Aemetis Receives $22.4 million from Sale of Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credits

CUPERTINO, Calif., Sept. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX), a diversified renewable natural gas and biofuels company, today announced that it has received $22.4 million from the sale of Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credits.

The Section 45Z tax credits were generated from ethanol and renewable natural gas (RNG) production in 2026 and represent a tax credit value of approximately $0.33 per gallon of ethanol and $62 per MMBtu of RNG, before sale discounts and transaction costs. The tax credit value is based on the recent update to the 45ZCF-GREET model that was issued by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on September 8, 2026.