
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
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North Sea Port has announced LanzaTech’s will develop Europe’s first commercial plant for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) based on alcohol-to-jet technology at its site in Ghent, Belgium. The facility will also produce renewable diesel.
The U.S. EIA increased its forecast for 2026 renewable diesel production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released May 12. The 2026 forecasts for biodiesel and other biobased diesel fuels, which includes SAF, were maintained.
The USDA expects soybean oil use in biofuel production to expand significantly during the 2026-’27 marketing year, according to the agency’s latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released May 12.
Calumet Inc. on May 8 confirmed that the MaxSAF expansion at its Montana Renewables facility was completed on time and on budget. The facility has resumed operations and now has the capacity to produce 150 MMgy of SAF.
Gevo Inc. on May 7 confirmed the company has received nonbinding indications of interest from multiple parties regarding efforts to finance its proposed AtJ project in North Dakota. Efforts to boost ethanol production capacity are also progressing.