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Clean Fuels Applauds Proposal to Extend Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Credit

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Clean Fuels Alliance America thanked Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) for the bipartisan proposal to support small producers. Senators Grassley and Klobuchar introduced bipartisan legislation (S. 5583) Sept. 29 to extend availability of the small agri-biodiesel producer credit through 2029.  U.S. companies that produce up to 60 million gallons of biodiesel per

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Record Diesel Prices Highlight the Cost-Saving Role of Biobased Diesel

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Diesel prices have reached record territory in the United States, creating new challenges for trucking companies, farmers, construction firms, municipalities, transit agencies and virtually every business that depends on diesel-powered equipment. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the national average retail price for on-highway diesel reached $6.285 per gallon on September 14, 2026—surpassing the

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Ag Industry, Biofuel Producers React to SRE Decision

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The soybean and biomass-based diesel industries are responding to EPA’s latest Small Refinery Exemption (SRE) announcement with a clear message: protect the integrity of the Renewable Fuel Standard and ensure that exempted volumes are fully reallocated. EPA recently granted full or partial exemptions to 29 small refineries for the 2025 compliance year, removing approximately 1.76

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Iowa Soy: Running An Entire John Deere Fleet on Biofuel

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This video from the Iowa Soybean Association highlights a real-world demonstration of using B30 biodiesel across a John Deere farm equipment fleet during spring field operations. The project shows that farmers can significantly increase their use of homegrown, soybean-based fuel while maintaining the performance, reliability, and productivity required for demanding agricultural operations. The video emphasizes

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Michigan Corn Hosting Great Lakes Sustainable Fuels Symposium September 2-3

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The Great Lakes region is well positioned to play a leading role in the future of sustainable fuels. The Great Lakes Sustainable Fuels Symposium, hosted by the Corn Marketing Program of Michigan and partners, will bring together growers, industry leaders, innovators, policymakers, and other stakeholders for two days of discussion about the opportunities surrounding sustainable

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Farmers Continue To See Value From Industry They Built

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America’s soybean farmers didn’t just adopt biodiesel—they helped create the industry. Through soybean checkoff investments spanning more than three decades, farmers funded the research, fuel testing, engine validation, market development, and policy efforts that transformed biodiesel from an emerging technology into a cornerstone of the nation’s renewable fuels industry. Today, those investments continue to pay

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Biodiesel Recovery Begins as New RFS Volumes Take Hold

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After several years marked by policy uncertainty, reduced production, and inconsistent market signals, the U.S. biodiesel and renewable diesel industry is beginning to regain momentum following the implementation of record Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) biomass-based diesel volumes in 2026. Industry leaders say the stronger Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) are already encouraging producers to restart idled

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What the 2026-27 RFS RVOs Means for Farmers

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A newly finalized update to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is reshaping expectations across the biofuels value chain, offering clearer market signals for producers, fuel suppliers, and U.S. agriculture. After several years of uncertainty and policy lag, the revised Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) for 2026 and 2027 are widely viewed as

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W2Fuel’s Michigan Biodiesel Plant Back Up and Running After Shutdown, Extensive Maintenance

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W2Fuel’s 15-million-gallon-per-year biodiesel plant in Adrian, Michigan, is back online after being shut down at the beginning of the year, according to the company’s chief executive officer. “We brought it back up right after Labor Day,” Roy Strom said last week on the sidelines of the 17th Annual OPIS RFS, RINs & Biofuels Forum in

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NREL Releases 2024 Assessment of BQ-9000 Biodiesel Properties

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Latest report confirms exceptional fuel quality from BQ-9000 accredited producers The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced the findings of the Assessment of BQ-9000 Biodiesel Properties for 2024, the eighth in a series of annual reports documenting the quality of biodiesel from U.S. and Canadian producers participating in the industry’s voluntary BQ-9000® accreditation program. The report,

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