
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Energy
December 6, 2024
BY U.S. Department of Energy
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The USDA on Sept. 30 published a final rule that fundamentally changes the structure and administration of REAP. The program will now require projects to be fully built and operational before an application can even be filed.
Old crop soybean stocks in all positions as of Sept. 1 were at 315 million bushels, down 3% when compared to the same period of 2025, according to the USDA’s latest quarterly Grain Stocks report, released Sept. 30.
Book-and-claim already works for RNG as transportation fuel, so why not process energy at ethanol plants?
Scaling food waste-based RNG requires more than proven digestion technology—it takes reliable feedstock, preprocessing infrastructure, long-term contracts and durable markets.
The USDA on Sept. 29 announced increased financial assistance for the Regenerative Pilot Program from $700 million to $1 billion in fiscal year 2027, providing more producers with the opportunity to adopt conservation systems.