CVR Energy Inc. released Q4 results on Feb. 20, reporting that the feedstock pretreatment unit at its Wynnewood refinery in Oklahoma is mechanically complete. The company is also continuing to evaluate projects to add SAF capacity at two refineries.
PBF Energy Inc. released fourth quarter financial results on Feb. 15, reporting that the company’s St. Bernard Renewables (SBR) facility produced approximately 12,000 barrels per day of renewable diesel during the three-month period.
Ameresco Inc. on Feb. 20 announced that it achieved commercial operation at its landfill gas to RNG plant at Republic Services’ Brickyard Landfill in Danville, Illinois. The facility has a gross nameplate of over 500,000 dekatherms per year.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. on Feb. 14 announced the completion of its latest RNG facility in Marshall County, Iowa. The Marshall Ridge Dairy project is expected to produce 1.7 million gallons of low carbon-intensity RNG annually.
More than 1.89 billion renewable identification numbers (RINs) were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in January, up from 1.76 billion generated during the same month of 2023, according to a data released by the U.S. EPA on Feb. 15.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced the successful completion and operational launch of its latest renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility at Tri-Cross Dairy in Viborg, South Dakota.
Total U.S. biofuel operatable production capacity was up slightly in November, with gains for ethanol, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Jan. 31. Total feedstock consumption was down slightly from October.
Phillips 66 on Jan. 31 confirmed that the renewables conversion of its Rodeo, California, refinery is nearing completion. The facility will shut down crude oil operations in February and is expected to begin producing renewable fuels during Q1 2024.
Enerkem announced on Jan. 30 that it will be retiring its Enerkem Alberta Biofuels plant in Edmonton. The company said the facility has achieved its main objective of completing the scale-up of Enerkem’s industry-leading technology.
Vertex Energy Inc. on Jan. 23 released an operational update, reporting that the renewable diesel production unit at its refinery in Mobile, Alabama, produced approximately 3,900 barrels per day during the fourth quarter of 2023.
Praj inaugurates SAF demonstration facility in India
January 27, 2024
Praj on Jan. 20 inaugurated its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) demonstration plant at its research and development center in Pune, India. The plant utilizes a propriety SAF production technology developed by the company.
LanzaJet on Jan. 24 celebrated the grand opening of its ethanol-to-SAF biorefinery. The LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels facility, located in Soperton, Georgia, has the capacity to produce 10 MMgy of advanced biofuels,
EPA data shows clean fuels industry’s record growth
By Clean Fuels Alliance America
January 23, 2024
The U.S. EPA’s 2023 RFS data shows that U.S. production of biomass-based diesel – including biodiesel, renewable diesel, SAF, and heating oil – reached 4 billion gallons in 2023, according to Clean Fuels Alliance America.
U.S. operable biofuels production capacity expanded in October, with gains for both renewable diesel and biodiesel, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Dec. 29. Feedstock consumption was also up.
EverGen Infrastructure Corp. announces the successful completion of the Fraser Valley Biogas expansion and the delivery of first gas injection. The facility is now expected to produce 160,000 gigajoules of RNG annually.
More than 1.99 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in November, up from 1.95 billion generated during the same period of last year. Total RIN generation for the first 11 months of 2023 reached 21.55 billion.
CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange on Dec. 14 released a report focused on forces that will shape the U.S. rural economy next year. The report predicts that both ethanol producers and soybean crushers will benefit from rising demand for biofuels in 2024.
Neste has completed the strategic study launched in September 2022, and begins a gradual transformation of its crude oil refinery in Porvoo, Finland into a leading renewable and circular solutions refining hub.
SAF Magazine in collaboration with CAAFI, has announced the 2024 North American SAF Conference & Expo will take place Sept. 11-13, 2024, in St. Paul, Minnesota. The event is accepting abstract submissions through May 10.
Green Impact Partners Inc. has received approval from the Alberta government for construction and operation of the Future Energy Park, a biorefinery that will produce RNG, low-carbon ethanol and wet distillers grains.
Walker Industries announced that its Niagara RNG facility has reached final stages of commissioning, making it the largest RNG project in Ontario. The project is expected to reduce GHG emissions by 48,000 metric tons annually.
Swedish fuel company Preem on Nov. 27 announced it will invest SEK 5.5 billion ($532.82 million) to convert its refinery in Lysekil, Sweden, to produce renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The U.S. EPA on Nov. 16 released updated RIN data, reporting that nearly 2.11 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in October, up from 1.81 billion generated during the same month of last year.
Aemetis expects to secure the authority to construct air permit for its proposed SAF/RD project in early 2024, according statements made during a Q3 earnings call. Company officials also discussed ongoing biogas, ethanol, biodiesel and CCS projects.
SATORP, platform jointly owned by Aramco (62.5 percent) and TotalEnergies (37.5 percent), has for the first time in the MENA region successfully converted used cooking oil through coprocessing into ISCC+ certified SAF.
CVR Energy Inc. processed a record volume of renewable feedstock at its Wynnewood refinery during Q4. The facility’s feedstock pretreatment unit is nearing mechanical completion and CVR is continuing to evaluate the possibility of producing SAF.
U.S. biofuels operable production capacity was up slightly in August, with a small gain for ethanol, according to data released by the U.S. EIA on Oct. 31. Feedstock consumption was down slightly from the previous month.
Nearly 1.95 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in September, up from 1.73 billion generated during the same month of 2022, according to data released by the U.S. EPA. Total RIN generation for the first nine months of 2023 was at 17.41 billion.
The patented Remedial Biomass Solution technology is designed to significantly increase revenue for biomass and forestry product producers, while reducing the cost of operations.
Tidewater Renewables on Nov. 9 confirmed that its 3,000-barrel-per-day renewable diesel complex in Prince George, British Columbia, produced its first renewable diesel on Oct. 22 and as of Nov. 7 had progressed to commercial operations.
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