The U.S. Department of Agriculture ordered its agencies to consume more ethanol and biodiesel and is offering $100 million in grant funding for fueling infrastructure.
President Trump and Congress renewed a $1-per-gallon biodiesel tax credit that expired in 2017 and is now renewed until Dec. 31, 2022.
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has signed an executive order requiring that all new contracts for the purchase of state vehicles with diesel engines must have written support from the manufacturer to use B-20 biodiesel or more.
Members of the renewable natural gas industry published an open letter to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler urging the agency to raise the U.S. renewable volume obligation for cellulosic biofuel from its current proposed volume.
The global consumption of biodiesel is expected to register a 3.1% compound annual growth rate between the period of 2018 to 2026, bolstered heavily by growth in Europe and China.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a proposed rule that would set the minimum amount of renewable fuels that must be supplied to the market in 2020, as well as the biomass-based diesel volume standards for 2021.
Biodiesel and renewable diesel fuels may not be as clean as other alternative fuel types or powertrains but their widespread adoption reduced emissions more than any other type of fuel in California in 2018.
Held at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center May 21-23, 2019, in Tacoma, Wash., the Green Transportation Summit & Expo (GTSE) educated close to 400 attendees on the various renewable and alternative-fuel options.
A majority of work truck fleets listed biodiesel fuel as their top alternative fuel choice over other options like EVs and CNG vehicles.
The Chicago Clean Cities Coalition is hosting its eighth annual Green Drives Conference and Expo for professionals involved with commercial and government fleets who seek policies and projects that reduce petroleum use.