Clean Fuels Alliance America members met in Washington D.C. last week to elect new Governing Board members that reflect the interests of both large and small companies, biodiesel and renewable diesel producers, as well as soybean growers and renderers. The board appointed Kent Engelbrecht to serve as Chair, Rob Shaffer as Vice-Chair, Courtney Lawrenson as Second Vice-Chair, Ryan Pederson as …
RFA Weighs in With CARB on Imported UCO Feedstock
The Renewable Fuels Association provided comments this week in response to a request for information from the California Air Resources Board, urging them to do more to ensure the integrity of imported used cooking oil (UCO) and tallow for biomass-based diesel production under the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard. According to CARB data on fuel consumption in California, usage of …
USGC Names Ethanol Export Development Director
The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) has named Alicia Koch as its new director of global ethanol export development. Koch will be based in the Council’s Washington, D.C. headquarters and oversee the development and execution of the Council’s global ethanol program including program implementation, public affairs and strategic partnerships. Koch previously served as executive director at Pivot Clean Energy Co., a …
Summit Carbon Has a Good Month
Summit Carbon Solutions has continued to move forward with its CO2 pipeline project this month, racking up a few wins after the South Dakota referendum loss on election day. First, the North Dakota Public Service Commission granted the project a Route Permit, which was secured after the company implemented changes to the proposed pipeline route incorporating feedback from local landowners …
Ag Secretary Nominee Ready to Make Ag Great Again
After a fake news rumor late Friday naming a former U.S. Senator from Georgia, President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday nominated Texas native Brooke Rollins, president and chief executive officer of the America First Policy Institute, to become the 33rd U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. “As our next Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke will spearhead the effort to protect American Farmers, who are …
Sen. Moran Meets With SAF Coalition
Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) visited with members of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Coalition in Washington D.C. this week, where he discussed the need for greater legislative efforts to support the production and deployment of SAF in the 119th Congress. “Sustainable aviation fuel is a practical and smart way to fuel our airplanes,” said Senator Jerry Moran. “SAF offers a …
Implementation Plan for SAF Challenge Released
The U.S. Departments of Energy, Transportation, and Agriculture have released the Implementation Framework for the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge Roadmap. The SAF Grand Challenge was launched in 2021 as a government-wide strategy for identifying new technologies to produce SAF on a commercial scale with the overall goal to produce three billion gallons per year of domestic SAF by …
RFA Receives Ethanol Safety Training Grants
The Renewable Fuels Association has once again received grants to extend its award-winning ethanol safety training programs into 2025, with the new round of grants bringing the total funds received by RFA for safety training to more than $1 million since 2010. The grants for 2025 include: $15,000 from the Federal Railroad Administration for three seminars and four webinars; Pipeline …
ACE CEO Sees More Questions than Answers on 45Z
The biofuels industry has been waiting for the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit for a long time now, and the wait is likely to get even longer with a new administration taking over. Will the Biden Administration try to rush rules out before the inauguration? Will Congress extend the tax credits 45Z was supposed to replace before the end of …
Congress Urged to Extend Biodiesel Tax Credit
Clean Fuels Alliance America joined soybean growers and oilseed processors in a letter sent last week to House and Senate leaders requesting a one-year extension of the current Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Tax Incentive, which was supposed to be replaced by the new §45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit by the end of this year. Lacking guidance from the U.S. Treasury, …