The American Petroleum Institute (API) Tuesday came out against the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025, which it had previously supported, citing “sweeping changes to federal biofuel policy, state volatility mandates, and market conditions (that) have upended the fuels landscape.” In a letter to congressional leadership, API urged “a more balanced and up-to-date approach to E15 legislation, …
RFA CEO Kicks Off Global Ethanol Summit
Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper offered the opening keynote address Monday morning at the Global Ethanol Summit in Washington, taking a look at ethanol’s future by way of its past. “It’s a real privilege for me to start today’s program by sharing the U.S. ethanol industry’s history, our story, and our experience,” he said. “How did we …
MN Retailers Urged to Apply for Infrastructure Grants
The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels) is urging retailers to apply for $4 million in available biofuel infrastructure grant funding from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) before the application deadline on Oct 23. Under the AGRI Biofuels Infrastructure Grant program, applicants must have no more than 20 retail stations in Minnesota and may apply for between $5,000 and $199,000 …
ACE Ethanol Today Magazine Releases 2026 Editorial Themes
Ethanol Today magazine, published by the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE), has issued its 2026 lineup of editorial themes, along with print and digital advertising opportunities for the year ahead. The bimonthly trade publication will explore a diverse mix of issues shaping the future of the ethanol industry — from policy and regulatory priorities under the Trump 2.0 administration and …
Clean Fuels Warns of Huge Losses Without SRE Reallocations
Clean Fuels Alliance America warns that farmers risk losing $7.5 billion unless EPA reallocates gallons affected by small refinery exemptions. Clean Fuels last week wrote a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin with data projecting the economic impact for U.S. soybean farmers and processors of EPA’s proposed supplemental “SRE reallocation volume” to the 2026 and 2027 RFS volumes. EPA is …
Global Maritime Group Considers Reducing Ship Emissions
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is meeting this week in London to discuss a new set of international regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships. “The IMO Net-Zero Framework is not perfect. However, it provides a balanced basis for our further work on a number of elements ahead of its …
Whitefox ICE® Helps Lincolnway Energy Hit Record Volumes
Lincolnway Energy and Whitefox Technologies recently announced the successful installation and startup of a Whitefox ICE® membrane dehydration system at Lincolnway’s ethanol plant in Nevada, Iowa. With the Whitefox ICE system now fully integrated, Lincolnway is preparing to celebrate a significant milestone – surpassing 100 million gallons of ethanol produced per year. The system works by targeting water-rich recycle streams …
Corn Growers Make Economic Case for E15
A new analysis from the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) shows that if Congress passed legislation allowing for year-round, nationwide access to 15% ethanol blended fuel (E15), corn use for ethanol could increase by 50% at full implementation, supporting a higher market price for corn and energy stability for Americans. According to the report: In their October Short-Term Energy Outlook, …
Nebraska CO2 Pipeline Gives Edge Over Iowa Ethanol
Iowa ethanol producers are losing their winning edge to Nebraska with the start of CO2 shipments on the Tallgrass Trailblazer pipeline last week, according to the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IowaRFA). Mid America Agri Products/Wheatland (MAAPW) last week became the first plant to start carbon dioxide capture at its Madrid, Nebraska facility with volumes to be transported on the Tallgrass …
Registration Unleashed for 2026 National Ethanol Conference
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,” …