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Feb 7, Claremont – Eight students from Triton High School toured Al-Corn Clean Fuel today to learn about renewable energy production.
During the tour, the students learned about the different components of ethanol production such as incoming grain grading, grain handling, grain storage, liquefaction, fermentation, distillation, distiller grain drying, corn oil separation, product storage and product shipment.
The students, from grades 11 to 12, were from Triton High School’s Agricultural Economics class. Triton High School is located in Dodge Center, some eight miles away from Al-Corn Clean Fuel.
“The ethanol industry plays a vital role in boosting the economy here in Claremont and its surrounding towns. We source 40 million bushels of corn a year from local farms to produce 120 million gallons of ethanol,” said Randall Doyal, CEO of Al-Corn Clean Fuel.
Founded in 1994, Al-Corn Clean Fuel also produces 310,000 tons of dried distillers grains with solubles (a high-protein livestock feed) and 28 million pounds of corn oil a year.
Today’s tour was organized by the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Biofuels). Al-Corn Clean Fuel is a member of MN Biofuels.
“Today’s tour marks the launch of our 2020 Ethanol Plant Tour Program for high schools. It is important for students to visit their local ethanol plants to learn how ethanol reduces greenhouse gas emissions, plays a significant role in the local economy, saves consumers at the pump and reduces our dependence on foreign oil,” said Tim Rudnicki, executive director at MN Biofuels.
Triton High School's Agriculture Educator, Robert Ickler, accompanied his students during today’s tour.
“We are doing a commodity marketing unit and visiting the plant will help them visualize what one of the end-users of corn looks like,” he said.
Minneapolis, Feb 18 – Despite challenging conditions in 2019, Minnesota’s ethanol industry contributed $2.31 billion to the state’s gross domestic product (GDP) last year, according to a new study by ABF Economics.
In 2019, the industry produced 1.31 billion gallons of ethanol, 3.6 million tons of dried distiller’s grains with solubles (DDGS) and 327 million pounds of corn oil.
This generated $6.7 billion in gross sales for Minnesota businesses and supported 18,974 jobs last year.
Additionally, the industry contributed $1.5 billion in household income and paid $203 million in state and local taxes.
“2019 was a very challenging year for Minnesota’s ethanol industry due to the EPA’s abuse of small refinery exemptions and trade disputes with China. This severely affected profitability for Minnesota’s ethanol producers and even resulted in the closure of one plant.
“As this study demonstrates, the ethanol industry is very important to Minnesota’s economy and steps should be taken by policymakers at both the federal and state levels to rectify abuse of the RFS and the adverse conditions in the market,” said Tim Rudnicki, executive director of the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Biofuels).
The study by ABF Economics was prepared for MN Biofuels.
It noted that operating costs for Minnesota's ethanol industry in 2019 was up 6.9 percent to $2.2 billion due to higher feedstock costs while profitability fell 56 percent to $138 million.
In terms of co-products, the study said the 3.6 million tons of DDGS (a high-protein animal feed) produced by the ethanol industry in 2019 was sufficient to meet the annual feed requirements of about 2 million beef and dairy cattle or more than 80 percent of the entire inventory of cattle and calves in Minnesota.
ABF Economics added that the 327 million pounds of corn oil produced last year was mainly used as a feedstock for biodiesel production as well as an animal feed ingredient.
“If all the corn refiner’s oil produced by Minnesota’s ethanol plants was used as a biodiesel feedstock, it could produce nearly 45 million gallons of biodiesel, or more than half of the biodiesel capacity of Minnesota’s biodiesel plants,” the study concluded.
Read the full study here.
Minneapolis, Feb 21 – Thirty-four students from Ridgewater College in Wilmar toured Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company (CVEC) in Benson yesterday to learn about ethanol and dried distiller’s grains with solubles (DDGS) production.
“The students were educated on the ethanol production process and its importance in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and boosting the economy in rural Minnesota. They also learned how DDGS is produced and used as an animal feed,” said Chad Friese, CEO of CVEC.
DDGS, a co-product in ethanol production, is a high-protein feed that is used by beef, dairy, poultry and swine producers. According to the USDA, one ton of DDGS is equivalent to 1.22 tons of corn and soybean meal.
At CVEC, every bushel of corn used to produce ethanol also produces 14 pounds of DDGS. The students who toured CVEC today were from Ridgewater College’s Animal Nutrition Class.
During the tour, the students learned about the various nutrient components of DDGS and its overall consistency as produced through CVEC’s processes as well as the plant’s quality assurance procedures.
“In 2019, Minnesota’s ethanol producers delivered 3.6 million tons of DDGS, which was sufficient to meet the annual feed requirements of about 2 million beef and dairy cattle, or over 80 percent of the entire inventory of cattle and calves in Minnesota,” said Tim Rudnicki, executive producer at Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Biofuels).
Yesterday’s ethanol plant tour was organized by MN Biofuels. CVEC is a member of MN Biofuels and has an annual production of 50 million gallons of ethanol.
Ridgewater College’s animal science instructor, Kari Slinden, accompanied her students during the tour.
“Many students have been to an ethanol plant but don’t understand what happens during the process. I want them to learn about the process and understand the value of by-products produced,” she said.
Yesterday’s tour was the third time Slinden has brought a group of her students to CVEC. She previously brought them in March 2019 and April 2018.
Benson, March 5 – Eighteen students from Benson High School toured Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company (CVEC) today to get a closer look at the ethanol production process.
During the tour, the students learned about incoming grain grading, grain handling, fermentation, grain storage, dried distiller grain production and storage, ethanol storage and shipment.
“We were pleased to welcome our local high school to our plant today. It’s important for these students to understand how the ethanol industry is a driver of the economy in Benson and its surrounding areas,” said Chad Friese, CEO of CVEC.
Today’s tour was organized by the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Biofuels). CVEC, which has an annual production of 50 million gallons of ethanol, is a member of MN Biofuels.
It commenced operations in 1996 and has hosted many educational tours over the years for high school and college students, 4-H’ers and local agriculture and science programs.
“Ethanol is a green fuel that reduces harmful greenhouse gas emissions and makes America more energy independent,” said Tim Rudnicki, executive director at MN Biofuels.
Benson High School’s agriculture teacher, Jean Anderson, accompanied her students during today’s tour at CVEC.
“My biggest hope is that after a tour of a very impressive and local company, students will begin to realize the opportunities they have right here in their own town. Whether it be marketing, sales, production, inspection, operations, transportation & logistics, engineering, etc.
“The opportunity is right under their nose. I also hope they realize how closely agriculture and science are related and just how far agriculture has progressed,” she said.
March 17, 2020
United States Congressman Collin Peterson
Congressman Collin Peterson, Chair of the House Agriculture Committee, joined fellow Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Biofuels Caucus to send a letter to President Donald Trump today regarding the recent Tenth Circuit Court decision that invalidated three Small Refinery Exemptions (SREs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard and criticized the Environmental Protection Agency’s use of these waivers for small oil refineries.
The Caucus letter strongly urges the Administration to forgo an appeal of the 10th Circuit Court's decision and to apply the ruling across the country.
“EPA’s rampant and inappropriate use of SREs in recent years has reduced demand for American biofuels and weakened the RFS. We ask that you direct EPA to respect the unanimous court decision by applying its ruling nationwide and end the agency’s destructive interpretation of the RFS,” the lawmakers wrote. “Farmers and biofuel producers are hurting as a result of decisions made by EPA and action by your office is needed to uphold the law in a fair and consistent manner."
The 10th Circuit Court recently handed the biofuels industry a major victory by ruling that EPA exceeded its authority by inappropriately granting new Small Refinery Exemptions (SREs) from Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) blending requirements. The ruling invalidated the three SREs that were the subject of the case and put pressure on EPA to apply the ruling to SREs across the country. Nationwide application of this decision would invalidate many more unwarranted SREs and be a great step toward restoring the integrity of the RFS.
The Administration has indicated that it is considering an appeal of the 10th Circuit’s decision, threatening this positive verdict. Biofuel and agriculture groups are urging the Administration to let the ruling stand, as nationwide application of this ruling would boost biofuel producers and commodity growers across the nation.
Chairman Peterson is co-chair of the Congressional Biofuels Caucus, a bipartisan group of Members of Congress who advocate for homegrown renewable fuel policies that boost farmer incomes and reduce dependence on foreign oil. He is also the sponsor of the Renewable Fuel Standard Integrity Act of 2019, a bill which provides certainty to the biofuels industry by setting an annual deadline for small refinery exemption applications and bringing transparency to the process.
Read the letter here.
Minneapolis, Feb 17 - The COVID-19 pandemic slammed Minnesota’s ethanol industry in 2020 with production falling under a billion gallons for the first time since 2009.
According to a new study by ABF Economics, Minnesota’s ethanol industry produced 956 million gallons of ethanol in 2020 (27 percent lower than 2019) as traffic volumes in the state plunged throughout the year.
Nonetheless, the industry still contributed $1.5 billion to Minnesota’s economy last year and supported nearly 14,500 jobs.
“Faced with unprecedented challenges, Minnesota’s ethanol industry persevered in 2020 but took massive hits along the way,” said Brian Kletscher, president of the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels).
The drop in traffic volumes in Minnesota and the rest of the country in 2020 led to lower demand for ethanol, specifically in March and April when shelter-at-home orders were issued to curtail the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
This, in turn, saw ethanol demand fall 42 percent nationwide. As a consequence, ethanol plants in Minnesota temporarily cut or idled production.
“As the economy slowly reopened in the second half of the year, demand picked up but didn’t recover to pre-pandemic levels, remaining about 12 percent below 2019 production,” ABF Economics said.
The report said gross revenue for Minnesota’s ethanol industry was $4.4 billion in 2020, down from $6.7 billion in 2019.
Additionally, the industry contributed $964 million in household income and paid $131 million in state and local taxes in 2020.
“The ethanol industry continued to contribute to Minnesota’s economy in 2020 despite suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Tim Rudnicki, executive director at MN Bio-Fuels.
Corn use by the industry also fell. In 2020, Minnesota’s ethanol industry used 329 million bushels of corn, or 22 percent of the state’s corn crop. In 2019, the industry used 450 million bushels, or 36 percent of the state’s corn crop.
Still, corn was one of the industry’s biggest expenditures in 2020, totaling $1.09 billion.
Besides ethanol, the industry also produced 2.6 million tons of dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) - a high-protein animal feed - and 238 million pounds of corn oil.
The DDGS produced was sufficient to meet the annual feed requirements of about 1.9 million beef and dairy cattle, or more than 85 percent of the entire inventory of cattle and calves in Minnesota, the report said.
As for corn oil, the report said the 238 million pounds produced last year could produce 32 million gallons of biodiesel.
The study by ABF Economics was prepared for MN Bio-Fuels.
Read the study here.
Minneapolis, Feb 25 - The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels) and Heartland Corn Products hosted a virtual plant visit for 11 students from Central High School in Norwood Young America on Feb 23.
The students, from grades 10 to 12, were given a virtual presentation on the plant’s operations, facts on the ethanol industry and a video on the ethanol production process.
“We were happy to have the opportunity to share our story with the next generation. It is important that they know clean energy is made in their backyard, while creating value for rural communities and consumers across the country,” said Gary Anderson, CEO of Heartland Corn Products.
Established in Winthrop in 1994, Heartland Corn Products began producing 10 million gallons of ethanol in 1995. Today, it produces close to 120 million gallons of ethanol a year.
“The virtual ethanol plant visit we hosted on Feb 23 is the first of a series of virtual plant visits we will host this spring. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this is the safest way for students to learn about ethanol production and the ethanol industry,” said Tim Rudnicki, executive director of MN Bio-Fuels.
Heartland Corn Products is a membership co-op comprised of farmers and farmer-owned organizations and these members provide the corn used by the plant to produce ethanol, Anderson said.
Heartland Corn Products receives some 40 million bushels of corn a year.
Anderson explained to the students that with yeast and enzyme technologies, Heartland Corn Products is close to producing 3 gallons of ethanol per bushel.
The students were from the school’s small gas engines class.
Jim Mesik, agriculture teacher at Central High School, participated in the virtual tour.
“The small gas engines class was able to benefit greatly from this virtual ethanol experience. They now understand how it is made, how it is blended with gasoline to meet our fuel needs, and all the environmental positives from ethanol. This makes the students more informed consumers of fuels and more knowledgeable engine students.
“Plus, ethanol is good for the rural Minnesota economy, so understanding how buying ethanol is good for our local communities is another benefit. The class is very appreciative of this educational opportunity,” he said.
Minneapolis, March 2 - The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels) and Al-Corn Clean Fuel hosted two virtual plant visits for students from Triton High School last week.
During both virtual visits, the students, from grades 11 and 12, were given a virtual presentation on the plant’s operations, facts on the ethanol industry and a video on the ethanol production process.
“It was a pleasure explaining to the students how ethanol is produced, the fact that ethanol is solar-based energy available to fuel our cars today, and the role ethanol has in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and strengthening the rural economy in Minnesota,” said Thomas Harwood, chief operating officer at Al-Corn Clean Fuel.
The virtual visits were held on Feb 25 and 26. The students for both virtual visits were from Triton High School’s Agricultural Economics class. In total, 14 students participated in the virtual visits. Triton High School is located in Dodge Center.
Established in 1996, Harwood said Claremont-based Al-Corn Clean Fuel uses 40 million bushels of corn per year to produce 130 million gallons of ethanol, 260,000 tons of dried distillers grains with solubles and 40 million pounds of corn oil per annum.
“With the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, these virtual visits are a safe way for students to learn about ethanol production and the ethanol industry,” said Tim Rudnicki, executive director at MN Bio-Fuels.
During the virtual visits, Harwood explained how Al-Corn Clean Fuel began producing 20 million gallons of industrial alcohol for sanitizers, cosmetics, solvents and anti-freeze in 2020.
He also told the students about the qualifications required for the various careers in the ethanol industry, adding Al-Corn Clean Fuel currently has 55 employees.
Robert Ickler, Agricultural Economics instructor at Triton High School, participated in both virtual visits.
“We have been studying the commodity markets in Agricultural Economics. The virtual tour of Al-Corn gave students an opportunity to visualize one of the end-users of corn and how this value-added industry increases the overall economic output of a region,” he said.
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Minneapolis, March 8 - The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels) and Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company (CVEC) hosted virtual plant visits for two classes at Benson High School on March 4.
During the plant visits, the students, from grades 9 to 12, were given a virtual presentation on the plant’s operations, facts on the ethanol industry and a video on the ethanol production process.
“Corn is a solar panel - it takes in sunlight, moisture and CO2 and creates energy. We take that energy and convert it back into something that consumers can use. At the end of the day, we break that energy out, we put CO2 and water vapor back out and recycle it to produce more ethanol - this is the renewable energy cycle.
“We’re not pulling carbon out of the ground and emitting it into the atmosphere. Instead, we’re pulling carbon out of the air and put it into something we can convert into energy,” said Chad Friese, CEO of CVEC, to the students.
In total, 20 students from two classes - Agriculture Sales and Marketing and Agriculture Processing - participated in the virtual visits.
Friese said CVEC sources 17 million bushels of corn from local farms within 20 to 25 miles of the plant each year to produce 50 million gallons of ethanol and 140,000 tons of dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) annually.
He said some of the ethanol produced at CVEC is used to produce industrial grade alcohol for products such as sanitizers and disinfectants while the the DDGS produced is delivered to local cattle, dairy, hog and turkey farmers.
“These virtual visits provide students with a better idea of how renewable energy is produced and the crucial role it plays in strengthening rural economies while reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions,” said Tim Rudnicki, executive director of MN Bio-Fuels.
During the virtual visits, Friese spoke about the necessary qualifications for the various careers at CVEC and the ethanol industry.
Jeanne Anderson, Agriculture Sciences and FFA Advisor at Benson High School, participated in both virtual visits with her students.
“Benson students were able to benefit from the virtual visits with CVEC by getting insight on a local company. They were able to learn potential jobs and careers, as well as understand the scope of target scale production,” she said.
Minneapolis, April 23 - The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels) and Highwater Ethanol hosted a virtual plant visit for 10 students from Sleepy Eye High School on April 20.
During the virtual plant visit, the students, from the school’s Natural Resources class, were given a virtual presentation on the plant’s operations, facts on the ethanol industry, and shown videos on the ethanol production process and the ethanol industry’s economic impact in Minnesota.
“It was a pleasure explaining to the students how ethanol is produced and the role it has in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and strengthening the rural economy in Minnesota,” said Brian Kletscher, CEO of Highwater Ethanol.
He told the students Highwater Ethanol uses 20 - 22 million bushels of corn annually to produce 65 - 67 million gallons of ethanol a year as well as 110,000 - 120,000 tons of dried distillers grains, 55,000 tons of modified distillers grains and 17-19 million pounds of corn oil.
Kletscher also spoke about the various careers at Highwater Ethanol and the qualifications required, adding the plant currently has 43 employees.
Other participants from Highwater Ethanol for the virtual tour were Luke Schneider, CFO, and Dillon Imker, co-plant/operations manager.
“These virtual plant visits provide students with a safe way to learn more about the ethanol industry, which contributed $1.5 billion to Minnesota’s economy last year,” said Tim Rudnicki, executive director for MN Bio-Fuels.
Mary Hoffman, agriculture teacher and FFA advisor at Sleepy Eye High School, participated in the virtual tour with her students, who were from grades 9 to 12.
"I hope that my students understand the scope of the ethanol industry in our area as well as Minnesota. I also want them to understand the environmental benefits of ethanol and the environmental regulations that a plant would follow,” she said.
Minneapolis, April 27 - The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels) today celebrates 10 years of representing Minnesota’s ethanol industry.
“We are very happy to reach an important milestone in celebrating our 10-Year anniversary as an organization in Minnesota. MN Bio-Fuels was formed to represent Minnesota’s ethanol and other renewable fuel producers. We have and will continue to represent the industry at the local, state and federal level,” said Brian Kletscher, board president of MN Bio-Fuels.
He said MN Bio-Fuels was formed in 2011 to represent Minnesota’s ethanol industry at the state legislature and to regulatory bodies, as well as increase ethanol consumption in the state through promotional and educational efforts.
“Over the last 10 years, we have evolved to meet the dynamic policy, regulatory, communications and fuel supply chain needs of the ethanol producers in Minnesota. We've built a true team of professionals to drive biofuel supportive policy initiatives at the Capitol in St. Paul and with the Minnesota congressional delegation in Washington, D.C.,” said Tim Rudnicki, executive director of MN Bio-Fuels.
Kletscher, who is also the CEO of Highwater Ethanol, said MN Bio-Fuels would continue to ensure ethanol has a place in transportation fuels of the future.
“Ethanol has and will continue to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and will play a major part in making our state a better place environmentally,” he said.
Besides Highwater Ethanol, the other producer members of MN Bio-Fuels are Al-Corn Clean Fuel, Archer Daniel Midlands Company, Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company, Granite Falls Energy, Guardian Energy and Heartland Corn Products.
Quotes on MN Bio-Fuels’ 10th Anniversary:
Rep. Angie Craig (Minnesota's Second Congressional District)
“Family farms make the heart and economic engine of my congressional district and we live in the heart of Minnesota’s biofuels industry. That’s why I’m so excited to wish the (Minnesota) Bio-Fuels Association a happy tenth anniversary. Congratulations on this important milestone to an important group of producers. And here’s to more and more and more decades of promoting the renewable fuels industry in Minnesota.”
Geoff Cooper, President and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA)
“RFA congratulates the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association on this important milestone. For the past decade, the MBA has been a prominent and effective voice for the state’s ethanol producers. The organization’s tireless advocacy efforts have helped the state of Minnesota establish itself as a national leader in the production, use, and promotion of low-carbon renewable fuels. RFA looks forward to continuing to work with our friends at MBA to pursue new opportunities for ethanol producers in Minnesota and across the country.”
Gary Wertish, President of the Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU)
“On behalf of MFU’s membership, I congratulate Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association on their tenth anniversary. Our organization supports their mission to increase homegrown biofuels in the marketplace. The biofuels market supports farmers’ bottom lines, decreases consumer costs at the gas station, and provides a more environmentally friendly alternative to fossil fuels. We thank Tim and MN Bio-Fuels for all they do.”
Minneapolis, May 11 - The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels) and Highwater Ethanol hosted a virtual plant visit for 11 students from Worthington High School on May 6.
During the virtual plant visit, the students were given a virtual presentation on the plant’s operations, facts on the ethanol industry, and shown videos on the ethanol production process and the ethanol industry’s economic impact in Minnesota.
“It was a pleasure explaining to the students from Worthington High School how we convert the corn grown right here into ethanol and the overall importance of the ethanol industry to Minnesota’s rural economy,” said Brian Kletscher, CEO of Highwater Ethanol
He told the students Highwater Ethanol uses 20 - 22 million bushels of corn annually to produce 65 - 67 million gallons of ethanol a year as well as 110,000 - 120,000 tons of dried distillers grains, 55,000 tons of modified distillers grains and 17-19 million pounds of corn oil.
“We are committed to the present while focusing on the future. Our employees take that to heart, as well as our investor owners. We utilize corn grown right outside our back door and turn that into ethanol,” Kletscher said.
Other participants from Highwater Ethanol for the virtual tour were Luke Schneider, CFO, and Dillon Imker, co-plant/operations manager.
“Last week’s virtual plant visit was our last virtual visit for the spring and we hope we will be able to resume in-person tours at ethanol plants in the fall,” said Tim Rudnicki, executive director of MN Bio-Fuels.
The students who participated in the virtual tour were all 12th graders from Worthington High School’s Agriculture Business class.
Deb Martin, agriculture instructor at Worthington High School, said the tour was beneficial in explaining to her students the various careers in the ethanol industry and the necessary qualifications.
“Exposure to the variety of career opportunities available in the ethanol field consisting of all levels of education, ranging from a two-year technical degree to a master’s degree,” she added.
Minneapolis, June 8 - Minneapolis-based Avisen Legal has joined the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels) as a vendor member.
Avisen Legal is comprised of 11 lawyers and three administrative team members with a focus on serving clients committed to environmental sustainability and value-added agriculture.
“We are pleased to welcome Avisen Legal as our latest vendor member. Their lawyers have worked closely with the ethanol industry for decades,” said Tim Rudnicki, executive director of MN Bio-Fuels.
Todd Taylor (pictured left), who heads the Impact Counsel team at Avisen Legal, said lawyers at the firm have worked on ethanol projects in Minnesota and other parts of the US as well as in Mexico, the Caribbean, Germany, Poland, South Korea and Thailand.
In Minnesota specifically, he said they worked on the financing and formation of the DENCO ethanol plant in Morris in 1997.
Since then, Taylor said Avisen Legal’s lawyers have continued to work with ethanol producers in Minnesota and the Midwest as well as producers in California, Oregon, Nevada, New Jersey, New York and Texas.
“In total, we have worked on projects with a production capacity well over a billion gallons. In addition, we have worked on renewable gasoline, renewable diesel, renewable natural gas and hydrogen projects connected to existing ethanol plants or as separate projects,” Taylor said.
On Impact Counsel, he said the team operates at the crossroads of impact investing and legal counsel.
“Minnesota is our home state and where we did our first biofuels deal. We owe it to our state to help promote the use of sustainable biofuels and the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association is leading the charge to educate the public and policy-makers about the benefits of sustainable biofuels,” Taylor added.
Minneapolis, June 24 - The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels) and KS95 FM teamed up yesterday (June 23) to reward drivers who fueled up with Unleaded 88 (E15) at a Holiday station in Plymouth during an hour-long promotion.
“It was great to be out once again with our friends at KS95 to educate and talk to consumers on the benefits of using E15. Now that pandemic-related restrictions have been lifted, we plan to host several more events in the Twin Cities metro with KS95 in the coming weeks to encourage drivers to make the switch to E15,” said Tim Rudnicki, executive director of MN Bio-Fuels.
Yesterday’s hour-long promotion was held at the Holiday station on County Rd 24 in Plymouth from 12 pm to 1 pm.
KS95’s personality, Rudy Pavich, was at the station with MN Bio-Fuels staff educating drivers on the benefits of using E15.
Among the prizes given to drivers who chose E15 included $20 in cash, Stay & Play passes for St Croix casino in Turtle Lake, tickets to the St Paul Saints, Crayola Experience passes and KS95 merchandise.
Minneapolis, July 15- The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels) and KS95 FM rewarded drivers who fueled up with E15 (Unleaded 88) at the Highland Service Minnoco station in St Paul during an hour-long promotion on July 14.
“Using E15 benefits the environment, strengthens Minnesota’s economy and makes us more energy independent,” said Tim Rudnicki, executive director at MN Bio-Fuels.
Yesterday’s promotion was held from 12 pm to 1 pm. The Highland Service Minnoco station is located on 485 Snelling Ave in St Paul.
Among the prizes given to drivers who chose E15 included $20 in cash, Stay & Play passes for St Croix casino in Turtle Lake, tickets to the St Paul Saints, Crayola Experience passes and KS95 merchandise.
KS95’s personality, Greg “Hutch” Hutchinson, was at the station with MN Bio-Fuels staff educating drivers on the benefits of using E15.
Yesterday’s promotion was the second time MN Bio-Fuels and KS95 have teamed up this summer. On June 24, both MN Bio-Fuels and KS95 were at a Holiday station in Plymouth promoting E15.
Minneapolis, July 30 - The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels) and KS95 FM teamed up on July 28 to educate drivers on a the benefits of using Unleaded 88 (E15) during an hour-long promotion at a Holiday in New Hope.
Drivers who fueled up with E15 during the promotion were rewarded with prizes such as $20 in cash, Stay & Play passes for St Croix casino in Turtle Lake, tickets to the St Paul Saints, Crayola Experience passes and KS95 merchandise.
“Our on-the-ground promotions are helpful in educating drivers on why they should be using E15, which is better for the environment, boosts Minnesota’s economy and makes us more energy independent,” said Tim Rudnicki, executive director at MN Bio-Fuels.
The hour-long promotion was held from 12pm to 1pm at the Holiday on 7201 Bass Lake Road in New Hope.
KS95’s personality, Greg “Hutch” Hutchinson, was at the station with MN Bio-Fuels staff during the promotion to talk to drivers on the many benefits of fueling up with E15.