Adkins Energy celebrated its 20th anniversary this month with an open house over the weekend at the biorefinery in Lena, Illinois. Adkins was founded in August 2002 with an annual production capacity of 40 million gallons, which has now expanded to 60 million gallons Representatives from the Renewable Fuels Association attended the celebration on Saturday. “We are thrilled to join …
Nebraska Governor Signs New Law to Boost E15 Sales
Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed new legislation this week that contains provisions to increase consumer access to E15 fuel in the state, boost higher blend ethanol tax credits, improve the NextGen program and cut red tape for food trucks. During the signing event, Governor Pillen hosted a food truck from Norfolk at the Governor’s Residence to drive home the benefits …
Ethanol Blends Well With Summer
As summer gets underway, the Renewable Fuels Association is once again sponsoring the Ethanol Days of Summer fuel giveaway contest, and encouraging both motorists and boaters to get educated on ethanol and save money at the pump. RFA Vice President of Industry Relations Robert White says the popularity of the fuel giveaway contest has grown as the availability of higher …
Ethanol Report on New RFA Team Members
The Renewable Fuels Association recently created two new positions in the organization with the future of ethanol in mind and hired a couple of talented young experienced individuals to round out a team ready for the challenges and opportunities ahead. Tad Hepner is the organization’s new Vice President of Strategy and Innovation and Justin Schultz is RFA’s new Director of …
EIA to Add Ethanol Export Data to Weekly Report
Starting with the Weekly Petroleum Status Report released on June 1, 2023, with data for the week ending May 26, 2023, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) will begin showing Fuel Ethanol and Motor Gasoline Blending Component exports estimates separate from Other Oils exports estimates. The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) welcomed the announcement after advocating over the past decade for …
RFA Welcomes Tad Hepner as VP of Strategy and Innovation
The Renewable Fuels Association welcomes Tad Hepner as Vice President of Strategy and Innovation to lead the development and implementation of a wide range of initiatives focused on building demand and new markets for ethanol and other bio-products made by the association’s member companies. Prior to joining RFA, Hepner led North American biofuels and derivatives business development efforts for Clariant, …
U.S. Exports of Ethanol and DDGS Up in March
According to the latest Renewable Fuels Association trade analysis, U.S. ethanol exports in March increased by 27% to a ten-month high of 132.3 million gallons (mg). Canada was the top destination for the 24th consecutive month with 43% share of March exports at 56.6 mg, a 34% bump over February, representing the largest monthly volume of U.S. ethanol exports to …
Ethanol Report on E15 Summer Waiver
After waiting until the very last minute, the Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency fuel waiver to allow E15 gasoline — gasoline blended with 15% ethanol — to be sold during the summer driving season this year. A decision had to be made before April 30 so terminal operators would still be able to sell the blend after May 1. …
EPA Agrees to Allow Summer E15 This Year
After weeks of intense lobbying by ethanol supporters, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to use its existing authority to provide continued access throughout the summer months for E15, literally at the very last moment to allow continued sale of the fuel from terminals after April 30th EPA announced today that the 15% ethanol fuel blend will be exempted …
RFA Welcomes New Director of Environment, Health & Safety
The Renewable Fuels Association has named ethanol industry veteran Justin Schultz as its new Director of Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S). In this role, he will serve as a resource to member companies on EH&S and regulatory issues, interact with key regulatory agencies, lead RFA’s member committees focused on EH&S issues, and oversee other activities that support the association’s mission. …