Biodiesel World News

EPA delivers final RFS ‘set’ rule to White House OMB The U.S. EPA has delivered its final rule to set 2023, 2024 and 2025 Renewable Fuel Standard blending obligations to the White House Office of Management and Budget. OMB review marks a final stage before promulgation of a rulemaking. READ MORE SHARE
Cooperative research pivotal for new low metals grade of B100 ASTM International has approved a new Low Metals (LM) grade of biodiesel in D6751, the ASTM specification for low-carbon B100 biodiesel used as a blendstock with middle distillate fuels such as diesel fuel. READ MORE SHARE
	EPA: 1.84 billion RINs generated in April Nearly 1.84 billion renewable identification numbers (RINs) were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in April, up from 1.71 billion generated during the same month of 2022, according to data released by the U.S. EPA on May 18. READ MORE SHARE
Calumet celebrates first production, initial shipments of SAF Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P. on May 10 celebrated the first production and initial shipments of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from its Montana Renewables subsidiary, which operates a biorefinery located in Great Falls, Montana. READ MORE SHARE
Minnesota bill aims to convene a CFS working group A $1.3 billion transportation budget package passed by the Minnesota legislature on May 21 aims to create a Clean Transportation Standard Working Group to study and address information gaps and opportunities related to the development of a state CFS. READ MORE SHARE
Neste celebrates opening of Singapore expansion Neste on May 17 celebrated the opening of its Singapore expansion project. The project doubled the production capacity of the Singapore bioreinfery to 2.6 million tons annually, including up to 1 million tons of SAF production. READ MORE SHARE
	Iowa awards $800,000 in renewable fuel infrastructure grants The Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program Board approved 15 project applications and 11 supplemental grant requests for a total of more than $800,000 during its quarterly board meeting on May 9. READ MORE SHARE
Tidewater biorefinery to begin operations before the end of Q2 Tidewater Renewables Ltd. released Q1 financial results on May 11, confirming that the company’s 3,000-barrel-per-day (45.99 MMgy) renewable diesel complex under development in British Columbia is expected to reach commerical production in Q2. READ MORE SHARE
USDA predicts increased soybean oil use in biofuel production The USDA predicts more soybean oil will go to biofuel production in 2023-’24, according to forecasts made in the agency’s latest WASDE report, released May 12. Soybean oil prices are expected to be down slightly. READ MORE SHARE
Vertex Energy reports delayed startup of renewable diesel unit Vertex Energy Inc. on May 9 announced that startup of its renewable diesel production unit at its refinery in Mobile, Alabama, has been delayed following a failure in a feedstock pumping system. Startup activities are expected to resume in late May. READ MORE SHARE
Clean Fuels advocates for higher biomass-based diesel RVOs Clean Fuels Alliance America has released a letter from five trade associations encouraging U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan to substantially raise the biomass-based diesel and overall advanced biofuel volumes in the RFS for 2023-2025. READ MORE SHARE
IBB: Report shows biodiesel blends gain ground in Iowa The availability of biodiesel blends at the pump continues to expand in Iowa, making up 70 percent of reported on-road diesel sales in the state in 2022, according to the latest Retailers Fuel Gallons Report from the Iowa Department of Revenue. READ MORE SHARE