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September 22, 2023

OPAL Fuels, South Jersey Industries sign RNG joint venture

BY OPAL Fuels LLC South Jersey Industries and and OPAL Fuels Inc. have entered into a 50/50 joint venture to develop, construct, own and operate RNG facilities. The first facility will be at the Atlantic County Utilities Authority solid waste landfill in New Jersey. READ MORE

September 22, 2023

Verbio kicks of 2023 corn stover harvest

BY Verbio North America Holdings Corp. Verbio has launched its second corn stover harvest. Corn stover will be used as feedstock for production of RNG at its large-scale plant in Nevada, Iowa. The facility is also expected to begin producing ethanol during the fourth quater of 2023. READ MORE

September 22, 2023

DOE seeks input on building supply chains for SAF

BY U.S. Department of Energy The U.S. DOE has released a RFI to better understand the challenges facing critical elements within SAF supply chains. The agency is specifically seeking input from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and stakeholders. READ MORE

September 21, 2023

EPA: 2.04 billion RINs generated in August

BY Erin VoegeleThe U.S. EPA on Aug. 21 released data indicating nearly 2.04 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in August, up from 1.84 billion generated in August 2022. Total RIN generation for the first eight months of the year reached nearly 15.45 billion. READ MORE

September 21, 2023

EPA: 1 new SRE petition filed, 3 SRE petitions now pending

BY Erin VoegeleThe U.S. EPA on Sept. 21 released updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data, reporting that one new SRE petition has been filed under the Renewable Fuel Standard over the past month. Three SRE petitions are now pending. READ MORE

September 21, 2023

Strategic Biofuels receives air permit for LGF project

BY Strategic Biofuels Strategic Biofuels announced on Sept. 21 that its Louisiana Green Fuels project has been issued an Air Permit from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. The proposed facility will produce renewable diesel and naphtha. READ MORE

September 21, 2023

Neste, SQUAKE let businesses to opt for SAF while booking flights

BY Neste Corp. Neste and SQUAKE have announced a strategic partnership that enables businesses to purchase Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel through flight booking systems using SQUAKE’s technology. Goodwings has already implemented the technology. READ MORE

September 20, 2023

EPA offers $4.6B in grants to cut climate pollution

BY Erin VoegeleThe U.S. EPA on Sept. 20 announced it is making $4.6 billion in competitive grants available to support state, local and Tribal programs and policies that cut climate pollution. Certain renewable energy and biogas projects are elgible for the funds. READ MORE

September 20, 2023

EPA takes action to manage fraud potential in the RFS

BY Erin VoegeleThe U.S. EPA has indicated its intent to further strengthen program controls and integrate its information system to manage fraud potential in the RFS in response to recommendations made by the agency’s Office of Inspector General. READ MORE

September 20, 2023

WestJet endorses widescale Canadian production of SAF

BY WestJet WestJet Group CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech, on Sept. 19 at the World Petroleum Congress in Calgary, addressed the airline’s ambitions to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and the vital role SAF plays in the future of decarbonizing aviation. READ MORE

September 20, 2023

LanzaJet, Technip Energies strengthen collaboration

BY LanzaJet LanzaJet and Technip Energies on Sept. 19 announced an agreement to strengthen their exclusive collaboration to support the global deployment of the LanzaJet Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) Process technology for the production of SAF. READ MORE

September 19, 2023

FutureMetrics compares costs of heat pumps, pellet appliances

BY Erin VoegeleFutureMetrics LLC on Sept. 17 published a new white paper that shows modern wood pellet fueled central heating systems can be a more affordable heating option than heat pumps for buildings in some climates. READ MORE

September 19, 2023

Clean Fuels, ag groups urge adoption of GREET for SAF tax credit

BY Erin VoegeleClean Fuels Alliance America, American Soybean Association, National Oilseed Processors Association the U.S. Canola Association are urging the Biden administration to adopt GREET for the purposes measuring GHG reductions for the SAF tax credit. READ MORE

September 19, 2023

Royal Caribbean Group successfully completes biofuel testing

BY Royal Caribbean Group Royal Caribbean Group on Sept. 19 announced the completion of more than 12 consecutive weeks of biofuel testing in Europe. The compnay's Symphony of the Seas ship successfully tested and used a biofuel blend to meet parts of its fuel needs. READ MORE

September 19, 2023

CW Mill Equipment celebrates 50th anniversary

BY CW Mill Equipment Co. Inc. CW Mill Equipment Co. Inc. is celebrating 50 years of operations. The Kanas-based company's products include HogZilla brand industrial grinding machines and high performance hammer mill cutting and grinding tools. READ MORE

September 18, 2023

Montana Renewables celebrates first receipts of camelina oil

BY Erin VoegeleMontana Renewables LLC, a subsidiary of Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP, on Sept. 18 hosted an event to celebrate the first receipts of camelina oil into its biorefinery in Great Falls, Montana. The facility produces renewable diesel and SAF. READ MORE

September 18, 2023

Global Biofuels Alliance launches at G20 Summit

BY Erin VoegelePresident Joe Biden on Sept. 9 joined leaders of India, Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Mauritius and the United Arab Emirates to launch the Global Biofuels Alliance. The launch took place on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in New Delhi. READ MORE

September 18, 2023

FortisBC begins construction of Vancouver RNG project

BY FortisBC Energy Inc. FortisBC Energy Inc. and the City of Vancouver are working together on the construction of an RNG facility at the city’s landfill in Delta, British Columbia. Construction and commissioning is expected to be complete within 12 to 15 months. READ MORE

September 15, 2023

EIA updates bioenergy production, capacity forecasts

BY Erin VoegeleThe U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts renewables will account for 25 percent of U.S. electricity generation next year, up from 22 percent this year, according to the agency’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Sept. 12. READ MORE

September 15, 2023

Greenlane Renewables unveils sector-focused product lines

BY Greenlane Renewables Inc. Greenlane Renewables Inc. has announced the launch of sector-focused product lines designed to optimize biogas production, including Greenlane Cascade PSA LF, Greenlane Cascade H2O, Greenlane Cascade MS and Greenlane Cascade H2S. READ MORE

September 15, 2023

Air Europa to fly to Havana with Cepsa’s SAF

BY Cepsa Cepsa and Air Europa have sealed an alliance whereby the energy company will supply 14.4 tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to the airline for one year to cover the first monthly Madrid-Havana flight. READ MORE

September 14, 2023

Great Britian’s biomass power generation down in Q2

BY Erin VoegeleBiomass power generation in Great Britian was down approximately 20 percent during the second quarter of 2023. The decline primarily resulted from unprecedented wood pellet prices, according to Drax's latest Electric Insights Quarterly report. READ MORE

September 14, 2023

Canada funds projects to improve landfill gas monitoring

BY Erin VoegeleEnvironment and Climate Change Canada on Sept. 11 awarded $575,000 to five pilot-scale projects that will implement innovative monitoring and automation systems to reduce methane emissions at Canadian landfills. READ MORE

September 14, 2023

DOE awards $18.6M to 8 biofuel, bioproduct feedstock projects

BY U.S. Department of Energy The U.S. Department of Energy's Bioenergy Technologies Office awarded $18.6 million in funding to eight university and industry projects to develop biomass feedstocks to produce affordable biofuels and bioproducts that reduce GHG emissions. READ MORE

September 14, 2023

Neste challenges unsubstantiated report on fraudulent UCO volumes

BY Neste Corp. Neste is disputing a report filed with the USDA that suggests the company may have received fraudulent used cooking oil (UCO) volumes at its renewable products refinery in Singapore, specifically virgin palm oil from Indonesia. READ MORE

September 13, 2023

MEPs approve SAF mandate, limit eligible feedstocks

BY Erin VoegeleMembers of the European Parliament (MEPs) on Sept. 13 approved a new law that ramps up requirements for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) within the European Union but sets limits on what types of feedstocks that fuel can be made from. READ MORE

September 13, 2023

ITA’s renewable energy advisory committee to meet Sept. 21

BY Erin VoegeleThe U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration has announced the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee will hold an in-person meeting on Sept. 21 in Washington, D.C. READ MORE

September 13, 2023

Aemetis receives key permit for Riverbank project

BY Aemetis Inc. Aemetis Inc. on Sept. 13 announced it has received a Use Permit from the City of Riverbank to build a 90 million gallon per year SAF and renewable diesel plant at the 125-acre Riverbank Industrial Complex in Riverbank, California. READ MORE

September 13, 2023

Clean Fuels outlook predicts growing supplies of used cooking oil

BY Clean Fuels Alliance America Global used cooking oil (UCO) supplies are anticipated to rise from 3.7 billion gallons in 2022 to between 5 billion and 10 billion gallons by 2030, according to a report released by Clean Fuels Alliance America on Sept. 13. READ MORE

September 12, 2023

USDA maintains 2023-’24 forecast for soybean oil use in biofuel

BY Erin VoegeleThe USDA maintained its forecast for 2023-’24 soybean oil use in biofuel production in its latest WASDE report, released Sept. 12. The estimate for 2022-’23 soybean oil use in biofuel production was revised up. READ MORE

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