Clean Fuels Members Gather in Washington for Annual Meeting
Leaders from the biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel industries gathered in Washington D.C. last week for Clean Fuels Alliance America’s annual membership meeting,
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Administration Won’t Finalize 45Z Guidance
Biden administration officials won’t finalize guidelines on new clean fuel production tax credits intended for the airline and biofuel industries before the officials leave office in January. Three sources told Reuters that casts significant doubt on the future of a key piece of the president’s climate goals. The tax credit...
ASA & NOPA Welcome Bipartisan Bill to Boost Domestic Energy
The American Soybean Association and the National Oilseed Processors Association last week hailed the introduction of bipartisan, bicameral legislation to support renewable fuels produced from domestically sourced feedstocks.
The Farmer First Fuel Incentives Act, would restrict eligibility for the Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit to fuels produced from domestic feedstocks and make
Portland to Replace Petroleum Diesel Sales with Biodiesel
Portland’s city council recently voted to phase out petroleum diesel sales and replace the product with biofuels. The policy focuses on diesel fuel, phasing in requirements for cleaner, renewable fuels, with the goal of achieving 99% renewable blend of all diesel fuel sales in Portland by 2030. The rulemakin...
Biofuel Conversation Intensifies In D.C.
Farm State lawmakers and biofuel groups are turning up the heat on the White House to approve year-round E15 sales amid the U.S. embargo of Russian oil and soaring gas prices. The crisis has sparked a fierce push by the biofuels industry and its backers in Congress to renew year-round sales of E15
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Chevron Acquiring Renewable Energy Group
Chevron Corporation and Renewable Energy Group, Inc. announced Monday a definitive agreement under which Chevron will acquire the outstanding shares of Renewable Energy Group. The all-cash transaction is valued at $3.15 billion, or $61.50 per share
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United Plane Flies One Engine on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel
United Airlines flew more than 100 passengers to Washington, D.C. this week on a plane with one engine running on 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel. The Boeing 737 MAX 8 used 500 gallons of sustainable aviation fuel in one engine and the same amount of conventional jet fuel in the other engine to further prove there are no operational differences between the two
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EPA States Position on RFS Exemptions Before the Supreme Court
The Environmental Protection Agency filed a brief with the Supreme Court last week that lays out its new position on the Renewable Fuel Standard. A DTN report says the brief covered EPA’s view of the scope and purpose of the RFS, stating that three refiners who received RFS exemptions in 2017 and 2018 didn’t qualify for them. The U.S.
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EPA Proposal Would Raise Biofuel Mandate in 2020
The EPA is proposing an increase in the biofuels mandate. Two sources with knowledge of the proposal told Reuters that the agency wants to increase the volume of biofuels that refiners must blend annually to 20.04 billion gallons in 2020. Th...
Energy Report Proves Need for Higher Ethanol Blends
The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released its Annual Energy Outlook for 2019 report. Chris Bliley, vice president of regulatory affairs for Growth Energy, said this report underscores the importance of providing lower-cost options at the fuel pump.
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