Sunweb Group, one of the leading European travel organizations, and Neste have entered into a new partnership based on which Sunweb Group purchases 306 tons (385,000 liters) of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from Neste.
Representatives of the biofuels industry are slamming a report on the Renewable Fuel Standard's small refinery exemption (SRE) program released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office on Nov. 3, calling the report shoddy and obsolete.
British Airways, LanzaJet and Nova Pangaea Technologies have signed an agreement that will accelerate their ground-breaking Project Speedbird initiative to develop cost-effective sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for commercial use in the U.K.
Biofuel, ag groups praise EPA's decision to reverse SREs
By Growth Energy, Renewable Fuels Association and American Coalition for Ethanol
November 02, 2022
Growth Energy, RFA, ACE and NFU on Nov. 1 filed a motion to intervene in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the U.S. EPA's decision to deny 69 petitions from refineries seeking small refinery exemptions (SREs) under the RFS.
ITOCHU Corp. has been selected for a SAF demonstration project by the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). The project aims to demonstrate the blending of imported SAF.
CVR Energy Inc. has reported its renewable diesel unit at the Wynnewood refinery in Oklahoma continued to increase production during the third quarter. A feedstock pretreatment unit is expected to be operational next year.
Topsoe has been selected by Federated Co-operatives Ltd. to officially support the production of renewable diesel in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. FCL has chosen Topsoe's HydroFlex process to produce low-carbon renewable diesel.
Idemitsu has selected Axens' alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) technology for its first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in Japan, contributing to Japan energy transitions in the field of aviation. The technology converts ethanol into SAF.
Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shell plc, has acquired EcoOils Ltd., a waste oil recycling firm. The acquisition is part of Shell's ambition to increase production of sustainable low carbon fuels for transport.
Martin-Brower of Canada Co., a leading logistics service provider for restaurant chains around the world, is operating its first tractor for McDonald's Canada food delivery services on 100 percent renewable natural gas (RNG) provided by FortisBC.
The International Energy Agency on Oct. 27 released its World Energy Outlook 2022. The report, in part, predicts global biofuel consumption could more than double by 2030 and continue to increase through 2050.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. on Nov. 1 confirmed that phase 1 of the renewable diesel conversion project at the company's Martinez refinery in California is expected to be mechanically complete by the end of 2022.
The International Energy Agency on Oct. 27 released its World Energy Outlook 2022. The report, in part, predicts increased global use of solid bioenergy through 2050, particularly in the industrial and power sectors.
On Oct. 27, as part of its goal to unleash production of 1 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel, Alder Fuels has selected BTG Bioliquids to be part of the first Alder Greencrude (AGC) processing facility in the U.S. Southeast.
Total U.S. operable biofuels production capacity was down slightly in August, according to data released by the U.S. EIA on Oct. 31. Feedstock consumption for August was down when compared to the previous month, but up when compared to August 2021.
Clean Fuels Alliance America on Oct. 28 hailed California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory for 2020, which reported a 16 percent decrease in transportation carbon emissions due in part to increasing use of biodiesel and renewable diesel.
A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Georgia and two partner institutions have been awarded a $15.8 million grant over five years from the U.S. DOE to reengineer poplar trees to be used as a sustinable energy source.
Woodside Energy and LanzaTech NZ Inc. have announced a strategic collaboration with the signing of a strategic framework agreement. Under the agreement, the companies could collaborate to develop pilot facilities related to LanzaTech's technologies.
SunGas Renewables Inc. has announced an agreement with Arbor Renewable Gas LLC for supply of its SunGas System 1000 technology and equipment package to Arbor Gas' Spindletop Renewable Gasoline Project located in Beaumont, Texas.
Velocys plc has announced that its proposed facility Bayou Fuels in Natchez, Mississippi, U.S. has been re-optimized for maximum decarbonization to a negative carbon intensity (CI) of -375g CO2e/MJ, down from the previous -144g CO2e/MJ.
Neste released third quarter financial results on Oct. 27, reporting that its Renewable Products segment performed well despite an adverse impact from margin hedging and some logistical delays in product deliveries.
The USDA has announced it will host a virtual listening session on Nov. 3 that focuses, in part, on biofuel infrastructure and REAP funding allocated by the Inflation Reduction Act. A 30-day public comment period is also being opened.
Eni has definitively ended the procurement of palm oil for use at the Venice and Gela biorefineries for the production of hydrogenated biofuels. The company previously set a goal to become "palm oil free" by the end of 2022.
Fluor Corp. was awarded a reimbursable front-end engineering and detailed design, engineering and procurement services contract for Imperial for its renewable diesel complex under development at the Strathcona refinery inear Edmonton, Alberta.
Gevo Inc. has announced new fuel sales agreement with Qatar Airways for the purchase of 5 million gallons per year of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for five years from Gevo's future commercial operations.
Opal Fuels Inc. and NextEra Energy Marketing LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources LLC, on Oct. 25 announced the commencement of commercial operations at the first landfill renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility in Minnesota.
The Air France-KLM Group (AF-KLM) and Neste have announced the expansion of their existing cooperation with a new strategic partnership for the supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel to the Group.
Valero Energy Corp. released Q3 financial results on Oct. 25, reporting both its renewable diesel and ethanol operations were profitable during the quarter. The company also said additional renewable diesel capacity will be online next month.
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh has launched a new effort with Agra Energy to build Wisconsin's first commercial facility to turn dairy farm waste into biofuel. The facility will convert biogas waste into renewable diesel and jet fuel.
Topsoe on Oct. 19 announced its HydroFlex and H2bridge technologies will be deployed at a biorefinery under development in Manaus, Brazil, by Brasil BioFuels. The facility will produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel.
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