Ethanol Week - April 23, 2012

Ethanol, refiners united in support for E15 liability bill Members of the House energy and commerce subcommittee were treated to a rare moment of solidarity between ethanol and petroleum industry groups during a hearing on the Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012, that addresses E15 liability issues. READ MORE SHARE
Butamax, Fagen announce collaboration to retrofit ethanol plants Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC, a joint venture between BP and DuPont, announced that it has entered into collaboration with Fagen Inc. for the introduction of commercial biobutanol production using Butamax technology. READ MORE SHARE
	RFA forms Renewable Fuels PAC RFA has formed a political action committee. The Renewable Fuels Association PAC will help RFA members support candidates for federal office that understand and share their belief in the importance of domestic renewable fuels like ethanol. READ MORE SHARE
Chinese companies announce yeast, enzyme products for ethanol Two Chinese companies recently made announcements about products for the ethanol industry--one a yeast company and the other in enzymes. READ MORE SHARE
Report illustrates interconnected web of alternative fuel players A Lux Research report, "Mapping Empires, Goldmines, and Landmines in the Alternative Fuels Network," examines the role of partnerships within the alternative fuels sector and concludes that the industry has become deeply interconnected. READ MORE SHARE
Houston to host National Advanced Biofuels Conference & Expo BBI International announced that it will host the 2012 National Advanced Biofuels Conference & Expo in Houston, Nov. 27-29. The event was launched as the International Biorefining Conference in 2011. READ MORE SHARE
Florida offers tax incentives, repeals ethanol blending mandate An energy bill that contains tax incentives for biofuels recently passed the desk of Florida Gov. Rick Scott -- although he warned it could be repealed if there isn't sufficient return to taxpayers. READ MORE SHARE
Harvesting equipment expected to reduce cellulosic ethanol costs The largest bale picker in the world is on display at the International Biomass Conference & Expo in Denver, Colo. The picker is designed to reduce the cost of biomass field collection with a capacity of three semi-loads of square bales per hour. READ MORE SHARE
Americans show strong support for renewable fuels agenda By an overwhelming majority, American voters are supportive of the RFS, the key federal policy driving renewable fuel innovation in America today. In a poll commissioned by RFA 61 percent of adults said they supported the RFS. READ MORE SHARE
US ethanol exports up compared to same period last year So far, U.S. ethanol export numbers for 2012 are much smaller than last year's end-of-the year monthly figures. On the other hand, the numbers are still higher than what was exported during the same time period in 2011. READ MORE SHARE