Ethanol Week - August 30, 2022

Ethanol groups applaud new round of USDA HBIIP funding Ethanol groups are applauding the launch of a new application period for the USDA’s Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program and offering assistance to fuel retailers and others who want apply for the $100 million in available grant funding. READ MORE SHARE
RFA calls California’s zero-emission vehicle rule disappointing CARB on Aug. 25 approved a rule that aims to phase out the sale of new cars and light-duty trucks with internal combustion engines by 2035. The RFA called the rule disappointing and is highlighting the GHG reduction impacts of the LCFS. READ MORE SHARE
	Poet receives highest international food safety certification Poet on Aug. 24 announced that it has formally received the Global Food Safety Initiative Food Safety Management System Certification (FSSC 22000) its bioprocessing facilities in Shell Rock, Iowa, and Fairmont, Nebraska. READ MORE SHARE
Canada to import a record volume of US ethanol in 2022 Fuel ethanol consumption in Canada is expected to grow by approximately 8.6 percent this year, according to a report filed with the USDA. Imports of U.S. fuel ethanol are expected to reach a record 1.5 billion liters (396.26 million gallons). READ MORE SHARE
ACE scholarship program announces 2022 winners ACE has announced Heath Huschitt, Tyler Robert and Mallorie Schultz as its 2022 scholarship recipients. Each of the three students was awarded a $1,000 scholarship through ACE’s Scholarship Program to help further their collegiate education. READ MORE SHARE
	USGC boosts ethanol during trade mission to Southeast Asia The U.S. Grains Council’s Southeast Asia and Oceania (SEA&O) office recently participated in the Clean EDGE Asia business mission, a clean and renewable energy-focused trade mission organized by the U.S. Department of Commerce. READ MORE SHARE
CB Bioenergia to construct grain-based ethanol plant in Brazil Brazil-based CB Bioenergia plans to develop a 10 MMly (2.64 MMgy) ethanol plant in Rio Grande do Sul, according to a statement released by the state government on Aug. 23. The facility will process wheat, triticale and corn feedstock. READ MORE SHARE
USDA: Corn use for fuel ethanol at 442 million bushels in June The USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report for August, reporting that corn use for fuel ethanol production in June was down when compared to the previous month, but up when compared to June 2021. READ MORE SHARE
EIA: Ethanol production up slightly, stocks up 2% U.S. fuel ethanol production capacity was up slightly the week ending Aug. 19, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Aug. 24. Stocks of fuel ethanol were up nearly 2 percent. READ MORE SHARE
IPSC announces 15-year asset management deal with CE+P IHI Power Services Corp has announced a 15-year asset management deal with California Ethanol + Power to oversee its forthcoming Sugar Valley Energy campus in California. The facility will produce ethanol, biomass power and RNG. READ MORE SHARE
Project aims to reduce water, energy in ethanol production Nebraska researchers are studying how to make ethanol production more environmentally sensitive by reducing the amount of water and energy required to produce it and cutting the air emissions that result. READ MORE SHARE
EIA: Total US biofuel capacity at 21 billion gallons per year As of January 1, 2022, biofuel plant production capacity in the United States reached 21 billion gallons per year (gal/y) from 275 facilities. More than four-fifths of U.S. biofuel production capacity was for fuel ethanol. READ MORE SHARE