Biodiesel World News

Minnesota SAF Hub launches collaboration to scale SAF Through the GREATER MSP Partnership, Bank of America, Delta Air Lines, Ecolab and Xcel Energy have established the Minnesota SAF Hub – the first large-scale SAF Hub in the U.S. committed to scaling SAF production. READ MORE SHARE
CARB: Clean fuels replace 50% of California diesel fuel California hit an important milestone in its shift away from polluting fuel sources, with clean fuels replacing over 50 percent of the diesel used in the state in the first quarter of 2023, according to the California Air Resources Board. READ MORE SHARE
	EPA: 1.98 billion RINs generated in July More than 1.98 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in July, up from 1.71 billion generated during the same month of last year. Total RIN generation for the first seven months of 2023 reached 13.4 billion. READ MORE SHARE
Minnesota ag official urges adoption of GREET for SAF tax credit Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen is encouraging the federal government to allow the U.S. DOE's GREET model to be used to calculate GHG reductions for the purposes of the SAF tax credit. READ MORE SHARE
Syngenta Seeds, Sustainable Oils partner to sell camelina seed Syngenta Seeds LLC and Sustainable Oils Inc. have entered into a new agreement to sell camelina sativa seed – an ultra-low carbon oilseed crop that can be used as feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other biofuels. READ MORE SHARE
Report: Canadian consumption of biobased diesel to grow in 2023 Canadian consumption of biodiesel and renewable diesel was down approximately 2.3 percent in 2022 but is expected to rebound this year, growing by an estimated 2.6 percent, according to a report filed with the USDA. READ MORE SHARE
	Crockett introduces Farm to Fuselage Act Reps. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, and Max Miller, R-Ohio, on Aug. 18 introduced the Farm to Fuselage Act, legislation that aims to update the Farm Bill to facilitate increased domestic production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). READ MORE SHARE
National lab pilot plants help industry de-risk biofuel processes The U.S. Department of Energy's national laboratories are helping companies advance sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technologies by offering customizable pilot plants, laboratory equipment, and even supercomputers. READ MORE SHARE
EPA advisory board to discuss draft commentary on RFS ‘set’ rule The U.S. EPA’s Science Advisory Board is scheduled to discuss draft commentary on the agency’s recently finalized Renewable Fuel Standard “set” rule during a public meeting scheduled to be held Sept. 21-22 in Washington, D.C. READ MORE SHARE
Cummins, Chevron advance strategic collaboration Cummins Inc. and Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corp., are expanding their previous strategic collaborationon hdyrogen and RNG to include other liquid renewable fuels, such as biodiesel, renewable diesel and renewable gasoline. READ MORE SHARE
EU launches investigation on Indonesian biodiesel exports The European Union on Aug. 17 opened an investigation into whether Indonesia has circumvented EU countervailing duties on imports of biodiesel originating in the country by routing the fuel through China and the U.K. READ MORE SHARE
STB seeks nominations to fill biofuel vacancy on RETAC The Surface Transportation Board is soliciting nominations to fill six vacancies on its Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee. One of those vacancies is to be filled by a biofuel producer or feedstock provider. READ MORE SHARE