July 17th, 2024
Chevron Renewable Energy Group is commissioning an enhancement at its Mason City, Iowa, biodiesel production facility that will include the installation of a solar array. Work on the project is expected to be complete by the end of the year.
The OMB on July 5 published its 2024 Unified Agenda and Regulatory Plan, which outlines rulemakings and other actions under development by federal agencies related to the RFS, biofuel infrastructure, CO2 pipeline safety, and wood heating.
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.”
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.
The U.S. exported 71,012 metric tons of biodiesel and biodiesel blends of B30 and greater in May, according to date released by the USDA on July 3. Biodiesel imports reached 127,104.7 metric tons for the month.
Study: US oilseed industry ready to meet higher RFS obligations
By National Oilseed Processors Association
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A new study shows feedstocks produced within the U.S. are on track to support domestic production of an additional 1.4 billion gallons of renewable diesel and biodiesel, also known as biomass-based diesel (BBD), by 2030.
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Reps. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, and Angie Craig, D-Minn., and 35 of their colleagues on July 10 sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan urging the agency to set 2026 RFS RVOs that accurately reflect growth in biobased-diesel production.
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.
U.S. operable biofuels production capacity increased in April, with gains for ethanol, biodiesel and renewable diesel, according to data released by the U.S. EIA on June 28. Feedstock consumption was down from the previous month.
The USDA maintained its forecast for 2024-’25 soybean oil use in biofuel production in its latest WASDE report, released July 12. The outlook for soybean production was lowered, but the forecast for soybean oil prices was unchanged.
Neste welcomes the French government's decision to approve the sales of transport fuels from 100% renewable raw materials, such as renewable diesel, at fuel stations. To date, sales of these fuels have been limited to logistics companies.
Japan is working to develop standards for SAF according to a report filed with the USDA FAS's Global Agricultural Information Network on July 5. The government is expecting to begin drafting SAF legislation later this year.
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