Blogging For Biofuels
Ethanol will play a significant role as the cars of tomorrow will require high octane fuels, a panel of automotive experts said at the 2017 National Ethanol Conference in San Diego today.
The ethanol industry produced a record 15.25 billion gallons and contributed $42 billion to the United States economy in 2016, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) announced today.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar reiterated her support for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and Minnesota's ethanol industry during visits to Al-Corn Clean Fuel and Guardian Energy on Feb 10.
E15 sales in Minnesota hit an all-time high of 5.68 million gallons in 2016, nearly double the volume in 2015.
E20 delivers good combustion properties, a high degree of efficiency and lower emissions, Germany's Clariant International Inc said after conduting a year-long test on a fleet of Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
An expert panel convened by Taurus Energy has issued a favorable opinion on dried distillers grains (DDGs) produced using the company's yeast platform, XyloFerm.
A study recently released by the USDA concludes that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from corn ethanol will be 50 percent lower than gasoline in 2022.
E15 sales in Minnesota hit a new record in November last year, surpassing the 700,000 gallon mark for the very first time.
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Minnesotan drivers consumed 6.17 million more gallons of ethanol in 2015 than they did in 2014, data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows.
A recent MPR report has highlighted Minnesota's challenges in meeting its emission goals in light of the new political balance at the capitol.
When presidential candidate, Donald Trump, campaigned in Iowa in January this year, he told a crowd at an ethanol summit in Altoona, “I am there with you 100 percent.”
On Tuesday, December 6, 2016, the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association prepared the following remarks to the EPA regarding the latter's proposal for the Renewables Enhancement and Growth Support (REGS) rule during their REGS public hearing.
E15 sales in Minnesota in October totaled 542,979 gallons, the highest volume ever recorded in the state. The previous record was 530,766 gallons in May this year.
E15 sales in Minnesota jumped to 319,851 in September, 34 percent higher than the previous month, as the summer-long Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) ban on the fuel came to an end Sept 15.
