December 4th, 2024
U.S. ethanol and biodiesel capacity held steady in September, while renewable diesel capacity fell slightly, according to data released by the U.S. EIA on Nov. 29. Feedstock consumption was down when compared to the previous month.
IBB: Iowa celebrates record biodiesel sales
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The Iowa Biodiesel Board is celebrating a milestone in the adoption of biodiesel blends, with sales in 2023 reaching 486.5 million gallons, nearly tripling from the 160.8 million gallons recorded in 2007.
Nearly 2.16 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in October, up from 2.13 billion generated during the same month of last year. Total RIN generation for the first 10 months of 2024 reached 20.85 billion.
In 2024, the U.S. East Coast became a consistent destination for small volumes of renewable diesel as a few suppliers and local governments began offering or consuming the fuel, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Clean Fuels Alliance America on Nov. 26 thanked Reps. Nikki Budzinski, D-Ill., and Mike Carey, R-Ohio, for urging the IRS “to ensure that taxpayers’ registrations under §45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit are completed before January 1, 2025.”
The U.K.’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mandate was signed into law on Nov. 18 and is set to come into force on Jan. 1, 2025. The government has also launched a new Jet Zero Taskforce to revamp efforts to make greener air travel a reality.
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Clean Fuels Alliance America members have elected new governing board members. The new leadership reflects the interests of both large and small companies, biodiesel and renewable diesel producers, as well as soybean growers and renderers.
The DOE, USDA and FAA on Nov. 20 released a new implementation framework that identifies key opportunities to increase biofuel production to deliver economic opportunities and healthier communities to rural and agricultural areas across America.
Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority has announced two projects that will increase biofuel access in the Great Lakes. One project will create a new 8-million-liter biofuel terminal in Ontario, the other will increase biofuel storage capacity.
UC Santa Cruz chemists have discovered a new way to produce biodiesel from waste oil that both simplifies the process and requires relatively mild heat. The method converts approximately 85% of used vegetable oil into biodiesel.
On Nov. 20, EPRI and the Tennessee Valley Authority announced the successful demonstration of renewable diesel as a combustion turbine fuel for power generation. The demonstration was performed on a 76-MW dual-fuel natural gas/diesel unit.
Eco-Energy has announced the expansion of its Transport Emission Reduction Certificate program with the launch of TERC-Biodiesel and TERC-Renewable Diesel. The new certificates are a voluntary carbon program for heavy-duty trucking.
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