Biomass Week - March 29, 2023

Regan discusses RFS RVOs, E15 waiver during Senate hearing Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., pressed U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan on the agency’s proposed biomass-based diesel RFS RVOs and its delayed action on a Midwest E15 petition during a March 22 Senate committee hearing. READ MORE SHARE
GAO: Federal agencies should track progress toward SAF goals The U.S. Government Accountability Office on March 27 issued a report that includes recommendations on how three federal agencies can track progress related to the Biden administration’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge. READ MORE SHARE
	2023 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo releases agenda Ethanol Producer Magazine announced this week the preliminary agenda for the 2023 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW) taking place June 12-14, 2023 at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska. READ MORE SHARE
CIB provides $277 loan to Varennes Carbon Recycling project The Canadian Infrastructure Bank on March 27 awarded a $277 million loan to a joint-venture partnership between Shell, Suncor, Proman and the government of Quebec that will enable construction of a biorefinery based on Enerkem technology. READ MORE SHARE
ITA’s renewable energy advisory committee to meet April 4 The U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration has announced its Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee will hold a hybrid meeting on April 4 in Washington, D.C. READ MORE SHARE
Montauk Renewables to develop RNG project in South Carolina Montauk Renewables Inc. has announced its planned entrance into South Carolina with the development of a new landfill gas-to-RNG facility located with the state. The 900 MMBtu per day project is expected to be complete in mid-2024. READ MORE SHARE
	Hawaiian Airlines, Gevo enter into SAF sales agreement Hawaiian Airlines on March 23 announced that it has reached an agreement with biofuel company Gevo Inc. to purchase 50 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) over five years with deliveries expected to begin in 2029. READ MORE SHARE
BioTown Biogas activates digester, processing facility in Indiana BioTown Biogas on March 22 celebrated the commissioning of its on-farm biodigester in Reynolds, Indiana. The project will convert food waste, dairy manure, beef manure and other agricultural waste into RNG and renewable electric power. READ MORE SHARE
Alaska Airlines partners with Shell Aviation to expand SAF market Alaska Airlines has announced an agreement with Shell Aviation to expand the SAF market beyond a standard fuel supply agreement. The agreement addresseses technology, infrastructure, carbon accounting and policy suport. READ MORE SHARE
EPA approves D5 fuel pathway for Martinez biorefinery The U.S. EPA in March approved a fuel pathway filed by Martinez Renewables LLC that will allow the California-based biorefinery to generate D5 RINs under the RFS for LPG made from biogenic waste FOG via a hydrotreating process. READ MORE SHARE
Judge rejects attack on bioenergy in North Carolina A North Carolina administrative law judge has rejected a challenge to a general permit issued by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) authorizing the construction and operation of methane digesters for animal waste management. READ MORE SHARE
Scoular invests in oilseed crush facility to serve biofuel market Scoular has announced it will recommission the former sunflower crush plant outside of Goodland, Kansas, that it purchased in 2021. The company will retrofit the facility to crush soybeans and canola for use as renewable diesel and SAF feedstock. READ MORE SHARE