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Bipartisan senators asking Biden for summertime E15

Bipartisan senators asking Biden for summertime E15

April 15, 2024 |

In Washington, a bipartisan group of senators urged President Biden to permit the summertime sale of E15 fuel. The senators note that American biofuels are a clean and reliable energy solution that will help drive down fuel costs for consumers. This letter was also signed by U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), John Thune (R-SD), Dick […]

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Brightmark RNG opens Eloy RNG Center

Brightmark RNG opens Eloy RNG Center

April 11, 2024 |

In California, Brightmark RNG Holdings LLC announced the opening of its Eloy Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) center, which will produce RNG from dairy manure using anaerobic digestion technology. The project brings this innovative renewable fuel technology to the Southwestern US. This development marks the beginning of a new phase of the organization’s Eloy Circularity Center, which […]

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Iowa AG together with 12 other states sues Biden Administration for supporting EVs instead of ethanol

Iowa AG together with 12 other states sues Biden Administration for supporting EVs instead of ethanol

April 11, 2024 |

In Iowa, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led a 13-state coalition in a lawsuit to pull the plug on Biden’s electric vehicle handout and defend ethanol. In Biden’s most recent attack in the war on gas vehicles, she says Biden’ts is creating a rule that overstates the efficiency of electric cars by more than six-times. Biden’s […]

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Colonial Oil to pay $2.8M fine and retired $12.2M in RINs for defying RFS

Colonial Oil to pay $2.8M fine and retired $12.2M in RINs for defying RFS

April 11, 2024 |

In Georgia, the Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reached a settlement with Colonial Oil Industries Inc. that will require the company to pay a civil penalty of more than $2.8 million and spend an estimated $12.2 million to offset the detrimental human health and environmental impacts of Colonial’s alleged failure to meet […]

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Tereos and Futerro team up to produce bioplastic from wheat-based dextrose

Tereos and Futerro team up to produce bioplastic from wheat-based dextrose

April 11, 2024 |

In Belgium, Tereos and Futerro have signed a supply agreement that paves the way for the creation of a biomanufacturing platform that will produce innovative and sustainable biomaterials. The collaboration between the two companies is based on ethical sources, with Tereos supplying Futerro every year with 150,000 metric tons of dextrose from wheat starch, produced […]

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FuelCell Energy to supply carbonate fuel cell tech to Ameresco’s Sacramento facility

FuelCell Energy to supply carbonate fuel cell tech to Ameresco’s Sacramento facility

April 11, 2024 |

In California, FuelCell Energy, Inc. announced that its carbonate fuel cell technology will be used in a biogeneration project developed by Ameresco for the Sacramento Area Sewer District (Sacramento Sewer) to convert on-site biofuel into clean electricity. One of the company’s 2.8-Megawatt carbonate fuel cell platforms, which produces power and useful heat from biogas and […]

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Iowa RFA launches latest On-Farm Biodiesel Credit Program to farmers

Iowa RFA launches latest On-Farm Biodiesel Credit Program to farmers

April 11, 2024 |

In Iowa, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) is once again offering the statewide On-Farm Biodiesel Credit Program to farmers who buy a biodiesel blend for their Iowa farm tank. The program offers up to 50 cents per gallon. The Iowa Soybean Association and Iowa Biodiesel Board continue to partner with the program, providing $10,000. […]

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Growth Energy launches year-round E15 ad campaign

Growth Energy launches year-round E15 ad campaign

April 11, 2024 |

In Washington, Growth Energy launched a new ad campaign calling on the Biden administration to protect summer access to E15, an affordable, cleaner-burning fuel option. The digital advertising campaign will run across multiple platforms, including key news sites and YouTube. To reinforce the message, biofuel producers and retailers from across the country are fanning out across Capitol […]

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DOE launches $18.8M funding opportunity for algae-based research

DOE launches $18.8M funding opportunity for algae-based research

April 11, 2024 |

In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced the MACRO: Mixed Algae Conversion Research Opportunity funding opportunity announcement (FOA). The FOA will award up to $18.8 million to address research and development (R&D) challenges in converting algae, such as seaweeds and other wet waste feedstocks, to biofuels […]

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European Biogas Association slams EU Parliament for overlooking biomethane in decarbonization

European Biogas Association slams EU Parliament for overlooking biomethane in decarbonization

April 11, 2024 |

In Belgium, the European Biogas Association (EBA) welcomed Wednesday’s adoption of the European Parliament Report on the CountEmissions EU proposal, which is based on a well-to-wheel approach, but regrets the decision not to include a mechanism to account for renewable fuels in the scope of the CO2 Emission Performance Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles (HDVs) Regulation, […]

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