Listed below are RFA press releases for 2005.
- EPA Takes Important First Step In RFS Implementation
December 27, 2005 View - U.S. Ethanol Industry Continues Tremendous Growth
October Production Sets Yet Another New Record December 21, 2005 View - First Stage of Ethanol Project Breaks Ground
Mid America Agri Products/Wheatland Starts Construction Near Madrid, NE December 18, 2005 View - RFA President Discusses Recently Released California Energy Commission Study
December 12, 2005 View - VeraSun Celebrates Official Start-Up of Fort Dodge Facility
December 8, 2005 View - RFA PRESIDENT REASSURES BP CEO ON MISGIVINGS ABOUT ETHANOL
Sends Letter Inviting Sir John Browne to Visit U.S. Ethanol Facility December 7, 2005 View - Abengoa Bioenergy Expands U.S. Ethanol Production
December 6, 2005 View - Nebraska Continues To Grow Ethanol Industry
Val-E Ethanol Breaks Ground Near Ord December 4, 2005 View - FTC FINDS ETHANOL INDUSTRY “NOT UNDULY CONCENTRATED”
Energy Bill-Required Report Shows Ethanol Industry Very Competitive December 4, 2005 View - Nebraska Adds New Ethanol Plant To Roster
November 30, 2005 View - U.S. Ethanol Industry Surpasses First Year Goal of RFS
September Production Sets New Record, Soars Over 4 Billion Gallons Annually November 24, 2005 View - Testimony of Bill Honnef, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, VeraSun Energy Corporation
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee November 15, 2005 View - Ethanol Industry to Highlight Advances Before Senate Committee
Industry Leader to Focus on Ethanol’s Growth as a Motor Fuel November 14, 2005 View - RFA President Discusses Future Ethanol Feedstocks
November 14, 2005 View - RFA Welcomes Legislative Effort to Promote Flex Fuel Vehicles
November 9, 2005 View - RFA Launches New Multimedia Feature
Audio/Video Clips Highlight News Important to the Ethanol Industry November 7, 2005 View - Missouri’s Fourth Ethanol Plant Breaks Ground
November 6, 2005 View - New Nebraska Ethanol Plant Under Construction
November 3, 2005 View - Amaizing Energy Begins Ethanol Production
November 3, 2005 View - Central Indiana Ethanol, LLC Begins Construction
November 3, 2005 View - First Coal-Powered Plant Breaks Ground In Minnesota
November 3, 2005 View - Ethanol Production Continues Rapid Growth
October 23, 2005 View - RFA Salutes Nebraska Energy’s Decade of Production
Ethanol Industry Has Grown by Nearly 3 Billion Gallons in Last 10 Years October 19, 2005 View - History Proves the Need for Further Growth of Renewable Fuels
Oil Embargo a Precursor of Problems to Come October 16, 2005 View - Prairie Ethanol, LLC, Breaks Ground in South Dakota
Facility’s Expected Annual Production Would Put S.D. Well Over 500 Million Gallons Annually October 11, 2005 View - Ron Miller Elected Chair of Renewable Fuels Association
Miller Takes Over Industry on the Rise October 6, 2005 View - RFA Elects Board of Directors and Officers
Renewable Fuels Foundation Also Gets New Leadership October 6, 2005 View - Matt Hartwig Joins RFA as Communications Director
Hartwig Brings Hill and Ag Background to Ethanol Job October 2, 2005 View - Front Range Energy, LLC Begins Construction On Ethanol Plant in Colorado
Colorado Has One Plant In Operation and Two Plants Under Construction September 27, 2005 View - Ethanol Production Jumps For Second Straight Month
Ethanol Industry Sets All-Time Monthly Production Record in July September 22, 2005 View - US BioEnergy Corporation Begins Construction On Michigan Ethanol Plant
Michigan Has One Ethanol Plant in Operation and 3 Under Construction September 14, 2005 View - The Andersons Albion Ethanol LLC Begins Construction On Ethanol Plant in Michigan
Michigan Has One Plant In Operation and Three Plants Under Construction September 14, 2005 View - Prairie Horizon Agri-Energy Begins Construction On Ethanol Plant in Kansas
Kansas Has Seven Plants In Operation and One Plant Under Construction September 13, 2005 View - Heartland Grain Fuels Begins Expansion at Huron, South Dakota Ethanol Plant
Project Will More Than Double Size of Plant September 12, 2005 View - VeraSun Fort Dodge Begins Production at 110-Million Gallon Ethanol Plant in Iowa
Iowa Has 18 Ethanol Plants in Operation and 7 Under Construction September 7, 2005 View - Iroquois Bio-Energy Company, LLC Begins Construction of Indiana Ethanol Plant
Indiana Has One Ethanol Plant in Operation and One Under Construction August 31, 2005 View - Ethanol Demand Soars as Petroleum Prices Increase According to New Data
Ethanol Industry Sets All-Time Monthly Demand/Production Records in June August 28, 2005 View - Midwest Grain Processors Begins Construction of Michigan Ethanol Plant
Michigan Has One Ethanol Plant in Operation and One Under Construction August 24, 2005 View - New Jersey Becomes 25th State to Ban MTBE
Ethanol Can Replace Lost Octane August 18, 2005 View - President Bush Signs Historic Energy Bill Into Law
Legislation Will Reshape the Rural Economy and Renewable Fuels Industries August 7, 2005 View - VeraSun Energy Corp. Completes Expansion at South Dakota Ethanol Plant
Project Added 20 Million Gallons of Annual Capacity August 4, 2005 View - Abengoa Bioenergy Corp. Completes Expansion at Portales, New Mexico Ethanol Plant
Project Doubled Size of Plant August 1, 2005 View - Senate Passage of Conference Energy Bill Sends Strong Biofuels Package To President for Signature
Bush Has Indicated He’ll Sign the Measure Into Law July 28, 2005 View - House Passes Strong Biofuels Package in Conference Energy Bill
Senate Expected to Vote Later Tonight July 27, 2005 View - House-Senate Conference Committee Adopts Strong Biofuels Tax Provisions in Comprehensive Energy Legislation
Policy and Tax Provision Make Energy Bill Strongest Ever July 26, 2005 View - House-Senate Conference Committee Adopts Strong Biofuels Package in Comprehensive Energy Legislation
Bill Would Double Ethanol Use by 2012 July 25, 2005 View - Ethanol Industry Sets Record Production for May
Month-to-Month Ethanol Production/Stocks Fall July 25, 2005 View - Ag, Enviro, Consumer, Auto, and Renewable Fuels Groups Urge Energy Bill Conference to Adopt 8 Billion Gallon RFS
Robust RFS Will Enhance Economy, National Security July 17, 2005 View - Red Trail Energy, LLC Begins Construction on Ethanol Plant in North Dakota
North Dakota Has Two Existing Ethanol Plants July 6, 2005 View - Senate Adopts Strong Biofuels Package in Comprehensive Energy Legislation
Policy and Tax Provision Make Senate Energy Bill Strongest Ever June 27, 2005 View - Ethanol Industry Sets Record Production for April
Ethanol Production/Use Falls to Lowest Level of Year Despite Attractive Economics June 26, 2005 View - East Kansas Agri-Energy Begins Ethanol Production
Kansas Has 7 Ethanol Plants June 21, 2005 View - US BioEnergy Corporation Begins Construction On Iowa Ethanol Plant
Iowa Has 17 Ethanol Plants and 8 Under Construction June 16, 2005 View - Senate Includes 8 Billion Gallons Per Year Renewable Fuels Standard in Comprehensive Energy Legislation
Effort to Weaken RFS Was Defeated by Wide Margin June 14, 2005 View - Bush Highlights Importance of Ethanol As Senate Passes Robust Renewable Fuels Standard
As Senate Begins Work, Bush Calls for Energy Bill By August June 14, 2005 View - EPA Upholds Efficacy of Ethanol Use in Cleaner Burning Gasoline
June 1, 2005 View PDF - Liquid Resources Begins Ethanol Production
Plant Becomes Only Ethanol Producer in State of Ohio May 30, 2005 View - Ethanol Industry Sets Record Production for March
Ethanol Use Dips Slightly Despite Lower Prices May 25, 2005 View - Senate Energy Committee Passes Comprehensive Energy Legislation Including Renewable Fuels Standard of 8 Billion Gallons Per Year
Sen. Domenici Wins High Marks for Process and Outcome of Energy Bill May 25, 2005 View - Senate Energy Committee Adopts Bipartisan Renewable Fuels Standard of 8 Billion Gallons Per Year
Talent-Johnson-Dorgan-Salazar Amendment Marks Dramatic Progress Toward Enacting Robust RFS in Comprehensive Energy Legislation May 24, 2005 View - Economic Analysis Highlights Major Economic Impact of 8 Billion Gallon RFS
RFA Calls for Senate to Pass 8 Billion Gallon RFS May 22, 2005 View - Historic Coalition of Ag, Consumer, Auto, Environmental, Union, and Renewable Fuel Producers Urge Senate Energy Committee to Adopt 8 Billion Gallon Renewable Fuels Standard
Senators Talent, Johnson and Dorgan to Offer 8 Billion Gallon Amendment May 22, 2005 View - Pine Lake Corn Processors, LLC Begins Production at Iowa Plant
Iowa Has 17 Ethanol Plants and 7 Under Construction May 16, 2005 View - Ethanol Industry Praises Bush Comments on Biofuels as Senate Works on Energy Bill
Promoting Ethanol/Biodiesel One of Four Pillars of President’s Energy Policy May 15, 2005 View - Hawkeye Renewables, LLC Begins Construction on Second Plant in Iowa
Iowa Has 16 Ethanol Plants and 8 Under Construction May 11, 2005 View - Sterling Ethanol, LLC Begins Construction
Plant Will Be First Large-Scale Plant in Colorado May 10, 2005 View - RFA and NCGA Endorse Flexible Fuel Vehicle Legislation
Under Sen. Dayton Bill, All Cars Sold in U.S. Would Be Capable of Using E85 May 9, 2005 View - Northstar Ethanol, LLC Begins Production
Minnesota Has 14 Plants in Operation and 2 Under Construction May 8, 2005 View - Horizon Ethanol, LLC Begins Construction
Iowa Has 16 Ethanol Plants and 7 Under Construction April 27, 2005 View - Ethanol Industry Sets Record Production in February
No Fuel Ethanol Imported During February April 24, 2005 View - Frontier Ethanol, LLC Begins Construction
Iowa Has 16 Ethanol Plants and 6 Under Construction April 20, 2005 View - Ethanol Industry Praises Bush Comments on Ethanol As Congress Gears Up for Energy Bill Debate
House to Debate Energy Bill This Week April 17, 2005 View - House Energy Committee Moves Energy Bill Forward
Support for RFS Grows April 13, 2005 View - Bipartisan House Bill Would Set RFS at 8 Billion Gallons Per Year
Nationwide Poll of U.S. Voters Shows Widespread Support for RFS, Biodiesel Tax Incentive April 11, 2005 View - Rosholt, South Dakota Ethanol Plant Restarts Production Under New Ownership
North Country Ethanol Brings States’ Total to 11 Ethanol Plants In Operation April 4, 2005 View - Record Ethanol Use Continues in January 2005
January Production Sets All-Time Record April 3, 2005 View - Bipartisan Bill Would Set RFS at 8 Billion Gallons Per Year
Lugar/Harkin Bill Makes Other Important Changes to RFS Package March 16, 2005 View - Senate EPW Legislation a Step Forward for RFS
Thune Spearheads Successful Effort to Increase RFS Size March 15, 2005 View - Indy Racing League Announces Switch to Ethanol in 2006
Great American Race Will Be Powered by Great American Fuel March 4, 2005 View - Voyager Ethanol, LLC Begins Production
Iowa Has 16 Ethanol Plants and 5 Under Construction February 24, 2005 View - U.S. Ethanol Industry Sets Annual Production Record of 3.4 Billion Gallons in 2004
Record Ethanol Demand Also Set in the U.S. Last Year February 22, 2005 View - Mid-Missouri Energy, Inc. Begins Production At Ethanol Plant
Missouri Has 3 Ethanol Plants in Operation February 17, 2005 View - RFA Urges House to Expand Volume of Ethanol in RFS
RFS Schedule Should Allow Smooth Transition from Current Policies February 15, 2005 View - Record Year Highlighted in RFA’s Ethanol Industry Outlook 2005
February 7, 2005 View - National Ethanol Conference State of Industry Speech Highlighted Ethanol’s Role in Promoting Freedoms
February 7, 2005 View - Royal Dutch/Shell Touts Ethanol’s Role in Achieving “Sustainable Mobility” at National Ethanol Conference
February 7, 2005 View - Ethanol Industry Applaud's President Bush's Commitment to Passing Energy Bill, Promoting Ethanol
Energy Bill with RFS would Enhance Energy Security February 2, 2005 View - Minnesota Governor Pawlenty and GM E85 Vehicle Giveaway Added to Highlights of RFA’s National Ethanol Conference
January 31, 2005 View - U.S. Ethanol Industry Produces All-Time Monthly Record in November
January 24, 2005 View - Abengoa Bioenergy Corp. Begins Expansion at Portales, New Mexico Ethanol Plant
January 3, 2005 View
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