Brag

AUGUST 9, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule establishing the applicable volumes and percentage standards for 2023 through 2025 for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel (BBD), advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel. Advanced biofuel 5.94 Renewable fuel 20.94 Supplemental standard 0.25

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Nanotech

APRIL 9, 2024

Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) will hold an informational webinar on April 16, 2024, on the recently released 2023 Billion-Ton Report (BT23), an assessment of renewable carbon resources potentially available in the United States.

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Nanotech

APRIL 3, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on April 3, 2024, that it has rescheduled its public webinar to discuss the implementation of the Biogas Regulatory Reform Rule (BRRR) provisions promulgated as part of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) final rule for 2023-2025 (the Set Rule) to April 12, 2024.

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Nanotech

MARCH 6, 2024

Department of Energy (DOE) will host the Clean Fuels & Products Shot™ Summit on April 8, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. EDT), and April 9, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

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Nanotech

MARCH 25, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a public webinar on April 4, 2024, to discuss the implementation of the Biogas Regulatory Reform Rule (BRRR) provisions promulgated as part of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) final rule for 2023-2025 (the “Set Rule”).

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HumanNature

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Guest Post by Sabari Kumar , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. For context, the perennial problem in designing novel chemical materials, like new biofuels or energy storage materials for batteries, is one of scale. To illustrate this, let’s consider designing a novel biofuel blend to replace diesel.

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Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

This facility would turn waste into feedstock to generate electricity or biofuel for use within the airport. ii] Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, 19 February 2024, Singapore Sustainable Air Hub Blueprint. Available at: [link] [iii] The Business Times, 14 February 2024, Keppel to build 43 MWp solar PV system at Changi Airport.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Renewable energy sources, such as solar, wind, and biofuels, offer numerous benefits to private farm operations and large-scale commercial agriculture. Related Article: -- Penn State Extension March 14 Webinar On Oil & Gas Wastewater Management - Project PARETO [PaEN] [Posted: February 13, 2024] PA Environment Digest

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Law and Environment

DECEMBER 20, 2023

On December 15, 2023, IRS published Notice 2024-06 , a brief but important guidance on Section 40B, the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”). The guidance establishes a safe harbor for SAF that generates RINs under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard program (“RFS”).

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Brag

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The RFS “Set” proposal requests public input on required volumes of biofuel for the next one to three years and on a series of modifications intended to strengthen and expand the program. EPA states that this proposal includes steady growth of biofuels for use in the nation’s fuel supply for 2023 , 2024 , and 2025.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

When I started working on biofuel policy back in 2008, there was a lot of criticism of corn ethanol because in some cases it had lifecycle emissions higher than gasoline. The CI of an electric vehicle charged with solar power is zero, and most of the biofuels fall somewhere in the middle [i]. g /MJ and a carbon intensity of 36.4

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Nanotech

APRIL 25, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on April 19, 2024, that it issued an emergency fuel waiver for E15 sales. EPA states that the waiver will help consumers protect themselves against fuel supply shocks by reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels while also supporting American agriculture and manufacturing.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

A 2016 statute, SB 1383 , limited the Board’s authority to enact regulations of methane emissions from livestock operations until January 1, 2024. The new biogas subsidization frenzy brings to mind past failures attempting to jumpstart a market for crop-based biofuels.

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Nanotech

JANUARY 5, 2024

On December 14, 2023, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2024-06 for the new Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) credit created by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). The SAF credit is $1.25

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Nanotech

APRIL 2, 2024

On March 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the release of the Bioenergy Technologies Office’s (BETO) 2023 Billion-Ton Report (BT23), the fourth in a series of assessments of potential biomass resources available in the United States.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 18, 2023

Specialists from Penn State and other organizations will be on hand to answer questions about crop production, weed identification, water quality and biofuels. All samples, along with placings, will be displayed at the 2024 Farm Show, in the lobby of the Maclay Street entrance.

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Acoel

JANUARY 16, 2024

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Peter Lehner What we grow and produce in America affects our air, water, climate, wildlife, public health, and more. The Farm Bill is likely the most significant environmental law Congress will address this year.

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Brag

JUNE 28, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program that will establish the biofuel volume requirements from 2023 to 2025. The final volume targets (billion Renewable Identification Numbers (RIN)) are as follows: 2023 2024 2025 Cellulosic biofuel 0.84 Advanced biofuel 5.94

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The bill authorizes the Air Resources Board to initially implement incentive-based strategies to achieve reductions, and directs it to implement an enforceable regulatory strategy for manure methane beginning in 2024 if the strategy meets several criteria such as technological, economic, and infrastructural feasibility.

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E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Low carbon fuels such as renewable natural gas, biofuels, and hydrogen should be utilized strategically in sectors that are more challenging to electrify, such as medium- and heavy-duty transportation and industrial applications. The draft scoping plan is likely to spur a significant amount of interest and comments from various stakeholders.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2024

Department of Agriculture is funding more than 700 clean energy projects to lower energy bills, expand access to domestic biofuels and create jobs and new market opportunities for U.S. On April 23, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced that the U.S. farmers, ranchers and agricultural producers.

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 10, 2023

To state the obvious, these regulations are only proposed to be published on December 15, 2023, and will not be final until, at best, months hence, after building owners are mandated to begin collecting GHG data on January 1, 2024, using methodologies proposed in those regulations. This is a major void.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

The rest of our power comes from a mix of nuclear power, renewables like hydro, wind and solar power, and biofuel. The Pickering nuclear plant is scheduled to retire in 2024 (or later, depending on how long past its retirement date Ontario wants to push the aging plant!), Ontario Energy Output by Fuel Type: 2020 . Source: IESO [link].

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ESA

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The executive order will include training programs for biotechnology workers and is expected to cover sectors from pharmaceuticals to biofuels and agricultural food supplies. ESC – FY 2024 Funding Request (Aug. White House : President Joe Biden is expected to issue an executive order today, Monday, Sept. 12, aimed at boosting the U.S.

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ESA

MAY 23, 2022

What You Need to Know About Biofuels – PoliticoPro. NOAA NMFS – NOAA Fisheries Draft Climate Science Regional Action Plans (2022-2024). The brief recommends streamlining and expanding the U.S. visa system for STEM students and workers and taking action to ensure the U.S. remains the world’s magnet for top STEM talent.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 14, 2024

Still, he calls himself “a strong supporter of clean energy innovation, from wind power to biofuels” and reports that “83 percent of the electricity generated in my state of South Dakota came from renewable sources.” in the mix, though he dropped out a couple of days ago.

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ESA

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Congress Bipartisan members of Congress ask White House to provide $425 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in 2024 President’s Budget Request. 8, 2022) CNSF – FY 2024 Letter to White House OMB and OSTP (Oct. 17, 2022) ESC – Letter of Support for the DOE Foundation for FY 2024 (Sept.

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