Tallahassee, FL (FDACS) – As Hurricane Dorian approaches Florida with expected Category 4 force and uncertain projected path, the Office of Energy in the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has postponed the 2019 Florida Energy & Climate Summit, which was to be held September 4-6 at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay. Due to the storm’s expected impact upon the speakers, …
RFA: EPA Rejected White House Recommendation on Waivers
The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) claims White House documents show the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ignored Trump Administration recommendations on small refinery waivers. Documents obtained by the association apparently show the EPA ignored strong recommendations from within the Trump Administration to redistribute Renewable Fuel Standard blending obligations lost to small refinery exemptions in the proposed rule for 2020 volumes. According …
Tyson Foods and Auburn University Partner to Build First Stand-Alone Solar-Powered Poultry House
Off-the-grid broiler poultry house will be key to informing sustainable energy practices at scale Auburn University’s National Poultry Technology Center (NPTC), a leader in poultry housing and associated technologies for more than a decade, and Tyson Foods Inc. (NYSE: TSN) announced the opening of the largest stand-alone solar powered poultry house to be operated completely off the grid. The 54-foot …
New Year-Round E15 Rule
Last Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced the final action removing the key regulatory barrier to using gasoline blended with up to 15% ethanol (E15) during the summer driving season. This action also reforms the renewable identification number compliance system under the Renewable Fuel Standard program to increase transparency and deter price manipulation. Geoff Cooper, Renewable Fuels Association president and CEO, …
EPA Delivers on President Trump’s Promise to Allow Year-Round Sale of E15 Gasoline
And Improve Transparency In Renewable Fuel Markets U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed the final action that would remove the key regulatory barrier to using gasoline blended with up to 15% ethanol (E15) during the summer driving season and reform the renewable identification number (RIN) compliance system under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program to increase transparency and deter …
Trump Says Year-Round E-15 Is Coming
President Donald Trump says the summertime ban on higher ethanol blends is a “ridiculous rule.” However, SP Global Dot Com says during a press conference last Thursday, he didn’t give any new timeline for giving consumers year-round access to E-15. The Environmental Protection Agency says it will issue a final rule allowing summertime E-15 sales by June 1, the official …
Ethanol Report on EPA Proposals and Deadlines
The EPA proposal to allow year-round sales of E15, as well as reform the market for Renewable Identification Numbers (RINS), was announced last month, but the accelerated timeline for the rule means the comment period will be over Monday, April 29th. Reportedly some 25,000 comments have already been made, and Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) Senior Strategic Advisor Bob Dinneen, talks about that and the …
Alabama Fuel Taxes to Rise for First Time Since 1992
Tuesday afternoon, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed legislation that raises the state’s fuel tax rate for the first time since 1992. Known as the Rebuild Alabama Act, the 10 cent increase will mostly go toward roads and bridges. But it will not happen all at once, as will be phased in over three years. The fuel tax will increase by …
Groups Respond to EPA Proposal for Year-Round E15, RINs Reform
Renewable Fuels Association Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) President and CEO Geoff Cooper offered the following statement on EPA’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to allow year-round sales of E15 in conventional gasoline markets and modify Renewable Identification Number (RIN) provisions under the RFS: “Today’s proposed rule means EPA is one step closer to making good on President Trump’s promise to allow …
EPA Proposes Rule to Allow E15 Waiver and to Improve RIN Market Transparency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed regulatory changes to allow gasoline blended with up to 15 percent ethanol (E15) to take advantage of the 1-psi Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) waiver for the summer months that has historically been applied only to E10. EPA is also proposing regulatory changes to modify elements of the renewable identification number (RIN) compliance system …