Tag: ethanol
International guests study Ohio ethanol industry
The Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers Association hosted a group of government officials and business leaders from Africa and Europe to talk about ethanol.
Farm groups react to new Renewable Fuel Standard volumes
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new Renewable Fuel Standard volumes have people talking. And not in a good way.
No ethanol doesn’t mean no profit
Perhaps, ethanol is not the direction we should be going, according to some academics from the corn belt. Alan Guebert weighs in on their perspective.
Some states look to ethanol for cost relief after EPA issues...
The EPA released a final rule for the Renewable Fuel Standard June 3 that sets a goal of 15 billion gallons of renewable fuel for 2022. At the same time, some states are turning to higher blends of ethanol for fuel cost relief.
E15 good politics, but questions still remain
On the surface, it would seem that allowing E15 would be a boon for production. It is not that simple. Marlin Clark explains in this week's grain report.
The future of ethanol in America’s energy market
How steep is the environmental price of ethanol? Will EVs lead to more opportunities for ethanol? Alan Guebert considers what the future holds for ethanol.
Are renewables making the US less energy independent?
Now that the U.S. has weaned itself off of its reliance on liquid fuel from across the ocean, it’s battling a dependency of another kind as the transition from fossil fuels to renewables continues.
Zac Hayburn joins U.S. Grains Council
Zac Hayburn joined the U.S. Grains Council Sept. 13 as the new global ethanol program coordinator in the council's Washington, D.C., headquarters.
Ethanol’s future is running out of gas
The ethanol market is in trouble. Alan Guebert digs into the markets, politics and science behind the decline of ethanol use.
Ethanol plants pledge to hit net zero emissions by 2050
More than 40 ethanol plants said in a letter sent to President Joe Biden that they support the goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 50% by 2030 and hit net zero by 2050. The list of signatories includes one Ohio ethanol plant, Guardian Lima LLC, in Lima, Ohio.
