As fuel demand begins its recovery around the world, the U.S. Grains Council is taking steps to ensure ethanol will continue to expand as a part of policy solutions that address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Anaergia Inc. and Southern California Gas Co. announced on March 18 that renewable natural gas (RNG) produced from diverted landfill waste is now flowing into SoCalGas' pipeline system from the Rialto Bioenergy Facility.
In a study recently published in Nature Communications, scientists from DTU and Yale University have investigated how bacteria that are commonly found in sugarcane ethanol fermentation affect the industrial process.
BP and Aria Energy on March 18 announced a project to capture methane from waste at three California dairy farms and process it into renewable natural gas (RNG), which will then be supplied as fuel for the U.S. transportation sector.
The Renewable Fuels Association on March 17 asked newly confirmed U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan to “stay the course� on the Renewable Fuel Standard, as the important policy faces renewed attacks from oil refiners.
The Canadian government on March 5 published draft regulations to establish a Federal Greenhouse Gas Offset System to reduce carbon emissions and create jobs. A public comment period is open through May 5.
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig in February announced Burlington, Iowa-based Reif Oil Co., and Omaha, Nebraska-based Sapp Bros Inc. have been named the recipients the state's 2021 Renewable Fuel Marketing Awards.
The U.S. Department of Energy on March 15 awarded $2 million to four research and development (R&D) projects advancing clean-hydrogen production technologies, including several that use biomass and waste as feedstock.
Data released by the U.S. EPA on March 18 shows that no new small refinery exemption (SRE) petitions have been filed in the past month. The agency has also not taken any action on the 66 SRE petitions that have been pending since mid-February.
The U.S. Department of Energy on March 10 announced its intent to issue a funding opportunity this spring that aims to accelerate the production of low-carbon aviation fuels, renewable marine fuels, and other advanced biofuels.
Data released by the U.S. EPA on March 18 shows that no new small refinery exemption (SRE) petitions have been filed in the past month. The agency has also not taken any action on the 66 SRE petitions that have been pending since mid-February.
Valero Energy Corp. and BlackRock Global Energy & Power Infrastructure Fund III announced on March 16 that they are partnering with Navigator Energy Services to develop an industrial scale carbon capture pipeline system (CCS).
Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del., and Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Reps. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, and David McKinley, R-W.V., on March 17 introduced the Storing CO2 and Lowering Emissions (SCALE) Act, a comprehensive CO2 infrastructure package.
The National Energy & Fuels Institute and the Advanced Biofuels Association are partnering to promote government policies and industry initiatives designed to support the use of environmentally-sound advanced biofuels in the home energy market.
Cielo Waste Solutions has entered into a MOU with Renewable U Energy Inc. that provides for Cielo to build, and commission three waste to high-grade renewable fuel facilities, including two in Canada and one in the U.S.
U.S. ethanol production was up nearly 4 percent the week ending March 12, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on March 17. Fuel ethanol stocks were down more than 3 percent.
Presentations are invited for the Workshop on Renewable Fuels Production and Distribution, Dec 9, 2021, to be held at the Marriott Anaheim in Anaheim, California. The workshop is sponsored by the gaseous fuels committee (D03).
The U.S. Senate on March 17 voted unanimously to confirm the nomination of Katherine Tai as U.S. trade representative. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative leads international trade negotiations and oversees the resolution of disputes.
The U.S. Senate on March 17 voted unanimously to confirm the nomination of Katherine Tai as U.S. trade representative. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative leads international trade negotiations and oversees the resolution of disputes.
Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del., and Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Reps. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, and David McKinley, R-W.V., on March 17 introduced the Storing CO2 and Lowering Emissions (SCALE) Act, a comprehensive CO2 infrastructure package.
On March 15, the American Biogas Council announced the eight fastest growing biogas businesses in the US: DMT, DVO Inc., Envitec Biogas, Evonik, Greenlane Biogas, Nacelle, Paques Environmental Technologies, and PlanET Biogas.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced domestic ethanol sales by mills in the south-central region of Brazil were down only slightly in February when compared to the same month of last year.
The FTC has issued its latest annual report on ethanol market concentration. As in previous reports, the FTC determined that “there is sufficient competition among industry participants to avoid price-setting and other anticompetitive behavior."
The 2021 International Biomass Conference & Expo kicked off March 16 with a keynote address focused on biomass sustainability and a panel discussion with association leaders that addressed policy, markets and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Neste has announced plans to develop new renewable products production capacity in Rotterdam in the Netherlands rather than Porvoo, Finland. A final investment decision is expected to be made in late 2021 or early next year.
USDA Rural Development has announced it will hold a feedback forum at 1:30 EDT on March 17 for lenders who have applied or are interested in applying to programs under the OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative.
Amp Americas on March 10 announced that its fourth biogas facility producing renewable natural gas (RNG) from dairy waste is now operational and delivering RNG to the pipeline. The facility is located in Morris, Minnesota.
USDA Rural Development has announced it will hold a feedback forum at 1:30 EDT on March 17 for lenders who have applied or are interested in applying to programs under the OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative.
Using MAP funds, the USGC sponsored a joint Vietnamese ministry and U.S. industry ethanol conference in Ho Chi Minh City in the fall of 2018. That investment is now starting to pay off in sales as the Vietnamese fuel industry expands.
The New Mexico Senate on March 11 voted 25 to 14 in favor of a bill that aims to establish a Clean Fuel Standard that would require a 28 percent decrease in the carbon intensity of transportation fuel by 2040.
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