Biomass Week - January 12, 2022

EPA delivers proposed rule on canola oil RFS fuel pathways to OMB The U.S. EPA on Jan. 10 delivered a proposed rule that aims to create canola oil fuel pathways under the RFS for renewable diesel, jet fuel, naphtha and liquid propane gas (LPG) to the White House Office of Management and Budget. READ MORE SHARE
USDA: US wood pellet exports expand in November The U.S. exported 764,259.6 metric tons of wood pellets in November, up from both 422,109.4 metric tons in October and 660,312.5 metric tons in November 2020, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on Jan. 6. READ MORE SHARE
	Report: Japan imports 3 million metric tons of pellets in 2021 Japan imported an estimated 3 million metric tons of wood pellets in 2021, up from 2.028 million in 2020, according to a report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s Global Agricultural Information Network in late December. READ MORE SHARE
ExxonMobil acquires stake in Biojet AS ExxonMobil has announced it is acquiring a 49.9 percent stake in Biojet AS, a Norwegian biofuels company that plans to convert forestry and wood-based construction waste into lower-emissions biofuels and biofuel components. READ MORE SHARE
Avfuel now supplying ACI Jet SNA with SAF Avfuel Corp. has announced the addition of ACI Jet (KSNA) to its list of branded FBOs now providing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The fuel supplier will provide the FBO with a consistent supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel. READ MORE SHARE
GESS RNG biogas USA LLC announces 4 projects GESS RNG Biogas USA LLC has announced four renewable natural gas (RNG) projects across the U.S., thanks in part to successful development of a proprietary swine manure collection process that allows swine manure to be fed into an anaerobic digester. READ MORE SHARE
Waga Energy announces first US RNG project Waga Energy is joining forces with Steuben County, New York, on a renewable natural gas (RNG) project at the county's Bath landfill. The RNG produced will be injected in the local grid and used as a biofuel to decarbonize mobility. READ MORE SHARE
Johnson Matthey launches HyCOgen technology for SAF production Johnson Matthey has launched an innovative technology – HyCOgen – designed to play a pivotal role in enabling the conversion of captured carbon dioxide (CO2) and green hydrogen into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). READ MORE SHARE
Auburn University wins funds for biofuel, bioplastics research Auburn University was recently awarded more than $1 million in research grants from the state of Alabama to support projects that aim to produce jet and diesel fuels from woody biomass and convert organic waste into biobased plastics. READ MORE SHARE
FutureMetrics paper discusses future pellet demand from Japan Japanese demand for wood pellets has grown rapidly over the past five years, with that demand primarily generated by small facilities. Moving forward, FutureMetrics is predicting that future increased demand will come from larger power stations. READ MORE SHARE
Greenlane Renewables signs 2 new system supply contracts Greenlane Renewables Inc. has signed two new biogas upgrading system supply contracts valued in total at $7.1 million (Canadian dollars) for separate renewable natural gas (RNG) projects in the U.S. and Brazil. READ MORE SHARE
UGI, Vertimass partner to produce renewable fuels UGI Corp. announced on Jan. 5 that it has entered into a 15-year agreement with California-based technology developer, Vertimass, to utilize their catalytic technology to produce renewable fuels from renewable ethanol in the U.S. and Europe. READ MORE SHARE