Pulling for a Winter of 2018- '19 Reboot
November 13, 2024
The success of this season will depend upon the length and depth of winter, and the resulting rate of depletion on the amassed inventory
Policy and Project Development
By Anna Simet
November 13, 2024
A frigid La Niña winter is predicted, but only time will tell if it plays out like expected, and as the industry hopes it will.
Drax Group plc on Nov. 12 reported its pellet production business is performing well on increased production and improved margins. The company is also working to develop new market opportunities for pellets, including SAF feedstock.
President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 11 announced he will nominate Lee Zeldin to serve as administrator of the U.S. EPA. Zeldin previously served as a member of Congress, where he cosponsored legislation to repeal and revise the RFS.
Neste and Air Canada have signed an agreement for the supply of 60,000 metric of neat Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel. Neste will deliver the SAF, blended with conventional jet fuel, to the Vancouver marine terminal starting in December 2024.
NATSO, representing truck stops and travel centers, and SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers, on Nov. 8 urged Congress to take action during the Lame Duck session to extend the $1 per gallon biodiesel blenders’ tax credit.
Neste on Nov. 8 announced its Rotterdam refinery has been shut down due to a fire. The fire has been extinguished and did not cause any injuries. Production will be down for several weeks, impacting renewable diesel customer deliveries.
Each timber farmer and wood product producer in Mississippi should learn how to profit from the fast-growing wood pellet industry.
Calumet Inc. on Nov. 8 released third quarter financial results and outlined plans for the development of Montana Renewables’ MaxSAF initiative, which will be supported by a U.S. Department of Energy loan guarantee.
CARB on Nov. 8 approved updates to its LCFS that aim to reduce the CI of the state’s transportation fuel by 30% by 2030. The updates also alter how a variety of biofuels, including biobased diesel and RNG, participate in the program.
Gevo Inc. released Q3 financial results on Nov. 7, discussing the impact of the conditional commitment for its DOE loan guarantee and confirming the company’s acquisition of Red Trail Energy remains on track to close in early 2025.
Veolia has been awarded a contract to assume operations and maintenance of the City of Toronto’s Dufferin organics processing facility. The company has operated and maintained Toronto’s other anaerobic digestion facility at Disco Road since 2014.
Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, and Sharice Davids, D-Kan., on Nov. 8 introduced legislation that aims to extend the existing second generation biofuel producer tax credit for an additional year, through 2025.
Steel Dynamics Inc. and Aymium have teamed up to develop a low-carbon steel manufacturing process, using biocarbon produced from sustainably sourced wood in lieu of coal.
Surveying the Data
November 11, 2024
Pellet Mill Magazine tallies the results from its 2025 U.S. and Canada Pellet Producer Map.
The journey of establishing a successful wood pelleting operation in Pakistan has been both challenging and rewarding.
The USDA released its latest Crop Production report on Nov. 8, reporting reduced forecasts for 2024 soybean production and yields. Both production and yields, however, are up significantly when compared to last year.
The USDA maintained its forecast for 2024-’25 soybean oil use in biofuel production in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Nov. 8. The U.S. season-average price for soybean oil was revised up 1 cent per pound.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. on Nov. 6 released third quarter financial results, reporting that renewable natural gas (RNG) gallons sold reached 59.6 million gallons during the quarter, up 5.1% when compared to last year.
U.S. operable biofuels capacity was at 24.9 billion gallons per year in August, down slightly from the previous month, according to data released by the U.S EIA. Feedstock consumption was up when compared to the previous year.
Cathay has announced its Corporate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Programme has achieved significant growth this year. The program partners together in 2024 have committed to using 2,650 metric tons of SAF (equal to 906,000 U.S. gallons).
Greenlane Renewables Inc. on Nov. 6 announced two service agreements signed with an international energy company for two of its dairy RNG project sites in U.S. for which Greenlane previously supplied the biogas upgrading systems.
Wizz Air has announced it will trial operations using SAF in collaboration with Airbus. The trial will involve flights across two major routes with SAF supplied by Cepsa and distributed by World Fuel Services.
American Biogas Council Executive Director Patrick Serfass has congratulated President Donald Trump on his re-election and said the ABC looks forward to working with the Trump-Vance Administration to grow the biogas industry.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. on Nov. 5 confirmed the Martinez Renewable Fuels biorefinery in California remains on track to be operating at full nameplate capacity by the end of the year. At full capacity, the facility can produce 730 MMgy.
OPAL Fuels Inc. announced on Nov. 6 that construction has commenced on a new landfill-gas-to-RNG facility at the Kirby Canyon Landfill, located in Santa Clara County, California. The new facility is the company’s 17th RNG project.
Aemetis Inc. on Nov. 5 announced strong support for the updated Low Carbon Fuel Standard proposal and strongly urges its adoption by the California Air Resources Board at its meeting on Nov. 8.
The U.S. exported 898,128.2 metric tons of wood pellets in September, up from both 775,856.9 metric tons the previous month and 797,296.4 metric tons in September of last year, according to data released by the USDA on Nov. 5.
The American Fuel & Petrochemicals Manufacturers on Nov. 1 petitioned the U.S. EPA to waive a portion of the compliance year 2024 Renewable Fuel Standard renewable volume obligation (RVO) for cellulosic biofuel.
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 28, to mark the official completion of its renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at Full Circle Dairy (FCD) in Lee, Florida. The facility began producing RNG in June.
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