Growth Energy relaunched its “E15 Now” campaign pressing for Senate action on a nationwide, permanent legislative fix to allow the year-round sale of E15, a higher ethanol fuel blend that costs 30 cents less per gallon on average than regular fuel.
As Californians continue to face the highest fuel prices in the country, the Renewable Fuels Association on Sept. 14 urged the California Air Resources Board to quickly finalize proposed regulations allowing the sale of lower-cost E15.
A new survey of 26,000 people across 24 EU countries and the U.K. finds that Europeans favor an energy transition away from imported fossil oil and toward locally produced renewable energy, but they want it to be affordable.
The IRS on Aug. 8 issued guidance on the 45Z clean fuel production credit that provides the 2026 emission rate tables used to calculate the credit and provides guidance on the use of manure-derived fuels and regenerative agriculture practices.
The U.S. Department of Energy on Sept. 8 released an update of its 45ZCF-GREET model, which is used to calculate fuel emissions rates for the 45Z clean fuel production credit. The agency previously updated the model in June 2026.
The USDA has released a new Data Modernization Plan to put farmers first, reduce unnecessary burdens on producers, and improve the timeliness, accuracy, and usefulness of the agricultural data that informs decisions across American agriculture.
A countervailing 25% tariff on most Brazil imports is just the latest development in a souring relationship between the U.S. and Brazil, the world’s two largest ethanol producers.
As the USDA’s regenerative ag feedstock framework moves toward implementation under the 45Z clean fuel production credit, attention is growing towards reallocating reduced-CI feedstock between separately located, but commonly owned elevators.
A Quiet Shift Causes Major Implications
The USDA’s Commodity Credit Corp. on Aug. 25 announced it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2026, which runs from Oct. 1, 2026, to Sept. 30, 2027.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of the Secretarial Boards & Councils on Aug. 18 published a notice announcing the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board will be renewed for a two-year period beginning on Aug. 26.
The U.S. EPA on Aug. 31 issued a final rule extending the RFS compliance reporting deadline for compliance year 2025 from Sept. 1, 2026, to Oct. 1, 2026. The delay is related to small refinery exemption (SRE) decisions issued earlier in the day.
The U.S. EPA on Aug. 31 announced decisions on 34 compliance year 2025 SRE petitions filed under the RFS. The agency granted 18 full exemptions, 11 partial (50%) exemptions, denied three petitions and determined two petitions to be ineligible.
The White House Office of Management and Budget is reviewing a proposed regulatory action that would extend the 2025 compliance reporting deadline for the Renewable Fuel Standard. That deadline is currently set for Sept. 1.
The Michigan House of Representatives on Aug. 26 voted 77 to 21 in favor of a bill that aims to create a tax credit encouraging the sale of E15 and E85 ethanol blends. The tax credit would be in place through the end of 2030.
The attorneys general of Iowa, South Dakota, Missouri and Nebraska sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin urging the agency to refrain from waiving RFS blending obligations for oil refineries that are currently making record profits.
Biofuels markets have been thrown into chaos over rumors that the EPA may grant nearly double the forecasted amount of refinery exemptions (SREs) from the 2025 Renewable Fuel Standard blending levels.
The price of crude oil drives prices at the pump. Ethanol reduces our dependence on foreign oil and brings cost savings to American drivers. We need more homegrown biofuels, not less, according to Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor.
The U.S. EPA on Aug. 20 issued a temporary emergency fuel waiver that will increase the availability of ethanol-blended fuels this fall. Beginning Sept. 1, the waiver will allow the sale of E10 at a higher Reid vapor pressure (RVP).
The U.S. EPA on Aug. 20 published updated Renewable Fuel Standard data, reporting that four new small refinery exemption (SRE) petitions were filed under the program during the past month. A total of 40 SRE petitions are now pending.
The European Commission on July 30 approved a EUR 290 million ($338.61 million) Dutch state aid package to support sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The two approved support schemes aim to boost SAF supply and demand.
The Government Accountability Office on Aug. 6 published report that makes several recommendations to Congress and federal agencies regarding ways to improve oversight and administration of the 45Q tax credit for CCUS.
The NCGA filed comments with the Office of Management and Budget encouraging the agency to reconsider updates recommended by one of its committees to more directly capture the economic impact of the emerging bioeconomy.
Treasury and the IRS on Aug. 14 modified and extended guidance issued in late 2025 that will help eligible taxpayers claim the 45Q credit for CCS if the U.S. EPA follows through with its proposal to eliminate the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program.
The U.S. Forest Service on Aug. 5 awarded $300,000 to LanzaTech Inc. to support design work for a proposed biorefinery in Bellemont, Arizona, what would produce wood-based ethanol. The project would create a new market for low-value woody biomass.
The current issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine focuses on plant improvement projects, product diversification and tax incentives.
Growth Energy estimates that 45Z could generate $13.4 billion in household income and provide farmers with a 10% premium price on low-carbon corn used at an ethanol plant..
Iowa's Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program awarded $1.43 million in grants to 24 applicants to expand access to higher ethanol blends at retail sites and $604,212 in grants to 14 applicants to support biodiesel infrastructure projects.
Integrated markets don’t choose between trade and investment. They depend on both, according to Renewable Industries Canada.
The Senate Agriculture Committee on Aug. 6 failed to advance the Agricultural Act of 2026, commonly referred to as the Farm Bill. Committee members are expected to continue work on the legislation when the Senate reconvenes in mid-September.
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