Nuseed Carinata harvest is underway in the southern U.S.starting near Tifton, Georgia. Nuseed working with growers in Florida, Georiga and Texas to develop the oilseed cover crop as a low-carbon biofuel feedstock.
Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and John Cornyn, R-Texas, on May 18 introduced a bill that aims to prevent EV manufacturers from participating in the Renewable Fuel Standard and would direct the U.S. EPA to withdraw its proposed eRIN program.
Intercontinental Exchange Inc. has announced strong demand for U.S. RINs as increasing numbers of participants with RIN compliance obligatations hedge price risk associated with mandated Renewable Fuel Standard targets.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Raven SR Inc. Cap Clean Energy Corp. on April 25 announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to co-develop biofuels facilities in Canada to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel.
Yield10 Bioscience Inc. on May 1 announced that it has signed a non-binding LOI with Marathon Petroleum Corp. for a potential investment and offtake agreement for low-carbon intensity camelina feedstock oil for use in renewable fuels production.
U.S. operable biofuels production capacity increased in February, with gains for ethanol, biodiesel and renewable diesel and associated fuels, according to data released by the U.S. EIA. Total feedstock consumption was up slightly from February 2022.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. released first quarter financial results on May 2, confirming the second phase of its renewables conversion project at the Martinez refinery in California is progressing on schedule and expected to be complete by year end.
CVR Energy Inc. is continuing to ramp up renewable diesel production at its Wynnewood refinery in Oklahoma. Total vegetable oil throughput during Q1 was approximately 22.4 million gallons, up from 12.8 million gallons during Q4 2022.
Vertex Energy Inc. cut the ribbon on its first renewable diesel facility at the company's Mobile refinery and the first renewable diesel facility in Alabama on April 28. The ceremony also served as a commissioning event.
BBI International has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative to produce the first annual North American SAF Conference & Expo. The conference will be held in Minneapolis on Aug. 29-30.
Fueled by Nebraska, a partnership of Nebraska biofuels organizations, and the Nebraska Soybean Board, is celebrating Renewable Fuels Month with giveaways, student contests, radio interviews, fuel promotions, and more.
Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P. on April 25 announced that its Montana Renewables subsidiary has completed the startup of its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and pretreatment units. A ribbon cutting ceremony is planned for May 10.
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republications on April 25 sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan urging the agency to reconsider its plan to open the Renewable Fuel Standard to certain sources of renewable electricity.
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