Clean Fuels, Trade Groups Applaud Bipartisan, Bicameral Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act
On March 6, 2025, Clean Fuels Alliance America and other groups representing agriculture and maritime fleets thanked Senate and House champions for introducing the bipartisan Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act. Sens. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) sponsored the legislation in the Senate. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), John Garamendi (D-CA) and six others […]
Big Oil Joins Agriculture, Biofuel Groups in Push for New EPA Rules
The American Petroleum Institute (API), the powerful oil lobby, is joining biomass-based diesel, ethanol, and farming groups in urging the Trump administration to set strong renewable volume obligations (RVOs) heading into 2026 and beyond. In a joint letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, API, Clean Fuels Alliance America – which represents the biodiesel, renewable diesel, […]
RFS Refinery Exemptions Could Hit Biodiesel Industry the Hardest
Biodiesel producers could be affected the most by new small refinery exemptions pending at the Environmental Protection Agency, based on an analysis of the extensive waiver action that took place under the previous Trump administration. The number of petitions for exemptions from the Renewable Fuel Standard has “risen dramatically in recent months,” with 139 pending […]
Farmers Reduce Carbon Footprint from Field to School
Whether you realize it or not, biodiesel is being used to harvest crops, bring students to school and transport lunch to the school cafeteria. Fueling these modes of transportation is none other than the coveted soybean. In hopes of a greener future, farmers are not only trying to lower their intensity score, but companies like […]
USDA Predicts Soybean Oil Use For Biofuel Production Will Increase In 2025, 2026
The USDA on February 27, 2025, released its Grains and Oilseed Outlook for 2025, predicting a modest increase for 2025-2026 soybean production. Soybean oil prices are projected down slightly, and soybean oil use for biofuels is expected to increase. U.S. soybean suppliers are expected to increase less than 1% in 2025-2026 on higher beginning stocks […]
EIA Maintains Forecasts for 2025, 2026 Renewable Diesel and SAF Production
The U.S. Energy Information Administration maintained its forecasts for 2025 and 2026 renewable diesel production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Feb. 11. The production outlook for other biofuels, including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), was also maintained. The EIA maintained its forecasts that renewable diesel production will average 230,000 barrels per day in 2025 […]