The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published its proposed rule to establish required Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volumes and percentage standards for 2023, 2024, and 2025, as well as to propose a series of important modifications to strengthen and expand the RFS program. The proposal sets next year’s (2023) total RFS requirement at 20.82 billion gallons, including 5.82 billion in …
RFA’s Davis Reappointed to Commerce Advisory Committee
Renewable Fuels Association Vice President of Technical and Regulatory Affairs Kelly Davis has been reappointed for a fifth term to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (REEEAC), which advises the agency on issues related to the exportation of U.S. renewable energy and energy efficiency products and services. “Since 2014, I have been proud to serve …
Year-Round E15 Legislation Introduced with Diverse Support
Legislation to allow year-round, nationwide sales of ethanol blends higher than 10 percent was introduced in the U.S. Senate Tuesday by Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), with an additional 13 bipartisan co-sponsors. The Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2022 would increase the availability of biofuels like E15 and would also end years of regulatory uncertainty …
Ethanol Report on Carbon Pipeline Projects
New pipeline projects in the Midwest utilizing Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration (CCUS), also called Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), technology offer the opportunity for the ethanol industry to lead the way to a net zero energy future and the Renewable Fuels Association is supporting that pathway for its members. In this episode of the Ethanol Report podcast we hear …
Diverse Groups Push for Year Round E15
A broad coalition of energy and agriculture organizations is calling on Congress to quickly adopt legislation that would provide equal regulatory treatment for all gasoline blends containing 10 percent ethanol (E10) or more, including gasoline with 15 percent ethanol (E15). A letter to Senate Leaders Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, …
Sheetz Offers 15% Ethanol Fuel for Thanksgiving Discount
Mid-Atlantic convenience store chain Sheetz kicked off the holiday season this week by reducing the price of its Unleaded 88, 15% ethanol blended fuel, to $1.99 a gallon. This promotion started Monday and runs through November 28, 2022 to help families save at the pump as they travel for Thanksgiving. The company offers Unleaded 88 at 368 store locations throughout …
Ethanol Making Thanksgiving Visits More Affordable
The cost of this year’s traditional Thanksgiving dinner may be 20 percent higher this year compared to last, and gas prices are up 30 to 40 cents a gallon, but ethanol is still helping families save money at the pump this holiday to visit friends and relatives. AAA predicts that 54.6 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home …
Ethanol Blend Rates Hit Record Levels in Summer 2022
The Energy Information Administration reports that this past summer, the price of fuel ethanol was lower than the price of the petroleum component of gasoline, which led to record-high fuel ethanol levels in gasoline sold in the country. “The fuel ethanol blend rate, based on our data going back to 2007, established a new record summer average of 10.5% in …
RFA Joins Ag Bioeconomy Coalition
The Renewable Fuels Association has joined the Ag Bioeconomy Coalition, a group founded earlier this year to advance federal policy initiatives that “foster growth toward an economy based on innovative bio-based products derived from agricultural commodities, including ethanol and other renewable fuels.” “With smart policy and targeted investment, the U.S. agriculture and bio-manufacturing sectors can provide practical solutions to today’s …
New Grants Support RFA Ethanol Safety Programs
The Renewable Fuels Association has again received grant funding to continue to support its safety education program through its work with TRANSCAER, a voluntary national outreach program that focuses on community preparedness for possible hazardous material transportation incidents. A $25,000 grant from the Federal Railroad Administration will support eight ethanol safety seminars and four “train the trainer” webinars for first …