Minnesota Biofuels Promotes E15 to Drivers

Cindy Zimmerman

The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MBA) spent an hour Tuesday at a retail station in St. Paul rewarding drivers who fueled up with E15. The association joined with a local radio station at St Paul’s Tobasi Stop Minnoco to educate drivers and present those who switched to E15 with prizes such as $25 in cash, passes to the Minnesota Zoo and …

E15, Ethanol, Ethanol News, Promotion

Tom Buis Delivers the “CEO Report”

Joanna Schroeder

Growth Energy Co-Chair Tom Buis delivered his “CEO Report” yesterday during the Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida. During his remarks, Buis said, “Last year was an interesting year, we increased exports, had another great corn crop and defeated every single attempt to repeal or reform the RFS.” Buis segued into how the ethanol industry stepped up to the plate to …

Audio, biofuels, E15, Ethanol, Growth Energy

Growth Energy Holds 7th Leadership Conference

Cindy Zimmerman

Ethanol industry organization Growth Energy is holding its seventh annual Executive Leadership Conference in Orlando this week. After a weekend at the Daytona 500 to highlight American Ethanol, the meeting kicked off Monday morning with the Chairman’s Report from Jeff Broin, co-chair of Growth Energy’s Board of Directors. Broin noted that the industry had a record year producing a product …

American Ethanol, Audio, E15, Ethanol, Growth Energy

#RFANEC Panel on Marketing Higher Ethanol Blends

Cindy Zimmerman

A really interesting session on getting more higher ethanol blends in the retail market unfortunately got cut a little short at the National Ethanol Conference this week due to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack’s visit, but you can listen to the presentations by two industry leaders here. Pennsylvania-based Sheetz, Inc. is a family-owned chain of gas station/convenience stores located in six …

Audio, blends, E15, E85, Ethanol, Ethanol News, National Ethanol Conference, Protec Fuel, Retailers, RFA

ACE Video Highlights #E15 Market Potential

Joanna Schroeder

The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) has released a new animated video targeted to retail fuel station owners and encouraging them to offer consumers #E15 at the pump. The piece highlights the rapidly growing number of vehicles on the road that can use E15. The video is located on the Flex Fuel Forward website, a source where retailers can share …

ACE, E15, Ethanol, Retailers, Video

Reynolds, Naig Highlight Fueling Our Future 100

Joanna Schroeder

During the 10th Annual Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit, Iowa Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds, along with Mike Naig, deputy secretary of agriculture, highlighted the new “Fueling Our Future 100” program. In round one, the program has allocated $2.49 million dollars to help Iowa gas retailers install 107 blender pumps and 8 underground storage tanks to store high blends of ethanol. Naig …

Audio, biofuels, E15, E85, Ethanol, Iowa RFA, IRFA Renewable Fuels Summit

“Kirby’s Future” Wins Fuel the Future Video Contest

Joanna Schroeder

A young woman from Des Moines, Iowa, Helena Gruensteid, who attends Roosevelt High School, took home the top honors in the Fuel the Future video contest. The top three placing high school videos were unveiled yesterday during the 10th Annual Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit held in Altoona, Iowa. Gruensteid was awarded $1,000 for her video “Kirby’s Future. The contest was …

E15, Education, Ethanol, IRFA Renewable Fuels Summit, Video

2015 Sees Record Car Sales, Most Approved for E15

Joanna Schroeder

U.S. car sales in 2015 hit record sales according to statistics from Autodata. Increased sales have been spurred by cheap gasoline prices coupled with low interest rates. In total, 17.5 million cars and light trucks were sold last year to the tune of $570 billion. According to the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), a majority of these vehicles sold are approved …

automotive, E15, Ethanol News, RFA

RFA Analysis: More Automakers Approving E15

Joanna Schroeder

According to an analysis conducted by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) of 2016 model year (MY) warranty statements and owners manuals, auto makers are approving E15 use in more than 70 percent of new vehicles. This is an increase from MY 2015 when a little over 60 percent of vehicles were approved to use E15. RFA’s analysis shows that, for …

biofuels, E15, RFA

Ethanol Promo in Little Rock, AK This Week

Joanna Schroeder

Kum & Go and Growth Energy are partnering to bring $1.15 per gallon of E15 fuel to the residents of Greater Little Rock, Arkansas. The two-day promotion will take place from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on Wednesday, December 16 – Store 143 – 1303 South Pine Street, Cabot, AR; and Thursday, December 17 – Store 144 – 5216 JFK …

E15, Ethanol, Growth Energy, Promotion