U.S. fuel ethanol production was down more than 1 percent the week ending July 23, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on July 28. Stocks of fuel ethanol were up 1 percent.
To build on the USGC's work to promote U.S. distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) in Turkey, USGC staff from the Middle East and Africa region recently offered a virtual educational event that demonstrated the benefits of the coproduct.
In a letter sent on July 27 to President Joe Biden, Renewable Fuels Association members from across the country memorialized their commitment to ensuring ethanol achieves a net-zero carbon footprint, on average, by 2050 or sooner.
Archer Daniels Midland Co. released second quarter financial results on July 27, reporting that earnings for its Carbohydrates Solutions segment, which includes ethanol, were almost double those reported for the same period of last year.
Poet Bioprocessing – Alexandria is now producing purified alcohol following an improvement project launched in late 2020. The facility will produce purified alcohol, including grain neutral spirits (GNS) and USP-grade alcohol.
Although sugarcane processing is down in the south-central region of Brazil this harvest season, the production of anhydrous ethanol is up significantly, according to data released by UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association.
The Governors Biofuels' Coalition on July 23 sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan and Shalanda Young, acting director of the OMB, urging the Biden administration to include a higher octane gasoline standard in the upcoming SAFE rule.
The Summit Carbon Solutions' pipeline, a visionary multi-billion dollar project in the making representing about 15% of the U.S. ethanol industry, will allow producers to permanently sequester their carbon dioxide and cut their CI scores in half.
Sugarcane is the most energy efficient plant in the world and will play a vital role in the jet fuel revolution. With air travel expected to skyrocket in the coming decades, and carbon reduction a must, the aviation industry needs renewable options.
Beyond transportation fuel, ethanol could contribute to greener electricity. From large-scale power generation to support the grid to small and decentralized applications that provide renewable energy for remote electric vehicle charging.
Aspiring Univere Corp., a spinout of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has created a massive database of every plot of farmland across the globe. The tool could help ethanol plant managers better anticipate local grain availability.
Aemetis' refinery will produce renewable diesel and renewable jet fuel from almond orchard and forest wood waste, which will also yield a negative carbon sugar source for ethanol. The Keyes, California, plant is also ditching fossil-based power.
The USGC conducted a forum with key industry importers and stakeholders from West Africa in June, with a high concentration of participants from Nigeria and Ghana. The virtual workshop addressed the ethanol supply chain and benefits of ethanol fuels.
The National Corn Growers Association launched a new campaign in Washington D.C., outlining the environmental benefits of corn ethanol that can be realized today. The camapign targets government workers and other key policy influencers.
The DOE on July 19 released its 2021 U.S. Energy Employment Report, which shows fuel ethanol employment fell slightly last year, but at a much lower rate than the overall U.S. fuels sector. Corn ethanol employment is expected to rebound this year.
The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels) and KS95 FM rewarded drivers who fueled up with E15 (Unleaded 88) at the Highland Service Minnoco station in St. Paul during an hour-long promotion on July 14.
Growth Energy on July 21 launched a new digital ad campaign urging President Biden and leaders in Congress to stop oil industry handouts and uphold their commitments to reduce carbon emissions and support low-carbon biofuels.
The RFA sent a letter to the U.S. EPA on July 15 urging the agency to exercise its enforcement discretion to continue allowing sales of E15 and announcing its intent to fight a recent court decision vacating the agency's 2019 E15 rule.
New Energy Blue on July 20 announced plans to construct a cellulosic ethanol biorefinery that utilizes Inbicon technology on a 155-acre site near Mason City, Iowa. Construction is expected to begin next year, with commissioning scheduled for 2024.
U.S. fuel ethanol production fell by approximately 1 percent the week ending July 16, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on July 21. Stocks of fuel ethanol were up nearly 7 percent.
The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration has announced the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee will hold a virtual meeting via WebEx on July 29. The event is open to the public.
Sens. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Bob Menendez, D-N.J., on July 20 introduced legislation that aims to make corn ethanol ineligible to meet the requirements of the Renewable Fuel Standard.
The U.S. Grains Council promoted Joana Hassan to manager of global ethanol programs in the organization's Washington, D.C. headquarters and added Aaron Goh to the Council as the regional ethanol consultant in the Council's Southeast Asia office.
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.
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.
The European Commission's new Fit for 55 package sets important new goals for emissions reduction and creates a solid foundation for reaching them by giving a role to renewable liquid fuels in decarbonizing transport, according to ePURE.
Lee Lynd, the Queneau Distinguished Professor of Engineering at Dartmouth, will be the founding director of the new Advanced Second Generation (A2G) Biofuel Laboratory located at the University of Campinas (Unicamp) in Brazil.
The Nebraska Corn Board announced it has parterned with Pearson Fuels to help two fuel retailers in Los Angeles County – the most populous county in the U.S. – offer consumers E85 (an 85 percent ethanol blend).
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.
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).
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