Category: Policy

Rep. Hinson introduces Defend the Blend Act to keep EPA from reducing 2020 RVO

November 24, 2021 | Meghan Sapp

In Washington, Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-01), alongside Congressman Rodney Davis (IL-13), Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02), and Congressman Ron Kind (WI-03), introduced the bipartisan Defend the Blend Act, legislation to prohibit the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from reducing the minimum applicable volume of biofuels into transportation fuel once the Renewable Volume Obligations (RVO) levels are […]

Biofuel and ag groups welcome Build Back Better as it goes to the Senate

November 23, 2021 | Meghan Sapp

In Washington, Growth Energy, the National Biodiesel Board, National Corn Growers Association, National Farmers Union, and the Renewable Fuels Association thanked Congress for efforts to “build new markets for farmers and biofuel producers and help lower the carbon intensity of agriculture.” In a joint letter to the chairs of the House and Senate agriculture committees, […]

ACE supports new policies that pay farmers and ethanol producers to reach net-zero

November 22, 2021 | Meghan Sapp

In Washington, during its November 10, 2021 meeting, the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) Board of Directors voted to support new policies that credit farmers and ethanol producers for activities helping ethanol reach net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by mid-century. THE RESOLUTION: The ACE Board of Directors supports the adoption of policies at the state […]

TotalEnergies partners with Suriname government to preserve forests as carbon sinks

November 20, 2021 | admin

In France, TotalEnergies signed an agreement with the Government of Suriname to provide support for its national strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by preserving forests in the country. This public-private partnership illustrates the alignment between the ambition of TotalEnergies and the Government of Suriname to protect forest ecosystems and biodiversity while benefiting local communities. […]

EPA may allow refiners more time to comply with 2021 and 2022 RVOs

November 18, 2021 | Meghan Sapp

In Washington, Reuters reports the Environmental Protection Agency wants oil refiners to have more time to comply with their renewable volume obligations for 2021 and 2022 as a way to help those refiners who have been shorting the RIN market in hopes for lower mandates. Reuters had previously reported that oil companies were seen shorting […]

RFA calls on Biden Administration to double down on ethanol

November 17, 2021 | Meghan Sapp

In Washington, as the Biden administration continues to explore options for addressing high gas prices, the Renewable Fuels Association sent a letter to the White House late Monday explaining that strong Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volumes and expanded ethanol consumption would help keep pump prices in check. RFA’s letter follows media reports that Biden administration officials may […]

Belfast trialing HVO in city fleet as well as for heating fuel in households

November 16, 2021 | Meghan Sapp

In the UK, Irish News reports the City of Belfast is set to launch a two-month trial testing the use of HVO in a dozen city vehicles while the Housing Executive is also thought to have recently launched a small-scale trial using HVO as heating fuel in homes. Roughly two-thirds of homes in Northern Ireland […]

Some oil refiners playing chicken with Biden Administration by seriously shorting RINs

November 15, 2021 | Meghan Sapp

In Washington, Reuters reports some major oil refiners are building up short positions in the RIN market in hopes the Biden Administration will bail them out rather than have to buy up the credits required to comply with the Renewable Fuel Standard. If Biden doesn’t bail them out, then they are so far in the […]

Secretary of Energy launches “Carbon Negative Shot” to explore atmospheric CO2 removal

November 14, 2021 | admin

In Washington, D.C., U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm announced the U.S. Department of Energy’s new goal to remove gigatons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and durably store it for less than $100/ton of net CO2-equivalent. The “Carbon Negative Shot,” the third target within DOE’s Energy Earthshots Initiative, is the U.S. government’s first […]

Rep. Axne secures $250,000 USDA grant for Elite Octane’s Atlantic plant

November 11, 2021 | Meghan Sapp

In Iowa, Congresswoman Cindy Axne (IA-03) joined USDA’s Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development Xochitl Torres Small at the Elite Octane dry-mill ethanol plant in Atlantic to announce a $250,000 energy efficiency grant funded by the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). The REAP grant will be used by Elite Octane to install a Dryer Exhaust Energy […]

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