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Imperial approves $720M for Canadian renewable diesel facility

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By Imperial

January 26, 2023

Advanced Biofuels 

Imperial has announced it will invest $720 million (USD $560 million) to move forward with construction of a renewable diesel facility near Edmonton, Alberta. The facility is epected to be operational in 2025.

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Valero Energy Corp. sold a record volume of renewable diesel during the fourth quarter of 2022 thanks to the November startup of the Diamond Green Diesel biorefinery in Port Arthur, Texas. Ethanol production for the three-month period was down.

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The U.S. Department of Energy on Jan. 26 awarded $118 million to 17 projects to accelerate the production of sustainable biofuels for America's transportation and manufacturing needs. The projects were selected under a FOA issued in mid-2022.

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Green Impact Partners announced that the Future Energy Park has received final land use approval from the City of Calgary municipal council. The project will convert non-food grade waste wheat into RNG and ethanol.

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Hexagon Agility, a business of Hexagon Composites, has received new orders for TITAN products from RenewGas Transportation to deliver mobile pipeline modules to transport and deliver RNG derived from agricultural waste.

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Velocys plc has announced the execution of a master relationship agreement (MRA) with Bechtel Ltd. The MRA sets out a route map for the parties to collaborate on the development an EPC execution model for the company's sustaianble fuels projects.

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Both houses of the Illinois General Assembly on Jan. 10 approved a legislative package that, in part, creates a $1.50 per gallon tax credit for SAF. The legislation must now be signed by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.

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Clean Fuels Alliance America has recognized a diverse group of individuals and organizations for their contributions to the advancement of biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

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At the Clean Fuels Confrence, representatives of Caterpillar, John Deere, Cummins, PepsiCo and Florida Power & Light discussed the important role that low-carbon liquid fuels play in achieving corpororate sustainability goals.

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Emirates has successfully completed the ground engine testing for one of its GE90 engines on a Boeing 777-300ER using 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The ground test paves the way for a test flight using 100 percent SAF in one engine.

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Clean Energy to provide RNG to San Diego MTS

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By Clean Energy Fuels Corp.

January 24, 2023

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has been awarded a contract by San Diego Metropolitan Transit System to provide an expected 86 million gallons of RNG to operate its bus fleet. The MTS fleet includes 764 buses, including 595 that run on RNG.

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Camber Energy Inc. on Jan. 23 announced it has entered an agreement to purchase a renewable diesel plant located in Reno, Nevada. The facility, known as New Rise Renewables Reno, has a nameplate capacity of 43 MMgy.

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Carbon dioxide fuels global warming but scientists from multiple national labs are finding new ways to repurpose it to produce a myriad of valuable products, such as fuels, chemicals, plastics and materials from carbon resources.

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Starting in January, all diesel-powered ground handling vehicles and machinery at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands will be using Neste MY Renewable Diesel. The aiport has approximately 1,900 diesel-fueled ground handling vehicles.

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Gevo Inc. currently expects to make a final investment decision on its Net Zero 1 (NZ1) project during the second half of this year, according a company and project update released Jan. 19. The project remains on schedule for startup in 2025.

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Masdar, ADNOC, bp, Tadweer and Etihad Airways have announced an agreement to conduct a joint feasibility study on exploring the production of SAF and other products, such as renewable diesel, in the UAE from MSW and renewable hydrogen.

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Rio Tinto has successfully completed a renewable diesel trial at its U.S. Borax mine in Boron, California, and is now conducting a second trial at the Kennecott copper operations in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Yosemite Clean Energy was selected to receive two $500,000 Forest Biomass to Carbon-Negative Biofuels grants from the California Department of Conservation. The grants support two biomass-to-hydrogen projects the company is developing.

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Vertex Energy Inc. on Jan. 17 has announced the renewable diesel conversion project at its refinery in Mobile, Alabama, is expected to be mechanically complete in March. Renewable diesel production is scheduled to begin in the second quarter.

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The U.S. EPA on Jan. 19 released data showing that 10 new SRE petitions have been filed under the RFS over the past month. A total of 22 SRE petitions are now pending, including two that were previously declared a as ineligible.

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The U.S. EPA has announced 1.89 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in December, down from 2.02 billion generated in December 2021. Total RIN generation for 2022 reached nearly 21.27 billion, up from 19.93 billion generated in 2021.

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Bain Capital Private Equity has completed an equity investment in EcoCeres Inc., an innovative biorefinery company that converts waste-based biomass into a wide spetrum of biofuels, biochemicals and biomaterials.

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VINCI Airports, operator of Toulon Hyères airport, and WFS, holder of the airport's fueling contract, are launching a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) service available to commercial and business aviation companies operating at the airport.

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USD Clean Fuels LLC (USDCF) has announced its intention to build a new biofuels terminal in National City, California, that will have the capability to transload renewable diesel, biodiesel, ethanol and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

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Raven SR Inc., a renewable fuels company, on Jan. 17 announced it has sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to All Nippon Airways for major global routes.

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Clean Fuels hires new communications director

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By Clean Fuels Alliance America

January 16, 2023

Clean Fuels Alliance America has announced the appointment of Heather Buechter as director of communications. Buechter fills a vital role in continuing the association's rebranding efforts and other initiatives.

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Raven SR Inc., Chevron New Energies, and Hyzon Motors Inc. on Jan. 9 announced they are collaborating to commercialize operations of a green waste-to-hydrogen production facility in Richmond, California.

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The U.S. EPA on Jan. 12 approved a fuel pathway filed by LanzaJet Inc. under the RFS that will allow the company's biorefinery near Soperton, Georgia, to generate D4 RINs for renewable jet fuel and renewable diesel produced from sugarcane ethanol.

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Feedstock Variability: Causes, Consequences and Mitigation of Biological Degradation

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By US DOE Feedstock-Conversion Interface Consortium

January 14, 2023

Researchers from the U.S. DOE's Feedstock-Conversion Interface Consortium and Feedstock Logistics Program describe feedstock variability and why it matters for biorefinery operations.

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The Royal Air Force has used sustainable aviation fuel blended with regular jet fuel to achieve the first sustainable aviation fuel blend air-to-air refueling of a Typhoon and C-130 Hercules aircraft.

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