A new Co-Optima report identifies the top 13 blendstocks created from waste or biomass for use in diesel fuel that could not only reduce greenhouse gas emissions but could lower the total cost of ownership of diesel vehicles.
NW Natural, a subsidiary of NW Natural Holding Co., has signed an agreement with Element Markets to purchase renewable natural gas (RNG) for Oregon customers as part of the RNG program instituted under Oregon Senate Bill 98.
Anaergia Inc. announced Aug. 3 the acquisition of its indirect subsidiary, Rhode Island Bioenergy Facility LLC, which owns the largest industrial anaerobic digester for food and other solid organic waste recycling in New England.
Renewable Energy Group Inc. released second quarter financial results on Aug. 4, reporting the company's board of directors has approved plans to expand and improve its renewable diesel biorefinery in Geismar, Louisiana.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. announced progress with its renewable diesel projects during a Q2 earnings call, held Aug. 4. The company's renewable diesel plant in North Dakota reached full capacity and conversion work is ongoing at a California refinery.
Savage announced on Aug. 3 a new multi-commodity transload terminal in San Joaquin County, near Stockton, California, that will serve as a gateway for the distribution of renewable fuels, including renewable diesel and biodiesel.
As much as one-third of the carbon in sugar is lost as CO2 during fermentation processes that use biomass to make renewable diesel and SAF. NREL reserachers are integrating eletrochemistry and fermentation to increase fuel yeilds and recycle CO2.
CVR Energy on Aug. 3 announced it will delay plans to complete a conversion project to enable renewable diesel production at its existing oil refinery in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, due to high feedstock prices.
California Ethanol + Power is partnering with the Joint BioEnergy Institute to develop scalable next-generation renewable energy products using biomass from CE+P's planned sugarcane ethanol facility in Imperial County, California.
The U.S. Department of Energy on Aug. 3 awarded nearly $34 million to 11 projects that will support research and development to improve and produce algae and MSW feedstocks for the production of biofuels, biopower and bioproducts.
Frontline BioEnergy announced it has signed an agreement with the Iowa State University Research Foundation to license autothermal pyrolysis (ATP) technology developed by Iowa State University researchers.
A group of 29 members of Congress on July 30 sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan urging the agency to prioritize rulemaking to set RFS RVOs for 2021 and 2022, along with the biomass-based diesel RVOs for 2022 and 2023.
Rep. Josh Harder, D-Calif., on July 28 reintroduced the FARM Act, which aims to establish two new programs to help farmers fight climate change. One program would create a $25 million first-of-its-kind pyrolysis grant program for tree nut farmers.
Biotechnology company LanzaTech UK, and cleantech company Carbon Engineering, have partnered on a first-of-a-kind project to create sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) out of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2).
Valero Energy Corp. released second quarter financial results on July 29, reporting improved earnings for its ethanol and renewable diesel business segments. Ethanol production volumes and renewable diesel sales volumes were both up in Q2.
A group of nine senators led by Sens. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Roger Marshall, R-Kan., sent a letter to President Biden on July 28 requesting a meeting with him and members of his cabinet to discuss the Renewable Fuel Standard.
Nicor Gas' renewable gas interconnection pilot received approval July 8 from the Illinois Commerce Commission. The pilot aims to encourage the development of renewable natural gas (RNG) production facilities within Nicor Gas' service territory.
Cresta Fund Management and LF BiOenergy have announced a partnership to develop, own and operate renewable natural gas (RNG) production facilities serving industry sectors requiring organic waste management.
CIM Group announced on July 20 that it has made a significant investment in an affiliate of MAS CanAm, LLC, the holding company for all of the renewable natural gas (RNG) activities undertaken by MAS Energy LLC.
Neste released financial results for the first half of 2021 on July 27, reporting solid performance for its renewable products segment. Demand for renewable diesel was robust, but feedstock markets were tight, the company reported.
The U.K. Department for Transport on July 23 named eight companies that have been shortlisted to receive a share of £15 million to develop first-of-a-kind production plants in the U.K. to convert waste into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Char Technologies Ltd. announces a test project with Hitachi Zosen Inova to develop a high temperature pyrolysis to green hydrogen system at their existing San Luis Obispo anaerobic digestion facility in California.
The U.K. Department for Transport on July 23 opened a public consultation on a proposal that would establish a SAF mandate requiring jet fuels suppliers to blend an increasing portion of SAF into aviation fuel starting in 2025.
Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, on July 22 introduced the Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Act, a bill that aims to provide tax incentives for farmers and rural electric cooperatives that invest in biogas technology.
The Government of British Columbia is releasing its hydrogen strategy – a blueprint for how renewable and low-carbon hydrogen will support its climate goals and create new jobs in B.C.'s growing clean-tech sector.
A new, $1.5 million Department of Energy grant brings together experts from three institutions to parse the metabolism of a blue-green algae that holds great promise for biofuel production, according to the Vanderbilt School of Engineering.
Representatives from Middlebury College, Vanguard Renewables, VGS, Goodrich Family Farm, and the state of Vermont celebrated the start of gas production at the largest anaerobic digester in the Northeast on July 21.
The British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon on July 16 announced the launch of an initiative that will fund a variety of clean energy projects, including those focused on SAF and RNG.
The U.S. Department of Energy on July 19 released its 2021 U.S. Energy Employment Report, which shows jobs in biobased fuels fell last year, but at a lower rate than overall job losses in the U.S. fuel sector.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration released data on July 21 forecasting that U.S. renewable diesel production capacity will reach 5.1 billion gallons per year by 2024, up from an estimated 600 MMgy in 2020.
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