Registration is now open for the Renewable Fuels Association 29th annual National Ethanol Conference, taking place in San Diego February 19-21. The 2024 event is themed “Powered by Partnerships” to reflect the deeply collaborative and cooperative nature of the ethanol industry. “As our industry expands into new areas of innovation, we have found ourselves working with a broader community of …
Ethanol Groups Comment on Proposed CAFE Standards
Ethanol producers, farmers, and even the petroleum industry were united in comments opposing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s proposed new CAFE standards for Model Year 2027–2032 cars and trucks. The Renewable Fuels Association, National Farmers Union and National Corn Growers Association filed joint comments Monday saying the proposed new fuel economy standards “greatly missed the intent” of the Corporate …
Grains Council Ethanol Summit This Week
The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) is holding its Global Ethanol Summit (GES) this week in the Washington D.C. area for the first time since 2019. USGC President and CEO Ryan LeGrand said there were more than 350 participants from over 40 countries. “I’m thrilled to see so many industry leaders and policymakers gathering here in the Washington area with the …
Tom Buis to Keynote Carbon Capture Conference
The keynote speaker for the National Carbon Capture Conference & Expo taking place November 7-8 in Des Moines, Iowa will be Tom Buis, Chief Executive Officer at American Carbon Alliance. Buis, who formerly served as CEO for both Growth Energy and National Farmers Union, will speak about carbon capture and the future of farm income will keynote the general session …
RFA Finds E15 Sales Grow but Still Restricted
A new analysis from the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) finds sales of E15 (15% ethanol fuel) surged over the past three months compared to the same period last year, but warns that growth is at risk unless the government takes action to allow sales of the blend again next summer. RFA examined data from the Minnesota Department of Commerce, which …
Ethanol Report with RFA Chairman Erik Huschitt
The Renewable Fuels Association held its annual membership meeting in Des Moines last month and Erik Huschitt, CEO of Badger State Ethanol, was re-elected as chairman of the organization. Huschitt, of Monroe, Wisc., has been with Badger State since January 2002 and currently serves as president of the Wisconsin BioFuels Association. He also has spent years on the board of …
Ethanol and DDGS Exports Drop in August
U.S. ethanol exports dropped ten percent in August but still remained above 100 million gallons, according to the latest RFA Trade Monitor report. Ethanol exports totaled 102.3 million gallons in August, with Canada as our largest destination for the 29th consecutive month with exports of 62.4 mg, just 0.2% shy of last month’s record, accounting for nearly two-thirds of total …
Group Finds GOP Candidates Support Year Round E15
An Iowa biofuels coalition reports unanimous support among all Republican presidential candidates for consumer access to year-round E15 and opposition to electric vehicles (EV) mandates. “All the active candidates in Iowa agree that consumers deserve choices in how the vehicles they drive are powered,” said Biofuels Vision 2024 Executive Director Logan Shine. “Folks don’t want to be forced into an …
ACE Promotes HBIIP and E15 at NACS
The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) is rounding out its 2023 petroleum marketer trade show season this week in Atlanta at the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) show, the world’s largest annual gathering of convenience and fuel marketing professionals. ACE Chief Marketing Officer Ron Lamberty says their presence at these shows provides answers to prospective higher-blend ethanol marketers’ questions …
Ethanol Remains Top Priority for Corn Growers
Ethanol remains a top priority for the National Corn Growers Association, as Minnesota farmer Harold Wolle, takes over as president of the organization this week. During a press conference Tuesday, Wolle talked about his goals over the next year, including support of the Next Generation Fuels Act in the House and Senate while making ethanol a go-to biofuel in the …