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US EIA: Iowa produced more than one-quarter of all US-produced fuel ethanol in 2018

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In 2018, Iowa produced 4.21 In all, twenty-five states produced fuel ethanol in 2018. Source: US Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data System (SEDS): 1960-2018, June 2020. Fuel ethanol is used as an oxygenate in gasoline and to produce E-85 fuel.

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VERBIO begins production of biomethane from corn stover in Iowa; first-large scale plant in US

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VERBIO has commenced production at its new plant in Nevada, Iowa. VERBIO acquired the mothballed cellulosic ethanol plant from DuPont, the previous operator, at the end of 2018. It was our first major foreign investment and our entry into the North American market.

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34 states produced a total of 1.9 billion gallons of biodiesel in 2018

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billion gallons of biodiesel was produced in the United States in 2018 with production in 34 states, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Iowa was the lead producer with 365 million gallons (19%), followed by Texas and Missouri with 227 and 216 million gallons, respectively. A total of 1.9

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As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

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This brief study analyzes, for each individual state, the changes from 2018 to 2020 in the use of coal (one of the two most polluting energy sources) to generate electricity. This study is an update of a study that examined the changes from 2008 to 2018. Natural gas. Geothermal. Therefore, the data for 2008 are included here as well.

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EPA proposes slight ease in 2018 renewable fuel volumes compared to 2017; gearing up for future reset

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule setting the minimum amount of renewable fuels that must be supplied to the market in calendar year 2018 under the Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) program. The biomass-based diesel standard for 2019 would be maintained at the 2018 levels of 2.1 Proposed 2018.

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China to expand production and use of ethanol; 2020 E10 mandate would make China 3rd largest ethanol consumer

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Achieving this target would require ethanol consumption in China, the largest motor vehicle market in the world, to at least quadruple within the next three years, according to an analysis by the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University. 2018 fuel ethanol production is forecast at 1.04

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EPA proposes biofuel requirements for 2019

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt issued a proposed rule under the Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) program that would set the minimum amount of renewable fuels that must be supplied to the market in calendar year 2019, as well as the biomass based diesel volume standard for calendar year 2020.

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