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$100 million available to boost biofuels across the U.S. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has opened a 90-day application window for Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program grants. The cost-share grants can meet up to 50% (or $5 million) of eligible costs for projects that install, retrofit or upgrade infrastructure to support consumer access to B5 and […]

Michigan business turns used cooking oil into sustainable fuel From chicken nuggets to fish and chips, fried restaurant foods have one thing in common: They all generate tons of used cooking oil (UCO) per year. But for Thumb BioEnergy, UCO is not a waste product. Instead, the Sandusky, Michigan, enterprise creates value by using UCO […]

Legislation has been introduced in Michigan to incentivize the sale and consumption of low-level biodiesel blends throughout the state’s retail fuel stations. HB 6334, sponsored by Rep. Joe Bellino, R-Monroe, is a voluntary program that offers a 5-cent-per-gallon incentive on blends of 5 percent biodiesel (B5) sold in Michigan. Biodiesel is a renewable fuel predominately […]