Category: Policy

Coalition thanks Senate for proposal to restore 45Z for SAF and advanced biofuels

June 30, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Virginia, NATSO, representing truck stops and travel centers, American Trucking Associations (ATA), Association of American Railroads (AAR), National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), National Energy & Fuels Institute, Sustainable Advanced Biofuel Refiners (SABR), and SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers, commended the Senate Finance Committee for its tax reform package that would establish equal tax […]

Brazil raises biofuel levels

June 29, 2025 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In Brazil, Reuters reported that Brazil’s National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) approved increasing the level of biofuels mixed into fossil fuels. From August 1, the proportion of ethanol to be mixed in gasoline will rise to 30% from 27%, and the amount of biodiesel in diesel increases to 15% from 14%, said Pietro Mendes, oil […]

Biodiesel coalition praise Senate Finance Committee for changes to 45Z credit proposals

June 26, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Washington, biodiesel stakeholders praised members of the Senate Finance Committee for their work to make improvements to the Clean Fuels Production Credit (Section 45Z). The coalition includes Sustainable Advanced Biofuel Refiners (SABR); NATSO, representing travel centers and truck stops; American Trucking Associations (ATA); Illinois Soybean Growers; National Energy & Fuels Institute (NEFI); SIGMA: America’s […]

Latvian Parliament reviewing Transport Energy Bill with potential to boost biofuels

June 25, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Latvia, the Saeima (Parliament) reviewing Transport Energy Bill (TEL) prepared by the Ministry of Climate and Energy (CEMI). The transport sector is the largest source of emissions in Latvia, which accounts for about 37% of the total non-ETS emissions. The aim of the regulation is to provide the opportunity to produce fuel here in […]

Government of India worried Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh’s ethanol levies will stymie blending mandate

June 24, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In India, AsiaNet reports the Government of India is concerned that Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh have all put on additional levies to ethanol which could negatively impact the goal to increase ethanol blending. Legal and policy concerned are also raised because ethanol is subject to GST. The Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas […]

Brazil to vote on increasing ethanol blending to 30% on Wednesday

June 23, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Brazil, the Minister of Mines and Energy announced last week that he should include on the agenda of the next extraordinary meeting of the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) the proposal to increase the anhydrous ethanol blend in gasoline from 27% to 30%. According to the minister, the meeting should be held later this […]

Ontario province seeks to leverage hydrogen to power growth and energy security

June 22, 2025 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In Canada, the Ontario government announced its plans to expand the province’s hydrogen energy advantage to ensure the province has affordable, secure, reliable and clean energy to build new homes and support economic growth. “Ontario is taking bold action to build an energy system that supports jobs and powers the province’s economic growth – now […]

American Soybean Association disappointed by Senate’s proposal on 45Z tax credit

June 19, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Washington, the American Soybean Association expressed disappointment in the Senate Finance Committee’s budget reconciliation text that made significant modifications to the House-passed Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit language. The Senate Finance Committee text reverts on the progress made in the House to support U.S. farmer-driven domestic biofuels by removing a key provision to […]

Supreme Court rules SREs should be decided in DC U.S. Court of Appeals

June 18, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Washington, Reuters reports the Supreme Court decided the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is the correct court to hear cases by small refiners fighting decisions made by the Environmental Protection Agency regarding exemption applications. The 7-2 ruling determined that the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where […]

ABA applauds Senate Finance Committee for supportive budget reconciliation language

June 17, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Washington, Michael McAdams, President of the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA), issued the following statement on the release of the Senate Finance Committee’s budget reconciliation language: “By including provisions to bolster the U.S. biofuels industry, the Senate Finance Committee has laid a robust foundation to achieve our shared goal of American energy dominance. The ABFA commends […]

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