Ethanol – Right Here, Right Now

Cindy Zimmerman

A new ad campaign by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) says ethanol is the answer to energy independence that’s “Right Here, Right Now.” The thirty second ad began airing this morning on MSNBC’s Morning Joe news program in the Washington, DC media market and will continue through October 12 with nine spots per week. The target audience is policy makers …

Ethanol, Ethanol News, RFA

Record Corn Crop and More Ethanol Production

Cindy Zimmerman

Some weather issues over the past month caused USDA to slightly lower the forecast for this year’s corn crop, but it is still expected to be a record at 13.16 billion bushels. The average yield was lowered due to average 162.5 bushels per acre, down 2.5 bushels from the previous month and 2.2 bushels below last year’s record of 164.7 …

corn, Ethanol, Ethanol News, RFA, USDA

Ethanol Co-Product Exports Climbing

Cindy Zimmerman

Distillers grains exports are hitting new highs. Exports of the ethanol co-product distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) hit a new record in July of 886,300 metric tons – which is more than was exported in the entire year in 2004. Total exports this year so far are 4.95 million metric tons, getting close to the total last year of …

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

Ethanol Production Numbers Up, Exports Surge

Joanna Schroeder

U.S. exports substantially climbed during the month of July, this after three consecutive months of sliding numbers, according to government data released today. Denatured and undenatured (non-beverage) ethanol exports totaled 25.2 million gallons, up 57percent from June. Large volumes were imported by Brazil and the United Arab Emeriates (UAE) this month after several months of not importing any U.S. product. …

Ethanol, Ethanol News, RFA

Ethanol Industry Urges DOE to Fix Loan Program

Cindy Zimmerman

Ethanol and other renewable energy industry groups are urging the Secretary of Energy to fix the Department of Energy’s Renewable Energy Loan Guarantee Program (LGP) and keep Congress from raiding it for other projects. Growth Energy, along with the Renewable Fuels Association and six other organizations, sent a letter to DOE Secretary Steven Chu urging him to restore billions in …

Energy, Ethanol, Ethanol News, Government, Growth Energy, RFA, Solar, Wind

Green Energy Expo in Wisconsin

Cindy Zimmerman

Didion Ethanol in Cambria, Wisconsin is hosting a Green Energy Expo next week. The event is open to the public to highlight ways to reduce energy and recycle at home and on the farm, and to learn about ethanol and the future of alternative fuels. There will be exhibitor booths, tours of Didion Ethanol and panel discussions on a variety …

Energy, Environment, Ethanol, Ethanol News, RFA

Ethanol Co-Product Hitting “Feed Wall”

Cindy Zimmerman

We hear a lot about the blend wall for ethanol in the United States market, but there’s also a wall that the ethanol co-product Dried Distillers Grains (DDGS) in hitting with the livestock industry. “We’ve already run into a feed wall,” says Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) President and CEO Bob Dinneen. “While domestic markets for DDGS continue to expand, quite …

Audio, Distillers Grains, Ethanol, Ethanol News, RFA, USGC

Denver to Host Alt Fuel Trade Alliance Workshop

John Davis

Make your plans now to attend the free Alternative Fuel Trade Alliance Workshop, Thursday, Sept. 9, at the Crowne Plaza in Denver, Colo. Sponsored by our friends at the Renewable Fuels Association, the National Biodiesel Board, the Clean Vehicle Education Foundation and the Propane Education & Research Council, this one-day event promises to be a must-attend event for a wide …

Biodiesel, conferences, Propane, RFA

Ethanol E-Xchange Blog Offers RFA Commentary

Cindy Zimmerman

The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) recently debuted a new blog on their website that offers commentary from RFA staffers on various topics. The E-Xchange Blog debuted earlier this summer and the staff have proven to be quite prolific in their posting. We are going to start featuring posts from the blog as a regular feature here on Domestic Fuel. Speculators …

corn, Ethanol, Ethanol News, RFA

Ethanol Co-Product Helps Increase Ag Exports

Cindy Zimmerman

The U.S. agricultural exports picture continues to be a bright one thanks in part to more exports of the ethanol by-product dried distillers grains (DDGs). In the latest USDA report on exports, the forecast for 2010 exports was increased to $107.5 billion, up $3 billion compared to the May estimate. Almost half of that gain was in the revised estimate …

Distillers Grains, Ethanol, Ethanol News, RFA, USGC