U.S. biodiesel and renewable diesel imports fall sharply in 2025 after tax credit change

Published: 4 September 2025
Categories: US Energy Information Administration

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In-brief analysis

September 4, 2025

U.S. imports of biodiesel and renewable diesel significantly decreased in the first half of 2025 (1H25) compared with the same period in previous years. This decline is primarily due to the loss of tax credits for imported biofuels and generally lower domestic consumption of these fuels.

Renewable diesel and biodiesel are biomass-based diesel fuels that can replace petroleum-based distillate and be used to comply with the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) blending requirements for refiners administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

In 1H25, U.S. biodiesel imports averaged 2,000 barrels per day (b/d), a sharp drop from 35,000 b/d in 1H24. Renewable diesel imports averaged 5,000 b/d, down from 33,000 b/d in 1H24. These import levels were the lowest for the first half of any year since 2012, when U.S. biodiesel consumption was

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Transforming CX with embedded real-time analytics 

Published: 4 September 2025
Categories: MIT Tech Review

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During Black Friday in 2024, Stripe processed more than $31 billion in transactions, with processing rates peaking at 137,000 transactions per minute, the highest in the company’s history. The financial-services firm had to analyze every transaction in real time to prevent nearly 21 million fraud attempts that could have siphoned more than $910 million from its merchant customers. 

Yet, fraud protection is only one reason that Stripe embraced real-time data analytics. Evaluating trends in massive data flows is essential for the company’s services, such as allowing businesses to bill based on usage and monitor orders and inventory. In fact, many of Stripe’s services would not be possible without real-time analytics, says Avinash Bhat, head of data infrastructure at Stripe. “We have certain products that require real-time analytics, like usage-based billing and fraud detection,” he says. “Without our real-time analytics, we would not have a few

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Scientists watch an atomic nucleus flip in real time

Published: 3 September 2025
Categories: Engineering News

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Scientists at Delft University of Technology have managed to watch a single atomic nucleus flip its magnetic state in real time. Using a scanning tunneling microscope, they indirectly read the nucleus through its electrons, finding the nuclear spin surprisingly stable for several seconds. This “single-shot readout” breakthrough could pave the way for manipulating atomic-scale quantum states, with future applications in quantum sensing and simulation.

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Foundations for Operating the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource: the NAIRR Operations Center (NAIRR-OC)

Published: 3 September 2025
Categories: NSF Pgm Announcements

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U.S. National Science Foundation

Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering
     Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure

Letter of Intent Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m submitting organization’s local time):

     December 15, 2025

Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitting organization’s local time):

     February 04, 2026

Important Information And Revision Notes

Any proposal submitted in response to this solicitation should be submitted in accordance with the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) that is in effect for the relevant due date to which the proposal is being submitted. The NSF PAPPG is regularly revised and it is the responsibility of the proposer to ensure that the proposal meets the requirements specified in this solicitation and the applicable version of the PAPPG. Submitting a proposal prior to a specified deadline does not negate this requirement.

Summary Of Program Requirements

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