In Washington, Reuters reports three sources have confirmed that the White House plans for large refineries to cover at most half of the RIN volumes waived for smaller refineries in the latest round of Small Refinery Exemption approvals by the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA issues SREs for 1.1 billion gallons worth of RINs last […]
In Washington, Growth Energy recently submitted comments to the U.S. Treasury and U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), calling on the agencies to act quickly to make the most of the Section 45Z clean fuel production tax credit, which was enhanced and extended by the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) in July. Specifically, Growth Energy’s comments […]
In Washington, American Biogas Council (ABC), with the Let Green Gas Count Coalition, announced recommendations that allow corporate greenhouse gas reporting in the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG-P) to recognize the full greenhouse gas benefits of biogas and renewable natural gas, also called “biomethane.” The GHG-P sets the rules for how emissions are tracked, reported, and […]
In Washington, Bloomberg reports China’s Ministry of Commerce submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency protesting the EPA’s proposed Renewable Volume Obligation for 2026 and 2027 that would reduce demand for used cooking oil imports. Imported feedstock is set to earn only half the RINs when renewable diesel is produced than when domestic feedstock is […]
In Washington, the Energy Information Administration says U.S. imports of biodiesel and renewable diesel significantly decreased in the first half of 2025 (1H25) compared with the same period in previous years. This decline is primarily due to the loss of tax credits for imported biofuels and generally lower domestic consumption of these fuels. Renewable diesel […]
In Washington, Vanguard Renewables released a new white paper titled “How the IMO’s Net-Zero Framework Can Power American Industry.” The paper outlines how the United States is uniquely positioned to benefit from the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) upcoming Net-Zero Framework. Set for formal adoption in October, the IMO regulations will establish annual greenhouse-gas intensity limits […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol stocks have shrunk to their lowest level since January at 22.549 million barrels thanks to a last boost to the summer driving season while production held steady at 1.07 million barrels per day. Exports slipped 52,000 bpd on the week prior to 121,000 […]
In Washington, on Friday the Environmental Protection Agency announced its decisions on 175 individual small refinery exemption petitions from 38 refineries seeking an exemption from their Renewable Fuel Standard obligations for the 2016–2024 compliance years. In consultation with the Department of Energy, EPA reviewed all the information submitted by each individual refinery in support of […]
In Washington, Reuters reports the Environmental Protection Agency is expected to rule on some of the 195 outstanding Small Refiner Exemption applications that are pending, but it won’t yet decide on whether large refiners have to compensate for the waived gallons from smaller refineries. The decision on what to do with large refiners will come […]
In Washington, U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Tuesday that American farmers are expected to harvest a record-large corn crop of 16.7 billion bushels this fall, while the corn surplus is projected to rise to its highest level in eight years and prices are set to sink to six-year lows. According to the Renewable Fuels Association, the […]
