Alto Ingredients Inc. released Q1 financial results on May 8, reporting improving margins and announcing progress with several ongoing plant improvement projects, including the installation of a CoProMax system at its Magic Valley plant in Idaho.
Gevo Inc. on May 10 reported it has entered into a technology access agreement with Phillips 66 and ADM. The company also announced progress with its RNG operations but said plans for its NZ1 SAF project will likley be delayed.
Little Sioux Corn Processors announced May 10 that it has contracted with N Bowdish Co. to provide asset management services for its facility in Marcus, Iowa. Two other facilities are already managed by N Bowdish Co.
Lafarge Canada announced on May 11 its continued partnership with 4Refuel to advance its commitment to reducing carbon emissions. Lafarge and 4Refuel will collaborate to implement renewable diesel in Lafarge's operations in its Manitoba market area.
The U.S. EPA on May 18 released updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data, showing that no new SRE petitions have been filed under the Renewable Fuel Standard during the past month. According to the agency, 27 SRE petitions remain pending.
Nearly 1.84 billion renewable identification numbers (RINs) were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in April, up from 1.71 billion generated during the same month of 2022, according to data released by the U.S. EPA on May 18.
Neste on May 17 celebrated the opening of its Singapore expansion project. The project doubled the production capacity of the Singapore bioreinfery to 2.6 million tons annually, including up to 1 million tons of SAF production.
The U.S. EPA has delivered its final rule to set 2023, 2024 and 2025 Renewable Fuel Standard blending obligations to the White House Office of Management and Budget. OMB review marks a final stage before promulgation of a rulemaking.
NEXT Renewable Fuels Inc. and Dansuk Industrial Corp. have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly develop strategic and commercial partnerships, including those involving feedstocks for biofuel production.
Neste on May 11 announced a new partnership with PetroCard, a premier commercial fleet fuel management solutions provider, to grow the accessibility of Neste MY Renewable Diesel in the Pacific Northwest region of the U.S.
Tidewater Renewables Ltd. released Q1 financial results on May 11, confirming that the company's 3,000-barrel-per-day (45.99 MMgy) renewable diesel complex under development in British Columbia is expected to reach commerical production in Q2.
Iowa awards $800,000 in renewable fuel infrastructure grants
By Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
May 16, 2023
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program Board approved 15 project applications and 11 supplemental grant requests for a total of more than $800,000 during its quarterly board meeting on May 9.
The reintroduction of the Next Generation Fuels Act in both the House and Senate gives liquid fuels the opportunity to increase fuel efficiency while reducing tailpipe emissions. And it could potentially help advance ethanol's net-zero-carbon future.
Carbon intensity scores determine, in part, the value producers get for each gallon of ethanol they produce. Today's CI calculations don't factor in low-carbon farming practices, but industry leaders like Brian Jennings are determined to change that.
Clean Fuels Alliance America has released a letter from five trade associations encouraging U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan to substantially raise the biomass-based diesel and overall advanced biofuel volumes in the RFS for 2023-2025.
Vertex Energy Inc. on May 9 announced that startup of its renewable diesel production unit at its refinery in Mobile, Alabama, has been delayed following a failure in a feedstock pumping system. Startup activities are expected to resume in late May.
In April, the U.S. Grains Council held the 2023 U.S. DDGS Trade Promotion Conference in Seoul, South Korea, that offered information on U.S. distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and its benefits, among other topics.
The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) and American Biogas Council on May 5 partnered with six other organizations to urge the U.S. EPA to promptly open the Renewable Fuel Standard to eligible sources of biobased electricity.
The RFA, Growth Energy and ACE and are calling on the U.S. EPA to recognize the carbon reduction benefits of ethanol in its proposed rule to set multi-pollutant emissions standards for MY 2027 and later light-duty and medium-duty vehicles.
Kinder Morgan Inc. has announced the commercial in-service of its renewable feedstock storage and logistics hub project with Neste. Neste will store various raw materials, such as used cooking oil, at Kinder Morgan's Harvey Terminal in Louisiana.
The availability of biodiesel blends at the pump continues to expand in Iowa, making up 70 percent of reported on-road diesel sales in the state in 2022, according to the latest Retailers Fuel Gallons Report from the Iowa Department of Revenue.
Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P. on May 10 celebrated the first production and initial shipments of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from its Montana Renewables subsidiary, which operates a biorefinery located in Great Falls, Montana.
The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) and American Biogas Council on May 5 partnered with six other organizations to urge the U.S. EPA to promptly open the Renewable Fuel Standard to eligible sources of biobased electricity.
PBF Energy Inc. has announced that the renewable diesel production unit under development as part of St. Bernard Renewables project in Louisiana is mechanically complete. A feedstock pretreatment unit is scheduled for completion in June.
Honeywell has announced that Sichuan Jinshang Environmental Protection Technology Co. (JSRE) will use Honeywell Ecofiningtechnology to produce nearly 300,000 tons per year of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at a planned facility in China.
The U.S. exported 36,718.1 metric tons of biodiesel and biodiesel blends of B30 and greater in March, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on May 4. Biodiesel imports were at 146,427.7 metric tons.
Oleo-X has announced the launch of its world-class renewable diesel (RD) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) feedstock merchant pretreatment facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi, that can proudce up to 300 million gallons per year of feedstock.
United has announced that it will begin using a blend of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on departing flights from San Francisco International Airport and is planning to use a SAF blend later this year at London Heathrow Airport.
In conjunction with the USDA's Agricultural Trade Mission that took place during April in the Netherlands, the USGC organized an ethanol policy and infrastructure assessment mission to discuss the country's current ethanol policy.
U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan fielded questions on the availability E15 and carbon capture and storage (CCS) permitting during a May 3 hearing held by the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations.
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