President Donald Trump made it clear in some of his first executive actions that he wants to make American energy great again, and that includes E15, but no mandate for electric vehicles. Specifically, President Trump said he wanted to revoke the electric vehicle mandate so Americans will be able to buy the car of their choice. The order under Unleashing …
Conference to Highlight Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel and SAF
The 2025 Clean Fuels Conference kicks off today in San Diego bringing together industry leaders in the biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel markets with the theme “Accelerate.” Clean Fuels Alliance America CEO Donnell Rehagen says the meeting theme refers to the rapid growth and transformative progress of the biodiesel, renewable diesel, and sustainable aviation fuel industries. “We’re now …
Eight Scholarships Awarded for 30th NEC
The Renewable Fuels Foundation awarded eight young people the opportunity to attended the 2025 National Ethanol Conference with the Robert Sather Memorial Scholarship. The event takes place February 17-19 in Nashville and is the nation’s most widely attended executive-level conference for the ethanol industry. Recipients are a mix of college students and members of RFA’s Young Professionals Network: Paige Madison …
Biofuels Supporting Senators Question EPA Nominee
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for EPA Administrator faced questions from members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Thursday on a number of topics, including the Renewable Fuel Standard and year-round E15. Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) received a commitment from Zeldin to provide more certainty to the biofuels industry by following the law as it relates to the timeline …
Groups React to Climate Smart Ag Rule and GREET Model
Biofuel organizations welcomed the release Wednesday of USDA’s interim rule on Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks, in addition to a beta version Feedstock Carbon Intensity Calculator, and the Department of Energy release of the 45ZCF-GREET model The rule establishes guidelines for quantifying, reporting, and verifying the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of corn, …
Sec. Vilsack Bids Farewell with Climate-Smart Agriculture Rule
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack held his last official press conference of his tenure at USDA on Wednesday, announcing the publication of an interim rule on Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks. The interim rule establishes guidelines for quantifying, reporting, and verifying the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the production of biofuel feedstock commodity crops …
Iowa Biodiesel Production Grows, But Future Uncertain
Despite many challenges, Iowa biodiesel production in 2024 totaled 353 million gallons, up from 350 in 2023 and the highest production since the record 365 million in 2018. Iowa biodiesel plants managed to power through being undercut by a drastically low Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) blending level for 2024, but could not escape uncertainty surrounding tax policy as the long-time …
Terviva Secures Investment to Scale Pongamia for SAF
Agricultural innovation company Terviva has announced a strategic investment from integrated energy company Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd (Idemitsu) to advance efforts to help farmers grow and harvest pongamia for food, feed and fuel. Idemitsu, in partnership with Terviva and Stanmore, an Australia-based coal resource company, is beginning a trial plantation of Terviva’s pongamia in Queensland, Australia. This collaboration leverages Terviva’s …
Delta and Airbus Invest in MN SAF Hub
Delta Air Lines celebrated its centennial anniversary at the 2025 CES last week in Las Vegas with a number of announcements, including deepening its sustainability partnership with Airbus as the French airplane manufacturer invests in scaling the production of sustainable aviation fuel through Minnesota SAF Hub. Airbus, the largest airplane manufacturer in the world, was a founding partner of Delta’s …
Treasury 45Z Guidance Addresses Cooking Oil Imports
Clean fuels producers, soybean growers, and oilseed processors were pleased to see the U.S. Treasury Department’s notice of intent to propose regulation on the Clean Fuel Production Credit (45Z) released on Friday addressed the issue of imported used cooking oil being used to qualify for the credit. However, they are disappointed in the lack of guidance for farmers to utilize …