Ethanol Week - February 21, 2023

Ethanol trade groups submit comments on EPA’s proposed RVOs Urging the EPA to meet its mid-June deadline for a final rule, and voicing some concerns, trade groups mostly praised the EPA's proposal, which has an implied conventional biofuel requirement over 15 billion gallons, a multi-year Set rule and more. READ MORE SHARE
Cooper testifies in Senate committee hearing on national CFP The Renewable Fuels Association CEO said a national Clean Fuel Program will need to be carefully designed in a way that avoids picking technology winners and losers and drives the greatest GHG emissions reductions at the lowest cost. READ MORE SHARE
	EPA: 1.75 billion RINs generated under RFS in January The U.S. EPA has released data showing more than 1.75 billion renewable identification number (RINs) were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in January, up from 1.59 billion that were generated during the same month of 2022. READ MORE SHARE
The Andersons reports strong Q4, record full year earnings The Andersons Inc. released fourth quarter financial results on Feb. 14, reporting strong quarterly results and record full year earnings. The company’s renewables segment achieved good results despite lower ethanol margins. READ MORE SHARE
EPA: 2 new SRE petitions filed, 24 SRE petitions now pending The U.S. EPA on Feb. 16 released data showing that two SRE petitions have been filed under the RFS over the past month. A total of 24 SRE petitions are now pending, up from 22 that were pending as of mid-January. READ MORE SHARE
	GAO: EPA’s June 2022 denial of SREs not subject to CRA The U.S. Government Accountability Office on Feb. 9 issued a determination that states the U.S. EPA’s June 2022 denial of 69 SREs under the RFS is not a rule, and therefore is not subject to the requirements of the Congressional Review Act. READ MORE SHARE
Growth Energy urges IRS to maximize the impact of SAF tax credits Growth Energy is urging the IRS to rely on the most accurate and up-to-date lifecycle analysis (LCA) approaches in order to make the most of the 40B and 45Z tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act. READ MORE SHARE
RFA: Minnesota E15 volume hits record Sales of E15, a gasoline blend containing 15 percent ethanol, hit a record 171 million gallons in Minnesota in 2022, according to a new Renewable Fuels Association analysis of data from the Minnesota Department of Commerce. READ MORE SHARE
NREL launches synthetic biology project to advance biofuels A biosystems design project recently launched by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, LanzaTech NZ Inc., Northwestern University, and Yale University aims to advance the carbon-negative production of biofuels and biochemicals. READ MORE SHARE
USGC: Symposium in Japan encourages biofuels use International consulting firm BGA Japan recently held a symposium promoting ethanol use by the transportation sector in Japan. The USGC has supported the firm by providing updates on the ethanol market and benefits of biofuel use. READ MORE SHARE
ABPDU’s gas capture capability enables production of SAF molecule Scientists at DOE’s Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit, DOE’s Bioprocessing Separations Consortium, and Argonne National Laboratory have partnered with Amyris to meet demand for SAF using gas capture technologies. READ MORE SHARE
RFA offers emergency response ‘train the trainer’ webinars The Renewable Fuels Association is hosting a series of four “train the trainer” webinars in 2023 for emergency response professionals. The webinars will teach individuals how to train others in ethanol emergency response tactics and procedures. READ MORE SHARE