Biodiesel World News

Lawmakers call on Biden, McCarthy to reject reductions to RFS RVO A group of 15 federal lawmakers on Sept. 28 sent a letter to President Joe Biden and National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy expressing concern over reports that the upcoming RFS rulemaking will be damaging to the U.S. biofuels sector. READ MORE SHARE
Axne touts 9-year extension of biodiesel tax credit in draft bill As the House continues to consider the Build Back Better Act, Rep. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, is touting the inclusion of a nine-year extension of the biodiesel tax credit that is included in the draft legislation. READ MORE SHARE
	NBB renews request for meeting with EPA Administrator Regan The National Biodiesel Board has delivered a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan, renewing a request made in May 2021 to meet and discuss the findings of a study that quantifies the public and health benefits of higher blends of biodiesel. READ MORE SHARE
Velocys discusses progress on US, UK proposed projects Velocys plc released interim results for the first half of 2021 on Sept. 23, reporting improved financial performance and providing an update on the development of its reference projects in the U.S. and U.K. and a commercial project in Japan. READ MORE SHARE
California agency proposes to update refinery regs for renewables The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is proposing to amend its current refinery rules to ensure that facilities that switch to renewable feedstocks must continue to comply with the same emissions standards and rule requirements. READ MORE SHARE
Honeywell, Wood combine technologies to enable carbon-neutral SAF Honeywell and Wood on Sept. 23 announced a comprehensive package of technologies to support the effort to produce carbon-neutral aviation fuel. When used together, the technologies could reduce lifecycle GHGs by 100 percent using certain feedstocks. READ MORE SHARE
	NBB: Court maintains duties on Argentine biodiesel The National Biodiesel Board has welcomed the U.S. Court of International Trade's decision to uphold the U.S. Department of Commerce's final determination in its changed circumstances review (CCR) of duties on imports of Argentine biodiesel. READ MORE SHARE
EPA: 1.7 billion RINs generated in August More than 1.7 billion renewable identification numbers (RINs) were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in August, up from 1.6 billion generated during the same period of last year, according to data released by the U.S. EPA on Sept. 16. READ MORE SHARE
EIA: Biodiesel capacity down in 2021 U.S. biodiesel nameplate production capacity fell slightly between 2020 and 2021. The number of biodiesel plants was also down, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Sept. 3. READ MORE SHARE
Kinder Morgan, Neste partner on renewable fuels logistics project Kinder Morgan Inc. is partnering with Neste to create a premier domestic raw material storage and logistics hub in the United States, supporting increased production of renewable diesel, SAF and renewable feedstock for polymers and chemicals. READ MORE SHARE