by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, emails obtained through the Freedom of Information Act show that EPA and oil interests
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Back TO HOMEUniversity of California Research Shows Emissions-Reducing Benefits of E15 Blend
(Renewable Fuels Association) A newly released, peer-reviewed study from the University of California, Riverside, shows that the E15 ethanol blend provides notable emissions
June 08, 2023 Read Full Article
Why U.S. Refiners Are Ramping Up Biofuel Production
by Haley Zaremba (OilPrice.com) - Refiners are investing in high-value distillates such as diesel and renewable fuels, which are becoming
March 31, 2023 Read Full Article
Nigeria Fuel Ethanol Cost Benefit Analysis Study
(Turner Mason and Company/U.S. Grains Council) There is only one grade of gasoline in Nigeria, a 91 RON regular. The
March 08, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Kern Energy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Kern Energy is the only refiner between the Bay Area and Los Angeles producing clean
January 04, 2023 Read Full Article
British Columbia Sets Higher Low-Carbon Fuel Targets
(Advanced Biofuels Canada/Biobased Diesel Daily) Canada’s national trade association, Advanced Biofuels Canada, has praised the British Columbia government’s steady, strategic expansion
January 03, 2023 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel Starved for Feedstocks
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) CHS Executive Halvorson Says Math Doesn't Add Up for Renewable Diesel Growth -- As exciting
December 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Global Bioenergies Sells to Repsol Testing Volumes of Bio-isobutene Derivatives for Gasoline Formulation
(Global Bioenergies/Globe Newswire) Global Bioenergies sells to Repsol testing volumes of bio-isobutene derivatives for gasoline formulation -- Repsol, the Spain-based multi-energy
September 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Ethanol’s Clean Octane Key to EPA Particulate Rule
by Doug Duarante (Clean Fuels Development Coalition/Governors' Biofuels Coalition) Coalition Urges Administrator to Address Mobile Sources -- In a detailed letter
September 13, 2022 Read Full Article
EPA’s Fine PM Rule: A Pitch Ethanol Should Hit Out of the Park
by Doug Durante (Biofuels Digest/Clean Fuels Development Coalition) ... EPA was finalizing their proposed rule to reduce fine particulates. To their
September 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Fuel Standard Regulations to Start Later, Cut More Emissions from Gas, Diesel
(The Canadian Press/Castanet) The federal government is delaying new emissions standards on gasoline and diesel another year but is demanding the
June 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Prepares for Takeoff
(Chevron) Chevron believes that the future of energy is lower carbon and that Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is part of
May 20, 2022 Read Full Article
New White Paper Says the Real Cost of Gasoline …Is to Our Health
(Clean Fuels Development Coalition) A new White Paper from the Clean Fuels Development Coalition rings the alarm that EPA continues to
May 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Renewable Energy Group Acquires Northern California Distributor Dawson Oil Company
(Renewable Energy Group) Acquisition marks REG’s latest step in delivering fuel directly to end users -- Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (REG)
May 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Australia to Raise Biofuels Consumption: USDA
(Argus Media) Australia's federal government will implement new fuel standards for gasoline from 1 January 2022, which may significantly raise the
December 23, 2021 Read Full Article
U.S. DOE Announces $199 Million to Reduce Emissions from Cars & Trucks
(U.S. Department of Energy/Clean Technica) 25 Research, Development, and Demonstration Projects Will Advance Electrification of Freight Trucks, Reduce Vehicle Emissions
November 04, 2021 Read Full Article
Biofuel Investment Should Occur in California Despite Some Opposition, Regulator Says
by Laura Sanicola (Reuters) California’s biofuel projects are important for the state to achieve its decarbonization goals despite “tremendous pushback” in
October 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Blended Ethanol Has a 43.4 g/MJ Carbon Intensity Rating or Lower When Accounting for Aromatics Reduction
(Biofuels Central) Two studies conducted by Transport Energy Strategies (TES) and THiggins Energy Consulting show that gasoline blended with ethanol lowers
October 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Ethanol Keeps Gaining Ground in the Race to Reduce Carbon
(Urban Air Initiative) Replacing toxic carcinogens in gasoline provides a huge boost to an already impressive carbon reduction number for
September 29, 2021 Read Full Article
The World Has Finally Stopped Using Leaded Gasoline. Algeria Used The Last Stockpile
by Camila Domonoske (NPR) The final holdout, Algeria, used up the last of its stockpile of leaded gasoline in July. That's
August 31, 2021 Read Full Article
RFA Founder Calls for Correction of EPA Transportation Office’s “Shocking Miscarriage of Environmental Justice”
(Dakota Ag Energy) Speaking to the 14th Annual Bioenergy Conference hosted by Brazilian government and industry stakeholders, the founder of
August 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Koenigsegg Is Experimenting with Volcano-Based Biofuel to Create Carbon-Neutral Hypercars
by Rachel Cormack (Robb Report) ... In an effort to create carbon-neutral cars, the mad scientists at the boutique Swedish marque
June 16, 2021 Read Full Article
NIST: NCWM Meeting to Address Proposal on E15 --- July 18-23, 2021 --- Rochester, NY

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A notice published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology states that the 106th annual
June 08, 2021 Read Full Article
CRC Announces $20 Million Investment for Biodiesel Plant in Somerset
by Leah Caudill (WTVQ) The Continental Refining Company announced it is moving forward with plans to invest an additional $20 million
April 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Algae Oil, Lignin, Plastics, Waste: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Conventional Fuels from Unconventional Sources
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Southwest Research Institute’sEloy Flores, Assistant Director R&D in Chemical Engineering, shared this illuminating slide guide
April 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Earth Day 2021 Series Day 3: Renewable Liquid Fuels: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
by Hannah DelSordo* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Take yourself back to an earlier time, when we relied on horses, oxen and other
April 03, 2021 Read Full Article
U.S. Regulatory Changes Alter Landscape for Summer Gasolines
(OPIS) On Jan. 1, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Fuels Regulatory Streamlining Rule went into effect, and while some
March 24, 2021 Read Full Article
MMEX Resources Corp. Enhancing its Solar Power Plan for Clean Energy
(MMEX Resources Corp.) MMEX solar power sub, MMEX Solar Resources, to serve multiple Hydrogen and Ultra Low Sulfur Fuels planned
February 23, 2021 Read Full Article
CW Petroleum Corp (CWPE): Announce 2021 Renewable Fuels Initiative
(CW Petroleum Corp/Globe Newswire) CW Petroleum Corp (OTCQB: CWPE), announce today the company’s 2021 busines plan targets growth in Renewable Fuels. The
January 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, D.C. Are First to Launch Groundbreaking Program to Cut Transportation Pollution, Invest in Communities
(Transportation and Climate Initiative of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States) TCI-P will invest $300 million every year to modernize transportation,
December 21, 2020 Read Full Article
Gas Pumps to Get Climate, Health Warning Labels in Cambridge, MA
by Sebastian Blanco (Car and Driver) Cambridge, Massachusetts, this week became the first city in the U.S. to put health
December 21, 2020 Read Full Article
OMV Petrom: Investments of EUR ~21 mn at Petrobrazi to Increase the Bio-Blending Capacity
(OMV Petrom) OMV Petrom increased the annual bio-blending capacity at Petrobrazi from 200 kilotons to approximately 350 kilotons in order
November 20, 2020 Read Full Article
Bustos Introduces Next Generation Fuels Act
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., on Sept. 24 introduced the Next Generation Fuels Act, a bill
September 25, 2020 Read Full Article
EPA Delivers Final Fuels Regulatory Streamlining Rule to OMB
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA released a proposed rule on April 13 that aims to streamline
September 22, 2020 Read Full Article
17 Projects with 4 Billion Gallons, 9 Fast Emerging Players: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to California’s Green Rush
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) At DigestConnect this past Thursday, we talked about the latest the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard,
August 19, 2020 Read Full Article
Study: EVs 3 Times More Polluting than Gas Cars in Some States
by David Iaconangelo (E&E News) The grid may still be too coal-heavy in some parts of the United States for
July 08, 2020 Read Full Article
Proposal Aims to Add Flexibility to Japan’s Ethanol Target
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The Japanese government has opened a public comment period on a proposal that will affect
June 24, 2020 Read Full Article
Indonesia Removes Ethanol Ban, Recognizes Octane Benefits Of Ethanol
(U.S. Grains Council) U.S. ethanol can now enter the Indonesian market by way of pre-blended fuel, following the recent removal of
June 01, 2020 Read Full Article
Biofuels Production and Consumption in Germany: Status, Advances and Challenges
by Franziska Müller-Langer, Nicolaus Dahmen and Gabriel Costa de Paiva (Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum/Karlsruhe Institute of Technology/IEA Bioenergy) ... This feature article
May 29, 2020 Read Full Article
Just Because It's in Popular Science That Doesn't Mean It's True: An Open Letter to Jennifer Lu and Popular Science Magazine
by Marc J. Rauch (The Auto Channel) ... The reason I'm contacting you today, in 2020, is because yesterday I received
May 26, 2020 Read Full Article
Fuels Regulatory Streamlining: A Proposed Rule by the Environmental Protection Agency PUBLIC COMMENT DEADLINE June 29, 2020
(Environmental Protection Agency) This action proposes to update the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) existing gasoline, diesel, and other fuels programs
May 15, 2020 Read Full Article
Available Now: Minnesota Department of Agriculture's Governor's Council on Biofuels Presentations
(Minnesota Department of Agriculture) On April 6, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture hosted a meeting of the Minnesota Governor's Council
April 29, 2020 Read Full Article
Harvard Study Bolsters Ethanol's Role In Protecting Public Health, Saving Lives
(Oklahoma Farm Bureau) ... The Harvard team's recent findings underscore the need to power more of our transportation system with non-petroleum-based fuels,
April 21, 2020 Read Full Article
EPA Releases Proposal to Streamline Existing Fuels Regulations
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA released a proposed rule on April 13 that aims to streamline and
April 14, 2020 Read Full Article
Transparency At EPA Still Missing
(Urban Air Initiative) The EPA is working on another emission testing program, one that will cost $25 million and last five
April 07, 2020 Read Full Article
RFA: EPA Stall Tactic on Tenth Circuit Decision Just Delays the Inevitable
(Renewable Fuels Association) As part of a package intended to “protect the nation’s gasoline supply in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,” the U.S.
March 30, 2020 Read Full Article
Gevo Secures Funding from Queensland Waste to Biofutures (W2B) Fund
(Gevo) Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) has been awarded part of The Queensland Waste to Biofutures (W2B) Fund to support the development
March 03, 2020 Read Full Article
Democrats Say They Won't Raise Gas Tax
by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico's Morning Energy) Four Democratic candidates for president — former Vice President Joe Biden, billionaire Tom Steyer,
February 18, 2020 Read Full Article
Experts to Gather to Discuss the Public Health Threat from Gasoline Aromatics --- February 6, 2020 --- online from Miami Beach, FL

The discussion will highlight alternatives to gasoline aromatics that benefit public health, the environment/climate change, national security, and the economy.
January 27, 2020 Read Full Article
The Thump at the Pump: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Gasoline vs. Ethanol
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The debate of who rules – ethanol or gasoline – has been going on seemingly forever.
December 09, 2019 Read Full Article
A Better Way to Halt Global Warming? Response to Dr. Chichilnisky’s Direct Air Capture Article
by Don Siefkes (E100 Ethanol Group/Biofuels Digest) ... This is what we did with DDT and Freon 11. We banned them
December 06, 2019 Read Full Article
Reducing Toxic Aromatics: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to High Octane Low Carbon Ethanol
Ethanol is better for your health and “What a difference a year makes.” That’s what Douglas Durante, Executive Director of
December 02, 2019 Read Full Article
Just Published: Worldwide Fuel Charter 2019 - Gasoline and Diesel Fuel and Worldwide Fuel Charter for Methane-Based Transportation Fuels.
(European Automobile Manufacturers Association) The Worldwide Fuel Charter and Guidelines have two purposes. First of all, they inform policymakers and
November 01, 2019 Read Full Article
New Evidence on the Environmental Benefits of Biofuels
by Emily Skor (Growth Energy/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Growth Energy report highlights ethanol's environmental benefits as EPA contemplates RFS reset. --
October 23, 2019 Read Full Article
OP-ED: Achieving Carbon Emission Reductions with Biofuels
by Pat Gruber (GEVO/American Energy Society) It’s a gaping hole in most conversations about fuel: what do we do about liquid transportation
October 21, 2019 Read Full Article
Daschle, Sombke Call Pending SAFE Rule the Path to Higher Ethanol Volumes
(Safe Gasoline Campaign) In a wide-ranging interview on a popular South Dakota Business Radio program, Sombke and Daschle stressed that moving to high
September 30, 2019 Read Full Article
Report: U.S. Biofuels Help Drive Environmental Progress
(Growth Energy) Growth Energy, the nation’s largest association of biofuel producers, released a new report examining the potential impact of a growing role
September 26, 2019 Read Full Article
Why Energy Companies Are Still Investing Gasoline in the Age of the Electric Vehicle
by Marissa Luck (Houston Chronicle) ... As Shell’s largest research and development center, the 200-acre Houston campus has 1,500 employees and hundreds
July 31, 2019 Read Full Article
Harmful Gasoline Emissions Threat to Public Health
by Doug Durante (Morning Consult/Clean Fuels Development Coalition) ... But what if there is research illustrating that some of these
July 16, 2019 Read Full Article
National Gasoline Public Education and Consumer Awareness Campaign Launched: It’s Time—EPA: Make Gasoline SAFE!
(Safe Gasoline Campaign) Gasoline and its emissions are one of the greatest threats to public health Americans face today. Transportation related
June 22, 2019 Read Full Article
What’s in Our Gasoline Is Killing Us: New Report Documents Connection Between Toxic Fuel Additives, Vehicle Emissions and Human Health Threats
(Clean Fuels Development Coalition) The fuel we use in our vehicles may actually be killing us. That’s the conclusion in a
May 07, 2019 Read Full Article
Ethanol Industry Gets Welcome News: USDA Study Shows It’s More Environmentally Friendly than Gasoline
(The Messenger) ... The United States Department of Agriculture has just released the findings of a USDA study about the environmental
April 09, 2019 Read Full Article
New Research Finds EPA Not Enforcing The Clean Air Act
(Urban Air Initiative) Under the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was directed to reduce mobile source air pollution
December 18, 2018 Read Full Article
EIA Study: Refiners Could Meet 95 RON Standard Without More Ethanol
(Renewable Fuels Association) A new Energy Information Administration (EIA) study concludes that U.S. petroleum refineries would have “no problem” meeting a requirement to
November 30, 2018 Read Full Article
Weaker RINs Lure Gasoline Shipping into US East Coast Ports: Sources
(Hellenic Shipping News) A decline in the US obligation for biofuels has prompted an increase in imports from Canada and Europe
November 14, 2018 Read Full Article
#Gasolinegate: EPA's Role in Fair Gasoline Emissions Testing Draws Fire
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, researchers for a report published by the Urban Air Initiative contend that “technical data
November 13, 2018 Read Full Article
27 Technologies to Produce Lower Carbon Fuels from “Second Chance Carbon” — and Its Practicioners. Who’s Doing What, Where, When, Why and How?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In the EU, perhaps the most comprehensive and useful guide to fuels and chemicals produced from
August 22, 2018 Read Full Article
The Battle for Octane: Ethanol or Aromatics?
by Steve Vander Griend (Urban Air Initiative) After learning about the clean octane benefits of ethanol, you may wonder why oil
July 24, 2018 Read Full Article
Researchers Develop Two-Step, One-Pot Process for Synthesis of Benzene from Microalgal Oils
(Green Car Congress) Benzene, an aromatic hydrocarbon, is a natural component of crude oil and is one of the elementary petrochemicals.
April 10, 2018 Read Full Article
When It Comes to Air Pollution, the Tiniest Particles Might Be the Worst
by Patrick J. Kiger (HowStuffWorks) ... But in recent years, scientists have found increasing evidence of health risks from a
February 05, 2018 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
In an Ethanol Producer Magazine article, Urban Air Initiative's David Hallberg explains how, with proper adherence to Clean Air Act
January 24, 2018 Read Full Article
China Mixed Aromatics Imports May Wane amid High Costs
(ICIS News) China’s imports of mixed aromatics may wane due to high costs and amid calls for a nationwide use of
January 22, 2018 Read Full Article
A New Years Resolution for EPA: Do Your Job!
by Doug Sombke (South Dakota Farmers Union/Biofuels Digest) ... I am referring to the mandatory requirements in the Clean Air Act that
January 03, 2018 Read Full Article
Notes from Scaleville: The Global Bioenergies, Gevo and Siluria Stories
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This week we’ve received news from three companies that have struck out in search of new
December 20, 2017 Read Full Article
Waste to Energy: Production of Biofuel from Waste to Commence in South-West
(Nigerian Tribune) ... YEJIDE GBENGA-OGUNDARE reports that to stop the overdependence on petroleum products, the South-west is set to be the
December 14, 2017 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"If our gasoline composition is right then ethanol can work," said Alfonso Martinez, undersecretary of protection of the environment and
November 28, 2017 Read Full Article
Feature: Mexican Ethanol Optimism Returns after States Ask for Ban Repeal
by Josh Pedrick (Platts) The Mexican ethanol market could have more room to grow as the states of Nuevo Leon and Jalisco
November 28, 2017 Read Full Article
Feature: Mexican Ethanol Blending Faces Legal Hurdles Following Injunction
by Josh Pedrick and Silvia Struthers (Platts) A future that once looked rosy for climbing ethanol blends with gasoline in Mexico could be
October 24, 2017 Read Full Article
Three Charts Revealing Why Oil Companies Really Hate the RFS and E15
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association) ... No, the debate over the RFS and E15 is all about oil companies, those
July 07, 2017 Read Full Article
Argonne National Laboratory and National Renewable Energy Laboratory Receive Funding to Support the Blending of Gevo’s Isobutanol with Gasoline
(Gevo) Funding Being Provided Through Department of Energy’s Small Business Voucher Program -- Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEVO) announced today that it was
May 12, 2017 Read Full Article
COSIA NRG Carbon XPRIZE: Tech Innovators Stalk a Stealthy WMD
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Among the climate warriors fighting CO2 build-up, perhaps the most ambitious are those who are
April 25, 2017 Read Full Article
Tesoro to Acquire Virent
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Wisconsin, Tesoro reached an agreement for Tesoro to acquire Virent. The acquisition, the partners
September 08, 2016 Read Full Article
Sulfur Compounded in Ethanol Regulations
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) As the Tier 3 deadline approaches, it's important to understand the difference between
July 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Ensyn Biocrude Receives CARB Approvals for Refinery Coprocessing
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) Ensyn Corp.’s chief technology officer Barry Freel announced the company has been granted key regulatory
February 27, 2016 Read Full Article
ACE: GREET Shows Improvement in Life Cycle Ethanol Emissions
by Kassidi Andres (Ethanol Producer Magazine) New research by American Coalition for Ethanol President Ron Alverson indicates life cycle modeling has demonstrated
February 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Gasoline Keeps Getting Dirtier while Alternatives Keep Getting Cleaner
by David Roberts (VOX) The Union of Concerned Scientists has issued a new report that takes a high-level look at
February 10, 2016 Read Full Article
Jet Fuel from Ethanol: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to Vertimass
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Vertimass technology was originated at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where scientists discovered novel catalysts that