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On April 8, 2016, Reuters reported that Argentina is planning on increasing the required percentage of ethanol in gasoline from 12 percent to 26 percent. Specific targets have not yet been created for increasing the required ethanol blend, but Argentina has been increasing the required ethanol percentage to reduce energy deficits and boost its economy. Argentina first created an ethanol mandate ...

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Increasing mandates for minimum blends of ethanol in gasoline require terminal managers, distributors, fleet managers, regulators and tax enforcement agencies to be able to quickly and accurately measure the percent ethanol in gasoline. The new InfraCal Ethanol Blend Analyzer from Wilks Enterprise, Inc. provides ethanol blend measurements in under a minute. This portable, rugged, compact ...

By AMETEK Spectro Scientific

The European Renewable Ethanol Association (ePURE) has today filed a complaint with the European Commission's office of complaints with a view to stopping the circumvention of EL) anti-dumping duties on fuel ethanol. Following the European Union's imposition of anti-dumping duties on imported US fuel ethanol in February 2013, a new pattern of trade from the US to Europe has developed. US ...

By European Renewable Ethanol Association (ePURE)

International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo 2023 Jun 12, 2023 - Jun 14, 2023 CHI Health Center, Omaha NE - USA Both number 509 Now in its 39th year, the FEW provides the global ethanol industry with cutting-edge content and unparalleled networking opportunities in a dynamic business-to-business environment. The FEW is the largest, longest running ethanol ...

By ENVEA

On August 29, 2016, the Energy Regulatory Commission of Mexico (CRE) published fuel regulation NOM-016-CRE-2016 in the Mexican Federal Register. This fuel standard allows for the blending and sale of up to 5.8 percent ethanol in the nation's fuel supply outside of Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey. These new regulations will go into effect 60 days after publication of the bill, marking ...

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Following an opinion of the European Commission that will put an effective end to the circumvention of EU anti-­‐dumping duties on US fuel ethanol through Norway, the European Renewable Ethanol Association (ePURE) has today withdrawn its request for an anti-­‐circumvention investigation. Because the ethanol was mixed with gasoline in Norway the resulting product was declared ...

By European Renewable Ethanol Association (ePURE)

The number of motor vehicles in the world is constantly growing, along with the consumption of fuel. This causes the growing harmful emissions. One of the ways to tackle this problem is to replace the traditional fossil fuel with gasoline containing various additives. Using ethanol to produce fuel increases octane number and reduces the amount of harmful emissions by 30-50%. Regular refined ...

By GlobeCore - Biodiesel Division

The ethanol industry’s push to expand the use of ethanol through blender pump technology got a boost today. According to a Dresser Wayne press release, Underwriters Laboratory (UL) has approved the use of the company’s Ovation Eco Fuel dispenser for use with up to 25 percent ethanol blends (e25). UL has been working to certify various pump dispensing equipment for use with higher level blends, ...

By Renewable Fuels Association (RFA)

A new ASTM International specification is the first standard to identify the protocols necessary to blend mid-level ethanol fuels at the terminal and retail level that equal the fuel quality and performance expected from fuels meeting other ASTM fuel specifications. The new standard, D7794, Practice for Blending Mid-Level Ethanol Fuel Blends for Flexible-Fuel Vehicles with Automotive ...

By ASTM International

Extending the tax incentives for ethanol, regardless of feedstock, would save 112,000 jobs from being lost. That is nearly 30% of the 400,000 jobs ethanol production helps support today. Failure to extend the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) would reduce U.S. ethanol production capacity by 38% and eliminate tens of thousands of jobs in rural communities already hemorrhaging employment ...

By Renewable Fuels Association (RFA)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it expects to make a final determination in mid-2010 regarding whether to increase the allowable ethanol content in fuel. In a letter sent today to Growth Energy – a bio fuels industry association that had asked EPA to grant a waiver that would allow for the use of up to 15 percent of ethanol in gasoline – the agency said that ...

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

On September 21, 2016, Pannonia Ethanol, a Hungarian biofuels company, spoke out against the European Commission's (EC) Low-Emission Mobility Strategy . The strategy recognizes the importance of biofuels in reducing road emissions, and plans on replacing ethanol that is currently being blended into traditional fuels with advanced biofuels. This has spurred concerns for the ethanol industry, as ...

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

With temperatures rising, millions of Americans will hit the highway for road trips and family fun. As the summer driving season kicks into high gear, Americans are embracing higher blends of ethanol in gasoline as a proven cost-effective solution to save dollars at the pump. According to the Department of Energy, more than nine million Flex Fuel vehicles (FFV) were on the road in 2011, with an ...

By Growth Energy

What: BBI International is holding their 27th annual Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW). BBI International, the world's leading producer of renewable fuel conferences and media, will be featuring Brian France, NASCAR CEO, as the keynote speaker. Who: Brian France is the CEO of NASCAR. NASCAR is the largest spectator sport in the world. The NASCAR national touring series schedules are ...

By BBI International

In an ongoing effort to best serve the U.S. ethanol industry, BBI International and the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) are proud to announce that ACE has joined the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW) as a Supporting Organization. In recent years, ACE paired its annual conference with a trade show. This year, to better serve ACE members, ACE will partner with BBI as a ...

By BBI International

Updated analysis conducted by economists at Iowa State University and the University of Wisconsin shows that the domestic ethanol industry has become an integral part of the U.S. transportation fuels sector. Ethanol production has reduced wholesale gas prices by 25 cents per gallon on average over the past decade, the paper's authors concluded. Previous analysis showed a 14-cent-reduction in gas ...

By BBI International

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation Gina McCarthy will hold a press conference call today, at 1:30 p.m. EDT, to discuss an announcement on ethanol. Due to limited lines, this call is for credentialed media only. Reporters wishing to join the call should dial 888-539–8821 and give the conference ID, number 17982902. Callers dialing ...

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

This week, President Obama will deliver his first State of the Union Address that will focus in large measure on job creation. The President will rightly target new public and private investments in clean energy and green jobs. As a longtime supporter of American biofuels such as ethanol, he knows that these investments reap rich returns in employment opportunities, economic growth, energy ...

By Renewable Fuels Association (RFA)

With increasing consumer demand for higher blends of ethanol, following the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval of E15 for commercial sale, several fuel dispensing equipment manufacturers have introduced new products for retailers to modify existing fuel dispensers to accommodate higher ethanol blends. Increased availability of higher ethanol blends will provide Americans with a ...

By Growth Energy

The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA) congratulates Gale’s Gas Bars on its debut of E30 gasoline in Ontario. Gale’s has sixteen sites throughout Niagara and E30 will be offered at 143 Welland Avenue, in St. Catharines, beginning October 16, 2014. E30 is a blend of 30 per cent ethanol and 70 per cent petroleum fuel for use in “FlexFuel” vehicles, which are ...

By Radiometrics Corporation (formerly Atmospheric Systems Corporation)