Ethanol Producer Magazine announced this week the preliminary agenda for the 2023 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW) taking place June 12-14, 2023 at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
Alaska Airlines has announced an agreement with Shell Aviation to expand the SAF market beyond a standard fuel supply agreement. The agreement addresseses technology, infrastructure, carbon accounting and policy suport.
Alder Fuels on March 21 released a high-level technical analysis of Alder SAF100, a fuel that the company is creating by combining hydrocarbons derived from its Alder Greencrude (AGC) platform with SAF produced via a traditional HEFA process.
Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., pressed U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan on the agency's proposed biomass-based diesel RFS RVOs and its delayed action on a Midwest E15 petition during a March 22 Senate committee hearing.
Scoular has announced it will recommission the former sunflower crush plant outside of Goodland, Kansas, that it purchased in 2021. The company will retrofit the facility to crush soybeans and canola for use as renewable diesel and SAF feedstock.
BioTown Biogas on March 22 celebrated the commissioning of its on-farm biodigester in Reynolds, Indiana. The project will convert food waste, dairy manure, beef manure and other agricultural waste into RNG and renewable electric power.
The U.S. EPA in March approved a fuel pathway filed by Martinez Renewables LLC that will allow the California-based biorefinery to generate D5 RINs under the RFS for LPG made from biogenic waste FOG via a hydrotreating process.
Bioenergy Devco, the North American division of BTS Bioenergy LLC, on March 20 announced a $30 million investment by Annapolis-based HASI, a leading investor in climate solutions. The investment will support the development of biogas projects.
The U.S. Department of Energy on March 21 announced $14 million in funding to support and optimize the production of affordable biofuels and biochemicals while significantly reducing carbon emissions.
President Joe Biden has proclaimed March 21 as National Agriculture Day. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and EPA Administrator Michael Regan issued comments recognizing the ag community for it work to provide the U.S. with food, fuel and fiber.
Montauk Renewables Inc. released fourth quarter results on March 16, reporting that full-year revenues were up in 2022 due to increased RNG and RIN pricing. RNG production was down slightly, but renewable power production increased.
Finnair has purchased 750 tons of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel from Neste to reduce the carbon emissions from flights departing from Helsinki Airport in Finland. The airline aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045.
Yield10 Bioscience Inc. announced progress towards commercializing camelina as a feedstock for low carbon-intensity biofuels, including a new offtake agreement with a third-party crusher/refiner customer, during a Q4 earning call on March 14.
Alléo Energy on March 15 announced that its first commercial facility has produced renewable diesel made entirely from wood waste. The fuel has been independently tested by Intertek Testing Laboratories and is certified as D975 compliant.
Reserachers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory are evaluating the regional variables associated with deploying sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), including a case study of Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
The U.S. DOE has announced $590 million to renew its four existing Bioenergy Research Centers. This funding will help support the DOE's research into the next generation of sustainable, cost-effective bioproducts and bioenergy.
With a historic agreement on aviation fuel made from bio-waste, Air Greenland is taking a major step in the company's ambition to fly more sustainably and at the same time become an international leader.
Strategic Biofuels on March 16 announced it has filed a Class VI carbon sequestration well permit application with the U.S. EPA and the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources as part of its Louisiana Green Fuels project.
The U.S. EPA on March 16 released updated data showing that one small refinery exemption (SRE) petition has been filed under the RFS over the past month. A total of 25 SRE petitions are now pending, up from 24 that were pending as of mid-February.
The U.S. EPA on March 16 released data showing that nearly 1.72 billion renewable identification number (RINs) were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in February, up from 1.54 billion generated during the same month of 2022.
Corteva Inc., Bunge and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. have announced commercial collaboration to introduce proprietary winter canola hybrids that produce plant-based oil with a lower carbon profile for use as biofuel feedstock.
Calumet has announced the renewable diesel unit at its Montana Renewables biorefinery operated well during Q4. Additional renewable hydrogen production capacity, a feedstock pretreatment unit and SAF capacity will be opertional soon.
JetBlue and Shell Aviation on March 14 announced a new collaboration bringing additional supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), targeting commencement of delivery in the first half of 2023.
Tidewater Renewables Ltd. released Q4 results on March 9, reporting that its renewable diesel project collocated with its Prince George refinery in British Columbia is 90 complete and expected to begin commissioning late in the first quarter.
Viridos Inc., an algae biofuel company focused on algae-based jet and diesel fuel, has raised a $25 million Series A equity investment led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) and joined by Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and United Airlines Ventures.
Aemetis Inc. released Q4 results on March 9, reporting full year revenues were up 21 percent when compared to 2021. During an earnings call, company officials discussed ongoing projects related to ethanol, RNG and SAF production.
Legislation currently pending in Minnesota aims to establish a clean transportation standard that would require the state's transportation fuels to achieve 100 percent reduction in carbon intensity (CI) by 2050.
Gevo Inc. released Q4 results on March 9, confirming that the company's Net Zero 1 project in South Dakota remains on schedule for startup in 2025. Gevo said its RNG project continues to ramp up operations, while its Minnesota biorefinery is idle.
The assets of Cedar Road Bioenergy Inc., located in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, are being offered for sale via an online auction that ends March 21. The landfil gas-to-energy facility opened in 2009 and opeated through 2020.
Vertimass has launched a Series C investment opportunity with the goal of establishing a commercialization platform for its breakthrough biofuel technology for the production of jet, diesel, gasoline, and LPG fuels from biomass.
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