Farm to Fuselage Act, legislation that aims to update the Farm Bill to facilitate increased domestic production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Fluid Quip Technologies has announced that its patented Distillers Corn Oil (DCO) Technology is achieving record distillers corn oil yields for Ace Ethanol in Stanley, Wisconsin, with increases of over 20 percent above historical rates.
Growth Energy filed a motion to intervene in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in response to the Hunt Refining Company’s lawsuit seeking to reverse the U.S. EPA’s decision to reject unwarranted SREs.
USDA expects no actions under Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2022
By Erin Voegele
August 22, 2023
The USDA’s Commodity Credit Corp. announced on Aug. 21 that it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2022, which runs from Oct. 1, 2022 through Sept. 30, 2023.
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