Ethanol Blog

Six biofuel associations urged President Donald Trump to finalize Renewable Fuel Standard volumes, arguing domestic biodiesel and renewable diesel can offset diesel supply disruptions caused by Iran tensions.

Christopher Burdett pleaded guilty to generating $7 million in fraudulent renewable fuel credits by vastly overstating biodiesel production, as part of Renewable Fuel Standard scheme.

Agriculture, biofuels and petroleum groups urged the E15 Rural Domestic Energy Council to quickly pass legislation making E15 fuel permanently available nationwide.

The biofuels industry is urging President Donald Trump to finalize 45Z tax credit guidance before his Iowa visit, as biodiesel production has dropped 33% amid regulatory uncertainty.

USDA's record 17.02-billion-bushel corn projection prompts biofuels and farm groups to urgently demand year-round E15 sales to boost demand and help struggling farmers.

The proposed rule for the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit was delivered to the White House Office of Management and Budget last week.

Refining companies filed appeals on recent small-refinery exemptions decisions by the Trump administration in two different federal appeals courts, despite a Supreme Court ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit was the proper venue.

The Renewable Fuels Association urged the Trump administration on Monday to impose reciprocal tariffs on China for failing to meet 2019 trade commitments on ethanol and distillers grains.

Ethanol industry groups are urging California regulators to quickly implement E15 fuel sales, citing proven safety and consumer cost savings.

The Trump administration granted 14 small-refinery exemptions from the Renewable Fuel Standard for 2021 to 2024, potentially releasing 2.5 billion biofuels credits into the markets.

A new report shows California's decade-old corn ethanol emission estimates overstate the actual carbon footprint by 300% to 400%, prompting the Renewable Fuels Association to call for revisions.

Forty-nine lawmakers urged the Trump administration to reallocate 100% of biofuel gallons exempted from the Renewable Fuel Standard by small refineries for 2023-2025.

Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota attorneys general accused small refineries of falsely claiming economic hardship for Renewable Fuel Standard exemptions while reporting strong profits to investors.

Clean Fuels Alliance America asked the Trump administration to close a tariff loophole allowing duty-free imported renewable diesel into the U.S., which disadvantages U.S. biofuels producers and American farmers.

U.S. soybean farmers could lose up to $7.5 billion if the Trump administration doesn't fully reallocate biofuels gallons from small-refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard.

Gevo's $1.46 billion DOE loan guarantee to build a sustainable aviation fuel plant was extended to April 2026, with possible plant relocation from South Dakota to North Dakota.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency filed multiple requests to hold biofuels litigation in abeyance because of the federal government shutdown.

Biofuels groups urge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to fully reallocate Renewable Fuel Standard gallons lost to small-refinery exemptions.

Green Plains Inc. is selling $40 million to $50 million worth of Inflation Reduction Act-generated Clean Fuel Production Tax, or 45Z, credits to Freepoint Commodities.