July 31, 2013
BY Ron Kotrba
Neste Oil is now using distillers corn oil (DCO), a nonfood byproduct generated from ethanol production, as another feedstock for its NExBTL renewable diesel. Matti Lehmus, Neste Oil’s executive vice president, said the material is a great addition to its feedstock portfolio since DCO's pathway is already approved by U.S. EPA under the renewable fuel standard.
Neste Oil conducted trials on DCO this past spring with positive results. The renewable diesel producer has now started using distillers corn oil on a commercial basis. Neste Oil is getting its supplies of DCO from the U.S.
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is soliciting public comments on a preliminary plan for determining provisional emissions rates (PER) for the purposes of the 45Z clean fuel production credit.
On July 17, Iowa’s cost-share Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program awarded $1.12 million in grants for 20 applicants to add B11 and 4 applicants to add E15 to retail sites. This was the first meeting following the start of RFIP’s fiscal year.
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The U.S Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office, in partnership with the Algae Foundation and NREL, on July 21 announced the grand champion and top four winning teams of the 2023 - 2025 U.S. DOE AlgaePrize Competition.