Advanced Biofuels

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Grassley: RFS proposal rumored to be released Sept. 24

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Advanced FuelsSen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, discussed the U.S. EPA’s upcoming rule to set Renewable Fuel Standard RVOs during a Sept. 21 press call, noting the agency is expected to release a proposed rule for public comment as soon as Sept. 24. READ MORE

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Chevron sets goals for RNG, renewable diesel, SAF production

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Advanced FuelsChevron Corp. on Sept. 14 announced it has set new goals for renewable natural gas (RNG) production and the expansion of production capacity to produce renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). READ MORE

September 21, 2021

EPA’s OIG to audit agency oversight of RFS RIN market

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Biogas, Advanced FuelsThe U.S. EPA’s Office of Inspector General on Sept. 17 announced its intent to begin fieldwork on an audit of the agency’s oversight of the Renewable Fuel Standard renewable identification number (RIN) market. READ MORE

September 21, 2021

Shell sets goal to produce 2 million tons of SAF annually

BY Shell Found In:Advanced FuelsRoyal Dutch Shell plc on Sept. 20 announced its ambition to produce around 2 million metric tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) a year by 2025. It also aims to have at least 10 percent of its global aviation fuel sales as SAF by 2030. READ MORE

September 21, 2021

SCA, St1 enter joint venture to produce, develop liquid biofuels

BY St1 Nordic Oy Found In:Advanced FuelsSCA and St1 have entered a joint venture to produce and sell liquid biofuels. SCA and St1 will be equal shareholders of the joint venture, which will itself have a 50 percent share in the St1 Gothenburg Biorefinery under development in Sweden. READ MORE

September 20, 2021

EPA: 1.7 billion RINs generated in August

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Biogas, Advanced FuelsMore than 1.7 billion renewable identification numbers (RINs) were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in August, up from 1.6 billion generated during the same period of last year, according to data released by the U.S. EPA on Sept. 16. READ MORE

September 20, 2021

UGI, CalBio, Sevana Bioenergy partner on South Dakota RNG project

BY UGI Corp. Found In:Power, Thermal, Biogas, Advanced FuelsMBL Bioenergy LLC announced Sept. 16 that it has entered into definitive agreements to develop several clusters of dairy farm digester projects to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) from multiple farms in South Dakota. READ MORE

September 20, 2021

Gevo, DOE lab apply GREET model to net-zero project

BY Gevo Inc. Found In:Advanced FuelsThe U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory recently partnered with Gevo Inc. to perform a critical lifecycle analysis of its next-generation technology to produce liquid hydrocarbons, such as sustainable aviaition fuel (SAF). READ MORE

September 16, 2021

EPA: 3 new SRE petitions filed, 62 SRE petitions now pending

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Biogas, Advanced FuelsThe U.S. EPA on Sept. 16 published updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data, reporting that there are currently 62 SRE petitions pending under the Renewable Fuel Standard, up from 59 that were pending as of mid-August. READ MORE