The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has just released a new report on “The Economic Impact of the U.S. Industrial Bioeconomy” that spotlights economic activity tied to the transformation of renewable biomass into fertilizers, bioplastics, biofuels, bio-lubricants, and other industrial bioproducts. “Our abundant natural resources, unparalleled agricultural sector, and strong leadership in the sciences have combined to establish America’s industrial …
LanzaTech Earnings Soar on SAF
LanzaTech is reporting a six percent increase in revenue the first quarter of this year over 2023, thanks in part to a boost from its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) investment in LanzaJet. “The robust growth in LanzaJet and the SAF market more broadly mirrors the rising demand for our waste-based ethanol, reflecting the expansion and impact of our commercial project …
Lawmakers Urge Use of Sound Science in SAF Carbon Modeling
As the Treasury Department March 1 deadline nears to update the GREET model, a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers have written to the working group in charge of the changes to asking them to ensure they are basing them on sound science, current data, and methodologies that properly recognize modern practices in agriculture and biofuel production. U.S. Representatives Angie Craig …
Presidential Candidates to Speak at Iowa Summit
Two Republican presidential candidates have joined the lineup of featured guests at the 2024 Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit on Thursday, January 11. Each caucus year, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) invites candidates actively campaigning in Iowa to speak at the annual Summit and Gov. Ron DeSantis and Gov. Asa Hutchinson are planning to attend and share their “biofuels vision” …
Congressional Staff Learn About Biofuels
Congressional and federal agency staff members learned all about biofuels in Minnesota and Iowa last week during the 2023 Biofuels Science and Sustainability Tour. Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) hosted the tour which began Aug 14 in Des Moines and traveled through Minnesota in cooperation with MN Bio-Fuels. This included a tour of Guardian Energy in Janesville, visiting one of …
Energy Ag News 3-26-20
The Nebraska Ethanol Board (NEB) and Renewable Fuels Nebraska (RFN) have rescheduled the Ethanol: Emerging Issues Forum 2020 for July 15-16. The Forum will be held at the La Vista Conference Center in Greater Omaha if the threat of COVID-19 has subsided. The Renewable Fuels Association is pleased to welcome two new associate members, Barchart and Bion. Based in Chicago, …
Energy Ag News 2/25
The Renewable Fuels Association, in partnership with the Industrial Steel Drum Institute and TRANSCAER®, will host safety training in Davenport, Iowa March 4. The free seminars are funded through a Federal Railroad Administration/TRANSCAER grant. Students from Ridgewater College in Wilmar toured Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company (CVEC) in Benson last week to learn about ethanol and dried distiller’s grains with solubles …
Global Clean Fuel Standards
In recent years, we have seen several countries beginning to develop clean fuel standards that can offer both opportunities and challenges for U.S. ethanol producers. A panel at the National Ethanol Conference focused on “The Emergence of International Clean Fuel Standards: Innovation Drivers or Industry Protectionism?” with insights on where global standards for clean fuel are headed. Renewable Fuels Association …
Energy Ag News 2/18
Minnesota’s ethanol industry contributed $2.31 billion to the state’s gross domestic product (GDP) last year, according to a new study by ABF Economics. In 2019, the industry produced 1.31 billion gallons of ethanol, 3.6 million tons of dried distiller’s grains with solubles (DDGS) and 327 million pounds of corn oil. This generated $6.7 billion in gross sales for Minnesota businesses …
Coalition Kicks Off Gasoline Public Education Campaign
The Clean Fuels Development Coalition has launched the nation’s first Gasoline Public Education and Consumer Awareness Campaign, focusing on the health threat of consumer gasoline. The campaign is the outcome of a year-long research project and the recently released publication What’s in Our Gasoline Is Killing Us: Mobile Source Air Toxics and The Threat to Public Health released last month. …