SunGas Renewables Inc., a supplier of proven biomass gasification systems, announced on June 25 a strategic alliance with Hatch Ltd., a global advisory, development consulting, multidisciplinary engineering and project delivery firm.
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, announced she will block the nomination of Doug Benevento to serve as deputy administrator of the U.S. EPA until the agency discloses exactly how it plans to deal with gap year SRE petitions under the RFS.
Aegion wins contract for California renewable diesel project
By Aegion Corp.
June 25, 2020
Aegion Corp. on June 24 announced that a subsidiary of the Energy Services segment, Schultz Industrial Services, has been awarded the mechanical construction services contract for a groundbreaking renewable diesel project at a California refinery.
Six biofuel trade groups sent a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee on June 19 expressing support for the proposed extension of tax incentives for advanced biofuels that were included in the GREEN Act.
A bipartisan group of 16 senators sent a letter to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler on June 25 urging him to reject the 52 gap year SRE petitions recently filed by small refineries in an effort to circumvent the Tenth Circuit Court's January ruling.
Praj Industries and Sekab E-Technology AB, Sweden signed a cooperation agreement to upgrade and commercialize base technology to produce advanced biofuels and biochemicals from forest residue as feedstock.
Testimony offered during a June 24 hearing held by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry to consider the Growing Climate Solutions Act explains how the bill could benefit the biofuel and bioproducts industries.
SoCalGas, PG&E and Opus 12 demonstrate conversion of CO2 into RNG
By Southern California Gas Co.
June 23, 2020
Southern California Gas Co., Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), and Opus 12 on June 22 announced they have demonstrated further advancement of a new electrochemical technology that converts the carbon dioxide content in raw biogas to RNG.
FuelCell Energy Inc. has resumed manufacturing at its Torrington, Connecticut, facility, which temporarily suspended manufacturing activities in March due to COVID-19. The company also noted construction is underway on a California biogas project.
RFS Power Coalition supports bill introduced by Thune, Shaheen
By RFS Power Coalition
June 22, 2020
The RFS Power Coalition expressed support for legislation introduced on June 17 by Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H. The bill requires the EPA to take action pending RFS biofuels registration and pathway applications.
The U.S. EPA has released renewable identification number (RIN) generation data for May, reporting that nearly 1.26 billion RINs were generated under the RFS during the month, down from 1.72 billion generated during the same month of 2019.
City of Boulder partners with Tetra Tech, CGRS on biogas project
By City of Boulder
June 19, 2020
Construction is more than halfway finished on the City of Boulder's biogas use enhancement project, located at the city's water resource recovery facility. Biogas produced from wastewater digesters will be converted into RNG for vehicle fuel.
National Carbon Technologies on June 16 announced its acquisition of Cool Planet's biocarbon business, including more than 50 issued and pending patents for biocarbon production and product technologies.
The U.S. EPA on June 18 released updated small refinery exemption data that shows small refiners have filed 52 “gap year� SRE petitions for RFS compliance years 2011 through 2018 in an effort to circumvent the Tenth Circuit Court's January ruling.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, discussed issues related to the post-2022 Renewable Fuel Standard, retroactive small refinery exemptions (SREs), and COVID-19 relief for the ag community during a media call held June 16.
Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., has introduced a bill that aims to approve certain advanced biofuel registrations under the RFS that the EPA has failed to take action on and set a deadline for the agency to act on future pathway and registration petitions.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy on June 16 announced it will award $17 million to 11 advanced carbon utilization projects. Approximately $6 million of that funding will support algae projects.
Wheels keep turning on innovations for efficient, clean vehicles
By U.S. Department of Energy
June 16, 2020
Top scientists, engineers, and analysts with the Department of Energy's Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines initiative are examining how simultaneous improvements to fuels and engines can improve efficiency and reduce emissions and costs.
EPA finds Drylet's biocatalyst has no impact on RIN designation
By Drylet
June 15, 2020
The U.S. EPA has determined that Drylet's renewable natural gas (RNG) boosting biocatalyst, Bio React AD, has no impact on biofuel pathways approved under the Renewable Fuel Standards federal program, Drylet announced on June 8.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on June 12 issued a memorandum to Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen providing direction that will serve as a blueprint to help modernize the agency's systems and approaches.
U.K.-based Velocys plc announced on June 12 the company has secured an additional £500,000 in grant funding from the U.K. government in support of its proposed Altalto Immingham waste-to-fuels plant that will produce sustainable aviation fuel.
Dane County RNG station receives biogas shipment from Brightmark
By Dane County Wisconsin
June 11, 2020
The first-of-its-kind in the nation RNG offloading station at Dane County, Wisconsin's landfill on June 11 received its first load of RNG from a manure digester in the Yahara Lakes Watershed developed by Brightmark.
Haldor Topsoe on June 9 announced that its HydroFlex technology will be installed at a refinery in Bakersfield, California, that is being retooled by Global Clean Energy to produce renewable diesel from proprietary camelina oil and other feedstocks.
The Biogenic CO2 Coalition sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler on June 9 urging the agency to seek public comments on the regulatory treatment of biogenic CO2 from annual agriculture crops.
A report released by the UN Environment Programme, the Frankfurt School-UNEP Collaborating Centre, and BloombergNEF on June 10 shows biomass and waste-to-energy received $123 billion in financing for new projects between 2010 and 2019.
Valmet supplies automation to UK landfill gas project
By Valmet Corp.
June 09, 2020
Valmet will supply automation to a gas clean-up system at Viridor's Dunbar Landfill site in East Lothian, Scotland, U.K. The first-of-its-kind system allows the successful capture of CO2 and transforms landfill gas into transport fuels.
A group of nine biofuel and ag groups sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler on June 9 requesting more information about small refinery exemption (SRE) petitions the agency has reportedly received for past RFS compliance years.
A group of 44 members of Congress sent a letter to President Trump on June 8 urging him to deny requests filed with the U.S. EPA by several governors seeking a waiver of 2020 Renewable Fuel Standard blending requirements.
A 30-day public comment period is now open on the U.S. EPA's proposal to determine that no additional fuel control measures are necessary to mitigate air quality impacts of required renewable fuel volumes under the Renewable Fuel Standard.
Capital partners sign on for California renewable diesel project
By Orion Energy Partners L.P.
June 04, 2020
Orion Energy Partners L.P., GCM Grosvenor and Voya Investment Management have announced a capital partnership with Bakersfield Renewable Fuels, a company that is retooling a refinery in California to produce renewable diesel.
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