GranBio has completed the acquisition of 100 percent equity in American Process Inc. and affiliate companies. The acquired assets include biorefineries in Alpena, Michigan and Thomaston, Georgia, and an extensive intellectual property portfolio.
Xebec Adsorption Inc. has signed a contract to supply a landfill biogas upgrading plant in Italy. Once fully operational, the plant will produce approximately 5 million cubic meters of renewable natural gas (RNG) annually.
The U.S. EPA has announced it will hold a public hearing on its proposed E15/RIN reform rule on March 29 in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The event will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end when all parties present who wish to speak have had an opportunity to do so.
The state of Washington is one step closer to mandating the use of cleaner transportation fuels. The state's House recently passed legislation to establish a Clean Fuels Program that aims to increase the use of biofuels and other renewable fuels.
U.S. EPA retroactively granted five new small refinery exemptions for 2017, releasing them from their obligations under the RFS. The five new small refinery exemptions reduced the 2017 RVO for biomass-based diesel by an additional 48 million gallons.
Renewable diesel will be more accessible to fleet drivers in northern and central California thanks to four cardlock locations, unstaffed fueling stations designed to accommodate fleet vehicles, which will soon offer Neste MY Renewable Diesel.
The U.S. EPA released its proposed rule March 12 for year-round E15 sales and reforms to the RIN market. Much of EPA's proposed RIN market reforms apply only to D6 ethanol RINs, although EPA is accepting comments on this narrow applicability.
The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) has notified five applicants that they will receive financial scholarships from the RNG Coalition - Tudor Williams Academic Scholarship Fund.
Shell has joined as an equity partner with Air Liquide, Enerkem, Nouryon and the Port of Rotterdam for a proposed project in Rotterdam will be the first of its kind in Europe to make chemicals and biofuels out of non-recyclable waste materials.
REG has released fourth quarter 2018 financial results, announcing plans to sell its Life Sciences business unit and expressing optimism that the tax credit for biodiesel and renewable diesel will be retroactively extended for 2018.
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced it will award up to $51.1 million to support new and innovative research of technologies for trucks, off-road vehicles, and the fuels that power them, including renewable natural gas (RNG) and biopower.
Sweden has an ambitious target of being fossil-free by 2045. As a part of the initiative, a proposal for decarbonizing aviation was announced on March 4. Under the proposal, Sweden could introduce a GHG reduction mandate for aviaition fuel.
The federal Biomass Research and Development (BR&D) Board unveiled a multi-agency strategy March 5 to accelerate innovative technologies that harness the nation's biomass resources for affordable biofuels, bioproducts, and biopower.
On March 4, the U.S. EPA delivered its proposed E15/RIN reform rule to the White House Office of Management and Budget. OMB review marks a final step before the proposal is released for public comment.
Gevo Inc. and HCS Group have entered into a long-term, definitive, binding and bankable renewable isooctane purchase and sale agreement. The isooctane will be used in high-end applications, such as high purity solvents and specialty fuels.
The U.S. EPA has released renewable identification number (RIN) data for December 2018 and January 2019 that shows nearly 19.5 billion RINs were generated last year. During the first month of 2019, RIN generation reached 1.48 billion.
Feb. 27, Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, introduced the Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2019 (S.581), legislation that would remove burdensome regulations on domestic energy production.
Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) announced Feb. 28 it has filed a request with the California Public Utilities Commission seeking to offer renewable natural gas (RNG) to its 21 million customers in Central and Southern California.
The U.S. Senate has voted 52 to 46 along party lines to confirm Andrew Wheeler as administrator of the U.S. EPA. Wheeler has held the post of acting EPA administrator since July 9, 2018, following Scott Pruitt's resignation earlier that month.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., have introduced a bill to extend 29 tax credits, including those that benefit producers of renewable diesel, second generation biofuels and bioenergy.
Officials in Dane County, Wisconsin, have announced that Kwik Trip will be a primary dispenser of renewable natural gas (RNG) produced at the county's landfill biogas project when it reaches completion later this year.
Renewable Dairy Fuels, a business unit of Amp Americas, recently announced that it has expanded production at its biogas operation at Fair Oaks Farms in Indiana by 30 percent. The facility now processes more than 800,000 gallons of manure per day.
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is seeking algae industry partners and academic researchers to help find the best algae strains for biofuels and bioproducts to reduce the cost of producing bioenergy from algae feedstocks.
On Feb. 22, the U.S. EPA published a notice in the Federal Register announcing a proposed consent decree that would require the agency to complete an anti-backsliding study on the Renewable Fuel Standard by March 30, 2020.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced an increased demand for renewable natural gas (RNG) from the refuse sector, particularly in California, where refuse trucks are fueled by the very solid waste they haul.
Matt Carr, executive director of the Algae Biomass Organization, has announced that he will be leaving the organization at the end of March to return to academia. The ABO's board of directors will soon begin its search for Carr's replacement.
On Feb. 21, the U.S. EPA released updated data on small refinery hardship waivers filed under the Renewable Fuel Standard, reporting that 15 new waivers for the 2018 compliance year were filed between Dec. 18, 2018 and Feb. 10, 2019.
Montana State University researchers are exploring a potential breakthrough in producing biofuel from algae. The three-year project is backed by a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources recently awarded nearly $2.89 million in grants to five infrastructure projects that aim to increase the availability of low-carbon, renewable heating fuels, including wood chips and biofuels.
Velocys has agreed to a series of amendments in its licensing contracts with Red Rock Biofuels LLC regarding Fischer-Tropsch reactors and proprietary catalyst the company is supplying to the RRB biorefinery under construction in Lakeview, Oregon.
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