August 16, 2012
BY Luke Geiver
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The U.S. EPA has approved a fuel pathway filed by Summit Next Gen LLC for the production of renewable diesel and SAF from undenatured sugarcane ethanol. The pathway was approved on Jan. 6 and publicly released by the agency on April 20.
EcoCeres Inc. has launched a pilot with GDS Holdings Ltd to use hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), also known as renewable diesel, as a low carbon replacement for conventional diesel in data center backup power.
Nearly 1.93 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in March, up 1% when compared to March 2025, according to data released by the U.S. EPA on April 16. Total RIN generation for the first three months of the year reached nearly 4.9 billion.
Reps. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minn., and Nikki Budzinski, D-Ill., on March 27 introduced the Biobased Materials Investment and Production Act, which aims to create tax incentives to support the production of biobased chemicals and materials.
On April 7, U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Montana State Director Bill Warden announced the agency is investing in the future of Montana’s biofuel industry through Beaverhead Tourism Council in Dillon, Montana.