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US DOE adjusts lifecycle emissions methodology to expand 45Z eligibility

Published 20:55 on June 2, 2025 / Last updated at 20:55 on June 2, 2025 / / Americas (US & Canada), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Transport & Heating Fuels)

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The federal 45Z tax credit originally designed to spur the production of clean transportation fuels can now be claimed by more producers using fossil fuel feedstocks after the US DOE made several adjustments to the way it calculates fuels’ lifecycle emissions.
The federal 45Z tax credit originally designed to spur the production of clean transportation fuels can now be claimed by more producers using fossil fuel feedstocks after the US DOE made several adjustments to the way it calculates fuels’ lifecycle emissions.


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