ACE Dives into Ethanol Exports and Demand Drivers

Cindy Zimmerman

The U.S. Grains Council recently changed its name to the U.S. Grains and Bioproducts Council to include a bigger focus on exports of U.S. products such as ethanol. Speaking at the American Coalition for Ethanol conference last week in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the Council’s Multilateral Ethanol Policy Manager Linda Schmid talked about where some of their focus is right …

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John Deere Announces B30 Biodiesel Compatibility

Cindy Zimmerman

This week as the 2025 Farm Progress Show kicked off in Decatur, Illinois, John Deere announced the approval of B30 biodiesel use across its entire portfolio of Tier 4 John Deere engines, including tractors, combines, and application equipment. During the show, all John Deere equipment operated in the company’s Ride and Drive area was running on B30 biodiesel. Prior to …

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RFA on Display at Farm Progress Show

Cindy Zimmerman

The Renewable Fuels Association was on-site at the 2025 Farm Progress Show this week in Decatur, Illinois to talk about the latest ethanol news and moving to higher blends. The RFA display near the media tent attracted attention with a new 2025 Chevrolet Trax flex fuel vehicle on display as well as an FFV conversion kit to discuss the ease …

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Preparing for 45Z Without the Guidance

Cindy Zimmerman

The good news is that the Clean Fuel Production Credit (45Z) was one of the few provisions preserved from the Inflation Reduction Act in the One Big Beautiful Bill. The bad news is, there is still no guidance from the Treasury Department and no clear answer when it might be released. What that means for ethanol producers and farmers and …

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Biofuels on USDA Deputy Secretary’s Mind at 2025 FPS

Cindy Zimmerman

USDA Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Vaden filled in for his boss at the 2025 Farm Progress Show Tuesday, chatting on the mainstage with Mike Pearson of This Week in AgriBusiness and answering question from farm reporters on site, expressing the administration’s strong support for domestic biofuels. “I think it’s fair to say that the second Trump administration has been …

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Ethanol Plant CO2 Can Produce Green Methanol

Cindy Zimmerman

Prior to the kickoff of the American Coalition for Ethanol Conference last week, CapCO2 Solutions held an open house at the AgriEnergy Innovations ethanol facility in Luverne, Minnesota to showcase a new collaboration utilizing CO2 waste to produce green methanol. “Methanol has been around for 100 years and it’s almost all made nowadays with fossil fuel, so it’s not a …

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ZimmComm Recognized for Ethanol Reporting

Cindy Zimmerman

ZimmComm was honored to receive the media award from the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) last week at The ACE conference for our “decades of dedicated reporting on the people, policies, and progress shaping the U.S. ethanol industry.” This means a lot to us because the ethanol industry was instrumental in our company’s success and we have been able to …

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Fluid Quip Technologies Celebrates CVEC Installation

Cindy Zimmerman

As the American Coalition for Ethanol annual conference (The ACE) kicked off last week in Sioux Falls, Fluid Quip Technologies (FQT) announced the successful installation and startup of its DCO Technology™ system at Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co. (CVEC) in Benson, Minnesota. “We’re happy to announce that after two months into full scale running, they’re averaging over 35% uplift on their …

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Biofuels Groups React to EPA SRE Actions

Cindy Zimmerman

The biofuels industry generally seems pleased with the EPA decision today on a backlog of Small Refinery Exemption (SRE) petitions, granting full exemptions to 63 petitions, granting partial exemptions to 77 petitions, denying 28 petitions, and determining 7 petitions to be ineligible. Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) President and CEO Geoff Cooper says the approach seems reasonsable, but they will be …

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ACE CEO Optimistic About E15, SRE Ruling

Cindy Zimmerman

There is a lot of optimism in the ethanol industry right now that 2025 is the year the ethanol industry will finally win the ability to sell 15 percent ethanol blended fuel nationwide all year long. American Coalition for Ethanol CEO Brian Jennings said at the organization’s annual meeting this week that the odds seem to favor passage of legislation …

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