EPA, Energy Dept. Announce Availability of $9.4M in Funding for Biofuel Projects
Renewable Energy
EPA, Energy Dept. Announce Availability of $9.4M in Funding for Biofuel Projects
2024-02-22 20:48:26
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy are making $9.4 million available to support “high impact” technology projects in the advanced biofuels space. The funding is being made available through the Inflation Reduction Act and... Read More

Chevron, Bunge Buy Argentine Grower of Biofuel Materials
Renewable Energy
Chevron, Bunge Buy Argentine Grower of Biofuel Materials
2023-07-10 19:02:48
by Dan McCue

HOUSTON — Chevron’s Renewable Energy Group and Bunge, an agriculture trading company, have purchased an Argentine firm to help both companies meet the growing demand for lower carbon renewable feedstocks. The company they bought, Chacraservicios SRL, was previously owned by... Read More

USDA to Invest $450M in Domestic Biofuel Sector
Renewable Energy
USDA to Invest $450M in Domestic Biofuel Sector
2023-06-26 21:24:24
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Department of Agriculture is investing up to $450 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to increase the availability of domestic biofuels and provide consumers with additional cleaner fuel options at the pump. The infusion of significant money... Read More

DOE Provides $118M Boost to Domestic Biofuel Industry
Renewable Energy
DOE Provides $118M Boost to Domestic Biofuel Industry
2023-01-30 20:23:54
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy is providing $118 million in funding for 17 projects intended to accelerate the production of sustainable biofuels for the nation’s transportation and manufacturing needs.  The selected projects, all being carried out at universities... Read More

Researchers Derive New Method for Turning Plant Materials Into Better Green Energy
Science
Researchers Derive New Method for Turning Plant Materials Into Better Green Energy
2022-07-09 18:15:49
by Dan McCue

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Researchers at Michigan State University have developed a new chemical method to break down the strong chemical bond in plant matter using electricity and water that has the added bonus of destroying pollutants that are a... Read More

Administration Makes Two Big Moves on Biofuel
Renewable Energy
Administration Makes Two Big Moves on Biofuel
2022-06-05 18:44:54
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration made two significant moves aimed at supporting the biofuel industry. The first of these moves came from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which announced on Friday that it will provide $700 million to help lower... Read More

Europe’s Farmers Stir Up Biogas to Offset Russian Energy
Renewable Energy
Europe's Farmers Stir Up Biogas to Offset Russian Energy

SONCHAMP, France (AP) — In lush fields southwest of Paris, farmers are joining Europe’s fight to free itself from Russian gas. They'll soon turn on the tap of a new facility where crops and agricultural waste are mashed up and fermented... Read More

Biden Waiving Ethanol Rule in Bid to Lower Gasoline Prices
Renewable Energy
Biden Waiving Ethanol Rule in Bid to Lower Gasoline Prices

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is visiting corn-rich Iowa on Tuesday to announce he'll suspend a federal rule preventing the sale of higher ethanol blend gasoline this summer, as his administration tries to tamp down prices at the pump... Read More

Corn Growers, Others Seek Rehearing on Fuel Blend Standard
Energy
Corn Growers, Others Seek Rehearing on Fuel Blend Standard
2021-08-20 15:30:32
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON -- The National Corn Growers Association, Renewable Fuels Association, and Growth Energy asked the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider its decision to disallow year-round sales of a 15% ethanol fuel blend. In a petition filed with the... Read More

Senators Push Bipartisan Bill to Make Ethanol Blends Available Year-Round
Energy
Senators Push Bipartisan Bill to Make Ethanol Blends Available Year-Round
2021-07-15 20:30:41
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - In the wake of a federal appeals court ruling striking restrictions on the summertime sale of ethanol blended fuel, a bipartisan trio of senators is seeking to ensure that low-carbon, 15% ethanol fuel blends are available for purchase... Read More

Biofuel Firm Proposes $70 Million Renewable Fuel Plant in Louisiana
In The States
Biofuel Firm Proposes $70 Million Renewable Fuel Plant in Louisiana
2021-06-30 13:46:52
by Dan McCue

BATON ROUGE, La. - A firm specializing in the development of clean fuels hopes to invest $70 million in southern Louisiana to build a plant that can source waste from four nearby sugar mills and turn it into biofuel. Though... Read More

Supreme Court Backs Refiners in Biofuel Exemption Dispute
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Backs Refiners in Biofuel Exemption Dispute
2021-06-25 20:38:20
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Friday restored an exemption for small refineries from a federal law requiring them to blend increasing levels of ethanol and other renewable fuels into their products. The 6-3 ruling is a setback for biofuels... Read More

DOE Invests $35 Million to Reduce Carbon Footprint of Biofuel Production
Climate
DOE Invests $35 Million to Reduce Carbon Footprint of Biofuel Production
2021-05-17 17:05:56
by TWN Staff

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Energy last week announced $35 million in funding that will help slash carbon emissions and scale up the volume and efficiency of renewable biofuel. The 15 awarded research projects are housed at colleges, universities,... Read More

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