In Washington, a letter signed by 3,466 farmers from across the country was sent to President Biden Wednesday expressing concern that his administration is taking a short-sighted approach to addressing climate change by prioritizing the use of electric vehicles over biofuels, such as corn ethanol, as it works to drastically lower the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions. […]
In Washington, Bloomberg reports that the oil industry and ethanol industry are at last aligned, together pushing for year-round E15 sales in the face of what they see as the Biden Administration looking past ethanol in favor of electric vehicles. The American Petroleum Institute, together with the National Corn Growers Association and other organizations, are […]
In Washington, DC, American Chemistry Council has released a set of principles and definitions to promote policies that support responsible growth of commercially available and viable biobased plastic production and bolster solutions that can help U.S. companies reach their sustainability goals more rapidly. The principles are as follows: biobased plastics refer to plastics that are […]
In Washington state, Nola Capital Corporation announced results of its bioenergy and waste-to-energy survey. The survey received confidential responses from more than 100 public and private businesses in 23 states that included bioenergy companies, waste-to-energy companies, lenders, investors and industry consultants. The amount of financing being requested for projects ranged from a low of $12 […]
In Washington, Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, released updated data today showing that American drivers recently surpassed a massive milestone: 100 billion miles driven on affordable, homegrown E15 fuel. The 15-percent biofuel blend is saving motorists nationwide an average of up to 15 cents per gallon at the pump. And in some […]
In Washington state, a study from the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory details uptake of organic matter from algae and remineralization by 15 bacterial co-cultures and subsequent incorporation of the resulting nutrients by the algae Phaeodactylum tricornutum, a diatom. The work is published in the journal Nature Communications. Although algae are an essential part of primary […]
In Washington, U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Chuck Grassley introduced legislation that would help accelerate the production and development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) through existing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs to allow further growth for alternative fuels to be used in the aviation […]
In Washington, the Environmental Protection Agency released Public Data for the Renewable Fuel Standard, including final production volumes for 2023. EPA’s data shows that U.S. production of biomass-based diesel – including biodiesel, renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and heating oil – reached 4 billion gallons in 2023. Both domestic production and use of advanced […]
In Washington, in a letter submitted to the Biden administration, the Renewable Fuels Association laid out recommendations for ensuring that the best available science and data are used in determining eligibility for the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) tax credit established in the Inflation Reduction Act. The Treasury Department released guidance in December regarding the implementation of the credit, […]
In Washington, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit dismissed Hunt Refining Company v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), ruling that the small refinery exemption (SRE) challenge brought by Hunt under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) could not be heard by the court and should instead be heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals […]
