June 10, 2026
BY Erin Krueger
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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.
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.
Pure Data Centres Group on June 3 announced it has completed Europe’s first large-scale cross-border biomethane purchase for a data center, transferring 9GWh of certified German biomethane to the Irish gas network over a seven-day period.
Earlier this year, the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) launched a major study to examine the sustainable fuel options for aviation, international shipping, long-haul trucking, and freight rail. The two-year study will be complete in 2028.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on June 4 confirmed that release of the USDA’s feedstock guidelines to inform 45Z clean fuel production credit implementation “is imminent” with release scheduled for “this summer.”