
ORNL’s John Field provided expertise on sustainable biomass feedstock potential for a new report focused on the role of the bioeconomy in U.S. decarbonization strategies. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy
July 3, 2024
BY Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Advertisement
Advertisement
XCF Global Inc. on Oct. 20 announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a renewable fuel production facility in Paramount, California through a newly formed subsidiary of XCF, New Rise Renewables Paramount LLC.
The USDA on Oct. 19 announced plans to launch a new Harvest Fuel Relief program to provide $8 billion to U.S. farmers to help offset high fuel costs. The one-time payments will be funded through the USDA’s CCC and administered by the FSA.
The ASEAN Centre for Energy and Airbus have signed MOU) establishing a three-year cooperation program to support the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
The IATA, Airbus, and Accenture released a SAF Environmental Attribute Certificate (EAc) Market study which estimates that corporate purchases could support between 1 million and 1.9 million metric tons of SAF by 2030.
Researchers at Penn State have found that mixing manure with plant biomass can increase methane production — which is necessary for biogas — and improve the economic feasibility of farm-scale anaerobic digestion.