Enerdyne Power Systems, a Landfill Group Company based in Charlotte, has commenced operation of a project collecting and upgrading landfill gas into pipeline quality RNG at the Twin Chimneys Landfill in Honea Path, South Carolina.
A group of Colorado natural gas utilities on July 17 issued a request for information (RFI) to identify future developers of renewable natural gas (RNG), including recovered methane projects associated with the state's Clean Heat Statute.
Vertex Energy Inc. on July 25 announced the renewable diesel unit at its refinery in Mobile, Alabama, achieved the company's phase 1 installed capacity target of 8,000 barrels per day during the second quarter.
West Biofuels LLC announced $1.5 million in grant funding from the USDA, including $1.2 million that will support the Burney, California-based Hat Creek Bioenergy Facility and $300,000 for a planned bioenergy facility in Mariposa, California.
The United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund, which aims to increase the supply of SAF through the support of start-ups, has increased its investment power to nearly $200 million and added eight new corporate partners.
ADM reports strong Q2 for biofuels
By Erin Voegele
July 25, 2023
Archer Daniels Midland Co. released second quarter financial results on July 25, reporting strong results for both ethanol and biodiesel operations. Robust margins for both types of biofuel are expected to continue into the second half of the year.
Flood, Budzinski introduce SAF Accuracy Act of 2023
By Erin Voegele
July 25, 2023
Reps. Mike Flood, R-Neb., and Nikki Budzinski, D-Ill., on July 25 introduced the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Accuracy Act of 2023, a bipartisan bill that aims to identify the standards required to meet the definition of SAF at the FAA.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., on July 20 introduced the Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act, which aims to strengthen the USDA’s BioPreferred Program. Sens. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa; Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., are cosponsoring the bill.
Growth Energy on July 25 filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in The San Antonio Refinery, LLC, et al. v. U.S. EPA. The case pertains to a group of refineries seeking to avoid complying with the RFS.
In June, Braskem concluded a 30 percent increase in the production capacity of its biobased ethylene plant, located in the Petrochemical Complex of Triunfo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The company’s biobased ethylene is made from sugarcane ethanol.
Gevo Inc. has entered into a master services agreement with a subsidiary of McDermott International Ltd. to provide front end engineering and early planning services for Gevo’s development of multiple SAF facilities in North America.
Advanced Refining Technologies LLC, a joint venture of Chevron and W. R. Grace & Co. has launched ENDEAVOR, a hydroprocessing catalyst solution to produce renewable diesel and SAF from 10 percent renewable sources.
Reps. Mike Flood, R-Neb., and Nikki Budzinski, D-Ill., on July 25 introduced the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Accuracy Act of 2023, a bipartisan bill that aims to identify the standards required to meet the definition of SAF at the FAA.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., on July 20 introduced the Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act, which aims to strengthen the USDA's BioPreferred Program. Sens. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa; Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., are cosponsoring the bill.
Gevo Inc. has entered into a master services agreement with a subsidiary of McDermott International Ltd. to provide front end engineering and early planning services for Gevo's development of multiple SAF facilities in North America.
EPA: 2.04 billion RINs generated in June
By Erin Voegele
July 24, 2023
More than 2.04 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in June, up from 1.86 billion generated during the same month of last year, according to data released by the U.S. EPA. Total RIN generation for the first half of 2023 reached 11.39 billion.
The USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production Report for July, reporting that corn use for fuel ethanol production in May was down when compared to the same month of last year.
The RFA's nationally recognized safety programs have been honored with their 11th consecutive National Achievement Award from TRANSCAER, a national hazardous materials safety coalition. RFA's Missy Ruff also received an individual award.
International Airlines Group has announced an investment into Nova Pangaea Technologies, an U.K.-based cleantech company whose technology converts agricultural waste and wood residue into ethanol that can be processed into SAF.
More than 2.04 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in June, up from 1.86 billion generated during the same month of last year, according to data released by the U.S. EPA. Total RIN generation for the first half of 2023 reached 11.39 billion.
International Airlines Group has announced an investment into Nova Pangaea Technologies, an U.K.-based cleantech company whose technology converts agricultural waste and wood residue into ethanol that can be processed into SAF.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released data showing U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 860,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in April, with sales reaching 610,000 tons.
The Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade, Vietnam Petroleum Association and the U.S. Grains Council jointly organized the first iteration of Decarbonize Asia: Vietnam Biofuels Forum to discuss technical, commercial and environmental considerations for the expansion of fuel ethanol use in the country.
Protec Fuel to support retailers, fleets in HBIIP grant process
By Protec Fuel
July 21, 2023
Protec Fuel, a leader in ethanol fuel solutions, has announced its commitment to assist retailers and fleets in securing their share of a $450 million grant through the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) by the U.S. USDA.
The EPA has opened a public comment period on Class VI permits for a CCS project that would sequester CO2 produced at a fertilizer plant. Project developers say the resulting low-carbon fertilizer could help lower the CI score of corn and ethanol.
Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., on July 19 introduced a bill that aims to alter the RFS by changing the way RIN compliance credits are generated and slashing the renewable volume obligations (RVOs) of small refiners.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced sugarcane process was up during the second half of June. Ethanol production was down for the two-week period, while ethanol sales were up for the full month.
Iowa Central Community College on July 17 broke ground on a an expanded fuel testing lab that will benefit ethanol, biodiesel and other types of fuel. The new biofuel testing lab is expected to be complete in the fall of 2024.
Avista recently signed an agreement with Pine Creek RNG to purchase RNG to be produced at the Bayview Landfill in Elberta, Utah. The Bayview Landfill project is expected to begin production in early 2024.
In the U.S., up to 40 percent of edible food is lost or wasted. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign investigates the feasibility of implementing energy production from food waste in the state of Illinois.
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