National Farmers Union is speaking out in support of the U.S. EPA's plan to undertake rulemaking in 2022 to develop Renewable Fuel Standard canola oil pathways for renewable fuels, including renewable diesel and jet fuel.
Ag and oil are intersecting in North Dakota with a new joint venture between ag giant Archer Daniels Midland and top-ranked petroleum energy company Marathon Petroleum Corp.
A new USDA program could soon establish the quantification and verification protocols necessary for long-awaited climate-smart farming incentives, which could begin to scale ethanol's role in an increasingly decarbonized transportation sector.
The future holds immense potential for bioenergy, especially biodiesel and SAF, and hemp will be a key component in that bioenergy future.
A few hours north of New Orleans, where two massive renewable diesel plants already operate, a smaller project with huge implications for both biofuels and CCS is moving forward.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. and ADM on Dec. 14 announced the closing of their joint venture to produce soybean oil to supply the rapidly growing demand for renewable diesel fuel. The joint venture will own an operate a facility in North Dakota.
NBB releases study on benefits of the biodiesel tax incentive
By National Biodiesel Board
December 16, 2021
The NBB has welcomed the release of a new report, "The Economic Benefits of the Biodiesel Blenders' Credit," from Capital Policy Analytics. The report calculates annual economic and environmental benefits of U.S. biodiesel production.
ICM has signed an agreement with an affiliate of Summit Agricultural Group to develop a wheat protein ingredients production facility next to Prairie Horizon Agri-Energy. Residual starch produced at the facility will be used as biofuel feedstock.
Bayer, Bushel and Amazon Web Services have unveiled Project Carbonview, a data solution that will enable U.S. ethanol producers to report, analyze and better assess their end-to-end supply chain carbon footprint.
Applied Research Associates Inc. is licensing its patented Hydrothermal Cleanup feedstock pretreatment technology (HCU Pretreat) to Sinclair Wyoming Refining Co. for a renewable feedstock pretreatment unit at Sinclair's refinery in Wyoming.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on Dec. 7 sent a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan urging the agency to revise the RFS to allow biomass harvested from federal land as part of wildfire mitigation efforts to be an eligible feedstock.
The Biden administration has signaled its intent to publish a proposed rule setting RFS RVOs for 2023 and beyond next spring. A variety of other rulemakings impacting biofuel producers are also scheduled taken up by federal agencies in the near-term.
The USDA maintained its forecast for 2021-'22 corn use in ethanol in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Dec. 9. The 2021-'22 outlooks for corn supply, use and season-average farm price were also unchanged.
Praj Industries Ltd. announced innovative solution to process sugarcane juice into a new sustainable feedstock Biosyrup for round the year ethanol production. The technology allows the feedstock to be stored for up to 12 months.
The USDA maintained its 2021-'22 forecast for soybean oil use in biofuel production in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Dec. 9. Soybean supply and use projections for 2021-'22 were also unchanged.
Growing demand for biomass-based diesel advanced biofuels can be met with projected supply of lipid feedstocks through 2030 without encroaching on food resources, finds a new study from LMC International, commissioned by the ABFA.
POET and Farmers Business Network has announced that FBN's grain origination and carbon-scoring sustainability tech platform, Gradable, will be adopted at all 33 of POET's ethanol bioprocessing facilities.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, recently released updated data showing both ethanol production and sales by mills in the south-central region of the country were down during the first half of November.
Operable biofuels production capacity in the U.S. expanded by 32 MMgy in September to 20.766 billion gallons per year, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Nov. 30. Feedstock consumption was down for the month.
Operable biofuels production capacity in the U.S. expanded by 32 MMgy in September to 20.766 billion gallons per year, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Nov. 30. Feedstock consumption was down for the month.
AGP has announced plansto expand the capacity of its soybean processing facility in Seargeant Bluff, Iowa. The project is contingent on negotiations with state and local officials regarding economic development, utility rates and services.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Bioenergy Technology Office (BETO) held a virtual workshop on algae production in April 2021 titled “Barriers to Scale: Algae Crop Production.� A summary of that workshop is now available.
ABFC releases annual “Biofuels in Canada” 2021 report
By Advanced Biofuels Canada
November 24, 2021
Advanced Biofuels Canada announced the release of its fifth annual Biofuels in Canada 2021 (BIC) report, with full open-source access to Canadian market data for renewable, low-carbon, and conventional fuels.
Scientists with USDA Agricultural Research Service in Peoria, Illinois, have developed a way to make a better jet biofuel from soybean oil. Blends using biofuels are one of the ways the aviation industry is working to reduce its carbon footprint.
Sustainable Oils Inc. has purchased 45 acres in Havre, Montana. The company is close to selecting its contractor to begin construction of the planned 600,000 bushel storage and rail loading facility for its proprietary camelina grain in Q1 2022.
This Thanksgiving, many biodiesel producers are prepping for the holiday surge in used cooking oil. NBB members harvest and recycle used cooking oil into biodiesel and renewable diesel, helping to keep food costs down while lowering carbon emissions.
Viridos Inc., previously Synthetic Genomics, has signed a joint agreement with ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co. with the intent to bring Viridos' low-carbon intensity biofuels toward commercial levels.
Gevo Inc. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Sweetwater Energy Inc. regarding the use of sustainably sourced agricultural residues and woody biomass as a feedstock for producing cellulosic alcohols and liquid hydrocarbons.
The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology on Nov. 16 approved an amendment to the National Wildlife Fire Risk Reduction Program Act offered by Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, that aims to bolster bioenergy and biofuels production.
During its Nov. 10 meeting, the American Coalition for Ethanol board of directors voted to support new policies that credit farmers and ethanol producers for activities helping ethanol reach net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by mid-century.
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