During the 2022 Oregon AFL-CIO Biennial Convention, a resolution to support the Next renewable diesel project received a unanimous vote of support, reinforcing their stance on supporting responsible green projects that are committed to union labor.
Veolia is launching a biorefinery project producing CO2-neutral bio-methanol from a pulp mill, located in Finland. The refinery, owned and operated by Veolia, will be adjacent and partly built into Metsä Fibre's Äänekoski plant in Finland.
A group of nine senators sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan on April 1 urging the agency to improve its greenhouse gas (GHG) modeling for biofuels by adopting the Argonne National Laboratory's GREET model.
Twain Financial Partners has closed a $136 million ground purchase and leaseback arrangement for a renewable diesel plant under development in Reno, Nevada, by New Rise Renewables Reno LLC. The faciltiy is expected to be complete in November 2022.
The U.S. EPA has released its FY 2023 congressional budget justification, outlining the agency's plans for $11.88 billion in requested funding. Initiatives related to the RFS are among those discussed by the EPA in the 1,000-plus page document.
Drax and USIPA have each issued statements in support of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Working Group III report, released April 4, which shows that sustainable bioenergy is critical to meeting global climate goals.
Capturing the interactions between biofuels and agricultural industries and their connections with other economic activities was key to a first-of-its kind study published by reseraches at Purdue University.
Aemetis Inc. on April 4 announced the acquisition of an 8.5-acre property on Faith Home Road for $2 million. The property, located near the Aemetis Keyes renewable ethanol plant, will support the company's dairy RNG and CCS projects.
The Canadian government on March 30 awarded funding to several biofuel and bioenergy projects, including those focused on liquid transportation fuels, biocarbon, renewable natural gas (RNG), and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
A Sweden-based BECSS project and a Spain-based project that aims to convert MSW into chemicals and biofuels will each receive a share of EUR 1.1 billion ($1.21 billion) in grants awarded by the European Commission on April 1.
U.S. operable production capacity for fuel ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel all increased in January, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on March 31. Feedstock use was down when compared to December.
Green Impact Partners has secured long-term feedstock agreements with two dairies near its proposed renewable natural gas (RNG) project in Iowa. Construction is expected to start later this year, with RNG production commencing in late 2023.
Babcock & Wilcox is partnering with Kiewit Industrial to deliver a 200 MW biomass power plant in Lousiana. The facility will provide power for the planned Grön Fuels plant, which will produce renewable diesel, SAF and other products.
U.S. farmers are expected to plant a record 91 million acres of soybeans in 2022, up 4 percent when compared to 2021, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistic Service's Prospective Plantings report, released March 31.
British Airways has taken delivery of the first batch of sustainable aviation fuel produced by Phillips 66 Ltd., making it the first airline in the world to start using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced on a commercial scale in the U.K.
United Airlines Ventures and Oxy Low Carbon Ventures on March 29 announced a collaboration with Houston-based biotech firm Cemvita Factory to commercialize the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using CO2 and synthetic microbes.
Intercontinental Exchange Inc., a global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, on March 28 announced the launch of two renewable volume obligation (RVO) futures contracts, expanding ICE's U.S. renewable fuels futures markets.
Airbus has performed a first A380 flight powered by 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The company's'A380 test aircraft MSN 1 took off from Blagnac Airport, Toulouse, France on March 25 and operated one engine on 100 percent SAF.
The Ontario government on March 28 finalized its Forest Biomass Action Plan, which promotes economic opportunities for using forest biomass in new diverse ways, including low-carbon consumer products and renewable energy.
Newly published research from MSU Foundation Professor Bruno Basso shows how some Midwest farmers can see economic and environmental benefits of growing switchgrass, a biofuel crop, on traditionally less-productive land.
Hitachi Zosen Inova USA LLC, the U.S. subsidiary of the Swiss cleantech company Hitachi Zosen Inova, has been commissioned by the North American biogas project developer WTE LLC to construct a gas upgrading plant in Carpenter, Wyoming.
The Vermont House of Representatives on March 16 voted 96 to 44 in favor of a bill that aims to implement a Clean Heat Standard to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the state's thermal sector.
Aemetis Inc. announced on March 25 that an offtake agreement has been signed with oneworld Alliance airline member Finnair for 17.5 million gallons of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to be delivered over the 7 year term of the agreement.
AECOM has signed a strategic agreement with Genifuel Corp. to propduce SAF and biogas from wild algae and biosolids. The partnership employs AECOM's algae harvesting process and conversion technology developed by the DOE and Genifuel.
Velocys plc has announced its Altalto Immingham Ltd. subsidiary has sold its interst in RDIL, which owns the site for its prosposed SAF plant, to funds mangaed by Foresight Group LLP, with a call option to re-purchase RDIL within three years.
The Oregon Department of State Lands approved the Removal-Fill permit for Next Renewable Fuels' $2 billion clean fuels project. The approval allows Next to build a renewable diesel facility that will reduce GHG emisson and restore wetlands.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration's Annual Energy Outlook 2022 refernece case projects that renewable diesel supply (domestic production and net imports) will exceed biodiesel supply in the near term.
The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration has announced its Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee will hold a virtual meeting on March 31. The event is open to the public, but registration is required.
SHV Energy and LanzaTech NZ Inc. have announced a new strategic partnership to employ LanzaTech's carbon capture and transformation (CCT) technology to bring renewable propane and other sustainable fuels to the market.
The U.S. EPA has approved a fuel pathway under the RFS filed by Agresti Energy, allowing the company to generate D3 cellulosic biofuel RINs for compressed RNG produced via a proprietary process that uses hydrolysis and anaerobic digestion.
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