Biomass Week - January 27, 2021

Biden administration reviews ACE rule, delayed landfill gas regs The U.S. EPA’s long-stalled implementation of landfill emissions regulations, the repeal of the Clean Power Plan, and the SAFE Vehicles Rule are three of the many federal regulations that are set to be reviewed by the Biden administration. READ MORE SHARE
EPA: 18.26 billion RINs generated in 2020 under RFS Nearly 18.26 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in 2020, down from 19.81 billion generated in 2019, according to data published by the U.S. EPA. Total RIN generation for December was at 1.69 billion, down from 1.79 billion in December 2019. READ MORE SHARE
	2021 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo moves to July BBI International has announced that the 2021 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo, the ethanol industry's largest conference, will be held July 13-15 in Minneapolis. The event was originally scheduled to be held in mid-June. READ MORE SHARE
Legislation introduced to establish CFS in New Mexico Legislation introduced in New Mexico on Jan. 19 aims to establish a Clean Fuel Standard within the state. The bill is supported by New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham, the Low Carbon Fuels Coalition, and the Biotechnology Innovation Organization. READ MORE SHARE
Boeing to deliver airplanes ready to fly on 100% sustainable fuel Boeing is setting an ambitious target to advance the long-term sustainability of commercial aviation, committing that its commercial airplanes are capable and certified to fly on 100 percent sustainable aviation fuels by 2030. READ MORE SHARE
Proposed wood pellet plant in Australia awarded $5.5M grant Australia-based Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers has been awarded a $5.5 million bushfire recovery grant from the Australian government to support the development of a biomass pellet plant and small-scale biomass power plant. READ MORE SHARE
Velocys: Shell withdraws from sustainable aviation fuel project Velocys announced on Jan. 18 that Shell International Petroleum Co. Ltd. will no longer participate in the development of the Altalto Immingham project, a proposed 20 MMgy sustainable aviation fuel production facility under development in the U.K. READ MORE SHARE
USDA, DOE announce appointments to senior posts The USDA and U.S. Department of Energy on Jan. 21 announced appointments to several senior posts, including USDA undersecretary for Rural Development and chief of staff for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at DOE. READ MORE SHARE
Preem plant increases production of renewable diesel by 40% Following a redevelopment of Preem's Green Hydro Treater plant in Gothenburg, Sweden, the plant's production capacity of renewable diesel is increased by 40 percent. For the first time, the GHT plant is able to produce 100 percent renewables. READ MORE SHARE
BCCK, Archaea Energy sign contract for landfill gas project BCCK Holding Co. has signed an agreement with Archaea Energy to provide a 13,700 SCFM Style IV NiTech nitrogen rejection unit (NRU) to a large-scale, high-BTU landfill gas-to-energy project in Pennsylvania. READ MORE SHARE