The 2015 American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) brought the troops to Washington D.C. this week to talk with our Nation’s leaders about the importance of the Renewable Fuels Standard. The troops were a diverse group of growers, manufactures, retailers and others in the industry with a keen interest in renewable energy. Photos from the event can be found here: 2015 …
Iowa Ag Summit
Nine potential Republican presidential candidates were asked their opinions on various agricultural issues at the Iowa Ag Summit in Des Moines on March 7. >The summit was organized with the support of America’s Renewable Future, a quasi-political campaign for the RFS introduced earlier this year which intends to approach all potential presidential candidates individually and invite them to visit and …
Biofuels Leaders Defend RFS
As the American Petroleum Institute on Wednesday renewed its call to repeal the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), representatives of the ethanol and advanced biofuels industry and corn growers defended the law and the fuel. Participating in a telephone press conference were: Tom Buis, CEO, Growth Energy Rob Elliott, National Corn Growers Assoc. First Vice President Adam Monroe, President, Novozymes America …
20th National Ethanol Conference
20th annual National Ethanol Conference was held Feb. 18-20, 2015 in Grapevine, Texas. With the theme “Going Global” the Renewable Fuels Association’s annual conference focused on the opportunities for exports of ethanol and co-products worldwide. 2015 National Ethanol Conference Photo Album NEC 2015 Golf Tournament Photos State of the Ethanol Industry Live stream videos at Ustream RFA CEO Unveils 10-Point …
Ethanol Report on 20th Ethanol Conference
The Renewable Fuels Association’s 20th Annual National Ethanol Conference (NEC) with the theme of “Going Global” is just around the corner now, coming up February 18-20, 2015 at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas. CEO Bob Dinneen talks about the upcoming 20th NEC and how the industry has changed in 20 years.
Ethanol Industry Outlook for 2015
Unfinished business and much of the same old attacks on the RFS are likely to dominate 2015 for the ethanol industry, according to Renewable Fuels Association president and CEO Bob Dinneen who takes a look at what he expects to be some of the big issues for ethanol in the year ahead in this interview.
2014 Year in Ethanol
2014 was a year of record production and sales for ethanol, healthy exports, and the commercial reality of cellulosic ethanol. The low point of the year was definitely the inability of the federal government to set volume obligations for 2014 under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), leaving the industry in somewhat of a limbo. In this interview, Renewable Fuels Association …
PacificAg Can Help Growers Increase Profits
PacificAg, the country’s largest and most experienced biomass harvest company in the country, is helping growers see increased profits in the emerging biomass markets. The company provides a comprehensive suite of services that allow growers to further diversify their operations and experience additional revenue. As Founder and CEO Bill Levy describes the growth of the company, he notes they got …
PacificAg Can Help Farmers and Biorefineries
The largest and most experienced biomass harvest company in the country wants to help ethanol plants develop or expand operations into the production of cellulosic ethanol by saving time and money on supply chain development. PacificAg is already supplying biomass for plants in Iowa and Kansas, including corn stover, wheat straw and milo stover products. In this interview, PacificAg founder …
PacificAg Can Save Ethanol Plants Time & Money
PacificAg, the country’s largest and most experienced biomass harvest company in the country, can help ethanol plants developing or expanding operations into the production of cellulosic ethanol, save time and money on supply chain development. PacificAg enables cellulosic biorefineries the ability to source cost-competitive biomass for biofuel and biochemical production. As a biomass harvest company, PacificAg is ahead of the …
Seventh Anniversary of RFS
This week marks the seventh anniversary of the signing into law of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 which expanded the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). In this interview, Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) president and CEO Bob Dinneen remembers that day seven years ago and talks about its accomplishments so far and how EPA needs to move ahead with …
NFU on RFS Report and Congress Action
The National Farmers Union represented agriculture on a Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) advisory group that helped develop a new report on “Options for Reforming the Renewable Fuel Standard.” NFU vice president of programs Chandler Goule discusses the advisory group makeup being skewed toward Big Oil, and NFU’s objections to policy recommendations made in the report. In this interview, Goule also …
Biofuels Industry Reaction to RFS Delay
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced they will not be finalizing the 2014 applicable percentage of standards under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) until next year. Biofuels industry organizations reacted to the news immediately on Friday. Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) – National Biodiesel Board (NBB) – American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) – Growth Energy –
RFA Comments on Indirect Land Use Report
A new analysis of real-world land use data by Iowa State University raises serious concerns about the accuracy of models used by regulatory agencies regarding “indirect land use changes” (ILUC) attributed to biofuels production, according to the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). The report basically concluded that farmers around the world have responded to higher crop prices in the past decade …
RFA at Export Exchange
The 2014 Export Exchange was held October 20-22 in Seattle, Washington with representatives from more than 50 different countries in attendance to learn more about DDGS, the distillers feed product produced by U.S. ethanol plants. The event is sponsored by the U.S. Grains Council and the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). In this interview, RFA president and CEO Bob Dinneen talks …