BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Markets, Business, Policy, RetailerSen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., pressed U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan on the agency’s proposed biomass-based diesel RFS RVOs and its delayed action on a Midwest E15 petition during a March 22 Senate committee hearing. READ MORE

BY Renewable Fuels Association Found In:Markets, Business, PolicyIf the U.S. EPA decides to defer implementation of year-round E15 petitions from eight state governors until 2024, then the agency must exercise its authority to issue emergency waivers allowing continued sales of E15 this summer, according to RFA. READ MORE

BY BBI International Found In:Operations, Markets, Feedstocks, Coproducts, Cellulosic, Business, Policy, RetailerEthanol Producer Magazine announced this week the preliminary agenda for the 2023 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW) taking place June 12-14, 2023 at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska. READ MORE

BY Dave Vander Griend, ICM Inc. Found In:Operations, Markets, Business, Policy, RetailerModeling ethanol’s carbon emissions derived from corn, often referred to as “Field to Wheels,” does not capture the benefits of emissions reductions created by changes to the finished gasoline fuel blend (chemistry) or improved vehicle efficiency. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Markets, Business, PolicyIowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on March 21 sent U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan a letter urging the agency to allow E15 sales during the 2023 summer driving season. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Markets, Policy, RetailerLegislation recently introduced in the Nebraska Legislature aims to boost the availability of E15 fuel by introducing new requirements for fuel retailers and creating a grant program to support necessary upgrades at fuel retail locations. READ MORE

BY Renewable Fuels Association Found In:Markets, Business, Policy, RetailerThe USDA recently concluded the latest round of its Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program, and once again the RFA helped dozens of retailers apply for, and win, grant awards that will expand the availability of higher ethanol blends. READ MORE

BY Renewable Fuels Association Found In:Markets, Business, Policy, RetailerSales of E85 flex fuel in California in 2022 surged 66 percent over 2021 and more than doubled the pre-pandemic record set in 2019, according to new data released by the California Air Resources Board. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Markets, Business, Policy, RetailerMembers of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives on March 14 reintroduced the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, which aims to implement a permanent, nationwide solution to allow year-round E15 sales. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Markets, Cellulosic, Business, Policy, RetailerLegislation currently pending in Minnesota aims to establish a clean transportation standard that would require the state’s transportation fuels to achieve 100 percent reduction in carbon intensity (CI) by 2050. READ MORE

BY U.S. Grains Council Found In:Markets, Coproducts, BusinessAt the U.S. Grains Council’s 20th International Marketing Conference and 63rd Annual Membership Meeting in Savannah, Georgia, the Council’s Ethanol Advisory Team (A-team) solidified key market priorities for 2023. READ MORE

BY Katie Schroeder Found In:Operations, Markets, Cellulosic, BusinessSeveral alcohol-to-jet projects, partnerships and technologies have been announced in the past 18 months. Ethanol Producer Magazine checks in on each, looking at where they stand and what they might ultimately achieve. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Operations, Markets, Feedstocks, BusinessUNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced facilities in the south-central region of Brazil produced 207.26 million liters of ethanol during the first half of February. Corn ethanol accounded for 98 percent of that volume. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Operations, Markets, Business, RetailerThe U.S. Energy Information Administration increased its forecasts for both 2023 and 2024 fuel ethanol production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released March 7. The forecast for ethanol blending was also increased. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Markets, Business, Policy, RetailerThe U.S. EPA will hold a virtual public hearing on March 21 to gather comments on its proposed rule that aims to allow year-round sales of E15 in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin starting in 2024. READ MORE