Category: Policy

Iowa Secretary of Agr awards 108 projects new and expanded biofuel infrastructure support

December 22, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Iowa, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced that the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program (RFIP) Board approved 108 projects during their quarterly meeting on Dec. 17 to support new and expanded biofuel infrastructure projects across the state. The approved projects are in 46 counties and represent nearly $4.59 million in total requests, including $3,987,039.12 for 93 ethanol-related projects and […]

Growth Energy urges appeals courts to reject refiners’ attempts to circumvent SRE ruling

December 18, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Colorado, Growth Energy filed briefs in the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 10th and 11th Circuits urging the courts to reject attempts by refiners to circumvent recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent on venue by bringing challenges to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) August 2025 small refinery exemption (SRE) decision in those two […]

Indonesia moves to clear Bantargebang in two years via waste-to-energy

December 18, 2025 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In Indonesia, Antara reported that the Indonesian government aims to eliminate waste at the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Treatment Facility in Bekasi, West Java, within the next two years through the implementation of a waste-to-energy (WTE) program. “The same approach will apply to Bandung and other regions within two years,” Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli […]

EPA set to finalize 2026 and 2027 biofuel blending mandates in Q1 2026

December 17, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Washington, Reuters reports the Environmental Protection Agency expects to finalize the biofuel blending mandates for 2026 and 2027 during the first quarter of next year. Until the decision about future blending is made, companies are holding back decisions on fuel purchases, hedging positions as well as investments. A notice filed with the U.S Court […]

ePure supports end to EU-Mercosur trade deal

December 16, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Belgium, ePure says that if a trade deal takes 25 years to negotiate and still isn’t right, perhaps that’s a sign it should be scrapped. Even after all this time and effort to drag it across the finishing line, the EU-Mercosur agreement remains a bad deal for the EU renewable ethanol sector, for European […]

Coalition supports reinstatement of $1 biodiesel blenders tax credit

December 15, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Washington, NATSO, the national association representing America’s travel plazas and truck stops, SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers, the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), the National Energy & Fuels Institute (NEFI) and Sustainable Advanced Biofuel Refiners (SABR) applauded Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) for introducing the “Consumer Relief and Opportunities for Producers Act” (S. 3297) that […]

German cabinet approves draft biofuels law

December 14, 2025 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In Germany, Reuters reported that Germany’s cabinet approved a draft biofuels law which will allow continued use of food and animal feed as biofuel ingredients. Germany’s program to cut greenhouse gases includes blending biofuels, such as biodiesel and bioethanol, with fossil fuels to reduce emissions from road vehicles. Oil companies have greenhouse gas reduction targets, […]

UK extends Green Gas Support Scheme by two years

December 11, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In the UK, new regulations are expected to come into effect in early 2026 to extend the commissioning window of the Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS) to March 31, 2030. Subject to parliamentary scrutiny, applicants have an additional two-years to commission plants and begin injecting biomethane into the gas grid. The UK’s Green Gas Support […]

Bipartisan House bill seeks to boost SAF

December 10, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Washington, U.S. Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) — alongside Representatives Mike Flood (R-NE-01), Troy Carter (D-LA-02), and Tracey Mann (R-KS-01) — introduced the Securing America’s Fuels (SAF) Act, bipartisan legislation designed to strengthen the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry, create economic opportunities for farmers, and reduce emissions in the transportation sector. The sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) […]

Oil state senators call on EPA to not reallocate SRA compliance to refineries

December 9, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Washington, U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) led a letter with colleagues from the Senate calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to support President Trump’s American energy dominance agenda by preventing unfair reallocation of compliance costs onto oil refineries in Utah and across the country. U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Mike Crapo (R-ID), […]

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