Some advanced biofuels were cut when the Environmental Protection Agency released its proposed renewable fuels volumes for 2018. The American Soybean Association wasn’t pleased with the lack of growth proposed…
RFS Pulls Back on Some Biofuels
…that’s precisely what they got. Advanced biofuels didn’t fare as well. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt cut the requirement for advanced biofuels by 40 million gallons, reducing the total amount of…
USDA Reorganization Takes Shape
…University of Minnesota and received his M.S. in 1997 and Ph.D. in 2000. His research has spanned a wide range of issues, including biofuels policy, water quality and quantity policies,…
USDA Announces $6 Million for Sustainable Energy Research
…and rural prosperity by diversifying the nation’s energy choices. Projects may focus on feedstocks development; biofuels and biobased products development; and biofuels development analysis. Eligible applicants include higher education institutions,…
EPA Send RFS Volume Obligations to OMB
…was finalized at 19.28 billion gallons. That included 4.28 billion gallons of advanced biofuel and 311 million gallons of cellulosic biofuel. That means the implied RVO for conventional biofuels including…
Bill Introduced to Reform Biodiesel Tax Credit
…act would extend the biodiesel tax credit for the next three years and reforms the incentive by transferring the credit from the blenders to the producers of biofuels. The switch…
Renewable Fuels Standard Heads to Court
…defend itself against accusations that it set volumes for conventional biofuels, cellulosic biofuels, and biomass biodiesel too high or too low, depending on who’s speaking at the time in the…
Deadline to Apply for Funding to Grow the Bioeconomy June 28th
…Farm Bill. “Rural America has the potential to be the economic powerhouse through biofuels and biobased products,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “NIFA investments in research and development help to…
NFU Urging Trump to Keep U.S. in Paris Climate Agreement
…energy efficiency and community planning that protects farmland. He also noted that biofuels and increased biomass in the energy sector offer a growing market for agricultural products, creating a growth…
RFA Statement on Senate Ag Committee Approval of Perdue to be USDA Secretary
…look forward to Governor Perdue receiving full Senate approval and will work with him and others in the administration to continue the growth and evolution of the U.S. biofuels industry.”…
USDA Funding to Provide Fellowships for Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates
…will train competent, confident undergraduates in the area of biofuels and bio-products research with an understanding of the importance of bioenergy literacy education. More information on these projects is available…
Letter Urges White House to Maintain Point of Obligation Under RFS
…deny proposed changes that would derail the current, successful program. The point of obligation designates who in the fuel supply chain is responsible for blending biofuels, and is a mechanism…
Billionaire Defends Ethanol Plan
…don’t apply. His proposed change wouldn’t alter the fact that biofuels are required to be blended in with gasoline and diesel. Icahn wants to change which businesses are required to…
Fuels America Cuts Ties With RFA
A coalition of the nation’s top biofuels advocates united together as Fuels America resolved to reject a move by Carl Icahn (Eye’-Kahn), owner of CVR Refining, to destabilize the Renewable…