A new report shows the potential for ethanol to make maritime shipping fuel more environmentally-friendly. “Ethanol as a marine fuel: exploring its usability” by the Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller Center examines ethanol’s potential as a low-carbon fuel for global maritime shipping and concludes that “ethanol is a promising drop-in option for methanol-fueled vessels.” “Ethanol is emerging as a technically viable complementary …
EPA on Track for Exempted Refinery Volumes Proposal
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is on track to propose a plan to reallocate Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volumes lost due to 29 refinery exemptions granted in August. EPA reportedly sent a proposed rule to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review last week. The draft rule is expected to account for about 1.76 billion renewable …
US Ethanol and DDGS Exports Hot in August
U.S. exports of ethanol and the co-product dried distillers grains (DDGS) were hot in August, with ethanol increasing six percent to a five-month high and DDGS up by a whopping 18% in August to the highest monthly volume since August 2015. According to the latest Trade Monitor report from the Renewable Fuels Association, ethanol exports totaled 211.8 million gallons (mg) …
Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Credit Extension Sought
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced legislation this week to extend the Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Credit through 2029. The credit of $0.20 per gallon on the first 15 million gallons of production for producers using crop oils and animal fats is set to expire on December 31 this year unless Congress adopts the extension. Clean Fuels Alliance …
RFA Holds Annual Membership Meeting in KC
The Renewable Fuels Association is holding its annual membership meeting this week in Kansas City, Missouri, where they elected officers and board of directors for the 2027 fiscal year. Derek Peine, CEO of Western Plains Energy in Oakley, Kan., was re-elected chairman and Thomas Harwood, CEO of Al-Corn Clean Fuel in Claremont, Minn., won re-election as vice chairman. Peine has …
Ethanol Report on 45Z Opportunities
U.S. ethanol producers are finally getting the chance to take full advantage of the Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit, which was first created under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, then extended and modified in the One Big Beautiful Bill of 2025, and is in the last stages of a final rule. Earlier this month, the IRS published …
RFA Launches Premier Associate Membership
The Renewable Fuels Association has launched a new Premier Associate membership level, creating a fresh opportunity for leading companies across the ethanol value chain to engage more deeply with RFA’s producer members, leadership and industry priorities. Premier Associate membership officially begins Oct. 1 with the start of RFA’s new fiscal year and is designed for non-producer companies seeking a more …
California E15 Dream Closer to Reality
California drivers are one step closer to cleaner, less expensive E15 at the pump now that the California Air Resources Board approved rules to the state’s gasoline regulations following Governor Newsom’s direction to prioritize the rulemaking. Renewable Fuels Association past Chairman Neil Koehler presented testimony to CARB in support of the rules. “Recent studies show that E15 could reduce pump …
Sen. Fischer Urges Passage of Farm Bill with E15
Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) took to the Senate floor Thursday to urge passage of the Agricultural Act of 2026, also known as the Farm Bill, one week after the agriculture committee advanced the bill which also includes permanent year-round E15. “Permanent year-round E15 would create a consistent, predictable market. It would allow farmers, ethanol plants, and fuel stations to operate …
ACE Scholarship Program Announces 2026 Winners
The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) is pleased to congratulate its 2026 scholarship recipients Tanner Dohrman, Alex Miller, and Emily Schreiner. Each student receives a $1,000 scholarship through ACE’s Scholarship Program to help further their collegiate education. Tanner Dohrman is from Marshall, Missouri, and is pursuing a double major in electrical and computer engineering at Missouri University of Science & …