Suspicious Chinese Frying Oil Hurting US Biofuels Business
China is flooding the U.S. with used cooking oil that the biofuel industry says may be tainted, hurting American farmers and President Joe Biden’s push to promote climate-friendly energy.
May 7, 2024ATA, 8 Others Ask EPA to Adjust Biofuel Output Volumes
Renewable fuel production targets are too low to sustain the sector and have resulted in shuttered biofuel companies, a consortium of trade associations stated in a letter to EPA's Michael Regan.
Biden’s Biofuel Push Risks Dethroning Corn as King of Crops
American farmers will plant more corn than soybeans in 2024 — as they have in most years for over a century. But beyond that, a green diesel boom threatens to dethrone the king of all crops.
EPA, DOE Offer $9.4 Million Grant to Develop New Biofuels
A new partnership has been formed between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy to release $9.4 million in grants to develop future advanced biofuels.
Nevada Lands Renewable Diesel Production, Distribution Hub
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo approved $11.7 million in tax abatements for Edgewood Renewables to help it create a biofuel refinery hub that would produce renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel.
Treasury Issues Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Rules
The Biden administration released long-awaited guidance on Dec. 15 around tax credits for aviation fuel that reduces emissions of greenhouse gases compared with fuel made from crude oil.
US Readies Guidance on Sustainable Jet Fuel Tax Policy
The Biden administration as early as Dec. 15 will release policy guidance that will help determine the economic viability of producing lower-emitting jet fuel from corn and other crops.
December 13, 2023Clean Fuel Demand Pushing Biofuel Growth
U.S. biofuel production is burgeoning in the race to meet federal and state government mandates to lower heavy truck emissions.
EPA Final Biofuel Volume Rule Slammed by Ag Interests
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and others said the Environmental Protection Agency's final rule establishing biofuel volumes in its Renewable Fuel Standard program fail to reflect reality.
Canola Producers Look to Expand Output for Biofuels
U.S. canola producers are seeking to expand their output since the EPA recently OK’d the plant oil be included among acceptable biofuels in its green energy renewable fuel standard program.