Growth Energy on July 10 celebrated another round of applications for the USDA’s Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP), writing more than half of all applications submitted by site count.
Japan is working to develop standards for SAF according to a report filed with the USDA FAS's Global Agricultural Information Network on July 5. The government is expecting to begin drafting SAF legislation later this year.
A new study by economists at UC Berkeley and the U.S. Naval Academy found California drivers could save 20 cents per gallon if the state allowed gas stations to sell E15 fuel – a blend of 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline approved in all 49 other states.
The OMB on July 5 published its 2024 Unified Agenda and Regulatory Plan, which outlines rulemakings and other actions under development by federal agencies related to the RFS, biofuel infrastructure, CO2 pipeline safety, and wood heating.
Eight of the nation’s top agricultural, biomass, and greenhouse gas (GHG) lifecycle scientists filed an amicus brief on July 3 that challenged the faulty assumptions underpinning a number of attacks on the RFS.
Leading experts in agricultural economics and biofuels lifecycle analysis urged the D.C. Circuit Court last week to reject erroneous claims made by the Center for Biological Diversity in its lawsuit challenging EPA’s 2023-2025 RFS volumes.
The South Dakota Governor’s Office of Economic Development is accepting applications for the Blender Pump Grant program to encourage the use of ethanol blended fuels. The program has been allowed $500,000. Applications are due Aug. 31.
Growth Energy on June 27 filed a motion to intervene in a case brought by the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers against the U.S. EPA. The case aims to force EPA to lower the 2023 cellulosic biofuel blending obligations under the RFS.
The Michigan legislature on June 27 passed a $83 billion fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget package that includes a 5-cent-per-gallon tax credit for E15 fuel. Growth Energy has spoken out in support of the legislation’s E15 provisions.
The USDA on June 26 awarded nearly $100 million in loans and grants to 473 projects under the Renewable Energy for America Program. Commonwealth Agri-Energy LLC and Redfield Energy LLC were among those selected for grant awards.
The USDA on June 26 launched a RFI seeking public comments on procedures for quantifying, reporting and verifying the effect of climate-smart farming practices on the GHG emissions associated with U.S.-grown biofuel feedstocks.
Increased use of lower-carbon liquid fuels in light-duty vehicles would lead to larger and faster reductions in GHG emissions than EPA’s recently finalized EV-forcing tailpipe emissions standards, according to a new study.
Summit Carbon Solutions LLC on June 25 achieved a major milestone with the Iowa Utilities Board’s approval of its baseline CO2 pipeline project. Several conditions must be met before Summit is issued a permit and construction can begin.
Clean Fuels Alliance America on June 25 filed a formal petition asking the U.S. EPA to reconsider RFS volumes for 2024 and 2025. The agency set biomass-based diesel and overall advanced volumes significantly below actual production of the fuels.
The U.S. EPA released updated RIN data on June 20, reporting that nearly 2.01 billion RINs were generated under the RFS during May, down from 2.11 billion generated during the same period of last year.
The U.S. EPA released updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data on June 20, reporting that one new SRE petition has been filed under the RFS in the past month. A total of 39 SRE petitions are now pending.
Treasury and the IRS on June 18 released final rules implementing the wage and apprenticeship standard provisions of clean energy tax credits created by the IRA, including the 45Z clean fuels production tax credit.
SAF Magazine and the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative announced the preliminary agenda for the North American SAF Conference and Expo, being held Sept. 11-13 at the Saint Paul RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS have issued guidance on how to register for the Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit, encouraging fuel producers who may be eligible for the credit to apply for registration as soon as possible.
The Renewable Fuels Association and National Farmers Union on June 17 filed a lawsuit in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the U.S. EPA’s recently finalized light- and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards.
The Foreign Trade Chamber at Brazil’s Ministry of the Economy has upheld an 18% tariff on U.S. ethanol. RFA, Growth Energy and USGC expressed disappointment in the decision and said they will continue to work to rectify the unfair tariff treatment.
The government of Australia on June 13 announced it is seeking public comments on ways it can incentivize a domestic low carbon liquid fuel (LCLF) industry, with an initial focus on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel.
The U.S. EPA has approved an efficient producer pathway for Elite Octane LLC’s corn ethanol plant located in Atlantic, Iowa. The approval allows the facility to generate RINs under the RFS for non-grandfathered volumes of ethanol.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on June 12 announced it will provide a EUR 60 million loan to Ukraine-based Lan-Oil LLC to support the development of a greenfield ethanol project.
The SkyNRG Sustainable Aviation Fuel Market Outlook covers the current state and trends of the SAF market in the EU and U.K., the U.S. and rest of the world by assessing announcements of SAF projects and mapping out the capacity until 2050.
The Philippines Department of Energy in May enacted a new policy that allows fuel retailers to increase blending to E20 on a voluntary basis. The country implemented an E10 mandate in 2013.
The Renewable Fuels Association on June 11 released a study documenting the economic and environmental benefits of the world’s first plug-in electric hybrid flex fuel vehicle (PHEFFV).
Growth Energy Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Chris Bliley delivered keynote remarks at the 40th annual International Fuel Ethanol Workshop, emphasizing ethanol’s pivotal role in growing the broader American bioeconomy.
The top concerns for third-party verification bodies in state low carbon fuel programs.
Reps. Sharice Davids, D-Kan., and Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., on June 10 launched the Congressional Sustainable Aviation Caucus, which aims to keep lawmakers informed on initiatives to improve aviation sustainability, including those related to SAF.
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