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Governors Ask Biden Administration to Expand the Market for Higher-Octane Gasoline in New Fuel Economy Rule

(Governors’ Biofuels Coalition) High-Octane Ethanol Should Replace Carcinogenic Gasoline Aromatics — Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem sent a letter to the Biden Administration pointing out the role that higher-octane ethanol could play in meeting the Administration’s climate and public health goals. Governor Walz is the chair and Governor Noem is the vice chair of the Governors’ Biofuels Coalition.

The governors’ letter focuses on the timeliness of the expanded use of ethanol now: “As the Office of Management and Budget continues to review the Safe Affordable Fuel Efficient Vehicles (SAFE) rule, there is a great opportunity to meet the Administration’s goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality while providing continued growth of the nation’s biofuels industry.”

The governors pointed out that a higher-octane requirement in the SAFE rule will allow “… automakers to increase engine efficiency and achieve the objectives of the proposed SAFE rule. The use of low carbon fuels such as ethanol will ensure … octane does not come from carcinogenic aromatics that release fine particulate emissions associated with respiratory diseases that affect all Americans, especially vulnerable populations and those living in urban areas.”

As the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Lab points out, ethanol is a superior octane and is an environmentally safer substitute than oil-derived, benzene-based octane. The use of direct injection engines to improve fuel efficiency has increased emissions of the most dangerous ultrafine particles. The use of high-octane low carbon fuels would reverse that trend. But, the governors cautioned, “[t]he adoption of a revised SAFE rule that does not significantly reduce gasoline aromatics will be a missed opportunity to reduce fine particle pollution while maintaining the health and vibrancy of our rural communities.”

The governors concluded by emphasizing the potential win-win opportunity for both the ethanol industry and the nation. “We have seen firsthand how the ethanol industry has transformed and revived rural communities while reducing harmful emissions. A revised SAFE rule that provides an expanded market for high-octane ethanol is a means to reduce GHGs and harmful air emissions, provide much needed economic stability in rural America and provide countless health and economic benefits to all Americans.” READ MORE

An Open Letter to President Biden on Competition for Climate Change Reduction Businesses

by Bob Kozak (Atlantic Biomass/Biofuels Digest) Dear President Biden, For someone who says competition is the key to American economic success,

“A fair, open, and competitive marketplace has long been a cornerstone of the American economy, while excessive market concentration threatens basic economic liberties, democratic accountability, and the welfare of workers, farmers, small businesses, startups, and consumers.”
Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy, July 9, 2021

Who says it is important for the success of entrepreneurs and consumers,”

For entrepreneurs, it provides space to experiment, innovate, and pursue the new ideas that have for centuries powered the American economy and improved our quality of life. And for consumers, it means more choices, better service, and lower prices.

Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy, July 9, 2021

And who has formed a Cabinet level Council to promote Competition,

“(a) There is established a White House Competition Council (Council) within the Executive Office of the President.
(b) The Council shall coordinate, promote, and advance Federal Government efforts to address overconcentration, monopolization, and unfair competition in or directly affecting the American economy”

Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy, July 9, 2021

I find it very unsettling that you have excluded climate change control technologies, specifically biofuels and electric vehicles (EVs), from your call for more competition.

Even more unsettling, your Administration is in fact pushing in the opposite direction — to eliminate competition and build monopolies in those industries. For example, your Administration is considering cutting back on current biofuel commitments and proposals, https://advancedbiofuelsusa.info/biden-weighs-small-cut-to-biofuel-targets-in-nod-to-refiners/ and also ending Trump proposals to expand biofuel use. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-15/trump-aims-to-end-ethanol-warning-labels-in-biofuel-policy-blitz, while at the same time, it is planning to keep current EV subsidies in place and devote virtually all proposed transportation climate change money to subsidizing electric vehicles. The current bipartisan infrastructure bill appears to have $15 billion for EV infrastructure but nothing for biofuel research or implementation.

Why does this writer think these government actions are anti-competitive, pro-monopoly, and ultimately inefficient? Let’s look at the status of these two GHG reduction sectors.

The biofuel industry is composed primarily of co-op biofuel refineries and entrepreneurial conversion technology startups. No one dominates the industry enough to set prices. The industry has been operating without subsidies since they were ended by the Obama Administration in 2012. Despite the lack of funding and government support great strides in GHGs reductions have been made. USDA released a study in 2019 showing that 1^st generation corn ethanol already reduces GHGs by 43 percent as compared to gasoline. And as USDA and DOE research has also shown, reductions of up 90-100 percent will be possible with improved lower nutrient/higher yield feedstocks and improved conversion systems.

The centralized electrical production sector is by contrast dominated by a few electrical consortia and grids that are able to set selling and purchase prices and restrict renewable initiatives such as time-of-day payment to small producers. The EV production world is dominated by subsidies where a leading manufacturer, Tesla, reports that their profit (Q1 2021) comes primarily from emission credit sales ($518 million), currency manipulation ($101 million Bitcoin sales), and not vehicle sales ($15 million). https://www.autoweek.com/news/green-cars/a36266393/tesla-made-more-money-selling-credits-and-bitcoin-than-cars/

How are they doing on GHG reductions? Despite over a decade of EV tax credits of up to $7,500/vehicle and numerous government programs to increase wind and solar power, EV vehicles currently or in the next decade are not going to make a noticeable impact on GHG emissions. US EV sales are about 2.5 percent of annual US sales. At their prices, which are higher than for comparable internal combustion engine equipped cars, it will take decades for them to have any impact on vehicle population. Furthermore, most US grids have low percentages of installed renewable production and do not have plans for major conversions. For instance, the PJM grid, which serves Washington DC and much of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast region, lists about 7 percent as renewable.

Mr. President, from the looks of your spending plans for transportation GHG reductions, it seems very clear that you are favoring a future run by an inefficient monopoly over a very competitive, technology driven one that is already reducing GHGs. Or as people will say in the future using words from your Executive Order

“Federal Government inaction has contributed to these problems, with workers, farmers, small businesses, and consumers paying the price.”

Mr. President, we aren’t asking for subsidies just to increase our profits as some in the EV industry are. Instead, Mr. President we’re asking for a level playing field to compete with the EV/electrical production consortia to quickly reduce GHG emissions. If it were to mean no subsidies for all of us… well, that would be better than just subsidies for one sector.

Respectfully,

Bob Kozak

Pesident, Atlantic Biomass, LLC

*Robert Kozak is the founder and President of Atlantic Biomass, LLC, and a co-founder of Advanced Biofuels USA. After working for about 40 years in the transportation, energy, environmental, and government relations industries, he is now focusing on the development of enzyme systems to convert low cost feedstocks into biofuels. He can be reached at atlanticbiomass @ aol.com READ MORE

QUOTE OF THE WEEK — Nebraska Corn Board and KUVR

“California leads the nation in the number of flex fuel vehicles on the road with 1.1 million in 2020. By comparison, less than 370,000 vehicles in California were battery electric vehicles, which positions ethanol as a here-and-now carbon solution.” — Nebraska Corn Board and KUVR READ MORE

Fenix Transitions Port of LA Equipment to Renewable Diesel, Biodiesel Blend

by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Fenix Marine Services in the Port of Los Angeles has made what it says is

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This Vodka Helps Fight Climate Change

(CNN) Vodka is usually made from fermented grains, like rye. But Air Company’s spirit is made out of captured carbon

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Department of Energy Awards $127 Million to Bring Innovative Clean Energy Technologies to Market

(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy continues to power the clean energy revolution among American small businesses and

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Clean Air Opportunities for Educators — August 6, 2021 — ONLINE

Are you looking to engage your students around the topic of air quality? Join the Coalition for Clean Air as

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Ensuring that All Californians Have Access to Clean Transportation — July 26, 2021 — ONLINE

As California works to electrify passenger cars, how do we ensure all Californians have access to clean transportation? While zero-emission

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Can the Airline Industry Live without Fossil Fuels?

by Josh Owens (Oilprice.com) … (T)he aviation industry accounts for only 2% of global emissions. … Biofuels are fuels manufactured from

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Governors Ask Biden Administration to Expand the Market for Higher-Octane Gasoline in New Fuel Economy Rule

(Governors’ Biofuels Coalition) High-Octane Ethanol Should Replace Carcinogenic Gasoline Aromatics — Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem

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Blue Biofuels Files 3 Additional Patents on Its CTS Technology

(Blue Biofuels) Alliance BioEnergy Plus Inc., DBA Blue Biofuels, (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it filed 3 additional patents

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IOC to Build India’s First Green Hydrogen Plant at Mathura Refinery

(PTI/Economic Times) Hydrogen is the latest buzz for meeting the world’s energy needs. Hydrogen, in itself, is a clean fuel

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Eni and the Nairobi Office of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation Sign a Memorandum to Develop Joint Initiatives in Kenya

(Eni) Eni, through its subsidiary Eni Kenya, and the Nairobi Office of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) signed today,

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Setting the Record Straight on Renewable Fuels

(Office of Senator Chuck Grassley (R-I)) Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Setting the Record Straight on Renewable

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Tidewater Midstream Announces the Creation of Tidewater Renewables and Capitalization via Initial Public Offering

(Tidewater Midstream/CISION) Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. (“Tidewater Midstream“) is pleased to announce the creation of Tidewater Renewables Ltd. (“Tidewater Renewables”)

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Manchester United Teams Up with Renewable Energy Group to Create a More Sustainable Future

(Renewable Energy Group/Manchester United/Business Wire) Manchester United (NYSE:MANU) has reinforced its commitment to environmental sustainability through a global partnership with Renewable

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The Digest’s Multi-Guide Slide to Nanoplazz’s Green Hydrogen, Syngas Technology

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Nanoplazz Technologies has developed cutting-edge plasma reactor technology to convert greenhouse gases into value-added fuels

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The Race for Limestone as Climate Change’s Big Solution: Sulzer, Blue Planet Sign Key Partnership

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … Sulzer and Blue Planet have signed a significant partnership for converting CO2 into limestone. … Sulzer

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DOE Report Predicts Job Growth in Biofuels Sector

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. Department of Energy on July 19 released its 2021 U.S. Energy Employment

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Scientists Offered Using Methanol in Power Generation for Electric Cars

(Ural Federal University/EurekAlert) Technology is economical, safe, environmentally friendly, and energy-efficient — Professors at Ural Federal University (UrFU, Russia) Sergey Shcheklein

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Shipping Applications Expected to Open New Revenue Gates for Biofuel Manufacturers, Reveals Fact.MR

(Fact.MR) As per a new report published by Fact.MR, a market research and competitive intelligence provider, the global biofuels market is anticipated to

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Agile BioFoundry Selects New Collaborations

(U.S. Department of Energy) Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of 6 projects totaling over $5 million

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UMES Hemp Field Tours — July 30, August 27 and September 30, 2021 — Princess Anne, MD

A series of in-person tours to showcase the various stages of different varieties of hemp included in the UMES hemp

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We Have the Technology, but Where Is the Fuel?

by FLSmidth (International Cement Review) A document issued by the Portland Cement Association calls for greater support for the cement

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Companies for Net Zero Holds Informative and Dynamic Session on Financing RNG Projects

(Waste Advantage Magazine) On Thursday, May 20, Companies for Net Zero (formerly Companies for Zero Waste) held a great, informative session

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Cummins Tests Hydrogen Fueled Internal Combustion Engine

(HDT Trucking Info) Following the proof-of-concept testing, the company plans to evaluate the hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine in a variety

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New Campaigns Promote Ethanol in DC

by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) Two new campaigns are taking aim at lawmakers in Washington D.C. with information about the environmental

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Opal Fuels Invests in Indiana RNG Facility

by Michael Bates (NGT News) OPAL Fuels LLC, a Fortistar portfolio company and producer and distributor of renewable natural gas (RNG),

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CIM Group Invests in Renewable Natural Gas

by Michael Bates (NGT News) Los Angeles-based CIM Group has announced a significant investment in an affiliate of MAS CanAm LLC,

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Deciphering Biofuels Policies across Europe

(Biofuels International) Even as Europe considers a major revamp of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) governing EU biofuels policy until

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Avfuel Supplies Million FBO with SAF

(Biofuels International) Avfuel Corporation has collaborated with Million Air Burbank to provide its customers with a consistent supply of Neste

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The World’s Biggest Governments Are Still Propping up Fossil Fuels

by Nathaniel Bullard (Bloomberg Quint) … The full breadth of government support, however, covers a lot more than lowering the

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Lawsuits Target Exxon’s Social Media ‘Green Washing’

by Maxine Joselow (E&E News Climatewire) Two years ago, Exxon Mobil Corp. took to Twitter to promote its research into algae

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France Pushes Back on EU Proposal for New Carbon Market

by Samy Adghirni, Ania Nussbaum, and Ewa Krukowska (Bloomberg) Several EU nations worried about idea at ministerial meeting; New carbon

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$1.5M DOE Grant Targets Engineering of Cyanobacteria as Biofuel Production Platform

(Vanderbilt University School of Engineering) A new, $1.5 million Department of Energy grant brings together experts from three institutions to parse

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Increase in Ethanol Capacities to Improve Credit Profile of Sugar Mills in FY23: Report

(Outlook India) Higher ethanol supplies due to enhanced distillery capacities and improving inventory position are likely to improve the credit profile

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Maersk Broker Advisory Services Launch Partnership with McKinsey & Company to Assist the Maritime Industry in Its Decarbonisation Journey

(Maersk) Maersk Broker Advisory Services and McKinsey & Company have joined forces to assist shipowners and operators in defining their

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The Digest’s Multi-Guide Slide to National Hydrogen Strategies: Japan

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As we continue with Gas Week, we’re providing you with 10 National Hydrogen Strategies between

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The Digest’s Multi-Guide Slide to National Hydrogen Strategies: Germany

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As we continue with Gas Week, we’re providing you with 10 National Hydrogen Strategies between

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The Digest’s Multi-Guide Slide to National Hydrogen Strategies: France

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As we continue with Gas Week, we’re providing you with 10 National Hydrogen Strategies between

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An Open Letter to President Biden on Competition for Climate Change Reduction Businesses

by Bob Kozak (Atlantic Biomass/Biofuels Digest) Dear President Biden, For someone who says competition is the key to American economic success,

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BPA Dismayed at DC Circuit Ruling against Clean Electricity Fuel

(Biomass Power Association/Biomass Magazine) The Biomass Power Association on July 17 expressed concern over a D.C. Circuit decision allowing the Environmental

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New Federal Bills Target Food Waste

by Natasha Lasky (Our Daily Planet) A new series of bills have been introduced in Congress that aim to quell

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One-of-a-Kind Course Aims to Build the Bioeconomy Workforce

by Emily Scott (Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit) … He (Jason Ryder, an adjunct professor in UC Berkeley’s

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Exclusive-White House Delays Biofuel Mandates Due to Political Concerns -Sources

by Stephanie Kelly, Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) The White House has delayed an annual process meant to decide how much ethanol and

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Ethanol Blog RFA’s Cooper: Group Intends to Ask DC Circuit Court for Rehearing on E15 Ruling

by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) The Renewable Fuels Association is planning to petition the U.S. Court of Appeals for the

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LLNL and Collaborators Improve Electrochemical Reactor Performance through 3D Printing

(Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists and their collaborators are leveraging the power of 3D printing to improve

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Decarbonizing the Air Transportation Sector: New Guidelines for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Greenhouse Gas Emission Accounting and Insetting Launched

(Smart Freight Centre) Smart Freight Centre and MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics launch new greenhouse gas accounting and insetting guidelines

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Keysight’s Test Solutions Selected by Bioenzymatic Fuel Cells to Understand the Behavior and Characteristics of Biofuel Cells

(Keysight Technologies/Yahoo! Finance) Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to

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The Digest’s Multi-Guide Slide to National Hydrogen Strategies: Canada

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As we continue with Gas Week, we’re providing you with 10 National Hydrogen Strategies between

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The Digest’s Multi-Guide Slide to National Hydrogen Strategies: The United States of America

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As we continue with Gas Week, we’re providing you with 10 National Hydrogen Strategies between

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Feinstein, Toomey, Menendez, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Repeal Ethanol Mandate

(Office of Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) today

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Notes from the Bar None Ranch: The New Sheriff in Nitrogenville, Pivot Bio, Raises Another $430M

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) News arrives from Berkeley and Pivot Bio that the company has raised $430 million in

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The Role of Hydrogen in a Decarbonized Future — July 21, 2021 — ONLINE

Topics include: The Need to Decarbonize Hydrogen Demand (Existing Demands for Hydrogen and Novel Uses for Hydrogen) Hydrogen Supply (Hydrocarbon w/

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Airbus Joins Canada’s SAF+ Consortium to Accelerate Development of New Technology

(Airbus/Biobased Diesel Daily) Airbus and the Montreal, Canada-based SAF+ Consortium have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate with major

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Exploring Biodiesel Regional Seminars (XBX) — September 30, 2021 — Madison, WI

The National Biodiesel Board’s Exploring Biodiesel Regional Seminars (XBX) will visit Madison, Wisconsin, on Thursday, Sept. 30, for the sole

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Project to Run UK Locomotive on Biogas, Hydrogen Receives Gov’t Funding

(Bioenergy Insight) UK rail freight provider Freightliner, working in partnership with a consortium of specialist suppliers, has secured government funding

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New Energy Freedom Refinery to Produce Carbon-Negative Fuel from America’s Ag Wastes

(New Energy Blue/PR Newswire) New Energy Blue announced its planned construction in Iowa of a biomass refinery designed to produce renewable

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Why Brazil Is Expected to See a Corn Ethanol Boom

(BN Americas) Brazil’s corn ethanol production is expected to triple by 2030, according to Beatriz Pupo (pictured, left), biofuel senior analyst

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Fischer: More Choices and Cleaner Fuel at the Gas Pump

(Office of Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE)) … The Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, which I reintroduced with Sen. Amy

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Climate Border Patrol

by Matthew Choi (Politico’s Morning Energy) Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.) unveiled legislation Monday to create

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Green Fuels Research Wins Innovate UK Funding for PoWGEN Aquaculture Waste-to-Power Generation Project in Vietnam

(Green Fuels Research) Green Fuels Research, in partnership with the School of Chemical Engineering, Hà Nội University of Science and Technology

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The Road to Net Zero: Kao Data Becomes First UK Data Centre To Transition From Diesel To Renewable HVO Fuel

(Kao Data) • Partnership with Crown Oil sees Kao Data become UK’s first data centre operator to fuel all their

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The Digest’s Multi-Guide Slide to National Hydrogen Strategies: Finland

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Finns are flying when it comes to hydrogen and, even better, this national hydrogen

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The Digest’s Green Hydrogen Horizons

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) It’s Gas Week here in Digestville, all this week we’re highlighting new technologies, commercial breakthroughs

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Burgeoning Space Tourism Industry Could Become Big Emitter

by Natasha Lasky (Our Daily Planet) … While space-bound rockets emit less than the aircraft industry, their emissions have been increasing at

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Groups Urge EPA to Propose Higher Octane Fuel Standard

(South Dakota Farmers Union) South Dakota Farmers Union is among a coalition of agriculture and biofuel groups urging the administration to

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Oman Sustainability Week — March 13-17, 2022 — Muscat, Oman

Oman Sustainability Week is a national platform that aims to highlight Oman’s commitment to sustainability leadership through innovative strategies aligned

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EU Green Jet Fuel Proposal Shuns Crop-Based Biofuels, Focuses on Next Generation

by Sean Goulding Carroll (EURACTIV.com) Proposed EU legislation aimed at cutting flight emissions by ramping up the use of sustainable aviation

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Spain: Repsol and Talgo Will Develop Renewable Hydrogen-Powered Train

(Repsol/NGV Journal) Repsol and Talgo will jointly develop projects to promote the creation of renewable hydrogen-powered trains and promote emission-free rail

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RSB Publishes Results from Its Monitoring & Evaluation Report

by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) In Switzerland, the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials published the outcomes of RSB’s Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)

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Ameresco Reaches Commercial Operation of Landfill Gas to Renewable Natural Gas Plant

(Ameresco) Innovative renewable natural gas plant at McCarty Road Landfill reached commercial operations in Q2 2021 — Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC),

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ReCarbon Executes Multi-Site Landfill Gas to Hydrogen Agreement with H2Renewables

(ReCarbon) ReCarbon, Inc., (https://recarboninc.com) the developer of the patented Plasma Carbon Conversion Unit (PCCU), a combustion-free, climate-positive greenhouse gas utilization technology,

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Renewable Butyl Acetate for Diesel: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Butyl Acetate as Bioblendstock

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Does renewable butyl acetate make a good fuel additive? Can it be used as a

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Examining the Pros and Cons of Carbon Pricing Policies — July 21, 2021 — ONLINE

Members of Congress are increasingly embracing the realities of climate change and the need to implement policies to reduce carbon

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How a Powerful US Lobby Group Helps Big Oil to Block Climate Action

by Chris McGreal (The Guardian) The American Petroleum Institute receives millions from oil companies – and works behinds the scenes

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Ethanol Blog: D.C. Circuit Court Sends 2019 RFS Back to EPA, Rejects Biofuels Argument on Gallons Lost to Exemptions

by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday denied a

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RFA: D.C. Circuit Court Blasts Refiner Arguments on RFS

(Renewable Fuels Association) The Renewable Fuels Association today welcomed the D.C. Circuit Court’s outright rejection of arguments from oil refiners that

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Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition Supports Letter from Congress Members Veasey and Granger to Ag Secretary Vilsack about BioPreferred® Program Problems

The Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition supports a bipartisan letter from Texas Members of Congress, Marc Veasey (D-TX 33) and

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Fastmarket RISI’s North American Conference — September 27-29, 2021 — Boston, MA and ONLINE

We’re pleased to announce the North American Conference 2021 registration is now open. This year it will be held at the Seaport Hotel

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Fit for 55 Package: Further Legislative Fine-Tuning on Draft Proposals Required to Avoid Climate and Economic Damage

(EWABA) The EWABA association, representing the EU waste-based and advanced biodiesel industry, welcomes the Commission’s intention to make Europe the

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Martin Wachs Memorial Centennial Essay Contest Opens– Coming Out of the Crisis: A Look Past the Pandemic DEADLINE: August 20, 2021

(ENO Center for Transportation) Not only are we still grappling with the on-the-ground impacts of the pandemic, but the question of

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Webinar – The Future Is Here: Climate Science and Covering the IPCC 6th Assessment Report — July 21, 2021 — ONLINE

What’s our climate future and are you ready to report on it? The IPCC is scheduled to release its 6th

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Analysis Shows Enzyme-Based Plastics Recycling Is More Energy Efficient, Better for Environment

(National Renewable Energy Laboratory) BOTTLE Consortium Effort Develops Model That Finds Sizeable Energy and Carbon-Saving Benefits for Recycling PET, a

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Corn Farmers Captured, Stored Carbon before It Was Cool, Industry Learder Says: Farmers and Ethanol Plants Can Benefit from Reducing Carbon Use.

by Jerry Perkins (Successful Farming) … After years of research into the data about farming’s contribution to carbon emissions, that’s the

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Central Tuber Crop Research Institute Bets on Cassava as Feedstock for Bioethanol Production

by V Sajeev Kumar (The Hindu Business Line) As a biofuel crop, cassava has comparative advantages vis-a-vis sugarcane — As

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Reimagining the Future of Mobility — August 18, 2021 — ONLINE

Join the SAA and its Young Professionals Network (YPN) as a panel of experts discuss Reimagining the Future of Mobility.

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Repsol, Bilbobus, and Alsa Launch First Pilot Project Using HVO Net Zero Emissions Fuel

(Repsol) • A total of 12 buses from the Bilbobus fleet will use net zero emissions fuel over the next

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Biofuel Content Hike Closer to 10% Blend Seen Reducing Fuel Consumption by 80 Million Liters

by Angelica Y. Yang (MSN/Business World) THE ENERGY Department’s revised guidelines on biofuel accreditation will help the Philippines reduce its fuel consumption

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Delta Air Lines Has Accrued Required RINs for Monroe Energy but Slams RIN Market

by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Georgia, Platts reports that Delta Air Lines said in a quarterly earnings call that the

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Competitive Edge: Bio2oil

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … Bio2oil was founded with the aim of commercializing the Hydrothermal Liquefaction technology (HTL). It’s a

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We Can Love Electric Cars, But Let’s Not Spurn Biofuels

by Dan Morgan (The Globalist) Right now, electric cars have the momentum and the “inevitability” narrative on their side. Is

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EPA: 6 SRE Petitions Withdrawn, 64 Currently Pending

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA released updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data on July 15, reporting that

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Field to Market Launches Fieldprint Platform 4.0 with Enhanced Science to Assess Nutrient Loss Pathways and Estimate Soil Carbon Sequestration

(Field to Market) Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture today introduced Fieldprint® Platform 4.0, the next generation of the