Biodiesel World News

Regan discusses RFS RVOs, E15 waiver during Senate hearing Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., pressed U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan on the agency’s proposed biomass-based diesel RFS RVOs and its delayed action on a Midwest E15 petition during a March 22 Senate committee hearing. READ MORE SHARE
EPA: 1.72 billion RINs generated in February The U.S. EPA on March 16 released data showing that nearly 1.72 billion renewable identification number (RINs) were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in February, up from 1.54 billion generated during the same month of 2022. READ MORE SHARE
	2023 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo releases agenda Ethanol Producer Magazine announced this week the preliminary agenda for the 2023 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW) taking place June 12-14, 2023 at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska. READ MORE SHARE
Calumet: SAF production at Montana biorefinery to begin in April Calumet has announced the renewable diesel unit at its Montana Renewables biorefinery operated well during Q4. Additional renewable hydrogen production capacity, a feedstock pretreatment unit and SAF capacity will be opertional soon. READ MORE SHARE
Tidewater awarded $3.1 million for biodiesel distribution hub The USDA announced an award of $3.1 million for Tidewater Terminal Company Inc. to expand the availability of biodiesel by making improvements to its Snake River Terminal in Pasco, Washington. READ MORE SHARE
GAO: Federal agencies should track progress toward SAF goals The U.S. Government Accountability Office on March 27 issued a report that includes recommendations on how three federal agencies can track progress related to the Biden administration’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge. READ MORE SHARE
	Alaska Airlines partners with Shell Aviation to expand SAF market Alaska Airlines has announced an agreement with Shell Aviation to expand the SAF market beyond a standard fuel supply agreement. The agreement addresseses technology, infrastructure, carbon accounting and policy suport. READ MORE SHARE
Scoular invests in oilseed crush facility to serve biofuel market Scoular has announced it will recommission the former sunflower crush plant outside of Goodland, Kansas, that it purchased in 2021. The company will retrofit the facility to crush soybeans and canola for use as renewable diesel and SAF feedstock. READ MORE SHARE
Yield10 announces new camelina offtake agreement Yield10 Bioscience Inc. announced progress towards commercializing camelina as a feedstock for low carbon-intensity biofuels, including a new offtake agreement with a third-party crusher/refiner customer, during a Q4 earning call on March 14. READ MORE SHARE
Biodiesel tax credit bill introduced in Nebraska Legislation recently introduced in the Nebraska legislature aims to create retail tax credit to support sales of biodiesel within the state. The bill was introduced in January and addressed during a March 1 legislative hearing. READ MORE SHARE
Corteva, Bunge, Chevron partner on winter canola production Corteva Inc., Bunge and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. have announced commercial collaboration to introduce proprietary winter canola hybrids that produce plant-based oil with a lower carbon profile for use as biofuel feedstock. READ MORE SHARE
Rondo Energy adds thermal energy storage at Calgren biorefinery Rondo Energy and Calgren Renewable Fuels on March 6 announced the start of commercial operation of a 2 MWh Rondo Heat Battery (RHB) at Calgren’s facility in Pixley, California. The system delivers continuous industrial heat on demand. READ MORE SHARE