The FAA is accepting applications for up to $1 billion in funding offered through the newly established Airport Terminal Program. Projects that support terminal development related to SAF are among those eligible to apply for the program.
Eni and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Mozambique (MADER) on Feb. 28 signed an agreement for the cooperation and development of agricultural projects in Mozambique, aimed at producing biofuel feedstocks.
EDL and key project stakeholders bp, Consumers Energy and Granger Waste Services recently welcomed the start of operations at the Wood Road Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Facility, a landfill gas to RNG facility is the in Lansing, Michigan.
Representatives of the biofuels industry on Feb. 28 filed two separate petitions in with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging a final rule issued by the EPA in December setting GHG emissions standards for MY 2023-2026 vehicles.
Marathon Petroleum and Neste on March 1 announced they have entered into definitive agreements to form a 50/50 joint venture to produce renewable diesel following a conversion project at Marathon's existing refinery in Martinez, California.
Patrick Gruber, CEO of Gevo Inc., provided an update of the company's plans to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other renewable hydrocarbons from ethanol during a fourth quarter earnings call held Feb. 24.
Total U.S. operatable biofuels production capacity fell slightly in December to 20.834 billion gallons per year, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Feb. 28. Feedstock use was up for the month.
Oklahoma State University was recently issued a patent that could significantly increase biofuel and chemical yields while reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The co-fermentation process uses naturally occuring bacteria.
Aemetis Inc. on Feb. 28 released the 2022 Five Year Plan that projects the company will generate $1.5 billion in revenues and $461 million of adjusted EBITDA in year 2026 through the production of RNG, SAF and other low-carbon fuels.
The U.S. EPA is implementing a new process by which the Science Advisory Board will assess the science that informs decisions regarding proposed rules. The process will restore opportunities for peer review and strengthen the independence of the SAB.
Honeywell announced Feb. 28 that bp and Honeywell have signed a licensing agreement for Honeywell UOP's Ecofining technology. bp is undergoing pre-feed engineering for its proposed diesel and SAF project in Western Australia.
Drax Group plc highlighted progress made towards its goal of ramping up wood pellet production to 8 million metric tons by 2030 while reducing production costs in its 2021 financial report, released Feb. 24.
Chevron Corp. on Feb. 28 announced a definitive agreement to acquire REG. Chevron cited REG's expertise in feedstock sourcing and market access as two factors that make the transaction an attractive way to boost Chevron's renewable fuels business.
The U.S. EPA has released updated renewable identification number (RIN) data, reporting that nearly 1.78 billion RINs were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in January, up from 1.4 billion generated during the same period of 2021.
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and Bunge North America Inc. on Feb. 22 announced the signing of definitive transaction agreements to create their previously announced joint venture. The new venture will create renewable feedstocks for biofuel production.
Canadian aviation industry leaders are joining forces to create the Canadian Council for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (C-SAF), whose mission is to accelerate the deployment of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) in Canada.
Neste and ITOCHU Corp. have expanded their partnership to grow the availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Japan. In the expanded partnership, ITOCHU acts as the branded distributor of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Japan.
ENG on Feb. 22 announced it has been selected by a confidential client to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for a renewable fuels plant that will produce 100 MMgy of renewable diesel and SAF.
The U.S. EPA is scheduled to publish a notice of proposed consent decree on Feb. 23 related to a legal challenge filed by Growth Energy that would establish deadlines for the agency to finalize the 2021 and 2022 RFS RVOs by June 3, 2022.
CVR Energy has announced the renewable diesel conversion project at its Wynnewood, Oklahoma, refinery is nearly complete. The company's board of directors has also approved a plan to break out its renewable fuels business as a separate entity.
The Advanced Biofuels Association has released comments calling on the U.S. EPA to restore regulatory certainty in its proposed renewable volume obligation (RVO) under the RFS and calling on the agency to increase the RVO for advanced biofuels.
Aemetis Inc. announced on Feb. 16 that the Universal Biofuels subsidiary of Aemetis in Kakinada, India has agreed to acquire a site to construct a tallow oil refining facility to provide feedstock to the company's biodiesel and SAF plants.
Strategic Biofuels announced on Feb. 17 that Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards awarded the company's Louisiana Green Fuels project a $250 million bond allocation. The bonds will form an integral part of the debt financing for construction costs.
Neste released Q4 financial results on Feb. 10, reporting that the company's renewable products business segment achieved improve sales volumes and sales margins despite several scheduled shutdowns, a weaker U.S. dollar and higher fixed costs.
The New Mexico House of Representatives on Feb. 17 failed for the second consecutive year to pass legislation that aims to implement a state Clean Fuel Standard. This year's bill, SB 14, is now dead.
The U.S. EPA released updated SRE data on Feb. 17, reporting that no new SRE petitions were filed under the RFS in the proceeding month. In addition, the agency did not act on any of the 69 SRE petitions that have been pending since mid-January.
The company has received necessary commercial commitments to move forward with the permitting and construction of the project, which will be in southern California.
The U.S. EPA is seeking nominations for scientific experts to serve on an external expert panel to peer review the agency's third triennial report to congress on biofuels and the environment.
Velocys has joined Zero Carbon Humber, a carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) hub under development in northern England. Participation in ZCH will enable the production of carbon-negative SAF at Velocys' proposed biorefinery.
The Conversion Research and Development program is working towards improved robustness of microbial cells, improved robustness of catalytic processes, as well as the state-of-technology analyses in the BETO research portfolio.
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