Blogging For Biofuels

New RFS Video From Fuels America

  • Wednesday, 13 May 2015 00:00

Following the EPA's submission of its proposal for the 2014, 2015 and 2016 RFS targets to the White House Office of Management and Budget, Fuels America has released a new television ad urging the EPA to side with the biofuels industry instead of Big Oil.

E15 sales in Minnesota in the first quarter totaled 510,021 gallons, nearly double the total volume sold in 2014 (257,855 gallons).

A coalition that's supporting a proposal at the Chicago City Council that would require large gas stations in the city to offer E15 is using Minnesota as an example on the benefits E15 has brought retailers.

Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, will introduce a novel family of antibiotic-free fermentation aids and a new scale inhibitor at the 2015 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW) to be held June 1-4 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minn. Located in booth 921, Solenis will also highlight several other technologies that can help fuel ethanol producers operate more efficiently and more profitably.

House Companion Bill On The E15, RVP Issue

  • Thursday, 23 April 2015 00:00

Pressure on the EPA to extend the reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver to E15 is mounting. Yesterday, Iowa Congressman, Rod Blum, introduced a companion bill to the one sponsored by Senators Rand Paul and Chuck Grassley that seeks to remove a major stumbling block in expanding access to E15.

Ethanol vs Oil Sands

  • Wednesday, 22 April 2015 00:00

April 22, 1970. That’s the first time Earth Day was celebrated. But more than a celebration, Earth Day was meant as a day for a serious discussion of the environmental problems we face.

E85 Challenger Hellcat Produces 753 HP!

  • Monday, 20 April 2015 00:00

Houston, TX-based automotive tuner, Serious Horsepower Performance has converted the 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat to run on E85 which in turn has increased the car's power output to 753 hp from 707 hp.

A new report by the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) says Iowans could stand to save up to $50 million a year if 80 percent of fuel consumed there was E15. This in turn poses the question : How much Minnesotans save if all gasoline (E10) consumed was E15?