Biofuels Buzz August

CFO SYSTEMS JOINS MN BIO-FUELS

Burnsville, Aug 30 - CFO Systems LLC has joined the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels) as a vendor member. Headquartered in Omaha, NE, CFO Systems provides fractional CFOs, controllers, senior accountants, human resources, operations and procurement executives as well recruiting. It also provides strategic planning and turnarounds. Read More

MN BIO-FUELS COMMENDS STATE LEADERSHIP FOR SUPPORTING AG'S ROLE IN REDUCING EMISSIONS IN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY

MN Bio-Fuels commends Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen for his leadership advocating for the participation of agriculture and biofuel producers in decarbonizing the aviation sector in a recent letter to US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Read More

MN BIO-FUELS HOST CONGRESSIONAL BIOFUELS TOUR PARTICIPANTS IN MN

MN Bio-Fuels, in collaboration with the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA), hosted congressional and federal agency staffers on Aug 16 and 17 when the latter’s 2023 Biofuels Science and Sustainability Tour participants visited Minnesota. Read More

MN BIO-FUELS & KS95 PROMOTE E15 IN NEW HOPE

On Aug 10, we held a joint E15 promotion with KS95 FM at a Holiday station in New Hope. Drivers who fueled up with E15 won prizes such as $20 in cash, tickets to Minnesota United, tickets to the St Paul Saints, Applebee’s gift cards and KS95 merchandise. The station in New Hope is located at 7201 Bass Lake Road. Read More

MN BIO-FUELS MODERATES PANEL AT ACE 2023 CONFERENCE

MN Bio-Fuels' executive director, Brian Werner, moderated a panel on the Inflation Reduction Act's (IRA) benefits to the biofuels industry at the American Coalition for Ethanol's 2023 Conference in Minneapolis on Aug 24. The panel included Donna Funk, principal partner at Pinion, Mel Schwarz, director of legislative affairs at Eide Bailly LLP, and Bradley Pederson, partner at Christianson PLLP. Read More

NEWS & BLOGS IN AUGUST

56 Million Gallons Of E15 Sold In MN In 1H2023 The volume sold in the first half of 2023 was 17 percent higher than the volume sold during the same period in 2022. Read More

MN Bio-Fuels Signs Letter Urging EPA To Finalize Governors' Petition We were among a group of state renewable fuel associations urging to the EPA to approve the governors' petition for year-round E15. Read More

Grants Available To Boost Biofuels At MN Service Stations The AGRI Biofuels Infrastructure Grant Program will award up to $3.35 million to increase access to E15 and higher blends. Read More

Fluid Quip Technologies DCO Technology Achieving Record Corn Oil Yields The company's patented DCO technology is achieving record yields at the ACE Ethanol plant in Wisconsin. Read More

MN Bio-Fuels Testimony At Farm Bill Listening Session Our executive director, Brian Werner, testified at the US House Ag Committee Farm Bill Listening Session at Farm Fest in early August. Read More

Glacial Lakes Drives To Reduce Carbon Footprint With Whitefox Glacial Lakes Energy will install Whitefox's ICE membrane dehydration system at its plant in Mina, SD. Read More

US Exports Nearly 112 Million Gallons Of Ethanol In June The US exported ethanol to nearly three dozen countries in June. Canada was the top destination for U.S. ethanol exports at 50.81 million gallons. Read More

Novozymes Reports 26 Percent Increase In Bioenergy Sales For Q2 For the half year ended June 30, Novozymes said bioenergy sales were up 27 percent. Read More