CIE announced on Oct. 31 it acquired the assets of Elkhorn Valley Ethanol from Louis Dreyfus Co. The facility is a premier ICM designed, Fagen constructed dry mill ethanol plant that began operations in 2006.
The International Energy Agency on Oct. 27 released its World Energy Outlook 2022. The report, in part, predicts global biofuel consumption could more than double by 2030 and continue to increase through 2050.
Topsoe has been selected by Federated Co-operatives Ltd. to officially support the production of renewable diesel in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. FCL has chosen Topsoe's HydroFlex process to produce low-carbon renewable diesel.
Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shell plc, has acquired EcoOils Ltd., a waste oil recycling firm. The acquisition is part of Shell's ambition to increase production of sustainable low carbon fuels for transport.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. on Nov. 1 confirmed that phase 1 of the renewable diesel conversion project at the company's Martinez refinery in California is expected to be mechanically complete by the end of 2022.
More than 1.3 million metric tons (80 million bushels of corn equivalent), equating to about $700 million dollars, were recently transacted and negotiated at the 2022 Southeast Asia U.S. Agricultural Co-operators Conference in Bangkok, Thailand.
Total U.S. operable biofuels production capacity was down slightly in August, according to data released by the U.S. EIA on Oct. 31. Feedstock consumption for August was down when compared to the previous month, but up when compared to August 2021.
On Oct. 27, as part of its goal to unleash production of 1 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel, Alder Fuels has selected BTG Bioliquids to be part of the first Alder Greencrude (AGC) processing facility in the U.S. Southeast.
Total U.S. operable biofuels production capacity was down slightly in August, according to data released by the U.S. EIA on Oct. 31. Feedstock consumption for August was down when compared to the previous month, but up when compared to August 2021.
LanzaTech has partnered on a next-generation bioreactor demonstration facility at the City of Edmonton's Waste Management Centre that is expected to improve the economic viability of an integrated biorefinery. The demo facility is operated by Suncor.
Negotiators from the European Parliament, Council and Commission have provisionally agreed to a plan that targets the phase out the internal combustion engine by 2035. They did not, however, entirely dismiss the contribution of renewable fuels.
Clean Fuels Alliance America on Oct. 28 hailed California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory for 2020, which reported a 16 percent decrease in transportation carbon emissions due in part to increasing use of biodiesel and renewable diesel.
The USDA will host a virtual listening session on Nov. 3 that focuses on Section 22003 of the Inflation Reduction Act, which provides $500 million in biofuels infrastructure funding. A 30-day public comment period is also being opened.
Woodside Energy and LanzaTech NZ Inc. have announced a strategic collaboration with the signing of a strategic framework agreement. Under the agreement, the companies could collaborate to develop pilot facilities related to LanzaTech's technologies.
Summit Carbon Solutions has submitted an application to the North Dakota Public Service Commission for the transportation component of its CCS project. The company said it will file separate storage facility permit applications at a later date.
The USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report for October, reporting that corn use for fuel ethanol production in August was down when compared to the previous month, but up when compared to August. 2021.
Neste released third quarter financial results on Oct. 27, reporting that its Renewable Products segment performed well despite an adverse impact from margin hedging and some logistical delays in product deliveries.
The USDA will host a virtual listening session on Nov. 3 that focuses on Section 22003 of the Inflation Reduction Act, which provides $500 million in biofuels infrastructure funding. A 30-day public comment period is also being opened.
In late September, U.S. Grains Council ethanol staff traveled to Asunción, Paraguay, to take part in the ninth Bioenergy Week of the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP). During the event, the USGC discussed ethanol and its benefits.
NextChem has kicked off the engineering phase of its Hydrogen Valley waste-to-chemical project in Italy. LanzaTech was awarded a contract to deliver a process design package for a syngas fermentation unit to produce ethanol at the facility.
U.S. fuel ethanol production expanded by nearly 2 percent the week ending Oct. 21, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Oct. 26. Weekly ending stocks of fuel ethanol were also up 2 percent.
Fluor Corp. was awarded a reimbursable front-end engineering and detailed design, engineering and procurement services contract for Imperial for its renewable diesel complex under development at the Strathcona refinery inear Edmonton, Alberta.
Eni has definitively ended the procurement of palm oil for use at the Venice and Gela biorefineries for the production of hydrogenated biofuels. The company previously set a goal to become "palm oil free" by the end of 2022.
Gevo Inc. has announced new fuel sales agreement with Qatar Airways for the purchase of 5 million gallons per year of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for five years from Gevo's future commercial operations.
Valero Energy Corp. released Q3 financial results on Oct. 25, reporting both its renewable diesel and ethanol operations were profitable during the quarter. The company also said additional renewable diesel capacity will be online next month.
Archer Daniels Midland Co. released third quarter financial results on Oct. 25, reporting significantly higher results for its Carbohydrate Solutions business segment despite reduced ethanol margins.
The Air France-KLM Group (AF-KLM) and Neste have announced the expansion of their existing cooperation with a new strategic partnership for the supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel to the Group.
Valero Energy Corp. released Q3 financial results on Oct. 25, reporting both its renewable diesel and ethanol operations were profitable during the quarter. The company also said additional renewable diesel capacity will be online next month.
On Oct. 19, 2022, the U.S. EPA approved the continuation of ground-breaking research being done in Nebraska on the long-term adaptability and feasibility of E30 fuel. The initial E30 pilot program was launched in 2019.
Growth Energy recently submitted comments to the Washington Department of Ecology and Oregon Department of Environmental Quality in response to the states' proposals to follow California's Advanced Clean Cars II regulation.
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