Biomass Week - April 20, 2022

Senate bill aims to improve parity for renewable diesel, SAF Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on April 7 introduced legislation that aims to improve data reporting for renewable diesel and SAF, incentivize their production, and eliminate unnecessary labeling regulations. READ MORE SHARE
EPA opens public comment period on canola oil fuel pathway rule The U.S. EPA on April 18 officially opened a 30-day public comment period on its proposed rule to approve RFS fuel pathways for renewable diesel, jet fuel, heating oil, naphtha and LPG produced from canola oil via a hydrotreating process. READ MORE SHARE
	National Carbon Capture Conference & Expo to be held Nov. 8-9 Carbon Capture Magazine's National Carbon Capture Conference & Expo will be held in Des Moines, Iowa at the Iowa Event Center on Nov. 8-9, 2022. Speaker presentation abstracts are being accepted through July 8. READ MORE SHARE
DOE BETO works to reduce methane emissions from waste streams In celebration of Earth Day 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) is on April 20 hosting a webinar titled “Promising Approaches for Reducing Methane Emissions in the United States.” READ MORE SHARE
Renewable diesel, SAF biorefinery under development in Australia The Queensland, Australia, government on April 13 announced Australia-based Oceania Biofuels is developing a proposed 350 MMly (92.46 MMgy) renewable diesel and SAF biorefinery in Gladstone, a city located on the eastern coast of Queensland. READ MORE SHARE
Carbon Capture Coalition comments on CEQ’s CCUS guidance document A public comment period on the White House Council on Environmental Quality’s interim guidance on carbon capture, utilization and sequestration closed on April 18. The Carbon Capture Coalition is among the groups that weighed in on the guidance. READ MORE SHARE
OSTP improves the federal definition of ‘sustainable chemistry’ The Office of Science and Technology Policy, a part of the Executive Office of the President, is taking action to improve the federal definition of “sustainable chemistry” via a public comment period that is open through June 3. READ MORE SHARE
IEA predicts growth in global biofuel supply through 2026 The IEA in March released a report predicting that global biofuels supply will reach 3.3 million barrels per day by 2026, up from 2.6 million barrels per day in 2020. The forecast was included in the IEA's Oil 2021 report. READ MORE SHARE
TotalEnergies, ENEOS consider SAF production at Japanese refinery TotalEnergies and ENEOS Corp. announced a collaboration to jointly conduct a feasibility study to assess the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in ENEOS Negishi Refinery in Yokohama city, Japan. READ MORE SHARE
EIA: Densified biomass fuel sales reach 920,000 tons in December The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released data showing U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 870,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in December, with sales reaching 920,000 tons. READ MORE SHARE
Enbridge Gas, OWMA decarbonize waste collection trucks with RNG Enbridge Gas Inc., in agreement with the Ontario Waste Management Association, has announced a pilot project to use low-carbon renewable natural gas (RNG) in waste collection vehicles across Ontario. READ MORE SHARE
Clean Energy announces RNG contracts, dairy development projects Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced it continues to meet the growing demand for renewable natural gas (RNG), a sustainable transportation fuel made from organic waste, with new fueling contracts, infrastructure expansions, and RNG production projects. READ MORE SHARE