SOURCE: FUEL FREEDOM
February 21, 2017
BY Fuel Freedom Foundation
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Policy shifts, volatile winters and other market forces are impacting the wood pellet market as producers defend global markets and push for growth at home.
The U.S. House of Representatives on May 13 voted 218 to 203 to approve the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailers Choice Act. The bill aims to enable year-round E15 sales and revamp the RFS small refinery exemption (SRE) program.
The Sustainable Advanced Biofuel Refiners Coalition on May 13 announced it is pro-biofuels, pro-agriculture and pro-E15. The group, however, does not support the SRE provisions of the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act.
The U.S. EIA increased its forecast for 2026 renewable diesel production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released May 12. The 2026 forecasts for biodiesel and other biobased diesel fuels, which includes SAF, were maintained.