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Sustainable Aviation Fuel Hits the Runway with Farm-to-Fly Bills

On Jan. 22, Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the Farm to Fly Act (S.3637) in the Senate. The purpose of the bill is to enable...more

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USDA Announces Availability Of $800 Million To Assist Biofuel Producers And Restore The Renewable Fuels Market

On December 7, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is making $800 million available to support biofuel producers and improve infrastructure affected negatively by the...more

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Renewable Diesel: The Next Generation Of Biofuels

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Steve Roberts, Director in Opportune LLP’s Process & Technology practice, discusses the difference between biodiesel and renewable diesel, renewable diesel’s growth prospects, and how some oil refineries are repurposing...more

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USDA Announces Grants To Increase Ethanol And Biodiesel Sales

On October 8, 2020, Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has made $22 million available in grants to increase sales of ethanol and biodiesel. The funds are coming...more

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MASBDA Announces Availability Of Grants For Biofuel Entities

On June 4, 2020, the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) announced the creation of the Biofuel Infrastructure Program (BIP). Designed to increase the availability of higher blends of...more

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House Representative Finkenauer Introduces The Clean Fuels Deployment Act Of 2020

On April 28, 2020, U.S. Representative Abby Finkenauer (D-IA) introduced the Clean Fuels Deployment Act of 2020, which would fund installation and conversion of fuel pump infrastructure to deliver higher blends of biofuel. ...more

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NBB Submits Comments To USDA On HBIIP

On January 30, 2020, the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) submitted comments to USDA in response to its request for information (RFI) on the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP). ...more

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EPA Issues Final Rule On RFS Program Standards For 2020 And Biomass-Based Diesel Volume For 2021

On February 6, 2020, EPA issued its final rule setting 2020 renewable fuel percentage standards under its Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program. The final rule established the annual percentage standards for cellulosic...more

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Tax Extenders Deal Retroactively Includes Key Biofuels Credit, Drops Others

A last-minute deal to extend several expired and expiring tax provisions was reached among House, Senate and Trump administration negotiators, ending months-long speculation about the package. The deal, which includes a...more

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Iowa Governor Demonstrates Further Support For The Biofuels Industry

On December 3, 2019, Governor of Iowa, Kim Reynolds, signed an Executive Order that requires all new contracts for the purchase of state vehicles with diesel engines to have written support from the manufacturer to use B20...more

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The U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Denial of Alternative Fuel Tax Credits and the Imposition of Large Penalties

The federal government has long encouraged the development and use of alternative fuels by enacting legislation that promises tax credits for such use....more

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Government Of Quebec Publishes Draft Regulation On Renewable Fuel Minimum Volume

On October 2, 2019, the government of Quebec, Canada, published in its Official Gazette a notice of a draft regulation setting standards for the integration of renewable fuels into gasoline and diesel fuel. Under the draft...more

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National Chicken Council Submits Comments To EPA On The RFS Program Standards For 2020 And Biomass-Based Diesel Volume For 2021

On August 30, 2019, the National Chicken Council submitted a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressing concerns with the proposed required volume obligations (RVO) for 2020 combined with the recent...more

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Taxpayer Certainty And Disaster Tax Relief Act Of 2019 Introduced To House Ways And Means Subcommittee

On June 18, 2019, Representative Mike Thompson, (D-CA), Chair of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, introduced the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019. ...more

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Insights from the 2019 Renewable Fuels Association National Ethanol Conference

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The Renewable Fuels Association National Ethanol Conference (NEC) concluded on February 13. During the last few quarters, ethanol margins have been at the lowest levels in many years resulting in reduced production and the...more

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Biodiesel – A Critical Component For A Lower Carbon World

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The biodiesel industry is gathering at the National Biodiesel Board’s National Biodiesel Conference in San Diego starting January 19. With turmoil in the federal Renewable Fuel Standards program and low petroleum prices, the...more

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EPA Announces Final RFS Volumes For 2019 And Biomass Volumes for 2020

On November 30, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the final renewable fuels volumes under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for 2019 and the biomass-based diesel volumes for 2020. The final rule...more

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EPA Caps Busy Week for Biofuels With Release of Renewable Volume Obligations

On November 30, the EPA released its final rule for 2019/2020 renewable volume obligations (RVOs) for the Renewable Fuel Standard. The move establishes the marketplace for ethanol and other renewable fuels for the coming...more

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Lapland Airports Announce Switch To Neste Renewable Diesel

On November 13, 2018, Neste, a member of the Biobased and Renewable Products Advocacy Group (BRAG®), announced that the Finish airport operator Finavia has decided to adopt Neste’s MY Renewable Diesel in its vehicles at four...more

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State of the Bioeconomy - 2018

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At present, the bioeconomy continues to attract debt and equity interest. VCs, Private Equity Groups and Strategic Partners are providing equity at the technology holding company level in the form of private placements to...more

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Neste Partners With Clariant In A Joint Effort To Develop Biobased Solutions

On November 6, 2018, Neste, a BRAG member, announced its partnership with Clariant to develop new sustainable material solutions. While Clariant concentrates on specialty chemicals, Neste consists of one of the leading...more

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Bipartisan Group Of U.S. Senators Fight For Increased Renewable Volume Obligation

On August 23, 2018, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Roy Blunt (R-MO), and 37 others submitted a bipartisan letter, asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to increase the renewable volume obligations under...more

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Biofuel Groups Testify At RFS Public Hearing

On July 18, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a Public Hearing for Proposed Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) for 2019 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2020. The National Biodiesel Board (NBB)...more

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Biofuel And Agricultural Groups Petition EPA Regarding RFS Obligations

On June 4, 2018, several biofuel and agricultural groups, including the Renewable Fuels Association, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE), and the National Biodiesel Board, among...more

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Brazil Sets Target To Reduce Fuel Emissions Ten Percent By 2028

On June 5, 2018, Brazil’s National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) set a target to reduce fuel emissions ten percent by 2028. These targets are part of the RenovaBio law, passed in December 2017, that aims to meet Brazil’s...more

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