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Washington Senate passes bill to boost CFS GHG reduction targets

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By Erin Voegele

April 21, 2025

Policy 

The Washington Senate on April 15 voted 25 to 23 in favor of legislation that aims to update the state’s Clean Fuels Standard, setting more ambitious carbon reduction goals that would require a 45% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2038.

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Anaergia Inc., through its subsidiary, Anaergia S.r.l., has entered into a binding LOI with Capwatt to design and build nine state-of-the-art facilities for biomethane production from agro-industry waste in Portugal, Spain, and Italy.

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Vision RNG announced on April 15 the successful sale of the investment tax credit (ITC) generated from its Laurel Ridge landfill gas-to-energy project located in Corbin, Kentucky. The facility was developed in partnership with Waste Connections.

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Desmet has been awarded a new contract by LG-ENI Biorefining, a joint venture between LG Chem and ENI Italy, to will deliver a HVO pretreatment plant in Daesan, South Korea. The biorefinery will produce SAF, renewable diesel and naphtha.

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Behind its passionate leader, Roeslein Alternative Energy is making remarkable strides in the renewable natural gas space, with focused efforts in prairie restoration and wildlife conservation.

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The 2025 International Biomass Conference & Expo focused on innovation, policy, strategy and collaboration across the bioenergy industry sectors.

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In a rapidly evolving energy landscape, the 41st International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo will return June 9–11 to the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska. The event is recognized as the largest and longest-running ethanol conference in the world.

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The U.S. EPA on April 17 reported that 1.82 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in March, down from 1.93 billion generated during the same month of 2024. Approximately 5.34 billion RINs were generated during the first quarter of 2025.

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The U.S. EPA on April 17 published updated SRE data showing that five new SRE petitions have been filed under the RFS during the past month. According to the agency, 161 SRE petitions are currently pending,

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A recent media brief explored the biogas industry’s successes in 2024 and examined policy influencing the future of biogas.

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The specifics of a project ultimately determine available grant funding.

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Thermogenics has introduced a new biogas enrichment system that enables industrial boilers to operate using renewable biogas (or sometimes referred to as digester gas)—either independently or in combination with natural gas.

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Technip Energies has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by Jet Zero Australia Pty Ltd (Jet Zero) for Project Ulysses, a bioethanol to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project located in Townsville, Australia.

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Wood pellets accounted for nearly 19.6% of U.S. forest products exports in 2024, up from 1.6% in 2010, according to data released by the USDA. The vast majority of U.S. wood pellet exports are destined for the U.K.

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As Congress prepares to deliberate clean energy tax provisions, the American Biogas Council has launched an online advertising campaign to spotlight the power of biogas facilities to convert waste into fuel, electricity, and economic opportunity.

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Gevo Inc. and Future Energy Global have signed a pioneering offtake agreement for carbon abatement attributes, to enable airlines and other companies to reduce their CO2 emissions through sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

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Metro Ports on April 8 announced significant environmental milestone in its voluntary efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. By switching to renewable diesel, the organization reduced its carbon emissions by 85%.

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The future for biomass is changing at pace, with the pressure for businesses to decarbonize creating new revenue opportunities for biomass plants to add carbon capture.

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CoBank latest quarterly research report highlights current challenges facing the biobased diesel industry. The report cites policy uncertainty and trade disruptions due to tariff disputes as factors impacting biofuel producers.

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The U.S. EIA on April 15 released its Annual Energy Outlook 2025, which includes energy trend projections through 2050. The U.S. DOE, however, is cautioning that the forecasts do not reflect the Trump administration’s energy policy changes.

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Pellet Fuels Institute hosts 2025 fly-in

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By Pellet Fuels Institute

April 15, 2025

On April 9, the Pellet Fuels Institute hosted a fly-in, visiting 29 different congressional offices to discuss the wood pellet industry and the PFI’s policy and regulatory agenda. A dozen PFI member representatives participated in the event.

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A recent study highlights the comparative environmental and economic benefits of different thermochemical treatment methods for wood waste.

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The USDA on April 14 announced the cancellation of its Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program. Select projects that meet certain requirements may continue under a new Advancing Markets for Producers initiative.

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The governors of Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Missouri on April 10 sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin urging the agency to set higher Renewable Fuel Standard renewable volume obligations (RVOs).

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President Donald Trump on April 8 issued an executive order that aims to protect oil, natural gas, coal, hydropower, geothermal, biofuel, critical mineral, and nuclear energy resources from state overreach.

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Growth Energy and Clean Fuels Alliance America on April 14 filed a reply brief in a case challenging the U.S. EPA for its failure to reallocate gallons lost due to SREs granted after RVOs have been issued under the Renewable Fuel Standard.

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Wood Pellet Association of Canada has launched a multi-lingual website and Japanese market awareness campaign that aims to allow stakeholders to easily access information about the sustainability, quality and reliability of Canadian wood pellets.

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Montauk Renewables Inc. on April 10 announced that its subsidiary, Tulsa LFG LLC, has broken ground on a renewable natural gas (RNG) landfill gas project at the American Environmental Landfill Inc. (AEL) in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways have agreed to work together with Renewable Developments Australia to become key partners on a project that will set out to deliver a homegrown SAF production facility in Australia.

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