March 13, 2019
BY Matt Thompson
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The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded $5.6 million to support 11 projects that focus on converting, treating, processing, refining or manufacturing products to utilize plant, animal and woody biomass.
Delta plans to scale its use of SAF across multiple U.S. hubs and priority cities with a five-year agreement with Shell Aviation set through 2030. The collaboration will help build the infrastructure, delivery, blending and logistics.
Velocys on July 14 announced the first stage of a product roadmap designed to extend superior microchannel reactor performance to larger, more cost-competitive sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects.
The American Soybean Association is urging the U.S. EPA to update its lifecycle analysis for soybean oil used to produce renewable diesel, arguing that current methodologies treat soybean oil differently than comparable feedstocks.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office on July 14 announced its intent to open a $58 million funding opportunity to support the production of chemicals from alternative and waste feedstocks.