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Seven governors from the Midwest, including Minnesota's Gov. Mark Dayton, have asked the EPA to end the reid vapor pressure (RVP) ban on E15.
E15 sales in Minnesota this year as of July 31 totaled 2.99 million gallons, nearly the same volume sold the whole of 2015.
A former engineer at General Motors says ethanol blends like E25 to E30 are fuels of the future thanks to ethanol's high octane rating and low carbon emissions.
A new report by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) says the RFS has a minimal impact on land use changes contrary to accusations by some environmental groups.
Ethanol production in Minnesota continued to grow in 2016, cementing its position as the fourth largest ethanol producer in the country, according to a new report by the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
As expected E15 sales in Minnesota fell in June as a result of the EPA-imposed Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) season, which bars the sale of E15 from June 1 to Sept 15.
The best energy policy over the last 40 years - the Renewable Fuel Standard - turns 11 today!
A recent report by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) concludes that mid-level ethanol blends (E25 - E40) offer significant benefits for the United States.
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On Aug 2, Claremont's Al-Corn Clean Fuel will celebrate it's 20-year anniversary and in conjunction with the anniversary, it will be sponsoring two E85 promotions in Owatonna.
It's been a while since we've had ethanol smeared by some sub-par journalism.
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.
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.
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.
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 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).