Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced the opening of a new RNG station in Carney’s Point, New Jersey, for heavy-duty trucks and other fleet vehicles to access a fuel produced from organic waste and is rated the cleanest available.
LanzaTech Global Inc. and LanzaJet Inc. are launching CirculAir, a new joint offering to convert waste, carbon, and renewable power into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and immediately accelerate decarbonization of the aviation industry globally.
The USDA on June 26 awarded nearly $100 million in loans and grants to 473 projects under the Renewable Energy for America Program. Biogas producers were among those selected to receive grant and loan funding.
The USDA on June 26 launched a RFI seeking public comments on procedures for quantifying, reporting and verifying the effect of climate-smart farming practices on the GHG emissions associated with U.S.-grown biofuel feedstocks.
Aemetis Inc. on June 26 announced that its Aemetis Biogas subsidiary completed a key milestone of constructing and operating dairy digesters with a capacity to produce more than 300,000 MMBtu of renewable natural gas (RNG) per year.
MAIRE announces that KT - Kinetics Technology, also leveraging the technological know-how of NEXTCHEM, has been awarded by HOLBORN Europa Raffinerie GmbH an EPC project to develop an HVO complex inside the existing HOLBORN’s refinery in Hamburg, Germany.
EverGen Infrastructure Corp. is pleased to announce the execution of a 20-year offtake agreement with FortisBC Energy Inc. through its wholly owned subsidiary Fraser Valley Biogas Ltd., subject to the acceptance by the British Columbia Utilities Commission.
The U.S. EPA on June 25 awarded more than $8.8 million to the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management to support emissions testing and other activities aimed at reducing air pollution from wood heaters.
The U.S. DOE on June 17 awarded funding to two bioenergy projects. One focuses on the use of organic acids captured from anaerobic digester broth and the other focuses on the integrated processing and hyrothermal pretreatment of corn stover.
New Energy Blue and ARCO/Murray are partnering to build cellulosic ethanol plants across the American Midwest. The first project will be the flagship New Energy Freedom biorefinery in Mason City, Iowa, which is expected to break ground this year.
MAIRE S.p.A. announces that NEXTCHEM, through its subsidiary MyRechemical, has signed a licensing contract to provide its proprietary NX Circular gasification technology to DG Fuels Louisiana, a proposed 450 MMgy SAF plant.
Clean Fuels Alliance America on June 25 filed a formal petition asking the U.S. EPA to reconsider RFS volumes for 2024 and 2025. The agency set biomass-based diesel and overall advanced volumes significantly below actual production of the fuels.
A bipartisan group of six senators on June 20 send a letter to the U.S. EPA, USDA, U.S. Trade Representative, and U.S. Customers and Board Protection expressing concern with dramatic increases in used cooking oil (UCO) imports from China.
U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 920,000 tons of densified biomass fuels in March, according to the June edition of the U.S. EIA’s Monthly Densified Biomass Fuels Report. Sales of densified biomass fuel reached 880,000 tons during the month.
Bioenergy Europe on June 20 released its Statistical Report on Pellets. The report shows that after two remarkable years, marked by record consumption and production, the global pellet industry is now facing significant challenges.
The Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Coalition has welcomed 10 new companies and organizations involved in the development and deployment of SAF into its membership, bringing its total count to more than 50.
DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has validated a new methodology for the certification of net carbon dioxide removals delivered using bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS).
The Sedona-Oak Creek Airport Authority—in partnership with Avfuel Corp. and the airport’s fixed base operator (FBO), Red Rock Aviation—has announced Sedona Airport now offers an emissions-reducing fuel option: SAF.
Toyota Tsusho Corp. on June 17 announced that the 75-MW Yatsushiro Biomass Power Plant has begun commercial operations. The facility, located in Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, can be fueled with both wood chips and wood pellets.
BP on June 20 announced an agreement to acquire Bunge’s 50% interest in its BP Bunge Bioenergia S.A. JV. The company also said it is scaling back plans for the development of new SAF and renewable diesel projects at its existing sites.
The U.S. EPA released updated RIN data on June 20, reporting that nearly 2.01 billion RINs were generated under the RFS during May, down from 2.11 billion generated during the same period of last year.
The U.S. EPA released updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data on June 20, reporting that one new SRE petition has been filed under the RFS in the past month. A total of 39 SRE petitions are now pending.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has announced a series of new deals with several municipalities across the country. These agreements represent a collective growing demand within city agencies for more sustainable, low-carbon solutions for their operations.
Treasury and the IRS on June 18 released final rules implementing the wage and apprenticeship standard provisions of clean energy tax credits created by the IRA, including the 45Z clean fuels production tax credit.
Topsoe has announced Braya Renewable Fuels’ biorefinery in Newfoundland is now producing renewable diesel at design capacity. The facility, which utilizes Topose’s HydroFlex technology, is also expected to produce SAF in the future.
Clean Fuels Alliance American has filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. EPA’s final rule setting GHG emissions standards for heavy duty vehicles. The rule failed to consider the GHG-reducing benefits of biodiesel and renewable diesel.
SAF Magazine and the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative announced the preliminary agenda for the North American SAF Conference and Expo, being held Sept. 11-13 at the Saint Paul RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS have issued guidance on how to register for the Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit, encouraging fuel producers who may be eligible for the credit to apply for registration as soon as possible.
Valmet has announced it has been selected to supply a 50-megawatt (MW) pellet-fired heating plant to a district heating facility in Mölndal, Sweden. The new heating plant is expected to begin operations in late 2026.
Amtrak released its FY 2023 Sustainability Report on June 13, reporting that renewable diesel is playing a part in helping the passenger railroad achieve progress towards meeting its goal of achieving net-zero GHG emissions by 2045.
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