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ABA applauds Senate Finance Committee for supportive budget reconciliation language

ABA applauds Senate Finance Committee for supportive budget reconciliation language

June 17, 2025 |

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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EPA launches proposed record RVO for 2026 and 2027

EPA launches proposed record RVO for 2026 and 2027

June 16, 2025 |

In Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Friday a major step forward to strengthen American energy security and support American farmers by proposing Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volume requirements for 2026 and 2027. This action represents a critical and much-needed step in the evolution of this program. This is the 20th anniversary […]

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American Biogas Council releases new state-by-state data of biogas potential

American Biogas Council releases new state-by-state data of biogas potential

June 12, 2025 |

In Washington, American Biogas Council (ABC) has released new data showing, on a state-by-state basis, the energy production and waste recycling benefits that a full build-out of potential biogas systems could provide.  The data — provided via an interactive map — includes the number of existing and potential biogas operations in each state, the current […]

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Energy Department Expands Access to Thriving Alternative Fuels Market

Energy Department Expands Access to Thriving Alternative Fuels Market

June 5, 2025 |

In Washington, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office recently removed barriers to domestic bioenergy production by updating its 45ZCF-GREET modeling tool to account for new feedstocks and methods of production, including ethanol from corn wet-milling and natural gas from coal-mine methane. These measures will allow a wider range of farmers and companies to […]

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Renewable diesel and biodiesel production fell sharply in Q1

Renewable diesel and biodiesel production fell sharply in Q1

June 4, 2025 |

In Washington, the Energy Information Administration says U.S. production of renewable diesel and biodiesel fell sharply in the first quarter of 2025 (1Q25) because of uncertainty related to federal biofuel tax credits and negative profit margins. Its forecast production of both fuels to increase as the year progresses but biodiesel production to remain less than […]

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DOE terminates $3.7B in grants for CCS and decarbonization initiatives

DOE terminates $3.7B in grants for CCS and decarbonization initiatives

June 4, 2025 |

In Washington, last week U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright announced the termination of 24 awards issued by the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) totaling over $3.7 billion in taxpayer-funded financial assistance. DOE found that these projects failed to advance the energy needs of the American people, were not economically viable and would not […]

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Environmentalists call out dropping ILUC in SAF tax credit extension bill

Environmentalists call out dropping ILUC in SAF tax credit extension bill

June 3, 2025 |

In Washington, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports some environmentalists are worried about the bill U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar and U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall introduced in April that would protect the tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), created by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, and extend for another 10 years while prohibiting imported feedstocks from benefiting. […]

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SABA goes live with its SAFc Connect platform

SABA goes live with its SAFc Connect platform

May 29, 2025 |

In Washington, the Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA) announced the go-live of SAFc Connect, a secure online platform to help connect corporate buyers with sustainable aviation fuel certificate (SAFc) providers and accelerate near-term progress in decarbonizing aviation. SAFc Connect gives participants a more flexible pathway to invest in high-integrity, commercially available SAF, and is designed […]

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SABA goes live with its SAFc Connect platform

SABA goes live with its SAFc Connect platform

May 28, 2025 |

In Washington, the Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA) announced the go-live of SAFc Connect, a secure online platform to help connect corporate buyers with sustainable aviation fuel certificate (SAFc) providers and accelerate near-term progress in decarbonizing aviation. SAFc Connect gives participants a more flexible pathway to invest in high-integrity, commercially available SAF, and is designed […]

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Congressional Biofuels Caucus launches for the 119th Congress

Congressional Biofuels Caucus launches for the 119th Congress

May 26, 2025 |

In Washington, Congressional Biofuels Caucus Co-chairs Adrian Smith (R-NE), Angie Craig (D-MN), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Julie Fedorchak (R-ND), and Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) released the following statements celebrating the launch of the caucus for the 119th Congress and welcoming new Co-chairs Hinson, Fedorchak, and Budzinski. “American biofuel producers have an untapped ability to […]

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