Rollins announces launch of American Biofuels Trade Outlook
September 15, 2026
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins on Sept. 15 announced the launch of USDA’s new American Biofuels Trade Outlook, a four-part strategy that aims to boost export opportunities for U.S. biofuel producers.
A U.K. official on Sept. 1 confirmed that the U.K. government does not intend to introduce replacement subsidies for small-scale biomass generators when the current Renewables Obligation (RO) support scheme expires in April 2027.
During the 2026 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, Eni and PETRONAS have signed a feasibility agreement (FA) to evaluate the development of innovative high-performance bio-gasoline starting from the established Ecofining technology process.
The Ontario government is building a strong and self-reliant economy by investing over $17.3 million in four projects that will modernize forest sector manufacturing, enhance the industry’s competitive advantage and strengthen forestry supply chains.
Casella Waste Systems Inc. and Waga Energy have announced the start of operations of the RNG production facility at the McKean Landfill in Mount Jewett, Pennsylvania. The McKean facility is the third to come online this year.
Wison Engineering and Axens on Sept. 7 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore collaboration opportunities on selected e-sustainable aviation fuel (e-SAF) projects based on Fischer-Tropsch pathway.
Moeve and ArcelorMittal will launch the Green Molecules to Green Steel partnership, which aims to scale and implement disruptive technologies that enable green molecules to drive the transition to low-emission steel and industrial decarbonization.
Renewables are expected to account for more than 26% of U.S. electricity generation this year, expanding to nearly 28% in 2027, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Sept. 9.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration maintained its 2026 and 2027 production forecasts for biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Sept. 9.
Solutions 4 Manufacturing is offering two pellet mills in Missouri for sale as systems or as individual pieces through an ongoing negotiated sale. Each plant was a complete operating plant with proven production.
Akasa Air, India’s fastest-growing airline, successfully operated a commercial flight using conventional aviation turbine fuel blended with 1% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), supplied by Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. on Sept. 8.
The USDA maintained its forecast for 2026-’27 soybean oil use in biofuel production in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Sept. 11. The estimate for 2025-’26 soybean use in biofuel production was revised up.
The USDA released its latest monthly Crop Production report on Sept. 11, predicting soybean production for beans will reach 4.53 billion bushels in 2026, up slightly from the previous forecast and up 6% from 2025.
Brimex Energy S.A. de C.V. has announced that its renewable natural gas facility in Lagos de Moreno is the first renewable thermal project in Mexico to be registered on the CleanCounts Registry (M-RETS), operated by CleanCounts.
Axens on Aug. 31 announced that it has been selected by Expander Energy Inc., a Canada-based producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (RD), to provide its advanced FT Liquid Upgrading technology.
The U.K. Trade Remedies Authority on Sept. 10 announced it will not apply anti-subsidy duties to imports of renewable diesel from the U.S., as previously proposed duties “would not be in the U.K.’s economic interests.”
The U.S. exported more than 1.08 million metric tons of wood pellets in July, up 15% when compared to June and up 11% when compared to July 2025, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on Sept. 3.
Total operatable U.S. biofuel production capacity was at 25.299 billion gallons per year in June, essentially unchanged when compared to the previous month, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Aug. 31.
The U.S. biofuel industry consumed 30.46 billion pounds of feedstock in June, up 4% when compared to May and up 6% when compared to June 2025, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Aug. 31.
According to data released by the ABC, 1,200 wastewater treatment plants across the U.S. currently capture and use biogas produced from wastewater sludge. Together, these facilities capture more than 100 billion cubic feet of biogas annually.
Bayer and Neste close commercial agreement to jointly scale newgold winter canola for biofuels production
September 10, 2026
Bayer and Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), on Sept. 9 announced the companies have finalized a commercial agreement to jointly scale Bayer’s newgold winter canola.
Ameresco Inc. on Aug. 31 announced the groundbreaking of a renewable natural gas (RNG) facility being developed by Ameresco through its subsidiary Neogenyx Fuels at the Adams Land & Cattle feedlot in Broken Bow, Nebraska.
The IRS on Aug. 8 issued guidance on the 45Z clean fuel production credit that provides the 2026 emission rate tables used to calculate the credit and provides guidance on the use of manure-derived fuels and regenerative agriculture practices.
The U.S. Department of Energy on Sept. 8 released an update of its 45ZCF-GREET model, which is used to calculate fuel emissions rates for the 45Z clean fuel production credit. The agency previously updated the model in June 2026.
Jet Zero Australia raises $30 million
By Jet Zero Australia Pty Ltd
September 09, 2026
Jet Zero Australia has achieved three major milestones for Project Ulysses, its proposed commercial-scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (RD) refinery in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
Niutech Technology Group Co. Ltd. has signed a sales contract with a global energy major for an industrial continuous waste plastic pyrolysis production line that will produce waste plastic pyrolysis oil that will be used to produce SAF.
1606 Corp. on Aug. 25 provided an update on several initiatives underway surrounding its planned acquisition and redevelopment of the approximately 132-acre Texas biomass power facility and data center.
The BDO Zone Initiative on Aug. 31 released its 2025 Annual Report, Building the Bioeconomy Infrastructure. The report documents the year the network moved from expansion to execution, with CAD $10 billion in announced biomanufacturing investment.
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc. has announced the closing of a structured equity investment in the Pasco Resource Recovery Center, a wastewater treatment and reuse facility serving the City of Pasco in Washington State.
Creating yeast strains that aren’t picky eaters
By U.S. Department of Energy
September 08, 2026
Researchers at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) engineered a strain of yeast that does not prefer any individual sugar. The strain simultaneously utilized multiple sugars.
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