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The 18th annual Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit is set for Jan. 11 at the Prairie Meadows Events Center in Altoona. It's free and open to the public.

President Joe Biden launched a challenge in 2021 to supply at least 3 billion gallons of SAF annually by 2030, a steep jump from the current 15.8 million gallons as per U.S. government data.

By Sourasis Bose (Reuters) - The United States' goal of rapidly ramping up production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) may encounter strong headwind...

Filta’s technicians collect used cooking oil from area restaurants, hospitals, stadiums for conversion into sustainable fuel to power cars and trucks.

The year 2021 was spectacular for US corn, with prices up nearly 45% year on year, and fundamentals suggest that US corn values are likely to be supported in 2022. Tightening supplies, growing ethanol demand, and strong exports have provided support to prices which looks set to extend into the new year. US corn prices ...

US refiners are working to get their heads around exactly how the long-awaited Renewable Fuel Standard volume obligations set by the Environmental Protection Agency will impact them, while the program’s credits — known as Renewable Identification Numbers — rose on uncertainty over the status of the Small Refinery Exemption, a key part of the program. ...

U.S. bakers are calling for a pause in the renewable fuel blending mandate so they can have greater access to soy oil, their preferred ingredient.

The corn basis in key US markets was firm in the month through Nov. 22, even as the current marketing year 2021-22 (September-August) harvest is coming to a close, because of strong ethanol production over the recent weeks and farmers’ reluctance to sell. The basis is calculated by finding the difference between the spot and ...

by Corey Lavinsky and Loren Puette (S&P Global) UK is scheduled to move to E10 as standard gasoline blend in September; UK’s proposed regulations allow a 5.5% blend to suffice as E10; E5 (97+ octane) will continue to be sold at service stations that offer 2 grades of gasoline for sale; We expect ethanol consumption to rise to nearly 14,000 b/d in 2021, supported by a jump in the fourth quarter as E10 use spreads In September, the UK is slated to move to E10 as its standard gasoline blend....

The EPA announced today, Feb. 22, that it supports the courts interpretation of the renewable fuel standard small-refinery provisions. Big news: #EPA announces its support for the Tenth Circuits interpretation of small refinery exemptions. EPA agrees that the exemption was intended to operate as a temporary measure. SCOTUS will ultimately decide the issue later this year. #RFShttps://t.co/AV02BE6fYT — Corey Lavinsky (@coreymizzou) February 22, 2021   EPA signals MAJOR change on SREs. This is...