A group of small refineries on April 4 sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him “to sent the multi-national oil and biofuels companies back to the drawing board to come up with a biofuels policy that does no harm.”
Cars and trucks bearing a distinctive "Tour d’Europe" logo have begun a three-month road trip across several countries to demonstrate the decarbonization potential provided by renewable fuels, according to ePURE.
Aemetis Inc. on April 8 announced that its production of renewable natural gas (RNG) increased 55% in March compared to February. Aemetis Biogas also completed a sale of LCFS and D3 RINs at the end of Q1.
Geoff Cooper, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuel Association, discusses regulatory actions needed to unleash E15.
The U.S. Grains Council continues to efforts to increase demand for ethanol in Japan.
The USDA on April 2 announced it has opened fiscal year (FY) 2026 funding opportunities for four export market development programs that aim to help U.S. agricultural producers promote and sell their goods internationally.
The Iowa Department of Revenue on April 3 released data showing E15 sales increased 45% last year, reaching 257 million gallons. A record 516 million gallons of biodiesel blends were also sold last year, according to the IRFA.
Verity Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of Gevo Inc., has partnered with Minnesota Soybean Processors (MnSP) to implement Verity’s proprietary track and trace software. The collaboration aims to unlock additional value through export premiums.
The 45Z tax credit is closer to reality, with a web of major federal agencies, industry advocates and policymakers confirming key frameworks needed for ethanol to participate.
Edeniq utilizes analytical expertise to support ethanol producers in their pursuit of a lower-carbon gallon and elusive, lucrative cellulosic ethanol.
The USGC’s office in Beijing in March organized a set of meetings aimed at assessing demand for SAF. USGC Director in China Manuel Sanchez led the team that included USGC Program Manager Ellie Yan and USGC Regional Ethanol Consultant Aaron Goh.
IAG and Microsoft are extending their 2023 co-funded purchase agreement for SAF by five years. The SAF used under the agreement will be produced by Phillips 66’s Humberside refinery and LanzaJet’s facility in the U.S.
Keit Industrial Analytics gives ethanol producers a new, real-time look at production with its advanced process liquid analyzer technology.
North Dakota’s largest ethanol plant finds success through scale, refinement and change.
The U.S. exported 138.75 million gallons of ethanol and 849,645 metric tons of distillers grains in February, according to data released by the USDA on April 3. Exports of both products were down when compared to February 2024.
Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on April 3 led a bipartisan group of colleagues in asking President Donald Trump to exercise emergency waiver authority to permit the continued nationwide availability of E15 this summer.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, released data showing corn ethanol production continued to grow during the first half of March. Ethanol sales were down when compared to the same period of last year.
The International Air Transport Association has launched the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Registry with its release to the Civil Aviation Decarbonization Organization. The registry is now live and under CADO management.
Speakers at the 30th annual National Ethanol Conference reflected on the ethanol industry’s past, discussed ethanol’s current impact and looked toward the industry’s future under a new Trump administration.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was up 1% the week ending March 28, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on April 2. Stocks of fuel ethanol were down 3% and exports were down 62%.
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.
As the ethanol industry navigates new opportunities in low-carbon fuels, contracts with grain procurement agencies are rising in popularity.
U.S. operatable biofuels capacity increased slightly in January, with gains for ethanol, according to the U.S. EIA’s Monthly Biofuels Capacity and Feedstock Update, released March 31. Feedstock consumption was down when compared to December.
Rex American Resources Inc. released fourth quarter financial results on March 26, reporting increased ethanol sales volumes and progress with the company’s planned carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Illinois.
Gevo Inc. CEO Patrick Gruber discussed the company’s proposed sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in South Dakota during a fourth quarter earnings call, held March 27, indicating financial close could be achieved by year-end.
Model E by WI Instruments, a CFR Engines Inc. brand, delivers high-precision ethanol analysis with unmatched speed, offering ethanol and fuel producers accurate results within a few minutes.
U.S. agricultural producers are expected to plant 95.3 million acres of corn in 2025, up 5% or 4.73 million acres when compared to last year, according to the USDA’s annual Prospective Plantings report, released March 31.
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.
ADM and Mitsubishi Corp. on March 27 announced the signing of a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) to form a strategic alliance to explore potential areas of future collaboration across the agriculture value chain.
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