Stakeholder Stories
Clean Fuels: Farmers Risk Losing $7.5 Billion If EPA Does Not Reallocate SREs
On October 16, 2025, Clean Fuels Alliance America – the trade association representing the biodiesel, renewable diesel, and sustainable aviation fuel industry – shared with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin projections of the economic impact for U.S. soybean farmers and processors of EPA’s supplemental “SRE reallocation volume” proposal. EPA is co-proposing to either fully (100%) or partially (50%) […]
W2Fuel’s Michigan Biodiesel Plant Back Up and Running After Shutdown, Extensive Maintenance
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 […]
EPA Proposes Reallocation of Small Refinery Exemptions
On September 16, 2025, Clean Fuels Alliance America and a number of biofuel trade groups commended the Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) as it released a supplementary proposed rule that will reallocate small refinery exemptions for Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) compliance years that are still open. USEPA’s stated goal is to ensure that the 2026 and 2027 RFS volumes it […]
Biodiesel And The Cummins X15: Low-Carbon Power For 2027 And Beyond
For nearly 20 years, biodiesel has been approved by Cummins for use in its on-highway diesel engines. Cummins’ iconic workhorse, the X15 diesel, is approved to run up to B20 which contains up to 20% biodiesel mostly obtained from soybeans. Fleets and owner-operators using biodiesel in the X15 have long-enjoyed greater lubricity, lower emissions and […]
MiABC, Stakeholders Participate in American Great Lakes Ports Association Annual Conference
The Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition (MiABC) was in Chicago for the American Great Lakes Ports Association’s 2025 Annual Conference last week. Technical Director Pete Probst and Sustainability and Outreach Director Bailey Arnold participated in two days of engaging sessions and conversations around the challenges and opportunities facing ports on the Great Lakes. Pete and Bailey […]
NREL Releases 2024 Assessment of BQ-9000 Biodiesel Properties
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, […]