September 20, 2023

EPA takes action to manage fraud potential in the RFS

BY Erin VoegeleThe U.S. EPA has indicated its intent to further strengthen program controls and integrate its information system to manage fraud potential in the RFS in response to recommendations made by the agency’s Office of Inspector General. READ MORE

September 20, 2023

WestJet endorses widescale Canadian production of SAF

BY WestJet WestJet Group CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech, on Sept. 19 at the World Petroleum Congress in Calgary, addressed the airline’s ambitions to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and the vital role SAF plays in the future of decarbonizing aviation. READ MORE

September 19, 2023

Clean Fuels, ag groups urge adoption of GREET for SAF tax credit

BY Erin VoegeleClean Fuels Alliance America, American Soybean Association, National Oilseed Processors Association the U.S. Canola Association are urging the Biden administration to adopt GREET for the purposes measuring GHG reductions for the SAF tax credit. READ MORE

September 19, 2023

Royal Caribbean Group successfully completes biofuel testing

BY Royal Caribbean Group Royal Caribbean Group on Sept. 19 announced the completion of more than 12 consecutive weeks of biofuel testing in Europe. The compnay's Symphony of the Seas ship successfully tested and used a biofuel blend to meet parts of its fuel needs. READ MORE

September 18, 2023

Montana Renewables celebrates first receipts of camelina oil

BY Erin VoegeleMontana Renewables LLC, a subsidiary of Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP, on Sept. 18 hosted an event to celebrate the first receipts of camelina oil into its biorefinery in Great Falls, Montana. The facility produces renewable diesel and SAF. READ MORE

September 18, 2023

Global Biofuels Alliance launches at G20 Summit

BY Erin VoegelePresident Joe Biden on Sept. 9 joined leaders of India, Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Mauritius and the United Arab Emirates to launch the Global Biofuels Alliance. The launch took place on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in New Delhi. READ MORE

September 15, 2023

Air Europa to fly to Havana with Cepsa’s SAF

BY Cepsa Cepsa and Air Europa have sealed an alliance whereby the energy company will supply 14.4 tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to the airline for one year to cover the first monthly Madrid-Havana flight. READ MORE

September 14, 2023

DOE awards $18.6M to 8 biofuel, bioproduct feedstock projects

BY U.S. Department of Energy The U.S. Department of Energy's Bioenergy Technologies Office awarded $18.6 million in funding to eight university and industry projects to develop biomass feedstocks to produce affordable biofuels and bioproducts that reduce GHG emissions. READ MORE

September 14, 2023

Neste challenges unsubstantiated report on fraudulent UCO volumes

BY Neste Corp. Neste is disputing a report filed with the USDA that suggests the company may have received fraudulent used cooking oil (UCO) volumes at its renewable products refinery in Singapore, specifically virgin palm oil from Indonesia. READ MORE

September 13, 2023

MEPs approve SAF mandate, limit eligible feedstocks

BY Erin VoegeleMembers of the European Parliament (MEPs) on Sept. 13 approved a new law that ramps up requirements for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) within the European Union but sets limits on what types of feedstocks that fuel can be made from. READ MORE

September 13, 2023

Clean Fuels outlook predicts growing supplies of used cooking oil

BY Clean Fuels Alliance America Global used cooking oil (UCO) supplies are anticipated to rise from 3.7 billion gallons in 2022 to between 5 billion and 10 billion gallons by 2030, according to a report released by Clean Fuels Alliance America on Sept. 13. READ MORE

September 12, 2023

USDA predicts 3% decrease in soybean production for 2023

BY Erin VoegeleThe USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service predicts soybean production for 2023 will fall to 4.15 billion bushels, down 3 percent from last year, according to the agency’s latest Crop Production report, released Sept. 12. READ MORE

September 12, 2023

USDA maintains 2023-’24 forecast for soybean oil use in biofuel

BY Erin VoegeleThe USDA maintained its forecast for 2023-’24 soybean oil use in biofuel production in its latest WASDE report, released Sept. 12. The estimate for 2022-’23 soybean oil use in biofuel production was revised up. READ MORE

September 11, 2023

Brazilian biodiesel production, use expected to increase in 2023

BY Erin VoegeleBiodiesel production in Brazil is expected to increase approximately 5 percent this year, with consumption up an estimated 6 percent, according to a report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s Global Agricultural Information Network. READ MORE

September 11, 2023

Pritzker, Incobrasa break ground on soybean processing expansion

BY Office of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker On Sept. 6, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker joined state and local leaders to celebrate the groundbreaking of Incobrasa Industries LTD's expanded soybean crushing facility. The project adds 70,000 square feet of new state-of-the-art production facilities. READ MORE

September 11, 2023

Korean Air introduces cargo SAF program

BY Korean Air Korean Air will launch a program to use SAF for air cargo operations in cooperation with air cargo customers and forwarders. Customers can make customized contributions through the program that Korean Air will use to purchase SAF. READ MORE

September 08, 2023

Clean Fuels Alliance America announces Floyd Vergara’s retirement

BY Clean Fuels Alliance America Clean Fuels Alliance America congratulates Floyd Vergara, director of state governmental affairs, on his upcoming retirement. Vergara announced his intention to retire at the end of September during a recent Clean Fuels Governing Board meeting. READ MORE

September 08, 2023

VARO to build SAF production facility in Rotterdam

BY VARO Energy VARO Energy on Sept. 7 announced the construction of a large-scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) manufacturing facility at the Gunvor Energy Rotterdam site, investing $600 million with the aim of helping its airline customers decarbonize. READ MORE

September 07, 2023

USDA awards REAP funding to 2 biodiesel producers

BY Erin VoegeleThe USDA on Aug. 30 awarded $266 million to 1,334 renewable energy and energy efficiency projects under the Rural Energy for America Program. Two of the awards will support projects at biodiesel plants. READ MORE

September 07, 2023

EIA: US biodiesel capacity down in 2023

BY Erin VoegeleU.S. biodiesel production capacity fell by 169 MMgy between Jan. 1, 2022, and Jan. 1, 2023, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration in August. The number of biodiesel plants fell by 13. READ MORE

September 07, 2023

EIA: Capacity for renewable diesel, associated fuels up in 2023

BY Erin VoegeleU.S. production capacity for renewable diesel and associated fuels grew by 1.25 billion gallons per year between Jan. 1, 2022, and Jan. 1, 2023, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration in August. READ MORE

September 06, 2023

USDA: US biodiesel imports exceed biodiesel exports in July

BY Erin VoegeleThe U.S. exported 97,462.6 metric tons of biodiesel and biodiesel blends of B30 and greater in July, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on Sept. 6. Biodiesel imports were at 104,711 metric tons for the month. READ MORE

September 06, 2023

Aemetis completes expansion of India biodiesel plant

BY Aemetis Inc. Aemetis Inc. announced on Sept. 6 that the company’s Universal Biofuels subsidiary has completed an expansion of its India biodiesel plant annual production capacity to 60 million gallons more than one year ahead of schedule. READ MORE

September 06, 2023

Chevron Renewable Energy Group breaks ground on feedstock project

BY Chevron Renewable Energy Group Chevron Renewable Energy Group broke ground on the expansion of its Emden, Germany biorefinery during a ceremony held on Sept. 2. The expansion project includes the addition of a pretreatment system at the facility. READ MORE

September 05, 2023

Iowa solicits applications for biofuel infrastructure funding

BY Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is encouraging Iowa fuel retailers to apply for cost-share grants through the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program to upgrade fueling systems and increase access to higher biofuel blends. READ MORE

September 05, 2023

UK government to launch SAF revenue support scheme

BY Erin VoegeleThe U.K. government on Sept. 4 announced plans to introduce a revenue certainty mechanism to support domestic SAF production. The initiative aims to bolster the development of SAF and drive further investment in SAF projects. READ MORE

September 05, 2023

Technip Energies to supply hydrogen unit to bp SAF project

BY Erin VoegeleTechnip Energies on Aug. 29 announced it has been awarded a contract to supply a hydrogen production unit to bp’s proposed sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel conversion project at its Kwinana refinery in Western Australia. READ MORE

September 05, 2023

EIA: US renewable diesel capacity surpasses biodiesel capacity

BY U.S. Energy Information Administration In January 2023, U.S. production capacity of renewable diesel and other biofuels reached 3 billion gallons per year, surpassing U.S. biodiesel production capacity for the first time, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. READ MORE

August 31, 2023

EIA: Biofuel capacity, feedstock use up in June

BY Erin VoegeleU.S. operable biofuels capacity was up in June, with gains for both ethanol and renewable diesel and associated fuels, according to data released by the U.S. EIA on Aug. 31. Feedstock consumption was also up during the month. READ MORE

August 31, 2023

Cummins approves use of renewable diesel in industrial engines

BY Cummins Inc. Cummins Inc. on Aug. 25 announced approval of its entire line of diesel high horsepower engines across all ratings for use with unblended paraffinic fuels (EN15940), often referred to as renewable diesel, including hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). READ MORE