Village Farms International Inc. on April 3 announced that operations have started at the Delta renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility in British Columbia. The project was developed in partnership with Atlanta-based Terreva Renewables.
World Fuel Services will supply the U.K. Ministry of Defence with 5.15 million liters of aviation fuel. The supplied fuel is blended with approximately 40% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), sourced from Neste.
Technip Energies and LanzaTech Global Inc. were selected by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations to begin award negotiations for up to $200 million funding to support project SECURE.
The U.S. exported 696,692.9 metric tons of wood pellets in February, down from 742,824.6 metric tons in January, but up from 632,043.8 metric tons in February 2023, according to data released by the USDA on April 4.
In its March Petroleum Supply Monthly, the U.S. Energy Information Administration introduced data on the interregional movement of renewable diesel. With the new data, the EIA now captures most of the renewable diesel movements to the West Coast.
Avina has announced plans to develop a 120 MMgy SAF facility in the Midwest that will utilize alcohol-to-jet production technology. The company has already entered into long-term supply agreements for low-CI ethanol.
Gevo Inc. announced on April 1 that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Gevo NW Iowa RNG LLC (Gevo RNG), has remarketed the previously issued and currently outstanding Iowa Finance Authority Solid Waste Facility Revenue Bonds.
Japan-based Renova Inc. on March 28 announced its 75-megawatt (MW) Ishinomaki Hibarino Biomass Power Plant has commenced operations. The facility is fueled by wood pellets and palm kernel shells (PKS).
A sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in the U.K. under development by LanzaTech U.K. Ltd., a subsidiary of LanzaTech Global Inc., is moving forward following an approval issued by the Neath Port Talbot Council’s Planning Committee on March 26.
SYSADVANCE North American has been selected to supply its Methagen AD 1200F biogas upgrading system to a project in Texas that will process both landfill gas and biogas from a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP).
Ryanair on March 28 announced that it has purchased 1,000 metric tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Shell. That volume of SAF is enough to fuel over 200 flights from Stansted to Madrid.
Phillips 66 on April 1 announced that its Rodeo refinery in San Francisco has commenced commercial production of renewable diesel. The facility is expected to begin producing SAF components during the second quarter of this year.
The RFA is urging federal officials to use a 30-year time frame to account for LUC emissions as they work to complete the upcoming 40BSAF-GREET model, which will be used to calculate emissions reductions for the SAF tax credit.
The U.S. EPA has rescheduled a planned webinar on the biogas regulatory reform rule (BRRR) provisions of the Renewable Fuel Standard program. The webinar, originally scheduled for April 4, will now take place April 12 from 11:00-3:30 p.m. ET.
Japan Petroleum Expansion Co. Ltd. (JAPEX) on March 29 announced that the initial 25,000-metric-ton shipment of wood pellets that will be used to fuel the Ozu Biomass Power Plant arrived at the Nagahama Port on March 25.
The USDA On March 28 awarded more than $120 million through the Rural Energy for America Program to 541 projects spanning 44 states. Several bioenergy projects are among those selected to receive funding.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration on April 1 opened a $269 million funding opportunity under its Airport Improvement Program. SAF infrastructure projects are among those eligible for the funding.
U.S. biofuels operable production capacity was unchanged in January, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on March 29. Total feedstock consumption was down when compared to the previous month.
Terragia Biofuel on March 28 announced it has raised a $6 million seed round. The company will use the capital to commercialize its novel biology-based approach to converting cellulosic biomass into ethanol and other products.
Nopetro Renewables, a developer and operator of renewable natural gas (RNG) projects across North America, on March 27 announced that it has broken ground on Southern Florida’s first landfill gas-to-RNG facility in Indian River County.
Drax Group on March 28 announced a new carbon removals deal with Karbon-X. Under the agreement, Karbon-X will purchase CDR credits from Drax representing 25,000 metric tons of permanently stored carbon at $350 per metric ton.
Clean Fuels expresses disappointment in EPA’s GHG standards for heavy duty vehicles
By Clean Fuels Alliance America
March 29, 2024
Clean Fuels Alliance America is expressing extreme disappointment in the U.S. EPA’s final GHG Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles-Phase 3. The rule does not address the emission reduction potential of biodiesel and renewable diesel.
Neste has started supplying sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Emirates at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, expanding the partnership the two companies announced in October last year.
The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is predicting a 3% increase in soybean planted area for 2024, according to the agency’s annual Prospective Plantings report, which was released March 28.
Southwest Airlines Co. has acquired SAFFiRE Renewables LLC as part of the investment portfolio of its wholly owned subsidiary Southwest Airlines Renewable Ventures LLC. SAFFiRE expects to produce cellulosic ethanol for conversion into SAF.
EnviTec Biogas is expanding its presence in the U.S. with locations in Rochester, New York; Watertown, South Dakota; and Beaverton, Oregon. To date, the company has completed eight biogas projects in the U.S.
TotalEnergies and China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. (SINOPEC) have signed a heads of agreement (HoA) to jointly develop a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production unit at a SINOPEC's refinery in China.
CoBank is predicting U.S. soybean crush capacity will expand 23% over the next three years. In a report released March 21, the company discusses the risk that this rapidly expanding capacity could exceed renewable diesel growth.
Japan-based petroleum company ENEOS Corp. on March 22 announced that a coalition of Japanese and South Korean companies have entered an MOU to cooperate on feedstock for a SAF project ENOES is developing.
NordFuel has selected Chempolis as a technology provider for its next generation bioproduct factory in Haapavesi, Finland. The facility will produce biofuels and bioproducts, including ethanol, biogas and lignin.
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