On Feb. 6, the Parliament of Finland voted in favor of a law that aims to require transportation fuel to be comprised of 30 percent biofuel by 2030, with advanced biofuels accounting for 10 percent of transportation fuel by the same year.
American drivers continue to rely on earth-friendly and engine-smart E15 to fuel their lives. Consumers across the U.S. have logged a total of 7 billion miles on the fuel and show the resounding success of E15.
Drivers in the U.S. have reached another milestone: they've logged over 7 billion miles on E15. Mike O'Brien, Growth Energy's vice president of market development, said the milestone proves E15 is a blend that consumers purchase time and time again.
The Renewable Fuels Association is calling on the U.S. EPA to use its upcoming RFS “reset� rule to reallocate renewable volume obligations (RVOs) impacted by recent small refinery exemptions, a 2016 lawsuit, and a recent bankruptcy settlement.
Growth Energy and the U.S. Grains Council recently submitted joint comments to the Canadian Province of Ontario supporting the expansion of biofuels blending in the Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan, which calls for the adoption of E15 by 2025.
In Iowa, two companies were recently recognized with biofuel marketing awards. Casey's General Stores received the 2019 Ethanol Marketing Award, while Quick Oil Co. was awarded the 2019 Biodiesel Marketing Award.
ACE is urging members of the U.S. Senate to secure evidence on Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler's intentions regarding E15 and the RFS's small refinery hardship exemptions before casting their confirmation votes.
The 2019 season of the Crappie Masters Tournament Trail begins later this week, with the Renewable Fuels Association and the National Corn Growers Association signed on as co-title sponsors for the third consecutive year.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced mills in the country's south-central region sold 1.26 billion liters (332.86 million gallons) of ethanol during the first half of January, up 21 percent from the same period of 2018.
Federal forecasts in the U.S. EIA's newly released Annual Energy Outlook 2019 (AEO2019) underscore the importance of delivering cleaner, lower cost options to the fuel pump, said Chris Bliley, vice president of regulatory affairs at Growth Energy.
FROM THE FEBRUARY ISSUE: Retailers preparing for year-round E15 have options for pumps, financing and marketing.
FROM THE FEBRUARY ISSUE: The RFA looks forward to facing challenges and seizing opportunities at this year's NEC.
FROM THE FEBRUARY ISSUE: Editor Lisa Gibson previews the magazine, including feature articles about the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, options available to retailers who want to add E15, a look at loadout area safety improvements, and more.
FROM THE FEBRUARY ISSUE: Striving for higher-octane fuels shouldn't mean saying goodbye to the RFS.
FROM THE FEBRUARY ISSUE: Verbio has plans to further strengthen the already-expanding renewable natural gas market in the U.S., having purchased DuPont's cellulosic ethanol plant.
New information about global market development efforts for U.S. ethanol and the benefits of the biofuel to global customers is now available online at www.grains.org, according to the U.S. Grains Council.
With the government shutdown threatening to further delay approval of year-round sales of E15, the RFA is urging the U.S. EPA to focus strictly on year-round E15 provisions in its forthcoming proposed rule and address RIN reform measures separately.
With less than five months before the start of the summer driving season, the RFA has launched an awareness campaign to educate consumers and policymakers about the benefits of E15 in anticipation of the blend being available year-round.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the January edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, maintaining its December forecast for 2019 ethanol production levels and offering its first short-term forecast for 2020 production.
European ethanol producer CropEnergies AG recently released financial results for the first nine months of its fiscal year, reporting reduced revenues and earnings when compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year.
A decade since its last purchase of U.S. DDGS, the largest poultry producer in Peru imported U.S. DDGS again following direct engagement by U.S. Grains Council staff in the Western Hemisphere.
Global Bioenergies welcomes the French deputies' vote for the country's 2019 finance bill, which stipulates an increase in the minimum amount of biofuels to be incorporated into motor vehicle fuel. The minimum will reach 8.2 percent in 2020.
The U.S. Grains Council recently conducted a market assessment mission to Nigeria and Ghana gauging the potential for U.S. ethanol exports to these countries.
The USGC is supporting Bolivia with technical expertise to promote a consistent biofuel policy with a role of trade that will both increase local gross domestic product and become a potential export opportunity for the U.S. ethanol market.
The partial government shutdown has now entered its third week. Although much of the U.S. EPA's staff has been furloughed, many in the ethanol industry are hopeful the agency will be able to complete its E15 rulemaking by the June 1 deadline.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced that a significant number of sugarcane processing mills have closed for the season. Increased sales and production of ethanol, however, continued in early December.
Late last year, it was reported that Marathon Petroleum Corp. was considering selling E15 at some of its retail locations. While the company has failed to confirm that news, those in the ethanol industry say the reports—if true—could be a good sign.
The U.K. government recently released new quarterly energy statistics showing that the consumption of biofuels, including both ethanol and biodiesel, increased significantly during the third quarter of 2018.
Bosselman Enterprises has launched Boss Fuel, its own brand of gasoline, which is available at some of its Pump & Pantry locations in Nebraska. To date, the rebranding effort has been launched at 21 of the company's 45 Pump & Pantry stores.
In December 2017, Ontario announced it would consider doubling the current 5 percent ethanol mandate to a 10 percent ethanol mandate to meet its Climate Action Plan Goals of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
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