Origin Materials, Proman partner to produce low-carbon biofuels
By Origin Materials Inc.
August 10, 2023
Origin Materials Inc. and Proman have announced a strategic partnership centered on low-carbon biofuel production utilizing Origin's technology platform and Proman's worldwide fuels capabilities and expertise.
Mote Inc. has received $1.2 million in grant funding from the U.S. Forest Service, the California Department of Conservation, and the California Department of Forestry to establish its second biomass-to-hydrogen and carbon sequestration plant.
The U.K. government on Aug. 10 released its Biomass Strategy, which describes the steps the government intends to take to strengthen biomass sustainability. It also disucsses how sustainable biomass can be used to meet the U.K.'s net-zero goals.
Montauk Renewables to provide CO2 for e-methanol production
By Montauk Renewables Inc.
August 09, 2023
Montauk Renewables Inc. has signed an LOI with a North American subsidiary of Denmark–based European Energy to deliver biogenic carbon CO2 from its Texas facilities for use in the production of e-fuels, such as e-methanol.
Yield10 reports positive results of camelina field test
By Yield10 Bioscience Inc.
August 09, 2023
Yield10 Bioscience Inc. has announced positive results in the first field test of stacked herbicide tolerance (HT) traits in camelina. These proprietary stacked HT camelina varieties demonstrate tolerance to herbicides and herbicide soil residues.
The U.S. DOE's Bioenergy Technologies Office awarded $2.18 million in funding to three projects as part of the 2023 Cooperative Research and Development Agreement call by the Feedstock-Conversion Interface Consortium.
Vision RNG, Merdian Waste begin operations at RNG facility
By Vision RNG LLC
August 09, 2023
Vision RNG has announced that its landfill gas (LFG) to renewable natural gas (RNG) project at Meridian Waste's Eagle Ridge Landfill in Bowling Green, Missouri is now fully operational. The project produces 375,000 MMBtu of RNG annually.
Doug Haugh, chief commercial officer at Vertex Energy Inc., discussed the company's efforts to expand the types of feedstocks processed in its renewable diesel unit during the company's second quarter earnings call, held Aug. 9.
Axens to provide technology to Haike Chemicals for SAF project
By Axens
August 08, 2023
Shandong Haike Chemical Co. Ltd, a Chinese refining and petrochemical company, has selected Axens' Vegan technology to produce low-carbon, cost-competitive sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by retrofitting its existing assets.
ASTM decision brings 100% SAF certification within reach
By Swedish Biofuels AB
August 08, 2023
Swedish Biofuels AB announced on Aug. 7 that the ASTM International Committee has accepted the use of C2 to C5 alcohols as feedstock for the alcohol-to-jet pathway as well as a new specification for fully formulated aviation fuel with aromatics.
Synthica Energy announces equity investment
By Synthica Energy LLC
August 08, 2023
Synthica Energy LLC, a developer of RNG projects, announced on Aug. 7 that it has closed on a large equity investment from the Infrastructure Business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
EDL: RNG project in Ohio begins operations
By EDL
August 07, 2023
Global sustainable energy producer EDL and key project stakeholders Republic Services, NW Natural Renewables and Pennant Midwest have commenced operations at a renewable natural gas facility (RNG) near Youngstown, Ohio.
Aemetis Inc. released Q2 financial results on Aug. 3, reporting progress with the development of its dairy RNG project and its proposed renewable diesel and SAF biorefinery. The company also highlighted its existing ethanol and biodiesel operations.
Gevo: Net-Zero 1 reaches key milestone for DOE loan guarantee
By Gevo Inc.
August 07, 2023
Gevo Inc. has announced that its Net-Zero 1 ethanol-to-jet project has been invited by the U.S. DOE to the due diligence and term sheet negotiation phase for a $950 million loan guarantee under the Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program.
Todd Borgmann, CEO of Calumet Specialty Products L.P., on Aug. 4 announced that all elements of the company's Montana Renewables project met or outperformed expectations during the second quarter of 2023.
Montana Renewables achieves ISCC CORSIA certification for SAF
By Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P.
August 03, 2023
Montana Renewables LLC announced on Aug. 3 that it received its Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation certificate via the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification and as developed by the ICAO.
PBF Energy Inc. on Aug. 3 announced that both the renewable diesel production unit and the feedstock pretreatment unit (PTU) at the St. Bernard Renewables biorefinery co-located with its Chalmette oil refinery in Louisiana are now operational.
Lufthansa, HCS sign LOI for SAF made in Germany
By Lufthansa Group
August 02, 2023
The Lufthansa Group and the HCS Group have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to partner on the production and supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Starting in 2026, HCS could supply Lufthansa with SAF produced via ATJ technology.
SunGas Renewables to develop green methanol facility in Louisiana
By SunGas Renewables Inc.
August 02, 2023
SunGas Renewables Inc. on July 26 announced the formation of Beaver Lake Renewable Energy LLC, which will construct a new green methanol production facility in Louisiana with the capacity to produce 400,000 metric tons per year.
Waga Energy, Scott County partner to produce RNG in Iowa
By Waga Energy
August 02, 2023
Waga Energy has signed a commercial agreement with the Waste Commission of Scott County and Linwood Mining and Minerals Corp. to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) at the Scott Area landfill in Davenport, Iowa.
Enerkem, Technip Energies partner to deploy technology
By Enerkem Inc.
August 01, 2023
Enerkem Inc. and Technip Energies have signed a MOU to enter into a collaboration agreement aimed at accelerating the deployment of Enerkem's technology platform for biofuels and circular chemical products from non-recyclable waste materials.
Operable biofuels production capacity in the U.S. fell slightly in May, with reductions for both ethanol and biodiesel, according to date released by the U.S. EIA on July 31. Feedstock consumption was up from both the previous month and May 2022.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. announced that feedstock pretreatment capabilities at its Martinez Renewable Fuels facility in California are expected to come online this year. Total production capacity is expected to reach 730 MMgy by the end of 2023.
CVR Energy Inc. expects the feedstock PTU at its Wynnewood refinery in Oklahoma to become operational in Q4. The company is also in discussions with potential partners to develop an additional renewables project that could include SAF capacity.
UGI Energy Services, Synthica Energy break ground on RNG project
By UGI Corp.
August 01, 2023
Hamilton RNG Holdings LLC has broken ground on its new food waste digester project, which will produce RNG. The digester is expected to be completed in late 2024 and will process approximately 190,000 tons of food waste annually.
A bipartisan group of 21 federal lawmakers on July 28 sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging the Treasury Department to adopt the U.S. DOE's GREET model as the secondary methodology for calculating the SAF tax credit.
Aemetis closes USDA financing to fund digesters at 8 more dairies
By Aemetis Inc.
July 31, 2023
Aemetis Inc. has close its second $25 million, 20-year term loan guaranteed by the USDA for a total of $50 million of Aemetis Biogas project financing arranged by Greater Commercial Lending in the past nine months.
RNG Coalition: 300 RNG facilities now operating in North America
By Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas
July 31, 2023
The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) on July 31 announced that North America now has 300 operational renewable natural gas (RING) facilities, up from just over 30 facilities in 2011 when the RNG Coalition was founded.
Imperial Oil Ltd. on July 28 announced work is underway to construct a renewable diesel facility at the company's Strathcona refinery near Edmonton, Alberta. The 20,000-barrel-per-day project is expected to begin production in 2025.
The DOE's BETO often requires FOA award recipients to comply with technical and economic validation of their novel technologies. The agency has released a new set of web resources to help awardees and applicants under the process.
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