UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced that sugarcane processing by mills in the country's south-central region was up during the first half of September. Ethanol production was also up, but ethanol sales were down.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has awarded $6.4 million to 44 projects under its Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation Biofuels Infrastructure Grant Program. The awards will help service stations offer higher blends of ethanol.
The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels) and KS95 FM teamed up on Sept. 22 to promote E15 at a Holiday station in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota. The event was the 10th E15 promotion held by MN Bio-Fuels this year.
This first Global Shrimp Forum – held in the Netherlands – was established for leaders in the shrimp industry to meet, gain access to information, share insights and build relationships. The USGC promoted U.S. DDGS at the event.
Worldwide renewable energy employment reached 12.7 million last year, according to a report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency. Liquid biofuels, solid biomass and biogas accounted for a combined 3.44 million of those jobs.
The USGC and USDA in September hosted a team of Brazilian government officials. The engagement was arranged to help the Brazilian team better understand U.S. ethanol industry certification programs, logistics and operational practices.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has released updated data showing that ethanol production by mills in the country's south-central region was down slightly in late August. Ethanol sales for the full month, however, were up.
Staff from the U.S. Grains Council's Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) office traveled to Morocco in late August to enhance its aquaculture engagement in the region, as it sees the industry as a significant growth opportunity for U.S. DDGS.
Growth Energy Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Chris Bliley testified before the Michigan State House Committee on Tax Policy in support of SB814, legislation that would establish a retailer tax incentive for higher ethanol blends.
A report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service's Global Agricultural Information Network indicates that China's ethanol blend rate is expected to reach only 1.8 percent this year as support wanes for previously announced biofuel policies.
The California Air Resources Board is working on its latest scoping plan, which could potentially intensify Low Carbon Fuel Standard targets and boost ethanol use in state—especially if E15 gets approved.
CropEnergies AG is considering reducing production at its ethanol plants in response to rising production costs. The company is also branching out with recent acquisitions of renewable energy and biobased chemical companies.
With the marketing year soon drawing to a close, the U.S. has exported nearly 1.3 billion gallons of ethanol, up over 20% year-over-year, and total exports are up in nearly every top market.
The U.S. Grains Council and the Environment and Development Foundation held the second low carbon fuels (LCFs) seminar, part of a series on the global trend to integrate low carbon gasoline as a pathway to net-zero emissions.
The IRA's biofuels and agriculture provisions will create long-term investment certainty and stimulate remarkable technology innovation. Ultimately, the legislation will help U.S. ethanol producers achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
President Joe Biden on Sept. 15 announced a tentative agreement has been reached between rail companies and labor unions that is expected to avert a rail strike that would have caused massive disruption in the U.S.
The European Parliament voted on Sept. 14 to keep a limited but vital role for sustainable biofuels, such as renewable ethanol, in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from EU transport. MEPs rejected additional restricitons on crop-based biofuels.
Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor kicked of the 13th Annual Biofuels Summit with a discussion of E15 and the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act. EPA Administrator Michael Regan and Deputy Ag Secretary Jewel Bronaugh also delivered remarks.
Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper on Aug. 13 discussed several current issues impacting the U.S. ethanol sector, including a possible rail strike, ahead of an event held by the White House in celebration of the IRA.
The White House hosted an event Sept. 13 to celebrate the Inflation Reduction Act, which was signed by President Biden on Aug. 16. Biden also issued an executive order on the implementation of the energy and infrastructure provisions of the IRA.
A group of state producers from Missouri, Ohio and Kentucky traveled to Mexico with the USGC in August to see their investments in action. The groups have been working with a partner in Mexico to increase DDGS use.
The U.S. exported 107.22 million gallons of fuel ethanol and 1.06 million metric tons of distillers grains in July, according to data released by the USDA FAS on Sept. 7. Exports of both products were up when compared to the previous month.
European renewable ethanol association (ePURE) members produced more feed than fuel in 2021, according to data released by the industry group. ePURE members produced 4.48 million metric tons of animal feed and 4.4 million metric tons of ethanol.
Fuel ethanol demand in the Philippines is expected to increase by 13 percent in 2022, with imports expected to grow by 33 percent, according to a report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service's Global Agricultural Information Network.
A U.S. Grains Council team traveled to Brazil in August to learn about the market potential Brazilian corn ethanol has domestically and globally and about logistics faced by U.S. ethanol exporters to Brazil.
Plug-in flex-fuel hybrid vehicles running on E85 fuel with up to 85 percent renewable ethanol are just as climate-friendly as electric vehicles, according to research carried out by consultants at France-based IFPEN.
Shell Brazil on Sept. 1 announced it has signed a cooperation agreement with RaÃzen, Hytron, University of São Paulo and SENAI CETIQT for the construction of two plants to produce renewable hydrogen (H2) from ethanol.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced that sugarcane processing and ethanol production were both down during the first half of August. Ethanol sales were also down during the two-week period.
The Missouri Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for its Biofuel Infrastructure Incentive Program through Sept. 30. The program aims to increase the distribution and use of higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel.
A public comment period on Washington's proposed Clean Fuel Standard closed Aug. 31. The program aims to incentivize fuel suppliers to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuels by 20 percent by 2038.
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