As consumers seek more environmentally friendly solutions to energy challenges, Indiana’s corn and soybean policy organizations are working to convince state and federal lawmakers that farmers can help provide those clean fuel answers. On May 9-10, the Indiana...
The EPA issued an emergency waiver on Friday to allow E15 gasoline—gasoline blended with 15% ethanol—to be sold during the summer driving season. Reaction to the EPA’s decision from several leading ag and renewable fuel organizations has been positive. “We...
The Biden administration is planning to begin year-round sales of E15, or unleaded 88, in 2024. OilPrice.com says the Environmental Protection Agency feels the move will help reduce the retail price of fuel. Eight Midwestern states originally asked the EPA for...
The Biden EPA is proposing the toughest auto emission rules ever to accelerate the transformation of the U.S. auto industry and possibly just as swiftly curtailing ethanol use in vehicles. The proposals starting with the 2027 model year could lead to three-quarters...
Co-Alliance Cooperative, Inc. has announced it has acquired Plymouth LP Gas Corp and Rochester LP Gas Corp. Both Plymouth LP Gas and Rochester LP Gas were both part of a family-owned corporation specializing in residential, light commercial, and industrial propane...
A new poll shows overwhelming support among voters for year-round access to E15 across the country. With retail gas prices still high, almost 70 percent of poll respondents support increasing the availability of E15 to help lower fuel prices and support energy...
Lawmakers in the U.S. House and Senate have reintroduced legislation that would allow for the year-round, nationwide sale of E15. The bill would extend the Reid vapor pressure (RVP) volatility waiver to ethanol blends above 10 percent to allow for the year-round,...
One of the benefits of doing business with your local, farmer-owned cooperative is having a portion of the co-op’s profits made in a year paid back to you through patronage. That’s why Indiana-based Co-Alliance is excited about their patronage announcement. “This...
As we look now to 2023, an additional bioethanol facility is scheduled to be back up and running next year in Indiana. POET, the company that owns that facility, says it has also big plans for the next 12 months and beyond. “We see tremendous potential in the...
There’s good news on the export front this week for the U.S. ethanol industry. Brazil is again suspending its 20-percent ethanol import tariff – a suspension Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) head Geoff Cooper says the U.S. industry feared would expire in January....
An arctic cold front may be coming the weekend of Christmas – which means it may be well below freezing for several straight days! When it gets that cold, your diesel engines may not be working so well. “I know temperatures aren't quite as cold right now, but...
