Ethanol Week - July 20, 2021

Ethanol advocates discuss CFS, post-2022 RFS at FEW Representatives of the RFA, ACE and Growth Energy on July 14 discussed the potential of a federal low carbon fuels standard and the post-2022 Renewable Fuel Standard during the general session of the 2021 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo. READ MORE SHARE
Cooper outlines multiple reasons for ethanol optimism at FEW Low-carbon ethanol’s “brightest and sunniest days remain ahead” despite recent judicial setbacks and a growing policy push on electric vehicles, RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper said in keynote remarks July 14 at the FEW. READ MORE SHARE
	Markham, Rosentrater recognized for industry contributions at FEW BBI International and Ethanol Producer Magazine on July 14 recognized Steve Markham and Kurt Rosentrater for their contributions to the U.S. ethanol industry during the general session of the 2021 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW). READ MORE SHARE
RFA: DC Circuit Court blasts refiner arguments on RFS The RFA on July 16 welcomed the D.C. Circuit Court’s outright rejection of arguments from oil refiners that the RFS causes them economic hardship and therefore the U.S. EPA should have waived their 2019 RFS obligations. READ MORE SHARE
EPA: 1.77 billion RINs generated in June The U.S. EPA has published updated renewable identification number (RIN) generation data, reporting that more than 1.77 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in June, up from 1.51 billion generated during the same month of last year. READ MORE SHARE
	EPA: 6 SRE petitions withdrawn, 64 currently pending The U.S. EPA released updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data on July 15, reporting that six SRE petitions have been withdrawn in the past month. There are now 64 SRE petitions pending, down from 70 in June. READ MORE SHARE
EIA: Ethanol production down 2%, stocks fall slightly U.S fuel ethanol production fell by more than 2 percent the week ending July 9, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on July 14. Weekly ending stocks of fuel ethanol were down slightly. READ MORE SHARE
House, Senate bills aim to ensure continued availability of E15 Less than two weeks after the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the U.S. EPA’s 2019 rule allowing year-round sales of E15, federal lawmakers are taking action to ensure the continued year-round availability of the fuel blend. READ MORE SHARE
CoBank: US ethanol sector well positioned for H2 of 2021 CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange released its second quarter report on July 8, reporting that the U.S. fuel ethanol sector outperformed expectations during the three-month period and is well positioned for the second half of 2021. READ MORE SHARE
Summit acquires Kansas ethanol plant, plans retrofit to wheat Summit Agricultural Group, through its investment affiliate Summit Ag Investors, has announced the acquisition of Prairie Horizon Agri-Energy. Summit will retorfit the facility to produce ethanol and protein ingredients from wheat feedstock. READ MORE SHARE