BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Business, PolicyJoseph Goffman expressed support for the RFS and biofuels during a May 25 hearing held by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works to consider his nomination to serve as assistant administrator for the EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation. READ MORE

BY bp Found In:Business, UseRio Tinto and bp have agreed to work together on a one-year biofuel trial to help reduce carbon emissions from Rio Tinto’s marine fleet. The trial is using a bp-manufactured B30 biofuel blend composed of 30 percent fatty acid methyl esters (FAME). READ MORE

BY GE Aviation Found In:Business, UseGE Aviation has completed successful testing of its Passport long-range business aviation engine using 100 percent SAF. The engine can operate on approved SAF today, and the testing shows the capability of the engine to run on 100 percent SAF. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Business, Policy, Production, Use, North AmericaThe U.S. EPA on May 23 opened a public comment period on a proposed consent decree that would require the agency to issue proposed 2023 RFS RVOs by Sept. 16, 2022, and issue a final rule setting 2023 RVOs by April 28, 2023. READ MORE