As President Biden joined auto makers at the White House Thursday to announce a plan that includes a goal for electric vehicles to comprise 50% of new vehicle sales by 2030, ethanol groups were quick to remind him that low-carbon liquid fuels like ethanol will still be needed to reduce GHG emissions from internal combustion engines. Renewable Fuels Association President …
Renewed Summer E15 Ban Would Cost Industry Billions
The recent D.C. Circuit Court decision overturning EPA’s approval of year-round E15 sales could have a strongly negative impact on the rural economy and environment, according to a new analysis released by the Renewable Fuels Association. According to the white paper, if the court decision is allowed to stand and no other action is taken to facilitate continued year-round sales …
CHS Expands E15 Availability With 19 More Fuel Terminals
CHS Inc. cooperative is expanding access to higher ethanol blend fuels by offering E15 through 19 additional fuel terminals starting this month. CHS is registered with the EPA as an E15 manufacturer and sells E15 as an approved grade of fuel through its Cenex® brand retail locations. CHS plans to offer E15 at the following Magellan terminals: Alexandria, Minnesota; Cheyenne, …
ACE Conference Focus on Low Carbon Ethanol
The 34th annual American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) conference coming up later this month in Minneapolis will showcase the low carbon benefits of corn ethanol and the benefits of clean fuel policies at the state and federal levels to increase ethanol demand. The conference covers all things carbon from the status of clean fuel policies, and insight for ethanol producers …
POET Brings Second Purified Alcohol Facility Online
POET recently announced POET Bioprocessing – Alexandria began production of purified alcohol after breaking ground in late 2020. The facility will produce purified alcohol which will include grain neutral spirits (GNS) and USP-grade alcohol, the second POET purified alcohol production facility. POET Bioprocessing – Leipsic began production in March. Purified alcohol is a fundamental ingredient in thousands of well-known products …
NCERC Seeks to Expand Corn as Industrial Feedstock
The National Corn to Ethanol Research Center (NCERC) recently submitted two grant proposals to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) FY21 Bioenergy Technologies (BETO) Multi-Topic Funding Opportunity Announcement that would expand the use of corn as an industrial feedstock, according to the National Corn Growers Association. The first proposal included NCERC as a Co-PI and was led by Marquis Energy. …
Lawmakers Call for Biofuels Support
A group of Republican Senators is requesting a meeting with President Biden to discuss the Renewable Fuel Standard and promote biofuels as a key solution for America’s energy and climate agenda. The letter was led by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall of Kansas. “We seek an audience to discuss the tremendous opportunity that biofuels like ethanol and biodiesel present …
Ethanol Report RFA 40th Anniversary Feature – Bob Reynolds
The Renewable Fuels Association was born in 1981 and RFA is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year by spotlighting some of the pioneers in the ethanol industry who were there at the beginning, like Bob Reynolds. Bob Reynolds founded Downstream Alternatives shortly after joining New Energy Co. of Indiana as it was opening a new plant outside South Bend. As …
Low Carbon Ethanol Could Power Sustainability
Former USDA Under Secretary and previous Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey was part of the inaugural Tech Hub LIVE conference in Des Moines last week. Much of the focus at the event was incentivizing sustainability for farmers, and an increasing demand for ethanol as a low carbon fuel could provide some incentive. “I believe we will gravitate towards more …
Ethanol Producers Pledge to Hit Net Zero by 2050
Renewable Fuels Association members from across the country sent a letter to President Joe Biden this week pledging to achieve a net-zero carbon footprint, on average, by 2050 or sooner. Ethanol is already cutting greenhouse gas emissions by half compared to gasoline, the letter says, but “we can—and must—do more” to decarbonize transportation fuels and combat climate change in the …