Dr. Noah Kaufman is an economist who has worked on energy and climate change policy in both the public and private sectors. Under President Biden, he served as a Senior Economist at the Council of Economic Advisers. He also just published a commentary about ethanol earlier this month in Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) website called “A Chance …
Ethanol Report on Carbon Pipeline Projects
New pipeline projects in the Midwest utilizing Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration (CCUS), also called Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), technology offer the opportunity for the ethanol industry to lead the way to a net zero energy future and the Renewable Fuels Association is supporting that pathway for its members. In this episode of the Ethanol Report podcast we hear …
ACE Helps Retailers with Higher Blend Infrastructure Funding
The latest round of USDA’s Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) closed this week. HBIIP provides $100 million in grants to pay up to 50 percent of the cost of equipment for station owners to add or upgrade equipment and sell higher ethanol blends like E15 and E85. It is separate from the $500 million provided in the Inflation Reduction …
Diverse Groups Push for Year Round E15
A broad coalition of energy and agriculture organizations is calling on Congress to quickly adopt legislation that would provide equal regulatory treatment for all gasoline blends containing 10 percent ethanol (E10) or more, including gasoline with 15 percent ethanol (E15). A letter to Senate Leaders Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, …
Sheetz Offers 15% Ethanol Fuel for Thanksgiving Discount
Mid-Atlantic convenience store chain Sheetz kicked off the holiday season this week by reducing the price of its Unleaded 88, 15% ethanol blended fuel, to $1.99 a gallon. This promotion started Monday and runs through November 28, 2022 to help families save at the pump as they travel for Thanksgiving. The company offers Unleaded 88 at 368 store locations throughout …
Ethanol Making Thanksgiving Visits More Affordable
The cost of this year’s traditional Thanksgiving dinner may be 20 percent higher this year compared to last, and gas prices are up 30 to 40 cents a gallon, but ethanol is still helping families save money at the pump this holiday to visit friends and relatives. AAA predicts that 54.6 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home …
K-State Researchers Working to Improve Biofuel Feedstocks
Kansas State University researchers are working with a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to improve oilseed crops for use as biofuels and other bioproducts. Timothy Durrett, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics, and Ruth Welti, university distinguished professor of biology, received nearly $1.9 million to better understand how changing the biochemistry of oilseed plants alters their oil …
Clean Fuels Elects New Governing Board Members
Clean Fuels Alliance America members met in Washington D.C. this week to elect new Governing Board leaders, reflecting the interests of both large and small companies, biodiesel and renewable diesel producers, as well as soybean growers and renderers. Mike Rath, senior vice president with Darling Ingredients, was appointed Clean Fuels Chair. “This is an exciting time for the clean fuels …
Ethanol Blend Rates Hit Record Levels in Summer 2022
The Energy Information Administration reports that this past summer, the price of fuel ethanol was lower than the price of the petroleum component of gasoline, which led to record-high fuel ethanol levels in gasoline sold in the country. “The fuel ethanol blend rate, based on our data going back to 2007, established a new record summer average of 10.5% in …
RFA Joins Ag Bioeconomy Coalition
The Renewable Fuels Association has joined the Ag Bioeconomy Coalition, a group founded earlier this year to advance federal policy initiatives that “foster growth toward an economy based on innovative bio-based products derived from agricultural commodities, including ethanol and other renewable fuels.” “With smart policy and targeted investment, the U.S. agriculture and bio-manufacturing sectors can provide practical solutions to today’s …