BY U.S. Department of Energy Found In:Coproducts, Cellulosic, Business, PolicyThe U.S. Department of Energy on March 21 announced $14 million in funding to support and optimize the production of affordable biofuels and biochemicals while significantly reducing carbon emissions. READ MORE

BY Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association Found In:Operations, Markets, Feedstocks, Coproducts, Business, Policy, RetailerMinnesota’s ethanol industry contributed $2.7 billion to the state’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2022, according to a new study by the University of Minnesota Extension that was sponsored by the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association. READ MORE

BY U.S. Department of Energy Found In:Business, PolicyThe U.S. DOE has announced $590 million to renew its four existing Bioenergy Research Centers. This funding will help support the DOE's research into the next generation of sustainable, cost-effective bioproducts and bioenergy. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Business, PolicyThe U.S. EPA on March 16 released updated data showing that one small refinery exemption (SRE) petition has been filed under the RFS over the past month. A total of 25 SRE petitions are now pending, up from 24 that were pending as of mid-February. READ MORE

BY Growth Energy Found In:Business, PolicyGrowth Energy CEO Emily Skor kicked off Growth Energy's 14th annual Executive Leadership Conference with a speech that emphasized the hard-won progress made last year and ongoing innovation by the group's members. READ MORE

BY Growth Energy Found In:Markets, Business, PolicyIn comments submitted to CARB on March 15 following the latest LCFS workshop, Growth Energy highlighted the growing environmental benefits of bioethanol, in particular the steady decline in bioethanol’s average carbon intensity (CI). READ MORE

BY U.S. Grains Council Found In:Markets, Business, PolicyU.S. Grains Council staff and representatives from the Illinois Corn Marketing Board joined Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., in Tokyo in late February to discuss Japan's committment to double ethanol consumption by 2030. READ MORE

BY Geoff Cooper Found In:Markets, Business, Policy, RetailerAmericans strongly support expanded use of lower-cost, lower-carbon renewable fuels like ethanol, want greater access to higher ethanol blends, and strongly oppose policies that remove options at the gas pump or the auto dealership. READ MORE

BY USDA Found In:Feedstocks, Coproducts, Cellulosic, Business, PolicyThe USDA on March 8 kicked off the inaugural National Biobased Products Day and highlighted the accomplishments of people and organizations working to improve sustainability within the federal government. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Business, PolicyThe RFA and Growth Energy have praised many elements included in the U.S. EPA’s Third Triennial Report to Congress on the environmental impacts of the RFS, but are calling on the agency to make several important improvements to the report. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Markets, Coproducts, Business, PolicyThe Washington State Senate on March 1 voted 46 to 2 in favor of a bill that aims to encourage the manufacture and purchase of SAF though tax incentives. The bill also directs WSU to convene a workgroup to further development of alternative jet fuel. READ MORE

BY Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Found In:Markets, Business, Policy, RetailerTwenty-three Iowa locations in 16 different counties were awarded more than $1.1 million in cost-share grants from the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program during the latest quarterly application cycle. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Operations, Business, PolicyThe U.S. EPA on in February approved an efficient producer pathway for Green Plains Inc.’s 60 MMgy ethanol plant located in Superior, Iowa. The approval allows the facility to generate RINs for non-grandfathered volumes of ethanol. READ MORE

BY Renewable Fuels Association Found In:Operations, Markets, Feedstocks, Coproducts, Cellulosic, Business, Policy, RetailerThe innate persistence of the U.S. ethanol industry and its champions can drive renewable fuels to new heights in 2023, RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper said in his annual “State of the Industry” presentation at the NEC. READ MORE

BY Renewable Fuels Association Found In:Operations, Markets, Feedstocks, Coproducts, Business, Policy, RetailerThe RFA released its 2023 Ethanol Industry Outlook and Pocket Guide during the 28th annual National Ethanol Conference in Orlando. The annual publications serve as the go-to source of ethanol industry information, facts, and statistics. READ MORE