
Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb.
May 22, 2026
BY Office of Gov. Pete Ricketts
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Mayekawa USA Inc. and Unconventional Gas Solutions have announced the successful completion and delivery of a biogas upgrading system at Novilla RNG’s new Bellevue RNG facility, which is located in northern Vermont.
Through a $50,000 grant from the Drax Foundation, Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges is expanding educational access and strengthening STEM and advanced manufacturing pathways by providing 25 scholarships for students.
SkyKraft, the joint venture between SkyNRG and the Swedish power company Skellefteå Kraft, has been awarded approximately EUR 21 million from the Swedish Energy Agency’s Industriklivet Initiative to support the development of an eSAF project.
More than 1.93 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in April, up 3% when compared to the same month of last year, according to data released by the U.S. EPA on May 21. Total RIN generation for the first four months of 2026 reached 7.51 billion.
The U.S. EPA on May 21 published data showing one new small refinery exemption (SRE) petition was filed under the RFS during the past month. The agency also changed the status of two compliance year 2024 SRE petitions from “ineligible” to “pending.”