If you attended the annual International Biomass Conference and Expo in Richmond, Virginia, last month, you were among the first to learn that the Biomass Power Association has changed its name to the American Biomass Energy Association
A new player in the wood pellet industry, Peak Renewables has fired up its Dothan, Alabama, plant, with more projects in the works.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration currently expects renewables to account for 24% of U.S. electricity generation this year, increasing to 25% in 2025, according to the agency’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released April 9.
New Rise Renewables on April 9 announced work is underway to convert its existing renewable diesel plant located near Reno, Nevada, to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). SAF production is currently expected to commence this summer.
Ethanol Producer Magazine announced the keynote speakers for the 2024 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW) being held June 10-12, 2024 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Alliance for Green Heat is making over $1 million available to expand and connect the nation’s network of firewood banks thanks to a grant from the USDA Forest Service made possible by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Raven SR Inc. on April 2 announced key board additions and an executive promotion, coupled with securing $15 million in new investments, positioning the company for further growth and innovation in the clean energy sector.
Aemetis allocated $10.5 Million IRA Section 48C Tax Credits by DOE and IRS for biofuels plant efficiency projects
By Aemetis Inc.
April 09, 2024
Aemetis Inc. has announced that it received an allocation of $10.5 million of Inflation Reduction Act tax credits by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Internal Revenue Service under the first phase of IRA Section 48C awards.
The University of Missouri’s FAPRI in March released a report featuring 10-year baseline projections for U.S. agricultural markets that predicts renewable diesel and SAF production will grow over the next decade while biodiesel production declines.
CE+P partners with Booker Tate on sugarcane, ethanol production
By Erin Voegele
April 08, 2024
California Ethanol + Power on April 3 announced that Booker Tate Ltd. will help guide sugarcane cultivation plans for Sugar Valley Energy, a proposed bioenergy project in California that is expected to produce ethanol, biogas, power and SAF.
Ameresco Inc. has entered a $140 million contract to develop and construct an advanced technology biogas cogeneration facility for the Sacramento Area Sewer District located at the EchoWater Resource Recovery Facility near Elk Grove, California.
The Startup World Cup, the world’s largest startup pitch competition, will select one winner from Pitch Day at the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo to compete in the Startup World Cup Finale.
Village Farms International Inc. on April 3 announced that operations have started at the Delta renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility in British Columbia. The project was developed in partnership with Atlanta-based Terreva Renewables.
World Fuel Services will supply the U.K. Ministry of Defence with 5.15 million liters of aviation fuel. The supplied fuel is blended with approximately 40% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), sourced from Neste.
Technip Energies and LanzaTech Global Inc. were selected by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations to begin award negotiations for up to $200 million funding to support project SECURE.
The U.S. exported 696,692.9 metric tons of wood pellets in February, down from 742,824.6 metric tons in January, but up from 632,043.8 metric tons in February 2023, according to data released by the USDA on April 4.
In its March Petroleum Supply Monthly, the U.S. Energy Information Administration introduced data on the interregional movement of renewable diesel. With the new data, the EIA now captures most of the renewable diesel movements to the West Coast.
Avina has announced plans to develop a 120 MMgy SAF facility in the Midwest that will utilize alcohol-to-jet production technology. The company has already entered into long-term supply agreements for low-CI ethanol.
Gevo Inc. announced on April 1 that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Gevo NW Iowa RNG LLC (Gevo RNG), has remarketed the previously issued and currently outstanding Iowa Finance Authority Solid Waste Facility Revenue Bonds.
Japan-based Renova Inc. on March 28 announced its 75-megawatt (MW) Ishinomaki Hibarino Biomass Power Plant has commenced operations. The facility is fueled by wood pellets and palm kernel shells (PKS).
A sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in the U.K. under development by LanzaTech U.K. Ltd., a subsidiary of LanzaTech Global Inc., is moving forward following an approval issued by the Neath Port Talbot Council’s Planning Committee on March 26.
SYSADVANCE North American has been selected to supply its Methagen AD 1200F biogas upgrading system to a project in Texas that will process both landfill gas and biogas from a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP).
Ryanair on March 28 announced that it has purchased 1,000 metric tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Shell. That volume of SAF is enough to fuel over 200 flights from Stansted to Madrid.
Phillips 66 on April 1 announced that its Rodeo refinery in San Francisco has commenced commercial production of renewable diesel. The facility is expected to begin producing SAF components during the second quarter of this year.
The RFA is urging federal officials to use a 30-year time frame to account for LUC emissions as they work to complete the upcoming 40BSAF-GREET model, which will be used to calculate emissions reductions for the SAF tax credit.
The U.S. EPA has rescheduled a planned webinar on the biogas regulatory reform rule (BRRR) provisions of the Renewable Fuel Standard program. The webinar, originally scheduled for April 4, will now take place April 12 from 11:00-3:30 p.m. ET.
Japan Petroleum Expansion Co. Ltd. (JAPEX) on March 29 announced that the initial 25,000-metric-ton shipment of wood pellets that will be used to fuel the Ozu Biomass Power Plant arrived at the Nagahama Port on March 25.
The USDA On March 28 awarded more than $120 million through the Rural Energy for America Program to 541 projects spanning 44 states. Several bioenergy projects are among those selected to receive funding.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration on April 1 opened a $269 million funding opportunity under its Airport Improvement Program. SAF infrastructure projects are among those eligible for the funding.
U.S. biofuels operable production capacity was unchanged in January, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on March 29. Total feedstock consumption was down when compared to the previous month.
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