by Kevin Drawbaugh (Reuters) Dozens of temporary tax breaks, including big ones for business research, wind power and foreign profits,
tax incentives
Back TO HOMEEthanol Industry Looking beyond Incentives
by Scott Jamieson (Canadian Biomass Magazine) Executives from Canada's biofuels industry are looking at efficiencies and diversification as tools to
December 03, 2014 Read Full Article
Biofuels Sector on the Edge
by Emily Parkinson (Financial Review) Australia’s struggling biofuels industry has had an annus horribilis. First came the budget decision
November 25, 2014 Read Full Article
IEA: ‘The Cost of Fossil Fuels to an Economy Is Not Reduced by Subsidies; It Is Just Redistributed’
by Katherine Tweed (GreenTechMedia) Global subsidies for fossil fuels totaled nearly $550 billion in 2013. Countries around the globe have committed
November 14, 2014 Read Full Article
Manly Plant in Line for $530,000 in State Incentives
by Molly Montag (Globe Gazette) Worth County officials on Monday signed off on $530,000 in state incentives for a chemical
November 12, 2014 Read Full Article
REG Expands Biodiesel Offerings in Northeast, Midwest
(Renewable Energy Group Inc./Biodiesel Magazine) Renewable Energy Group Inc. is expanding its division that sells heating oil and petroleum diesel
November 05, 2014 Read Full Article
Louisiana Entrepreneur Embodies Industry Switch from Emphasis on Biofuels to Bioproducts
[caption id="attachment_56190" align="alignleft" width="300"] Entrance to industrial Harvey Canal, Harvey, Louisiana[/caption] by Joanne Ivancic* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Golden Leaf Energy’s Troy
September 23, 2014 Read Full Article
US Biodiesel Supply Kings
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) Biodiesel Magazine speaks with three leaders in the U.S. biodiesel distribution space about the growth
August 05, 2014 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Producers, Farmers Take to The Hill
by John Davis (domesticfuel.com) Biodiesel producers and farmers who raise the feedstocks for the biodiesel industry took to Capitol Hill
June 02, 2014 Read Full Article
Nearly 120 Companies Ask Obama to Boost Biodiesel Standard
(National Biodiesel Board) One hundred seventeen biodiesel companies and affiliated businesses from 41 states called on President Obama Wednesday to
May 29, 2014 Read Full Article
Senators and Industry Speak Out In Favor of Biodiesel
by Jesse Stolark (Environmental and Energy Study Institute) With a final decision in the Renewable Volume Obligates (RVOs) expected in
May 18, 2014 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Producers Hit Hard by Policy Uncertainty: Survey Finds Nearly Six in Ten Have Idled Production
(National Biodiesel Board) Policy setbacks in Washington are taking a major toll on the most successful advanced biofuel in the U.S.,
May 14, 2014 Read Full Article
US Senate Finance Committee Advances Four Key Biofuels Tax Provisions
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Ron Wyden, released his “Chairman’s Mark” of the “Expiring
April 02, 2014 Read Full Article
Biofuel Trade Organizations Ask for Extension of Advanced Biofuel Tax Incentives
(PR NewsWire) A group of biofuel trade organizations today sent a letter to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)
March 24, 2014 Read Full Article
A Tax Boost for Advanced Biofuels
by Brent Erickson (Biotechnology Industry Organization/Biofuels Digest) ... Fortunately, the Administration’s budget for 2014 contains a proposal for a nearly 10-year
March 17, 2014 Read Full Article
Algae Biomass Organization Hails New Publication that Identifies Most Promising Locations for Commercial Algae Production Projects
(Algae Biomass Organization) Analysis can reduce time, cost associated with site development The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for
March 11, 2014 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Manufacturer to Bring $30M Plant to Temple after Incentives Confirmed
by Robert Grattan (Austin Business Journal) Thomas Biodiesel LLC has finalized a deal that will bring 31 jobs and a $30 million
March 08, 2014 Read Full Article
Benjamins for Biofuels in the 2015 Obama Budget: The Digest’s 7-Minute Guide
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Vitally interested in President Obama’s proposed 2015 budget and the 411 on grants, incentives, tax
March 06, 2014 Read Full Article
White House Proposes Cuts to 2015 USDA Budget
by Christopher Doering (Des Moines Register) The White House proposed Tuesday nearly $24 billion in discretionary spending for the U.S.
March 05, 2014 Read Full Article
House Tax Proposal Would Alter Biofuel, Bioenergy Tax Credits
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) On Feb. 26, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman David Camp, R-Mich., released draft
February 28, 2014 Read Full Article
Solving the Midwest Ethanol Problem: The E85 Angle
by Robert Rapier (Biofuels Digest/Energy Trends Insider) ... Today, nine years after I began writing about energy, we have an ethanol
February 20, 2014 Read Full Article
Senators Introduce Bill to Reinstate Biodiesel Tax Incentive
(4-Traders/National Biodiesel Board) National Biodiesel Board : Senators Introduce Bill to Reinstate Biodiesel Tax Incentive -- Tax Cut Expired Dec. 31
February 13, 2014 Read Full Article
Low-Cost Biodiesel Production
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) As federal biodiesel policy uncertainty rises, low-cost biodiesel production with new technologies to allow processing
January 15, 2014 Read Full Article
Study Calls for Changes to Cellulosic Tax Incentives
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A new study published by the International Council on Clean Transportation and researchers from
December 26, 2013 Read Full Article
Bills to Extend Tax Credits Benefiting Biofuels Introduced
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) On Dec. 12, Rep. Scott Peters, D-Calif., introduced two bills that would benefit the
December 23, 2013 Read Full Article
Senators Push for Clean Energy Tax Credit Extensions
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A group of 24 senators, led by Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., issued a letter
December 20, 2013 Read Full Article
Sen. Baucus Launches Major Senate Energy Tax Reform
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A new, technology-neutral tax credit for the domestic production of clean transportation fuel? Read on. In
December 20, 2013 Read Full Article
$50B a Year in Budget ‘Savings’ Will Come from Expired Tax Breaks
By Jacqueline Klimas (The Washington Times) ... More than 50 tax incentives will expire on New Year's Eve — ranging from breaks on
December 16, 2013 Read Full Article
Growing Support for Renewable Packaging and Green Chemistry | Commentary
by Jim Greenwood (Roll Call/Biotechnology Industry Organization) During a time when partisan politics rule the day, it is sometimes hard
November 19, 2013 Read Full Article
Tri-State Biodiesel’s Triple Play: Fashion, Tribute, Heating
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) ... Dehran Duckworth, a managing partner at Tri-State Biodiesel, said this was the first year Tri-State
October 30, 2013 Read Full Article
Congressional Efforts Needed to Secure Future
by Brian Kuehl (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... Two tax provisions are critical to continued development of the U.S. cellulosic industry.
September 25, 2013 Read Full Article
Ethanol Backers Propose E15 Tax Breaks
by Tim Landis (State Journal-Register) Ethanol supporters in Illinois want to trade a 20 percent sales tax break on E10
May 28, 2013 Read Full Article
Infrastructure, Energy and Natural Resources: Senate Finance Committee Staff Tax Reform Options for Discussion
(US Senate Finance Committee) This document is the fourth in a series of papers compiling tax reform options that Finance Committee
April 26, 2013 Read Full Article
Tax Writers Warm to Giving Renewables Parity with Fossil Fuels
by Nick Juliano (MidWest Energy News) A proposal to allow renewable energy developers to take advantage of a tax structure
April 19, 2013 Read Full Article
Not Ready for Slime Time: Algae Present Challenges as Fuel Source
by Emily Pickrell (FuelFix) On Jan. 1, Congress made algae-based fuel production eligible for a $1.01-per-gallon cellulosic biofuel production federal
April 08, 2013 Read Full Article
Weighing Obama's SOTUS Proposal: More Oil Drilling to Fund Clean Energy?
by Jim Snyder (Bloomberg/Renewable Energy World) President Barack Obama's proposal to fund clean-energy research with fees paid by oil and gas
February 15, 2013 Read Full Article
DoE, Treasury: $150 Million in Tax Credits for Clean Energy
(Algae Industry Magazine) The U.S. Departments of Energy and the Treasury have announced the availability of $150 million in Advanced
February 14, 2013 Read Full Article
White House Wants $2 billion to Give Cleaner Transport a Boost
by Patrick Rucker (Reuters) President Barack Obama wants Congress to create a $2 billion clean-energy transportation fund using fees paid by oil
February 14, 2013 Read Full Article
The Electric Car Mistake
by Charles Lane (The Washington Post) The Obama administration’s electric-car fantasy finally may have died on the road between Newark,
February 12, 2013 Read Full Article
Analysis: Advanced Biofuel Companies Now In More Than Half Of U.S. States; Clean Fuel Standards Fueling Growth In Top States
(PR NewsWire/Yahoo! News) Top 5 States For Advanced Biofuel Companies: Calif., Ill., Colo., Texas and Iowa; New Web Site at
February 06, 2013 Read Full Article
A Path Not Yet Trod
by Douglas L. Faulkner (“The Cleantech Conservative”/BiofuelsDigest) ... That is, the cost of renewed tax breaks for the biofuels industry came at
February 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Brave New Bio Wor(l)d
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Three dissident voices offer challenges to cherished orthodoxies. ...Though they offer tough love, they are written
February 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Can Fossil-Fuel Tax Benefits Boost the Renewable Energy Industry?
by Dan Haugen (Midwest Energy News) By organizing as a type of partnership instead of a corporation, companies that extract,
February 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Professor Flunks Ethanol 101
by Bob Dineen (Renewable Fuels Association) Flint, Mich., is known throughout the world as the birthplace of General Motors. When
January 29, 2013 Read Full Article
Aemetis Idles California Ethanol Plant, Plans Sorghum Shift
by Andrew Herndon (Bloomberg) Aemetis Inc., a U.S. ethanol producer, idled production at its plant in Keyes, California, citing “unfavorable
January 18, 2013 Read Full Article
D.C.’s Clean-Energy Conundrum
by Paul Dickerson and Thomas Burton (Reuters/Mintz Levin) ...Clean technologies are likely to be the next great industry and economic success
January 12, 2013 Read Full Article
U.S. Biodiesel Producers Gain from Tax Reinstatement , RIN Integrity Programs
by Janet McGurty (Biofuels Digest) ...Larger producers of biodiesel like Cargill and Archer Daniels Midland get a higher price for
January 11, 2013 Read Full Article
Does the Biodiesel Tax Credit Change the Advanced Biofuels Landscape?
(FarmDocDaily) ...The RFS for 2013 is expected to require a minimum blending of 1.28 billion gallons of biodiesel and 2.75
January 11, 2013 Read Full Article
A Busy Year for Alt Fuels, Thanks to Congress
by Anya Litvak (Pittsburgh Business Times) Rick Price is gearing up for a busy year, thanks, in part, to Congressional compromise. As executive director
January 11, 2013 Read Full Article
Tax Credits Are a Valuable Tool in the Biofuels Policy Toolbox
by Brent Erickson (Biotechnology Industry Organization/Biofuels Digest) It is not often I disagree or take issue withBiofuels Digest; however, the recent
January 07, 2013 Read Full Article
Ethanol Tax Breaks to Help Later than Sooner
by Dan Piller (Des Moines Register) The extension of a $1.01 per gallon tax credit for cellulosic ethanol will help
January 04, 2013 Read Full Article
The Force: The Cellulosic Biofuels Tax Credit Is Back, but Is It Really Needed?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Finding it hard to explain to taxpayers why the PTC is needed, for the jump
January 03, 2013 Read Full Article
NAFA Urges Action To Restore Federal Tax Credits For Biodiesel And Alternative Fuels
(NAFA Fleet Management Association/Free-Press-Release-Center) Uncertainty surrounding a pair of alternative fuel incentives is impacting vehicle purchase decisions and fuel planning
December 05, 2012 Read Full Article
RETECH 2012: Policy and Planes
by Josh Rathod (Advanced Biofuels USA) RETECH 2012, an international conference on the business, policy, and technology of renewable
October 24, 2012 Read Full Article
The Myth of Affordable Energy - Interview with Ed Dolan
by James Stafford (Oilprice.com) We were fortunate enough to speak with the well known economist Ed Dolan on various
October 20, 2012 Read Full Article
Tax Extenders Package; Algae Wins Tax Credit Parity
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Meanwhile, the Senate Finance Committee marked up the Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty
August 08, 2012 Read Full Article
US Senate Tax Bill Would Extend Biodiesel, Cellulosic Tax Credits
(Platts) The $1.01/gal federal tax credit for cellulosic fuel production, as well as the $1/gal biodiesel tax credit, would each
August 02, 2012 Read Full Article
Senators Coons, Moran Introduce Bill to Spark Investment in Renewable Energy Projects
(Senator Chris Coons) Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act gives renewable energy projects access to a tax incentive available now only to
July 18, 2012 Read Full Article
Novozymes Built New Enzyme Plant in U.S. Due to Tax Credit
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Novozymes, a global biotech company, first considered building its newly built enzyme production plant
June 01, 2012 Read Full Article
Ethanol Backers Push Back against Anti-Renewables PAC
by Dan Piller (Des Moines Register) ...The executive director of the Renewable Fuels Association, Monte Shaw, said AFP should “stop
May 30, 2012 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Wants Its Tax Break Back
by Dan Piller (Des Moines Register) The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) Thursday asked Congress to reinstate the $1 per gallon
May 02, 2012 Read Full Article
Scott Defies Tea Party on Renewable-Energy Bill
by Jim Saunders (The News Service of Florida/Orlando Sentinel) Gov. Rick Scott late Friday disregarded pressure from tea party and conservative groups and a
April 16, 2012 Read Full Article
Compared to What: the Low-Down on Alt Energy Subsidies
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Hybrids, plug-in electrics struggle to pass the consumer’s “compared to what” test – and how much
April 12, 2012 Read Full Article
AEC Urges Support for Extension of Two Critical Tax Incentives
In a letter to Senate Finance Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Ranking Member
March 27, 2012 Read Full Article
Stabenow’s Green-Energy Tax Break Plan Falls Short
by Josiah Ryan and Ben Geman (The Hill) The Senate on Tuesday rejected plans to extend a host of lapsed
March 14, 2012 Read Full Article
Obama Calls on Congress to Repeal Federal Subsidies for Oil Industry
by David Nakamura (The Washington Post) President Obama reiterated his call for Congress to repeal federal subsidies to the oil
March 02, 2012 Read Full Article
Carbon Capture Initiative Could Benefit Ethanol Producers
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Leaders of the National Enhanced Oil Recovery Initiative were joined by Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., and
March 01, 2012 Read Full Article
Global Leaders in Advanced Biofuels Industry Urge Congressional Leaders to Extend Critical Tax Provisions
(PR Newswire) Leaders of America's rapidly emerging advanced biofuels industry urged congressional leaders today to extend two tax provisions
February 29, 2012 Read Full Article
Redfield Ethanol Plant to Convert to Butanol Plant
by Dirk Lammers (NewsOK) A South Dakota corn ethanol plant will soon begin producing a fuel additive with a wider variety of
February 27, 2012 Read Full Article
Ethanol’s Future Won’t Wait
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...Before year’s end, Congress should pass a multi-year extension of the Producer
February 27, 2012 Read Full Article
Obama Tax Plan Takes Scalpel to Oil Tax Breaks, Boosts Renewables
by Andrew Restuccia (The Hill/E2Wire)The Obama administration outlined a plan Wednesday to eliminate a slew of oil-and-gas industry tax breaks,
February 23, 2012 Read Full Article
Grow it Here, Make it Here
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...In Michigan, US Senator Debbie Stabenow expanded her “Grow it Here, Make it Here” initiative into a
February 21, 2012 Read Full Article
Northwest Producers Unite, Tell Congress to Reinstate Tax Credit
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) Last week as the National Biodiesel Conference took place in Orlando, a group of biodiesel
February 16, 2012 Read Full Article
Advanced Ethanol Leaders Urge Tax Extensions in Farm Bill
(Renewable Fuels Association/Advanced Ethanol Council) The Advanced Ethanol Council (AEC) today urged Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and
February 15, 2012 Read Full Article
Homeowners and Businesses Who Invest in Renewable Energy Could Get a Tax Break under Plan
by Mary Ellen Klas (Miami Herald) Legislators revive the debate over renewable energy in Florida with a Senate bill that
January 31, 2012 Read Full Article
Biofuel, Renewable Chemical Advocates Push Reliable Tax Incentives, S. 1764
by Jeanne Roberts (Energy Boom) On Wednesday, December 14, representatives from the nation’s biofuels, renewable chemicals and biobased products industries provided
December 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Loss of Federal Incentives Could Hurt Cellulosic Ethanol Development
by Robert Pore (The Independent) ...Nebraska's ethanol industry could be adversely impacted if Congress doesn't extend key tax incentives, especially
December 14, 2011 Read Full Article
State Incentives Approved for Expanding Companies
by Scott Sloan (Kentucky.com/Herald-Leader) The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority board approved tax incentives Thursday for companies, including Maker's Mark
December 12, 2011 Read Full Article
Our View: On VEETC, We Won
by Garry Niemeyer (National Corn Growers Association) Back in August, the Green Scissors Project identified ways the federal government could
December 07, 2011 Read Full Article
Airlines Flying on Clean Fuel Should Pay Less Tax, Branson Says
by Louise Downing (Bloomberg) Governments need to make it “very clear” that jet fuel made from sources such as inedible
December 07, 2011 Read Full Article
Indian River Bio-Ethanol Plant Earns Initial Tax Abatement Approval
by Henry A. Stephens (TCPalm.com) The nation's first waste-derived bio-ethanol plant won initial approval Tuesday to avoid paying almost $956,000
December 07, 2011 Read Full Article
The Uncertain Tomorrow
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) Expiring biofuel tax credits and a dysfunctional Congress ...But given Congress subsidizing an obviously profitable oil
October 31, 2011 Read Full Article
CEP Markets Biodiesel as Energy Substitute for Coal
by Bryan Sims (Biodiesel Magazine) Dothan, Ala.-based renewable energy solutions firm Clean Energy Pathways Inc. has introduced a new line of
October 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Dems Press Supercommittee to Go after Oil subsidies
by Ben Geman (The Hill/E2Wire) The latest effort came in a Friday letter from 38 members, spearheaded by Reps. Earl
October 20, 2011 Read Full Article
New Fuel Might Mean Higher Gas Prices for Chicago
by Kathryn Ferrara (Medill News Service/Northwest Indiana) Chicago area drivers may pay more for gasoline next year if the state
October 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Richard Branson Calls for Greener Tax Regime
(Business Green) Billionaire warns of “mother of all recessions” unless investment in renewable energy increases Sir Richard Branson has called on
October 12, 2011 Read Full Article
Memo to Congress and Candidates: American Biofuels Boost Job Creation
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/The Hill's Congress Blog) ...Many quintessentially American industries with proven records of job creation hold
October 06, 2011 Read Full Article
The Subsidy Debate: Oil vs. Ethanol
by Kate Bechen and Porter J. Martin (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...But what often is missing in criticisms of ethanol is
September 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Tax Incentive Creates Jobs
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) The biodiesel tax incentive is helping to create jobs across the country, according to testimony submitted
September 28, 2011 Read Full Article
The Future of Biorefining Policy
by Erin Voegele (Biorefining Magazine) ...While some in the industry doubt that a Congress so focused on debt reduction will
September 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Plants Back from the Brink
by David Shaffer (Los Angeles Times) Across the nation, biodiesel plants have been restarting or ramping up production, spurred by
September 20, 2011 Read Full Article
Congress Needs Courage to End Oil, Gas Subsidies
by Ryan Alexander (Taxpayers for Common Sense/Seacoastonline.com) ...For 16 years, Taxpayers for Common Sense has been advocating for the elimination
September 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Olive Branch in Line for Biofuels Headquarters
by Phil West (The Commercial Appeal) Legislature to consider incentives to land Israeli company's 800 jobs, $1B operation Gov. Haley Barbour
September 02, 2011 Read Full Article
US Biodiesel Industry Producing Record Volumes
(Farm Business) US biodiesel production reached a new monthly high of 81 million gallons in June, according to the latest