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RINs or Renewable Identification Numbers are the unique 38 digit serial number assigned to every gallon of renewable transportation fuel. Ranging from biogas, to ethanol, to biodiesel, they cover a wide varying range of feedstocks and production schemes. Normally 1 gallon of a biofuel equals 1 RIN. The 1:1 ratio can vary slightly depending on the RIN category but for our 101 purposes let’s make it easy! Good so far?
Over the past 8 months our Ethanol Plant Tour Grant program has met resounding success. This program has seen over 260 students tour the inside of their local ethanol plant to learn more about this vital Minnesota-grown industry and the important future it holds for rural America.
E15 sales in Minnesota in the first quarter of 2016 surpassed 1.5 million gallons.
You may have heard by now that there is a new piece of anti-RFS legislation in Congress that has an air of familiarity to it. Well, it feels familiar because the authors of said bill are vehemently anti-RFS and have pulled these stunts before.
Ethanol is often talked about as a high-octane fuel. But not everyone has a clear understanding of octane and how it affects the performance of their cars. So let's start right at the beginning : what is octane?
The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday proposed to set the 2017 renewable volume obligation (RVO) for corn ethanol at 14.8 billion gallons. While the EPA’s proposal is a step in the right direction, the level proposed for 2017 (and 2016) is still below the 15 billion gallons Congress stipulated under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
Solenis, a chemical specialty supplier and a vendor member of the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association, brings value-added products to the biofuels industry. We recently spoke to Andrew Ledlie, biorefining marketing manager at Solenis, to learn more. Read more below.
U.S. ethanol and ethanol co-product exports contributed a total of $7.54 billion to the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2014, according to a new study by the U.S. Grains Council and the National Corn Growers.
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We recently participated in the Pork Quality Assurance Plus Certification to learn more about our swine industry agricultural allies. After taking a sunny scenic route over to Hutchinson we sat down with 19 other farmers to be educated on the evolving pork practices shaping the 2016 pork industry.
Earlier this week, Nissan Motor Co announced it was researching and developing a new fuel cell technology that will be powered by ethanol and here are more details on Nissan's ground-breaking initiative.
E15 sales in Minnesota in the first four months of the year totaled 2.01 million gallons, more than half the totaled sold in the whole of 2015 (3.09 million gallons).
The Energy Information Administration (EIA), in its latest Short Term Energy Outlook report, expects ethanol consumption this year to total 14.29 billion gallons, indicating an increase in ethanol consumption in the second half of the year.
E15 sales in Minnesota reached a new all-time high in May with a total of 603,530 gallons sold, according to a new report by the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
A new report by the federal government indicates we may not meet its 2025 fuel efficiency standards as more consumers purchase pickups, SUVs and vans as a result of lower gas prices.
On Tuesday, we reported that E15 usage in Minnesota in May hit an all-time high of 603,530 gallons. But chances are high we won't be celebrating another record-breaking achievement when the numbers for June are released by the Minnesota Department of Commerce.