
Fulcrum BioEnergy in 2022 announced production had commenced at its Sierra Biofuels plant near Reno, Nevada. / SOURCE: Fulcrum BioEnergy
September 16, 2024
BY Erin Voegele
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Anaergia Inc. has begun deliveries to Southwest Gas Corp.’s distribution system. This marks the first delivery of renewable natural gas (RNG) in California under the state’s Biomethane Procurement Program.
Compliance credits for biomass-based diesel and ethanol have doubled in value since the start of this year. The credits, known as RINs, have increased in price, mostly because of higher U.S. biofuel blending targets.
Renewables are expected to account for 26% of U.S. electricity generation in 2026, increasing to 27% in 2027, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released June 9.
The U.S. EIA maintained its 2026 and 2027 production forecasts for renewable diesel in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released June 9. The production outlooks for “other biofuels,” defined to include SAF, were also maintained.
Twelve on June 10 opened AirPlant One, the first commercial-scale facility in the United States to produce E-Jet fuel – a power-to-liquid (PtL), drop-in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from CO2 and renewable electricity – and E-Naphtha.