ACE Conference 2026

East Kansas Agri-Energy Hosts Congressman Yoder

Joanna Schroeder

Renew Kansas hosted Congressman Kevin Yoder‘s tour of East Kansas Agri-Energy (EKAE) located in Garnett, Kansas. While touring the facility, the Congressman and his staff heard from EKAE’s President and CEO Jeff Oestmann about the many opportunities and challenges facing the industry. Last month, EKAE celebrated its 10 year anniversary. Congressman Yoder learned that the plant produces more than 40 …

biofuels, Education, Ethanol

ACE Elects Board Representatives

Joanna Schroeder

During the recent American Coalition for Ethanol’s conference in Omaha, Nebraska, members elected directors to serve on their governing board. Four individuals re-elected to the ACE Board of Directors: Ron Alverson, representing Dakota Ethanol, LLC, an ethanol plant in Wentworth, South Dakota, which produces 50 million gallons of ethanol per year (MGY).  Alverson currently serves as the President of the …

ACE, ACE Ethanol Conference, biofuels, Ethanol

Ethanol-Powered Boat Hits 208 MPH

John Davis

For some of my fishermen friends who claim that ethanol damages their engines, I’d just like to know, How fast do you want to get to your favorite spot? An ethanol-powered speed boat could get you there at a cool 208 MPH clip. This article from LakeExpo.com says a super-powered catamaran running on ethanol made the run during a shootout …

Ethanol, Ethanol News

A Toast to Making Ethanol from Grape Biomass

John Davis

Raise your glass in a toast to some researchers from Down Under, as they have figured out how to make ethanol out of some of the leftovers from wine-making. University of Adelaide researchers in Australia showed they could make about 100 gallons of ethanol by fermenting a ton of grape marc – the leftover skins, stalks and seeds from wine-making. …

biomass, Ethanol, Ethanol News, Research