Chesapeake Utilities Corp. on July 16 announced that its subsidiary, Peninsula Pipeline Co., received approval from the Florida Public Service Commission for three projects that expand RNG infrastructure.
On July 17, Clean Fuels Alliance America delivered a formal notice of intent to sue the U.S. EPA for its failure to issue timely 2026 Renewable Fuel Standards. EPA is required to finalize volumes 14 months before the start of the compliance year.
Production capacity of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the U.S. could increase from around 2,000 barrels per day (b/d) to nearly 30,000 b/d in 2024 if all announced capacity additions come on line.
ADM and South Korea-based LG Chem on July 12 announced they will not move forward with the development of previously announced joint venture projects to produce lactic acid and polylactic acid (PLA), citing skyrocketing construction costs.
American Airlines consumed 2.7 million gallons of SAF in 2023, according to its 2023 Sustainability Report. While that volume of SAF use was up 4% when compared to 2022, it accounted for less than 1% of total fuel use during the year.
Renewable diesel margins could experience a modest increase this fall, according to CoBank’s latest Quarterly Research Report. If realized, that boost to margins could mitigate softening demand for soybean oil in the biofuel market.
Revelyst on July 10 announced the sale of the assets of Fiber Energy Products, the company’s wood pellet manufacturer, to Lignetics, Inc. Fiber Energy began producing 100 percent all-natural wood pellet fuel in 2006.
Gevo Inc. announced on July 15 that its renewable natural gas (RNG) business achieved an annualized production rate of approximately 402,000 MMBtu in May, exceeding the previous record, which was set in March.
The U.S. DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office has released a RFI on renewable propane production technologies and uses to better understand the supply chains for production and uses of renewable propane and other renewable gaseous intermediates.
The International Air Transport Association has called on South Africa to mobilize its experience, resources, and infrastructure to accelerate the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production.
Waga Energy has signed an inaugural €100 million corporate syndicated loan with a consortium of five banking groups. The loan will allow the company to accelerate the development of RNG projects in the U.S.
Japan-based Renova Inc. on July 8 announced that startup of its 75-megawatt (MW) Omaezakikou Biomass Power Plant will face additional delays. The facility is now expected to begin operations in October.
PlanET Biogas USA Inc. has reached a record number of plant completions in a 12-month period having completed 12 projects across the U.S. over the last year. All 12 projects utilize PlanET’s best in class anaerobic digestion (AD) technology.
Neste will supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Hotelplan Group, a globally active Swiss travel group in the leisure and business travel sector, to enable Hotelplan to expand the use of SAF across the whole group.
Shell plc on July 2 announced it will temporarily pause on-site construction work on a biorefinery in the Netherlands “to address project delivery and ensure future competitiveness given current market conditions.”
Synthica Energy has received an Air Quality Permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for its new facility in San Antonio, Texas. The new facility will divert up to 250,000 tons of industrial organic waste each year when completed.
Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) is celebrating 13 years of leadership in the renewable natural gas (RNG) industry. The group was founded in July 2011 and provides advocacy and education pivotal in the adoption of public policies.
With recent approval from the British Columbia Utilities Commission, as of July 1, 2024, FortisBC Energy Inc. gas customers will have 1% of their gas automatically designated as renewable natural gas (RNG).
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. on June 26 announced the first injections of renewable natural gas (RNG) at its Radio Avenue injection point in Yulee, Florida, from the company’s RNG facility at Full Circle Dairy in Madison County.
LanzaJet on June 25 announced an investment from MUFG.The investment enables LanzaJet to continue building its capability and capacity to deploy its proprietary ethanol to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) process technology.
Air New Zealand in late June received a shipment of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) into Wellington, its first delivery to the nation's capital city and another small step towards its target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Neste and OK Slurink, subsidiary of Catom B.V. and a specialist in bunkering services, have joined forces with Scylla, a provider of river cruises, to supply Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ in the Netherlands for Scylla’s river cruise operations.
The USDA announced improvements to the camelina pilot crop insurance program for the 2025 and succeeding crop years. USDA’s RMA is expanding coverage options by allowing enterprise units and increasing maximum coverage levels.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has announced an agreement to divest the U.K. biomass heat and power plant, Kent Renewable Energy Plant, to Greenvolt – Energias Renováveis, S.A., a Portugal-based renewables company.
Denmark-based wood pellet producer and trader CM Biomass on June 25 released results for the company’s 2023-’24 fiscal year, reporting record earnings despite significant challenges experienced by the biomass industry.
Phillips 66 on June 26 announced that its Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex in California is operating at full capacity, producing 50,000 barrels per day (800 MMgy) of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
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.
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.
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