Biomass Week - April 26, 2023

Regan discusses E15 waivers, biomass-based diesel RVOs at hearing Members of the House Ag Committee grilled EPA Administrator Michael Regan on the agency’s low proposed RFS RVOs for biomass-based diesel, delays in implementing year-round E15 waivers, and GHG tailpipe emission standards during an April 19 hearing. READ MORE SHARE
Debt ceiling plan targets SAF, clean fuels, biofuel tax credits The looming battle over the U.S. debt ceiling could result in the repeal of the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), clean fuels, clean hydrogen and renewable diesel/biodiesel tax credits, along with the scaling back of the 45Q tax credit for CCS. READ MORE SHARE
	EPA: 1.91 billion RINs generated in March The U.S. EPA has released data showing nearly 1.91 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in March, up from 1.82 billion generated during the same period of last year. Total RIN generation for the first quarter of 2023 reached 3.63 billion. READ MORE SHARE
ADM: New soybean crushing facility to be operational in Q3 Juan Luciano, chairman and CEO of Archer Daniels Midland Co., confirmed that the company’s soybean crushing facility in Spiritwood, North Dakota, is scheduled to come online in time for the 2023 harvest during a Q1 earning call, held April 25. READ MORE SHARE
Airbus Canada, Pratt & Whitney Canada collaborate on SAF Airbus Canada, Pratt & Whitney Canada, a business unit of Pratt & Whitney, and SAF+ Consortium on April 21 announced a new initiative to collaborate on next-generation sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), supported by the Government of Quebec. READ MORE SHARE
Calumet: Montana Renewables reaches new operational milestone Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P. on April 18 announce that its Montana Renewables subsidiary has achieved design throughput capacity at its renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) biorefinery in Great Falls, Montana. READ MORE SHARE
	EIA: Densified biomass fuel production at 910,000 tons in January The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released data showing U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 910,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in January, with sales reaching 650,000 tons. READ MORE SHARE
West Biofuels breaks ground on California bioenergy plant West Biofuels LLC has broken gournd on a critically needed 3-megawatt (MW) bioenergy plant in Burney, California, that will convert forest waste and sustainably sourced wood to renewable electricity, heat, and biochar. READ MORE SHARE
Neste supplies SAF to Air Canada Neste and Air Canada are expanding their collaboration with an additional supply of 2.5 million gallons of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel. The SAF will help fuel the airline’s flights from the San Francisco International Airport. READ MORE SHARE
Walmart teams with Cummins, Chevron to debut RNG engine Walmart is debuting a15-liter compressed natural gas engine that will be incorporated into its private fleet. The X15N engine is supplied by Cummins and fueled by Chevron with compressed natural gas (CNG) linked to renewable natural gas (RNG) READ MORE SHARE
European Parliament takes action to promote the use of SAF The European Parliament on April 18 voted 463 to 117 to implement a revision to the European Union’s Emissions Trading System that will phase out free allowances for the aviation sector by 2026 and promote the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). READ MORE SHARE
Delta, Shell Aviation announce SAF agreement to fuel LAX hub Delta will purchase up to 10 million gallons of neat SAF from Shell Aviation over a two-year period for use at its hub at Los Angeles International Airport. This will increase the global airline’s SAF commitments to over 200 million gallons. READ MORE SHARE