July 26, 2023
BY Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
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The U.S. Department of Commerce has disbanded an advisory committee that provided the agency with private sector advice aimed at boosting the competitiveness of U.S. renewable energy and energy efficiency exports, including ethanol and wood pellets.
Iowa’s Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program on March 25 awarded nearly $3 million in grants to support the addition of E15 at 111 retail sites. The program also awarded grants to support two biodiesel infrastructure projects.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on March 31 visited Elite Octane LLC, a 155 MMgy ethanol plant in Atlantic, Iowa, to announce the USDA will release $537 million in obligated funding under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program.
The South Dakota Corn Utilization Council and Kwik Star have announced a partnership to promote the use of ethanol-blended fuel across eastern South Dakota. The promotion encourages drivers to save at the pump with E15.
The Iowa House of Representatives on March 26 voted 82 to 12 in favor of a bill that aims to ban the use of eminent domain on agricultural land for the development of carbon dioxide (CO2) pipeline projects.