The USDA on Dec. 30 announced new research and development priorities for 2026. One of the five new priorities focuses on market expansion and creating new uses for U.S. agricultural products, including for use in biofuel and bioenergy.
Multiple themes emerge as historians compare the historic development of ethanol production and policy in Brazil and the U.S.
Growth Energy expressed its support on Dec. 23 for regulatory amendments proposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service that streamline the regulatory process and addressing unnecessary barriers.
The Maryland Biofuels Task Force on Dec. 15 released its comprehensive report assessing the challenges, costs, feasibility, and statewide benefits of expanding the use of higher biofuel blends across Maryland.
Growth Energy on Dec. 18 congratulated Julie Callahan on her confirmation as the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR’s) chief agricultural negotiator, noting she has a strong command of issues facing biofuel producers.
Treasury and IRS on Dec. 19 published interim guidance that will help eligible taxpayers claim the 45Q credit for carbon capture and sequestration if the U.S. EPA follows through with its proposal to eliminate the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program.
Growth Energy filed briefs in the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 10th and 11th Circuits on Dec. 17 urging the courts to reject attempts by refiners to circumvent recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent on venue.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service on Dec. 17 delivered a proposed rule to set 45Z clean fuel production credit guidance to the White House Office of Management and Budget.
The U.S. EPA on Dec. 18 released data showing 1.78 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in November, down from 2.05 billion generated during the same month of 2024. Total RIN generation for the first 11 months of 2025 reached 21.11 billion.
The U.S. EPA on Dec. 18 released new data showing eight new small refinery exemption (SRE) petitions have been filed under the Renewable Fuel Standard in the past month. A total of 25 SRE petitions are now pending.
The European Union-Mercosur agreement remains a bad deal for the EU renewable ethanol sector, for European farmers and for Europe’s drive for strategic industrial and agricultural autonomy, according to ePURE.
The Renewable Fuels Association and Growth Energy on Dec. 16 expressed support for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative ‘s investigation into China’s prejudicial trade actions and urged the administration to hold China to its commitments.
The U.S. EPA currently expects to issue a final rule setting 2026 and 2027 Renewable Fuel Standard RVOs during the first quarter of 2026, according to a notice filed with the U.S Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Dec. 15.
The government of Vietnam will require all gasoline sold nationwide to be blended with ethanol starting June 1, 2026, according to a report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s Global Agricultural Information Network.
The EU's Bioeconomy Strategy confirms the importance of bioenergy to EU energy security and of biofuels to transport decarbonization, but marginalizes their use by creating unnecessary hierarchies for the deployment of agricultural biomass.
Growth Energy welcomed news that California’s E15 Multimedia Working Group transmitted its Staff Written Summary to the California Environmental Policy Council on Dec. 11. Publication of the summary is an important regulatory step toward E15 access.
IATA: SAF production growth rate is slowing down, essential to correct course ahead of e-SAF mandates
By International Air Transport Association
December 11, 2025
In 2025, SAF output is expected to reach 1.9 million metric tons (Mt) (2.4 billion liters), double the 1 Mt produced in 2024, according to the IATA. However, in 2026, SAF production growth is projected to slow down and reach 2.4 Mt.
A group of five oil state senators on Dec. 8 sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin asking the agency to scrap plans to reallocate RFS renewable volume obligations (RVOs) waived via the small refinery exemption (SRE) program.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Dec. 8 ordered the U.S. EPA to provide an update regarding the current status of its proposal to set 2026 RFS RVOs. The update must be filed with the court within seven days.
Reps. Sharice Davids, D-Kan.; Mike Flood, R-Neb.; Troy Carter, D-La.; and Tracey Mann, R-Kan., on Dec. 9 introduced legislation that aims to reinstate the 45Z clean fuel production credit premium for SAF and extend the 45Z credit through 2033.
Recent policy changes in Malaysia and Vietnam have opened significant market opportunities for U.S. producers, underscoring the region’s support for ethanol’s utility as a clean, affordable energy source.
The USDA on Dec. 8 announced it will make $12 billion available in one time bridge payments to U.S. farmers in response to temporary trade market disruptions and increased production costs. The payments are expected to be released by Feb. 28, 2026.
Growth Energy on Dec. 5 called on the California Air Resources Board to update the way the agency assesses the environmental impact of crop-based biofuels like ethanol under the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright launched a new chapter to secure American leadership in autonomous biological discovery on Dec. 4 alongside scientists and private partners at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
The January issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine focuses on fermentation, policy, flex-fuel vehicles and solar energy.
USGBC Director of Global Sustainability Carlos Suárez and USGBC Multilateral Policy Manager Linda Schmid recently attended the UN’s annual climate summit to share the carbon-reduction capabilities of biofuels.
A district judge in North Dakota on Dec. 2 ruled that a portion of North Dakota law related to underground carbon storage is unconstitutional. The decision could impact the development of CCS projects within the state.
Growth Energy on Dec. 4 joined liquid fuels groups representing ethanol producers, oil refiners, fuel marketers, travel plazas, truck stops and convenience store retailers to express the need for long-term policy certainty.
New research show using agricultural biomass for bioenergy and biobased materials increases food security while enhancing resilient and competitive agriculture.
The U.S. Department of Energy on Dec. 1 announced it has renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory as the National Laboratory of the Rockies. The change is effective immediately, according to the agency.
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