Clean Fuels Alliance America on Jan. 8 sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, asking the agency to maintain the 2025 Renewable Fuel Standard compliance deadline on March 31, 2026, to mitigate the impacts of rulemaking delays.
Agenda released for 19th Annual International Biomass Conference & Expo
By BBI International
January 09, 2026
Biomass Magazine has released the agenda for the 19th Annual International Biomass Conference & Expo, scheduled for March 31-April 2, 2026, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
The U.S. EIA on Dec. 31 released data showing U.S. biofuel producers consumed 30.097 billion pounds of feedstock in October, up nearly 8% when compared to the previous month and up nearly 2% when compared to October 2024.
Biochar and localized biomass solutions offer a new way forward for managing orchard and other ag residues in the wake of California open burning bans.
While electric and hydrogen aircraft may eventually transform aviation, sustainable aviation fuel offers the most viable path to immediate emissions reduction.
Southern California Gas Co. is now accepting RNG produced at the new WM Simi Valley RNG Facility into its pipeline system, marking the first time SoCalGas has interconnected a landfill-based RNG site with its infrastructure.
Capstone Green Energy Holdings Inc. on Jan. 7 announced completing the installation of its 6.6-MW CHP microturbine system at a facility in North Carolina that will use pyrolysis to produce biogas from swine waste.
Corteva Inc. and bp on Jan. 7 announced the launch of Etlas, their new 50:50 joint venture that will produce oil from crops – including canola, mustard and sunflower – for use in the production of biofuels like SAF and renewable diesel.
Experts discuss the crucial role standards play in scaling the adoption of biochar, biocoal and biocarbon.
Projects like SunnyDay Renewables' are leading the biochar revolution and paving the way for a sustainable future for agriculture, that mitigates climate change and offers new hope to the prospect of soil vitality.
The U.K. Department for Transport late 2025 signaled it may be softening its stance on crop-based SAF. The agency is gathering stakeholder input that could provide a pathway to open the country’s SAF Mandate program to crop-based biofuels.
The USDA on Dec. 30 announced new research and development priorities for 2026. One of the five new priorities focuses on market expansion and creating new uses for U.S. agricultural products, including for use in biofuel and bioenergy.
Ameresco Inc. on Jan. 6 announced it achieved operation of a renewable natural gas (RNG) facility located at the Republic Service’s Upper Rock Island County Landfill in East Moline, Illinois, in December.
As facilities scale and diversify, the performance of upstream wood processing and material handling systems has become a determining factor in overall plant reliability.
Officials in Mackenzie County, Alberta, on Dec. 23 announced the finalization of an agreement with Calgary, Alberta-based PowerWood Canada Corp. for the development of two new black pellet plants in the region.
The clean fuels industry strengthened its foundation in 2025 behind record policy targets, new engine capabilities and proven performance, setting expectations for continued growth in 2026, according to Clean Fuels Alliance America.
The Canadian government in September 2025 announced new biofuel production incentives would take effect on Jan. 1, 2026. Fred Ghatala, president of Advanced Biofuels Canada Association, is welcoming the new incentives.
Gevo Inc. on Jan. 5 announced the addition of agricultural industry veteran Greg Hanselman as executive vice president, operations and engineering. Hanselman’s hire is part of Gevo’s ongoing growth and succession planning.
ACCIONA Energía has started injecting renewable energy from Logrosan biomass plant in Caceres, Spain, into the grid. The 50 megawatt (MW) facility is expected to consume 275,000 metric tons of biomass annually.
DHL Global Forwarding and CMA CGM have taken a significant step toward decarbonizing global container transport. The two companies have agreed to jointly use 8,990 metric tons of UCOME second-generation biofuel.
Drax has been named on the CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) ‘A List’ for both its forestry and climate scores, recognizing the company as a leader in climate action and the company’s role in supporting responsible forest management.
C2X LTD has, through its subsidiary Beaver Lake Renewable Energy LLC, signed a long-term agreement with Microsoft for the sale and purchase of high-quality engineered carbon removal units (CRUs) from its bio-methanol project in Louisiana.
UPM has achieved an important milestone in the startup of production of commercial, wood-based chemicals in its Leuna biorefinery in Germany. The refinery has commenced the production and commercialization of industrial sugars.
EnviTec Biogas on Dec. 11 announced it has signed three new contracts with first-time customers in Germany for EnviThan gas upgrading projects. The new projects are located in Bavaria, Bremen and Saxony-Anhalt.
Topsoehas signed a front-end engineering and design (FEED) agreement with Carbon Neutral Fuels based on Topsoe’s state-of-the-art SOEC electrolyzers for CNF’s commercial-scale e-SAF project called Project Starling.
Aemetis Inc. on Dec. 30 announced that its Aemetis Biogas LLC subsidiary received funds from the sale of $17 million of federal clean energy tax credits, including a Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit and a Section 48 Investment Tax Credit.
Renewable energy company Drax has donated $21,500 to seven food banks across Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas to help them feed and provide support to individuals and families over the holiday season.
Aviation sustainability provider Azzera Inc. announces that JETEX is the latest strategic investor in its digital carbon-management platform. JETEX will also work with Azzera as a sustainability partner to procure and manage SAF beginning in 2026.
Nova Sustainable Fuels has received environmental assessment approval for the first phase of a project that will see the company develop a renewable energy park in Goldboro, Guysborough County, where it will produce sustainable aviation fuel.
Evonik has won two legal disputes, unquestionably securing European Union and U.S. patent rights for the company’s pioneering 3-stage biogas upgrading process with SEPURAN Green membranes.
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