September 4, 2015
BY Susanne Retka Schill
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U.S. operable biofuel production capacity expanded by 237 MMgy in August, with gains for ethanol and renewable diesel, according to data released by the U.S. EIA. Biofuel feedstock consumption was up when compared to the previous month.
The U.S. EPA on Oct. 29 announced it will reopen a comment period related to a proposed extension of an information collection request (ICR) focused on provisions regarding biointermediates under the Renewable Fuel Standard.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration is proposing to update current disclosure rules for biofuel feedstock consumption as part of a proposed three-year extension of its Petroleum Supply Reporting System.
Clean Fuels Alliance America on Oct. 22 wrote U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, asking him to close a loophole in the administration’s Reciprocal Tariff regime that exempts diesel and renewable diesel from reciprocal tariffs.
The National Farmer Union is urging the White House and congressional leadership to dedicate resources toward expanding use of ethanol, biodiesel and SAF as part of any effort to provide assistance to struggling U.S. agricultural producers.