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Minnesota state Rep. Mary Franson (District 08B) today voiced her support for the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act which would lift the RVP ban on E15 in summer.
The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MBA) released its 2017 Half Year report to its producer and vendor members at a networking event in Eden Prairie yesterday.
The monthly E15 volume in Minnesota reached a new record in May with 1.19 million gallons sold.
The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MBA) joined many other members of the ethanol industry in Washington D.C. today to testify at the EPA's public hearing over its proposed RVOs for 2018. Below is MBA executive director, Tim Rudnicki's, full testimony.
The growing momentum in E15 sales in Minnesota came to a screeching halt in June as the EPA’s long-outdated RVP (Reid Vapor Pressure) rule took effect.
The EPA has lifted the summertime RVP ban on E15 sales for Minnesota as well as 37 other states and Washington D.C. due to fuel supply disruptions from the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey.
A recent study by the European Commission Directorate-General for Climate Action identifies E20 as the optimal ethanol blend for the EU.
Late last month, the 2017 World Press Institute's fellows toured Highwater Ethanol in Lamberton.
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Biofuels are expected to represent over 90 percent of total renewable energy consumption in the transportation sector by 2022 despite the rising sales of electrical vehicles (EVs), the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report.
The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MBA) offers comments on limited aspects of the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) reconsideration of the final
determination of the mid-term evaluation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for light
duty vehicles and GHG emission standards as set forth in the Federal Register, Vol. 82,
No. 160, August 21, 2017 (Hereinafter, “FR”), page 39551.
E15 sales in Minnesota as at the end of August hit a new record of 6.45 million gallons.
A bipartisan group of 33 senators, including Minnesota’s Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Sen. Al Franken, have asked EPA administrator, Scott Pruitt, to increase the 2019 RVOs for biodiesel.
US Ethanol and DDGS exports are set to increase as more countries institute policies to promote the use of ethanol in transportation fuel, a new report from the USDA said.
As National Pork Month comes to an end, we’d like to highlight the increasing popularity of DDGS as a feed ingredient in the domestic pork industry.
E15 sales in Minnesota this year as of September hit a new a record of 7.45 million gallons.
We know ethanol emits fewer carbon emissions like particulate matter (PM) than gasoline. In fact, when it comes to particulate matter, a MIT study concluded PM emissions from gasoline (E0) is three times higher than E10.