The biofuels industry generally seems pleased with the EPA decision today on a backlog of Small Refinery Exemption (SRE) petitions, granting full exemptions to 63 petitions, granting partial exemptions to 77 petitions, denying 28 petitions, and determining 7 petitions to be ineligible. Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) President and CEO Geoff Cooper says the approach seems reasonsable, but they will be …
RFA Kicking Off California E15 Retailer Education Program
The Renewable Fuels Association is kicking off a major educational effort to help California’s fuel blenders, retailers and others in the supply chain prepare for the eventual arrival of the lower-cost E15 gasoline blend in the Golden State. “RFA has spent years working to make E15 available in California, and an important part of this effort is to make sure …
Ethanol Industry Supports Brazil Trade Investigation
Ethanol stakeholders support the U.S. Trade Representative taking action against unfair trading practices by Brazil with a Section 301 investigation. In comments sent Monday to USTR, the Renewable Fuels Association noted Brazil’s punitive ethanol tariff regime and restrictive regulations demonstrate that the country is clearly not committed to fair and reciprocal trade in ethanol. “Brazil’s tariff rates have no doubt …
Ethanol Stocks at Lowest Level This Year
Ethanol stocks hit their lowest level this year during the week ending August 8, according to Energy Information Administration data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Ethanol stocks retreated 4.7% to 22.6 million barrels, the lowest volume since mid-December 2024. Stocks were 3.0% less than the same week last year and 3.3% below the three-year average. Ethanol production increased by …
More Corn Shows Need for Ethanol Expansion
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s August Supply and Demand Estimate calls for sharply higher supplies, greater domestic use and exports, and larger ending stocks, which all highlight the need to remove artificial regulatory barriers that are undercutting demand and constraining market opportunities for both corn and ethanol, according to the Renewable Fuels Association. For 2024/25, larger corn exports are partly …
Ethanol Exports Remain Strong Over Last Year
U.S. ethanol exports were lower in June compared to May but remain much higher than year ago levels, according to the latest trade monitor report from the Renewable Fuels Association. U.S. ethanol exports totaled 173.7 million gallons (mg) in June, down 6% from May amid volatility in key markets but still 30% higher than year-ago levels. Canada remained the top …
RFA Supports EPA’s Proposed RFS Volumes
The Renewable Fuels Association submitted detailed comments to the Environmental Protection Agency this week expressing strong support for the agency’s proposed Renewable Fuel Standard volumes for 2026 and 2027, while also recommending slight modifications to the agency’s plan for prioritizing American-made renewable fuels over import-based fuels. RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper wrote that the proposed volumes “will provide the …
Lawmakers Introduce Ethanol for America Act
Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) this week introduced the bipartisan Ethanol for America Act to eliminate unnecessary barriers and make it easier for Americans to fuel their vehicles with homegrown E15. The legislation would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to finalize rulemaking from 2021 to make the E15 fuel label clearer and more consumer-oriented. It would …
RFA CEO Responds to EPA Endangerment Finding Proposal
Last week, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin released a new proposal to rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which would effectively repeal all vehicle greenhouse gas standards. It would also mark one of the largest deregulatory actions in American history. According to EPA, the Endangerment Finding is the legal prerequisite used by previous administrations to regulate emissions from new motor …
Ethanol Report on the RFS at Twenty
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 was signed by President George W. Bush on August 8 of that year at Sandia National Laboratory in Albuquerque, New Mexico – symbolizing a new approach to energy economics and security, diversifying our transportation fuel supply by incentivizing ethanol and biodiesel by initiating the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). This month marks the 20th anniversary …