Clean Fuels Alliance America this week delivered a formal notice of intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency for its failure to issue timely 2026 Renewable Fuel Standards. By statute, EPA is required to finalize volumes 14 months before the start of the compliance year; for 2026, that deadline would come at the end of October this year. On June …
Renewable Diesel Growth Impacts Feedstock Trade
USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) reports that tremendous growth in demand for renewable diesel over the past few years is resulting in significant impacts to global feedstock trade. Renewable diesel, like biodiesel, is produced from the same renewable feedstocks such as vegetable oils, animal fats, or used cooking oil (UCO). The difference is that renewable diesel is produced using a …
Zeakal PhotoSeed Corn Could Help Meet SAF Demand
ZeaKal recently announced groundbreaking PhotoSeed™ technology in corn, designed to improve the crop’s oil and sustainability profile without compromising yield or protein. In first year replicated field trials, PhotoSeed increased corn oil composition by an average of 23 percent. PhotoSeed enhances a plant’s photosynthetic capacity, capturing more CO2 and sunlight. This additional carbon capture increases oil production without taking away …
Clean Fuels Showcases What’s New at #Classic24
It was over 30 years ago that soybean farmers found a new market for their product in fuel made from soybean oil that was eventually called biodiesel, but the market for that clean fuel has expanded to include new feedstocks and opportunities. Clean Fuels Alliance America, formally known as the National Biodiesel Board, hosted a Learning Center Session at the …
Senate Introduces Ocean-Going Renewable Fuels Bill
U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) this week introduced the Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act to allow companies to preserve Renewable Identification Number credits (RINs) under the RFS program for renewable fuel, when the fuel for use is in ocean-going vessels. The legislation designates renewable fuel used in ocean-going vessels as an “additional renewable fuel” (similar …
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 …
Clean Fuels Conference 2024 Registration Open
Registration is now open for the 2024 Clean Fuels Conference, February 5-8, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. The annual Clean Fuels Alliance America event for biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel includes a full slate of educational sessions featuring industry experts and plenty of networking opportunities. Attendees include clean fuels producers and marketers, distributors, feedstock providers, fleet managers, Original …
Clean Fuels Policy Panel
In the last year, Clean Fuels Alliance America and its members fostered a successful policy surge at all levels, from state production incentives, to low carbon fuel standards, to the federal biodiesel tax credit and more. The Clean Fuels Conference in Tampa this week featured a panel to examine how state and federal policies, including the Renewable Fuel Standard, shape …
Clean Fuels Chair Pleased With First Conference
Mike Rath is senior vice president of marketing for Darling Ingredients in Dallas, Texas. He is also the first chairman of Clean Fuels Alliance America and presiding over the first conference under the new name in Tampa, Florida this week. Darling Ingredients is in the business of animal rendering, turning edible by-products and food waste into sustainable products, and a …
Clean Fuels 101 Sets Up Inaugural Conference
The first ever Clean Fuels Conference being held this week in Tampa had a pre-event session to cover the basics of just what clean fuels are and how market factors have driven the industry beyond biodiesel and into renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel to become “United as ONE.” Jonathan Martin, Director of Economics & Market Analytics for Clean Fuels …