January 16, 2013
BY EPM Staff
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For qualified biomass facilities, properly processed railroad ties can provide a reliable supplemental fuel stream with useful heating value, established regulatory pathways and the potential to diversify supply.
According to the USDA, President Trump’s executive order that lifts taxes on dyed-diesel is expected to represent approximately $640 million in combined federal and state savings across about 224.6 million harvested acres.
U.S. biofuel producers consumed 31.275 billion pounds of feedstock in July, up nearly 3% when compared to June and up nearly 7% when compared to July 2025, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on June 30.
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.
Scaling food waste-based RNG requires more than proven digestion technology—it takes reliable feedstock, preprocessing infrastructure, long-term contracts and durable markets.