December 18, 2024
BY U.S. Department of Energy
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The Soil and Water Outcomes Fund has begun a pilot project with Chevron REG as part of the larger Midwest Climate-Smart Commodity Program. The initiative represents a notable step toward integrating biofuels into sustainable agriculture outcomes.
CoBank predicts that U.S. production of renewable diesel and associated fuels will experience a modest boost in 2025 but cautions that policy uncertainty looms over administration of the RFS program, SREs and the impact of potential tariffs.
Congress on Dec. 17 released the text of a short-term funding bill that aims to avoid a partial government shutdown. The package includes provisions allowing year-round sales of E15 and enacting a new one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill.
Biomass Magazine has released the agenda for the 18th Annual International Biomass Conference & Expo. The event will be held March 18-20 in Atlanta, Georgia, and features tracks focused on pellets, biomass power and thermal, biogas and RNG, and SAF.
Surging biomass-based diesel feedstock demand has led to a boom in used cooking oil imports, and when combined with current policy mechanisms, U.S. soybean oil is at a disadvantage.