Tag: ethanol
US EPA proposes biofuel requirements for 2019
The EPA issued a proposal to set the minimum amount of renewable fuels to be supplied in 2019, as well as the biomass-based diesel volume standard for 2020.
Ethanol supporters sue EPA over waivers reportedly made in secret
The petitioners are challenging three EPA decisions to exempt refineries in Oklahoma, Wyoming and Utah from the RFS requirements of the Clean Air Act.
POET Biorefining expands in Marion
POET Biorefining-Marion broke ground Aug. 15 to expand its production capacity from 70 million gallons of ethanol per year to 150 million gallons.
US on track to set ethanol production record
If US ethanol production remains relatively high through the second half of the year, 2017 will set a new record for annual fuel ethanol production.
U.S. ethanol capacity continues to increase
Fuel ethanol production capacity in the United States reached 15.5 billion gallons per year, or 1.01 million barrels per day, at the beginning of 2017.
Corn growers love it, but ethanol continues to cost boaters
Boaters should be aware of fuel issues that come with using ethanol as a fuel extender.
Corn-based ethanol reduces greenhouse gas emissions
A report finds GHG emissions from corn-based ethanol in the U.S. are about 43 percent lower than gasoline when measured on an energy equivalent basis.
Biomass-based diesel growth expected
EIA forecasts continued biomass-based diesel growth due to EPA's final 2017 RFS targets; ethanol demand stagnant.
EPA issues final Renewable Fuel Standard volumes for ethanol
The total renewable fuel volume will grow 1.2 billion gallons from 2016 to 2017, a 6 percent increase.
Ethanol plant capacity up for third consecutive year
Total capacity of U.S. ethanol plants increased by more than 500 million gallons per year in January 2016, compared with January 2015.
