Biomass Week - July 5, 2023

Montauk Renewables to develop RNG facility in California Montauk Renewables Inc., through its subsidiary, Bowerman Power LFG LLC, on June 27 announced its planned development of a renewable natural gas (RNG) landfill gas project in Irvine, California, at the Frank R. Bowerman Landfill. READ MORE SHARE
Enviva breaks ground on Epes plant in Alabama Enviva in June held a ceremonial groundbreaking on its Epes pellet plant under development in Sumter County, Alabama. Construction began on the 1.1 million metric ton per year plant in July 2022. The facility is expected to begin operations in 2024. READ MORE SHARE
	Vertex announces first commercial sales of renewable diesel Vertex Energy Inc. on June 26 announced that the company has completed its first series of commercial sales transactions of renewable diesel (RD) from its recently completed biorefinery in Mobile, Alabama. READ MORE SHARE
EverGen awarded $10.5M by NRCan for RNG project EverGen Infrastructure Corp. has been awarded $10.5 million from Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan) Clean Fuels Fund to support the development of EverGen’s renewable natural gas (RNG) expansion at the Pacific Coast Renewables facility. READ MORE SHARE
Eni Sustainable Mobility, PBF energy announce closing of JV Eni Sustainable Mobility Spa and PBF Energy Inc. on June 28 announced the closing of a 50-50 joint venture partnership in St. Bernard Renewables LLC (SBR), an operating biorefinery co-located with PBF's Chalmette Refinery in Louisiana. READ MORE SHARE
On-farm RNG facility expands with DVO technology One of the world's largest on-farm biodigesters was recently unveiled in a public ribbon cutting, and DVO technology powers the heart of the facility. The site in Reynolds, Indiana, is operated by BioTown BioGas LLC. READ MORE SHARE
Strategic Biofuels selects SLB for carbon sequestration services Strategic Biofuels has entered into an agreement with SLB, a global technology company, to provide carbon sequestration services for for its Louisiana Green Fuels Project, supporting the production of deeply carbon-negative fuels. READ MORE SHARE
Prairie Clean Energy wins $1.1M for flax straw pellet project Prairie Clean Energy has been awarded a $1.1 million grant from the Mining Innovation Commercialization Accelerator Network for a project that will reduce GHG emissions by using flax straw pellets to help heat potash mines. READ MORE SHARE
Aemetis RNG production exceeds plan by 20% during Q2 Aemetis Inc. has announced that its Aemetis Biogas subsidiary is operating the Central Dairy Project production facilities 24 hours per day, seven days per week, and exceeded the RNG production plan by approximately 20 percent during Q2 2023. READ MORE SHARE
DOE, Sunvapor, Oberon Fuels test solar steam, battery technology The U.S. Department of Energy is funding a demonstration of Sunvapor’s solar steam and thermal battery technology to further lower the Carbon Intensity (CI) of the renewable dimethyl ether (DME) produced by Oberon Fuels. READ MORE SHARE
Astra Energy announces strategic partnership with Phambili A subsidiary of Astra Energy Inc. is partnering with Phambili USA to combine total waste processing utilizing Regreen Technologies Inc.’s energy pellets with the Phambili conversion unit to produce SAF and other products. READ MORE SHARE
Canadian SAF organization launches SAF roadmap The Canadian Council for Sustainable Aviation Fuels launched a roadmap detailing its policy framework, its priority actions, and the next steps to ensure that the Canadian aviation sector remains competitive as it transitions to a net-zero future. READ MORE SHARE