Biofuels Buzz September 2019

NRHEG HIGH SCHOOL TOURS GUARDIAN ENERGY

Sixteen students from New Richland Heartland Ellendale Geneva High School (NRHEG) toured Guardian Energy on Sept 30 to learn more about renewable energy production. The students, grades 10 to 12, were briefed on the various processes of ethanol production at the plant, which produces 150 million gallons of ethanol a year.

NEW ULM HS TOURS HEARTLAND CORN PRODUCTS

Ten students from New Ulm High School toured Heartland Corn Products on Sept 24 to learn about clean renewable Minnesota energy. Read More

FRIDLEY DRIVERS WIN WITH E15

MN Biofuels & KS95 FM at Holiday on University Ave in Fridley

MN Biofuels and KS95 FM teamed up Sept 12 at the Holiday on University Ave to reward drivers who chose E15. During the hour-long promotion from 12 pm to 1 pm, over 25 drivers who fueled up with E15 were rewarded with prizes. Read More

WHITEFOX JOINS MNBIOFUELS

Membrane technology provider, Whitefox Technologies Ltd, has joined MN Biofuels as a vendor member. Read More

NEWS IN SEPTEMBER

More E15 Rewards For Fridley Drivers On Sept 27, MN Biofuels and KS95 FM teamed up to promote E15 at Bona Bros Minnoco in Fridley. Read More

Increased Use Of Biofuels In MN Needed To Achieve Emissions Goals In a report released earlier this month, MnDOT said Minnesota's legislature should consider strengthening Minnesota's Petroleum Replacement Goals through additional mandates and incentives to ensure that higher blends of biofuels are available. Read More

Congressional Biofuels Caucus Urges EPA To Address Gallons Lost From SREs Members of the Congressional Biofuels Caucus – which includes MN Reps. Collin Peterson, Angie Craig and Jim Hagedorn – sent a letter to the EPA urging Administrator Andrew Wheeler to address the damage caused by the agency’s issuance of small refinery exemptions. Read More

RFS Saves Consumers At Pump, Enhances Energy Security A new study from energy policy expert Dr. Philip K. Verleger, Jr., has found that consumers save 22 cents on every gallon of gas thanks to the RFS. Read More

Gov. Walz Signs Executive Order Establishing Governor's Biofuels Council Gov. Walz has established the Governor’s Biofuels Council to advise the Governor and Cabinet on policy and budget proposals to foster the growth of the Minnesota biofuel industry. Read More

6.82 Million Gallons Of E15 Sold In July E15 sales in Minnesota in July were the second highest monthly volume ever recorded in the state, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Commerce. Read More

Klobuchar, Duckworth Lead Colleagues In Urging President To Help Rural Americans The Senators have asked the President to rescind the 31 recently-approved small refinery waivers. Read More

Sen. Tina Smith Weighs In On Volatile Ethanol Economics Sen. Smith says ethanol is a vital part of Minnesota's economy. Read More

Walz: Exempting Refineries From Biofuel Requirements Is A Kick In The Gut To Farmers The hardship created by the small refinery exemptions has depressed demand and prices for biofuels, writes Gov. Tim Walz. Read More

Yancey Delivers D3MAX Project Update D3MAX has partnered with Ace Ethanol in Stanley, Wisconsin, to construct a cellulosic ethanol plant, which is expected to start up in October. Read More