In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association welcomed the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s release of an interim rule on Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks. The interim rule establishes guidelines for quantifying, reporting, and verifying the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of corn, sorghum, and other biofuel feedstock crops grown in […]
In Washington, Growth Energy released a roadmap to revitalize rural America, identifying specific policy goals and actions the 119th Congress and the incoming Trump administration should take to unleash American energy dominance through the expanded use of homegrown American ethanol, which holds down gas prices, strengthens our domestic energy production, brings jobs and prosperity to […]
In Switzerland, Hydrocarbon Processing reports the World Trade Organization’s panel brought by Indonesia against the European Union for its alleged trade discrimination against Indonesian palm oil-based biofuel largely supported the EU, but not entirely. The three-person panel ruled that the EU’s logic beyond labeling palm oil as “high risk” from a GHG limiting perspective was […]
In Washington, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released guidance on the Clean Fuels Production Credit (section 45Z) last Friday. Section 45Z provides a tax credit for the production of transportation fuels with lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions below certain levels. The credit is in effect in 2025 and […]
In Canada, the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources said that Member of Parliament Marcus Powlowski, on behalf of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson announced over $7.6 million to support projects and studies aimed at advancing technologies and initiatives that will further strengthen Canada’s clean fuels and alternative fuels sectors. These […]
In Belgium, the European Biodiesel Board (EBB) welcomes the approval of the definitive duties on biodiesel (HVO and FAME) from China by EU member states. In July of last year, the EBB already obtained provisional anti-dumping duties that are currently in force, but were subject to approval of national governments of EU member states. This […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reports Indonesia has decided to limit exports of used cooking oil as well as palm oil residue such as palm oil mill effluent in an effort to retain sufficient feedstock in the country to achieve its new 40% blending mandate. As the levy lobbed on crude palm oil exports are used to […]
In Canada, Tidewater Renewables Ltd. has taken decisive action to protect fair competition in the Canadian renewable diesel market by filing a countervailing (anti-subsidy) and anti-dumping duty complaint with the Canada Border Services Agency at the end of 2024. The complaint targets unfairly traded imports of renewable diesel from the United States that significantly undermine the […]
In Indonesia, Xinhua news agency reports the Indonesian government has boosted its biodiesel allotment for 2025 by 20% to nearly 1.56 billion liters as it implements its 40% blending mandate. During B35, the mandate was at nearly 1.3 billion liters. Two of PT Pertamina’s refineries in Sumatra Island and Papua have been preparing to provide […]
In Vietnam, the Investor reported that Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced plans to maximize support for waste-to-energy project proposals submitted by local governments. The report noted that the ministry emphasized its commitment to fully incorporate waste-to-energy projects into planning when proposed by localities. Nguyen Tuyen Tam, head of planning at the ministry’s […]
