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, …
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 …
Preview of 2025 Clean Fuels Conference
One of the first events of 2025 is the annual Clean Fuels Conference, formally the National Biodiesel Conference, coming up January 20-23 in San Diego, CA with the theme: Accelerate. “We chose Accelerate as the theme just because so many aspects of our industry are speeding up right now,” said Heather Buechter, Director of Communications for Clean Fuels Alliance America. …
Clean Fuels Celebrates Productive 2024
Clean Fuels Alliance America is celebrating progress in 2024 with the U.S. on pace to surpass 5 billion gallons of biodiesel and renewable diesel consumption for the first time, thanks to a year that saw increased efforts from states to drive adoption, updates to technical standards, growth in soybean crush capacity and growing public support for clean transportation fuel. Clean …
K-State Research Could Lead to Improved Biodiesel
A recent breakthrough by Kansas State University biochemists could lead to the cover crops pennycress and camelina becoming new sources for improved biodiesel. A research team led by Timothy Durrett, professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics, and doctoral conferee Linah Alkotami used synthetic biology techniques to significantly increase the amount of acetyl-triacylglycerols — a unique type of oil found and …
Clean Fuels Alliance Ready to Accelerate
“Accelerate” is the theme for the 2025 Clean Fuels Conference, Jan. 20-23 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel in San Diego, California. 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. “With the clean fuels industry accelerating at an …
Clean Fuels Elects Governing Board Members
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 …
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, …
EPA Adds to Farm, Ranch and Rural Advisory Committee
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan this week announced the appointment of 18 new members and reappointment of six members to the agency’s Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee, which provides independent policy advice and recommendations on issues affecting agriculture and rural communities. Among the new members from the biofuels sector are Alan Weber, Biodiesel Coalition of Missouri, …