Fluid Quip Technologies (FQT) announces the expanded deployment of the patented Low Energy Distillation™ (LED™) system at United Ethanol in Milton, Wisconsin. The LED™ system, is a next-generation distillation platform designed to reduce steam usage, eliminate unnecessary phase changes, lower water consumption, and support continuous, reliable operation. By removing direct-inject steam from the distillation process and incorporating advanced heat integration, …
New Director Appointed for Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has appointed a new executive director of the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center (NCERC). The appointment of Praveen V. Vadlani, PhD, MBA, was effective January 7, and he will also hold a tenured faculty appointment as a professor in SIUE’s Department of Chemistry. Vadlani’s work spans biofuels, biochemicals, biomaterials, fermentation systems and scalable process development, with a …
Registration Open for ACE DC Fly-in
Registration is now open for the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) 15th annual DC Fly-In & Government Affairs Summit March 17-18, 2026. This year’s event will occur when both chambers are in session, and in an election year, when timing matters. The first half of the year is Congress’s prime window to act so ACE’s Fly-In comes at a critical …
Iowa Ethanol Stagnation Blamed on Lack of CSS
Iowa ethanol production has remained stagnant for the past three years and the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association puts the blame on the blocking of carbon capture and sequestration technology usage in the state. Iowa’s ethanol plants produced 4.6 billion gallons of ethanol in 2025, matching its output level from the past two years. Iowa accounts for 28% of total U.S. …
New Corn Estimate Causes Concerns
The USDA World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimate for this month shows even more corn than the last report, causing greater concerns among corn growers worried about the demand and price situation going forward and further highlighting the need for year-round, nationwide E15. The USDA reports the 2025/26 corn outlook is for larger production, higher feed and residual use, reduced …
E15 Remains Priority for American Farm Bureau
At the 107th American Farm Bureau Federation Convention in Anaheim, California on Sunday, AFBF President Zippy Duvall said the organization is committed to getting year-round, nationwide E15 approved this year. In his annual address to the membership, Duvall said the entire Farm Bureau leadership group was invited to the White House last year to meet with cabinet members about their …
Ethanol Stakeholders Start Year With Plea for E15
2026 begins the 14th year since E15 was first approved by the EPA in 2011 for use in model year 2001 and newer vehicles. For a brief moment in 2019, the fuel was approved for nationwide, year-round sales, before that action by President Trump in his first term was overturned. But farmers and ethanol producers are not giving up and …
Ethanol Blend Wall Crushed Again
It was not long ago that the prevailing belief in this country was that ethanol could not make it past 10 percent of the nation’s gasoline. That so-called “blend wall” was officially crushed in 2016 – and now ethanol has moved the needle another percentage point, according to the latest data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Ethanol accounted for …
Ethanol Report on 2025
2025 marked the 20th anniversary of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and showed just how far U.S. ethanol has come – and how much more it could accomplish for the world with just a little more freedom. Nationwide, year-round E15 spends another year in limbo, but California catches up with the rest of the country by unanimous passage of legislation …
Iowa Program Awards $5 Million for Biofuels Infrastructure
Iowa’s cost-share Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program (RFIP) this week awarded another $4,992,182 in grants for 108 applicants to add higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel to retail sites. Nearly 100 applications focused on expanding E15 availability at retail locations, while the remaining 15 grants will add B11 at select sites. To qualify for the program, biodiesel retailers must use the infrastructure to offer biodiesel blended fuel classified as B11 (11 percent biodiesel) or higher. During colder …