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RFA: Ethanol is a cleaner fuel for cleaner vehicles

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By Renewable Fuels Association

April 18, 2023

Policy Business Markets 

In advance of a Senate subcommittee hearing on April 17 on the importance of cleaner vehicles, the RFA stressed the importance of renewable fuels like ethanol in providing “an effective and immediate solution for reducing carbon emissions."

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UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has released data indicating sugarcane processing by mills in the south-central region of Brazil was up 5 percent during the 2020-'23 harvest season. Ethanol production was also up 5 percent.

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Greenlane Renewables Inc. has entered into a collaborative agreement with ZEG Biogás e Energia S.A. to locally produce, market and sell one of Greenlane's largest and most popular biogas upgrading products in Brazil.

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Drax donated $25,000 to the United Way of Southeast Louisiana and $25,000 to the Heart of Arkansas United Way to support tornado damage relief efforts. The domations came from Drax's Communities in Crisis Fund.

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Lakeview RNG, a wholly owned subsidiary of Next Renewable Fuels, has acquired assets associated with the Red Rock Biofuels development in Lake County, Oregon, and announced plans to convert the project to RNG and clean hydorgen production.

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A report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service's Global Agricultural Information Network on April 11 discusses Colombia's March 15 decision to extend its existing 20-cent-per-gallon duty on U.S. ethanol for the next five years.

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The U.S. EPA on April 17 announced plans to comply with the consultation requirements of the Endangered Species Act as part of its upcoming RFS “set� rule under a proposed settlement agreement related to a legal challenge filed by CBD.

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RAF Voyager refuels mid-air with SAF

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By U.K. Ministry of Defence

April 17, 2023

The Royal Air Force has successfully completed a Voyager air-to-air refueling flight, powered by an approximately 43 percent blend of SAF. The SAF for the flight was sourced by International Airlines Group, and supplied by bp.

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Tidewater Renewables Ltd. on April 13 announced its renewable diesel complex under development at its Prince George refinery in British Columbia is 93 percent complete, with startup expected to begin within two months.

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Quinbrook acquires US biogas company PurposeEnergy

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By Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners

April 17, 2023

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners on April 12 announced it has acquired PurposeEnergy, an established U.S.-based renewable fuels and biogas specialist that is focused on waste solutions for the food and beverage industries.

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The U.S. EPA on April 17 announced plans to comply with the consultation requirements of the Endangered Species Act as part of its upcoming RFS “set� rule under a proposed settlement agreement related to a legal challenge filed by CBD.

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Despite seasonally lower ethanol demand, U.S ethanol production and profitability were in line with long-term averages during the first quarter of 2023, according to CoBank Knowledge Exchange's latest quarterly report, released April 6.

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Green Plains Inc. on April 11 released its 2022 Sustainability Report, outlining environmental, social and governance priorities and targets. The third annual report highlights progress made towards the company's goal of being carbon netural by 2050.

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A group of 37 representatives led by Reps. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, and Angie Craig, D-Minn., sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Regan urging the agency to increase its proposed 2023, 2024 and 2025 RFS RVOs for biomass-based diesel.

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Gevo Inc. and LG Chem Ltd. announced on April 12 that they have entered into a joint development agreement to develop bio-propylene for renewable chemicals using Gevo's ethanol-to-olefins (ETO) technology.

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Axens has acquired stakes in the BioTJet project, the aim of which is to build and operate the largest European sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production unit using the Fischer-Tropsch process, relying on the BioTfueL technology.

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A bipartisan group of 16 senators, led by Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on April 11 sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Regan urging the agency to strengthen the Renewable Fuel Standard.

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A bipartisan group of 16 senators, led by Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on April 11 sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Regan urging the agency to strengthen the Renewable Fuel Standard.

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Gevo Inc. and LG Chem Ltd. announced on April 12 that they have entered into a joint development agreement to develop bio-propylene for renewable chemicals using Gevo's ethanol-to-olefins (ETO) technology.

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Michigan lawmakers on April 12 introduced the Clean Energy Future Plan, a bill package that aims to implement a wide range of clean energy provisions, including a clean fuel standard (CFS) and a clean energy standard.

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Neste and Ryanair have expanded their collaboration to enable Ryanair to power its full schedule of flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol with a 40 percent blend of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel from 1 April onwards.

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RFA: E15 now available in New York

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By Renewable Fuels Association

April 13, 2023

E15 is now available to drivers in New York state for the first time, according to the RFA. Dandy Mini Mart and Travel Plaza in Nichols has become one of the first retailers in the state to offer E15. New York approved use of the fuel blend in 2019.

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Technip Energies has been awarded the contract for the FEED phase of LanzaTech's DRAGON SAF project based on LanzaJet alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) technology. The project is on track to be one of the first commercial SAF facilities in the U.K.

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Biomass News Roundup

By Biomass Magazine

April 13, 2023

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The USGC has released a handbook about new and evolving high-protein corn co-products produced by the U.S. ethanol industry. It is meant to update international customers on the nutritional profiles of these products and their feed applications.

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Drax CEO Will Gardiner has stepped down from his role as a board member of the Sustainable Biomass Program. Gardiner had served in a personal capacity on the board of the Sustainable Biomss Program since January 2019.

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Michigan lawmakers on April 12 introduced the Clean Energy Future Plan, a bill package that aims to implement a wide range of clean energy provisions, including a clean fuel standard (CFS) and a clean energy standard.

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RNG accounts for 69% of on-road natural gas vehicle fuel

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By Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas

April 13, 2023

Natural Gas Vehicles for America and Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas have announced that 69 percent of all on-road fuel used in natural gas vehicles in calendar year 2022 was renewable natural gas (RNG).

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Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on April 12 sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging his administration to issue an emergency waiver to allow E15 sales to continue through the summer 2023 driving season.

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Technip Energies has been awarded the contract for the FEED phase of LanzaTech's DRAGON SAF project based on LanzaJet alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) technology. The project is on track to be one of the first commercial SAF facilities in the U.K.

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