Gevo. Inc on Oct. 10 announced that the copmany's South Dakota-based Net-Zero 1 project is on schedule following its recent groundbreaking. In addition, the company's RNG project in Iowa continues to ramp up production.
SGP BioEnergy announced on Oct. 11 the addition of green hydrogen production at its proposed Biorefineria Ciudad Dorada (Golden City Biorefinery), located in Colon and Balboa, Panama. The facility is expected to begin operations in 2025.
Natural Gas Vehicles for America (NGVAmerica) and Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) on Oct. 11 announced that California fleets fueled with bio-CNG achieved carbon-negativity last calendar year for the second straight year.
Dane County, Wisconsin, has announced plans to increase the production capacity of its renewable natural gas (RNG) facility. The county also said it plans to capture carbon emissions from the gas plant itself.
Neste is partnering with EDi Energie-Direkt Hohenlohe GmbH and TOOL-FUEL Services GmbH to jointly enable the supply of Neste MY Renewable Diesel in Germany and contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emission in the transport sector.
Honeywell on Oct. 10 announced a new, innovative ethanol-to-jet fuel (ETJ) processing technology that allows producers to convert corn-based, cellulosic, or sugar-based ethanol into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) on Oct. 5 announced an investment of up to $1.5 million in a project under development by Char Technologies Ltd. that will produce RNG and biocarbon.
A team from Northwestern University, LanzaTech NZ Inc., Yale University, and NREL received $18.5 million in DOE funding for integrating cell�free systems and genome engineering to accelerate biosystems design for carbon�negative biomanufacturing.
Aemetis Inc. has closed $25 million of long-term financing with Greater Commercial Lending to build dairy biogas digesters and a biogas pipeline for the Aemetis Biogas Central Dairy Digester Project located in Stanislaus County, California.
Haarslev Inc., a meat, poultry and fish rendering and processing equipment manufacturer, announced on Oct. 4 that has entered a strategic marketing and investment alliance with Gron Fuels LLC, a subsidiary of Fidelis New Energy LLC.
Michael McAdams, president of the Advanced Biofuels Association, explains that advanced biofuels can help mitigate higher fuel prices that are expected to result from OPEC's planned cuts to petroleum production.
Divert Inc. on Oct. 6 announced a 10-year renewable natural gas (RNG) offtake agreement with bp worth approximately $175 million. Under the new agreement, bp expects to purchase RNG from three facilities under development by Divert.
The U.S. Department of Energy on Oct. 6 began accepting letters of interest from applicants for loans under a new $2.1 billion Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation program.
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corp., and California Bioenergy LLC (CalBio) announced a joint investment in their second holding company to produce and market dairy biomethane as an RNG transportation fuel in California.
Enviva Inc. has published a white paper that discusses unlocking the future of biomass beyond fossil fuels into other industrial applications, including steel, cement, lime, chemicals, and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), among others.
LanzaTech NZ Inc. on Oct. 3 announced a funding partnership with Brookfield Renewable, and its institutional partners, to co-develop and build new commercial-scale production plants that will employ LanzaTech's CCT technology.
Growth Energy, the RFA and Clean Fuels Alliance America have filed motions in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia Circuit to intervene in support of the U.S. EPA's rule to set 2020, 2021 and 2022 RFS RVOs.
U.S. ethanol and biodiesel capacity were down slightly in July. Renewable diesel capacity, however, continued to expand and is poised to surpass operatable biodiesel capacity, according to data released by the U.S. EIA.
Camelina Company España on Sept. 29 held the opening of its new innovation Center in Daimiel, Spain. Camelina is grown for use by Camelina Company's parent company Global Clean Energy to produce ultra-low carbon renewable fuels.
WestJet on Sept. 26 operated the airline's second ever sustainable aviation fuel flight with the departure of WestJet flight WS1681 out of New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to YYC Calgary International Airport.
TrustBIX Inc. is launching a biomass traceability pilot project with members of the BQNC. The project will demonstrate importance of biomass traceability for assuring product quality and important production attributes throughout the supply chain.
Raven SR Inc. and Emerging Fuels Technology have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to integrate their respective technologies into an advanced system for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel.
CoBank on Sept. 27 published a report that calls renewable diesel the most exciting growth opportunity in the U.S. biofuels space, with proposed capacity increasing from approximately 1 billion gallons in 2021 to 6.5 billion gallons by 2030.
TotalEnergies and SARIA have concluded an agreement to develop sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production on the Grandpuits (Seine-et-Marne) zero-crude platform. The agreement is a major step in securing feedstock supply.
Aemetis Inc. and the American Power Group demonstrated the patented “Turbocharged Natural Gas Dual Fuel System� for truck engines. The technology allows a turbo-diesel engine to operate on up to 65 percent natural gas and 35 percent diesel.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. on Sept. 28 celebrated a ribbon cutting ceremony with state and local officials, agriculture leaders, and company executives at its new renewable natural gas (RNG) station in Groveport, Ohio.
Worldwide renewable energy employment reached 12.7 million last year, according to a report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency. Liquid biofuels, solid biomass and biogas accounted for a combined 3.44 million of those jobs.
The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team recently concluded a trial in the use of biofuels in its16 Mercedes Actros Gigaspace race trucks for the final three races of the European season. The trial achieved an 89 percent redution in freight emissions.
On Sept. 26, Bell's next generation five seater helicopter, the Bell 505, fueled with Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel took off at Seletar Airport in Singapore. This is the first helicopter flight fueled with SAF in Southeast Asia.
EverGen Infrastructure Corp. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Fraser Valley Biogas Ltd., has signed a term sheet for a long term offtake agreement for the purchase of up to 190,000 gigajoules of RNG annually.
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