December 1, 2020
BY Erin Voegele
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The U.S. EPA on June 18 published updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data, reporting that 20 new SRE petitions have been filed under the RFS during the past month. According to the agency, 189 SRE petitions are currently pending.
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 18 ruled that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit is the proper venue for legal challenges to the U.S. EPA’s small refinery exemption (SRE) decisions. Biofuel groups are applauding the decision.
TotalEnergies and Quatra, the European market leader in the collection and recycling of used cooking oil, have signed a 15-year agreement beginning in 2026, for the supply of 60,000 tons a year of European used cooking oil.
Neste has reached an agreement with Amazon to provide 7,500 metric tons (2.5 million gallons) of neat Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel for its Amazon Air cargo operations at two California airports through to the end of 2025.
The Senate Finance Committee on June 17 released legislation that extends the 45Z credit but proposes changes that would cut the value of the credit by 20% for fuels made from imported feedstocks and alter the value of the credit for SAF.