IPSC awarded SAF project by Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels
By IHI Power Services Corp.
July 27, 2023
IHI Power Services Corp. has been selected by Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels LLC to provide pre-mobilization, mobilization, start-up, commissioning, asset management and O&M services for its proposed SAF plant.
Valero Energy Corp. released second quarter financial results on July 27, reporting improved operating income for both its renewable diesel and ethanol business segments. The company also said its SAF project is progressing on schedule.
United's Sustainable Flight Fund grows to nearly $200 million
By United Airlines
July 26, 2023
The United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund, which aims to increase the supply of SAF through the support of start-ups, has increased its investment power to nearly $200 million and added eight new corporate partners.
The Landfill Group: South Carolina RNG project now operational
By Landfill Group
July 26, 2023
Enerdyne Power Systems, a Landfill Group Company based in Charlotte, has commenced operation of a project collecting and upgrading landfill gas into pipeline quality RNG at the Twin Chimneys Landfill in Honea Path, South Carolina.
West Biofuels secures $1.5M to develop bioenergy facilities
By West Biofuels LLC
July 26, 2023
West Biofuels LLC announced $1.5 million in grant funding from the USDA, including $1.2 million that will support the Burney, California-based Hat Creek Bioenergy Facility and $300,000 for a planned bioenergy facility in Mariposa, California.
Vertex Energy Inc. on July 25 announced the renewable diesel unit at its refinery in Mobile, Alabama, achieved the company's phase 1 installed capacity target of 8,000 barrels per day during the second quarter.
Reps. Mike Flood, R-Neb., and Nikki Budzinski, D-Ill., on July 25 introduced the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Accuracy Act of 2023, a bipartisan bill that aims to identify the standards required to meet the definition of SAF at the FAA.
Gevo signs MSA with McDermott for SAF facilities
By Gevo Inc.
July 25, 2023
Gevo Inc. has entered into a master services agreement with a subsidiary of McDermott International Ltd. to provide front end engineering and early planning services for Gevo's development of multiple SAF facilities in North America.
Chevron, Grace JV launches catalyst system to produce RD, SAF
By W. R. Grace & Co.
July 25, 2023
Advanced Refining Technologies LLC, a joint venture of Chevron and W. R. Grace & Co. has launched ENDEAVOR, a hydroprocessing catalyst solution to produce renewable diesel and SAF from 10 percent renewable sources.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., on July 20 introduced the Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act, which aims to strengthen the USDA's BioPreferred Program. Sens. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa; Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., are cosponsoring the bill.
IAG invests in SAF developer Nova Pangaea Technologies
By Nova Pangaea Technologies
July 24, 2023
International Airlines Group has announced an investment into Nova Pangaea Technologies, an U.K.-based cleantech company whose technology converts agricultural waste and wood residue into ethanol that can be processed into SAF.
More than 2.04 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in June, up from 1.86 billion generated during the same month of last year, according to data released by the U.S. EPA. Total RIN generation for the first half of 2023 reached 11.39 billion.
EIA: Nearly all US renewable diesel is consumed in California
By U.S. Energy Information Administration
July 20, 2023
California accounts for nearly all renewable diesel consumption in the United States, but most of it isn't made in the state. More than eight times the renewable diesel was consumed in California than was produced there in 2021.
Virgin Atlantic to fuel transatlantic flight with 100% SAF
By Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd.
July 20, 2023
Virgin Atlantic and Rolls-Royce on July 20 confirm the successful SAF blend ground test on the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine. The airline plans to fuel a transatlantic flight on 100 percent SAF on Nov. 28.
WM unveils $35 million RNG facility in Arkansas
By Waste Management
July 20, 2023
WM announced on July 17 it has opened a new 14,430 square-foot RNG facility in Springdale, Arkansas. The $35 million WM Eco Vista RNG facility is expected to recover and distribute approximately 750,000 MMBtu per year of RNG.
Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., on July 19 introduced a bill that aims to alter the RFS by changing the way RIN compliance credits are generated and slashing the renewable volume obligations (RVOs) of small refiners.
EarthDaily Agro, Global Clean Energy partner on camelina project
By EarthDaily Analytics
July 19, 2023
EarthDaily Agro has been selected by Global Clean Energy Holdings Inc. to support work to increase the adoption of camelina in the renewable fuels marketplace through the company's Climate-Smart Camelina Project.
The U.S. DOE's BETO on will host a Bioenergy Cybersecurity Workshop on Sept. 11. The virtual event will focus on the identification of cybersecurity risks in biofuel and bioproduct manufacturing as well as ways to address those risks.
Aemetis awarded CO2 sequestration characterization well permit
By Aemetis Inc.
July 18, 2023
Aemetis Inc.'s carbon capture subsidiary has been awarded the first CO2 sequestration characterization well permit issued by the State of California. The well supports a project that aims to sequester CO2 produced at the proposed Riverbank facilitiy.
Anaergia selected to develop California waste-to-energy project
By Anaergia Inc.
July 18, 2023
Anaergia Inc. has been selected as the energy recovery contractor for a new system that will produce renewable power from wastewater sludge at the East County Advanced Water Purification facility under construction in Santee, California.
CHAR Technologies on July 4 announced progress with its RNG and biocoal project under development in Thorold, Ontario. The company also recenltyannounced a strategic investment by ArcelorMittal and was awarded funding by the Canadian government.
The third ministerial meeting of the U.S.-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership was held in New Delhi on July 18. Participants, in part, welcomed cooperation between the two countries related to biofuels, including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) on July 3 opened a $30 million sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) funding initiative that aims to reduce emissions in the aviation sector by supporting the development of a domestic SAF industry.
The USDA is making $21.25 million in technical assistance grants available through the REAP to help agricultural producers and rural small businesses access federal funds for renewable energy and energy efficiency improvements.
EPA denies 26 SRE petitions
July 14, 2023
The U.S. EPA on July 14 denied 26 petitions filed by small refineries seeking small refinery exemptions (SREs) from their RFS blending obligations for one or more of the compliance years between 2016 and 2023. Only two SRE petitions remain pending.
Ukraine, Europe Back Biomethane—Shouldn't We?
By Johannes Escudero
July 13, 2023
Johannes Escudero, founder and CEO of the RNG Coalition, dicusses Ukraine's plan to use biomethane to reduce its reliance on natural gas imports and encourages policymakers agross the globe to follow the country's lead.
The U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the Internal Revenue Service have announced $4 billion in tax credits for projects that expand clean energy, critical materials manufacturing, or recycling.
Montana Renewables completed ramp up of unit operations and delivered the successful startup of a feedstock pretreatment unit during the second quarter of 2023. The Great Falls, Montana-based facility produces renewable diesel and SAF.
The USDA maintained its forecast for 2023-'24 soybean oil use in biofuel in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released July 12. The outlook for 2023-'24 soybean production was reduced.
Louis Dreyfus, Global Clean Energy promote camelina production
By Global Clean Energy Holdings Inc.
July 12, 2023
Louis Dreyfus Company and Global Clean Energy Holdings Inc. have agreed to jointly promote the sustainable cultivation of Camelina sativa (camelina) in South America, including the countries of Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
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