Biomass Week - December 15, 2021

OMB reveals expected timeline for post-2022 RFS rule, other rules The Biden administration has signaled its intent to publish a proposed rule setting RFS RVOs for 2023 and beyond next spring. A variety of other rulemakings impacting biofuel producers are also scheduled taken up by federal agencies in the near-term. READ MORE SHARE
Drax contracts to supply 2.8M tons of pellets to third parties Drax has announced that its subsidiary, Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc., has agreed to acquire the pellet sales contract book of Pacific BioEnergy Corp., adding 2.8 million metric tons of orders for counterparties in Japan and Europe. READ MORE SHARE
	Agenda released for International Biomass Conference & Expo Biomass Magazine has released the agenda for the 15th Annual International Biomass Conference & Expo taking place March 14-16, 2022 at the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center in Jacksonville, Florida. READ MORE SHARE
Verbio commences operations at Iowa biorefinery Verbio announced on Dec. 8 it has commenced production of RNG at its biorefinery in Nevada, Iowa. The company acquired the former cellulosic ethanol plant from DuPont in 2018. The facility is producing RNG from corn straw using Verbio technology. READ MORE SHARE
USDA: US wood pellet exports down in October The U.S. exported 422,109.4 metric tons of wood pellets in October, down from both 690,515.4 metric tons the previous month and 624,359.4 metric tons in October 2020, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on Dec. 7. READ MORE SHARE
Gevo inks renewable fuels supply agreement with Kolmar Gevo Inc. and Kolmar Americas Inc. have entered into a financeable fuel supply agreement for 45 million gallons per year (on a neat basis) of renewable, energy-dense liquid hydrocarbons that are expected to be produced Gevo's second Net-Zero plant. READ MORE SHARE
Amp Americas announces 2 acquisitions Amp Americas II LLC has announced the expansion of its dairy renewable natural gas (RNG) and electricity assets portfolio with two major acquisitions that tripled the size of its carbon-negative fuels portfolio. READ MORE SHARE
Sinclair selects ARA’s HCU Pretreat for renewable diesel project Applied Research Associates Inc. is licensing its patented Hydrothermal Cleanup feedstock pretreatment technology (HCU Pretreat) to Sinclair Wyoming Refining Co. for a renewable feedstock pretreatment unit at Sinclair's refinery in Wyoming. READ MORE SHARE
Feinstein urges EPA to update feedstock eligibility under RFS Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on Dec. 7 sent a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan urging the agency to revise the RFS to allow biomass harvested from federal land as part of wildfire mitigation efforts to be an eligible feedstock. READ MORE SHARE
GESS RNG Biogas USA acquires RNG projects, announces partnerships GESS RNG Biogas USA has announce the acquisition of numerous existing and planned RNG production plants from plants from partner GESS International NC. The company has also announced partnerships with BioWorks Energy and Cyclum Renewables LLC. READ MORE SHARE
CVR Energy selects Honeywell technology for Coffeyville refinery Honeywell today announced that a CVR Energy Inc. subsidiary has selected Honeywell UOP Ecofining technology to study conversion of seed oils, tallow and white/yellow greases into renewable diesel fuel at its facility in Coffeyville, Kansas. READ MORE SHARE
Biofuel groups ask Congress to clarify SAF credit Growth Energy, NBB, NATSO and SIGMA on Dec. 9 asked Congressional leaders to exclude fuels made by co-processing biomass with petroleum at oil refineries from proposed sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) tax incentives. READ MORE SHARE