Tag: Washington

Biodiesel premiums fall to two-year low thanks to geopolitical tensions

Biodiesel premiums fall to two-year low thanks to geopolitical tensions

March 5, 2026 |

In Washington, Platts reports biodiesel premiums have tightened to the lowest in two years thanks to rising crude prices that pushed bup gasoil. Gasoil prices are up more than a third since Feb. 27, before the US and Israel attacked Iran. Concerns over trade through the Strait of Hormuz has seen traders build a risk […]

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Carbon Capture Impact launched to advocate nationwide deployment

Carbon Capture Impact launched to advocate nationwide deployment

March 5, 2026 |

In Washington, Carbon Capture Impact (Impact), an allied 501(c)(4) organization of the Carbon Capture Coalition (the Coalition) was recently launched. Working to advance the two organizations’ shared vision for the nationwide deployment of carbon management technologies, Carbon Capture Impact will amplify the voices of its broad, far-reaching network of advocates to enact and implement the […]

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Clean Fuels Alliance welcomes Treasury’s proposed rules for the 45Z tax credit

Clean Fuels Alliance welcomes Treasury’s proposed rules for the 45Z tax credit

March 5, 2026 |

In Washington, Clean Fuels Alliance America recently welcomed Treasury’s proposed rules for the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit. While the credit has been available since January 2025, producers and farmers have struggled to capitalize on it with only minimal guidance. The proposal responds to taxpayer comments on prior guidance and provides additional certainty for the […]

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Ethanol production rose to record 16.49B gallons in 2025

Ethanol production rose to record 16.49B gallons in 2025

March 3, 2026 |

In Washington, data released Friday by the Energy Information Administration show that U.S. ethanol production rose to a record 16.49 billion gallons (bg) in 2025, in response to stronger domestic consumption and record-shattering exports. The U.S. ethanol blend rate (i.e., the national average ethanol content in gasoline) jumped to a record 10.51 percent, moving further past the […]

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RFA says year-round E15 even more important due to Middle East tensions

RFA says year-round E15 even more important due to Middle East tensions

March 3, 2026 |

In Washington, as the events in the Middle East have led to a spike in oil prices and the expectation of higher gasoline prices for American drivers, the Renewable Fuels Association renews its urgent call for Congress to pass legislation to allow the nationwide year-round sale of the lower-cost, American-made E15, a blend with 15 […]

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Growth Energy concerned about Congress missing its E15 deadline for a fix

Growth Energy concerned about Congress missing its E15 deadline for a fix

February 26, 2026 |

In Washington, Growth Energy expressed renewed urgency after Congress missed another deadline to approve a permanent, legislative fix offering consumers year-round access to E15. After reaching an impasse in January, House leaders agreed to establish an E15 Rural Domestic Energy Council, tasked with striking a deal no later than February 15 and sending legislation to the House floor no later than […]

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EPA seen reassigning at least 50% of SREs to larger refiners

EPA seen reassigning at least 50% of SREs to larger refiners

February 26, 2026 |

In Washington, Reuters reports the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency is expected to reassign at least 50% of the Small Refinery Exemptions the agency granted last year to larger oil refiners, something that is expected to upset the oil industry. The ethanol industry has been calling for those exempted RINs to be reassigned in order […]

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RFA study shows economic impacts of ethanol industry

RFA study shows economic impacts of ethanol industry

February 24, 2026 |

In Washington, the ethanol industry strongly contributed to the U.S. economy last year, as record-setting production and exports supported hundreds of thousands of jobs and generated tens of billions of dollars in gross domestic product and household income, according to an analysis released by the Renewable Fuels Association. In 2025, the industry directly supported 79,000 […]

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December ethanol exports up 4% to 220.3M tons

December ethanol exports up 4% to 220.3M tons

February 19, 2026 |

In Washington, U.S. ethanol exports leaned 4% higher in December to 220.3 million gallons (mg), representing the second-largest monthly volume on record. Roughly half of shipments went to Canada and the European Union, both of which recorded month-on-month declines that were offset by rebounds in several other major markets. Canada remained the leading destination, importing 66.4 […]

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RFA, Growth Energy and NCGA frustrated by lack of progress towards year-round E15

RFA, Growth Energy and NCGA frustrated by lack of progress towards year-round E15

February 19, 2026 |

In Washington, Renewable Fuels Association, Growth Energy, and the National Corn Growers Association released a joint statement regarding the lack of progress toward a permanent, legislative fix offering consumers year-round access to E15. After reaching an impasse in January, House leaders agreed to establish an E15 Rural Domestic Energy Council, which was charged with reaching […]

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