The U.K. is expected to import a record 9.641 million metric tons of wood pellets in 2024, according to a report filed with the USDA in November. The majority of those imports will come from U.S.-based pellet producers.
In 2024, the U.S. East Coast became a consistent destination for small volumes of renewable diesel as a few suppliers and local governments began offering or consuming the fuel, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
TotalEnergies and Saudi Investment Recycling Company on Dec. 3 announced the signing of a joint development and cost sharing agreement (JDCSA) to assess the development of a SAF production unit in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has opened an expanded RNG fueling station in Carson, California. The station is owned by Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts and will provide RNG fuel to the public as well as districts’ vehicle and other trucks.
U.S. ethanol and biodiesel capacity held steady in September, while renewable diesel capacity fell slightly, according to data released by the U.S. EIA on Nov. 29. Feedstock consumption was down when compared to the previous month.
The U.K.’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mandate was signed into law on Nov. 18 and is set to come into force on Jan. 1, 2025. The government has also launched a new Jet Zero Taskforce to revamp efforts to make greener air travel a reality.
The International Trade Administration has announced its Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee will hold a virtual opening meeting on Dec. 3. The meeting is the first of REEEAC’s current charter term.
Vision RNG has announced a long-term gas rights agreement to purchase raw landfill gas (LFG) from the Greenwood County South Carolina landfill located in Greenwood South Carolina. The agreement could be as long as 25 years.
Eco-Energy has announced the expansion of its Transport Emission Reduction Certificate program with the launch of TERC-Biodiesel and TERC-Renewable Diesel. The new certificates are a voluntary carbon program for heavy-duty trucking.
On Nov. 20, EPRI and the Tennessee Valley Authority announced the successful demonstration of renewable diesel as a combustion turbine fuel for power generation. The demonstration was performed on a 76-MW dual-fuel natural gas/diesel unit.
Firefly Green Fuels, a British sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) developer, on Nov. 15 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Sanepar, one of Brazil’s largest water and sanitation companies.
CalBioGas Hilmar LLC, a joint investment between Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corp. and California Bioenergy LLC (CalBio), has completed the central processing facility for its dairy biomethane project in Merced County, California.
Clean Fuels Alliance America on Nov. 26 thanked Reps. Nikki Budzinski, D-Ill., and Mike Carey, R-Ohio, for urging the IRS “to ensure that taxpayers’ registrations under §45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit are completed before January 1, 2025.”
Carrier Process Equipment Group Inc. has completed the acquisition of Hebeler LLC. The acquisition, which closed in November, enhances the company’s position as a leading provider of thermal processing solutions.
The American Biogas Council Executive Director Patrick Serfass has congratulated Scott Bessent on his nomination to lead the U.S. Treasury department and Brooke Rollins on her nomination to serve as Secretary of Agriculture.
Solvay has announced the official inauguration of the second biomass boiler at its Rheinberg soda ash and bicarbonate plant in Germany, phasing out the use of thermal coal for energy use at the site.
Willis Lease Finance Corp. has announced its subsidiary, Willis Sustainable Fuels (UK) Limited, has entered into a master services agreement (MSA) with McDermott for early EPC related services for its SAF initiative.
Blackwood Technology BV has announced the successful start of production of the first commercial FlashTor black pellet plant in Lampang Province, Thailand. The facility the capacity to produce 75,000 metric tons per year.
Comstock Fuels amends license with RenFuel
By Comstock Inc.
November 26, 2024
Comstock Inc. has announced its subsidiary amended its exclusive license agreement with RenFuel K2B AB for use of RenFuel’s patented catalytic esterification process to refine Comstock Fuels’ proprietary Bioleum biointermediates.
Fives, a global leader in industrial engineering, and Waga Energy have signed a collaboration agreement to strengthen their partnership and accelerate the deployment of WAGABOX units.
Using technology developed by researchers working with ORNL’s Center for Bioenergy and Dartmouth College, Terragia Biofuel is targeting commercial biofuel production, including ethanol, from lignocellulose.
Invizyne Technologies Inc., a leading designer of cell-free, enzyme-based biomanufacturing systems, has announced it was awarded a $2 million project to enable enzyme production for cell-free biomanufacturing of SAF.
Simply Blue Group has collaborated with the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs to establish a path forward focused on sustainable development of the company’s SAF project under development in Goldboro, Nova Scotia.
DTE Vantage commissioned a new renewable natural gas (RNG) project this month in conjunction with the City of Dayton Water Reclamation Facility, which treats residential and industrial wastewater from Dayton and neighboring communities.
HSBC Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific and EcoCeres are launching a significant initiative to support the use of SAF in Hong Kong. HSBC Hong Kong is purchasing 3,400 metric tons of SAF produced by EcoCeres, which will be used in Cathay Pacific flights.
Nearly 2.16 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in October, up from 2.13 billion generated during the same month of last year. Total RIN generation for the first 10 months of 2024 reached 20.85 billion.
The U.S. EPA on Nov. 21 released updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data, reporting that one new SRE petition has been filed under the RFS in the past month. According to EPA, 130 SRE petitions are currently pending.
Growth Energy and Clean Fuels Alliance America have filed a new opening brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit challenging the U.S. EPA’s failure to fully account for SREs when issuing RFS RVOs.
Vision RNG LLC has signed a 20-year renewable natural gas (RNG) agreement with L.P. Gill Inc., a subsidiary of Waste Connections Inc. for a project located Jackson, Nebraska. The project is expected to be operational in 2027.
The first tanker of sustainably produced bioacetone and biobutanol has been dispatched from Celtic Renewables’ flagship Biorefinery in Grangemouth, Scotland, marking a major milestone for the world’s shift to green chemicals.
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