by Cole Martin (Argus Media) President Donald Trump's administration expects to update the rules around a low-carbon fuel tax credit to allow more types of fuel sales to qualify and to encourage farmers to grow crops more sustainably.
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The proposed regulations Tuesday will clarify, for instance, that producers can claim 45Z tax breaks for fuel that is sold to intermediaries, according to Treasury officials. Sales to wholesalers or traders are common in fuel markets, but lawyers interpreted partial guidance issued in the waning days of former-president Joe Biden's term as potentially requiring that fuel must be sold to end users to qualify.
The fuel sale question had left many refiners unclear how exactly to qualify for an incentive crucial to their margins and snarled logistics in key biofuel markets. Major biofuel producers idled facilities last year too, in part because of the lack of final rules around what was then a new and unfamiliar tax break.
45Z tax guidance has been closely awaited by producers of biofuels like ethanol, biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel, especially as the Trump administration is late setting new biofuel blend mandates and Congress has punted on a proposal to allow a higher-ethanol gasoline blend year-round.
The proposed regulations, which will go through a 60-day public comment period after publication in the Federal Register, will still need to be finalized. But they signal how the Trump administration is thinking about the complicated incentive, and will allow producers to rely on existing guidance when preparing their tax returns until final regulations are available.
Some details will depend on final rules, however. The proposal will signal that the Trump administration expects to eventually credit more on-farm emissions reductions, which would effectively reward biofuel producers that source sustainably grown crops with larger subsidies, Treasury officials said.
The Biden administration had released an initial calculator so that corn, soybean and sorghum farmers could track the climate benefits of practices like cover crops and no-till agriculture. But it was unclear whether Trump, a skeptic of climate science, would continue the effort at all.
Treasury expects to publish additional guidance on recordkeeping and verification requirements and will also need to coordinate with other agencies to fully incorporate new data on agricultural practices into a government model for tracking emissions.
Legislation signed by Trump last year already restricts the 45Z credit starting this year to US producers of fuels sourced from North American feedstocks. The law also changed how regulators track land use emissions, effectively hiking subsidies this year for crop-based fuels. READ MORE
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Excerpt from Clean Fuels Alliance America: Biodiesel and renewable diesel industry looks for policy certainty to support renewed growth
Today (February 3, 2026), Clean Fuels Alliance America welcomed Treasury’s proposed rules for the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit. While the credit has been available since January 2025, producers and farmers have struggled to capitalize on it with only minimal guidance. Today’s proposal responds to taxpayer comments on prior guidance and provides additional certainty for the industry as the formal rulemaking process moves forward.
Kurt Kovarik, Clean Fuels’ VP of Federal Affairs, stated, “We greatly appreciate Treasury for moving forward with formal rules for the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit. The agency responded to many taxpayer concerns and resolved some uncertainties from the guidance issued a year ago. We anticipate this proposal will provide additional market certainty for biodiesel and renewable diesel producers.”
The proposed rules provide taxpayers with safe harbors and clarify questions on qualified sales, tolling arrangements, and qualifying fuels used in non-transportation applications raised after the January 2025 guidance. The proposal makes no changes to prevailing wage rules in place since June 2024. The proposal includes changes to the 45Z Credit passed by Congress in July 2025, including limits on feedstock eligibility. Additional changes to carbon intensity scores – such as consideration of regenerative agriculture practices – await publication of a new version of the 45ZCF-GREET model.
“The delay in rulemaking led to market uncertainty that took a heavy toll on our industry, undercutting fuel production and the value added to agriculture. Clean Fuels and its members look forward to working with IRS and Treasury to finalize rules that support renewed growth for biodiesel and renewable diesel producers. The biodiesel, renewable diesel, and SAF industry has proven its ability to meet America’s demand for secure, affordable transportation fuels and to generate jobs and rural economy prosperity.”
ABOUT CLEAN FUELS ALLIANCE AMERICA
Made from an increasingly diverse mix of resources such as recycled cooking oil, soybean oil, and animal fats, the clean fuels industry is a proven, integral part of America’s clean energy future. Clean Fuels Alliance America is the U.S. trade association representing the entire biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel supply chain, including producers, feedstock suppliers and fuel distributors. Clean Fuels receives funding from a broad mix of private companies and associations, including the United Soybean Board, Nebraska Soybean Board and other state checkoff organizations. READ MORE
Excerpt from Renewable Fuels Association: “Today’s 45Z proposed rule is a step in the right direction toward providing the clarity and certainty that ethanol producers are seeking,” said RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper. “We thank the Treasury Department and Trump administration for listening to the input provided by ethanol producers and other stakeholders. The proposal appears to resolve some of the previous confusion around what constitutes a ‘qualified sale,’ and begins to integrate the important improvements to 45Z that resulted from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, such as the removal of indirect land use change emissions from the carbon intensity scoring framework.
“However, much work remains to be done and many questions still need to be answered. First and foremost, ethanol producers are anxiously awaiting a new, revised version of the 45ZCF-GREET model, which will help shed light and provide clearer direction on several critical issues. In addition, questions remain to be resolved around the quantification of emissions related to low-carbon feedstock production at the farm level, implementation of foreign feedstock prohibitions, and provisions related to the use of energy attribute credits.”
Cooper said RFA looks forward to providing comments on the proposal to the Treasury Department and intends to testify at an upcoming hearing on the rule.
RFA initially filed detailed comments with Treasury in April 2025, stating that the final 45Z regulations must recognize the realities of today’s biorefining and agriculture sectors and the complexities of our nation’s transportation fuels marketplace. At the same time, we said, final regulations must maintain an intuitive and manageable approach to registration, reporting, and recordkeeping that creates the kind of dependable value that empowers businesses to invest.
Since then, the passage in July of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act made several changes to improve the tax credit, such as extending its duration and including feedstocks grown in Canada and Mexico. Importantly, it also harmonized indirect land use change emissions with actual data and evidence, resulting in zero ILUC penalty for corn ethanol. READ MORE
Excerpt from Reuters: Representatives for soy farmers also welcomed the rule.
"Updating federal biofuel policies to prioritize soy-based fuels is a key ASA priority, and we applaud Treasury for this action which will help build domestic markets for U.S. soybeans," said Scott Metzger, president of the American Soybean Association. READ MORE
Excerpt from DTN Progressive Farmer: PUBLIC HEARING SET
A public hearing is scheduled for May 28, 2026, with requests to attend the hearing due on May 26, 2026, according to the proposal.
The proposal also calls for integrating a feedstock carbon intensity calculator under development by USDA. This will allow for carbon intensity adjustments for feedstocks produced using no-till farming, cover crops and nutrient management practices.
So, farmers producing corn and soybeans or other feedstocks with lower carbon intensity would benefit from making the crops more valuable to biofuels producers seeking higher credits.
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NO FOREIGN FEEDSTOCKS
According to the proposal, fuels produced after Dec. 31, 2025, must be derived exclusively from feedstocks produced or grown in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, with no foreign feedstocks allowed. The rules would be in effect for fuels production after Dec. 31, 2024, since the credit originally went into effect in 2025.
The proposal is designed to protect U.S. farmers from foreign competition for biofuels feedstocks and to secure a domestic market for U.S. corn, soybeans and other crops.
The 45Z credit would require producers to sell fuel to an unrelated person in their trade or business and the credit could only be claimed for the year of sale.
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Fuel retailers were not satisfied with the 45Z credit, as they continue to call for biofuels policies that address affordability.
On Tuesday, SIGMA: America's Leading Fuel Marketers, and the National Association of Convenience Stores, said the tax credit was a step in the wrong direction.
"But years of regulatory reviews, public comments, copious stakeholder input, and Congressional reevaluation, can't alter the fact that 45Z is a giant step backward for American biofuel policy," the groups said in a statement.
"NACS, NATSO and SIGMA, which represent 90% of retail fuel sales, urge Congress and the administration to support simpler biofuel policies that would quickly reinvigorate biodiesel consumption and higher ethanol blends while enhancing the economy and energy market security."
David Fialkov, executive vice president of government affairs for the groups, said the 45Z would not actually lower fuel prices or benefit biofuels or farmers.
"It is past time for lawmakers and regulators to acknowledge that 45Z is too complicated and flawed and it should be replaced with simpler tax incentives that lower fuel prices and support American farmers," he said.
With the expiration of the biodiesel blenders tax credit, biodiesel production plummeted while the industry waited for 45Z guidance.
The groups said the 45Z proposal "underscores the need" to reinstate the biodiesel tax credit.
The 45Z guidance proposal was met with support by the American Soybean Association and the National Oilseed Processors Association.
"Updating federal biofuel policies to prioritize soy-based fuels is a key ASA priority, and we applaud treasury for this action which will help build domestic markets for U.S. soybeans," said Scott Metzger, ASA president and Ohio farmer.
"While Treasury's work to update tax guidance is critical, ASA strongly urges the administration to immediately finalize RFS (Renewable Fuel Standard) blending targets that complement the work of Treasury and Congress, by setting robust biofuel volumes and implementing new policies that will prioritize the utilization of U.S. soybeans in production."
NOPA President and CEO Devin Mogler said the industry also needs a "strong RFS that includes the import RIN (renewable identification numbers) reduction mechanism."
Another key aspect of the 45Z proposal is its removal of the indirect land use change penalty on agriculture feedstocks. READ MORE
Excerpt from Glacier Farm Media/Manitoba Cooperator: The big news for Canada’s canola producers is that the credit limits feedstocks to those grown or produced in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
That is something that Canada’s canola industry had been hoping for.
The credit has also been extended to Dec. 31, 2029.
Clean Fuels America welcomed the proposed 45Z rules.
“The agency responded to many taxpayer concerns and resolved some uncertainties from the guidance issued a year ago. We anticipate this proposal will provide additional market certainty for biodiesel and renewable diesel producers,” Kurt Kovarik, Clean Fuels’ vice-president of federal affairs, said in a press release.
“The delay in rule-making led to market uncertainty that took a heavy toll on our industry, undercutting fuel production and the value added to agriculture.” READ MORE
Excerpt from News Dakota: “The transition away from the Biodiesel Tax Credit to the 45Z production credit instituted a catastrophic decline in biofuels consumption that hurts the economy,” said NACS Deputy General Counsel Matt Durand. “Congress can fix it by bringing back the Biodiesel Tax Credit, which has a proven track record of delivering lower prices to consumers while benefiting farmers and biofuel producers.” READ MORE
Excerpt from Carbon Capture Magazine: According to the IRS, 45Z currently provides businesses with an income tax credit for clean fuel produced domestically after Dec. 31, 2024, and sold by Dec. 31, 2029. To claim the credit, taxpayers must be registered with the IRS using Form 637 at the time of production.
The proposed regulations specify that to qualify for the 45Z credit, taxpayers must produce a transportation fuel that meets the requirements for sustainability, emissions rate, coprocessing, and prevention of double crediting; produce the fuel at a qualifying facility in the U.S., including in any U.S. territories; be registered as a producer of clean fuel under section 4101 at the time of production; and sell the fuel to an unrelated person in a qualified sale during the taxable year. Transportation fuel produced after Dec. 31, 2025, must be exclusively derived from a feedstock produced or grown in the U.S., Mexico or Canada to qualify for 45Z.
The proposed regulations also confirm that the 45Z credit cannot be stacked with the 45Q tax credit for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS).
For fuel produced on or before Dec. 31, 2025, the credit starts at 20 cents per gallon for non-aviation fuels and 35 cents per gallon for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). For facilities that satisfy the prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements, the value of the tax credit is up to $1 per gallon for non-aviation fuels and $1.75 per gallon for SAF. The SAF premium is eliminated as of Jan. 1, 2026, with the credit capped at 20 cents per gallon/$1 per gallon for all eligible fuels, depending on whether the taxpayer meets prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements. For calendar years after 2024, the value of the credit is adjusted for inflation via an inflation adjustment factor. In July 2025, the IRS announced the inflation adjustment factor for 45Z in calendar year 2025 would boost the value of the credit to 21 cents and $1.06 per gallon for non-SAF fuels and 37 cents and $1.86 per gallon for SAF, depending on whether the taxpayer meets prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements. The agency has not yet announced the inflation adjustment factor for 2026.
Eligible fuel must be suitable for use in a highway vehicle or aircraft and must have a lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions rate of not greater than 50 kilograms (kg) of CO2e per mmBtu. Eligible fuels cannot be derived from coprocessing an applicable material with a feedstock that is not biomass. In addition, eligible fuels cannot be produced from a fuel for which a section 45Z credit is allowable.
Within the regulations, the IRS explains that “if one fuel is used as a primary feedstock to produce a second fuel, and the first fuel qualifies as a transportation fuel for purposes of section 45Z, the second fuel would not qualify for a section 45Z credit.”
“For instance, SAF produced from ethanol as a primary feedstock, and hydrogen produced from RNG as a primary feedstock, may not qualify as transportation fuel for purposes of section 45Z,” the IRS continued. “However, a fuel could still qualify for a section 45Z credit if its production process uses a transportation fuel solely as a process fuel or other non-primary-feedstock input.”
As directed by the OBBB, the proposed regulations eliminate indirect land use change (ILUC) from lifecycle GHG emission calculations for fuels produced after Dec. 31, 2025. The proposal also indicates that the lifecycle GHG emissions rate for fuel derived from animal manure may be less than zero starting in 2026.
GHG emissions rates for eligible transportation fuels can be determined by the taxpayer by either using the annual emissions rate table published by Treasury and the IRS or by obtaining a provisional emissions rate (PER) determination from the agency.
According to the proposal, 45Z divides transportation fuel into two categories for purposes of emissions rates: non-SAF transportation fuel and SAF transportation fuel. For non-SAF transportation fuel, lifecycle GHG emissions rates must be based on the U.S. Department of Energy’s latest GREET model. For SAF, lifecycle GHG emissions rates must be determined in accordance with the most recent CORSIA methodologies adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organization or any methodology similar to the most recent CORSIA methodologies.
For renewable natural gas (RNG) transportation fuel, the proposed guidance specifies that the 45Z credit should be claimed by the processor that produces the fuel, not the party that compresses the resulting RNG. Similarly, for liquid fuels, the credit is to be claimed by the fuel producer, not the fuel blender. Electricity is not considered an eligible transportation fuel for purposes of 45Z.
Within the proposed rule, the IRS indicates that some stakeholders requested the ability to lock-in a GHG emissions rate tied to the year for which construction began on a facility, regardless of when the taxpayer actually produces a transportation fuel. Under such a system, a taxpayer that began constructing a facility in 2025 would be able to use the emissions rate table from 2025 to determine the emissions rate of its fuel for all taxable years. The proposed regulations do not adopt that suggestion. Rather, eligible taxpayers will be required to update their GHG emissions rates annually.
The IRS is seeking stakeholder input on possible approaches regarding feedstock tracking, to ensure only fuels derived from feedstocks produced or grown in the U.S., Canada and Mexico qualify for the 45Z credit. “The Treasury Department and the IRS are considering appropriate substantiation and recordkeeping requirements for feedstocks imported from Canada and Mexico (including [used cooking oil (UCO)]), and request comments on possible approaches with respect to substantiating that any imported feedstocks meet the statutory sourcing requirement,” the agency wrote in the proposal. “The Treasury Department and the IRS are also interested in any industry practices to track feedstock source(s) that would mitigate potential taxpayer burden while being administrable for the IRS. For example, whether using specific existing business records, a taxpayer could demonstrate that feedstocks exclusively produced in Canada or Mexico did not contain other feedstocks or additives that originated outside of Canada or Mexico.
“The Treasury Department and the IRS also request comments on purchases from aggregators of UCO and approaches to determine the underlying source(s) of the UCO that are administrable for taxpayers and the IRS,” the agency continued. “The Treasury Department and the IRS request comments on, for instance, whether there are reliable methods that would indicate the geographic location where seeds originated or crops were grown as a precursor for use as cooking oil, which could be used to determine whether the foreign feedstock limitation in section 45Z(f)(1)(A)(iii) applies.”
A 60-day public comment period is scheduled to open following publication of the proposed regulations in the Federal Register. A public hearing is scheduled to be held on May 28. A pre-publication version of the notice of proposed rulemaking is available on the Federal Register website. READ MORE
Excerpt from Biofuels Digest: The password is: “Registered under Section 4101 at the time the fuel is produced.” Miss that, and nothing else matters.
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Registration is not paperwork. It is eligibility itself. If your facility is not registered when the fuel is produced, that fuel does not qualify for 45Z.
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The facility entity must be registered. Many production plants are owned by LLCs that are “disregarded entities” for tax purposes. For 45Z, the entity conducting the activity must be registered — even if the parent company ultimately claims the credit.
“Producer” has a technical meaning. For RNG, the producer is the party that upgrades raw biogas to pipeline-quality renewable natural gas.
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The IRS has effectively set up customs control for carbon. Starting in 2026, feedstocks must originate in:
Feedstock must meet North American sourcing/origin requirements under the proposed rules. Why this matters more than it sounds? In the past, supply chains often operated on trust, aggregation, and market-grade documentation. Now:
This is where the metaphor fits perfectly: Some feedstocks may look North American. Some may travel through North American intermediaries. Some may even be sold as if they’re something else. But 45Z cares about origin, not accent. Also important:
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The system moved from: “Certain fuels get special premiums” to: “Everything competes on CI under the same ceiling”.
Translation: If you built your SAF economics around a higher premium, this is the scene where the song changes mid-performance. The industry’s feeling is: “Whatever the rule was, we financed it. Whatever the rule is now, we’re against it.” But from Treasury’s perspective, the shift is toward a single, CI-based scale — simpler, flatter, and less generous at the top.
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Certain manure-based pathways (especially dairy RNG) can still achieve very low or negative CI scores in a way that may translate into higher effective credit value. That’s not a philosophical statement. It’s a modeling outcome tied to how avoided methane emissions are treated.
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Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC). ILUC used to function like an invisible surcharge: If crop-based fuels caused land to shift elsewhere, the model added emissions. Now, under 45ZCF-GREET: ILUC is out. Not reformed. Not tweaked. Just… “Hello, I must be going.” This materially changes how corn ethanol, soy biodiesel, and similar pathways score.
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You cannot collect multiple major federal energy credits on the same fuel or project pathway. Treasury does not allow the “all-you-can-eat” version of decarbonization incentives.
Credits you generally cannot stack with 45Z if the fuel or facility is already benefiting from:
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Only one gets to stay in the contract. These interactions are pathway- and facility-specific, and depend on how a project is structured and which elections were previously made.
And you can switch — sometimes.
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45Z isn’t just a production decision. It’s a strategic tax architecture decision that interacts with financing, depreciation, and prior elections. You’re not just choosing a credit. You’re choosing which version of the contract you live under for years.
In 45Z, the sanity clause is this: register first, document everything, and choose your credit strategy before the steel is in the ground. READ MORE
You do it for what builds in you — the knowledge that you showed up for something that matters, even when it was hard. Jim Lane, publisher of The Digest READ MORE
by Jake Spring (Washington Post) Trump’s biggest climate rollback stalls over fears it will lose in court -- Trump officials have delayed finalizing the repeal of a landmark legal opinion key to their effort to eliminating the Environmental Protection Agency’s climate rules because of concerns the proposal is too weak to withstand a court challenge, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss confidential information.
The EPA’s 2009 “endangerment finding” concluded that greenhouse gases harm public health, establishing the basis for regulating them under the Clean Air Act. Repealing the finding would end the agency’s regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks.
The White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, which reviews agency regulations, has expressed concerns over the strength of the scientific and economic analysis of the proposed repeal, the people said.
EPA officials are resisting revisions to the policy and arguing that the regulation should be finalized and announced publicly in its current form as soon as possible, they added.
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The EPA’s policies to curtail greenhouse gas emissions will not make a large enough difference to the global climate to justify the enormous costs that regulations impose, said Diana Furchtgott-Roth, director of the Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.
“These rules impose vast costs on the American economy and the American people,” Furchtgott-Roth said. “They need to be abolished.”
Furchtgott-Roth said that repealing the endangerment finding would also bolster the EPA’s proposal to end Biden-era limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, which it issued in June and has yet to finalize.
The agency’s scientific argument for repealing the endangerment finding, released in July, primarily relied on an Energy Department report that was written last spring by a working group of five known climate skeptics. Scientists say the report is riddled with errors, and environmental groups have sued, saying the secretive way the department produced the report violated federal law. The working group has since been disbanded.
“Their work was obliterated. The criticism leaves nothing standing,” said David Doniger, a senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council.
The EPA has pursued an ambitious legal strategy of rewriting and finalizing rules as quickly as possible to force them into the court system, experts say, aiming to receive favorable rulings before the end of Trump’s term.
But the agency missed its goal of finalizing the repeal of the endangerment finding by the end of 2025, and target dates for undoing other Obama- and Biden-era regulations have also slipped. READ MORE
Excerpt from Politico Pro Climatewire: A top White House regulatory czar is shoring up a final rule gutting the bedrock of U.S. climate rules even as the administration’s assault on climate science comes under legal fire, people familiar with the process said Thursday.
The deliberative work happening behind closed doors at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs pits the administration’s desire to quickly scrap EPA’s endangerment finding, which underpins many of the agency’s climate change regulations, against the imperative to ensure those actions can survive legal scrutiny. The attempt to repeal the finding is shaping up as the Trump administration’s single-biggest — and riskiest — swing at the federal government’s ability to fight rising temperatures linked to fossil fuels.
Success would deliver a long-sought win to hard right conservatives by obliterating EPA’s authority to issue rules they have likened to command-and-control diktats over the entire economy. But failure would jeopardize President Donald Trump’s goal of eradicating U.S. climate regulations before his second term ends. READ MORE
Excerpt from E&E News Climatewire: Misleading. Unjustified. Hypocritical.
Those are just some of the words that Department of Energy scientists used to describe a 141-page report on climate change that was commissioned by DOE Secretary Chris Wright.
The feedback appears in newly revealed emails that were made public as part of a court fight between DOE and public interest groups. And they show that criticism of the report — which calls into question the basic tenets of climate science — isn’t limited to scientists outside the Trump administration.
The department’s own internal reviewers took issue with the document, which was written by five climate contrarians from outside DOE who were handpicked by Wright.
The latest revelations could further undermine the credibility of the DOE report, which is at the center of efforts by the Trump administration to roll back federal climate regulations. A team of outside climate scientists has dismissed its findings as “misleading or fundamentally incorrect” — in part because the report touts the “supposed broad benefits of carbon dioxide,” a main driver of global warming.
One DOE reviewer echoed that opinion and said it was “misleading” for the report to talk about how climate change could boost plant growth without mentioning its other drawbacks. Another comment described the report’s criticism of climate modeling as an “unjustified (and at worst a biased) judgement.” A third noted it is “misleading to state that the aggregate sea-level rise trend in U.S. tide gauges is not accelerating.”
Yet the DOE reviewers reserved some of their most pointed criticism for Wright himself, who wrote a one-page introduction to the report. In it, he criticized the news media for distorting climate science and declared that global warming “is not the greatest threat facing humanity.”
That last line drew an especially sharp rebuke from one of the reviewers.
“Since the Secretary criticizes others for blurring the line between scientific conclusions and policy recommendations … it is hypocritical to offer a value judgement without clearly labeling it as such,” the commenter wrote.
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Travis Fisher, a DOE adviser who helped organize the report, wrote in an email to the group of contrarian researchers that “it’s my hunch that most comments will be rejected.” READ MORE
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(LLoyd's Register) The Guidance Notes provide clear technical direction for the design, installation and integration of onboard hydrogen generators. -- Lloyd’s Register (LR) has published the maritime industry’s first dedicated Guidance Notes for onboard hydrogen generation, providing long-awaited clarity on the safe design
(VARO/CISION) VARO Energy today January 16, 2026) announces that it has completed the Preem AB acquisition, marking the successful delivery of VARO Energy’s 2022 ONE VARO Transformation strategy. Following regulatory approvals, the formation of VAROPreem creates a new leading force in energy built on scale, capability and track record. VAROPreem Key
(Sustainabile Aviation Futures) AFRY has advised national policymakers, developers, airlines and fuel distributors on the impact and opportunity created by the future SAF market. Our proven record of technoeconomic evaluations within bioindustry and advanced fuels pairs Process Industries expertise with Management
Since its inaugural event in 2009, tcbiomass has become a hallmark conference in the world of bioenergy. From the beginning, the role of event founder GTI Energy, a pioneering energy research and development organization, granted tcbiomass a unique position from
Since its inaugural event in 2009, tcbiomass has become a hallmark conference in the world of bioenergy. From the beginning, the role of event founder GTI Energy, a pioneering energy research and development organization, granted tcbiomass a unique position from
(European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation) A new report examines how advanced biofuels can contribute to reducing emissions in EU transport as part of the EU’s industrial competitiveness and decarbonisation policy. Advanced biofuels can be sustainably produced domestically, the report concludes, without
(InfoMoney) The partnership involves 100 trucks with MWM engines starting in 2026, with BMB responsible for purchasing the vehicles and installing the fuel systems. -- Tupy ( TUPY3 ) and the Vamos group ( VAMO3 ) announced this Friday (30) a partnership for the production of trucks
(Viking Line) Viking Line is starting 2026 by renewing its offer of travel and transport powered by a high share of renewable European biogas. After multiplying the use of biofuel tenfold last year, the Åland-based shipping company has now secured another year at
(Eni) Eni and Q8 Italy announce a major strategic investment in the ongoing project for the construction of a new biorefinery in Priolo, Sicily. The transformation plan for the Versalis site in Priolo received formal approval from Eni and Kuwait Petroleum
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Green Plains reported strong 3Q 2025 progress, highlighting the completion of its Obion, Tennessee plant sale to repay $130.7 million in debt. The company’s decarbonization strategy is advancing with carbon capture fully operational at its
European bunker fuel landscape is undergoing a period of structural change - shaped by evolving regulations, shifting fuel economics, and gradual emergence of alternative energy pathways. Join our upcoming webinars for an in-depth discussion on the state of European fuel markets, where our experts examine performance trends
by Hilton Liborio (Click Oil and Gas (Google Translation)) Toyota announces a strategic laboratory in the interior of São Paulo state to develop flex-fuel, ethanol, and biomethane technologies, expanding investments in sustainable automotive engineering and energy innovation in Brazil. Toyota has officially confirmed
by Kip Eideberg (Association of Equipment Manufacturers/The Hill) American agriculture is at a crossroads. With few new free trade agreements in place and global markets increasingly shaped by geopolitical tension, U.S. farmers face shrinking access to international buyers. At the same time,
(DTi News/Vietnam Today (Google translation)) Vietnam’s state-owned Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical JSC has signed cooperation documents with major US energy firms to explore crude oil and biofuel supplies. -- The memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed in Washington on February 3
by Joshua Baethge (Farm Progress) In letter to congressional ag committees, former USDA and farm group officials cite Trump’s policies as causing “tremendous harm” to U.S. agriculture. -- A bipartisan group of former USDA and farm group leaders warned Congress about the farm economy’s
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Biomass enters as a civilian — complex, regional, idiosyncratic. It leaves in uniform. Carbon monoxide. Carbon dioxide. Methane. Methanol. Formate. This shift is mapped in a top-tier new report prepared for CSIRO by a group
Organized by the Bioengineering MDPI journal, the conference is structured along the principal lines of emphasis of the journal’s sections, namely: Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, Signal Processing, Biochemical Engineering and Sustainability, and Biomechanics and Sports Medicine. Plenary sessions bring us together for presentations
(PostNord) In 2025, PostNord reached both of its climate milestones: fossil-free transport surpassed 50 percent and carbon emissions were reduced by 40 percent compared with 2020. PostNord set 2020 as the baseline and a target of 100 percent fossil-free transportation and operations
(AVEVA) • AVEVA has completed its first major purchase of sustainable aviation fuel certificates (SAFc), an important step that brings AVEVA in line with fulfilling its World Economic Forum (WEF) First Movers Coalition (FMC) commitment, five years ahead of schedule. This achievement
(FedEx) In 2025, FedEx deployed blended SAF for the first time at five major U.S. airports. -- FedEx introduced sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at two more U.S. airports towards the end of last year: Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and John
by Jordan Solomon and Fred Ghatala (Ecostrat/Advanced Biofuels Canada/iPolitics) ... Over the past year, trade uncertainty and U.S. tariffs have erased thousands of forestry jobs and billions of dollars in economic value. Mills have closed. Communities that depend on forestry have been
by Allen Schaeffer (Engine Technology Forum) ... Unleashing American energy can only be realized with the technologies, including internal combustion engines that can use gasoline and diesel fuel. Long at the center of U.S. transportation policy, the Trump Administration has reinforced
by Glenn Vaagen (Pacific Northwest Ag Network) ... Anne Steckel, senior advisor for biofuels at the National Farmers Union, said interest in biofuels and renewable diesel continues to grow as consumers understand the many benefits. She noted that biofuels not only reduce carbon emissions but also reduce the price
(Bioengineer) In the quest to revolutionize the biofuel industry, researchers at the University of Illinois have unveiled a groundbreaking method for enhancing the extraction of valuable components from biofuel crops. This innovative research, spearheaded by postdoctoral research associate Tirath Raj in
by Jacob Calvin (The Daily Iowan) Officials in the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association point to a lack of clear government regulation for the decrease. -- According to the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, Iowa produced 31 percent less biofuel in 2025 at 244
by Jan Harvey and Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters/World Energy News) Sugarcane producers in Brazil have been very slow to hedge for the season 2026/27 that will begin in April. They are also likely to focus more on ethanol, as the current sugar
Driving Global Trade, Innovation and Decarbonisation in Sugar Markets -- The 15th Annual Geneva Sugar Conference brings together 350+ producers, buyers, traders, and policymakers from across Europe and the world. Over two days of expert discussions and networking, the conference explores
(Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP)) The UFOP welcomes the measures for strengthening fraud prevention included in the draft law on the further development of the greenhouse gas reduction quota. These include, in particular, the elimination of
(Repsol) • The new plant for producing renewable hydrogen will require an investment of €292 million. The initiative has been recognised as an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) by the European Commission and will receive financial support from the Government of Spain through NextGenerationEU funds from
(DPA/Yahoo! News) German tank storage operator TanQuid must sell its stake in a pipeline company that operates critical defence systems, following its controversial takeover by a US company, according to a letter from the Economy Ministry seen by dpa. TanQuid is required
(International Energy Agency) New IEA report shows production of liquid and gaseous biofuels in India could double by 2030 through enhanced policy actions India’s bioenergy sector is set to play an important role underpinning the country’s rapidly growing energy markets as robust
(Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS)) The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), the Singapore Sustainable Aviation Fuel Company Ltd. (SAFCo) and nine companies have launched Singapore's first trial for central procurement of voluntary Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The nine companies
by Sharon Ji* and Joanne Ivancic** (Advanced Biofuels USA) On a recent trip to California, Advanced Biofuels USA volunteer, Sharon Ji, visited gas stations in San Carlos looking for renewable fuel options. Although Governor Gavin Newsom signed California legislation enabling sales of
by CJ Evans (Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition/Federal Funding Services/Biofuels Digest) ... He (CJ Evans) has seen far too many projects fall by the wayside, not because they were flawed or not any good, but because they could not get additional grants
by Vivek Waghmode (BioEnergy Times) France recorded a sharp rise in ethanol use in gasoline in 2025, with consumption increasing by 15%, significantly higher than the overall gasoline demand growth of 5.6%, according to producers’ group Bioethanol France, Devdiscourse reported. The increase was
by Cole Martin (Argus Media) President Donald Trump's administration expects to update the rules around a low-carbon fuel tax credit to allow more types of fuel sales to qualify and to encourage farmers to grow crops more sustainably. ... The proposed regulations Tuesday
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Ten years ago, Visolis entered the federal innovation pipeline through Cyclotron Road—the DOE-backed fellowship that helped define the climate-tech generation. Founder Deepak Dugar was part of a wave of scientists trying to turn low-carbon chemistry into
(Bernama) — The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) is in discussions with ground vehicle operators and B20 biodiesel suppliers to blend B20 as part of efforts to expand its use at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). The Ministry of Plantation
by Prakash Jha (BioEnergy Times) altM has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) to explore opportunities for value addition and downstream utilisation of lignin generated from advanced bio-ethanol production. This collaboration reflects a shared intent to unlock greater
by Shristi Ohri (Autocar Professional) Government's economic assessment warns of "emerging tension" between energy self-reliance and food security; cites international evidence that biofuel mandates need "periodic recalibration" In what could signal an impending policy review, the Economic Survey 2025-26 has explicitly warned of
(GENA Solutions Oy) Selected highlights from GENA’s Project Navigator Methanol: By the end of December 2025, Project Navigator Methanol tracked 273 renewable and low-carbon methanol projects totaling 56.5 Mt by 2030, including 23.3 Mt of e-methanol, 22.1 Mt of biomethanol, and 11.2 Mt of low-carbon
by Kate Haerizadeh (OPIS Insights) CARB has entered into an important phase of its rulemaking process for California’s C&I program. The board on Jan. 13 released an Initial Statement of Reasons (ISOR), a 356-page document outlining the agency’s rationale for a comprehensive package
(Bioenergy International) The Global Bioenergy Partnership Youth Award (GBEP Youth Award) seeks to recognize and promote outstanding research in the bioenergy field conducted by students and early-career researchers. Each year, the award focuses on a different region, and for 2026, GBEP
Are you a rural region with biomass assets—agriculture, forests, or wood products—looking to attract real investment and catalyze biomanufacturing growth? Tune into this educational webinar to learn about Biofuel Development Opportunity (BDO) Zones, certified investment zones for biomanufacturing that have
(Noticias Ambientales (Google Translation)) The VII International Congress of the Dominican Society of Physics (Sodofi) focused the debate on the use of sargassum and other macroalgae as raw materials to generate biodiesel, alcohol, biogas, and derived products, while seeking to reduce its impact on fishing, tourism, and the
by Chen Chuanren (Aviation Week) Singapore-based FlyORO says practical deployment of its modular sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blending unit is helping regulators, operators and airports better understand the concept of “last-mile blending.” Housed in a standard 40-ft. shipping container, the company's AlphaLite enables
The main focus of this training course will be on feedstock preparation and characterisation (understanding / interpreting lab test results), the impact on the AD process design and performance, and impact on the digestate characteristics. ADBA members and non-members are welcome. Agenda 09:30
Health & Safety Essentials in Anaerobic Digestion training will be delivered by specialist consultant Neill Files. Neill has been formally involved in the Health & Safety sector since 1989, following 11 years’ service in the Royal Engineers. In collaboration with
Overview and Learning Outcome -- The REPowerEU policy sets an ambitious target of producing 35 billion Cubic Meters (bcm) of biomethane in Europe annually by 2030 compared to current production of 6.4 bcm in 2024. This will require the creation
by Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton (Bergeson & Campbell) On January 14, 2026, Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced the Renewable Chemicals Act (S. 3632). According to Ricketts’s January 14, 2026, press release, the bipartisan legislation “would provide
by Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton (Bergeson & Campbell) The National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) has published a January 2026 discussion paper entitled “Creating Clear Regulatory Pathways for Biotechnology.” According to the paper, biotechnology regulations in the United
(SEA-LNG) Industry coalition SEA-LNG has published its annual ‘View from the Bridge’ report, highlighting 2025 as a year of strong growth in LNG, liquefied biomethane (LBM/bio-LNG) and e-methane emissions reductions, costs and availability. This year’s report “The Journey” highlights a decade
The Energy from Waste Conference 2026 is set to build on the strong momentum of previous years, bringing together an outstanding line-up of industry leaders, technical specialists, and pioneering developers for two days of cutting-edge insight and collaboration. In 2026, attendees
by Vivek Waghmode (BioEnergy Times) Bahia is gaining a stronger position in the biofuels sector as it continues to increase biodiesel production, expand exports to Europe, and reinforce its role in the shift toward renewable energy. This progress is being driven by
by Geoff McMaster (University of Alberta) U of A partnership with City of Edmonton and Diesel Tech Industries will boost research and training aimed at reducing emissions from city vehicles -- The University of Alberta is teaming up with the City
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Ginkgo Bioworks continues to reduce cash burn while expanding its “Lab-as-a-Service” automation offerings and frontier autonomous lab in Boston. Key commercial highlights include a $22.1 million BARDA award for onshoring medical countermeasures and an extended strategic
by Marcus McIntosh (KCCI) Iowa Senate lawmakers made a major change to one of the fastest-moving bills at the Statehouse, stripping out House-approved language that would have barred carbon pipeline companies from using eminent domain. The move drew immediate criticism from opponents
(Renewable Fuels Association) The Renewable Fuels Association today thanked President Donald Trump and U.S. Trade Representative, Jamieson Greer, for securing today’s reciprocal trade agreement with Guatemala that contains a requirement for 10 percent ethanol blends for on-road gasoline (E10), and a purchase commitment
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) With the E15 Rural Domestic Energy Council set to begin work, agriculture, biofuels and petroleum organizations are pushing for the council to quickly reach a legislative solution to make E15 available nationally on a permanent
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is a biofuel made from renewable sources that can significantly reduce the carbon footprint of air travel by being blended with conventional jet fuel. Produced from feedstocks like used cooking oils, waste, and plant-based materials, or through synthetic
Advancing Sustainability in Aviation: International Conference on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) In the pursuit of a greener aviation industry, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) has emerged as a transformative solution, crafted from vegetable oils or ethanol derived from crops. These biofuels offer
Join producers, traders, refiners, airlines and policymakers at the leading event for navigating the biofuels and feedstocks markets across the Americas. Gain critical insight into pricing dynamics, policy impacts and feedstock availability shaping margins, trade flows and investment decisions. Engage
WHAT ONE GENERATION LEARNS, THE NEXT GROWS. Let’s celebrate 30 years of the largest farmer-led, farmer-focused event in agriculture together. SAME FARMER-LED VALUES, NEXT-GENERATION SOLUTIONS. Commodity Classic is where farmers cut through the noise and get straight to what works. Discover the tech and
SAF Investor London is dedicated to discussing the critical issues central to accelerating capital investment in Sustainable Aviation Fuel production. Investors want certainty. They need to know that: future demand is strong; feedstock supply is stable; the economics of production work;
Registration is now open for USDA's 102nd Agricultural Outlook Forum. It is your chance to connect with top professionals in the agriculture industry and gain insights into the future of agriculture! Save the date and plan to attend either in-person
by Jill Schramm (Pierce County Tribune) The Rugby Job Development Authority will be going after a grant to study the potential for a Biofuel Development Opportunity Zone in Rugby, JDA Executive Director Brian Hoffart told the Rugby City Council Jan. 21. The
by Anurag Chaturvedi, Darshan Nakhwa, & Ketan Thakkar (Autocar Professional) India needs clean mobility that works at scale today, not just EVs, Maruti Suzuki executive says. -- Amid a strong push for electric vehicles, ethanol blending and biogas offer India the fastest and
California’s updated Low Carbon Fuel Standard (CA‑LCFS) rules and the new CA‑GREET 4.0 model are reshaping how producers selling into the state are evaluated and credited. With the California Air Resources Board (CARB) now comparing annual CI data against credit
Join us for our annual look-ahead webinar, where EcoEngineers industry experts from will provide updates and insights on the latest trends, regulatory developments, and market dynamics across our major service areas: ethanol/biodiesel, renewable diesel/sustainable aviation fuel (RD/SAF), hydrogen/electric, renewable natural
(BioEnergy Times) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and Thermax Limited (Thermax) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at India Energy Week (IEW) 2026 in Goa, marking a strategic step towards advancing clean and new energy solutions, the company said in
by Mittravinda Ranjan (ETEnergyWorld) High-level roundtable spotlights hydrocarbons, ethanol, LNG and AI-led digitalisation as pillars of an expanding India–Japan energy partnership. READ MORE Related articles Indian Energy PSUs seal landmark LNG, hydrogen and biofuel pacts to accelerate transition (ETEnergyWorld)
by Mittravinda Ranjan (ETEnergyWorld) The company is focusing on maximising refinery efficiency, scaling biofuels including SAF and deploying digital tools, as it deepens local partnerships and takes Indian technologies global, says Ranjit Kulkarni. READ MORE Related articles Honeywell and TruAlt Bioenergy Sign Agreement to Drive
(ResourceWise) Biofuels are no longer confined to standalone conversations or introductory explanations. Instead, they are increasingly woven into broader discussions of fuel strategy, carbon-intensity management, and near-term emissions reduction. This shift points to something very important: biofuels are becoming embedded in market
(ResourceWise) In the aftermath of this year's Clean Fuels Conference in Orlando, sentiment across the US biomass-based diesel industry is unmistakably bullish. But that confidence is underpinned by a mix of opportunity and uncertainty that will shape the sector through 2026 and
(Arva) Turnkey CI scoring, verified low-carbon feedstock sourcing, and field-to-facility traceability built for 45Z compliance. -- Arva today announced the expansion of its biofuels offering to support biofuel producers as they operationalize the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit. As fuel value becomes
(Embrapa (Google Translation)) Articles detail the emissions accounting methodology for RenovaBio and describe the state production profiles of sugarcane, soybeans, and corn, with their respective emissions. The RenovaCalc tool supports the certification of biofuel plants and provides the basis for calculating
(ZymoChem) The biotech leader continues history of strong collaboration with the U.S. national labs -- ZymoChem, the biotechnology leader dedicated to creating alternative materials for everyday products, is proud to announce a partnership with the Agile BioFoundry (ABF), funded by the U.S.
(LanzaTech) • 24K MTA Ethanol Plant would be the first facility in India using LanzaTech’s technology for converting sugarcane bagasse to produce essential fuels and/ or chemicals. Facility will use syngas produced by oxygen-enriched air gasification of bagasse, indigenously developed by Ankur
by Prakash Jha (BioEnergy Times) Praj Industries said it has successfully demonstrated its Ethanol-to-Jet (EtJ) process utilizing Axens JetanolTM technology at its Integrated Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) demonstration plant at Praj Matrix, its research and development centre. The achievement marks a
You do it for what builds in you — the knowledge that you showed up for something that matters, even when it was hard. Jim Lane, publisher of The Digest READ MORE
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... You work long hours on things that might take years to show their full value. You make decisions with incomplete information. You stand behind technologies that are better on balance, even if not perfect in
(Haffner Energy) Haffner Energy, a leading advanced solid biomass-to-clean fuels solutions provider, LanzaTech, a carbon management company providing a differentiated syngas-to-ethanol solution, and LanzaJet, the leading ethanol-to-jet technology company and fuels producer, announce today they are working together to explore joint
by Stephen Moore (Real Clear Policy)... Its (Renewable Fuels Standard) intention was to reduce air pollution and reduce America’s reliance on foreign oil. But its political goal was to help farm states by increasing demand for corn and other ag products
by Lisa Baertlein, Valerie Volcovici and David Shepardson (Reuters) California officials are meeting Detroit automakers this week to discuss the next phase of greenhouse gas regulations for cars and trucks, the state's top air regulator said. ... Ford Motor (F.N), opens new tab and Stellantis
by Marc Heller (Politico Pro Greenwire) The Environmental Defense Fund is pressing Congress to make innovative research in agriculture a high priority. -- An environmental group said Thursday it’s launching a $50,000 ad campaign in four farm states to nudge policymakers toward
(ITOCHU) ITOCHU Corporation and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Execute Japan’s First Environmental Attribute Certificate Trade -- ITOCHU Corporation (headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo; Keita Ishii, President & COO; hereinafter “ITOCHU”) announced today (January 9, 2026) that it has signed a memorandum of strategic partnership
(Keppel) Keppel Ltd., through its Infrastructure Division (Keppel), and Aster have entered into an agreement to jointly assess the development of one of Asia’s first commercial‑scale Ethanol‑to‑Jet (EtJ) Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) facilities on Jurong Island, Singapore. The proposed plant is
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Corteva is on track to separate into two independent market leaders by late 2026, with the “New Corteva SpinCo” focusing on advanced genetics, gene editing, and biofuels. Commercially, the company raised its full-year 2025 operating EBITDA
(Yanmar) Yanmar Power Solutions Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Yanmar Holdings, has become the first engine manufacturer in Japan to obtain both type approval certificate*1 and NOx certificate*2 from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for its pilot-ignition hydrogen-fueled 4-stroke high-speed engine for power generation
(Manifold Times) Company is facilitating both ends of the bunkering supply chain from Vopak Tianjin to Vopak Penjuru Terminal, in partnership with Singapore’s bunker supplier Global Energy Trading. -- Liquid and gas storage and infrastructure solutions provider Vopak on Tuesday (27 January,
by Tony Harrington (Aviation Week) As the United Arab Emirates (UAE) progresses production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), it is eyeing major export opportunities to other markets such as the European Union (EU), which is struggling to scale up its own
(TOTE Services) Through their strategic partnership, TOTE Services and the Galveston LNG Bunker Port (GLBP) project aim to deploy a fleet of dedicated Jones Act LNG bunker vessels for the delivery of LNG to customers from the first dedicated small-scale LNG
by Jim Kendrick (Biofuels Digest) In Brazil, Rádio Jornal reports Sindaçúcar/PE president Renato Cunha says Pernambuco’s ethanol is ready for global shipping, and Suape is where it begins. “Ethanol production here has a tradition in exports,” Cunha told Rádio Jornal, noting
(Vinssen/Donga (Google Translation)) Signing of Joint Development Plan for Marine Application of Ammonia-Based Power Generation Solutions Samsung Heavy Industries, global ammonia solutions company Amogy, and hydrogen fuel cell specialist Vinssen are joining forces to develop an "ammonia-hydrogen fuel cell-based carbon-free power system"
(Wärtsilä) Technology group Wärtsilä will provide its advanced Wärtsilä 25 Ammonia solution to power a new cargo vessel for Norway-based Skarv Shipping Solutions. This vessel, which will be built at the Huanghai shipyard in China, will be the first newbuild to benefit
by Jake Spring (Washington Post) Trump’s biggest climate rollback stalls over fears it will lose in court -- Trump officials have delayed finalizing the repeal of a landmark legal opinion key to their effort to eliminating the Environmental Protection Agency’s climate rules because of concerns
(Port of Santos) ...The Port Authority of Santos (APS) took another decisive step towards the sustainability of its operations this Tuesday (January 27th), during the Green Shipping Corridors and Hubs event , held in Panama City. The meeting, promoted by the International
(China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (Google Translation)) On January 27, 2026, Li Lecheng, Minister of Industry and Information Technology, met with Morten Boskov, Minister of Industry, Business and Finance of Denmark, in Beijing. The two sides exchanged views on
(U.K. Department for Transport and The Rt Hon Heidi Alexander MP) The funding will go towards UK research and development projects that help deliver net zero aviation by 2050. up to £43 million will be allocated to green aviation projects, paving the way for airport
by Leslie Bonilla Muñiz (Indiana Capital Chronicle) The EPA makes those decisions in Indiana and elsewhere, but an increasing number of states are seeking primary enforcement authority. -- Hoosier leaders plan to take over federal review of a pipeline of contentious projects to
by Maya Glicksman (Carbon 180) Our team visited Upper Midwest farmers in five states, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin, who champion agroforestry on their landscapes and demonstrate the power of diversified agriculture, particularly on marginal land. Their stories illuminate unique
(Mahoney Environmental/PR Newswire) Used cooking oil recycler becomes certified for both EU and international aviation sustainability programs, strengthening the supply chain for clean fuels. Mahoney Environmental Solutions, LLC achieved International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) for both EU and CORSIA (Carbon Offsetting Reduction
(Burnham Sterling & Company/Business Wire) Middle East project is targeting SAF production by Q4 2028 -- SAFFA Fund I, LP (“SAFFA”), an investment fund managed by Burnham Sterling Asset Management LLC (“BSAM”) with an objective to accelerate the production of sustainable aviation
(UMe World/Biobased Diesel Daily) UMeWorld Ltd., a company advancing enzymatic biorefining solutions for renewable fuels and functional nutrition, announced Jan. 20 key execution milestones for its Malaysia sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) feedstock facility, marking the project’s transition into industrial execution.
by Erin Krueger (Biomass Magazine) The USDA’s Rural Business Cooperative Service on Jan. 14 sent a letter to agency staff implementing a 90-day administrative pause on the acceptance, processing and awarding of loan note guarantees for biodigester projects. “This action is being
(Drax) Drax has today (January 26, 2026) launched its Biomass Tracker, a new digital tool that provides greater visibility into the journey our woody biomass takes through the company’s global supply chain. The interactive tool shows the countries and states where Drax
Navigating shifting policies, evolving economics, and new carbon-market realities across Canada and North America Canada’s low-carbon fuels landscape is entering a pivotal phase. As the country adjusts to a new federal administration — and the policy priorities that come with it
(DevvStream/Business Wire) XCF Global, Inc. (“XCF”) (Nasdaq: SAFX), a key player in decarbonizing the aviation industry through sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”), and DevvStream Corp. (Nasdaq: DEVS) (“DevvStream”), a leading carbon management and environmental-asset monetization firm, today (January 26, 2026) announced that
(MOL Group/Biodiesel Magazine) Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. on Dec. 11 announced that MOL, China's largest fuel supplier SINOPEC Zhejiang Zhoushan Petroleum Co. Ltd., and Marubeni Corp., which holds the top share in the marine fuel sales market for Japanese shipowners
by Erin Krueger (Biodiesel Magazine) CVR Energy Inc. on Jan. 26 confirmed the reversion of the renewable diesel unit at its refinery in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, back to hydrocarbon processing was completed in December. The reversion reduces U.S. renewable diesel production capacity
(Shanghai Jiao Tong University Journal Center/EurekAlert!) Scientists have unveiled a sunlight-powered catalyst that transforms methane—the main component of natural gas—directly into ethanol, a high-value liquid fuel and chemical feedstock. The new material, described today in Frontiers in Energy, achieves an apparent quantum
(ORLEN) ORLEN has entered into cooperation agreements with three Finnish partners for the production and supply of renewable hydrogen and its derivatives. The agreements signed with ABO Energy Suomi, Nordic Ren-Gas and VolagHy Kuopio SPV will help secure hydrogen supplies during
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Austria, Oji Holdings has acquired of all shares of AustroCel Hallein GmbH, one of Europe’s leading biorefinery companies which manufactures dissolving wood pulp, advanced biofuels and lignin-based hydrogel granules which utilizes the residual streams that are generated
(Haffner Energy) Haffner Energy announced today (January 27, 2026) the launch of its new C-iC modular industrial units line[1], designed to address the financing and deployment challenges facing medium-scale, decentralized biofuel projects. By removing key economic barriers, this approach makes mid-sized
(CF Industries) CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF), a leading global manufacturer of hydrogen and nitrogen products, and POET, the world’s largest producer of biofuels, have launched a pilot project with major agriculture co-operatives to jointly develop a low-carbon fertilizers supply
(Honeywell) Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) today announced that SAF One Energy Management Limited (SAF One) will use Honeywell UOP Ecofining™ process technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Tata Projects Limited (TPL), the Tata Group’s engineering and construction arm, has been appointed as
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... The spreadsheet worked. The chemistry was sound. The model penciled. And yet the project stalled, downsized, or died somewhere between final investment decision and steel in the ground. If you’ve worked on a first-of-a-kind (FOAK) project
by Hadriana Lowenkron (Bloomberg/MSN) President Donald Trump threw his support behind a legislative proposal that would expand sales of higher-ethanol E15 gasoline as he looked to build support for his economic record with a crowd that included farmers in Iowa. Trump told
(Petrobras/Biobased Diesel Daily) Petrobras announced Jan. 15 that it has signed an agreement to supply bunker fuel with 24 percent renewable content (B24) to the Norwegian company Odfjell, one of the world’s largest shipping companies in the transport of chemicals and bulk liquids. Petrobras said this strategic operation
This webinar discusses the Vancouver Declaration, the first global agreement to focus solely on the challenge of carbon removal policy Join the Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal for the next event in its webinar series, “Scrubbing the Skies: The Role of
Hyvolution Brazil 2026 takes place on June 16th and 17th at the Anhembi District in São Paulo, marking the arrival in Brazil of the largest global hydrogen event. The fair and congress bring together industry, investors, and governments to discuss
Powering Partnerships to Scale SAF and eFuels in APAC -- This flagship event shapes the future of aviation sustainability in the region - bringing together industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators to drive real progress. SAF APAC Congress serves as a cornerstone for collaboration,
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