Biomass Week - June 1, 2022

Southwest Airlines invests in SAF pilot project supported by DOE Southwest Airlines Co. on June 1 announced an investment into SAFFiRE Renewables LLC, a company formed by D3MAX LLC, as part of a Department of Energy-backed project to develop and produce scalable, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). READ MORE SHARE
USDA awards $32M in wood innovations and community grants Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on May 27 announced more than $32 million to fund 2022 wood innovations and community grants. Projects to support bioenergy, biofuel and biobased products production are among those to receive funding. READ MORE SHARE
	Record-setting number of biofuel producers set to attend 2022 FEW Produced by BBI International, the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW) is on pace to be the largest biofuels conference since 2009. The event takes place June 13-15 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. READ MORE SHARE
Senate committee members question Goffman on RFS, SREs Joseph Goffman expressed support for the RFS and biofuels during a May 25 hearing held by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works to consider his nomination to serve as assistant administrator for the EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation. READ MORE SHARE
EIA: US biofuels capacity down in March, feedstock use up Total operable U.S. biofuels production capacity fell by approximately 101 million gallons in March, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on May 31. Feedstock consumption, however, was up by 2.845 billion pounds. READ MORE SHARE
Heartwell awards contract to Worley for Nebraska biorefinery Worley has been awarded a contract by Heartwell Renewables LLC, a joint venture between The Love’s Family of Companies and Cargill, for a greenfield plant in Hastings, Nebraska, that will proudce 80 MMgy of renewable diesel. READ MORE SHARE
Greenlane secures C$8.7 million order for RNG project in the US Greenlane Renewables Inc. on May 30 announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Greenlane Biogas North America Ltd., has been awarded a contract for $8.7 million (US$6.8 million) for a dairy manure to RNG project in the U.S. READ MORE SHARE
EPA seeks nominations for mobile sources advisory subcommittee The U.S. EPA is seeking nominations for qualified candidates to be considered for appointment to its Mobile Sources Technical Review Subcommittee, including candidates that have experience working with processors and shippers of biofuels. READ MORE SHARE
Neste, ITOCHU celebrate first SAF delivery to Etihad Airways On May 27, Neste and ITOCHU celebrated the first delivery of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Etihad Airways, one of the airlines of the United Arab Emirates, in Japan. The country has set a goal to achieve 10 SAF use by 2030. READ MORE SHARE
ABC announces 2022 Biogas Industry Award recipients The ABC has announced its 2022 Biogas Industry Award recipients. The CalBio Bloom Dairy Biogas Fuel Cell project in Fresno, California, and the Fremont Regional Digester project in Fremont, Michigan, were both named project of the year. READ MORE SHARE
LanzaTech converts captured carbon into PET A consortium, including LanzaTech and Danone, led to the discovery of a new route to monoethylene glycol, (MEG), which is a key building block for polyethylene terephthalate, (PET), resin, fibers and bottles. READ MORE SHARE
EverGen acquires 50% interest in portfolio of Ontario RNG project EverGen Infrastructure Corp. has entered into definitive agreements with Northeast Renewables LP and acquired a 50 percent interest in a portfolio of renewable natural gas (RNG) development projects in Ontario. READ MORE SHARE