BY Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc. Found In:Advanced FuelsFulcrum BioEnergy Inc. announced May 16 the start of site construction for Phase 2 of its first waste-to-fuels project, the Sierra BioFuels Plant, with a groundbreaking event at the plant site in McCarran, Nevada, to celebrate this milestone. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Biogas, Advanced FuelsIn a press conference May 15, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, discussed the timeline for year-round E15 sales and threatened to call on EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to resign if he doesn’t carry out President Trump’s commitment to the RFS. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Advanced FuelsGevo Inc. recently released first quarter 2018 financial results, reporting that the company currently sees ethanol as a pathway to profitability. The company’s near-term plans include making improvements its plant in Luverne, Minnesota. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Pellets, Power, Thermal, Biogas, Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsOn May 14, the Agriculture Energy Coalition sent a letter to the House of Representatives opposing the elimination of a stand-alone energy title and exclusion of mandatory funding for energy programs in the 2018 Farm Bill. READ MORE

BY Neste U.S. Inc. Found In:Advanced FuelsNeste U.S. Inc. recently marked its 1 billionth gallon of Neste MY Renewable Diesel sold in North America, which has effectively helped reduce more than 7 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions in the Earth’s atmosphere. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Biogas, Advanced FuelsOn May 8, a group of senators sent letters to U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and CVR Energy Chairman Carl Icahn to request information on reports that the EPA granted CVR an economic hardship waiver under the Renewable Fuel Standard. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Biogas, Advanced FuelsPresident Donald Trump hosted a meeting May 8 on the RFS at the White House. During the meeting, attendees agreed to allow year-round sales of E15, to abandon plans to pursue a price cap on RINs, and to allow RINs to be assigned to exported biofuels. READ MORE

BY University of Turku Found In:Advanced FuelsA research group from the University of Turku, Finland, has discovered an efficient way for transforming solar energy into the chemical energy of biohydrogen through the photosynthesis of green algae that function as cell factories. READ MORE

BY Sweetwater Energy Found In:Pellets, Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsSweetwater Energy and Estonia-based AS Graanul Invest will build a commercial-scale integrated biorefinery that will produce clean cellulosic sugars and highly pure lignin from 50,000 tons of local hardwood each year. READ MORE

BY GAIN Clean Fuel Found In:Biogas, Advanced FuelsGAIN Clean Fuel and BioResource Development announce the start-up of a renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility located at Water and Resource Recovery Center in Dubuque, Iowa. RNG produced at the facility will be used as transportation fuel. READ MORE

BY Air Canada Found In:Advanced FuelsAir Canada announced its Edmonton-San Francisco flight May 2 operated with biofuel onboard a 146-seat Airbus A320-200 aircraft. Air Canada continues to support and advocate for the development of biofuel in Canada. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Biogas, Advanced FuelsThe Advanced Biofuel Association has submitted a petition for review with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to sue U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, challenging EPA’s process for granting RFS small refinery hardship waivers. READ MORE

BY Renewable Energy Group Inc. Found In:Advanced FuelsRenewable Energy Group Inc. launched the company’s latest innovation in diesel fuel, REG Ultra Clean Diesel, at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in Long Beach, California, May 2. READ MORE

BY Renewable Industries Canada Found In:Biogas, Advanced FuelsCanada’s two largest biofuels stakeholders—Renewable Industries Canada and Advanced Biofuels Canada—released the results of a new study April 30 on the economic impact of Canada’s upcoming Clean Fuel Standard. READ MORE

BY U.S. Energy Information Administration Found In:Pellets, Power, Thermal, Biogas, Advanced Fuels, ChemicalsFederal subsidies for renewable energy—including biofuels for transportation use and renewable generation of electricity—dropped to $6.7 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2016, a 56 percent decline from FY 2013. READ MORE