University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
August 16, 2017
BY University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
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XCF Global Inc. on Aug. 27 addressed current dynamics across North American fuel markets as U.S. refiners face tighter crude slates following recent production pullbacks and maintenance across Canadian oil sands facilities.
ORLEN has secured certification under the Oil and Gas Institute’s KZR INiG sustainability scheme for the co-hydrotreatment of biobased feedstocks at its Płock refinery. The facility can process 100,000 metric tons of biobased feedstocks annually.
U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 930,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in May, according to the U.S. EIA’s Monthly Densified Biomass Fuels Report. Sales of densified biomass fuel reached 900,000 tons during the month.
The Ontario government is investing over $2.1 million in four projects to increase forest sector competitiveness and drive innovative uses for mill by-products and underused wood known as forest biomass.
The U.S EPA released updated RIN data on Aug. 20, reporting that 2.12 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in July, up more than 4% when compared to July 2025. Total RIN generation for the first seven months of the year reached 14.19 billion.