July 17, 2026
By U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council
The U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council, in cooperation with USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service and the Korea Biofuels Forum, hosted the 2026 Seoul Biofuels & Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Conference in Seoul, South Korea in July.
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Axens has announced the launch of the ERA project (Ethanol to Refuel Aviation), France’s first industrial-scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production unit based on advanced bioethanol. The facility is expected to begin operations in 2030.
Replacing older process pumps with modern, high-efficiency designs can help ethanol producers lower CI scores.
The U.S. EPA on July 16 released data showing nearly 2.16 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in June, up 7% when compared to the same month of last year. Total RIN generation for the first half of 2026 reached 11.94 billion.
The U.S. EPA on July 16 released updated Renewable Fuel Standard data, reporting that two new small refinery exemption (SRE) petitions were filed under the program during the past month. A total of 42 SRE petitions are currently pending.
Renewable Volume Obligations for 2026 and 2027 were finalized in March, with higher volumes than proposed in June 2025, and reallocation of 70% of small refinery exemptions.
Once relegated to food, beverage and dry ice markets, opportunities to monetize biogenic CO2 from ethanol plants are on the rise, and producers can take their pick.
A long-proposed California ethanol plant would source sugarcane from the surrounding area, one of several plants in the U.S. exploring alternatives to corn.
Clean fuel regulations are in effect in The Land of Enchantment, offering carbon credits for ethanol and other low-carbon fuels.
July 2026
Produced by Ethanol Producer Magazine, Pedro Pena, Vice President of Technology & Innovation and Adam Vaughn, Western Region Technical Manager with CTE Global, Inc., chats about what's new with CTE Global. Recorded live at the 2026 Int'l Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo in St. Louis, MO. Hosted by Anna Simet, Director of Content/Sr. Editor. Sponsored by Fluid Quip Technologies, LLC View More.
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