REG breaks ground on Geismar expansion, improvement project


REG hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Oct. 13 to celebrate the start of construction on the company’s improvement and expansion project at REG Geismar. The project will boost capacity at Geismar to 340 MMgy.
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Valero reports progress with DGD expansion, planned CCS project


Valero Energy Corp. released third quarter financial results on Oct. 21, reporting startup of the Diamond Green Diesel expansion project is underway. Work is also progressing on a CCS project that will benefit the company's ethanol segment.
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EPA: 1.62 billion RINs generated in August


The U.S. EPA has released updated renewable identification number (RIN) data, reporting that nearly 1.62 billion RIN were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in September, down from 1.65 billion generated during the same period of last year.
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GoodFuels, REG partner on sustainable marine biofuel solutions


GoodFuels and Renewable Energy Group Inc. on Oct. 26 announced they have entered a long-term agreement for the supply and development of sustainable marine biofuel solutions for the global shipping industry.
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Senators ask to meet with White House on biofuels


A group of nine senators are reiterating a request to meet with President Biden and members of his cabinet to discuss the opportunity biofuels can contribute to his administration’s energy, environmental and transportation agenda.
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Farm, biofuel leaders urge Biden to embrace homegrown solutions


America’s top biofuel and farm advocates are calling on President Biden to swiftly expand access to lower-carbon, lower-cost biofuels as the administration seeks to address the rising cost of transportation fuel.
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EPA: 3 new SRE petitions filed, 65 SRE petitions now pending


The U.S. EPA on Oct. 21 published updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data, reporting that there are currently 65 SRE petitions pending under the Renewable Fuel Standard, up from 62 that were pending as of mid-September.
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Feenstra introduces Biojet Fuel Research Act


Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, on Oct. 19 introduced the Biojet Fuel Research Act, which directs the Federal Aviation Administration to establish a working group focused on identifying research and development needs to produce biojet fuel.
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ISA encourages biodiesel use to fuel producers’ bottom line


The Illinois Soybean Association’s District 10 Director and Board Secretary Elliott Uphoff is in the thick of the harvest season and is proving that biodiesel can fuel your bottom line all year long.
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CLG introduces ISOTERRA renewable fuel technology


Chevron Lummus Global LLC on Oct. 18 announced the expansion of its technology portfolio with the addition of its new ISOTERRA process for renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from biomass sources.
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Neste to source used cooking oil from Hesburger restaurants


Neste and Hesburger, a Finnish restaurant chain, will engage in a significant circular economy collaboration. Used cooking oil from more than 300 Hesburger restaurants in Finland and in the Baltics will be recycled to produce renewable diesel.
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USDA: US biodiesel exports expand in August


The U.S. exported 77,174.3 metric tons of biodiesel and biodiesel blends greater than B30 in August, up from both 68,957.5 metric tons in July and 68,970.7 metric tons in August 2020, according to data released by the USDA on Oct. 5.
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