Clean Fuels Alliance America this week welcomed the release of Public Data for the Renewable Fuel Standard by the Environmental Protection Agency, including final production volumes for 2023. EPA’s data shows that U.S. production of biomass-based diesel – including biodiesel, renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and heating oil – reached 4 billion gallons in 2023. Both domestic production and …
Senators Introduce Farm to Fly Act
Bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate this week would help accelerate the production and development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The Farm to Fly Act, sponsored by Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Joni Ernst (R-IA, Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), would use existing USDA programs to allow further growth for alternative fuels to be used in …
Donnie Wahlberg Teams with Clean Fuels for Bioheat® Fuel
The founder of the band New Kids on the Block is helping Clean Fuels Alliance America promote the new heating fuel on the block – Bioheat®. Actor and Boston native Donnie Wahlberg, known for his deep ties to the Boston community, is excited to promote a cleaner, warmer future with Bioheat® fuel, an eco-friendly and sustainable home heating solution derived …
WASDE Calls for Record Corn Production
The U.S. Department of Agriculture dropped its latest World Agricultural Supply Demand Estimate report on Friday, calling for record U.S. corn production in 2023-2024. The corn outlook also calls for more corn to be used for ethanol, increased feed and residual use, and higher ending stocks. Corn production is estimated at a record 15.3 billion bushels, up 108 million as …
Clean Fuels Alliance America Launches New Podcast
Clean Fuels Alliance America is launching a new podcast covering all aspects of the biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel industries. Clean Fuels CEO Donnell Rehagen says the “Better. Cleaner. Now! Podcast” provides a unique opportunity to dive deeper into the clean fuels industry and expertise from Clean Fuels’ program managers. “This project really has been a labor of …
USDA Announces Grants for Biofuels Infrastructure
During an address at the Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit Thursday, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced the awarding of $19 million in grants to increase the availability of domestic biofuels at gas stations in 22 states. The awards are being made through the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) with funding from Inflation Reduction Act. Some of examples of the …
Vilsack to Address Iowa RFA Summit
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will address the 2024 Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit this month and during the event will receive IRFA’s highest award. “The IRFA Board is very excited that Secretary Vilsack can join the Summit,” said Iowa Renewable Fuels Association Marketing Director Lisa Coffelt. “As a state legislator, governor and now USDA secretary, Tom Vilsack has been an …
DeSantis Checks Biofuels Vision 2024 Boxes
Gov. Ron DeSantis is now the only Republican presidential candidate that checks all the boxes vital to the future of Iowa farmers and biofuels producers, according to Biofuels Vision 2024. The organization says DeSantis checked his last box during a question-and-answer session at the POET Bioprocessing ethanol plant near Menlo, Iowa on December 18. “On behalf of IRFA members, I …
Renewable Fuel for Ocean Vessels Bill Introduced
Legislation introduced recently by U.S. Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and John Garamendi (D-CA) would allow companies to preserve RIN credits under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for renewable fuel used for ocean-going vessels. “Ocean-going cargo ships, tankers, and passenger vessels have a need for low-carbon, low-sulfur biodiesel and renewable diesel which provides an additional market for biofuels,” said Miller-Meeks. “This …
Clariant Closes sunliquid® Bioethanol Plant in Romania
Global specialty chemical company Clariant is shutting down its sunliquid® bioethanol production plant in Podari, Romania, and downsizing related activities of its Biofuels & Derivatives division in Germany. After developing the sunliquid® technology, Clariant had taken the decision in 2017 to establish its own commercial sunliquid® plant in Podari, which began producing bioethanol in the second quarter of 2022. In …