In Washington, the Energy Information Administration reports ethanol production fell to an average of 965,000 barrels a day last week as seasonal maintenance continues, but in line with the same volumes during this period last year. As a result, stocks fell to an 18-week low of 24.2 million barrels. As a result of lower production […]
In Washington, Bloomberg reports that the US is latest to suffer from suspicious imports of used cooking oil supplies from China, following Europe who has launched investigations into the significantly increased trade flows. In 2023, the US International Trade Commission says UCO imports from China tripled from the year prior, with half of those volumes […]
In Washington, in response to President Biden’s Executive Order 14081, “Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy,” the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have developed a plan to update, streamline, and clarify their regulations and […]
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), and Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO), have jointly released the Progression of Net-Zero Emission Propulsion Technologies for the Off-Road Sector Request for Information (RFI). The purpose of this RFI is to understand the off-road sector alternative propulsion technology preferences, technologies that seem […]
In Washington, leaders of the U.S. ethanol industry are seeking to intervene in a legal challenge of the ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation, which effectively bans the use of renewable, crop-based biofuels like corn ethanol as a feedstock for decarbonizing the aviation sector. Collaborating in the intervention are Growth Energy, the Renewable Fuels Association, U.S. Grains Council, […]
In Washington, 40 companies and organizations that hold a stake in the development and deployment of sustainable aviation fuel united to announce the formation of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Coalition. The organization is comprised of airlines and aircraft operators, agricultural enterprises, aircraft and aircraft equipment manufacturers, airports, technology developers, labor unions and biofuel producers. […]
In Washington, nine trade associations representing feedstock providers, advanced biofuel producers, and low-carbon fuel customers wrote to EPA Administrator Michael Regan, urging the agency to propose and finalize robust 2026 Renewable Fuel Standard volumes by this November’s statutory deadline. The letter highlights the dramatic drop in the value of RFS compliance credits (or RINs) in […]
In Washington, amid the ongoing negotiations surrounding the Farm Bill, industry stakeholders representing nearly the entire supply chain for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) – including seven major airlines – called on Agriculture Committee leaders in the House and Senate to boost the role of American farms in fueling low-carbon aviation. “SAF, which can be produced from renewable […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports ethanol production fell to its lowest level in 13 weeks on the back of seasonal maintenance, the third consecutive week in a row that production as fallen. Production reached just 954,000 barrels a day, levels not seen since mid-January, which has helped to tap into growing stocks that have […]
In Washington, American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released a new report that analyzes the benefits of employing renewable diesel (RD) as an alternative to battery electric vehicle (BEV) trucks. This analysis is a follow-up to findings from past ATRI research on the topics of zero-emission vehicles and electric infrastructure challenges. In those past reports, ATRI […]
