Tag: biofuel
Ethanol Groups At Odds Over Possible Trump Executive Order – DTN Mar 2, 2017
Chaos has reigned in the renewable fuels world in the past two days. It all started late on Monday when Renewable Fuels Association President and Chief Executive Officer Bob Dinneen […]
Trump EPA Nominee Believes Climate Change is a Real Threat – DTN Jan 18, 2017
A Scott Pruitt-led U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would place an emphasis on following the letter of the law including the Renewable Fuel Standard and providing clarity on a federal definition […]
BioDiesel Scandal: EPA Claims Auditor Genscape Allowed 68Mln Fraudulent RIN Credits – DTN Jan 6, 2017
Genscape Inc., which serves as a third-party auditor to ensure the integrity of Renewable Identification Numbers credit system from fraud, appears to be getting a big black eye for the […]
Renewable Identification Numbers (RIN) are Critical to Agriculture – DTN Dec 22, 2016
Quarterly financials from oil and gasoline companies paint a picture of how a 38-digit number can make a difference of millions of dollars flowing into the liquid fuel business. The […]
Renewable Fuel Standard: Legal Issues and Possible Solutions – DTN Nov 29, 2016
The Renewable Fuel Standard is unlikely to meet its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, a new Government Accountability Office report concludes, pointing to a number of issues with the […]
Biodiesel Tax Credit Fate Uncertain – DTN Jul 16, 2016
Proposed legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday to convert the $1 blenders biodiesel tax credit to a producers tax credit may not see the light of day this […]
Ethanol: EPA Comment Period Almost Over for Renewable Fuel Standard – DTN Jul 7, 2016
Just four days remain in the EPA’s public comment period on the latest proposed Renewable Fuel Standard volumes, and a number of agriculture, ethanol and other interests have filed comments […]
RFA Claims EPA Ethanol Cap Stalls Technology, Caters to Oil Industry – DTN May 18, 2016
Conventional biofuels such as corn ethanol would receive a boost if proposed Renewable Fuel Standard volumes released Wednesday for 2017 hold up. Still, at least one major ethanol industry group […]
Senate Committee Questions Biofuel Policies and RFS – DTN Feb 25, 2016
Members of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Wednesday drew lines in the sand on the future of the Renewable Fuel Standard — mainly along party lines […]
USDA: Vilsack Hopes Support for Biofuel Will Continue Feb 17, 2016
It may have been his swan song speech at the National Ethanol Conference as U.S. secretary of agriculture, yet Tom Vilsack told industry representatives Tuesday in New Orleans he’s hopeful […]