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EIA: Biofuel capacity, feedstock consumption up in November

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By Erin Voegele

January 31, 2023

BusinessFeedstocksProductionNorth America

U.S. operable biofuels production capacity was up in November, with gains for both ethanol and renewable diesel, according to data released by the U.S. EIA on Jan. 31. Total feedstock consumption was up slightly from October.

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The USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report for January, reporting that corn use for fuel ethanol production in November was down from both the previous month and November 2021.

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Casterra has announced plans to sell its unique castor seed varieties and provide its significant experience in castor cultivation to one of the world;s major enegy companaies, which will produce biofuel from the feedstock.

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The U.S. Department of Energy on Jan. 26 awarded $118 million to 17 projects to accelerate the production of sustainable biofuels for America's transportation and manufacturing needs. The projects were selected under a FOA issued in mid-2022.

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Green Impact Partners announced that the Future Energy Park has received final land use approval from the City of Calgary municipal council. The project will convert non-food grade waste wheat into RNG and ethanol.

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Biofuel consumption in Australia remained low in 2022. Despite new fuel standards introduced for gasoline on Jan. 1, 2022, the ethanol blend rate did not increase, according to a report filed with the USDA. Biodiesel consumption is also very low.

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Carbon dioxide fuels global warming but scientists from multiple national labs are finding new ways to repurpose it to produce a myriad of valuable products, such as fuels, chemicals, plastics and materials from carbon resources.

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U.S. ethanol production during the fourth quarter of 2022 nearly caught up to pre-COVID levels despite falling energy prices and lower gasoline demand, according to the latest quarterly report released by CoBank's Knowledge Exchange.

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Carbon dioxide fuels global warming but scientists from multiple national labs are finding new ways to repurpose it to produce a myriad of valuable products, such as fuels, chemicals, plastics and materials from carbon resources.

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The U.S. EPA has announced 1.89 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in December, down from 2.02 billion generated in December 2021. Total RIN generation for 2022 reached nearly 21.27 billion, up from 19.93 billion generated in 2021.

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The U.S. EPA has announced 1.89 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in December, down from 2.02 billion generated in December 2021. Total RIN generation for 2022 reached nearly 21.27 billion, up from 19.93 billion generated in 2021.

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European ethanol producer CropEnergies has released financial and operational results for the first three quarters of its fiscal year, which began March 1, 2022, reporting increased ethanol production and higher revenues.

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The European Commission has published its annual EU agricultural outlook, which includes projections for biofuel use through 2032. The outlook predicts stable biodiesel use in the medium-term, with increased ethanol use through 2030.

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UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has released data that shows ethanol production by mills in the south-central region of the country was up during the second half of December. Ethanol sales were also up during the two-week period.

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The European Commission has published its annual EU agricultural outlook, which includes projections for biofuel use through 2032. The outlook predicts stable biodiesel use in the medium-term, with increased ethanol use through 2030.

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Peruvian ethanol production was up slightly in 2022, according to a report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service's Global Agricultural Information Network. The country's ethanol consumption for last year is flat when compard to 2021.

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The U.S. EPA on Jan. 12 approved a fuel pathway filed by LanzaJet Inc. under the RFS that will allow the company's biorefinery near Soperton, Georgia, to generate D4 RINs for renewable jet fuel and renewable diesel produced from sugarcane ethanol.

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Peruvian biodiesel production reached approximately 208 million liters (54.95 million gallons) last year, a level of production maintained from the previous year, according to a report filed with the USDA FAS Global Agricultural Information Network.

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Neste announced on Jan. 13 it has completed its acqusition of the used cooking oil (UCO) collection and aggregation business and related assets on the U.S. West Coast from Crimson Renewable Energy Holdings LLC.

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The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released its 2022 Crop Production Annual Summary on Jan. 12, reporting that U.S. corn growers produced 13.7 billion bushels of corn last year, down 9 percent when compared to 2021.

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The USDA maintained its forecast for 2022-'23 corn use in ethanol in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Jan. 12. The agency also maintained its forecast for season-average corn prices.

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Yield10 Bioscience Inc. and Mitsubishi Corp. have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to evaluate the establishment of a partnership to supply, offtake and market Camelina as a low-carbon feedstock oil for biofuels.

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The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released its 2022 Crop Production Annual Summary on Jan. 12, reporting that U.S. soybean production for 2022 reached 4.28 billion bushels, down 4 percent from 2021.

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The USDA maintained its forecast for 2022-'23 soybean oil use in biofuel production in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Jan. 12. The agency also maintained its forecast for the price of soybean oil.

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The DOE has released the U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization, which focuses on achieving net-zero emissions in the transportation. The blueprint, in part, discusses the role sustainable fuels can play in reaching that goal.

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The DOE has released the U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization, which focuses on achieving net-zero emissions in the transportation. The blueprint, in part, discusses the role sustainable fuels can play in reaching that goal.

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Novozymes discusses the benefits of its enzymatic biodiesel products, which can help producers take advantage of feedstocks with high free fatty acid (FFA) content. The company has been offering enzymatic biodiesel products since 2014.

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The call for speaker presentation ideas is now open for the 2023 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW). The three-day event is scheduled to take place June 12-14, 2023 in Omaha, Nebraska.

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The STB is seeking nominees to fill nine vacancies on its Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee. One of those vacancies is to be filled with an individual representing biofuel feedstock growers or providers and biofuel refiners.

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The call for speaker presentation ideas is now open for the 2023 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW). The three-day event is scheduled to take place June 12-14, 2023 in Omaha, Nebraska.

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