The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Jan. 23 voted 11-8 to advance the nomination of Lee Zeldin to serve as administrator of the U.S. EPA. The next step in the confirmation process is a full Senate vote.
Enilive has announced commissioning is underway at it’s the Gela biorefinery in on the Italian island of Sicily. The facility has the capacity to produce 400,000 metric tons per year of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Topsoe has signed an agreement with Chuangui New Energy company to provide technology and services to produce SAF and renewable diesel. Construction on the project has begun and the facility is expected to be operational in December 2026.
LanzaTech Global Inc. on Jan. 21 announced its intent to form LanzaX, a business unit dedicated to its wholly owned synthetic biology platform. LanzaTech intends to spin out LanzaX from its core biorefining business as a JV with Tharsis Capital LLC
South Korea in late 2024 announced it will end subsidies for new biomass energy projects and existing state-owned facilities that co-fire imported biomass starting in 2025 and phase out subsidies privately owned facilities starting in 2026.
LanzaJet on Jan. 22 announced the selection of the site for its next production facility, Project Speedbird, in Teesside’s Wilton International. The U.K.-based facility will have the capacity to produce 30 MMgy of SAF and renewable diesel.
Tidewater Renewables Ltd. has closed on the sale of its interest in the Rimrock Renewables Limited Partnership (RNG partnership) to Biocirc Canada Holdings Inc., a global renewable natural gas (RNG) developer.
Clean Fuels Alliance America recognized Floyd Vergara, a chief architect of California’s LCFS, the Union Pacific railroad, and the California Advanced Biofuels Alliance for their outstanding efforts in advancing biodiesel, renewable diesel and SAF.
Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and a bipartisan groups of colleagues on Jan. 16 reintroduced the Farm to Fly Act, a bill that aims to accelerate the production and development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
USDA Rural Development on Jan. 21 announced the launch of a new Clean Energy website that aims to support the expanded use of biomass, wind, solar, hydropower and geothermal energy in rural power production.
Synthica Energy announces Clark Water, the water and wastewater infrastructure construction arm of Clark Construction Group, has been contracted to lead the construction of its new anaerobic digestion and RNG facility in Rome, Georgia.
Wizz Air, Airbus, as well as Moeve and Charleroi Airport, on Jan. 16 announced the successful completion of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) operational trial. During the trial, Wizz Air operated more than 50 flights using a blend of SAF.
Federated Co-operatives Ltd. on Jan. 17 announced it has shelved plans for a 15,000-barrel-per-day renewable diesel plant proposed for development in Regina, Saskatchewan. Plans for an adjacent canola crush facility are also being paused.
The U.S. EPA on Jan. 17 published its third triennial report to Congress on biofuels and the environment. The document, the third in a series of required reports to Congress, takes a critical view of the RFS’s impact on the environment.
Reps. Hillary Scholten, D-Mich., and David Valadao, R-Calif., have introduced the Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Act of 2025 to extend the Section 48 investment tax credit (ITC) for qualified biogas properties.
Clean Fuels is asking the U.S. EPA to pause the rulemaking process on its proposed partial waiver of 2024 cellulosic volumes until it can provide a full accounting of all available cellulosic RINs for 2024 and consider the impact of SREs.
In late November, EcoEngineers presented a webinar exploring hydrogen’s place in the renewables transition.
The U.S. EPA on Jan. 17 released updated data showing that more than 25.22 billion renewable identification numbers (RINs) were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in 2024, up from 23.85 billion in 2023.
Piramal Pharma Ltd. has achieved a notable environmental milestone at its API and intermediates manufacturing facility in Digwal, India, by converting its coal-fired steam boiler to operate on biomass briquettes.
Terviva Inc. on Jan. 14 announced a strategic investment from Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. Idemitsu, in partnership with Terviva and Australia-based Stanmore is beginning a trial plantation of Terviva’s pongamia in Queensland, Australia.
Biochar production company Myno is on track to have its first carbon removal facility operating by 2026.
Editor's note from Biomass Magazine Issue 1, 2024
Just three years after its renewable natural gas industry debut, Vision RNG has made significant accomplishments that align with its mission to provide mid-sized landfill owners with solutions to capture, process and commercialize landfill gas.
Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as U.S. EPA administrator, on Jan. 16 responded to questions regarding his support for the RFS, E15 and SAF during a hearing held by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
The U.S. EPA on Jan. 16 released updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data, showing 11 new SRE petitions have been filed under the Renewable Fuel Standard. The agency denied one SRE petition and 139 SRE petitions remain pending.
London-based Heathrow Airport on Jan. 10 announced it targeting 5% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) use in 2025. To support that goal, the airport is offering £86 million ($105.27 million) to airlines under its pioneering SAF incentive scheme.
The U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office on Jan. 16 announced $1.35 million in Phase 2 funding for three projects to accelerate wood heater innovation and develop the next generation of efficient and clean wood heaters.
Arbios Biotech announces completion of biomass to bio-oil facility in Prince George
By Arbios Biotech
January 16, 2025
Arbios Biotech has completed construction of a facility in Prince George, British Columbia, that uses Licella’s Cat-HTR hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) technology to transform forest residues and other woody residuals into a renewable bio-oil.
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