Biomass Week - November 17, 2021

House hearing focuses on biofuels, the renewable economy The House Ag Committee’s Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit on Nov. 16 hosted a hearing on the renewable economy. The event featured testimony on the importance of biofuels, the RFS, year-round E15, and biobased products. READ MORE SHARE
Buttigieg launches US Aviation Climate Action Plan Increasing the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) is one component of the U.S. Aviation Climate Action Plan unveiled on Nov. 9 by U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg at the UN Climate Change Conference. READ MORE SHARE
	IRENA: Global bioenergy jobs at 3.52 million in 2020 Bioenergy accounted for approximately 3.52 million of the 12 million global renewable energy jobs in 2020, according to an annual jobs report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in late October. READ MORE SHARE
Clean Energy, bp broaden joint venture focused on RNG Clean Energy Fuels Corp. and bp on Nov. 11 announced that its renewable natural gas (RNG) joint venture will build on previously announced plans to finance and develop new projects at dairy farms, starting in the Midwest. READ MORE SHARE
Enerkem produces SAF from forest biomass Enerkem has announced a major breakthrough in converting carbon from forest biomass into SAF using its proprietary thermochemical process. The milestone was achieved at Enerkem's Innovation Centre in Westbury, Quebec. READ MORE SHARE
Aemetis announces progress with low-carbon fuel initiatives Representatives of Aemetis Inc. discussed progress with the company’s biogas, ethanol, cellulosic biofuel and carbon capture and storage (CCS) initiatives during a third quarter earnings call, held Nov. 11. READ MORE SHARE
Gevo provides update of proposed Net-Zero 1 project Officials from Gevo Inc. discussed progress on the development of the company’s proposed Net-Zero 1 biorefinery during a Q3 earnings call. The facility will be located in Lake Preston, South Dakota, and produce 45 MMgy of renewable hydrocarbons. READ MORE SHARE
Enchanted Rock announces net-zero microgrids using RNG Enchanted Rock, the leading provider of electrical resiliency microgrids announced on Nov. 10 that its customers now have the option to choose renewable natural gas (RNG) to achieve net-zero or negative carbon emissions. READ MORE SHARE
Velocys announces SAF offtake agreements with Southwest, IAG Velocys plc on Nov. 10 announced two separate off-take agreements with Southwest Airlines Co. and International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. for SAF to be produced at the company’s proposed Bayou Fuels biorefinery in Natchez, Mississippi. READ MORE SHARE
OPAL Fuels, Paloma Dairy celebrate opening of RNG project OPAL Fuels LLC on Nov. 10 celebrated the ribbon cutting ceremony of its new Sunoma Renewable Natural Gas Facility at Paloma Dairy in Gila Bend, Arizona. The facility will produce 1.6 million gasoline gallon equivalents of renewable vehicle fuel. READ MORE SHARE
First Airbus helicopter flight with 100% SAF An Airbus H225 has performed the first ever helicopter flight with 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) powering one of the Safran Makila 2 engines. The flight took place at the company’s headquarters in Marignane, France. READ MORE SHARE
Bioenergy Devo closes on $100 million in new capital Bioenergy Devco has secured $100 million in financing from funds managed by Irradiant Partners. The capital will support the development of multiple anaerobic digestion facilities to drive sustainable organic waste recycling and reduce GHG emissions. READ MORE SHARE