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Bio-Bunker Premiums Rebound as Oil Market Disruption Eases
The oil price shock triggered by the outbreak of US-Iran hostilities in March created an unusual, albeit temporary, shift in the economics of...
Biofuels and Feedstocks
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45Z Final Rules are Coming in November. Now is the Time to Plan.
The US Department of the Treasury has moved the Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit from open-ended uncertainty to a clearer regulatory timeline.
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Explainer: Getting to Know the USDA's Feedstock CI Calculator
The USDA has released its long-awaited Feedstock Carbon Intensity Calculator, officially known as the USDA FD-CIC. For growers, biofuel producers,...
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Why Feedstock Markets Are Becoming Central to Bio-Bunkering Strategy
Marine biofuels are often discussed at the fuel level with options including B24, B30, B100, UCOME, FAME, HVO, Bio-LNG, and Bio-methanol. But as the...
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USDA's 45Z Feedstock Rule Moves Carbon Accounting Closer to the Farm
For months, one of the biggest open questions in the US biofuels market has been how farm-level carbon reductions would translate into 45Z credit...
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China's HVO Exports Overtake Biodiesel for the First Time
China reached an important milestone in May that could signal a broader shift in global biofuel trade.
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How Record D4 RIN Prices Are Redrawing the Global Soybean Value Chain
The US biofuels market is creating an unexpected opportunity across the Atlantic.
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US-Iran Peace Terms Shift Biofuel Market Assumptions
Despite their tumultuous and tenuous status, the recent outline of peace terms between the United States and Iran has quickly reshaped market...
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DOE’s Updated 45Z GREET Model Brings Clarity to US Biofuels Markets
The US Department of Energy’s updated 45ZCF-GREET (Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Technologies) model gives the renewable...
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Bringing Together the Industry at the 7th Decarbonizing Shipping Forum
The global shipping industry faces one of the most complex decarbonization challenges of any sector.
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Crude Tall Oil Is Gaining Value in Low-Carbon Fuel Markets
For decades, crude tall oil (CTO) was viewed primarily as a byproduct of the kraft pulping process. While valuable, it still served a secondary...
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How SAF Demand Is Reshaping Forest-Based Feedstock Markets
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has quickly become one of the most closely watched markets in the low-carbon economy. Airlines, fuel producers,...