Ethanol Blog

On a tour of an ethanol plant in Iowa on Tuesday, President Donald Trump indicated he would look into the EPA's practice of granting small refinery waivers to the Renewable Fuel Standard.

A group of 22 members of the U.S. House of Representatives are calling for an immediate extension of the biodiesel blenders tax credit that expired at the beginning of 2018.

Part of a biofuels waivers court case was transferred to another court, as part of a ruling from a federal court in Washington, D.C.

Crude oil and oil products futures were posting massive losses Thursday morning.

Agriculture groups have asked federal lawmakers to extend the biodiesel tax credit that expired in 2017.

A federal court in Washington, D.C., rejected a biofuels interest group's request for an injunction on small refinery waivers.

Cellulosic ethanol produced by corn-ethanol plants in Iowa and Nebraska now qualifies for the state of California's low-carbon fuel standard.

Thirty-five members of the U.S. House of Representatives asked EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to stop granting small refinery waivers to the Renewable Fuel Standard.

Fifteen United States senators have asked EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to knock down Renewable Fuel Standard volumes for corn-based ethanol, in expected reset.

An biofuels interest group asked a federal court to stop EPA from granting additional small refinery waivers, while a petroleum interest group said it will sue when the agency finalizes the E15 rule.

Companion bills in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate would extend the biodiesel blenders tax credit that has been expired for about one year.

The biodiesel industry is pressing leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives to approve an extension of the biodiesel tax credit.

The state of Washington may soon have a low-carbon fuel standard that opens the door for biodiesel, if a bill passed in the state's house of representatives becomes law.

Ethanol producers in the United States shattered the previous export record by 25% in 2018, despite challenges in the industry.

Senators are asking for more information on a U.S. Department of Commerce review of tariffs and duties placed on biodiesel imports from Argentina.

The American Petroleum Institute argues in a new white paper that EPA's proposed reforms to the Renewable Identification Numbers, or RINs, market are not needed.

GROWMARK Energy has started offering pre-blended E15 at 17 additional terminals across the country.

The EPA has received 37 requests for small refinery waivers to the Renewable Fuel Standard for 2018, which is the exact number of requests made for 2017.

Ethanol industry officials are concerned that an automaker industry proposal to back legislation to set a high-octane fuel standard would nudge ethanol out of the picture.

An analysis commissioned by the Renewable Fuels Foundation finds the second Renewable Fuel Standard implemented in 2007 has resulted in more greenhouse gas emissions reductions than originally estimated by the EPA.