Effective January 1, 2023, there are two new excise tax rates on natural gasoline that may apply to ethanol producers. IRA Update The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) amended the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate on domestic crude oil and imported petroleum products. Section 4611.Impostion of Tax under Title 26 Subchapter A – Tax… Continue Reading
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Biogas Compliance 101
Biogas production has been used domestically for decades as a way to manage millions of tons of food, water, and animal waste. Biogas systems recycle waste and produce energy, preventing emissions from entering the atmosphere and nutrients from entering waterways, creating healthier soil, and providing renewable energy. The United States has over 2,000 biogas production… Continue Reading
Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Pathway Validation
Carbon Capture and Sequestration continues to pick up speed with more interest than ever before in the race to decarbonize. The United Nations reports that more than 1200 companies and more than 70 countries have committed to net-zero carbon emissions targets. Helping to fuel some of these efforts in the United States, in July the… Continue Reading
Carbon Capture + Sequestration: Preparing for Our Carbon Neutral Future
Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) is becoming an increasingly hot topic in the renewable fuels industry, especially as companies progress with construction of on-site carbon capture facilities. The energy industry is in the midst of a global decarbonization transformation as companies of all sizes pursue new opportunities such as CCS as a viable option to… Continue Reading
Ask the Experts – Low Carbon Markets
Ask The Experts Segment On March 2nd, 2022, Joel Gratz, Managing Partner here at Christianson, and Kari Buttenhoff, Partner, joined Bill Dean on KWLM during the “Ask the Experts” segment. This month, Joel, Kari, and Bill took a minute to chat a little about Low Carbon Markets. Listen Here!
E15 is a Win-Win for Minnesota
While partisan divisions continue to dominate the debate about our nation’s energy future, legislators in St. Paul are considering a proposal that can unite our state behind a clean, homegrown energy opportunity. By incentivizing fuel stations to offer higher blends of biofuels and expanded E15 sales, Minnesota can fuel a more prosperous and sustainable future…. Continue Reading
