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The Hidden Cost of Higher Ethanol: E15’s Fuel Economy Trade-off
March 11, 2025
On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14156, declaring a “National Energy Emergency” and ordering the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to consider allowing year-round use of E15 (gasoline blended with 10.5-15.0% ethanol) across the U.S. Would enabling broader use of E15 really make a difference? What are the tradeoffs? The Lay of the...
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Stillwater LCFS 101
March 11, 2025
LCFS Program & Credit Market Overview The Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) is one of a suite of programs that falls under AB32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, set up to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the state. AB32 was the first program in the U.S. to take a comprehensive, long-term...
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Canadian CFR 101
February 19, 2025
The Canadian Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR) program, enabled under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, is designed to reduce vehicle emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) by reducing the average carbon intensity (CI)[1] of transportation fuels used in Canada. The regulations seek to promote the use of renewable fuels, stimulate investment in low-carbon technologies, and encourage sustainable practices across...
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Driving Change: The West Coast’s Journey Toward RD and BD and Its Impacts on Supply
February 18, 2025
Transportation fuels supply on the U.S. West Coast has shifted dramatically in recent years. Restrictions on crude production and petroleum refinery and terminal permitting, opposition to increased vessel traffic, and proposals to limit refinery profits are all putting downward pressure on fuel supply. These have contributed to Phillips 66’s announced refinery closure and Chevron’s company...
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Washington Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) 101
January 22, 2025
The Washington State Clean Fuel Standard (CFS), signed into law in May 2021 via HB 1091, was modeled after California and Oregon’s low carbon fuel (LCF) programs. Like California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) and Oregon’s Clean Fuels Program (CFP), the Washington CFS aims to reduce vehicle emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) by reducing the...
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45Z – Emerging From the Mists
January 22, 2025
With the calendar flipping over from 2024 to 2025, the Biomass-Based Diesel Blenders Tax Credits (BTC – both the $1.00/gallon 40A credit for renewable diesel (RD) and biodiesel (BD) and the $1.25-$1.75/gallon 40B credit for sustainable aviation fuel) have expired and the new Clean Fuel Production Credit (better known by its section of the tax...
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