Raleigh Gets Biodiesel and Ethanol Station

Cindy Zimmerman

Crown Express Mart is opening Raleigh’s first E85/Biodiesel fuel station today. Crown Express owner Kargo Corporation will join with the N.C. Solar Center/N.C. State University and Protec Fuel to celebrate the offering of two cleaner-burning renewable fuels to North Carolina’s capital city with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the first commercial fuel station offering both E85 and B20 biodiesel. The …

Biodiesel, E85, Ethanol, Ethanol News, RFA

Ethanol Report from NAFB

Cindy Zimmerman

Once again this year, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) took part in the National Association of Farm Broadcasting’s annual Trade Talk. This unique event allows over 100 agricultural companies and organizations to have access to the nation’s farm broadcast professionals all at the same time. It is what you can truly call a “win-win” situation as the exhibitors can get …

Audio, Ethanol, Ethanol News, Ethanol Report, RFA

Europe Charges US With Unfair Ethanol Imports

Cindy Zimmerman

The association which represents European ethanol producers is requesting that the European Commission take action “against unfair imports of fuel ethanol from the United States.” ePure claims that U.S. ethanol policy has encouraged production to the point that it can be sold at much lower prices on the world market. “Massive and sudden imports of US ethanol, combined with unfairly …

Ethanol, Ethanol News, International, RFA

Ethanol Industry Left Out of Hearing Again

Cindy Zimmerman

The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology’s Subcommittee on Energy and Environment is holding a hearing today on “Conflicts and Unintended Consequences of Motor Fuel Standards” with a witness list that the ethanol industry claims is biased against biofuels. “This is the second time this year that this subcommittee has held a hearing on ethanol without bothering to include …

advanced biofuels, AEC, biofuels, Ethanol, Ethanol News, Government, Growth Energy, RFA

Keynoters for National Ethanol Conference

Cindy Zimmerman

Keynote speakers at the 17th Annual National Ethanol Conference will offer “Insider Perspectives on Election 2012 – The Presidency and Congress.” Karl Rove will speak from the Republican perspective. Rove served as Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush from 2000–2007 and Deputy Chief of Staff from 2004–2007. He is known as “The Architect” of President Bush’s 2000 and 2004 …

Ethanol, Ethanol News, Government, National Ethanol Conference, RFA

Advanced Ethanol Wants Energy in Farm Bill

Cindy Zimmerman

Advanced ethanol companies are urging Congressional leaders to include an energy title in any new farm legislation that is developed. In a letter to Senate and House ag leaders this week, the Advanced Ethanol Council (AEC) urged them to include important rural energy initiatives currently being administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) in . Specifically, AEC would like to …

advanced biofuels, Cellulosic, Ethanol, Ethanol News, RFA

2012 Export Exchange Set

Cindy Zimmerman

Get out your 2012 calendars and mark the date for just under a year from now to attend the next global event to help increase exports of ethanol co-products for livestock feed. Once again, the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) and the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) are teaming up for the Export Exchange 2012, an international trade conference focused on the …

corn, Distillers Grains, Ethanol, Ethanol News, Exports, RFA, USGC

Congressmen Promote Open Fuel Standard

Cindy Zimmerman

Members of the Open Fuel Standard Coalition joined with Representatives Eliot Engel (D-NY) and John Shimkus (R-IL) to call for consumer choice at the pump during an Energy Security Roundtable and media event in Washington DC on Tuesday The two congressmen, pictured here with former National Security Advisor Robert McFarlane, outlined their Open Fuel Standard Act (HR 1687) which would …

Biodiesel, biofuels, Ethanol, Ethanol News, Government, NASCAR, RFA

USDA Report Shows Value of Ethanol Co-Product

Cindy Zimmerman

A new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report finds that the ethanol co-product known as distillers grains or DDGS is replacing even more corn and soybean meal in livestock and poultry feed rations than previously thought. According to the report by USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS), “We found that, on average, for the past 5 crop years (2006/07-2010/11), 1 mt …

Distillers Grains, Ethanol, Ethanol News, livestock, livestock feed, RFA, USDA