The U.S. EPA on May 18 released updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data, showing that no new SRE petitions have been filed under the Renewable Fuel Standard during the past month. According to the agency, 27 SRE petitions remain pending.
Nearly 1.84 billion renewable identification numbers (RINs) were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in April, up from 1.71 billion generated during the same month of 2022, according to data released by the U.S. EPA on May 18.
Velocys plc announced its subsidiary Altalto Ltd. has completed the necessary work required on its Altalto Immingham SAF project to claim the first tranche of £27 million awarded by the U.K. Department of Transport in December 2022.
Neste on May 17 celebrated the opening of its Singapore expansion project. The project doubled the production capacity of the Singapore bioreinfery to 2.6 million tons annually, including up to 1 million tons of SAF production.
The U.S. EPA has delivered its final rule to set 2023, 2024 and 2025 Renewable Fuel Standard blending obligations to the White House Office of Management and Budget. OMB review marks a final stage before promulgation of a rulemaking.
NEXT Renewable Fuels Inc. and Dansuk Industrial Corp. have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly develop strategic and commercial partnerships, including those involving feedstocks for biofuel production.
Neste on May 11 announced a new partnership with PetroCard, a premier commercial fleet fuel management solutions provider, to grow the accessibility of Neste MY Renewable Diesel in the Pacific Northwest region of the U.S.
TECO Peoples Gas has celebrated the completion of construction of its renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at Alliance Dairies with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The Florida-based facility is expected to produce 105,000 MMBtu of RNG.
Tidewater Renewables Ltd. released Q1 financial results on May 11, confirming that the company's 3,000-barrel-per-day (45.99 MMgy) renewable diesel complex under development in British Columbia is expected to reach commerical production in Q2.
Leading automakers and biogas producers intend to participate in the U.S. EPA's proposed Renewable Fuel Standard eRINs program through a proprietary platform developed by Bridge to Renewables. BTR is currenlty working with eight automakers.
Summit Agricultural Group has announced the creation of Summit Next Gen, a sustainable aviation fuel production platform. Summit Next Gen will utilize Honeywell's ethanol-to-jet processing technology to convert ethanol into SAF.
The Vermont House on May 11 voted 107 to 42 to override Gov. Phil Scott's veto of the Affordable Heat Act, which is designed to reduce GHGs in the state's thermal sector, including through the use of advanced wood heating and sustainable biofuels.
The USDA predicts more soybean oil will go to biofuel production in 2023-'24, according to forecasts made in the agency's latest WASDE report, released May 12. Soybean oil prices are expected to be down slightly.
Clean Fuels Alliance America has released a letter from five trade associations encouraging U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan to substantially raise the biomass-based diesel and overall advanced biofuel volumes in the RFS for 2023-2025.
Honeywell has announced its innovative, new, UOP eFining technology, a ready-now solution for producing low-carbon SAF. Honeywell's UOP eFining is a methanol to jet fuel (MTJ) processing technology that can convert eMethanol to eSAF at scale.
Gevo Inc. on May 10 reported it has entered into a technology access agreement with Phillips 66 and ADM. The company also announced progress with its RNG operations but said plans for its NZ1 SAF project will likley be delayed.
Vertex Energy Inc. on May 9 announced that startup of its renewable diesel production unit at its refinery in Mobile, Alabama, has been delayed following a failure in a feedstock pumping system. Startup activities are expected to resume in late May.
Kinder Morgan Inc. has announced the commercial in-service of its renewable feedstock storage and logistics hub project with Neste. Neste will store various raw materials, such as used cooking oil, at Kinder Morgan's Harvey Terminal in Louisiana.
Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P. on May 10 celebrated the first production and initial shipments of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from its Montana Renewables subsidiary, which operates a biorefinery located in Great Falls, Montana.
Visolis has partnered with Ginkgo Bioworks to leverage Ginkgo's capabilities in strain engineering to improve upon an existing microbial strain for the commercial production of a key feedstock ingredient used to make biobased isoprene and SAF.
AlterAg Industries Corp. has announced an agreement with Buckhorn RNG LLC a wholly owned subsidiary of Novilla Investment Holdings, LLC to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) and other products generated by AlterAg's Lynn dairy farm operations.
PBF Energy Inc. has announced that the renewable diesel production unit under development as part of St. Bernard Renewables project in Louisiana is mechanically complete. A feedstock pretreatment unit is scheduled for completion in June.
The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) and American Biogas Council on May 5 partnered with six other organizations to urge the U.S. EPA to promptly open the Renewable Fuel Standard to eligible sources of biobased electricity.
Carbon transformation company Twelve and fuel technology partner Emerging Fuels Technology have signed a master license agreement to support Twelve's scaleup of its E-Jet fuel, a fossil-free sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Honeywell has announced that Sichuan Jinshang Environmental Protection Technology Co. (JSRE) will use Honeywell Ecofiningtechnology to produce nearly 300,000 tons per year of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at a planned facility in China.
CHAR Technologies Ltd. has signed an MOU with the First Nations co-operative Lake Nipigon Forest Management Inc. to collaboratively develop, build, own and operate a wood waste and residues to RNG and biocarbon facility in Ontario.
Aemetis Inc. released Q1 financial results on May 4, reporting progress with energy efficiency projects at its ethanol plant in Keyes, California. The company also discussed development of its dairy RNG projects and proposed RD/SAF facility.
Ryanair and Repsol on May 4 signed a memo of understanding (MOU) to advance the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at Ryanair airports across Spain & Portugal further advancing the airline's Pathway to Net Zero strategy.
The RFS Power Coalition is reaffirming its support for the inclusion of renewable electricity in the RFS and uring the EPA to follow through on the creation of a national eRINs program as part of the final SET Rule.
United has announced that it will begin using a blend of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on departing flights from San Francisco International Airport and is planning to use a SAF blend later this year at London Heathrow Airport.
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