Biodiesel World News

White House hosts event to celebrate the Inflation Reduction Act The White House hosted an event Sept. 13 to celebrate the Inflation Reduction Act, which was signed by President Biden on Aug. 16. Biden also issued an executive order on the implementation of the energy and infrastructure provisions of the IRA. READ MORE SHARE
Clean Fuels, EPA pause litigation on separated food waste Clean Fuels Alliance America and the U.S. Department of Justice have filed a joint motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit agreeing to pause litigation on new RFS recordkeeping requiremnets for seperated food waste feedstocks. READ MORE SHARE
	USDA lowers forecast for soybean oil use in biofuel production The USDA reduced both its forecast for 2022-’23 soybean oil use in biofuel production and its estimate for 2021-’22 soybean use in biofuel production in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Sept. 12. READ MORE SHARE
Imperial advances renewable diesel plans Imperial has announced a long-term contract with Air Products to supply low-carbon hydrogen for Imperial’s proposed renewable diesel complex at its Strathcona refinery in Alberta. The faciliy is expected to produce 1 billion liters per per year. READ MORE SHARE
Global Partners expands feedstock capabilities at Oregon terminal Global Partners LP has received final approvals to expand storage capacity and transload renewable feedstocks at its Clatskanie, Oregon terminal, CPBR. The facility handles ethanol, renewable diesel, and renewable feedstocks. READ MORE SHARE
IRFA: Funding for on-farm biodiesel credit tops $35,000 As the fall harvest grows closer, funding has more than tripled for a new statewide on-farm biodiesel credit program to give back to farmers using biodiesel on their farms, according to the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association. READ MORE SHARE
	Missouri offers funding for biofuel infrastructure development The Missouri Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for its Biofuel Infrastructure Incentive Program through Sept. 30. The program aims to increase the distribution and use of higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel. READ MORE SHARE
WPI researchers produce biodiesel from food waste With gas prices soaring and food costs pinching family budgets, an interdisciplinary team of researchers at WPI is looking at ways to use food waste to make a renewable and more affordable fuel replacement for oil-based diesel. READ MORE SHARE
Biofuel groups comment on Washington’s proposed CFS rule A public comment period on Washington’s proposed Clean Fuel Standard closed Aug. 31. The program aims to incentivize fuel suppliers to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuels by 20 percent by 2038. READ MORE SHARE
EIA: US biofuel capacity, feedstock consumption up in June U.S. operable biofuel production capacity expanded to 21.58 billion gallons per year in June, up 125 MMgy when compared to May, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Aug. 31. Feedstock consumption was also up. READ MORE SHARE
Next Renewable Fuels receives milestone air permit approval The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on Aug. 31 approved the air quality permit for Next Renewable Fuels’ $2 billion clean fuels project. The facility, under development in Oregon, will produce renewable diesel and SAF. READ MORE SHARE
DOE awards $46 million for 22 for waste-to-biofuels projects The DOE on Aug. 31 announced $46 million for 22 projects that will create biofuel energy to help decarbonize the transportation and power generation sectors. The projects include those focused on waste conversion, carbon capture and algae. READ MORE SHARE