The Biden administration has signaled its intent to publish a proposed rule setting RFS RVOs for 2023 and beyond next spring. A variety of other rulemakings impacting biofuel producers are also scheduled taken up by federal agencies in the near-term.
Verbio announced on Dec. 8 it has commenced production of RNG at its biorefinery in Nevada, Iowa. The company acquired the former cellulosic ethanol plant from DuPont in 2018. The facility is producing RNG from corn straw using Verbio technology.
Biomass Magazine has released the agenda for the 15th Annual International Biomass Conference & Expo taking place March 14-16, 2022 at the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center in Jacksonville, Florida.
CleanBay Renewables Inc. on Dec. 6 announced it has secured investment from AVG Group Sarl, a Luxembourg based asset manager with a focus on energy transition technology and green alternatives to fossil fuels.
Renewables are currently expected to account for 22 percent of U.S. electricity generation in 2022, up from 20 percent in 2021, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Dec. 7.
The U.S. EPA on Dec. 7 released a proposed rule to revise 2020 Renewable Fuel Standard RVOs and set long-overdue RVOs for 2021 and 2022. In a separate action, the agency is proposing to deny more than 60 SRE petitions.
Representatives of the U.S. biofuels industry slammed the U.S. EPA's delays in setting Renewable Fuel Standard volume requirements and called on the agency to get the RFS back on track during a Dec. 3 hearing.
On Dec. 2, the ABFA released a set of principles to inform low carbon fuels policy, approved by the association's diverse membership. The document is the document is the culmination of a year-long effort to find consensus amongst ABFA's members.
Through their joint venture, TotalEnergies and its U.S. partner Clean Energy are launching the construction of their first biomethane production unit, in Friona, Texas. The biomethane will be used as an alternative fuel for transportation.
The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration has announced the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee will hold a virtual meeting on Dec. 9. The event is open to the public, but registeration is required.
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada has approved an agreement allowing Southwest Gas to provide Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada with RNG to fuel most of the agency's public transit fleet. U.S. Gain will supply the RNG.
Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, on Nov. 23 introduced the Defend the Blend Act, which aims to prevent the U.S. EPA from retroactively reducing RFS blend requirements. Reps. Rodney Davis, R-Ill.; Angie Craig, D-Minn.; and Ron Kind, D-Wis., are cosponsors.
USDA Rural Development on Nov. 22 issued a notice announcing amended scoring provisions for the Rural Energy for America Program. Applications will now receive priority points for advancing key priorities under the Biden-Harris administration.
A new paper released by the European Biogas Association has mapped the opportunities of the gasification's contribution of building European circular economies and reducing carbon emissions as part of the net-zero roadmap.
The U.S. EPA has released updated renewable identification number (RIN) data, reporting that nearly 1.7 billion RINs were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in October, up from 1.56 billion generated during the same month of last year.
The House of Representatives on Nov. 19 voted to approve the Build Back Better Act, a $1.9 trillion legislative package that includes nearly $1 billion for biofuels infrastructure, extends the biodiesel tax credit, and includes incentives for SAF.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced it has broken ground on a renewable natural gas (RNG) digester at Del Rio Dairy in Friona, Texas, its first in a joint venture with TotalEnergies to produce the ultra-clean transportation fuel.
The U.S. EPA on Nov. 18 issued a proposed rule further delay certain RFS compliance dates, including those for compliance years 2019, 2020 and 2021. The agency is also proposing to change how it establishes RFS compliance deadlines starting in 2022.
Archaea Energy Inc. announced Nov. 15 that its subsidiary Archaea Holdings LLC has entered into a long-term RNG purchase and sale agreement with Northwest Natural Gas Co., a subsidiary of NW Natural Holdings.
The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology on Nov. 16 approved an amendment to the National Wildlife Fire Risk Reduction Program Act offered by Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, that aims to bolster bioenergy and biofuels production.
On Nov. 11, Advanced Biofuel Solutions Ltd. and Greenergy announced the signing of a joint development agreement to develop, construct and operate up to five municipal waste-based biofuel plants in the U.K.
The House Ag Committee's Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit on Nov. 16 hosted a hearing on the renewable economy. The event featured testimony on the importance of biofuels, the RFS, year-round E15, and biobased products.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. and bp on Nov. 11 announced that its renewable natural gas (RNG) joint venture will build on previously announced plans to finance and develop new projects at dairy farms, starting in the Midwest.
Bioenergy accounted for approximately 3.52 million of the 12 million global renewable energy jobs in 2020, according to an annual jobs report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in late October.
SCS Global Services is now approved as an independent verifier by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for Oregon's Clean Fuels Program, launched in 2016 to reduce the transportation carbon footprint of Oregonians.
Enchanted Rock, the leading provider of electrical resiliency microgrids announced on Nov. 10 that its customers now have the option to choose renewable natural gas (RNG) to achieve net-zero or negative carbon emissions.
With the grand opening of the Sunoma Renewable Natural Gas Project at the Paloma Dairy in Gila Bend, Arizona, Southwest Gas Corp. will play an intergral role in bringing RNG to market through its system.
Bioenergy Devco has secured $100 million in financing from funds managed by Irradiant Partners. The capital will support the development of multiple anaerobic digestion facilities to drive sustainable organic waste recycling and reduce GHG emissions.
OPAL Fuels LLC on Nov. 10 celebrated the ribbon cutting ceremony of its new Sunoma Renewable Natural Gas Facility at Paloma Dairy in Gila Bend, Arizona. The facility will produce 1.6 million gasoline gallon equivalents of renewable vehicle fuel.
Astra Energy Inc., a renewable and WTE project developer and technology acquisition company, has executed an agreement with Regreen Technologies Inc. and Global Sustainable Technologies Inc. for rights to a proprietary WTE technology.
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