Biomass Week - September 22, 2021

Shell sets goal to produce 2 million tons of SAF annually Royal Dutch Shell plc on Sept. 20 announced its ambition to produce around 2 million metric tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) a year by 2025. It also aims to have at least 10 percent of its global aviation fuel sales as SAF by 2030. READ MORE SHARE
Drax: Construction starts on second Arkansas pellet plant Drax Group has started construction on the second of three satellite pellet plants in Arkansas, the company announced Sept. 20. The faciltiy, located in Russellville, Arkansas, is expected to begin commerical operations in 2022. READ MORE SHARE
	EPA: 1.7 billion RINs generated in August More than 1.7 billion renewable identification numbers (RINs) were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in August, up from 1.6 billion generated during the same period of last year, according to data released by the U.S. EPA on Sept. 16. READ MORE SHARE
Kinder Morgan, Neste partner on renewable fuels logistics project Kinder Morgan Inc. is partnering with Neste to create a premier domestic raw material storage and logistics hub in the United States, supporting increased production of renewable diesel, SAF and renewable feedstock for polymers and chemicals. READ MORE SHARE
UGI, CalBio, Sevana Bioenergy partner on South Dakota RNG project MBL Bioenergy LLC announced Sept. 16 that it has entered into definitive agreements to develop several clusters of dairy farm digester projects to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) from multiple farms in South Dakota. READ MORE SHARE
ADM, LG Chem sign MOU for lactic acid, polylactic acid LG Chem and ADM announced Sept. 14 that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore U.S.-based production of lactic acid to meet growing demand for a wide variety of plant-based products, including bioplastics. READ MORE SHARE
Greenlane Renewables signs contract for Colorado RNG project Greenlane Biogas North America Ltd. has signed with Green Impact Partners, through its EPC contractor, a biogas upgrading system supply agreement for $6.1 million (US$4.8 million) for a RNG project in Colordao. READ MORE SHARE
UK to launch fourth round of CfD energy scheme U.K. has announced the fourth round of its Contracts for Difference (CfD) energy scheme. Landfill gas, sewage gas, energy-from-waste with CHP, large-scale anaerobic digestion, and dedicated biomass with CHP are among the eliglbe technologies. READ MORE SHARE
EIA releases renewable diesel, SAF capacity data The EIA on Sept. 3 for the first time released U.S. capacity data for biorefineries that produce renewable diesel, renewable heating oil, renewable jet fuel, renewable naphtha and gasoline, and “other" renewable fuels and intermeidate products. READ MORE SHARE
EPA’s OIG to audit agency oversight of RFS RIN market The U.S. EPA’s Office of Inspector General on Sept. 17 announced its intent to begin fieldwork on an audit of the agency’s oversight of the Renewable Fuel Standard renewable identification number (RIN) market. READ MORE SHARE