Navigator CO2 Ventures LLC has entered into a long-term agreement with Siouxland Ethanol LLC to provide CO2 capture, transportation and storage services on its carbon capture and storage (CCS) system, the Heartland Greenway.
Gevo Inc. has signed a take-or-pay agreement with Delta Air Lines Inc. to supply 75 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) per year for seven years. The new agreement replaces one signed with Delta in 2019.
The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the U.S. ethanol export market in South Korea and Southeast Asia, which the U.S. Grains Council worked to address through programming that supported expanded industrial ethanol sales.
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced a new $34.5 million funding opportunity to improve the current science and infrastructure for converting waste streams into valuable biofuels and bioproducts that can benefit the local energy economy.
The U.S. EPA in holding webinars on March 23 and April 6 related to its January 2022 announcement that the agency is launching a new initiative under the TSCA that aims to streamline the review of new biobased fuels and chemicals.
U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan issued a statement on Natural Agricutlure Day thanking farmers for their work to produce food, feed, fuel and fiber. He also discussed the importance of the Farm, Ranch and Rural Communities Advisory Committee.
Researchers refute hit piece on ethanol's environmental impacts
By Renewable Fuels Association
March 22, 2022
An important new assessment published by experts from Argonne National Laboratory, Purdue University, and the University of Illinois system found major flaws in a recent paper that made unfounded allegations about the GHG benefits of ethanol.
Brazil's Ministry of Economy on March 21 announced that the country will waive its import tariff on several products, including ethanol, through the end of 2022. The ethanol tariff was previously set at 18 percent.
oneworld Alliance, a network of world-class airlines, and Gevo Inc. announced on March 21 that certain oneworld members plan to purchase up to 200 million gallons per year of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Gevo starting in 2027.
The U.S. EPA has released updated renewable identification number (RIN) generation data, reporting that nearly 1.54 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in February, up from 1.26 billion generated during the same month of last year.
Reps. Angie Craig, D-Minn.; Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa; Cheri Bustos, D-Ill.; and Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, on March 21 introduced the Home Front Energy Independence Act, a bill that aims to expand access to biofuels and ban Russian oil.
With most predicting a future dominated by electric vehicles, the biofuel industry will live or die by its ability to maintain a sustainable business model that can win over the environmental community and deepen alliances with automakers.
A researcher at Idaho National Laboratory is working to develop biomass storage and handling systems that help stabilize biomass by delaying its decomposition and increase its value in downstream conversion by making it easier to break down.
Navigator COâ‚‚ Ventures LLC on March 18 signed letters of intent (LOI) to use union labor for construction of the Heartland Greenway project with four national labor unions. The planned CCS project will span five states.
The USGC has been working on expanding U.S. DDGS exports to Korea through two strategies – increasing DDGS inclusion rates in animal feeds and providing business-to-business interactions between U.S. suppliers and Korean buyers.
More than 1,000 farmers, workers in the ethanol industry, and other biofuel supporters sent a clear message to Biden on March 17: The solution to record-high gas prices is to immediately allow broader use of lower-cost ethanol blends like E15.
The EPA on March 16 published a notice of proposed settlement agreement that alters the number of RINs that Genscape must retire to comply with a final determination issued by the agency in May 2019 that revoked its registration as a QAP auditor.
The U.S. EPA released updated SRE data on March 17, reporting for the second consecutive month that no new SRE petitions were filed under the RFS. The agency did not act on any of the 69 SRE petitions that have been pending since mid-January.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on March 15 confirmed that a move to year-round sales of E15 is “in the menu of options� the Biden administration is evaluating to bring down fuel prices as the summer driving season approaches.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was down slightly the week ending March 11, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on March 16. Fuel ethanol stocks were up nearly 3 percent.
Thirty years ago, Bob Thornberg stepped away from ethanol in pursuit of fermentation's feed and food derivatives. His vision grew into a thriving ag enterprise with multiple locations, global sales and a growing portfolio of products.
The quickest way to lower gas prices would be to restore the ability of retailers to sell E15 year-round and allow them to do it through existing equipment. The Biden administration could make that happen with little more than the stroke of a pen.
NACS and SIGMA sent a letter to the U.S. EPA urging the agency to authorize the year-round sale of gasoline blended with up to 15 percent ethanol (E15) to reduce the U.S.'s reliance on foreign energy sources.
Aemetis Inc. announced on March 15 that an offtake agreement has been signed with Qantas Group and Qantas Airlines for 35 million gallons of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to be delivered over the seven-year term of the agreement.
Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor is urging Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to address the most recent inaccurate and misleading study by Tyler Lark and others that claims to have been partially funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.
The U.S. exported 123.82 million gallons of ethanol and nearly 1.09 million metric tons of distillers grains in January, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on March 11.
Summit Carbon Solutions announced a plan to build the world's largest carbon capture pipeline last year. The project will connect ethanol biorefineries across five states in the Upper Midwest—Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.
With three CO2 pipelines in development, carbon capture and sequestration is poised to become a transformative force in ethanol production. The industry's quest for net-zero emissions, in part, depends on it.
The USDA on March 11 announced it is extending the deadlines to apply for its Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities funding opportunity. The agency opened the $1 billion funding opportunity in February.
Alto Ingredients Inc. released Q4 financial results on March 10, reporting a significant increase in net sales and gross profit. The company confirmed its biorefinery in Idaho is operational and discussed progress on high-protein initiatives.
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