The Clean Fuels Alliance Foundation has awarded Courtney Videchak the 2025 Beth Calabotta Sustainable Education Grant. Videchak is a Mechanical Engineering PhD candidate at the University of Michigan with experience working on diesel engines.
OPAL Fuels Inc. on March 5 announced it has entered into five new fuel station services agreements to support customer hauling operations in Canada. OPAL Fuels will design, build, own and operate these new stations.
Mote Inc. announced on March 4 the successful first close of its Series A funding round, securing $7 million in investment led by Nella Next and Preston-Werner Ventures. The company’s technology produces energy from waste wood will sequestering CO2.
Honeywell on Feb. 26 announced that Taiyo Oil Co. Ltd. has chosen the Honeywell UOP Ethanol to Jet (ETJ) technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its Okinawa Operations in Japan. The facility is expected to begin operations in 2029.
Japan-based Renova Inc. on March 3 announced additional delays in the startup of the 49.9-megawatt (MW) Karatsu Biomass Power Plant. The facility is now expected to being operations in September.
Natural Resources Canada’s Energy Innovation Program has announced it is now accepting applications for funding to support clean fuels production and clean fuels transportation and storage projects.
Roeslein Renewables has been awarded ISCC PLUS and ISCC EU certifications for biomass feedstocks used in RNG production. This is the first ISCC certification for biomass-based crop residues, including cover crops, processed for clean-burning RNG.
Haffner Energy, a solid biomass-to-clean fuels solutions provider, and ATOBA Energy, a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) aggregator, are joining forces to accelerate the development of SAF projects and facilitate their financing.
The Minnesota Senate Taxes Committee on March 3 voted to approved legislation that aims to extend and expand the state’s existing tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which was established in 2023.
Anaergia Inc., through its subsidiary, Anaergia Technologies LLC, has entered into agreements to upgrade the renewable energy anaerobic digester (READ) located at The University of California, Davis.
Virentis Advisors announced on Feb. 25 its clients have recently completed bioenergy ITC transfer transactions totaling over $68 million. The company anticipates 2025 will be another robust year in the bioenergy industry.
The U.S. strongly objects to a recommendation on “sustainable” aviation fuels focused on multi-cropping made during the 13th triennial meeting of the ICAO Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection.
Biomass Magazine has announced the six companies selected to pitch to a group of angel investors and venture capital firms at the International Biomass Conference & Expo, taking place March 18-20, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Calumet Inc. released Q4 financial results on Feb. 28. During an earnings call, company officials discussed operations at its Montana Renewables facility, changing market dynamics for biobased-based diesel, and the company’s MaxSAF initiative.
U.S. operable biofuels capacity held steady in December, with no changes for ethanol, biodiesel or renewable diesel, according to data released by the U.S. EIA on Feb. 28. Feedstock consumption was up slightly from the previous month.
CARB on Feb. 26 released an updated market notice that outlines its plans for addressing regulatory clarity issues identified by the OAL that have delayed implementation of the LCFS amendments approved by CARB last year.
The American Biogas Council on March 3 announced the launch of its Biogas Carbon Accounting Tool (Biogas CAT), a groundbreaking tool to count the full lifecycle emissions of biogas projects that was prepared by EcoEngineers.
Comstock Inc. on Feb. 28 announced a new $14 million investment and strategic collaboration with Marathon Petroleum Corp. to advance its lignocellulosic biomass refining solutions to commercial maturity.
Aemetis Inc. has announced the receipt of $6 million of cash, after transaction costs, from the sale of $7.7 million of IRA investment tax credits generated by the construction of dairy biogas digesters by its Aemetis Biogas subsidiary.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. released fourth quarter financial results on Feb. 24, reporting the company sold 62 million gallons of RNG during the quarter, up 8.8% when compared to the same period of 2023.
Haffner Energy on Feb. 26 announced the commencement of hydrogen production utilizing its proprietary solid biomass thermolysis technology at its Marolles hydrogen production, testing, and training center.
OPAL Fuels Inc. announced on Feb. 25 the acquisition of the Western Milling fueling station in Visalia, California. OPAL will upgrade the station and sell to Western Milling’s transportation business, OHK Transport, and other local shippers.
A planned sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) production facility being developed by SkyNRG Americas in Walla Walla, Washington, has been awarded a new $1.5 million grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce.
Neste MY Renewable Diesel has helped fuel Rio Tinto’s Pilbara iron ore operations for the first time, with the completion of a successful trial of biofuel across its network of Western Australian ports, railways and mines.
The Singapore Airlines Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to potentially source neat SAF from Aether Fuels, a climate technology firm that plans to set up SAF production plants in the U.S. and South East Asia.
XCF Global Capital Inc. on Feb. 24 announced that New Rise Renewables LLC has commenced production of neat SAF. The company has also entered into an irrevocable corporate purchase order for the sale of more than 3 million gallons of SAF.
Air Products on Feb. 24 announced its has terminated its agreement with World Energy for the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) expansion project in Paramount, California. According to World Energy, current operations at the Paramount facility are not affected.
LoCI Controls on Feb. 20 announced results from its methane capture project at an Iowa landfill. Between 2021 and 2023, the project successfully captured and destroyed methane emissions with approximately 229,000 metric tons of CO2e.
LanzaJet on Feb. 24 announced that Cosmo Oil Co. Ltd. has been selected for a FY2024 subsidy from Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to support a project developed with Mitsui & Co. that will plan to utilize LanzaJet technology.
Renewable energy company Drax has announced an enhanced approach to deliver on its global sustainability targets and to enhance the way it manages its impact on the climate, nature and people.
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