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Blue Biofuels Inc. announced on July 11 it has been awarded a U.S. Department of Energy Small Business Innovation Research Phase 1 grant. The $206,500 grant will support efforts to scale and optimize the company's cellulose-to-sugar process.
The USDA will invest $300 million through President Biden's Investing in America agenda to improve measurement, monitoring, reporting and verification of GHG emissions and carbon sequestration in climate-smart agriculture and forestry.
North American SAF Conference & Expo announces agenda
By BBI International
July 12, 2023
SAF Magazine and the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI) announced the preliminary agenda for the North American SAF Conference & Expo taking place Aug. 29-30 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The Clean Fuels Alliance Foundation commemorated significant developments for biodiesel during Clean Fuels Alliance America's board meeting in June. The Foundation has played a pivotal role in elevating national awareness of B100.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration increased its forecast for 2023 renewable diesel production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released July 11. The forecast for 2024 renewable diesel production, however, was reduced.
The U.S. DOE on July 10 awarded a $2.5 million grant to the University of North Dakota's Energy & Environmental Research Center to help advance a CCUS project at Marathon Petroleum Corp.'s renewable diesel plant in Dickinson, North Dakota.
The USDA's Risk Management Agency on June 30 announced it will expand crop insurance for camelina in direct response to the anticipated increase in demand for the crop for biofuel production. The expansion provides additional grower certainty.
In a letter submitted July 7, Growth Energy urged the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to include the U.S. ethanol industry in its effort to reach the Biden administration’s goals for the expanded use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Ethanol groups submitted comments to the U.S. EPA on July 5 criticizing the agency’s proposed emission standards for MY 2027 and later light- and medium-duty vehicles for neglecting the potential of biofuels and serving as a de facto mandate for EVs.
As interest in low carbon fuels gains momentum, Clean Fuels Alliance America continues to grow stronger and more diverse by adding new members. Since January, Clean Fuels has welcomed nine new companies.
Korean Air has partnered with GS Caltex to conduct test flights using SAF. The test flights using SAF will be analyzed and the results will be used by the Korean government to establish SAF quality standards and accelerate commercialization.
With AAA projecting that a record number of Americans will hit the road for a long holiday weekend, the RFA is reminding drivers that lower-cost, lower-carbon ethanol fuel blends are better for the environment and the family budget.
Congress can ensure more consumer choice in fuels and vehicles by taking greater advantage of low-cost, low-emissions biofuels like ethanol, a leader of the National Corn Growers Association told members of Congress on June 22.
The USDA on June 26 announced plans to invest up to $500 million in biofuel infrastructure projects via funding from the Inflation Reduction Act, including a new $450 million funding opportunity through HBIIP that is scheduled to open in July.
The USDA on June 26 announced plans to invest up to $500 million in biofuel infrastructure projects via funding from the Inflation Reduction Act, including a new $450 million funding opportunity through HBIIP that is scheduled to open in July.
While in Japan for the USDA's Agricultural Trade Missionn early June, the U.S. Grains Council delegation witnessed the opening of the first E7 fueling station in Japan. The pioneering projects showcases the country's commitment to sustainable fuels.
As part of a newly established collaborative, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit will co-lead an effort to establish bioindustrial manufacturing capability in California.
As part of a newly established collaborative, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit will co-lead an effort to establish bioindustrial manufacturing capability in California.
The FAA has opened a public comment period regarding its intention to request OMB approval for a new information collection related to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) grant funding included in the Inflation Reduction Act.
The governments of Canada and Manitoba announced on June 20 they will provide $2.9 million over two years to support front end engineering design (FEED) for Azure Sustainable Fuels Corp.'s proposed sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant.
The U.S. EPA on June 21 released its final RFS “set” rule, which includes a modest increase in biomass-based diesel RVOs for 2024 and 2025. The agency, however, elected not to finalize provisions of the proposed rule related to eRINs.
The U.S. EPA on June 21 released its final RFS “set� rule, which includes a modest increase in biomass-based diesel RVOs for 2024 and 2025. The agency, however, elected not to finalize provisions of the proposed rule related to eRINs.
Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., on June 13 introduced the Advancing Aviation Emissions Reduction Opportunities (AAERO) Act, which aims to alter some provisions of a SAF grant program included in the IRA and boost the program’s funding.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration has announced its Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee will hold a in-person meeting on June 27 in Washington, D.C.
Iowa Renewable Fuels Association is calling upon the U.S. EPA to finalize its proposed rule to approve the Midwest Governors’ Year-Round E15 fix. The public comment period on the proposed rule closed April 20, two months ago.
The ethanol industry has a role to play in the emerging SAF indsutry through both ethanol-to-jet technologies and the supply of distillers corn oil feedstock.
Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., on June 13 introduced the Advancing Aviation Emissions Reduction Opportunities (AAERO) Act, which aims to alter some provisions of a SAF grant program included in the IRA and boost the program's funding.
The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration has announced its Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee will hold a in-person meeting on June 27 in Washington, D.C.
The American Coalition for Ethanol mobilized 60 grassroots leaders, including ethanol producers, corn growers and retailers, for its fly-in and government affairs summit in Washington, D.C., earlier this year.
Despite federal support for electric vehicles (EVs), lower-carbon biofuels will remain vital to decarbonizing transportation for decades to come.
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