Ethanol production hit a record high the week before Thanksgiving, according to the latest Energy Information Administration (EIA) data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. (F)or the week ending November 22, ethanol production scaled up 0.8% to 1.12 million b/d, equivalent to 47.00 million gallons daily and a record high. Output was 10.7% more than the same week last year …
Happy Thanksgiving Ethanol Report
As a record number of travelers are hitting the road this week for Thanksgiving, the ethanol industry is grateful to be able to keep travel more affordable this holiday season and all year long. While AAA projects a record 71.7 million people will travel by car over Thanksgiving, an analysis by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) indicates that the use …
RFA Weighs in With CARB on Imported UCO Feedstock
The Renewable Fuels Association provided comments this week in response to a request for information from the California Air Resources Board, urging them to do more to ensure the integrity of imported used cooking oil (UCO) and tallow for biomass-based diesel production under the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard. According to CARB data on fuel consumption in California, usage of …
RFA Receives Ethanol Safety Training Grants
The Renewable Fuels Association has once again received grants to extend its award-winning ethanol safety training programs into 2025, with the new round of grants bringing the total funds received by RFA for safety training to more than $1 million since 2010. The grants for 2025 include: $15,000 from the Federal Railroad Administration for three seminars and four webinars; Pipeline …
RFA Watching Trump Administration Choices
President-elect Donald Trump continues to announce choices for administration positions at record speed and the Renewable Fuels Association is generally pleased so far. “We’re excited about the opportunity to sit down with the new leadership in the incoming Trump administration, to make our case and remind them of why ethanol should be part of their energy strategy and and energy …
EPA Adds to Farm, Ranch and Rural Advisory Committee
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan this week announced the appointment of 18 new members and reappointment of six members to the agency’s Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee, which provides independent policy advice and recommendations on issues affecting agriculture and rural communities. Among the new members from the biofuels sector are Alan Weber, Biodiesel Coalition of Missouri, …
NAFB Panel Explores Renewable Fuels Future
Leaders from the renewable fuels industry took questions at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Convention in Kansas City on Wednesday about what the future looks like for them now with a new administration and a new Congress. Moderator Mark Dorenkamp of Brownfield led the panel with Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper, National Corn Growers Association CEO …
Veterans for Renewable Fuels Invite VP Vance to Visit
On Veterans Day, the Veterans for Renewable Fuels (VRF) congratulated Marine Corps vet and Vice President-elect JD Vance on his victory and invited him to pay them a visit to learn more about the ethanol industry’s policy priorities that support the goal of U.S. energy security. In a letter to the newly-elected vice president, VRF Co-Chairs Jeff Oestmann and Tony …
Biofuel Tax Credit Extension Introduced
Ethanol champion Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) held on to her seat in Congress in a close race last week, and after declaring victory she immediately joined Sharice Davids (D-KS) in introducing legislation to extend the Second Generation Biofuel Producer Tax Credit for an additional year. “Cellulosic biofuel producers have been anxiously awaiting guidance from the Treasury Department on the new …
Ethanol Report Election Analysis
The Renewable Fuels Association was pleased to congratulate Donald Trump on his victory in the 2024 presidential election, and especially happy to see many ethanol champions retain their seats in Congress. In this edition of the Ethanol Report podcast, RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper says he is looking forward to working with the Trump 2.0 administration and the new …