Biodiesel World News

Iowa House, Senate pass governor’s biofuels bill The Iowa Senate and Iowa House of Representatives on April 26 each voted to approve legislation introduced by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds in January that will increase consumer access to higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel. READ MORE SHARE
Pritzker signs bill incentivizing higher blends of biodiesel Illinois Gov. F.B. Pritzker on April 19 signed a bill that extends the current B10 sales tax exemption until 2023 and then increases the biodiesel blend level subject to the tax exemption to B13 in 2024, B15 in 2025 and B19 in 2026. READ MORE SHARE
	National Carbon Capture Conference & Expo to be held Nov. 8-9 Carbon Capture Magazine's National Carbon Capture Conference & Expo will be held in Des Moines, Iowa at the Iowa Event Center on Nov. 8-9, 2022. Speaker presentation abstracts are being accepted through July 8. READ MORE SHARE
Valero reports profitable Q1 for ethanol, renewable diesel Valero Energy Corp. released first quarter 2022 financial results on April 26, reporting both its ethanol and renewable diesel segments were profitable during the three-month period. Production of both fuels was up. READ MORE SHARE
EPA: 1.82 billion RINs generated in March The U.S. EPA has released updated renewable identification number (RIN) data, reporting that 1.82 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in March, up from 1.65 billion that were generated during the same month of last year. READ MORE SHARE
Court approves agreement requiring EPA to finalize RVOs by June 3 The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on April 22 approved a consent decree that requires the U.S. EPA to finalize its 2020-2022 renewable fuel obligations (RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard by June 3, 2022. READ MORE SHARE
	Air Products, World Energy partner on SAF expansion in California Air Products announced on April 22 that it is teaming up with World Energy to build a new $2 billion major expansion project at World Energy’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production and distribution hub in Paramount, California. READ MORE SHARE
Manchester United adopts Endura Fuels with partner REG Manchester United is achieving cleaner operations after deploying EnDura Fuels from REG into their groundskeeping equipment. The trial of UltraClean BlenD has yielded great results, and the organizations hope to reach a commercial agreement soon. READ MORE SHARE
Refuel Energy announces plans for Ontario biorefinery Refuel Energy Inc. announced on April 19 that planning is underway for the construction of a 3,000-barrels-per-day biorefinery in Ontario. The facility will produce hydrogenation-derived renewable diesel (HDRD) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). READ MORE SHARE
EPA opens public comment period on canola oil fuel pathway rule The U.S. EPA on April 18 officially opened a 30-day public comment period on its proposed rule to approve RFS fuel pathways for renewable diesel, jet fuel, heating oil, naphtha and LPG produced from canola oil via a hydrotreating process. READ MORE SHARE
BDI, Crimson Renewable Energy open California biodiesel plant BDI-BioEnergy International has opened a next-generation biodiesel production plant in Bakersfield, California, in partnership with Crimson Renewable Energy Holdings LLC. The key innovation: the patented RepCAT technology with a recyclable catalyst. READ MORE SHARE
Senate bill aims to improve parity for renewable diesel, SAF Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on April 7 introduced legislation that aims to improve data reporting for renewable diesel and SAF, incentivize their production, and eliminate unnecessary labeling regulations. READ MORE SHARE