Tag: Washington

Ethanol production rises to highest since June

Ethanol production rises to highest since June

September 11, 2025 |

In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production rose to the highest seen since June last week at an average of 1.105 million barrels per day. Higher production and mixed demand saw stocks increase to 22.837 million barrels, 273,000 barrels more than the week prior but still 877,000 below a […]

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Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing examines marine biofuels bill

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing examines marine biofuels bill

September 11, 2025 |

In Washington, Clean Fuels Alliance America thanked Sens. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) for examining the Renewable Fuels for Ocean-Going Vessels Act (S. 881) in a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing. The bipartisan bill – introduced in March by Ricketts and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) – would open new markets […]

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White House could limit large refiners’s requirements to just half of SRE waiver volume

White House could limit large refiners’s requirements to just half of SRE waiver volume

September 10, 2025 |

In Washington, Reuters reports three sources have confirmed that the White House plans for large refineries to cover at most half of the RIN volumes waived for smaller refineries in the latest round of Small Refinery Exemption approvals by the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA issues SREs for 1.1 billion gallons worth of RINs last […]

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Growth Energy submits Section 45Z comments to IRS and US Treasury

Growth Energy submits Section 45Z comments to IRS and US Treasury

September 9, 2025 |

In Washington, Growth Energy recently submitted comments to the U.S. Treasury and U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), calling on the agencies to act quickly to make the most of the Section 45Z clean fuel production tax credit, which was enhanced and extended by the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) in July.   Specifically, Growth Energy’s comments […]

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Let Green Gas Count Coalition publishes recommendations for GHG-P biomethane recognition

Let Green Gas Count Coalition publishes recommendations for GHG-P biomethane recognition

September 9, 2025 |

In Washington, American Biogas Council (ABC), with the Let Green Gas Count Coalition, announced recommendations that allow corporate greenhouse gas reporting in the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG-P) to recognize the full greenhouse gas benefits of biogas and renewable natural gas, also called “biomethane.” The GHG-P sets the rules for how emissions are tracked, reported, and […]

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China protesting EPA’s plan to reduce RIN production from imported feedstock

China protesting EPA’s plan to reduce RIN production from imported feedstock

September 8, 2025 |

In Washington, Bloomberg reports China’s Ministry of Commerce submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency protesting the EPA’s proposed Renewable Volume Obligation for 2026 and 2027 that would reduce demand for used cooking oil imports. Imported feedstock is set to earn only half the RINs when renewable diesel is produced than when domestic feedstock is […]

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Biodiesel and renewable diesel imports sink during H1 2025

Biodiesel and renewable diesel imports sink during H1 2025

September 4, 2025 |

In Washington, the Energy Information Administration says U.S. imports of biodiesel and renewable diesel significantly decreased in the first half of 2025 (1H25) compared with the same period in previous years. This decline is primarily due to the loss of tax credits for imported biofuels and generally lower domestic consumption of these fuels. Renewable diesel […]

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Vanguard Renewables launches white paper showing bio-LNG opportunities for maritime

Vanguard Renewables launches white paper showing bio-LNG opportunities for maritime

September 3, 2025 |

In Washington, Vanguard Renewables released a new white paper titled “How the IMO’s Net-Zero Framework Can Power American Industry.” The paper outlines how the United States is uniquely positioned to benefit from the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) upcoming Net-Zero Framework. Set for formal adoption in October, the IMO regulations will establish annual greenhouse-gas intensity limits […]

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Ethanol stocks shrink in last boost to the summer driving season

Ethanol stocks shrink in last boost to the summer driving season

August 27, 2025 |

In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol stocks have shrunk to their lowest level since January at 22.549 million barrels thanks to a last boost to the summer driving season while production held steady at 1.07 million barrels per day. Exports slipped 52,000 bpd on the week prior to 121,000 […]

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EPA provides exemptions for 140 SRE applications

EPA provides exemptions for 140 SRE applications

August 25, 2025 |

In Washington, on Friday the Environmental Protection Agency announced its decisions on 175 individual small refinery exemption petitions from 38 refineries seeking an exemption from their Renewable Fuel Standard obligations for the 2016–2024 compliance years. In consultation with the Department of Energy, EPA reviewed all the information submitted by each individual refinery in support of […]

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