Genomatica announced June 6 it has acquired certain assets of the REG Life Sciences division of Renewable Energy Group Inc. The company said the acquisition will add to its capabilities to meet increasing demand for sustainable products.
BIO has added Rich Masters as its new executive vice president for public affairs. The restructured position will focus on developing and implementing an integrated communications, branding and marketing strategy for the organization.
A team of researchers from UMass Lowell, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and China Agricultural University in Beijing has developed a new way of converting wet biological waste into diesel-compatible fuel, using heat and water.
The U.K. Renewable Energy Association has released the second installment of its industry-led Bioenergy Strategy, reporting that bioenergy can meeting the U.K.'s projected shortfall of the 5th Carbon Budget and the impending nuclear gap.
United Airlines made history June 5 with its Flight for the Planet. The flight from Chicago to Los Angeles was fueled with biofuel and featured zero carbon waste efforts, carbon offsetting and operational efficiencies.
Nelson Engineering, Inc. has changed its name and is now Nelson Baker Biotech Inc. An innovative EPC firm in the industrial biotech space, the company has expanded into biomass processing, biochemicals and biogas in recent years.
According to new data gathered by the California Air Resources Board's Low Carbon Fuel Standard program, biobased diesel fuels like Neste MY Renewable Diesel deliver the state's biggest reduction in carbon emissions for the transportation sector.
Reps. Abby Finkenauer, D-Iowa, and Josh Harder, D-Calif., authored a letter June 3 urging the House Ways and Means Committee to retroactively extend several expired biofuel tax credits. The letter was signed by 17 additional members of the House.
The EPA released its final E15/RIN market reform rule May 31. The rule extends the RVP waiver to E15. It also includes reforms to the RIN market compliance system, although those changes are less severe than those originally proposed by the agency.
Summit Natural Gas of Maine has announced a new renewable natural gas (RNG) program under which it will partner with the state's dairy industry to produce home-grown RNG through the construction of an anaerobic digester in Clinton, Maine.
Next Renewable Fuels and BP Products North America have entered into a feedstock supply agreement whereby Next will purchase approximately 2 million metric tons per year of feedstock for its proposed renewable diesel facility in Oregon from BP.
Velocys plc released 2018 financial results in mid-May, highlighting progress with the development of its proposed biorefineries in Mississippi and the U.K. and discussing the recent close out of the Envia joint venture.
A new report authored by Bates White Economic Consulting forecasts that demand for RNG fuel in the U.S. transportation sector will continue growing rapidly over the next five years, and that RNG industry production will keep pace.
SkyNRG announced May 27 it will develop Europe's first dedicated sustainable aviation fuel production plant in Delfzijl, The Netherlands. The facility is being scaled to produce 100,000 metric tons of biojet fuel and 15,000 tons of bioLPG per year.
The U.S. EPA's final E15/RIN market reform rule is under review by the White House Office of Management and Budget. The agency is expected to release the rule before the June 1 start of the summer driving season.
FPInnovations and Resolute Forest Products Inc. announced May 27 the commissioning of a new pilot biorefinery that converts wood biomass into lignin and sugars. On the same day, the Canadian government awarded C$2 million to the project.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., asked the U.S. EPA OIG to launch an independent investigation into whether top EPA officials violated the law by inappropriately exempting a number of oil refineries from having to use legally required levels of biofuel.
The American Biogas Council is speaking out against the Trump administration's continued attempts to erode the Renewable Fuel Standard by indiscriminately granting of small refinery exemptions (SREs).
United Airlines renewed its biojet fuel supply contract with World Energy, which will deliver up to 10 million gallons of aviation biofuel over the next two years. United Airlines uses the biofuel in every flight departing its Los Angeles hub.
Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced bipartisan legislation May 22 that aims to allow biomass from certain federal lands that are in need of ecological restoration to be used to make biofuels eligible for RFS compliance.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory recently released an updated version of its Water Analysis Tool for Energy Resources (WATER), an online computer model meant to help bioenergy developers preserve critical resources.
Capstone Turbine Corp. and Green Energy Sustainable Solutions Inc. have entered into a joint marketing agreement to further the awareness of biogas and renewable natural gas (RNG) as the fuel of the future at the 103rd Indianapolis 500.
Element Markets recently announced Blue Ridge Landfill in Fresno, Texas, has been registered under a new RIN pathway utilizing renewable natural gas (RNG) to compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquified natural gas (LNG).
UPS has announced an agreement with Clean Energy Fuels Corp. to purchase 170 million gallon equivalents of renewable natural gas (RNG) through 2026. This is the largest commitment for use of RNG to date by any company in the U.S., according to UPS.
The U.S. EPA has released renewable identification number (RIN) generation data for April, reporting that more than 1.69 billion RINs were generated during the month, including more than 33.68 million cellulosic RINs.
New 2018 data from the California Air Resources Board indicates that, to date, the state's LCFS has replaced 3.3 billion gallons of diesel with cleaner fuels. The data also shows fuel producers are in 100 percent compliance with the LCFS.
The U.S. EPA delivered its proposed Renewable Fuel Standard “reset� rule to the White House Office of Management and Budget May 20. OMB review marks a final step before a proposed rule is released for public comment.
Neste and Air BP are supporting the business aviation sector's Sustainable Alternative Jet Fuel initiative and helping drive its adoption with operators and aircraft manufacturers by offering sustainable aviation fuel at Caen airport in France.
A court on May 17 denied a motion filed the ABFA last month seeking a preliminary injunction preventing the EPA from granting any additional small refinery exemptions (SREs) under the RFS until its pending lawsuit with the agency is resolved.
Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) announced May 16 the utility has received approval from the California Public Utilities Commission to begin the next phase in construction of four new dairy biomethane projects in California.
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