UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has released data showing that sugarcane processing, ethanol production and ethanol sales were up during the first half of June when compared to the same period of 2023.
Japan is working to develop standards for SAF according to a report filed with the USDA FAS's Global Agricultural Information Network on July 5. The government is expecting to begin drafting SAF legislation later this year.
The U.S. exported 154.39 million gallons of ethanol and 1.01 million metric tons of distillers grains in May, according to data released by the USDA on July 3. Exports of both products were up when compared to the same period of last year.
The U.S. Grains Council, in partnership with Iowa Corn, escorted a group of Vietnamese government officials and fuel industry professionals on a tour of the U.S. ethanol value during June to support the country’s growing demand for fuel ethanol
In June, USGC staff brought teams of international pork association leaders to Des Moines, Iowa, for the World Pork Expo to familiarize them with U.S. producers and build a foundation for future feed grain sales.
Increased use of lower-carbon liquid fuels in light-duty vehicles would lead to larger and faster reductions in GHG emissions than EPA’s recently finalized EV-forcing tailpipe emissions standards, according to a new study.
Production and use of renewable ethanol from ePURE members and other EU producers reduced greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions by an average of 79.1% compared to fossil fuels in 2023, according to newly certified data.
U.S. fuel ethanol production expanded by more than 3% the week ending June 14, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on June 20. Ethanol stocks were up nearly 2% and exports were down 39%.
The Foreign Trade Chamber at Brazil’s Ministry of the Economy has upheld an 18% tariff on U.S. ethanol. RFA, Growth Energy and USGC expressed disappointment in the decision and said they will continue to work to rectify the unfair tariff treatment.
The U.S. Grains Council’s regional office for Europe, the Middle East and Africa held its second Buyers’ and Sellers’ Conference in Mombasa, Kenya in June to establish commercial connections between U.S. feed grain exporters and African importers.
The SkyNRG Sustainable Aviation Fuel Market Outlook covers the current state and trends of the SAF market in the EU and U.K., the U.S. and rest of the world by assessing announcements of SAF projects and mapping out the capacity until 2050.
U.S. fuel ethanol production fell by nearly 5% the week ending June 7, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on June 12. Stocks of fuel ethanol were up nearly 1% and exports were up nearly 2%.
The Philippines Department of Energy in May enacted a new policy that allows fuel retailers to increase blending to E20 on a voluntary basis. The country implemented an E10 mandate in 2013.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration increased its forecast for 2024 fuel ethanol production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released June 11. The agency maintained its forecast for 2024 ethanol consumption.
The EU has committed to carbon-reduction goals centered around E10 blending across its member states. The USGC recently sent a delegation to the region to build relationships with industry stakeholders and policymakers in support of that goal.
The U.S. exported 214.2 million gallons of ethanol and 970,164 metric tons of distillers grains in April, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on June 6. Exports of both products were up when compared to April 2023.
The EU is entering a new political era, with voters electing a new Parliament and Member States sending new commissioners to Brussels. During this period of change, the ethanol industry is working to help build awareness of the fuel’s benefits.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced that the volume of sugarcane processed during the first half of May was consistent with the same period of 2023. Ethanol production was up slightly, and sales were up significantly.
USGC and CEO Ryan LeGrand took the stage in Paris at the IEA’s Summit for Clean Cooking in Africa to encourage Sub-Saharan policymakers to unlock supply chain bottlenecks to bring ethanol to the marketplace for clean cooking.
The USGC, Latin American Energy Organization and Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture have partnered to train government officials and industry and refinery representatives on the benefits of ethanol.
The USDA expanded its outlook for 2024 ethanol exports in its latest quarterly Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade report, released May 29. The agency now expects ethanol exports to reach $4 billion in 2024, up $400 million from the February outlook.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration on May 28 announced the renewal of its Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee. The agency is also seeking nominations for committee membership.
ePURE has announced the release of new research that points to 100% renewable Superethanol-E85 as a viable replacement for fossil fuels to reduce carbon dioxide emissions produced by transport.
To further the export growth of U.S. DDGS, the USGC and the North Dakota Corn Council in May led a group of East and West African industry stakeholders on a tour of U.S. production facilities and the transportation supply chain.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced sugarcane processing was up during the second half of April. Ethanol production from both sugarcane and corn feedstocks was also up during the two-week period.
The U.S. Grains Council in April organized two major marketing conferences promoting U.S. corn fermented protein (CFP) and distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) in South Korea and Taiwan.
The aquaculture sector around the world continues to grow, and the U.S. Grains Council is working to create further awareness of the use of distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and corn fermented protein (CFP) in the feed being used.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was up nearly 4% the week ending May 10, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on May 15. Stocks of fuel ethanol were up 1% and exports were down 49%.
In April, the U.S. Grains Council led a group of Japanese journalists interested in biofuel production on a tour of several U.S. ethanol plants and organized meetings with supply chain leaders and policymakers.
US ethanol and SAF industry leaders seek to intervene in legal challenge to EU SAF regulation
By Renewable Fuels Association, Growth Energy and the U.S. Grains Council
May 03, 2024
Leaders of the U.S. ethanol industry are seeking to intervene in a legal challenge of the ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation, which effectively bans the use of renewable, crop-based biofuels like corn ethanol as a feedstock for SAF.
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