In Washington, Endress+Hauser announced that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has officially approved its ultrasonic and Coriolis flowmeters for measuring biogas and renewable natural gas (RNG) to produce renewable fuels. These approvals are by the regulations at 40 CFR 80.155(a)(1) or (2). The EPA’s approvals follow thorough reviews of the company’s alternative measurement protocol […]
In Washington, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) recently introduced bipartisan legislation to advance the manufacturing of renewable biochemicals from domestic biomass in the United States by creating a tax credit for the production of these chemicals by American companies. The legislation would help to build new markets for domestically produced biomass, […]
In Washington, the Energy Information Administration published its latest U.S. Renewable Diesel Fuel and Other Biofuels Plant Production Capacity report which contains data for U.S. renewable diesel fuel and other biofuels plants, as of January 1, 2024. It shows that renewable diesel production reached 4.3 billion gallons of installed capacity at a total of 22 […]
In Washington, on the second anniversary of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is funding 160 projects in 26 states to expand access to clean energy systems and increase the availability of domestic biofuels that will create new market opportunities and jobs for U.S. farmers, […]
In Washington D.C., U.S. Representatives Mike Flood (R-NE) and Troy A. Carter (D-LA) introduced the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Information Act on August 9, 2024. The proposed legislation mandates that the U.S. Energy Information Administration enhance its reporting on SAF by integrating these data into its regular weekly and monthly fuel reports. Nebraska, a biofuel powerhouse […]
In Washington D.C., The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports in the first five months of 2024, the United States experienced a notable increase in renewable diesel imports, averaging 30,000 barrels per day, nearing the record set in May 2023. This surge is primarily concentrated on the West Coast, which accounts for 94% of the country’s […]
In Washington DC, Voice of America reports Asia-Pacific Business Advisory Council business executives have proposed the issuance of climate bonds indexed to a basket of currencies and recommended launching a pilot program for a voluntary carbon market (VCM) within the Asia-Pacific region. Highlighting the vulnerability of Asia to climate-related disasters and economic reliance on fossil […]
In Washington Brownfield Ag News reports ethanol production hit a record high last week at 1.109 million barrels per day, up 44,000 bpd on the year, and 14,000 compared to the week prior. The previous record was slightly lower at 1.108 million in December 2017. Stocks are at a 10 week high of 23.973 million […]
In Washington, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) led a bipartisan group of colleagues in calling on the Biden administration to block taxpayer money from being used to subsidize biofuels produced using imported foreign feedstocks such as Chinese used cooking oil and Brazilian ethanol. In a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, […]
In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association last week submitted comments urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to implement the use of a “book-and-claim” accounting framework for tracking and transferring the greenhouse gas benefits of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices through the biofuels supply chain. The comments were filed in response to USDA’s request for information (RFI) on procedures for […]
