Supporters of nationwide, year-round E15 were once again kicked to the curb by Congress, after weeks of negotiations between farm, ethanol, oil and refinery interests to craft wording that would have included it in the funding bill. Instead lawmakers have opted to create a new “Rural Domestic Energy Council” to develop potential legislative proposals on E15. It’s just too much …
Iowa State Bill Addresses Pipeline Concerns
A bill was introduced this week in the Iowa state legislature that supporters of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) projects in the state hope will address some of the concerns of landowners. Iowa Senate Majority Leader Mike Klimesh introduced the bill which “reforms the permit process to be less confrontational, expands the ability to voluntarily negotiate with landowners on …
Stakeholders Concerned E15 is Now or Never
Iowa ethanol stakeholders are sounding the alarm that if Congress fails to include E15 in the spending bill this month, it could be the last chance the industry has to make it happen for some time. “We have an opportunity in the next couple of weeks and we won’t have another opportunity probably for years,” said Iowa Renewable Fuels Association …
RFA Comments on Canada Clean Fuel Proposal
The Renewable Fuels Association this week submitted comments to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) expressing strong support for Canada’s Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR) and potential amendments to the program. The comments respond to a December ECCC discussion paper that laid out potential targeted amendments meant to “strengthen the resiliency and support the development of Canada’s low-carbon fuel sector, while …
2026 Ethanol Production Off to Record Start
According to the latest Energy Information Agency data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, U.S. ethanol production is getting off to a record start this year. For the week ending January 9, ethanol production skyrocketed by nearly nine percent to a record high of 1.20 million barrels per day, equivalent to 50.23 million gallons daily. Output was 9.2% higher than …
Grassley Demands Answers for Small Refinery Exemptions
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sent a letter this week to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin regarding concerns that some refiners may be making false claims to receive Small Refinery Exemptions (SREs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Sen. Grassley sent the letter as a follow up on a request sent by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird in October …
Gevo Awarded Ethanol-to-Olefins Process Patent
Gevo, Inc. has been awarded a patent for its Ethanol-to-Olefins (“ETO”) technology to produce renewable jet fuel. The patented process produces light olefins from ethanol and can convert those olefins into transportation fuels using commercially proven Alcohol-to-Jet (“ATJ”) technologies. Olefins can be used to make cost-effective renewable chemical building blocks such as bio-propylene. ETO technology continues to advance and is …
United Ethanol Deploys Fluid Quip LED Technology
Fluid Quip Technologies (FQT) announces the expanded deployment of the patented Low Energy Distillation™ (LED™) system at United Ethanol in Milton, Wisconsin. The LED™ system, is a next-generation distillation platform designed to reduce steam usage, eliminate unnecessary phase changes, lower water consumption, and support continuous, reliable operation. By removing direct-inject steam from the distillation process and incorporating advanced heat integration, …
New Director Appointed for Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has appointed a new executive director of the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center (NCERC). The appointment of Praveen V. Vadlani, PhD, MBA, was effective January 7, and he will also hold a tenured faculty appointment as a professor in SIUE’s Department of Chemistry. Vadlani’s work spans biofuels, biochemicals, biomaterials, fermentation systems and scalable process development, with a …
Registration Open for ACE DC Fly-in
Registration is now open for the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) 15th annual DC Fly-In & Government Affairs Summit March 17-18, 2026. This year’s event will occur when both chambers are in session, and in an election year, when timing matters. The first half of the year is Congress’s prime window to act so ACE’s Fly-In comes at a critical …