BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – After considering the burden of high gas prices on every American, President Biden announced today in Iowa that he will approve an emergency E15 waiver effective June 1. Allowing sales of E15 all over the country will not only provide fuel cost savings but will also increase American energy independence and reduce…
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American Energy, Chinese Ambition & Climate Realism – American Affairs Journal
By C. Boyden Gray Article Published in November 2021 in American Affairs Journal. This article references the geopolitical insanity of throwing away America’s dominance in liquid fuels in favor of the PRC’s preference that we all buy it’s electric cars. American Energy, Chinese Ambition, and Climate Realism – American Affairs Journal…
The Race to Reduce GHGs, Dependence on Petroleum, and Provide True Environmental Justice: Where Will the Reductions Come From?
By Doug Durante, Executive Director, Clean Fuels Development Coalition Reducing greenhouse gases, decarbonizing our transportation fuels, providing environmental justice—all laudable objectives, but in the face of political, financial, and practical obstacles, can we realistically expect meaningful results in the short or even mid term? We can if we put egos aside and for some stakeholders,…
Statements about U.S. Ethanol Appeal Outcome in Peru
The Peruvian National Institute for the Defense of Free Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI) Tribunal announced on Jan. 29, 2021 that the U.S. ethanol industry and the U.S. government won an appeal on a countervailing duty case brought against U.S. ethanol in Peru, reversing a previous decision handed down by Peruvian authorities…
Outgoing Trump Admin Mulls Industry-wide Biofuel Wavier for Oil Refiners
New York (Reuters) – The Trump Administration is considering requests from the oil refining industry and its backers for a sweeping nationwide wavier to exempt them from their obligations to blend biofuels, a measure they argue would help them weather the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Read the full article here…
IL Corn Farmers and IL Ethanol Producers Disheartened by Brazilian TRQ Expiration
Upon the expiration of the current Brazilian tariff rate quota (TRQ) yesterday and its replacement with a 20 percent tariff of all imports of U.S. ethanol, leadership of the Illinois Corn Growers Association and the Illinois Renewable Fuels Association issued the following statement: “Corn farmers rely on robust domestic and foreign ethanol markets to drive…
ICGA Welcomes Bustos’ Next Generation Fuels Act
The Illinois Corn Growers Association (ICGA) welcomes legislation introduced by Rep. Cheri Bustos in the U.S. House of Representatives today that will boost long term corn demand for clean, affordable ethanol. “We thank Congresswoman Bustos for her representation of the Illinois corn and ethanol industries and her recognition that corn farmers have a lot to…
Research Confirms Additional DDGS Usage
A new study from the National Corn to Ethanol Research Center (NCERC) confirms distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) use as a safe, efficient feed for aquaculture promising new market opportunities for U.S. corn. The U.S. Grains Council, with work funded by the Illinois Corn Marketing Board, will use this data to promote additional DDGS to the Southeast Asia…
IRFA Elects New Officers
The Illinois Renewable Fuels Association elected new officers recently. Those directed to serve and their positions include: President: Eric Mosbey, Lincolnland Agri-Energy Vice-President: Danielle Anderson, Marquis Energy Secretary/Treasurer: Ray Baker, Adkins Energy…
Indonesia Removes Ethanol Ban
U.S. ethanol can now enter the Indonesian market by way of pre-blended fuel, following the recent removal of a ban on pre-blended product entering the country. This change creates a potential market of more than 200 million gallons (71 million bushels in corn equivalent). The market development efforts to accomplish this policy goal began in…