The USDA on Aug. 16 announced the award of $860,895 in grant funding under the Rural Energy for America program to support the development of a dairy renewable natural gas (RNG) project in Minnesota.
More than 2.24 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in July, up from 1.99 billion generated during the same period of last year. Total RIN generation for the first seven months of 2024 reached 14.42 billion.
The U.S. EPA on Aug. 15 released updated SRE data, reporting that two new SRE petitions were filed under the RFS during the past month. A total of 48 SRE petitions are now pending, up from 46 that were pending as of mid-July.
The U.S. was home to 22 renewable diesel plants with a combined 4.328 billion gallons of annual production capacity as of Jan. 1, 2024, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information on Aug. 15.
Honeywell and Repsol on Aug. 12 announced a collaboration to create new production pathways for biofuels and circular materials. The two will also explore the possible integration of these methods into Repsol’s existing facilities.
CARB proposal would strengthen near-term LCFS targets, cap the use of soy and canola feedstock
By Erin Voegele
August 14, 2024
The California Air Resources Board on Aug. 12 published a notice outlining modifications to its proposed LCFS amendments, including those related annual carbon intensity (CI) targets, biomass-based diesel feedstocks, and SAF.
The Yuba Water Agency on Aug. 6 approved a $7 million grant and $8.3 million low-interest loan to support the construction of a 5-MW biomass power plant near Dobbins, California. The proposed plant is currently expected to be operational by 2026.
The Surface Transportation Board is seeking nominees to fill five vacancies on its Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee. One vacancy is to be filled by a biofuel producer or feedstock grower.
Gevo Inc. on Aug. 8 reported that the U.S. Department of Energy loan guarantee process for its proposed Net-Zero 1 ATJ project is progressing as expected. CEO Patrick Gruber said the company expects to close project financing by the end of 2024.
The U.S. Department of Energy is inviting applications for up to $2 million in support for projects that aim to accelerate wood heater innovation, reduce wood heater pollutants and develop the next generation of efficient and clean wood heaters.
The 2024 North American SAF Conference & Expo will consist of panels that describe the newest developments in the SAF Industry. Topics such as biofuel crops, federal policies, the increase of SAF usage worldwide, and more will be presented.
Calumet Inc. on Aug. 9 released Q2 financial results for Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P., reporting the company’s Montana Renewables business achieved record SAF production of approximately 7 million gallons.
Vertex Energy Inc. on Aug. 8 announced it has ceased renewable diesel production at its refinery in Mobile, Alabama. The company is working to convert its hydrocracker back to conventional service and expects to be processing crude oil by Q4.
South Jersey Industries and OPAL Fuels Inc. announced on Aug. 7 that construction has commenced on an RNG production facility in Florance Township, New Jersey, that has an an annual design capacity of nearly 0.92 million MMBtus.
Castlerock Green Energy LLC has announced the receipt of an investment of approximately $9 million by Nexus Development Capital LLC into Castlerock Biofuels LLC, a joint venture company led by CGE and Ensyn Corp.
Greenlane Renewables Inc. on Aug. 6 announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Airdep S.r.l. has signed a multi-unit purchase agreement with a repeat customer in Europe valued at €1.3M million ($2 million) for biogas desulfurization equipment.
Gevo Inc. on Aug. 9 released a new report by Charles River Associates demonstrating the benefits of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production, including at Gevo’s planned Net-Zero 1 (NZ1) alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) SAF facility in South Dakota.
A subsidiary of Anaergia Inc. has entered into a technology supply contract with the City of Riverside, California, to upgrade anaerobic digestion wastewater infrastructure at the Riverside Water Quality Control Plant to produce RNG.
DG Fuels has selected Phelps County, Nebraska, for its first Midwest production facility. The plant will produce 193 MMgy of SAF that meets ASTM fuel standards. Production is expected to begin in 2030.
KBR announced on Aug. 6 that Avina Clean Hydrogen Inc. has selected the sustainable aviation fuel technology, PureSAF, for its project in the US. Developed by Swedish Biofuels, PureSAF technology is exclusively licensed by KBR worldwide.
Imperial Oil Ltd. on Aug. 2 confirmed that construction continues to advance on the renewable diesel project under development at its Strathcona refinery near Edmonton, Alberta. The project’s main reactor was installed during Q2.
MAIRE has announced that NEXTCHEM (Sustainable Technology Solutions) was been awarded a feasibility study along with PT Tripatra Engineers and Constructors for a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project located in Sei Mangkei, Indonesia.
Aemetis Inc., a renewable natural gas and renewable fuels company focused on low and negative carbon intensity products that replace fossil fuels, on Aug. 1 announced Q2 2024 revenues were up 48% when compared to the same period of 2023.
Gunvor Group has announced it will partner with VARO Energy to build a large-scale biorefinery at the Gunvor Energy Rotterdam site that will be capable of producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel.
PETRONAS, Enilive and Euglena have reached the final investment decision to develop a biorefinery in Malaysia that will produce SAF and renewable diesel. The project is expected to be operational by the second half of 2028.
Cemvita, a climate tech company producing sustainable oil from waste, has unlocked new efficient technologies that allow for the production of up to 500 barrels per day of sustainable oil from its first commercial plant.
Operable U.S. biofuel capacity expanded in May, with gains for ethanol, biodiesel and renewable diesel, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on July 31. Feedstock consumption was down.
PBF Energy Inc. on Aug. 1 announced that its St. Bernard Renewables facility produced approximately 16,500 barrels per day of renewable diesel during the Q2 2024. Like many renewable diesel producers, the company is also considering a pivot to SAF.
Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Roger Marshall, R-Kan., and 13 of their colleagues are urging Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to restrict the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit to fuels made from domestic feedstocks.
Verbio has commenced the commercial production of corn-based ethanol at its 60 MMgy biorefinery facility in Nevada, Iowa. The facility also has the capacity to produce 2.3 million MMbtu of RNG.
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