(Sora Fuel/Business Wire) Combination of leading technologies is game changing in the race to decarbonize air travel which accounts for 2.5% of global CO2 emissions and 4% of global warming. -- Sora Fuel, a venture-backed startup that produces sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using only water,
Trump Picks Former Congressman Sean Duffy to Lead Transportation Dept.
by Ian Duncan (Washington Post) President-elect Donald Trump said in a statement Monday he has selected former congressman and Fox Business host Sean P. Duffy to run the Transportation Department, a job that comes with a vast budget and sweeping safety responsibilities — and which plays a major role in overseeing companies run by billionaire Elon Musk.
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The Transportation Department is sprawling, funding infrastructure projects around the country and overseeing safety. With responsibility for vehicle safety and space launches, the transportation secretary will be a key player in the relationship between the government and tech billionaire Musk, a close ally of Trump who has been tasked with leading a panel to slash the federal government.
Duffy has little transportation experience, but that is not unusual for people nominated to run the department — current secretary Pete Buttigieg had previously been mayor of his hometown. Past presidents have opted to buttress their picks with a deputy more deeply steeped in policy issues.
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The Federal Aviation Administration, meanwhile, has sought to fine Musk’s SpaceX over allegations it failed to follow rocket launch licenses. That provoked a public clash with Musk and his allies. Unlike most presidential appointees, the head of the FAA holds a fixed term and typically stays on even after a change of administration. But the current administrator, Michael Whitaker, is likely to face pressure to leave. Musk posted on X in September that he “needs to resign.”
Whitaker said in a statement that he was committed to aviation safety and would “work closely with the new Administration to ensure a smooth transition.”
Trump’s transition team and Musk have not explained what steps they will take to avoid conflicts of interest.
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It (Department of Transportation) also oversees the safety of rail, cars, trucking and pipelines.
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Meanwhile, NHTSA sets fuel economy standards for cars and trucks. READ MORE
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Trump Picks Fracking Firm CEO Chris Wright to Be Energy Secretary
by Evan Halper, Maxine Joselow, Maegan Vazquez and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post) The executive has taken a defiant approach to fighting climate change by attacking policies that call for a shift from fossil fuels. -- President-elect Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he has selected Chris Wright, the head of fracking company Liberty Energy and a skeptic of mainstream climate science, to lead the Department of Energy and to serve on a new National Energy Council.
In his announcement, Trump credited Wright as “one of the pioneers who helped launch the American Shale Revolution,” adding that “as Secretary of Energy, Chris will be a key leader, driving innovation, cutting red tape.”
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The fracking executive runs a foundation focused on dispelling the conventional wisdom on climate change and promoting expanded fossil fuel production as a solution to many of the world’s problems, an approach others say would drive dangerous levels of warming.
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Wright is an MIT graduate who developed new techniques for fracking — extracting natural gas by creating cracks in the Earth’s bedrock — that helped advance the shale gas revolution.
“There is no ‘climate crisis,’” Wright said in a video he posted on LinkedIn last year, adding that “the only thing resembling a crisis with respect to climate change is the regressive, opportunity-squelching policies justified in the name of climate change.”
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Wright’s appointment puts a strident opponent of clean-energy subsidies in a key Cabinet post as the Trump White House will be weighing whether to rescind billions of dollars in such incentives. Trump has repeatedly called for canceling the subsidies, which are helping to fund a range of climate-friendly endeavors, from consumers purchasing electric vehicles to oil companies investing in green hydrogen.
As energy secretary, Wright would be deeply involved in the allocation of such subsidies, as well as federal loan guarantees to energy projects. He would be in charge of the nation’s nuclear weapons arsenal, and he would oversee the domestic nuclear energy industry when the sector is seeking to extend the lives of existing reactors and bring new reactor technologies to market.
Wright’s antipathy toward clean-energy subsidies and rules that penalize fossil fuel emissions contrasts with positions taken by (Doug) Burgum (Trump's nominee for Interior Secretary and “energy czar” to oversee Trump's new National Energy Council). As governor of North Dakota, Burgum called for the state to become carbon-neutral by 2030, though he favored reaching this goal through nascent technologies, such as those designed to capture carbon dioxide and store it deep underground.
One of the biggest projects for capturing and burying greenhouse gas emissions in North Dakota is being bankrolled by (Harold) Hamm. Such technologies, which environmentalists caution are not an adequate solution to climate change, rely heavily on federal subsidies.
Another big challenge Wright would confront at the Energy Department is the nation’s power crunch, as demand for electricity from data centers, the manufacturing boom and electric vehicle adoption strain the nation’s power grid. Large new power transmission and distribution projects are urgently needed but have been stymied by fights over who should pay for them, the emissions impacts of different types of power, and the rights of landowners who live in the path of proposed projects.
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Other oil industry executives cheered his appointment. READ MORE
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Excerpt from Politico: In 2011, he founded Liberty, a natural gas fracking service company. He also serves on the board of Oklo, a start-up Silicon Valley-based company developing a new type of small nuclear reactor. He caught Trump’s attention at a fundraiser gathering of oil industry executives in Houston in April.
Liberty and Wright are among the entities that sued the Securities and Exchange Commission over its climate disclosure rule. He testified before a House committee in April against the rule, where he argued that climate change is not within the SEC’s purview and derided the “destructive mission creep” of the agency. READ MORE
Trump Picks Doug Burgum to Lead Interior, RFK Jr. for HHS
by Isaac Arnsdorf (Washington Post) Donald Trump said during his speech at Mar-a-Lago he would name North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department. A formal announcement will come on Friday, he said. READ MORE
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- Trump has a new energy czar (Poltico's Power Switch)
- North Dakota Wants Your Carbon, But Not Your Climate Science -- A $9 billion plan to entomb CO2 emissions has a distinctly non-environmental attraction for the people of the Great Plains: It could allow the region to keep pumping oil and burning coal. (Bloomberg)
- Four things to know about Trump’s Interior secretary pick (E&E News Greenwire)
- Trump taps Burgum to lead energy council, Interior Department -- The president-elect said North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum will serve a dual role to push for U.S. energy dominance. (E&E NewsPM)
- Trump picks Burgum for ‘energy czar’ — and interior secretary: Burgum will oversee sweeping plans to repeal climate rules, scrap clean-energy subsidies and boost oil and gas production. (Washington Post; includes VIDEO)
- RFA Welcomes National Energy Council, Doug Burgum as Chairman (Renewable Fuels Association)
- Trump names Interior nominee Burgum to head new National Energy Council -- The position will add a czar-type role to Burgum’s position as Interior Secretary to put him at the helm of Trump’s “drill, baby, drill” effort. (Politico)
Excerpt from E&E News Energywire: The pick of Burgum, whose state ranks third in the nation for production of crude oil, underscores Trump’s commitment to increasing drilling access across federal lands.
“We are going to do things with energy and land — Interior — that is incredible,” Trump said Thursday night at the America First Policy Institute gala, where he announced his plans to nominate Burgum. “He’s going to head the Department of Interior, and he’s going to be fantastic.”
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Burgum is a wealthy former software executive who was elected governor in 2016. He came into political office with no energy sector experience.
But North Dakota is among the states most transformed by the shale drilling boom that started around 2010 and spread around the country. Burgum recognized how important oil and gas had become for the state and the nation, said Ron Ness, president of the North Dakota Petroleum Council in an interview before the Interior announcement Thursday.
Ness said Burgum was a quick study.
“It’s quite been interesting to watch him over time become just an absolute oil and gas expert, in terms of how to move energy policy and what it means to our country,” he said.
Burgum touts the advantages of domestic oil and gas production and says he believes in “innovation over regulation.”
Burgum was a harsh critic of the Biden administration’s efforts to tackle climate change. But his views don’t mimic those of Trump, who dismisses human-made warming as a “hoax.” Burgum is far less combative, avoiding the topic of how fossil fuels drive climate change. He pledged to make his state carbon-neutral by the end of the decade.
He wants to achieve carbon neutrality not by cutting back on fossil fuel use but by burying the carbon dioxide they produce underground — a technology the Biden administration is also pushing. It’s at the center of EPA’s proposed rule to slash power plant carbon emissions.
Under Burgum, North Dakota became the first state granted primacy by EPA to oversee specialized injection wells for CO2, and the state is the endpoint for pipeline developer Summit Carbon’s planned $8 billion project to transport CO2 from dozens of Midwest ethanol plants.
“He’s not going to be all fossil fuel, but he’s not gonna be about an energy transition either. He’s about trying to essentially create ‘fossil fuel light’ through carbon capture,” said Scott Skokos, executive director of the Dakota Resource Council, in an interview before Burgum’s nomination announcement. “That’s what I would say is the No. 1 policy you’re gonna see from him.”
Burgum has also been an advocate of hydrogen and hydrogen hubs, another contrast with Trump, who has derided hydrogen cars as prone to exploding. READ MORE
Excerpt from Politico's Power Switch: Doug Burgum is now at the center of American energy and climate policy.
In addition to tapping the North Dakota governor as Interior Department chief, President-elect Donald Trump today picked him to fill a new energy czar position. That could give the wealthy former software executive sweeping influence over federal agencies to advance Trump’s energy agenda, writes Heather Richards.
Trump said in a statement that the proposed National Energy Council that Burgum will helm “will consist of all Departments and Agencies involved in the permitting, production, generation, distribution, regulation, transportation, of ALL forms of American Energy.”
Burgum takes on the roles at a time when the technology industry’s voracious energy demand for AI-driven data centers could further strain the electric grid and upend U.S. climate goals.
Burgum was elected North Dakota governor in 2016 and made oil and natural gas production a priority. If confirmed by the Senate, Burgum — who had a short-lived campaign for president this year — would oversee a sprawling department of roughly 70,000 employees that manages the nation’s public lands and its vast energy resources, write Heather, Mike Soraghan and Shelby Webb.
While North Dakota ranks third in the nation for production of crude oil, it does not include much federal land or minerals. Less than 4 percent of the state is federally managed. Burgum’s affinity for fossil fuels and lack of conservation experience has enraged environmentalists.
Kierán Suckling, executive director at the Center for Biological Diversity, said Burgum will “sacrifice our public lands and endangered wildlife on the altar of the fossil fuel industry’s profits.”
Still, Burgum’s energy views differ somewhat from Trump’s stance that climate change is a “hoax.” While he largely avoids the topic of what is primarily driving climate change (answer: human activity), Burgum has pledged to make North Dakota carbon-neutral by decade’s end. His strategy for achieving that goal is using carbon capture and storage technology, which the Biden administration is also betting on to meet its climate targets.
Under Burgum’s leadership, the Environmental Protection Agency granted North Dakota the primary responsibility for overseeing specialized underground wells in which to inject carbon dioxide — the first state to win that right. And North Dakota is the endpoint for an $8 billion carbon pipeline project to transport CO2 from Midwest ethanol plants.
Plus, Burgum has also advocated hydrogen energy. In contrast, Trump has slammed hydrogen-powered cars as prone to exploding.
For a deeper dive into Burgum’s record on energy, working with Tribal communities and conservation, check out this story by Heather, Scott Streater, Jennifer Yachnin and Hannah Northey. READ MORE
Excerpt from Washington Post: The president-elect said Burgum would lead a new National Energy Council comprising all agencies and departments involved in the production, regulation and transportation of “ALL forms of American Energy.”
“This Council will oversee the path to U.S. ENERGY DOMINANCE by cutting red tape, enhancing private sector investments across all sectors of the Economy, and by focusing on INNOVATION over long-standing, but totally unnecessary, regulation,” he added.
Trump has been transparent about what he expects from Burgum: an evisceration of the rules and policies that speed the nation’s shift away from fossil fuels and toward cleaner energy sources. The president-elect’s plans include revoking limits on planet-warming pollution from cars and power plants, ending a “pause” on new exports of liquefied natural gas, and abdicating America’s leadership role in global climate negotiations.
Trump’s priorities on energy are so expansive that his appointees are unlikely to address all of them in the next four years, said Andrew Wheeler, who ran the Environmental Protection Agency for 2½ years during the first Trump administration.
“There is a long laundry list,” Wheeler said Thursday at a Washington event held by the Federalist Society, a conservative legal group. “There is going to have to be a triage.”
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In appointing an energy czar, Trump followed in the footsteps of two Democratic presidents. President Barack Obama first established the role of a White House climate and energy adviser to help broker a deal on greenhouse gas standards for cars and trucks, and President Joe Biden tapped a climate czar to coordinate his administration’s ambitious climate agenda.
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Among Trump’s biggest targets are restrictions on power plant emissions and auto industry mandates that push companies to manufacture more electric vehicles.
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Trump has said that he wants to eliminate all of that funding, which he calls the “green new scam.”
But the subsidies are driving major investment in red states, where Republican governors are using the tax breaks to lure factories that make electric vehicles and other clean-energy components, as well as oil company investment in nascent technologies that capture and store carbon dioxide.
Among those planned investments is a major pipeline in Burgum’s home state. Burgum is working to help the oil tycoon Harold Hamm, a close ally and fellow Trump confidant, move the project forward. The pipeline would be used to ship and store greenhouse gases that are trapped during fossil fuel production and stored underground. Burgum’s appointment could give Hamm influence over policy related to drilling on public lands.
Ending the clean-energy subsidies, meanwhile, would require congressional approval, and several Republican lawmakers have already cautioned Trump against their wholesale elimination. The GOP’s narrow majority in the House could make any changes to the incentives a heavy lift.
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Also in Burgum’s portfolio will be overseeing the rebirth of the domestic nuclear energy industry.
Shortages of other forms of zero-emission energy have renewed interest in nuclear plants, with tech companies eager to lock down as much of it as they can to fuel their energy-hungry data centers. READ MORE
Excerpt from Renewable Fuels Association: President-elect Donald Trump has announced that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, in addition to joining his administration as Interior Secretary, will chair the new National Energy Council. The following is a statement from Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper.
“We applaud the formation of the National Energy Council and the appointment of Governor Burgum as its chairman. He fully understands the importance of adopting an all-of-the-above energy strategy that includes renewable fuels, carbon capture and sequestration, and other innovative approaches to energy and economic security. We look forward to working with him in this new capacity. For far too long, federal agencies have operated in siloes when it comes to energy policy and regulation—we are excited by the prospect of bringing better coordination and collaboration to these important issues.” READ MORE
Excerpt from Politico: Burgum, a self-made multimillionaire, had been wary of taking on a role of “energy czar,” according to people familiar with his thinking, and instead had sought a position that came with formal power. This role atop the new council will combine the authority of the cabinet position with the broad reach across the top other agencies.
“There was buzz about Trump having an energy czar,” said Bob McNally, president of energy consulting firm Rapidan Energy Group. “We just saw a czar appointed.”
David Goldwyn, chair of the energy advisory group at the Atlantic Council think tank and a former State Department official in the Obama administration, said combining the two roles for Burgum showed how much influence he would have in the administration, but it could also could stretch him across the broad energy portfolio.
“I cannot recall another [similar] circumstance, other than perhaps when Henry Kissinger was both national security advisor and secretary of state,” he said. ”But both of those jobs have serious administrative and coordination responsibilities. So the deputy jobs both at interior and on the new Council will be very important.”
Trump said in his announcement the effort would expand all types of energy — including growing U.S. electricity supplies to cut consumer costs and meet the demands of the raft of new energy-hungry AI data centers.
The National Energy Council “will consist of all Departments and Agencies involved in the permitting, production, generation, distribution, regulation, transportation, of ALL forms of American Energy,” Trump said.
The council will also “ensure that America has the power to serve all of our needs without the devastation of blackouts and brownouts, and to WIN the battle for A.I. superiority, which is key to National Security and our Nation’s Prosperity,” Trump added.
The energy council could be a more institutionalized version of initiatives by earlier White Houses to create an all-of-government approach to coordinating policy, but it could also lead to tension between Burgum and other department heads.
“Anytime you establish a policy coordination body at the White House, there will be natural tension with principles in agencies,” Rapidan’s McNally said. “It’s like herding cats a little bit, but it should minimize tensions so you either get to consensus or tee up pros and cons for the president to make a decision.”
The dual role idea won plaudits from North Dakota GOP Sen. Kevin Cramer, a Burgum ally, who said he had been wary of limiting him to a czar position.
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Trump has made clear that a focus of his second administration would be to complete permitting reform that has struggled to gain bipartisan traction in Congress during the Biden administration. Fossil fuel companies and renewable energy companies alike have complained that critical infrastructure they need to get fuel and electricity to market takes too long to win federal approval.
Plans by tech companies to roll out a fleet of AI data centers in recent months are starting to drive a huge increase in electricity demand. That’s prompted utilities to warn that the huge power consumption from those plants could strain the power grid and lead to power shortages. Microsoft and other companies investing in AI to explore using nuclear power plants to meet their growing energy needs.
The architecture of Burgum’s role in the National Energy Council appears to mirror the roles Gina McCarthy and John Kerry occupied for Biden — plus a base for Burgum at Interior. READ MORE
Special Issue: What to Expect during the Trump II Presidency
(American Energy Society/Energy Matters) From experience, we all know that when Donald Trump is president, nothing is certain. It is hard to predict how the energy sector will change, both domestically or around the world. This special issue of Energy Matters looks at past policies, recent campaign rhetoric, and what aides and analysts are saying to project what energy and the environment looks like during the next presidential administration.
- O&G production: President Trump has made it clear that he will support "drill baby, drill." However, oil majors have hit their maximum target output in the Permian and will not increase production at the risk of a lower price point. In other words, the Trump II presidency will not affect oil markets because the current market price of ~$80/barrel is ideal ... for the super majors that are drilling in the Permian. (Note: The Permian Basin boasts some of the lowest break-even prices in the world, typically below $50 per barrel for existing wells, while break-even for NOCs, including Saudi Arabia, is about $96/barrel. The market is exactly where the oil majors want it to be.)
- O&G emissions: The Trump II White House will relax regulations on flaring and leaks from O&G facilities.
- LNG: The current pause on LNG export permits will be lifted.
- H2: Grey hydrogen will get support; for instance, IRA hydrogen tax credits will be rewritten to benefit producers making hydrogen from fossil fuel. (Meanwhile, green and blue hydrogen will need to find a competitive price-point or else these sectors will stall.)...
- Nuclear: SMRs will get more support than large nuclear (which will face quiet opposition from natural gas). Deployment of SMRs will probably happen first in Virginia, where more data centers are being built faster than any other region in the US.
- Critical minerals/metals: Mining in the US will get support through new federal leases and relaxed regulations.
- Solar and wind: There will be talk about ending wind and solar tax credits but not a lot of action. (Much like the way the Trump I White House avoided ethanol/RFS, there is too much support for wind and solar in the Midwest states to cut the credits entirely.)
- OSW: Permits for offshore wind will be withheld, especially in blue-state coastal regions (similar to the way President Biden paused permits for LNG).
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- Taxes: There will be no extraordinary taxes on energy-intensive goods, but Trump II will propose a carbon tax on Chinese imports.
- Carbon: Federal efforts to assess the impact of carbon pollution (aka "the social cost of carbon") will be abandoned.
- Downsizing government: The Office of Clean Energy will be cut and the scope and scale of the EPA will be reduced.
- In the "hot" seat: California. The White House will attempt to revoke California's authority to set stricter air regulations than other states. Buckle up, this issue is destined for the courts because California will not back down.
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- Disclosures: Large companies will not be asked (by the SEC) to disclose their risks to climate change.
- FEMA: Related to "hot seat" in the Policy section above, California will have a difficult time getting relief funding from FEMA if there is a natural disaster.
- CB: Virtually all federal climate justice initiatives will be cut, especially programs that are directed to support disadvantaged communities (Community Benefit programs, or "CBs"). The federal government will not support energy sovereignty on Tribal lands.
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- EVs: EV tax credits will be limited and possibly abolished.
- LPO: Guaranteed loans will be frozen, or possibly redirected to sectors that strengthen energy independence/"dominance". READ MORE
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Excerpt form Engine Technology Forum: Renewal of our Renewable Fuels Policy? Reducing carbon emissions can be accomplished in many ways; not just by electrification. The EPA’s tailpipe only emissions policy ignores the life cycle emissions policy that would lead to more practical options by boosting advanced renewable biofuels. EPA’s unwillingness to embrace a growth-oriented renewable fuels policy has failed everyone up and down the supply chain. Will the new Trump administration embrace domestically produced low carbon fuels and follow suit with supportive policies? Let’s hope so.
Renewable fuel producers and petroleum interests have often been at odds debating domestic energy policy. Finding some common ground would go a long way to helping ensure both futures for more traditional fuels and more renewable fuels. It should not be an either-or proposition. Renewable fuels are key to a sustainable future for all internal combustion engines.
Start your engines for new Auto and Commercial Truck Emission Policy. The Biden Administration implemented its climate policy by prescribing automotive and heavy-duty truck emissions policies that follow a similar approach: Adopt aggressive rules with challenging deadlines that push electrification, find out that charging infrastructure is lagging and car and truck buyers aren’t buying it as projected, compliance deadlines and costly penalties loom for all, and manufacturers’ planning and investments are upended. And, as we are now learning, sales of traditional combustion vehicles sustain all.
Automotive Policy: something’s got to give. Automakers are facing a multitude of challenges as they witness what happens when policy mandates run into market realities. Aggressive emission standards adopted by President Biden in March require automakers to produce fewer gasoline powered cars and more electric vehicles. Many factors (inflation, access to charging infrastructure) all contributed to a weaker-than-expected EV market that is expected to reach 9-10% of all new vehicle sales this year. This is substantially off pace to achieve President Biden’s goal of 50% of all new vehicle sales being EVs by 2030.
Add to all of that pressure California’s influence that will phase out the sale of gasoline powered vehicles in that state by 2035 conceivably followed by the dozen or so states that are following California. Together these states make up about 40% of the nation’s car market.
Along comes President Trump who has pledged to “eliminate the EV mandate on day 1.” But what does that mean? There is not an EV mandate per se, but rather the stringency of the light-duty car fleet emissions rules effectively forces manufacturers to sell more EVs or hold back on their gasoline vehicle sales. Adding to the uncertainty is the relationship of President-elect Trump and Tesla founder Elon Musk, who has the majority of the EV market in the country. Will Trump end the $7,500 tax credit on EVs that runs until 2032? How will California and its follower states respond to a new automotive policy? How will litigation outcomes impact policies going forward (23 states have challenged EPA’s Heavy Duty truck rules; 15 states are suing California for its truck rules)?
Rescinding or substantially modifying the most recently adopted light duty multi-pollutant rules that the EPA issued earlier in March to ease emissions standards seems to be a likely point of action in the new Administration. With the slowdown on EV adoption currently underway coupled with the new Trump Administration’s likely views on EVs, manufacturers will continue to be sustained by solid sales of their traditional combustion (gas, diesel) vehicles, and improvements in these traditional vehicles and introduce more hybrid technologies. Automakers have substantial investments and their own corporate commitments in zero emissions technology and battery manufacturing and charging infrastructure. These aren’t going away.
Trucking Policy: Something’s got to give here too. Truckers are hopeful that deregulatory and economic boosting policies in the Trump Administration help lift the trucking sector out of the depressed freight market. And it will be just in time as the industry faces a slew of new emissions rules and greenhouse gas reduction requirements from California and the EPA for new vehicles and future fuels.
The EPA’s new greenhouse gas rules for heavy-duty trucks (“Phase 3”) adopted in March effectively dictate starting in 2027 an increasing percentage of fleet sales be zero emissions technology, tied to the sale of conventional diesel and natural gas trucks.
California’s adoption of the Advanced Clean Truck Rule (ACT) and the Advanced Clean Fleets Rule (ACF) together respectively compel manufacturers to produce and sell and fleets to buy zero emissions technology in increasing percentages, which began this year in California. Ten other states have adopted the ACT rule, and nine states are on board with California’s more stringent emissions standards for nitrogen oxides rule. Some reports from California have suggested that already 10-months into the first year of the ACT rule, fleets can’t get the diesel trucks they want to order because of the rules limiting manufacturers from offering them.
And if this is not enough, the industry must make equipment acquisition decisions in 2025 and 2026 in advance of a new EPA emission rule that takes effect in 2027. In previous years facing an emissions milestone, major pre-buys of new equipment occurred in the preceding years, muting any environmental benefit from the new generation of even nearer-to-zero emissions levels.
More so than the auto sector, the commercial trucking industry transition to zero emissions technology is far more challenging. Thanks to the smaller size of the industry overall, the significantly higher infrastructure demands, costs of new equipment in general and zero emissions technology in particular, truckers are making business not emotional decisions. The growing number of state policies impacting vehicle purchase type and use are ultimately hampering both manufacturers and truckers; but can there be a resolution for all?
Truck OEMs, like automakers, have many investments and commitments at stake. They are producing an increasing range of fuel-efficient conventional engines and zero emissions technology for their customers. They too have taken on responsibility to help build out a nationwide heavy-duty truck electric charging infrastructure. These will succeed at some level in the marketplace as one of many options available. READ MORE
Excerpt from Politico: Exxon Mobil Chair and CEO Darren Woods urged the incoming Trump administration to avoid making turbulent climate policy swings — and he pushed the president-elect to reject carbon border taxes favored by some GOP lawmakers.
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But some members of his party, including a sizable number of Republicans in Congress, have spoken out against wholesale repeal of the IRA, citing the economic benefits it has delivered to their districts.
Woods, who took the top job at Exxon after his predecessor Rex Tillerson became Trump’s first secretary of State, said he opposed carbon border tariffs, which would impose fees on imports that are produced through processes with higher carbon emissions than in the U.S.
That type of tariff has been touted by Robert Lighthizer, who was Trump’s first-term trade representative, as well as some Republicans in Congress who said it would benefit U.S. companies whose products are cleaner than their foreign competitors. It is widely viewed as a response to the European Union’s carbon border adjustment mechanism, which would tax imported raw materials from countries that do not have a price on carbon emissions.
“I think it’s a bad idea. It’s a really bad idea,” Woods said. “I think carbon border adjustment is going to introduce a whole new level of complexity and bureaucratic red tape. I don’t think it’s going to be very effective.”
Instead, he said, a regulatory system based on the carbon intensity of products would be a better solution. That would still require the government to enforce some basic accounting standards and a framework assessing the carbon dioxide footprint across a range of products.
“Regulation will play a really important part of that,” Woods said.
The EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism has emerged as a COP29 flash point. China, Brazil, India and South Africa lodged a formal complaint against governments using trade measures to curb emissions, arguing it raised the costs of deploying green technology in low- and middle-income countries.
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Woods’ preferred approach on carbon intensity echoes several legislative proposals floating around Congress. Those are similar to other models that effectively reduced sulfur content in marine fuel oil and automotive diesel.
“Once we can specify carbon intensity, you can then unlock the capability of industry to meet those carbon intensity specifications, and every government can set that level based on their set of circumstances in their country,” Woods said.
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Despite Biden’s focus on green policies, the U.S. still became the world’s top oil and gas producer during his term and hit production levels unequaled by any other country in history. READ MORE
Excerpt from RFD TV: The Renewable Fuels Association says they have high hopes for issues like year-round sales of E15.
“He has supported year-round E15 from the start, so we’re certainly going to urge him in the months ahead, to work with Congress. You know, it can’t be an executive order solution this time…it’s going to have to be a legislative solution,” said Troy Bredenkamp.
The Biden White House only approved year-round E15 for several states. When it comes to electric vehicle mandates, Bredenkamp says he is hopeful a Trump White House can reverse some of those rules. READ MORE
Excerpt from Reuters: Trump tariff plans could cool US vegetable oils imports; Lure of cheap domestic soybeans could spur US crush expansion; Trump changes to Biden-era clean energy law remain unclear; Tariffs may send construction costs soaring, analysts say -- American farmers are worried that President-elect Donald Trump's sweeping tariff plans will curb their access to top soy buyer China, but tariffs could also lure companies to build more U.S. crushing plants, hungry for domestic supplies.
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Such expansion has faltered over the past year, as the U.S. market was flooded with cheaper global supplies of diesel feedstocks like used cooking oil (UCO) from China, tallow from Brazil and canola oil from Canada.
Now, these supplies are likely targets for Trump's tariffs while global supplies of other vegoils are tightening and prices climbing, analysts said. USDA data projects that global rapeseed oil supplies will shrink by 13% over the coming year with sunflower seed oil stocks down 24%. Indonesian palm oil shipments have dropped as that country plans to boost biodiesel production next year.
Potential new demand helped send Chicago Board of Trade soyoil futures jumping nearly 6% last week to the highest in seven months, traders said.
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Hefty global competition could dent incomes for farmers who just harvested the second-largest U.S. soybean crop ever at a time when crop prices hover near four-year lows.
If tariffs prompt retaliation by global U.S. soybean importers, big soy processors such as Bunge Global (BG.N),and Archer-Daniels-Midland Co (ADM.N), could benefit from a larger and likely cheaper supply of beans for them to crush in the U.S., industry analysts said.
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"If Trump goes the tariff direction, it is friendly for the U.S. crushing industry and capacity," said Kent Woods, owner of advisory firm CrushTraders. Woods added that U.S. soyoil demand would also rise if Trump blocks imported oils from benefiting from renewable fuel tax credits.
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Crushers blame the delays on the flood of biofuel feedstock imports, soaring construction costs and the end of cheap financing as interest rates surged to a 23-year high.
U.S. farmers looking to boost domestic soyoil demand have unsuccessfully tried to get Biden's Treasury Department to exclude imported biofuel feedstocks from IRA subsidies known as 45Z. It remains too soon to know if Trump will try to alter the IRA's clean energy provisions or limit imports of used cooking oil, said Susan Stroud, founding analyst at No Bull Ag consulting.
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Soy processors also expect higher construction costs next year. Tariffs on imported steel and processing plant equipment could prove unpalatable for crushers that have yet to break ground. READ MORE
Excerpt from Western Producer: Chris Hairel, vice president of consulting with Argus Media, said there are three key biofuel policy issues that could be affected by Trump’s government.
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The first is what will happen with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) renewable volume obligation (RVO) for 2026 and 2027?
The RVO establishes how much ethanol, biodiesel and renewable diesel the U.S. is required to produce and consume nationally.
The biofuel sector was already bitterly disappointed with the 2023, 2024 and 2025 targets established under outgoing President Joe Biden’s administration.
The mandates were far lower than anticipated and caused Renewable Identification Number (RIN) values to plummet. RINs are credits that are used to fulfill RVOs.
Hairel anticipates the biofuel sector is in for even further disappointment under a Trump administration with the EPA establishing less aggressive RVOs than they would have under a Biden administration.
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RIN values during Trump’s previous presidency were typically under US$0.10 per gallon, due in a large part to the small refinery exemptions.
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The second key policy issue will be the small refinery exemptions that became popular under the previous Trump administration, which exempted some refineries from having to comply with the RVO.
Those exemptions wiped out about 20 percent of the national RVO requirement, significantly reducing demand for biofuels and driving down RIN values.
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The final key policy issue would be whether Trump’s EPA allows blending to E15 in the gasoline pool.
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In general, Hairel anticipates that a Trump government will shift biofuel policy away from a focus on low carbon intensity and more towards a focus on supporting agriculture.
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Hairel said the other important thing to watch is the transition from the $1 per gallon blender’s tax credit, which expires at the end of the year, to the 45Z producer’s tax credit.
He noted that the final guidance on the new credit has not been released and that is unlikely to happen until after Trump’s inauguration in January.
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He also wonders if the existing blender’s credit will be extended since the new 45Z credit likely will not be implemented on Jan. 1, 2025.
It is even possible that the two credits could be stacked for a while, which would help projects planned for the red states.
Finally, Hairel believes there is an increased likelihood of individual states adopting biofuel incentive programs if they don’t see enough happening at the national level. READ MORE
Excerpt form Energy.AgWired.com: Leaders from the renewable fuels industry took questions at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Convention in Kansas City on Wednesday about what the future looks like for them now with a new administration and a new Congress.
Moderator Mark Dorenkamp of Brownfield led the panel with Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper, National Corn Growers Association CEO Neil Caskey, National Oilseed Processors Association CEO Kailee Tkacz Buller, and Clean Fuels America CEO Donnell Rehagen. One of the first questions they were asked was what they thought about President-elect Trump’s pick for EPA Administrator, former Congressman Lee Zeldin of New York, who was not friendly to the RFS when he was in office.
“We’ve been through this before with Trump 1.0 and Administrator Pruitt, not a particular fan of renewable fuels, so we’ve got our work cut out for us, there’s an education process that’s going to be happening,” said Cooper.
“I’m looking at it as an opportunity,” said NOPA’s Buller, who served in the Trump 1.0 administration USDA. “The more we can align on our messaging as a holistic biofuels industry, the better that is for all of us coming into the Trump administration.”
Caskey noted that much of what they are working for right now will require legislative solution like the Next Generation Fuels Act and permanent E15. “So we got some good news with Senator Thune being elected majority leader, he’s a good friend of agriculture and someone who’s going to champion our issues in Congress.”
Rehagen said whatever opposition Zeldin had to the RFS in Congress was years ago and things are different now. “One of the biggest changes has been the investment that the oil and gas refiners have made in our industry and that changes the dynamics,” said Rehagen.
A big topic was what will happen now with the Inflation Reduction Act and the 45Z tax credit, sustainable aviation fuel, tailpipe emissions standards, and lots more. READ MORE/LISTEN
Excerpt from RigZone: In a BMI report sent to Rigzone by the Fitch Group recently, analysts at BMI warned that the Trump Presidency “breeds new uncertainty” for the Brent oil price.
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“Although Trump will likely support the domestic oil and gas sector, not least via looser regulation, this is unlikely to materially alter the level of U.S. production growth in the short run,” they added.
“Output is influenced by myriad other factors, such as oil prices, input costs, and shareholder pressures and these will take precedence over the course of the year,” they continued.
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Hansen (Ole Hansen, Saxo Bank’s Head of Commodity Strategy) went on to state, however, that U.S. crude production “will likely only increase if oil producers see a profit, and with WTI currently trading near $60, the incentive to increase production further is very limited”. READ MORE
Excerpt from Politico's Power Switch: ‘Green’ hydrogen, we hardly knew ye: The incoming Trump administration could quash the nascent “green” hydrogen industry before it even gets off the ground, writes Brian Dabbs.
Congress has invested billions of dollars in the industry, which aims to make hydrogen from renewable energy or natural gas with carbon capture. Those projects are at risk if the sector sees less federal support under Trump, who suggested on the campaign trail that hydrogen cars could result in a “massive bomb-bang drop” (translation: explode).
Since the election, stocks have tumbled for large hydrogen companies like Plug Power, Ballard Power Systems and Global X Hydrogen. READ MORE
Excerpt from Politico's Power Switch: Let’s start with Hegseth: While the Army veteran and conservative commentator has little defense experience and has never run an organization larger than a small nonprofit, he does have a long history distorting and denying climate research, writes Scott Waldman.
Hegseth has described climate research as a vast left-wing conspiracy to impose government controls on American society. It’s liberals’ way to “play God,” he said.
If Hegseth’s comments translate into downplaying the role of climate science at the Pentagon, it could be bad news for the nation’s defense system, analysts say. The Defense Department has long used climate research in its planning and threat assessments, helping the military identify national security risks, protect troops from extreme heat, plan for more intense storms and prepare for harsher combat situations.
Then there’s Gaetz: Unlike Hegseth’s stance, the Florida Republican’s record on climate doesn’t exactly toe the Trumpian climate-change-is-a-hoax line — though he’s long been a loyal supporter.
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Gaetz has said repeatedly that climate change is real and driven by human activity. There “is a scientific consensus that the Earth is getting warmer. There is a moral consensus that we should do something about it,” he wrote in a 2020 autobiography.
“And I think history will judge very harshly those who are climate deniers,” he told me in 2017.
But Gaetz has also introduced legislation to abolish the Environmental Protection Agency, voiced opposition to climate rules and called the Green New Deal resolution a “socialist takeover.” READ MORE
Excerpt from Reuters: The team views the consumer EV credit as an easy target, believing that eliminating it would get broad consensus in a Republican-controlled Congress.
Trump could use the cost savings from killing the credit to help pay for the extension of trillions of dollars in tax cuts from his first term that are set to expire soon, the two sources said. Congressional Republicans plan to take up the broader tax bill as one of their first actions.
Energy transition team members expect the Republican Congress will deploy a legislative measure known as reconciliation to avoid relying on Democratic votes. Biden used the same tactic to pass the IRA. READ MORE
Excerpt from S&P Global podcast: Conventional oil refiners, many of which have invested in renewables, are hopeful that Trump will reduce support for electric vehicles, propping up demand for conventional fuels. Biofuels producers are looking for Trump to maintain the tax incentives that have incentivized investments in the industry under Joe Biden's administration, and are hoping for an expansion of E15 blended gasoline. However, tariffs remain the wild card.
Jeff Mower discusses these developments with senior downstream editor Janet McGurty, policy editor Eamonn Brennan, and US biofuels and feedstocks price editor Guadalupe Nunez. READ MORE
Excerpt from Inside Climate News: Perhaps most importantly, API asked the incoming administration to repeal the tailpipe and fuel economy standards for cars and trucks that aim to cut carbon dioxide emissions in the transportation sector, the nation’s largest source of climate pollution. The list also includes revoking a waiver that allows California and 12 other states to set tougher rules for vehicles. These rules together are expected to speed the nation’s transition to electric vehicles and significantly lower carbon dioxide emissions. READ MORE
Trump Picks Ex-congressman Zeldin to Run Environmental Protection Agency
by Timothy Gardner and David Shepardson (Reuters) Zeldin voted against Biden's climate change law; Opposed NY goal to ban gasoline-powered cars by 2035; In Congress, Zeldin backed environmental bills 14% of the time -- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday he will appoint Republican former Congressman Lee Zeldin, who often voted against legislation on green issues including a measure to stop oil companies from price gouging, to head the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Trump, a Republican, will likely look to reverse many rules administered by the EPA on the burning of fossil fuels including one curbing carbon emissions from power plants and another slashing such emissions from vehicles.
Trump has said he plans to begin rescinding EPA and Transportation Department vehicle pollution rules on his first day in office and is considering paring back or eliminating EV tax breaks and other incentives.
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Trump also plans to rescind California's ability to set its own vehicle emissions rules, as he did in 2019.
President Joe Biden, a Democrat, reinstated California's authority. Trump will also decide how to spend billions of dollars in EV charging grants.
As a candidate for New York governor in the 2022 election, Zeldin criticized the state's decision to join California's Zero Emission Vehicle program that vows to end the sale of gasoline-powered only vehicles by 2035. READ MORE
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Excerpt from CNN: One of Zeldin’s first tasks will likely be starting the process to overturn several of the Biden EPA’s biggest rules on climate, including tailpipe regulations for vehicles and rules aimed at slashing pollution from power plants and oil and gas producers.
Zeldin most recently chaired the China policy initiative at the America First Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank founded to promote Trump’s agenda, where he had written on national security threats posed by China.
Zeldin on Monday told Fox News that he will pull back “left-wing” regulations and focus on “unleashing economic prosperity” through the agency.
“President Trump, when he called me up, gosh, he was rattling off 15, 20 different priorities, a clear focus. He wasn’t reading off of some sheet, it’s the top of his head. And if I challenged him to give me 50 more ideas of what to do with this agency to improve the economy, I’m confident he would have done that,” Zeldin said shortly after the announcement was made. READ MORE
Excerpt from Washington Post: “Lee, with a very strong legal background, has been a true fighter for America First policies,” Trump said in a statement Monday. “He will ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that will be enacted in a way to unleash the power of American businesses, while at the same time maintaining the highest environmental standards.”
Zeldin, 44, served four terms representing Long Island before losing the New York governor’s race to Democratic rival Kathy Hochul in 2022. A lawyer by trade, he lacks an extensive background in environmental policy.
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During the race for governor, Zeldin criticized many of Hochul’s climate and energy policies. He called for reversing a ban on fracking in New York, and he described her policies pushing for the adoption of electric cars and electric heating “out of touch.” READ MORE
Excerpt fromAgWeb: He lacks extensive experience in environmental policy, having not served on committees with direct oversight of environmental issues during his time in Congress.
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Zeldin joined Trump and Sen.-elect Dave McCormick in Pennsylvania for a roundtable on agriculture during Trump’s campaign in September. Zeldin praised Trump for addressing the “threat” of foreign entities buying U.S. agricultural land and highlighted Trump’s trade policies, including the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which prioritized American farmers and strengthened supply chain resiliency.
Of note to the biofuels sector, In November 2015, Zeldin and several other members of Congress sent a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy expressing concerns about the proposed 2016 Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. The lawmakers worried that the proposed 2016 RVOs would require blending more ethanol than could be absorbed by the E10 gasoline market, effectively “breaking through” the blend wall. There were concerns that exceeding the blend wall could drive up the price of E10 gasoline for consumers. Ultimately, the EPA did finalize 2016 RVOs that were lower than originally proposed in the RFS statute, but still represented an increase over previous years. The agency attempted to balance the competing interests and technical constraints in the fuel market. READ MORE
Excerpt from Politico's Power Switch: President-elect Donald Trump blindsided the climate world Monday by choosing a personal ally with a mixed conservation record and little regulatory experience to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.
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At the same time, his past acknowledgments that climate change is real and support for crackdowns on some toxic chemicals don’t entirely match Trump’s campaign rhetoric — even if Zeldin cast a lot of votes against climate and clean air and water legislation.
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The former lawmaker also took an active interest in the health of the Long Island Sound and in empowering EPA to ban harmful “forever chemicals.” And he bucked his party in supporting the Department of Defense’s authority to plan for climate change. READ MORE
Excerpt from DTN Progressive Farmer: When it comes to President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, the oil industry and others who have opposed the Renewable Fuel Standard will have a sympathetic ear at the head of the agency.
Zeldin opposed biofuels and the RFS when he served in the U.S. House of Representatives during Trump's first term as well as at the end of President Barack Obama's first administration. In addition, Zeldin has received hundreds of thousands of dollars in political campaign contributions from the oil and gas sector.
Opensecrets.org shows that between 2007 and 2024, Zeldin received $269,608 from the industry.
When it comes to the RFS, Zeldin has joined other House colleagues in sending various letters to the EPA in opposition to proposed volumes increases.
For instance, Zeldin signed a Nov. 4, 2015, letter from 184 House members to then-EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, expressing concern about the proposed 2016 RFS volumes and asking the agency to keep blending requirements below the "E10 blend wall."
"Increased fuel efficiency has led to shrinking gasoline demand," the letter said.
"This current reality, coupled with an increasing biofuels blending level requirement has exacerbated the onset of the E10 blend wall -- the point at which the gasoline supply is saturated with the maximum amount of ethanol that the current vehicle fleet, marine and other small engines and refueling infrastructure can safely accommodate. We are gravely concerned, however, that despite the agency's recognition of the blend wall, the 2016 proposal acknowledges that it will be breached nonetheless."
The members of Congress also claimed the 2016 volume requirements were not going to be met absent of building out infrastructure to sell more E15 and E85.
"Therefore, this proposal is problematic not only in principle, but it is also impractical since it would take decades, not months, to build out the compatible vehicle fleet and install the necessary retail infrastructure to accommodate the higher blends of ethanol," the letter said.
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During the first Trump administration, Zeldin continued to oppose the RFS. In 2017, Zeldin cosponsored an unsuccessful bill to repeal the law.
Zeldin also signed a letter with 26 other members of Congress on Oct. 3, 2018, to then-EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler expressing "significant concern" about proposed 2019 RFS volumes.
"The proposed RVO would constitute a breach of the ethanol blend wall," the letter said, "jeopardizing automobile reliability and harming American consumers."
The ethanol industry still awaits action either from the EPA or Congress to make national E15 sales permanent year-round.
The 2018 letter signed by Zeldin raises questions about the validity of higher ethanol blends.
"EPA acknowledges that its RVO proposals are intended to increase the use of higher ethanol blends in order to meet the (RFS) mandate," the letter said. "However, blends like E15 and E85 raise concerns and now prove to be impractical and unnecessary."
In response to Zeldin's nomination, Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor said in a statement to DTN, "As Rep. Zeldin moves through the confirmation process, we look forward to discussing how biofuels like ethanol can help unleash American energy dominance and innovation while saving consumers money and maintaining environmental standards."
Geoff Cooper, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, said in a statement to DTN that ethanol producers are hopeful the Trump EPA will re-examine policies supporting electric vehicles.
"We are hopeful that President Trump's EPA will prioritize efficient implementation of the Renewable Fuel Standard, opening the market to higher-octane ethanol blends like E15, and revisiting regulations that force automakers to ramp up production of costly electric vehicles," Cooper said. "Our nation's economic and environmental goals can be achieved by simply empowering greater use of lower-cost, lower-carbon liquid fuels in more affordable internal-combustion-engine vehicles."
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As a member of Congress, Zeldin voted against the Inflation Reduction Act that passed the House on Aug. 15, 2022 (https://www.dtnpf.com/…), which included many significant provisions for farmers and ranchers.
The bill that became law spends hundreds of billions of dollars on climate initiatives including programs for climate-smart agriculture and renewable energy projects.
The law also includes hundreds of millions of dollars for installing blender pumps and other infrastructure to expand biofuels blending.
In addition, it created a $1.25-per-gallon tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel for 2023 and 2024. READ MORE
Excerpt from Midwest Farm Report: Geoff Cooper, CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, says former New York congressman Lee Zeldin is not known for supporting biofuels. Now that President-elect Donald Trump has tapped him to run the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will that change?
Cooper is optimistic that economic and political dynamics have changed in ethanol’s favor.
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“Frankly, we think ethanol can check a lot of boxes and meet a lot of goals that the incoming Trump administration has stated whether it’s putting American energy first… leveling the playing field for trade, lowering consumer costs at the pump — those are all things that renewable fuels can help with.”
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In addition, RFA wants to see support for Sustainable Aviation Fuel with a clear path forward on tax credits for SAF production. He says while the U.S. leads the world in ethanol production, we’re at risk of missing out on leading the world in new ethanol uses, such as SAF. READ MORE
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5 Stocks that Benefit from Car Modernization and Biofuel Expansion by Mover e Combustível do Futuro
(Global Happenings) ... Fuel of the Future includes incentives for biofuels, creating mandates for SAF , green diesel and biomethane. ... “We should have a broad renewal of car engines by 2032 and the main automakers have already announced around 130 billion investments
November 18, 2024 Read Full Article
Interview: Biofuel Sector Unprepared for Launch of EU Traceability Platform: BioLedger
by Suzanna Hayek and Uzma Gulbahar (S&P Global) Lack of motivation to register across supply chain: CEO; Potential impacts on supplies -- The deadline for implementing the EU's biofuels traceability platform, the Union Database for Biofuels, is rapidly approaching on Nov. 21, yet
November 18, 2024 Read Full Article
Interview: Star Bulk Will Use Biofuels to Comply with FuelEU Maritime Rules
by Max Lin (S&P Global) Large bulker operator to introduce bioblends to bunker mix from 2025; Company size allows Star Bulk to use EU's pooling mechanism: exec; Regulatory clarity needed for methanol, LNG and ammonia investments -- Star Bulk -- one of the largest
November 18, 2024 Read Full Article
Gasum Selects Wärtsilä for Another BioLNG Project in Sweden
(Wärtsilä) Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, will supply Nordic energy company Gasum with biogas upgrading and liquefaction solutions for their new bioLNG plant. The plant will produce high-quality bioLNG from agricultural and organic household waste. The order was booked
November 18, 2024 Read Full Article
Sweet Sorghum Farmers Waiting for Govt to Announce Separate Ethanol Pricing
by Prabhudatta Mishra (The Hindu Business Line) A swift decision may help some mills to start convince farmers to plant the crop in January since meeting the sowing window is very crucial for the success of any biofuel project -- Trial of
November 18, 2024 Read Full Article
Beyond Chevron: Courts vs. Agencies in a New Era --- December 4, 2024 --- ONLINE
In 1984, the Supreme Court ruled that courts should defer to the expertise of agencies like the EPA in interpreting ambiguous policies and regulations. So expert scientists, accountable to elected officials, would make judgement calls on these matters. Now, forty
November 18, 2024 Read Full Article
From a Cold Start to a US$180 Billion Market by 2035 – Green Hydrogen is Set to Displace, Outpace, and Outgrow Polluting Alternatives
(ABI Research/North American Clean Energy) Green Hydrogen (H2) is the cleanest form of hydrogen production. It’s produced by renewable energy with zero CO2 emissions. Though only 0.2% of hydrogen is produced today, green H2 will account for 27% of total hydrogen
November 18, 2024 Read Full Article
Sustainable Aviation Futures MENA --- February 10-12, 2025 --- Abu Dhabi, UAE
Sustainable Aviation Futures is partnering with the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority in a first in a first of its kind event to deliver one of the largest global gatherings of Ministers, policymakers, and aviation and energy executives focused on
November 18, 2024 Read Full Article
SAS Joins Green Hydrogen Partnership in Northwest Europe
(SAS) SAS joins a collaboration between Danish green hydrogen producers and Dutch industrial markets, in the presence of His Majesty the King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, His Majesty King Frederik of Denmark, Dutch Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Climate Policy
November 18, 2024 Read Full Article
NATS Announces Clarity, a New Way for Airports to Balance Sustainability and Operational Demands
(NATS) Currently in development, Clarity will allow airports to analyse and compare the carbon impact of different aspects of their operation and to understand the relative effectiveness of any future sustainability initiatives or investments. NATS believes the tool will help airports to best plan
November 18, 2024 Read Full Article
European Aviation Players Launch Project SkyPower to Drive Investment in e-SAF and Meet EU and UK Mandates
by Tony Harrington (GreenAir) A high-profile European coalition has joined forces to urgently advance the production of e-SAF – sustainable aviation fuels produced by combining renewable electricity, water and captured carbon dioxide. Project SkyPower brings together 13 CEOs and more
November 18, 2024 Read Full Article
Aircraft Lessor Jackson Square Teams with Future Energy Global to Help Boost SAF Production
by Tony Harrington (GreenAir) Aircraft lessor Jackson Square Aviation and specialist financial services company Future Energy Global (FEG) have partnered to help generate investments needed to accelerate the production of sustainable aviation fuel. Like leasing companies placing large orders for new
November 18, 2024 Read Full Article
SITA Teams with Arab Airlines on Developing Technology to Enhance Flight Sustainability
by Tony Harrington (GreenAir) Aviation technology group SITA has expanded a partnership with the Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO) to develop a planning tool which helps airlines reduce aircraft fuel consumption, emissions and operating costs, and more easily comply with complex
November 18, 2024 Read Full Article
Podcast -- Beyond the Pledges: What COP29 Means for Climate, Finance, Policy and the Energy Transition
(S&P Global) As COP29 unfolds in Baku, Azerbaijan, this CERAWeek Podcast episode dives into the conference’s key topics, from climate financing to global policy alignment. Host Atul Arya, S&P Global Chief Energy Strategist, speaks with Eirik Wærness, Senior Vice President and
November 18, 2024 Read Full Article
How U.S. Dairy Farmers Are Driving Climate Action --- December 3, 2024 --- ONLINE
U.S. dairy farmers are leveraging innovation and powerful partnerships to improve their farm’s environmental footprint. By tapping into an array of technologies, from manure separation to strip tillage, and waste upcycling to robotic milking parlors, dairy farmers are implementing solutions
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Biden Aims to Finalize Clean Fuel Rule before Leaving White House
by by Jarrett Renshaw, Katharine Jackson and Timothy Gardner (Reuters) Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden aims to finalize a rule on a clean fuel tax credit before leaving office on Jan. 20, a senior White House official said on Sunday. The clean fuel
November 18, 2024 Read Full Article
New Alliance Looking into Hydrogen Pipeline Connecting Indonesia and Singapore
by Aida Čučuk (Offshore Energy) Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries, through its subsidiary Sembcorp Utilities, has signed a joint development framework agreement (JDFA) with PT PLN Energi Primer Indonesia (EPI), a subsidiary of PT PLN (Persero), and PT Transportasi Gas Indonesia (TGI), a
November 18, 2024 Read Full Article
Antofagasta Unveils South America’s First Hydrogen Train
by Cecilia Jamasmie (Mining.com) Chile-focused Antofagasta (LON: ANTO) will become the first mining company to use a hydrogen-powered locomotive in South America, as part of the copper producer’s efforts to develop alternatives to fossil fuels, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and make mining more
November 18, 2024 Read Full Article
The Hydrogen Stream: Ohmium, Spirare Energy, and JNCASR Collaborate on India’s First CO2 to Green Methanol Plant
by Uma Gupta and Sergio Matalucci (PV Magazine) The project will combine green hydrogen generated by Ohmium PEM electrolyzers with CO2 captured from the Singareni Thermal Power Plant to produce green methanol. Ohmium International (Ohmium), a green hydrogen company that designs, manufactures, and deploys advanced
November 18, 2024 Read Full Article
RFA Watching Trump Administration Choices
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) President-elect Donald Trump continues to announce choices for administration positions at record speed and the Renewable Fuels Association is generally pleased so far. “We’re excited about the opportunity to sit down with the new leadership in the incoming Trump administration,
November 18, 2024 Read Full Article
North Dakota Approves Summit Carbon Pipeline Route
by Jeff Beach (North Dakota Monitor) North Dakota regulators on Friday approved a route permit for the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline, a significant win for what the company says is the world’s largest carbon capture project. The three-person Public Service Commission voted
November 18, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Aequor
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This presentation deck is an overview for Aequor, a company specializing in innovative solutions to address challenges in the burgeoning field of algae biofuels. Aequor’s core product is a natural, non-toxic chemical that overcomes several key
November 18, 2024 Read Full Article
Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Michael McAdams, President, Advanced Biofuels Association
by Jeff Nalley (Agri-Pulse) This week’s Open Mic guest is Michael McAdams, President of the Advanced Biofuels Association. After an extensive career serving on Capitol Hill, McAdams founded the ABFA in 2006. The group represents all aspects of the advanced biofuels
November 18, 2024 Read Full Article
NBAA Hits ‘Flawed’ Environmental Study -- NBAA Says Study Time Frame Skewed Results.
by Russ Niles (AvWeb) NBAA has hit back at a study on the environmental impact of business aviation it says relies “on a cherry-picked data set, flawed analysis and omission of key facts.” Last week the journal Communications Earth and Environment issued its report that
November 18, 2024 Read Full Article
Trump Picks Fracking Firm CEO Chris Wright to Be Energy Secretary
by Evan Halper, Maxine Joselow, Maegan Vazquez and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post) The executive has taken a defiant approach to fighting climate change by attacking policies that call for a shift from fossil fuels. -- President-elect Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he has
November 17, 2024 Read Full Article
Interview: Ethanol Earmarked for European Road-Use Could Go to Other Transport Ends: Raizen
by Thomas Washington, Harry Clyne, Daniel Workman (S&P Global) Second-generation ethanol from waste has potential in aviation and shipping; Building 270 million liters nameplate capacity by 2025, mostly sold to Europe; Exploring new pathways like converting lignin residue into advanced biofuels Brazilian energy company
November 16, 2024 Read Full Article
Bioproducts, Made by Students! Making and Testing Bioproducts What is a Bioproduct? What Are Their Uses?
(Grow Next Gen) True or false? Bioproducts are… ♦ produced from living plants. TRUE! ♦ compostable under certain conditions. TRUE! ♦ the basis of a rising industry employing 3.4 million Americans each year. TRUE! And now they’re in your lab. (TRUE!) In your
November 16, 2024 Read Full Article
Pivot Clean Energy Podcasts: How the World Cooks
(Pivot Clean Energy) Pivot has expanded visibility for bioethanol clean cooking over the past three years, and is playing a critical role in establishing this fuel as a key part of the energy transition. We connect partners across sectors and participate in global
November 16, 2024 Read Full Article
Reliance to Join Assam’s Clean Energy Mission; Cabinet Clears Biofuel MoU
(The Assam Tribune) In a push towards sustainability, the Assam cabinet has approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Reliance Industries to facilitate a shift from fossil fuels to green energy. “Reliance Bio Energy and Assam’s Compressed Bio Gas
November 16, 2024 Read Full Article
EU Invests EUR 4.8B of ETS Revenues in 85 Projects
(Bioenergy International) The European Commission has selected 85 innovative net-zero projects to receive EUR 4.8 billion in grants from the Innovation Fund, helping to put cutting-edge clean technologies into action across Europe. The 2023 call for proposals of the Innovation Fund attracted
November 16, 2024 Read Full Article
Trucksters Will Use Cepsa Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil to Fuel Trucks Serving DHL
by Valerie Swiantek (NGT News) Trucksters, a technology-based truck relay transport operator, has decided to partner with Cepsa and its network of service stations to supply its trucks with 100% hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). Specifically, Trucksters will use the biofuel in the freight transit
November 16, 2024 Read Full Article
A Quick Guide to Carbon Credits: Exploring Reduction, Removal and Avoidance
(STRIVE by STX) Sustainability goes beyond reducing emissions; it requires impactful strategies. Carbon credits are a crucial tool, helping companies address hard-to-abate emissions and move closer to net zero. By investing in projects that reduce or remove emissions, businesses can find a flexible
November 16, 2024 Read Full Article
GAIL and VERBIO India Sign MoU to Develop Agricultural Residue-Based CBG Projects
(GAIL) GAIL (India) Limited and VERBIO India Private Limited today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore the establishment of Agricultural Residue-based Compressed Biogas (CBG) plants in India. The MoU was signed in the presence of Shri Sandeep Kumar
November 16, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Jen-Zero technology
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This is a presentation by Dr. Jayant Khambekar of Jenike & Johanson, a technology company specializing in bulk solids flow. It highlights the challenges of feeding high-pressure reactors in the advanced biofuels industry. Specifically, the presentation
November 16, 2024 Read Full Article
Strengthening India’s Ethanol Future
by Rakesh Verma (Daily Excelsior) India’s energy security landscape is characterized by a significant dependency on fossil fuels, which constitute over 80 percent of the country’s total energy consumption. This reliance on coal, oil, and natural gas presents a multitude of challenges,
November 16, 2024 Read Full Article
Engine Technology Forum Calls on Legislators to Recognize Renewable Diesel
(HDT TruckingInfo/Engine Technology Forum) A Call for Effective and Inclusive Policies ... “Both CARB (California Air Resources Board) and the CEC (California Energy Commission) have important obligations in these proceedings this fall to promulgate effective and inclusive policies and guidance that will
November 16, 2024 Read Full Article
Germany Blocks Oil Firms from Using Past Emissions Credits to Support Biofuel Industry
by Riham Alkousaa and Markus Wacket (Reuters) The German cabinet on Wednesday (November 13, 2024) approved reforms to restrict oil companies from carrying excess emissions reductions credits forward, in a step aimed at boosting the biofuel industry that was hit by
November 16, 2024 Read Full Article
EPP Accused of Allying with Far Right to Weaken Deforestation Rules
by Louise Guillot (Politico) The European People’s Party secured a slim majority with right-wing and far-right groups to alter the flagship Green Deal legislation. -- The European People’s Party has drawn fury from centrist and center-left groups after it joined forces with
November 15, 2024 Read Full Article
Why Trump’s Plan to Gut EPA Could Backfire
by Jean Chemnick (E&E News Climatewire) The president-elect wants to reduce the federal workforce and install loyalists at the top of agencies. That could undercut his plans to roll back regulations. -- ... EPA has a staff of more than 17,000 people
November 15, 2024 Read Full Article
Parallel Paths: Ethanol LCA and Policy Across the Border
by Andrea Kent (Renewable Industries Canada/Greenfield Global/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... Carbon-focused fuel and investment policies increasingly rely on LCA. Properly done, LCA spans supply chains, unifies markets, and sharpens investment opportunities for businesses and lawmakers aiming to improve environmental performance. Despite
November 15, 2024 Read Full Article
Putting the Latest Science in Front of Climate and Energy Leaders
by Emily Skor (Growth Energy/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Growth Energy recently worked with the Energy Futures Initiative Foundation, led by former U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest J. Moniz, on new research detailing pathways to further decarbonize bioethanol to reach near net-zero carbon
November 15, 2024 Read Full Article
Progress On New Mexico’s Clean Fuel Standard
by Kari Buttenhoff and Danielle Anderson (Christianson PLLP/Ethanol Producer Magazine) New Mexico is making significant strides toward implementing its recently passed legislation adopting a Clean Transportation Fuel Standard (CTFS), modeled after the clean fuel standards in California, Oregon and Washington, and
November 15, 2024 Read Full Article
Decoding Decarbonization
by Katie Schroeder (Ethanol Producer Magazine) With myriad technologies and decarbonization strategies to explore, and a growing list of compliance and carbon credit markets to access, ethanol producers have many decisions in front of them. The various lifecycle carbon analysis models,
November 15, 2024 Read Full Article
Strength Through Diversification: Chief Industries
by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Chief Industries is a Nebraska-based corporation with seven global brands, one of which is in ethanol. In 1990, Chief acquired the state’s first dry mill ethanol plant, which had been operating since 1985 near Hastings,
November 15, 2024 Read Full Article
Aligning On Programs and Priorities
by Lisa Gibson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. Grains Council is investing a “remarkable amount of time” exploring avenues to better fit environmentally friendly U.S. ethanol into varying compliance programs around the globe, says Hagan Rose, USGC’s ethanol advisory team leader. ... Canada,
November 15, 2024 Read Full Article
State Aid Scheme to Support Advanced Biofuels Production in Romania
(Energy Industry Review) The European Commission approved on October 4, 2024, a state aid scheme worth EUR 500 million to support investments in the production of advanced biofuels in Romania. To support this investment measure, the Ministry of Energy will request funding
November 15, 2024 Read Full Article
ORIX Eyes up to 20% Emissions Reduction through Biofuel Trial
by Ajsa Habibic (Offshore Energy) Tokyo-based financial services company ORIX Corporation has decided to conduct a sea trial using biofuel on its owned vessel which is currently chartered by Danish shipping company Norden. The trial will the first time for ORIX
November 15, 2024 Read Full Article
Key Driver of the 2024 Fuel Ethanol Market: Rising Ethanol Consumption in the Automobile Industry
(Business Research Company/EIN News) The fuel ethanol market has seen substantial growth in recent years, projected to increase from $96.06 billion in 2023 to $102.32 billion in 2024, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.5%. The growth during the
November 15, 2024 Read Full Article
USDA Awards REAP Funding to 7 Ethanol Producers
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The USDA on Nov. 14 awarded $256.56 million in loans and grants to more than 1,100 clean energy projects under the Renewable Energy for America Program. A portion of that funding will support projects at
November 15, 2024 Read Full Article
Novel Electro-Biodiesel a More Efficient, Cleaner Option to Existing Alternatives
by Beth Miller (Washington University) Joshua Yuan, Susie Dai and colleagues at WashU and Texas A&M create biodiesel with electrocatalysis and bioconversion -- Researchers in the labs of Joshua Yuan in the McKelvey School of Engineering and Susie Dai at the University
November 15, 2024 Read Full Article
Epson Partners with Maersk to Reduce Emissions from Inbound Ocean Transportation
(Epson) ECO Delivery Ocean to deliver 230 tonnes CO2e emission reduction in first year. -- Global technology firm Epson announces its partnership with Maersk, one of the world’s largest shipping and logistics company, to use greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduced fuels
November 15, 2024 Read Full Article
Ulsan City and Hyundai Motor Join Forces to Build a Hydrogen-friendly City
by Jung Min-hee (Business Korea) Aim to Establish an Integrated Hydrogen Supply Chain -- In a significant move towards establishing a hydrogen economy, Ulsan City and Hyundai Motor have announced a collaborative effort to create the largest hydrogen-friendly city in Korea. On Nov. 12,
November 15, 2024 Read Full Article
Hydrexia to Facilitate Hydrogen Development in Malaysia
(Hydrexia/PR Newswire) Hydrexia SDN. BHD, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hydrexia Holding Limited (Hydrexia), a global integrated hydrogen solution provider, had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Worldwide Energy Development SDN BHD (WEDSB), a renewable energy subsidiary of Worldwide Holding
November 15, 2024 Read Full Article
Green CHP™ Unveils Jules Hydrogen™, An End-to-End Solution for the Optimization and Decarbonization of Hydrogen Production
(Green CHP/PR Newswire) Global Power Conversion Leader Dynapower™ Selected to Provide Advanced DC Power and Storage -- Green CHP, a renewable energy and data company that combines advanced combined heat and power systems with real-time data services, announced the launch of Jules
November 15, 2024 Read Full Article
Explainer: A Trillion Dollar Question - Fossil Fuel Subsidies
by Karin Strohecker (Reuters) Governments around the globe are ploughing billions of dollars into fossil fuel subsidies to shelter citizens from higher energy costs, but that comes at a fiscal burden, creates inefficiencies, and hampers the goal of reducing overall usage. At the U.N.‘s
November 15, 2024 Read Full Article
Trump Picks Doug Burgum to Lead Interior, RFK Jr. for HHS
by Isaac Arnsdorf (Washington Post) Donald Trump said during his speech at Mar-a-Lago he would name North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department. A formal announcement will come on Friday, he said. READ MORE Related artices (see also White House for information
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U.S. Department of Energy Announces $20.2 Million in Projects to Advance Development of Mixed Algae for Biofuels and Bioproducts
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced $20.2 million in funding for 10 university and industry projects to advance mixed algae development for low-carbon biofuels and bioproducts. Located
November 15, 2024 Read Full Article
Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition (GWRCCC) Unveils Jumpstart Report 2024: Accelerating Biodiesel & EV Charging at Local Gas Stations in DMV
(Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition) The Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition (GWRCCC) has released its 2024 Jumpstart Report, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at enhancing access to biodiesel and electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across gas stations in the D.C.,
November 15, 2024 Read Full Article
Shipping Industry’s Decarbonization Enhanced by Dedicated Book and Claim Registry
(Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping) The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) and RMI (formerly Rocky Mountain Institute) are launching Katalist, a not-for-profit ‘book and claim’ registry designed to accelerate the shipping industry’s decarbonization journey. Regulations
November 15, 2024 Read Full Article
Brazilian Second Crop Corn Reduces GHG and Improves Food Security, Says Nature Sustainability study
(Agroicone /PR Newswire) A study coordinated by Agroicone in partnership with national and international researchers points out that the second crop corn ethanol production system provides renewable and affordable energy, animal feed, contributes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, in addition to
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Thailand Cuts Palm Oil Content in Biofuel
(Vietnam News Agency) Thailand's Ministry of Energy announced last Friday (November 8, 2024) that it will reduce the palm oil content in its biofuel from 7% to 5% to deal with rising palm oil prices. -- Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Energy
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The Government of Canada Invests in Clean Technology and Infrastructure for a Sustainable Marine Industry in Ontario
(Transport Canada) Canadians are seeing the effects of climate change, and that’s why we’re building a green economy, establishing green shipping corridors and reducing emissions at our ports, by investing in green shipping corridors. Today, the President of the Treasury Board and
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GEMA Urges Petroleum Minister for Support to Ensure Survival of Grain Ethanol Plants without Long Term Offtake Agreements
by Prakash Jha (ChiniMandi) The Grain Ethanol Manufacturers Association (GEMA) has written a letter to Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, highlighting the challenges faced by grain ethanol plants that do not have Long Term Offtake Agreements (LTOAs)
November 15, 2024 Read Full Article
Topsoe to Provide Technology for One of Brazil’s First Commercial Scale Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production Plants
by Ulrik Frøhlke (Topsoe) • Refinaria Riograndense, based in Rio Grande, Brazil, aims to produce 16,000 barrels per day of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Topsoe will deliver its HydroFlex™ and H2bridge™ technologies, enabling SAF and renewable diesel production from soybean oil
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Breakthrough Energy Fellows Now Accepting Applications DEADLINE December 2, 2024
Breakthrough Energy Fellows (BEF) offers three highly competitive programs: Innovator Fellowship: Our flagship program, the Innovator Fellowship, is designed to accelerate the development of promising early-stage climate technologies. The Fellowship is a full-time commitment for innovators committed to commercializing their climate technology.
November 14, 2024 Read Full Article
Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Sustainable Aviation Fuel Webinar --- November 21, 2024 --- ONLINE
Join distinguished leaders from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a deep dive into the new Sustainable Aviation Fuel Liftoff report. The Pathways to Commercial Liftoff reports aim to establish a common fact base between the public and private sectors
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U.S. Department of Energy Releases New Report on Pathways to Commercial Liftoff for Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(U.S. Department of Energy) New Report Identifies Key Strategies to Increase Production and Position the United States to Lead the Global SAF Economy by 2030 -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the release of its latest Pathways to Commercial
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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Oberon Fuels
(by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Oberon Fuels is a company working to develop renewable fuels that will help decarbonize several sectors, including propane, hydrogen, and methanol. The company’s main focus is converting waste, such as animal manure, into green methanol and
November 14, 2024 Read Full Article
Stakeholders Across Maritime Value Chain Align to Accelerate Adoption of Zero-Emission Fuels by 2030 for a Sustainable Shipping Future
(RMI) Global industry leaders build on momentum from previous COPs to strengthen targets and commit to increasing the uptake of zero or near-zero GHG emission shipping fuels to at least 5%, striving for 10%, by 2030. -- More than 50 leaders across
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HMM to Install Carbon Capture Systems on Box Ships Too Young to Scrap
by Martina Li (Loadstar) South Korea’s flagship carrier, HMM, plans to install onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS) systems on ships too young to be scrapped and not practical to convert to run on methanol or LNG. At a recent seminar on eco-friendly shipping,
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France: Qair to Develop e-Methanol Project on Haropa Port Site in Le Havre
(Qair) Renewable energy company Qair announces today that has been awarded a parcel on Haropa Port site, in Le Havre, France, to develop its e-methanol production project Methavert. The 60-hectare site is located in Rogerville, in the immediate vicinity of the Grand
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Yamaha, Roush and Regulator Marine Make Waves During 2024 SEMA Show® with World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Outboard
(Yamaha/Business Wire) Yamaha U.S. Marine Business Unit joined forces with Roush® and Regulator Marine to reveal the world’s first hydrogen-powered outboard for recreational boats, to car manufacturers, automotive component suppliers and aftermarket equipment manufactures from around the globe during the 2024
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Pioneer Lines up Order for First Hydrogen-Powered Ropax to Be Built in US
by Eric Priante Martin (Trade Winds News) Switch Maritime adopts 80-car, 300-passenger design used in Norway -- Switch Maritime is gearing up to order the first hydrogen-powered ropax to be built in the US. The US company, which launched operation of a pioneering passenger
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$33M Port Colborne Biofuel Facility to Help Make Great Lakes Shipping More Environmentally Friendly
(The Standard/Niagara Economic Development) Port Colborne is to become home to a $33-million, eight-million-litre biofuel terminal that will serve more than 100 vessels annually. It will sit on five hectares of land on the east pier of the Welland Canal, be managed by Hamilton-Oshawa Port
November 14, 2024 Read Full Article
Challenges Cloud Aviation's Carbon Credit Goals
(S&P Global) If there’s one sector at the forefront of alternative fuel hunting at the right cost to help meeting emissions reduction goals, it’s the airlines. To help foster the transition from an offsetting mechanism, the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction
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Northern Lights Facilities Completed and Ready to Store CO2
(TotalEnergies) TotalEnergies and its partners, Equinor and Shell, announce the completion of the CO2 receiving and storage facilities of Northern Lights Joint-Venture in Norway. The facilities consist in a terminal that will receive CO2 cargos, a 100 km subsea pipeline for CO2 transportation to
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Recap of COP29 for Carbon Removal --- November 27, 2024 --- ONLINE
With COP29 soon to be in the books, we've see quite a lot to digest for carbon removal; in that light AirMiners is hosting an event on November 27 to discuss, highlights, takeaways, and next steps coming out of Baku! Speakers
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EPA Announces Members to the Farm, Ranch and Rural Communities Advisory Committee
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) Today, Nov. 13, 2024, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan announced the appointment of 18 new members and reappointment of 6 members to the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee. The FRRCC provides
November 14, 2024 Read Full Article
Post-Election and COP29 Insights: The Future of Carbon and Clean Fuels in 2025 --- December 11, 1014 --- ONLINE
As the global energy landscape continues its shift towards low-carbon solutions, staying ahead of evolving carbon and clean fuels policies is critical for businesses. In the second half of 2024, OPIS kicked off a new Carbon Policy Blog Series, and in
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OMB Reviews Proposed Rule for Partial Cellulosic RVO Waiver, RFS Deadline Extension
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The U.S. EPA on Nov. 12 delivered a proposed rule to the White House Office of Management and Budget pertaining to the Renewable Fuel Standard. The title of the proposal indicates the rule would waive a
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Licella Honored with Biorenewable Deployment Consortium’s Innovation Award; Canfor with BDC’s Industrial Partnership Award
(Bioreneable Deployoment Consortium) The Biorenewable Deployment Consortium (BDC) honored Licella with the 2024 Innovation Award for their culture of innovation, which has led to the global commercialization of Licella’s patented Cat-HTR™ platform, the world's most advanced hydrothermal liquefaction technology, for the
November 14, 2024 Read Full Article
Falls City, Nebraska Issued BDO Zone ‘A’ Rating for Corn Stover
(Bioeconomy Development Opportunity Zone Initiative) Mid-America Rail Campus Positioned as Biotech Hub for Innovative Decarbonization Projects -- The Falls City Economic Development and Growth Enterprise, Inc. (EDGE), Ecostrat and the BDO Zone Initiative are pleased to announce the issue of an investment grade BDO Zone ‘A’ Rating
November 13, 2024 Read Full Article
Pivot Bio Launches Weekly ‘N-SIGHTS from the Farm’
(Pivot Bio/Ag News Wire) Harvest Vidcast and Digital Hub Highlight PROVEN® 40 Microbial Nitrogen Performance -- Pivot Bio has introduced “N-SIGHTS from the Farm,” a digital hub providing real-time harvest data and weekly agronomic insights that showcase how Pivot Bio PROVEN® 40
November 13, 2024 Read Full Article
U.S. Department of Energy Issues Small Business Funding Program Topics
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy issued Phase One topics for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program funding opportunities. These topics aim to advance the development and commercialization of new ideas
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Neste and Air Canada Sign Agreement for the Supply of 60,000 Tons of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel – the First Time Neste’s SAF Is Supplied to Canada
(Neste) - Neste and Air Canada have agreed on the supply of 60,000 tons (77.6 million liters) of unblended, neat Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel for use on flights from Vancouver International Airport. - It marks the first time that
November 13, 2024 Read Full Article
New Order for Alfa Laval to Unlock Potential of Biofuels in Aviation
(Alfa Laval) Driving the global energy transition towards biofuels, Alfa Laval has secured two contracts worth 350 million SEK to supply cutting-edge HVO pre-treatment technology to Europe’s largest biofuel facility. The facility, a joint venture between Cepsa Bioenergia San Roque S.L.
November 13, 2024 Read Full Article
Michigan Company Will Boost Biofuel Sales by 2.5M Gallons per Year through USDA Grant
(MIchigan Farm News/The County Press) A Michigan company will receive a $4.2 million grant from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) to increase the sale of biofuels by 2.5 million gallons per year. Fleet Fueling of Michigan LLC will use the funds
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Researchers Use Bioengineered Cyanobacteria for Ethanol Production
by Jay Kakade (TechExplorist) Researchers successfully modified Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 to demonstrate enhanced cyanobacterial ethanol production -- Cyanobacteria are photoautotrophic prokaryotes, so researchers think they can naturally lower atmospheric CO2 levels. Research led by Bharat Kumar Majhi has shown that they can
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Challenges and Opportunities for B.C. Biofuels
by Nelson Bennett (Delta Optimist) Biofuels' environmental and economic opportunities for Canada: C.D. Howe -- Canada is well-positioned to profit both environmentally and economically from a growing biofuel industry, but faces risks in scaling up biofuel production in a way that is
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Letters: Sustainable Aviation Fuel Could Be Next Big Industry in Louisiana
by Richard Fontenot (Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation/NOLA.com) DG Fuels is deciding whether to build a $4 billion low-emissions, sustainable aviation fuel complex in the Moonshine area of St. James Parish. The plant, as seen in the rendering from La. 3127, would
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Climate Change and Energy Transition: Paths for Rebuilding Brazilian Foreign Policy
by Jefferson Estevo, Lais Thomaz, Amanda Gondim (Journal of Geopolitics) In 2024, Brazil will hold the presidency of the G-20, which represents an opportunity to regain a leading role in its foreign policy and prioritize important issues on its agenda. Therefore, with
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Canadian Hydrogen Convention --- April 22-24, 2025 --- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
As the largest event in Canada showcasing hydrogen as a key enabler to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, the Canadian Hydrogen Convention is the only annual meeting place for energy executives, government officials and Indigenous leaders to convene to build
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COFI 2025 Convention --- April 2-4, 2025 --- Prince George, British Columbia
In 2025, the BC Council of Forest Industries will hold its Annual COFI Convention from April 2-4, 2025, at the Prince George Civic Centre. Please join us for the largest gathering of the forest sector in Western Canada, as we gather
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New Plant Engineering Method Promises to Dramatically Improve Biofuel and Bioproduct Development
(Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) The ability to genetically engineer plants is largely thanks to a microscopic helper: a bacterium called Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Agrobacterium in the wild causes damaging tumors in flowering plants, including some economically important crops, but its ability to insert
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Emvolon Reaches Commercial and Technical Milestones to Help Hard-to-Abate Industries Power the Global Economy While Eliminating Emissions
(Emvolon/Business Wire) The company has secured partnerships with major biogas suppliers, green methanol product offtakers, equipment and technology corporations, and a licensing agreement with MIT. -- Emvolon, an MIT spun-off technology company that converts greenhouse gas emissions into carbon-negative fuels and chemicals,
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BBGI, Keppel, and CleanEdge Form Regional Partnership to Advance Bio-LNG Business in Thailand
(NewsWit) BGI Public Company Limited (BBGI) has entered into a strategic partnership with Keppel Ltd, through its Infrastructure Division (Keppel) and CleanEdge Resources Limited (CleanEdge) by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly research and develop a Bio-LNG (Liquefied Biomethane)
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Senate Republicans Choose John Thune to Replace Mitch McConnell as Majority Leader
by Liz Goodwin, Dylan Wells and Marianne LeVine (Washington Post) Senate Republicans chose Sen. John Thune of South Dakota to be their new leader, rejecting an outside pressure campaign from Donald Trump’s allies to break with the establishment in the secret-ballot election,
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Honeywell UOP and Johnson Matthey Join Forces to Cut Costs and Boost Deployment of Sustainable Fuels
(Johnson Matthey) - Johnson Matthey and Honeywell are combining expertise to provide a comprehensive end-to-end solution to produce fuels from a wide variety of feedstocks. - The new partnership builds on an existing partnership in low carbon (CCS-enabled) hydrogen. Johnson Matthey
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Bangchak Enters SAF Supply Agreement with Shell
(Bangchak Group) Bangchak Corporation Public Company Limited (Bangchak) has announced that they have entered into a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply agreement with Singapore-based Shell International Eastern Trading Company (Shell). The agreement stipulates the offtake of ISCC EU/CORSIA certified SAF to
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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Comstock Fuel
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This presentation deck for Comstock Fuels highlights their vision for a new, efficient, and scalable method of producing biofuel from woody biomass, a readily available and renewable resource. They aim to replace traditional fossil fuels with
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Fiat Is Selling Hybrids that Run on Ethanol
by Adrian Padeanu (Motor 1) ... The Stellantis brand calls it a “bio-hybrid” technology that revolves around a turbocharged 1.0-liter engine. This three-cylinder mill runs on gasoline and ethanol while being supplemented by an electric motor. The combustion engine is good for
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Japan to Aim for All New Cars to Be Biofuel-Compatible in 2030s
(Ji Ji Press/Japan Times) Japan will urge automakers to make all new passenger cars compatible with biofuel in the early 2030s and beyond in an effort to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from gasoline vehicles, the industry ministry said Monday. The new target
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Fuel Groups Warn of Higher Prices without Tax Credit Certainty
by Kim Chipman and Tarso Veloso (Bloomberg) More than 30 trade groups across the energy, farming and transport sectors say a lack of US government guidance on tax credits is putting Americans at risk of higher fuel prices. The current
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YPF Proposes to Convert Inactive Refinery to Produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
(AviacionLine (Google Translation)) Provincial deputy Joaquín Blanco has promoted a bill in the Chamber of Deputies of Santa Fe to reactivate the San Lorenzo YPF Refinery, transforming it into a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant. This initiative seeks to take advantage
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Kazakhstan to Produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in Partnership with the ICAO: What You Need to Know More?
(Travel and Tour World) Kazakhstan has announced its commitment to producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as part of a new collaboration with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The announcement was made during ICAO Week in Kazakhstan at a regional seminar titled
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Asia Sustainable Aviation Fuel Association Launches to Transform Policy, Markets and Investment for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Across Asia
(Asia Sustainable Aviation Fuel Association/PR Newswire) The Asia Sustainable Aviation Fuel Association (ASAFA) officially launches today (November 7, 2024) in Singapore, with the goal of accelerating the adoption of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) across Asia. Supported by pioneer members like Korean Air,
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LATAM, Aeromexico Weigh Alternatives to Scarce Sustainable Fuels
by Kylie Madry (Reuters) Two of Latin America's top airlines - Chilean carrier LATAM and Mexico's Aeromexico - are considering alternatives to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which remains in short supply in the region, as a means to cut carbon
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Ecopetrol Successfully Produced 32 Thousand Barrels of Sustainable Jet Fuel with Recycled Oils
by Miguel Orlando Alguero (el Colombiano (Google translation)) Ecopetrol completed a sustainable jet fuel production test in Cartagena, obtaining 32 thousand barrels of SAF from recycled oils. -- Ecopetrol successfully completed the first test of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production at its Cartagena refinery , a
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KazMunayGas, Axens to Explore Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production in Kazakhstan
(Interfax) KazMunayGas (KMG) and Axens have agreed to explore the possibility of producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Kazakhstan, KMG's press service reported on Monday. The document was signed during Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's state visit to France. According to the press release,
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CO2 Capture, Storage & Reuse 2025 --- May 20-22, 2025 --- Copenhagen, Denmark
The global focus on CO2 capture and decarbonization creates substantial investment opportunities, alongside regulatory challenges like ETS. Captured CO2 is now a vital commodity for industries like cement and steel seeking decarbonization. Join us at CO2 Capture, Storage & Reuse
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G20 Ministers Show Strong Recognition for Aviation-Decarbonization Initiatives
(International Civil Aviation Organization) The recent G20 Energy Transitions Ministerial Meeting held in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, from 1 to 4 October 2024, gave significant recognition to ICAO for its efforts to decarbonize the aviation sector. ICAO Secretary General Juan
November 12, 2024 Read Full Article
BP Launches Sale of Renewable Diesel in Spain
(BP/Biobased Diesel Daily) BP announced Oct. 23 that it has begun selling hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), also known as renewable diesel, in Spain at select service stations. The fuel is initially available at four service stations in Madrid, Valencia and Navarra. These stations
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Special Issue: What to Expect during the Trump II Presidency
(American Energy Society/Energy Matters) From experience, we all know that when Donald Trump is president, nothing is certain. It is hard to predict how the energy sector will change, both domestically or around the world. This special issue of Energy Matters
November 12, 2024 Read Full Article
Adapting to the Evolving European Biomethane Landscape
(Bioenergy Insight) Urszula Szalkowska, managing director, Europe EcoEngineers, outlines the challenges and opportunities for US suppliers. The European energy sector’s landscape is evolving rapidly, particularly in the biomethane market. The European Commission's recent deployment of the Union Database (UDB) signifies a crucial
November 12, 2024 Read Full Article
CALL FOR PAPERS SUM 2025 - 8th Multidisciplinary Symposium on Circular Economy and Urban Mining --- May 21-23, 2025 --- Procida (Naples), Italy DEADLINE March 10, 2025
SUM Symposium has become a multidisciplinary annual event. The main aim of this decision is to promote a more continuous interaction (discussion, collaboration, exchange of experiences, etc.) between different disciplines with the full scientific engagement of intra-, cross-, multi-, inter-, and
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LLA Invests in Low-Carbon Vehicle Transition
(London Luton Airport) London Luton Airport (LLA) has taken another key step towards its ambition to achieve Net Zero* for its airport emissions by 2040, following a multi-million-pound investment in a fleet of sustainable car park transfer buses and operational vehicles
November 12, 2024 Read Full Article
Hydrogen Infrastructure Summit 2025 --- February 26-27, 2025 --- Orange County, CA
Welcome to the Hydrogen Infrastructure Summit 2025, where industry leaders will explore advancements in hydrogen production, storage, transportation, and integration with renewables to build a resilient and efficient infrastructure. The global energy sector faces challenges such as complex hydrogen production, costly
November 12, 2024 Read Full Article
Advocates Expect Maryland to Drive Climate Action When Trump Returns to Washington
by Aman Azhar (Inside Climate News) In the wake of national Republican victories, the path to effective environmental action could run through Democrat-led state houses. Is Maryland up to the task? -- With Republicans on track to win control over both chambers
November 12, 2024 Read Full Article
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