Insights and Stories on Biodiesel

Feb. 22, 2024 at 4:54 pm CST

The U.S. government said on Thursday it approved a request from Midwestern governors allowing expanded sales of gasoline with higher blends of ethanol in their states, starting in 2025.

By Reuters, Stephanie Kelly

Jun. 22, 2023 at 1:29 pm CDT

Reuters — The Biden administration on Wednesday increased the amount of biofuels that oil refiners must blend into the United States’ fuel mix over the next three years, but the plan has angered the biofuel industry, which says mandates for corn-based ethanol and biodiesel are not high enough. The U.S. […]

By Jarrett Renshaw, Stephanie Kelly

Jan. 24, 2023 at 2:26 pm CST

Hamburg | Reuters — Germany’s government is considering proposals to phase out the use of biofuels produced from food or animal feed crops by 2030, the German biofuels industry association (VDB) said on Tuesday, adding the measure could increase carbon emissions. German environment minister Steffi Lemke said Jan. 17 she […]

By Reuters

Dec. 1, 2022 at 6:53 pm CST

New York | Reuters — U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday unveiled a three-year proposal to expand the U.S. biofuels policy with bigger volume mandates and — for the first time — to include a pathway for electric vehicle manufacturers to generate lucrative credits. Biden wants to fight climate […]

By Jarrett Renshaw, Stephanie Kelly

Jun. 21, 2022 at 4:56 am CDT

Reuters — A flood of U.S. renewable diesel plants set to come online in the next three years will not be enough to offset the loss of petroleum diesel refining capacity from plant closings since 2019, a Reuters analysis of federal data shows. U.S. refining capacity has declined in the […]

By Laura Sanicola