More than 2.11 billion renewable identification numbers (RINs) were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in May, up from 1.84 billion generated during the same month of last year, according to data released by the U.S. EPA on June 15.
This summer, Royal Caribbean Group will set a new industry milestone in alternative fuel use when Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Apex and Royal Caribbean International's Symphony of the Seas, set sail in Europe using sustainable biofuel.
DHL Global Forwarding and IAG Cargo have announced a strategic partnership in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). DHL has signed a contract to purchase 11.5 million liters of SAF Scope 3 transport emissions reductions in 2023.
More than a dozen automakers and biogas producers urged the Biden Administration to finalize the proposed “eRINs� program under the U.S. EPA's Renewable Fuel Standard during a June meeting led by Bridge to Renewables Inc.
The White House Office of Management and Budget on June 13 published its Spring 2023 Unified Agenda and Regulatory Plan, which shows several rulemakings related to carbon capture and storage (CCS) are underway by federal agencies.
The International Trade Administration has announced it will host a roundtable discussion on June 29 focused on challenges and opportunities for strengthening the supply chain and export competitiveness of the U.S. hydrogen industry.
Sugar Valley Energy, an advanced low-carbon sugarcane-to-ethanol and power facility, has secured letters of intent with local Imperial Valley farmers to grow 12,000 acres of sugarcane to support its initial feedstock production schedule.
Cargolux became the first airline to uplift SAF at Luxembourg Airport with the use of the fuel on a celebratory cargo flight. Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel was supplied to the airport's fuel storage using NATO's Central European Pipeline System.
The U.S. EPA and Growth Energy filed a notice with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on June 13 agreeing to extend the June 14 deadline to issue the final Renewable Fuel Standard “set� rule by one week, to June 21.
U.S. Forest Service is investing a combined $43 million in 123 projects through the Community Wood Grants and Wood Innovations Grants programs, which promote innovation in wood products and renewable wood energy economies.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., on June 13 introduced the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Accuracy Act of 2023, a bipartisan bill that aims to identify the standards required to meet the definition of SAF at the FAA.
The USDA maintained its forecast for 2023-'24 soybean oil use in biofuel production in its latest WASDE report, released June 9. The forecasts for soybean planted area, yields and season-average prices were also unchanged.
Xpansiv on June 6 announced the launch of the Transport Emission Reduction Certificate (TERC), a voluntary renewable fuel certificate representing the greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction from the use of renewable biofuels.
Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport in the southwestern part of Sweden, will be the first airport in the world to offer only blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for all aircraft refueling at the airport. The SAF will be provided by Neste.
The Clean Fuels Alliance America and 75 industry stakeholders delivered a letter to President Joe Biden, urging him to ensure that the U.S. EPA substantially increases the biomass-based diesel (BBD) and advanced biofuels RVOs in the RFS "set" rule.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp., a provider of RNG fuel, has announced a slew of new deals with several well-known consumer brands and some of the nation's largest and most environmentally-conscious transit agencies.
The IATA announced its expectation for overall renewable fuel production to reach an estimated capacity of at least 69 billion liters (55 million metric tons) by 2028, with SAF comprising a portion of that growing capacity.
Air Canada completed its inaugural Montreal to Amsterdam flights on June 3, with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner using sustainable aviation fuel. The airline is also expanding its partnership with Neste to incorporate SAF into some of its Amsterdam flights.
Ahead of the Paris Air Show held in Le Bourget, TotalEnergies is stepping up production of SAF and low carbon energies of its Grandpuits site in France. The company is doubling SAF production capacity to 285,000 tons.
A public comment period on a proposed U.K. SAF mandate is set to close June 22. The mandate, proposed by the U.K. Department of Transport in late March, would require jet fuel suppliers to blend SAF into aviation fuel starting in 2025.
Neste has partnered with Rio Tinto to help the company transition all of its heavy machinery from fossil diesel to renewable diesel at the U.S. Borax mine in Boron, California. The partnership helps Rio Tinto reduce the carbon footprint of its fleet.
Aemetis Inc. announced June 5 that its Aemetis Biogas subsidiary generated federal D3 RINs from the EPA under the RFS for the first time and has filed to California LCFS credits for RNG that was delivered to customers starting in late May.
NGVAmerica and RNG Coalition on June 6 announced that California fleets fueled with bio-CNG achieved carbon-negativity in their transportation operations last calendar year for the third straight year.
The USDA is holding a series of webinars to help organizations learn how to apply for a combined $11 billion it plans to award through two programs that support the deployment of clean and renewable energy, including eligible biomass projects.
The DOE has released its U.S. National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap, which addresses both the potential to produce hydrogen from biomass and biogas and the growing need for hydrogen feedstock in advanced biofuels production, particularly SAF.
Navigator Terminals and alfanar will enter a joint FEED study to determine the key scope for the U.K.'s first SAF handling terminal that will be located on North Tees to transport feedstock and handle the production volumes from alfanar's plant.
Global Clean Energy Holdings Inc. and the USDA have signed a contract for the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Grant for their Climate-Smart Camelina project. With the signing, work can officially begin on the $30 million pilot project.
Qatar Airways has signed a deal with Shell to source 3,000 metric tons of neat SAF at Amsterdam Schiphol airport. It encompasses the existing jet fuel contract with Shell at Amsterdam which will now see Qatar Airways using a 5 percent SAF blend.
NOVA Infrastructure, a middle-market infrastructure investment firm, on May 31 announced that it has partnered with Nopetro Energy to create a renewable energy platform focused on renewable natural gas (RNG) and biofuels called Nopetro Renewables.
Brightmark RNG Holdings LLC is positioned to expand renewable natural gas (RNG) production with five new anaerobic digestion dairy farm projects in western Michigan, designed to convert animal waste to renewable fuels.
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