Registration is now open for the Renewable Fuels Association’s 31st annual National Ethanol Conference, taking place in Orlando, February 24–26, with the theme “Ethanol Unleashed” to reflect the industry’s robust growth potential. “At the upcoming National Ethanol Conference, more than 1,000 industry professionals will have opportunities to network and collaborate, learn and share best practices, and celebrate our industry’s achievements,” …
Sen. Fischer Promotes E15 on Senate Floor
During a speech on the Senate floor Monday, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) addressed the economic crisis facing ag producers across America, highlighting how year-round, nationwide E15 can help farmers weather with a long-term solution that can provide stability and real opportunity for ag producers. “Permanent nationwide access would increase corn demand by 2.5 billion bushels a year. It would …
Ethanol Report with New RFA Chair
The Renewable Fuels Association elected officers and its board of directors for the 2026 fiscal year at its annual membership meeting in Omaha, Nebraska last week and Derek Peine, CEO of Western Plains Energy in Oakley, Kan., was elected chairman. Also last week, RFA celebrated the signing Assembly Bill 30 into law by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, immediately legalizing the …
Ethanol Industry Encouraged by California E15 Approval
Finally getting E15 on the road in California is a major win for the ethanol industry and could help push nationwide legislation across the finish line. American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) Chief Marketing Officer Ron Lamberty says California’s approval of E15 is a milestone for the U.S. fuel market. “With California now on board, momentum for E15 is stronger than …
California Governor Signs E15 Bill
California Governor Gavin Newsom today signed legislation that could help bring down the cost of gasoline in California, making way for lower cost 15 percent ethanol fuel (E15) to be made available for the first time in the state. Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper says California was the only remaining state to not permit sales of E15. …
EPA Holds Hearing on SRE Proposal
The Environmental Protection Agency held a virtual hearing Wednesday to get feedback on its recent supplemental proposed rule regarding small refinery exemptions and the reallocation of affected volumes under the Renewable Fuel Standard and the biofuels industry was unanimous in its call for 100 percent reallocation of all exempted renewable fuel blending volumes. Just two weeks ago, EPA co-proposed “additional …
New EU Report Supports Use of Food Crops for Biofuel
A new report out of the European Union extols the benefits of using crops to produce biofuels and essentially dispels the notion of food versus fuel. The report released from the nova-Institute and the European Bioeconomy Alliance (EUBA) says using “first-generation agricultural biomass, i.e. crops like cereals, sugar and oil plants, to produce bio-based energy and materials in Europe results …
RFA Elects 2026 Board and Leadership
At its annual membership meeting this week in Omaha, the Renewable Fuels Association elected Derek Peine, CEO of Western Plains Energy in Oakley, Kan., as chairman of the organization for 2026. Peine has spent the last 25 years working in production, technical, and management roles within the agricultural processing and renewable fuels sectors. He also serves on the board of …
POET Acquires 35th Processing Plant
Biofuels producer POET recently finalized its acquisition of Green Plains Obion in Tennessee, which will now be known as POET Bioprocessing – Obion, making it the company’s 35th bioprocessing facility in now nine states, and bringing its annual production capacity to 3.1 billion gallons of bioethanol. POET also produces 15 billion pounds of high-protein feed ingredients, 1 billion pounds of …
CE+P Secures Contractor for California Bioethanol Plant
California Ethanol + Power (CE+P) has announced a contract with Hoffman Construction Company to design and construct Sugar Valley Energy, a new ethanol biorefinery campus near the city of Brawley in Imperial County. “This agreement is the culmination of months of cooperation and review, and along with diligent financing efforts will advance the project to the final stages of our …