The USDA Forest Service awarded $1.4 million to the Alliance for Green Heat to expand firewood banks in the United States. The funding will help communities acquire and process low-grade wood from federal lands for residential heating.
Closing the performance gap in pellet mills using the Design of Experiments could push the industry into a more efficient, well-informed age.
The USDA maintained its outlook for 2025-’26 soybean oil use in biofuel production in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Aug. 12. The forecast for soybean oil prices was also unchanged.
U.S. soybean production for 2025 is forecast at 4.29 billion bushels, down 2% when compared to last year, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service’s latest monthly Crop Production report, released Aug. 12.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. on Aug. 5 released second quarter financial results, reporting improved EBITDA for its renewable diesel segment. The company primarily attributed the improvement to increased utilization and higher margins.
Chevron Corp. on Aug. 1 confirmed the company started production at the Geismar renewable diesel plant in Louisiana during the second quarter after completing work to expand plant capacity from 7,000 to 22,000 barrels per day.
As of July 2025, California’s SCFS requires renewable fuel producers using specified source feedstocks to secure attestation letters reaching back to the point of origin. This marks a significant shift in compliance expectations.
CenterPoint Energy has signed an agreement with Dem-Con HZI Bioenergy LLC (DCHZI), to purchase renewable natural gas (RNG) created from Twin Cities' area food and yard waste. The DCHZI project is expected to be operational in 2027.
The public comment period on the U.S. EPA’s proposed rule to set 2026 and 2027 RFS RVOs and revise RFS regulations closed Aug. 8. Biofuel groups have largely expressed support for the proposal but also outlined several ways to improve the rulemaking.
The U.S. renewable fuels industry on Aug. 8 celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Renewable Fuel Standard. Federal lawmakers also marked the occasion with resolutions introduced in the House and Senate earlier this month.
Emvolon, an MIT spin-off that converts GHG emissions into carbon-negative fuels and chemicals, and Montauk Renewables Inc. on Aug. 6 announced a joint venture to develop multiple biogas-to-green methanol projects.
Evero, the low-carbon energy-from-waste wood company, has been selected by the U.K. government to enter negotiations to transform its Evero Ince Biomass plant into the nation's first bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) facility.
In celebration of World Biodiesel Day, MOL Group on Aug. 8 announced SAF was successfully produced for the first time at INA’s Rijeka Refinery during a pilot project to process biocomponent. Renewable diesel was also produced.
H2G Green Limited a leader in sustainable energy solutions, and its subsidiary Green Energy Investment Holding Private Limited, on July 30 announced a license agreement with Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR).
At the University of Missouri, plant biochemist Jay Thelen is using arabidopsis as a powerful model to explore ways to boost oil production — an important step toward creating more sustainable, plant-based energy sources.
Provectus Biofuels Inc. on July 30 announced the company has signed a letter of intent with the Town of Vegreville in Alberta to develop a biofuel facility that will convert wheat straw into renewable jet fuel (RJF).
Radco Industries, a leading manufacturer of high-performance heat transfer fluids, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with West Biofuels, a pioneer in renewable biomass energy technologies.
Iowa farmers have a new market opportunity for their 2025 soybean crop. Landus is expanding its Clean Fuel Regulation initiative, made possible by recent policy changes expected to increase Canada's demand for liquid biofuel.
Anaergia Inc. announced on Aug. 6 that its subsidiary, Anaergia S.r.l., signed the third contract with an entity owned by QGM S.á.r.l. to develop a new state-of-the-art biomethane production plant in Ostellato, northern Italy.
Topsoe, a leading global provider of advanced technology and solutions for the energy transition, has been selected as the renewable diesel technology partner for CountryMark’s Mount Vernon, Indiana refinery.
Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Jerry Moran, R-Kan., on July 31 announced the introduction of the Ag BIO Act. The legislation aims to update the USDA’s loan guarantee program to better support biorefining projects.
The U.S. exported 743,157.7 metric tons of wood pellets in June, down from 853,395.1 metric tons in May, but up from 740,326.9 metric tons in June 2024, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on Aug. 5.
XCF Global Inc. on Aug. 5announced it leverages Alfa Laval Inc. pretreatment technology at its New Rise Reno biorefinery, a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant located in Nevada. The pretreatment technology enhances feedstock flexibility at the plant.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins on Aug. 1 announced the opening of a 30-day public comment period for stakeholders to provide feedback on the department’s reorganization plan, as outlined in the memorandum released July 24.
Imperial Oil Ltd. on Aug. 1 confirmed it has completed construction and commissioning of its renewable diesel project at the Strathcona refinery near Edmonton, Alberta. The facility began producing renewable diesel in July.
PBF Energy Inc. on July 31 announced the St. Bernard Renewables facility averaged approximately 14,200 barrels per day of renewable diesel production during the second quarter of 2025. Production is expected to expand in Q3.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on July 31 pressed Derek Theurer, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as under secretary of the U.S. Department of Treasury, on the expected timeline for the release of 45Z guidance.
Anaergia Inc., through its subsidiary, Anaergia S.r.l., has signed an agreement with a subsidiary of Bioenerys to significantly increase the capacity and upgrade the capabilities of Bioenerys’ Moglia anaerobic digestion facility in Italy.
LG Chem and Enilive have taken a major step toward biofuels growth by breaking ground on Korea’s first hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plant in LG Chem’s Daesan Chemical Complex.
Ameresco Inc. on July 29 announced that its latest renewable natural gas (RNG) facility through its partnership with Republic Services has achieved commercial operation of a renewable gas facility located at the County Landfill in Dixon, Illinois.
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