Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor on May 17 released a statement in support of the Biden Administration's expected nomination of Alexis Taylor as USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs.
Green Impact Partners Inc. is moving forward with the development of the Future Energy Park. Located within the City of Calgary, Future Energy Park is a proposed net CO2 negative biofuels facility that will produce RNG and ethanol from wheat.
BioUrja's 135 MMgy ethanol plant in Peoria, Illinois, was temporarily idled on May 11 following a fire that damaged some grain storage infrastructure. No serious injuries were reported and the plant is expected to resume operations within weeks.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on May 17 signed a bill into law that makes Iowa the first state in the nation to adopt E15 as its standard blend of gasoline. The legislation, HF 2128, also expands consumer access to higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel.
Summit Carbon Solutions announced May 12 the start of a new five-state radio ad campaign highlighting how the company's proposed CCS project will open new economic opportunities for ethanol producers and strengthen the marketplace for farmers.
The U.S. Grains Council helped boost the use of U.S. DDGS in Myanmar by partnersing with a regional feed miller and correcting misconsceptions about the economic and nutritional value of U.S. distillers dried grains.
Aemetis Inc. released Q1 2022 financial results on May 12, confirming that the company's corn ethanol plant in Keyes, California, is operating at near capacity and discussing progress with the company's RNG, SAF, renewable diesel and CCS projects.
Summit Carbon Solutions, the deveoper of a large scale CCS project in the Midwest, on May 11 announced the successful completion of its equity fundraising efforts, which have resulted in over $1 billion in total equity commitments.
As a follow-up visit from a 2019 mission, the U.S. Grains Council recently returned to Nigeria and Ghana to continue sharing the benefits of ethanol use and encouraging the adoption of future fuel ethanol policies.
Carbon America announced on May 12 agreements with Sterling Ethanol LLC and Yuma Ethanol LLC to develop CCS projects at two Colorado ethanol production facilities. Carbon America will finace, build, own and operate the CCS systems.
The USDA on May 10 announced it received more than 450 proposals for large-scale projects under its new Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program. The agency is accepting proposals for smaller-scale projects through June 10.
Brazil-based energy company Raizen announced on May 11 that its board has approved plans to invest R$2 billion ($389.8 million) in the development of two cellulosic ethanol plants that will be located in São Paul.
The National Business Aviation Association and nearly 80 stakeholders sent a letter to Congressional leaders on April 22 advocating for passage of the Sustainable Skies Act, which would create a blender's tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel.
As the nation grapples with skyrocketing gas prices, the Low Carbon Fuels Coalition has released a new study that conclusively determined that California drivers are saving money by using clean fuels induced under the Low Carbon Fuel Standard.
Officials at Gevo Inc. discussed progress with the development of the company's renewable natural gas (RNG) project in Iowa and the proposed Net-Zero 1 refinery under development in South Dakota during a first quarter earnings call, held May 9.
The U.S. EPA on May 9 opened a 15-day public comment period on the pool of 20 candidates who have been selected to serve on an external expert panel to peer review the EPA's third triennial report to Congress on biofuels and the environment.
U.S. fuel ethanol production expanded by more than 2 percent the week ending May 6, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on May 11. Stocks were up more than 1 percent for the week.
The RFA has announced that Mikayla McKenna has joined the organization's staff as its new communications manager. McKenna previously interned for the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa.
Novozymes on May 10 celebrated the 10th anniversary of its biotech manufacturing plant in Blair, Nebraska, with an event attended by Gov. Ricketts and local officials, and enjoyed by employees, customers, and supporters.
Navigator CO2 Ventures LLC announced on May 10 a long-term agreement to connect Big River's biorefineries in West Burlington, Iowa; Dyersville, Iowa; and Galva, Illinois, to Navigator's Heartland Greenway CCUS system.
Alto Ingredients Inc. released Q1 2022 financial results on May 9, reporting positive gross margin and adjusted EBITDA for the three-month period. Mike Kandris, CEO of Alto, credited the company's diversification efforts in achieving those results.
The U.S. Grains Council worked with the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service in Vietnam to engage the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) and Ministry of Finance (MOF) to reduce most favored nation (MFN) tariffs on imported ethanol.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced sugarcane processing and ethanol production were down during the first two weeks of the 2022-'23 harvest season, which began April 1. Ethanol sales, however, were up.
The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration has announced it will hold a virtual open meeting the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee via WebEx on May 12.
The STB on May 6 announced it will require certain railroads to meet additional reporting requirements as part of an initial action aimed to improve rail service delays that have severely impacted several industries, including ethanol producers.
Nebraska high school students recenlty took on the mission of educating their peers about reducing their energy use and carbon footprint through the Field to Fuel student social media contest. The contest aims to promote Renewable Fuels Month.
Verbio AG on May 6 celebrated the opening of its biorefinery in Nevada, Iowa. The facility began producing RNG from corn stover on an industrial scale in late 2021 and will soon begin producing corn ethanol.
U.S. ethanol can now enter the Indonesian market by way of pre-blended fuel following the recent removal of a ban on such products entering the country. This change creates a potential market of more than 200 million gallons, according to USGC.
Total operable biofuels production capacity for ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel and related fuels expanded to 21.123 billion gallons per year in February, according to the EIA. Total feedstock consumption was at 24.348 billion pounds.
The U.S. exported 125.1 million gallons of ethanol and 927,134 metric tons of distillers grains in March, according to data released by the USDA on May 4. Exports of ethanol were down, while exports of distillers grains were up.
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