Biodiesel World News

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. READ MORE SHARE
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. READ MORE SHARE
	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. READ MORE SHARE
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. READ MORE SHARE
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. READ MORE SHARE
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. READ MORE SHARE
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. READ MORE SHARE
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. READ MORE SHARE
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. READ MORE SHARE
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. READ MORE SHARE
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. READ MORE SHARE
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. READ MORE SHARE