U.S. Biofuels Overhaul Delayed
Washington has shelved indefinitely a planned overhaul of the national biofuels policy that sought to reduce costs for the oil industry, two sources told Reuters, saying the move was the Continue Reading
Trump’s Move To Please Farmers On Biofuels Reform Draws Refinery Union Ire
President Donald Trump has abandoned an overhaul of biofuels policy aimed at reducing costs for the oil industry. June 6 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump, in yielding to pressure Continue Reading
Trump administration biofuels deal delayed indefinitely: sources
The Trump administration has indefinitely delayed a proposed overhaul of U.S. biofuels policy aimed at reducing costs for the oil industry, under pressure from corn state lawmakers who worry the Continue Reading
Biofuel credits drop ahead of expected White House policy announcement
Prices of U.S. biofuels blending credits hit fresh five-year lows on Monday as expectations mounted the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump would soon announce plans for an overhaul of Continue Reading
U.S. EPA grants refiners biofuel credits to remedy Obama-era waiver denials
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded tens of millions of dollars worth of biofuel blending credits for this year to refiners HollyFrontier and Sinclair Oil after they argued the Continue Reading
U.S. Oil Companies Look To Skirt Biofuel Quotas
Continuing a national trend, the United States’ second-largest oil refining company has recently requested a biofuel hardship waiver from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The waiver, if granted, would allow Continue Reading
U.S. biodiesel lobby drops effort to adjust $1-per-gallon tax credit
The biggest U.S. biodiesel lobbying group has dropped its nine-year push to covert a $1-per-gallon tax credit available to blenders of the biofuel into one for producers, the vice president Continue Reading
Is The U.S. Ethanol Industry Under Siege?
Following the 2016 presidential election, I explained Why The Ethanol Industry Should Fear President Trump . Since that time, the ethanol industry has indeed been on the defensive. In fact, Continue Reading
Republican Senator Says EPA Chief Must Slow Refinery Waivers Or Resign
Republican Senator Chuck Grassley says EPA chief Scott Pruitt must scale back the use of biofuels waivers for small refineries. NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) – Republican Senator Chuck Grassley Continue Reading
Biofuel Breakthrough Uses Algae To Create Hydrogen
A research group from the University of Turku, Finland, has discovered an efficient way for transforming solar energy into the chemical energy of biohydrogen through the photosynthesis of green algae Continue Reading
Trump to propose sweeping changes to U.S. biofuel policy: source
The Trump administration will propose sweeping changes to the nation’s biofuel policy, including expanding it to exports and cutting the number of waivers for small refineries, a source briefed on Continue Reading
Trump open to exported ethanol qualifying under biofuel laws – source
U.S. President Donald Trump told a group of Republican senators on Tuesday that he is considering allowing exported ethanol and other biofuels to count towards the annual volumes mandated by Continue Reading
The Road to the Seneca Cliff is Paved with Evil Intentions. How to Destroy the World’s Forests
The oldest stories of human lore have to do with cutting trees and with the disasters that followed as a consequence. Above, Legendary Sumerian heroes Gilgamesh and Enkidu kill the Continue Reading
Exxon, Chevron Also Seek ‘Small Refinery’ Biofuel Waivers
U.S. supermajors ExxonMobil and Chevron have asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to waive the obligations for biofuel blending for their smallest refineries—exemptions that are typically granted to small refiners Continue Reading
EPA ‘Secret’ Biofuel Waivers Undercut Trump’s Pledge to Farmers
Even as President Donald Trump floats the idea of more ethanol sales, critics says moves by his Environmental Protection Agency would undercut the support to corn farmers. On Thursday, Trump Continue Reading
Trump says he will probably allow E15 gasoline sales all year
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration may allow the sale of gasoline containing 15 percent ethanol year-round, something that could help farmers by bolstering corn demand. The Continue Reading
Farmers Hit Hard As Trump Backs Big Oil
The Trump administration seems to be leaning towards allying with the oil refining industry in its fight against Big Corn and federal rules requiring the use of corn ethanol. Reuters Continue Reading
US Ethanol Groups Bristle As EPA Frees Refiners From Biofuels Law
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the request of 25 small refineries to be exempted from the nation’s biofuels laws, an agency source said on Wednesday, marking a big Continue Reading
Exclusive: EPA gives giant refiner a ‘hardship’ waiver from regulation
The Environmental Protection Agency has exempted one of the nation’s largest oil refining companies, Andeavor , from complying with U.S. biofuels regulations – a waiver historically reserved for tiny operations in Continue Reading
Renewable fuel credits post biggest quarterly loss in a year
Prices of renewable fuel credits slumped 35.7 percent in the first three months of 2018, their biggest quarterly loss in a year, on uncertainty over the future of U.S. biofuels Continue Reading
Why Trump Won’t Touch Moonshine
The bankruptcy of the East Coast’s biggest oil refiner has raised uncomfortable questions around the politically charged market for ethanol. The controversy has already hit some of the best performing Continue Reading
Exclusive: Trump weighs dropping personal efforts on biofuel reform – sources
President Donald Trump is seriously considering abandoning efforts to remake the nation’s biofuel laws after wading deep into an issue that divides some of his core constituencies, according to three Continue Reading
Exclusive: Trump advisers urge him to leave biofuel reforms to Congress
President Donald Trump’s advisers have urged him to let Congress take the lead in efforts to lower the cost of the nation’s biofuels policy for refining companies, and to use Continue Reading
EPA deal with Philadelphia refiner would erase 2% of 2018 biofuel mandate: consultant
A deal to wipe out refiner Philadelphia Energy Solution’s biofuel credit debt would effectively shrink the 2018 US biofuel mandate by 2%, which would cut renewable fuel demand and weaken Continue Reading
Biofuel Mandates Are Working As Designed
Regarding your March 13 editorial “ You RIN Some, You Lose Some ” and Thomas Landstreet’s “Biofuel Mandates Are a Bad Idea Whose Time May Be Up ” (op-ed, March Continue Reading
Sources: Trump Administration Preparing List Of Possible Biofuels Tweaks
The heads of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Agriculture Department are scheduled to meet on Tuesday to winnow down proposals to lower the cost of the nation’s biofuels policy Continue Reading
Corn-state senators seek Trump meeting as U.S. biofuel changes loom
A group of senators from U.S. corn states have asked President Donald Trump for a meeting about the nation’s biofuels law, amid expectations the administration will soon act to lower Continue Reading
EPA settlement with bankrupt Philadelphia refinery roils biofuels market
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to grant a bankrupt Philadelphia refiner relief from the nation’s biofuel laws drew critics on Tuesday who say it sets a bad precedent. The Continue Reading
Exxon-partnered biotech group confident of boom in algae fuel
Production of advanced biofuels made from algae could grow rapidly in the late 2020s, according to Synthetic Genomics, the biotech company that has formed a partnership with ExxonMobil to develop Continue Reading
White House sets biofuel meeting; Trump will not attend: sources
The White House has made preliminary plans for a meeting on Monday between rivals in the corn and oil industries to discuss potential changes to the nation’s biofuels policy, two Continue Reading
Big Corn vs. Big Oil: The Battle Over Biofuel
The planning for a meeting between moguls in the oil and corn industries is in its preliminary stages, but President Donald Trump is not scheduled to attend the summit, which Continue Reading
US Refinery Workers Head To Washington To Urge Biofuels Reform
A delegation of workers from U.S. oil refining companies that oppose the nation’s biofuels policy converged on Washington on Wednesday to lobby lawmakers to find a way to lessen the Continue Reading
Trump pushes Big Corn and Oil to break biofuels deadlock
U.S. President Donald Trump urged representatives from the rival oil and corn industries on Thursday to break a deadlock in talks over the future of the nation’s biofuels policy by Continue Reading
Trump backs compromise deal on biofuels policy: sources
U.S. President Donald Trump told rivals from the oil and corn industry gathered at the White House on Thursday that he supports changing the nation’s biofuels policy in a way Continue Reading
U.S. Agriculture Secretary seeks to calm farmers after Trump…
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told an agriculture conference on Wednesday that he and President Donald Trump support the country’s biofuels policy, and that any reports to the contrary are Continue Reading
Trump wades deeper into biofuel debate with second meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday will gather rivals from the oil and corn industries for the second time this week as the administration seeks elusive common ground on reforms Continue Reading
The Aviation Industry Is Backing Biofuels
The International Air Transport Association has set an ambitious goal for its members: transporting a billion passengers on flights using biofuel by 2025. The goal is a demonstration of IATA’s Continue Reading
U.S. Biofuels Policy Overhaul Faces Major Challenges
U.S. President Donald Trump has called a meeting to discuss possible amendments to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) as the powerful oil and corn lobbies continue to clash over biofuels Continue Reading
U.S. Biofuels Policy Overhaul Faces Major Challenges
U.S. President Donald Trump has called a meeting to discuss possible amendments to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) as the powerful oil and corn lobbies continue to clash over biofuels Continue Reading
Trump calls meeting on biofuels policy blamed by bankrupt refiner
U.S. President Donald Trump has called a meeting early next week with key senators and Cabinet officials to discuss potential changes to biofuels policy, which is coming under increasing pressure Continue Reading
Exclusive: Trump calls meeting on biofuels policy after refiner bankruptcy
U.S. President Donald Trump has called a meeting early next week with key senators and Cabinet officials to discuss potential changes to biofuels policy, which is coming under increasing pressure Continue Reading
The Billion Dollar Fuel Mandate Gone Wrong
This year begins the ninth year of cellulosic ethanol mandates in the U.S. Today I want to give a brief review of cellulosic ethanol, review the original targets, and examine Continue Reading
Exclusive: U.S. small refiners make surge of biofuel waiver requests – sources
More than two dozen small U.S. refineries are seeking waivers from the nation’s biofuels law, an unusually high number that reflects growing oil industry resistance to the program, according to Continue Reading
A Biofuels Bankruptcy
The East Coast’s biggest refinery filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday, and Philadelphia Energy Solutions puts the blame on the federal government’s biofuels policies. The refinery’s workers are Continue Reading
European Parliament endorses proposal for 12% share of energy from renewable energy in transport by 2030; 10% advanced biofuels
The European Parliament last week endorsed a series of proposals setting targets for cleaner, more efficient energy use. Among those was a proposal for a binding EU-level target of a Continue Reading
It’s Final — Corn Ethanol Is Of No Use
OK, can we please stop pretending biofuel made from corn is helping the planet and the environment? The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released two of its Working Continue Reading
Oil Refiners And Farmers Battle Over Biofuels
President Donald Trump has agreed to meet representatives of the U.S. oil refining industry and oil-supporting lawmakers to discuss the Renewable Fuel Standard Program—a meeting that could set the stage Continue Reading
U.S. EPA ups biofuel targets slightly, draws scorn from refiners
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday it will require fuel companies to blend slightly more biofuels into the nation’s gasoline and diesel next year, angering oil refiners who Continue Reading
U.S. biodiesel output falls to 147 million gallons in September: EIA
U.S. biodiesel production fell to 147 million gallons in September from 149 million gallons a month earlier, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said in a report on Thursday. Soybean oil Continue Reading
London’s Iconic Red Buses to Run on Biofuel Made From Old Coffee
Bio-bean partnered with Shell on demonstration project London-based company also makes biomass pellets from coffee London’s iconic red double-decker buses will soon run on a biofuel partially made from old Continue Reading