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by Zack Budryk (The Hill) Seventeen Republican state attorneys general on Friday announced a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for allowing California to set its own vehicle emissions standards. The lawsuit alleges EPA Administrator Michael Regan violated the Constitution’s doctrine of equal sovereignty by allowing California an exemption from the Clean
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May 16, 2022
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by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) What’s the short, mid and long term outlook for renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuels? Find out from William Thurmond, President & CEO of Emerging Markets Online in this illuminating slide guide to find out where electrofuels, fats and greases, cellulosic-GTL, RNG and other
May 16, 2022
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by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) Chief Economist Scott Richman hits back at a new ad campaign by an oil refiners coalition that blames high gas prices on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in a blog post explaining the inconvenient truth that refiners are making record profits while consumers pay at the pump.
May 16, 2022
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by Sumit Singh (Simple Flying) The US aviation scene is serious about sustainability. — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has a goal to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions industry-wide by 2050. With this in mind, the authority revealed its Aviation Climate Action Plan late last year. The group’s management this
May 13, 2022
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by Sanjay Dutta (Times of India/MSN) India has achieved nearly 10% ethanol blending of petrol months ahead of the target, a move that will spare consumers an additional Rs 2 per litre tax from October. The budget had proposed the additional tax on unblended petrol from October to speed up adoption
May 13, 2022
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(European Parliament and Council) … The Commission carried out an ex post evaluation of this Directive8. The evaluation found that the Directive is not well-adapted to the purpose of serving the increased climate ambition for 2030. The main problems include that Member States’ infrastructure planning on average lacks the level of
May 13, 2022
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(Spitfire Research) There is a popular myth in the marketplace of ideas at the moment: the notion that hydrogen will become a way to export renewable electricity in a decarbonized future, from places with an excess of renewable electricity, to places with a shortage of supply and a large energy
May 13, 2022
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“When a vehicle is fossil-fuelled, carbon that has been stored underground for millions of years is released into the atmosphere as CO2 and is effectively extra or additional carbon. With sustainable fuels, the CO2 released at the tailpipe has, instead, come from recycled carbon that has been captured by photosynthesis
May 13, 2022
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(Riviera News) Italian firm Ecospray and German green energy firm Ruhe Agrar signed agreements to supply two biomethane plants and three CO2 liquefaction plants for customers of Green Line Liquid Anlagenbau, an affiliated company of Ruhe company group — Each project involves the construction of a complete system for pretreatment,
May 13, 2022
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(The Guardian) … A cleaner alternative is methane produced by anaerobic digestion of food waste, known as biogas or bio-LNG (liquefied natural gas). Gasrec, a company working on gas refuelling stations for the likes of Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda, estimates that a truck running on bio-LNG reduces carbon dioxide emissions by
May 13, 2022
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What’s the best way to decarbonise heavy transport? In this livestream we will talk about green trucking options including battery electric trucks, hydrogen, electric road systems and clean fuels like bio diesel, bio gas and e-fuels. Our guest will be Professor David Cebon from the University of Cambridge. Bookmarks: 0:00
May 13, 2022
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Michael Berube, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Sustainable Transportation at the Department of Energy shared this illuminating slide guide at ABLC on what the Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE)’s goal is with bioenergy, biomass in sustainable transportation including sustainable aviation fuel, and more. READ
May 13, 2022
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(Scania/NGV Journal) Scania is a major player in heavy trucks with natural gas engines. The current backdrop of expanding infrastructure and growing supplies of biomethane has generated higher demand, especially for long-haul tractors with the kind of range figures you normally only expect from diesel trucks. Scania is now adding several
May 13, 2022
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(Forum News Service/Dickinson Press) Summit Carbon Solutions is proposing to build the world’s largest carbon capture and sequestration project. Ethanol plants in Atwater and Granite Falls, Minnesota, are part of the project. — Summit Carbon Solutions announced Wednesday that it has completed an equity fundraising campaign for its carbon capture and
May 13, 2022
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by John Lauritsen (CBS Minnesota) … (Brian) Thalmann believes E15, also known as Unleaded 88, can alleviate rising gas prices. It’s EPA approved for passenger vehicles 2001 and newer, as well as flex-fuel vehicles. “It’s a 15% blend of ethanol and generally sells anywhere from 5 to 40 cents a gallon
May 13, 2022
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by Scott Richman (Renewable Fuels Association) If you watched the Sunday morning talk shows last weekend, you might have noticed a new advertisement (paid for by oil refiners) that attacks the Renewable Fuel Standard. The ad notes that consumers are paying record-high prices at the pump (something that has nothing to do with
May 13, 2022
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by Adam Schubert (Stillwater Associates) On April 12th, President Biden announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would issue an emergency waiver of federal gasoline Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) regulations this summer for E15—a 15% blend of ethanol with gasoline. This action was finalized on April 29th. As ethanol is
May 12, 2022
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(Today) Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is aiming to have zero net emissions by 2030. This mission includes recycling restaurant cooking oil and converting it into jet fuel. NBC’s Morgan Chesky reports for TODAY. READ MORE/WATCH VIDEO
May 12, 2022
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by Michael Booth (Colorado Sun) Carbon America will gather 350,000 tons of carbon a year from Yuma and Sterling ethanol makers and store it deep underground in climate change fight. A pioneering carbon capture company wants to take the climate change fight to northeastern Colorado by gathering 350,000 tons of
May 12, 2022
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by Arianna Skibell (E&E News) The International Council on Clean Transportation says the proposed zero-emission vehicle credit system, which allows manufacturers to use EV credits to offset emissions, would raise the pollution limit. The International Council on Clean Transportation is calling on EPA to abandon its proposed zero-emission vehicle credit
May 12, 2022
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by Talia Kaplan (FOXBusiness) Mike Sommers, the American Petroleum Institute president and CEO, argued on Wednesday that a long-term energy strategy is needed to reduce prices and stressed that the U.S. has resources that can be developed quickly “if we get the policies right.” Sommers noted that the long-term energy strategy should
May 12, 2022
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(Low Carbon Fuels Coalition) In California, the Single Biggest Driver of Fuel Costs is the Price of a Barrel of Oil; LCFS is Successfully Opening the Market and Decarbonizing California’s Transportation Fuels — As the nation grapples with skyrocketing gas prices, the Low Carbon Fuels Coalition (LCFC) is excited to announce
May 12, 2022
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by Yuthana Praiwan (Bangkok Post) The Thai Biodiesel Producer Association (TBPA) is calling on the government to reconsider its plan to further reduce the rate of palm oil-derived methyl ester blended in diesel to avoid a greater impact on the biodiesel industry, as capacity utilisation stands at only 30%. Authorities plan
May 12, 2022
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(360 Fuel) The White House has unveiled a new strategy and investments as part of a long-term commitment to spur smart development and adoption of sustainable, homegrown fuels across the United States (U.S.). The President declared new steps to achieve this goal by increasing fuel supply, offering new options for consumers, and
May 12, 2022
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) From renewable methanol to green hydrogen for both mobility and stationary applications, Element 1 is proving hydrogen can be made at a scalable size with attractive economics. Find out why methanol is a precursor to hydrogen, why it’s a superior hydrogen carrier, why this matters
May 12, 2022
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(Bioenergy Europe) “We, the undersigned CEOs, and high-level representatives of the bioenergy industry, urge the EU institutions and Member States to properly include solid biomass and biofuels in the EU strategy to become independent from Russian fossil fuels.” — In anticipation of the REPowerEU Communication, more than 500 companies of the bioenergy
May 11, 2022
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by Dan Haugen (Energy News Network/The Gazette) Coalition organizing earlier than those opposing oil pipeline six years ago — In Iowa, though, a coalition similar to the one that took a stand against the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016 is emerging to fight a proposed interstate carbon dioxide pipeline network,
May 11, 2022
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(News Channel Nebraska Central) In a statement Tuesday, Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts blamed economic inflation on President Joe Biden and called for biofuels priorities that feature ethanol made with Nebraska-grown corn. Ricketts said the price of wholesale ethanol has recently been as much as $1.20 per gallon less than expensive
May 11, 2022
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(Biofuels International) … In the Administration’s adjoining Summer Fuels Outlook, the forecast for the average price of petroleum and diesel is that the next few months will see prices reaching their highest inflation-adjusted levels since the summer of 2014. This is the background against which Biofuels International spoke to both the US
May 11, 2022
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by Mei Mei Chu and A. Ananthalakshmi (Reuters) Malaysia’s commodities ministry has proposed cutting the export tax on palm oil by as much as half to help fill a global edible oil shortage and grow the market share of the world’s second-largest palm oil producer. Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister
May 11, 2022
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(Equity Bulls) Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL) and GAIL (India) Limited (GAIL) have joined hands to set-up a Bioethanol plant of 500 KLD capacity. A Term Sheet for setting up a Bioethanol plant in Gujarat was signed by Shri Harshad R Patel, IAS, Managing Director of GACL and Shri
May 11, 2022
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(Parkland) The environmental effect of the renewable fuels produced will equate to the permanent removal of approximately 700,000 or 25 per cent of the passenger vehicles on British Columbia’s roads — Parkland Corporation (“Parkland”, “we”, the “Company”, or “our”) (TSX: PKI) announced plans to increase renewable fuel production at its Burnaby
May 11, 2022
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by Paul Bennett, Chair (IEA Bioenergy/Biofuels Digest) … Little attention is paid to the global potential of bioenergy from sustainably sourced biomass – and wrongly so. Because without bioenergy, the urgent step toward fossil free greater energy security and climate neutrality will not succeed. It is the overlooked giant of the
May 11, 2022
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(U.S. Grains Council/Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. Grains Council worked with the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service in Vietnam to engage the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) and Ministry of Finance (MOF) to reduce most favored nation (MFN) tariffs on imported ethanol, ultimately resulting in new tariff lines that spurred
May 10, 2022
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(bp) bp has joined the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) as a strategic partner, which was marked by a partnership agreement ceremony in Singapore this morning (April 5, 2022). GCMD was set up to help drive decarbonization of the maritime industry and bp is pleased to be working with
May 10, 2022
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by Tanvi Deshpande (IndiaSpend.com/Scroll.in) Achieving the target won’t drastically reduce emissions nor will India achieve energy security because of it. — For India to meet its target of 20% ethanol blended in petrol by the year 2025 (commonly known as the E20 target), it will have to bring in more land
May 10, 2022
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by Mariana Durao and Peter Millard (Bloomberg/Yahoo!) Brazil’s state-controlled oil giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA raised domestic diesel prices just days after President Jair Bolsonaro bashed the company for too-high profits. After holding prices stable since March, Petrobras announced an 8.9% increase in diesel prices for distributors to 4.91 reais a
May 10, 2022
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … When news arrived that Bunge and CoverCress signed commercial partnership to support the expansion of CCI’s CoverCress technology, a new winter oilseed crop, and that Bunge Ventures recently increased its stake in CCI through a Series C-1 round, we were suitably impressed. Buried in the
May 10, 2022
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(ENS Economic Bureau/Indian Express) The ethanol blending programme is aimed at reducing the country’s dependence on crude oil imports, cutting carbon emissions and boosting farmers’ incomes. The level of ethanol blending in petrol in India has reached 9.99 per cent, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday. India had
May 10, 2022
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by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration has announced it will hold a virtual open meeting the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee via WebEx on May 12. The REEEAC provides the Secretary of Commerce with advice from the private sector on the
May 10, 2022
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(Inside EPA) Refiners are suing EPA in different federal appellate courts over the agency’s novel retroactive denial of 36 waivers from renewable fuel standard (RFS) biofuel blending obligations for 2018, signaling a venue fight with EPA that may set a precedent for other possible litigation. Louisiana refiner Calumet Shreveport Refining
May 10, 2022
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(Growth Energy) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan joined Agritalk Radio to discuss the latest news on SREs, RVOs, and the future of the RFS. On EPA proposing to deny all pending SRE requests…. I believe we need to be on course to grow biofuels in this country, and
May 10, 2022
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(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 15-day public comment period on the pool of twenty (20) candidates for the external peer review of the Biofuels and the Environment: Third Triennial Report to Congress (RtC3). The peer review will be conducted under the framework
May 10, 2022
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(GE Aviation) GE Aviation, a world-leading provider of aircraft engines, systems and services, has recently joined the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) to further advance its ambition to be a net-zero company by 2050 and help the aviation industry decarbonize. By becoming an RSB member, GE Aviation looks to collaborate on
May 9, 2022
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(Deloitte & Touche/Biobased Diesel Daily) … The report, Reaching cruising altitude: A plan for scaling sustainable aviation fuel in Canada, explores ways to foster the use and production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) while positioning Canada as a leader in clean energy. The report maps a path forward to making progress,
May 9, 2022
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by Andrew Bergman, Holly Buck, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Toly Rinberg (The New Republic) … So the question should be: How do we go about removing carbon from our atmosphere in the most equitable, sustainable way possible? A public model would address many of the well-founded concerns about carbon removal deployment
May 9, 2022
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by Anthony Hennen (The Center Square/The Bradford Era) The biofuel industry could dramatically reduce tailpipe emissions from cars and improve air quality, but the effects of the pandemic and government subsidies for green competitors like electric vehicles makes future growth a tough road ahead. Pennsylvania has two biofuel producers, Hero Bx
May 9, 2022
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by Bryen Alperin, Gary Blitz, Sarah Grey, Steve Whittaker, John Koenig, John Pierce, and Jason Kuzma (Carbon Capture Magazine) The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 expanded the 45Q tax credit, the most important federal incentive for encouraging private investment in the development and use of carbon capture technologies and facilities.
May 9, 2022
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(FTP Industrial/Engineering Update) A pioneer and leader in the development of alternative fuel engines with more than 20 years of experience and over 70,000 natural gas engines sold globally to date, FPT Industrial presented at Agrishow 2022 – held in Ribeirão Preto (São Paulo, Brazil) from 25 to 29 April
May 9, 2022
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(Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants) The GHG Quota Act regulates market balancing — The Federal Environment Ministry’s initiative to reduce the so-called cap on biofuels from cultivated biomass has met with incomprehension. The UFOP rejects the idea. UFOP emphatically rejects any change to the existing regulation.
May 9, 2022
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(Reganosa/NGVJournal) After two and a half years of preliminary work, the first large green hydrogen plant in Galicia begins its administrative and environmental processing this month. It is an electrolysis production facility that uses water from the lake of As Pontes (A Coruña) and new sources of clean energy. It is
May 9, 2022
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(U.S. Grains Council/Ethanol Producer Magazine) U.S. ethanol can now enter the Indonesian market by way of pre-blended fuel following the recent removal of a ban on such products entering the country. This change creates a potential market of more than 200 million gallons (71 million bushels in corn equivalent). The market
May 9, 2022
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by Donnelle Eller (Des Moines Register) Calling the technology at a central Iowa biorefinery a game changer, corporate and elected officials marked the start of commercial production of renewable natural gas and ethanol at a $115 million central Iowa biorefinery Friday. “This is a special day for Iowa and for the renewable fuels
May 9, 2022
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(News Press Now) Normally, any move to increase the supply of renewable fuel should draw widespread praise. Even more so if this measure saves the average consumer $9 a month and reduces dependency on oil exports that finance Russia’s war of brutality in Ukraine. But that’s not the case with
May 9, 2022
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by Erin Murphy (Sioux City Journal) …Differences over a hard line on when to send U.S. troops to Ukraine and over ethanol policy were among the few contrasts to emerge during a televised debate Saturday night between the Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate in Iowa. … The candidates also had
May 9, 2022
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by Emily Pontecorvo (Grist) Companies want to build pipelines to capture and store carbon, but a new report warns that regulators aren’t prepared. — … But as the number of pipeline proposals multiplies, a new report commissioned by the Pipeline Safety Trust, a nonprofit advocacy group, warns that CO2 pipeline regulations aren’t
May 6, 2022
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by Jonathan Milne (Newsroom Pro) WATCH THE VIDEOS: Z Energy boss Mike Bennetts acknowledges progress on producing biofuels in New Zealand has slowed almost to a halt, despite their critical role in the transition to low-emissions transport Two challenges are frustrating the chief executive of New Zealand’s biggest fuel retailer, in
May 6, 2022
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(City of Albuquerque) Rule requires more stringent motor vehicle emissions standards to improve air quality — Today the Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) and the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board (AQCB) each adopted the Clean Car Rule after a joint public hearing. Their independent approval of the Clean Car Rule allows
May 6, 2022
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by Thom Patterson (Flying) As fuel prices skyrocket, will sustainable aviation fuel ever be a less-expensive alternative? With the price of conventional aviation fuel skyrocketing in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, could sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offer any relief? For a while now, governments, major airlines, and several aviation
May 6, 2022
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(Deccan Herald/PTI) … The Ukraine crisis, along with the situation in Afghanistan, developments in the Indo-Pacific and pressing global challenges, figured prominently in the talks between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his visiting Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio on Friday. In the discussions, the two foreign ministers agreed to
May 6, 2022
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(Neste) Coldplay is partnering up with Neste to take steps towards the band’s target of reducing CO2 emissions from the Music Of The Spheres World Tour by 50% compared to the band’s previous world tour. Neste will provide Coldplay with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to help reduce emissions from air travels, while the
May 6, 2022
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by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Bolivia, El Deber reports that despite a series of complaints and observations, Bolivian Fiscal Oilfields (YPFB)’s biodiesel project will start. On Wednesday, the president of YPFB announced the construction of this plant and said that “in the next few days” the state company will carry out
May 6, 2022
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(U.S. Department of Energy) DOE Launches $2.25B Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Effort to Increase CO2 Storage Sites, Provides Additional $91M to Advance Carbon Management Approaches, Building Next Generation Industries — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today (May 5, 2022) announced more than $2.3 billion for three efforts to advance diverse
May 6, 2022
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by Gaynor Hartnell (Renewable Transport Fuel Association) The Environmental Audit Committee began an enquiry on Net Zero Aviation and Shipping in the Autumn of 2021. On 30th March, 2022 Andy Cornell of ABSL (representing the RTFA) joined a panel of witnesses and answered questions on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Also on the panel was Neville Hargreaves,
May 6, 2022
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by Gaynor Hartnell (Renewable Transport Fuel Association) Presenters pre-recorded their presentations in advance of today’s (April 28, 2022) Commercial Vehicle event run by Greenfleet UK. In case you missed it, click below to hear Gaynor’s 8 minute presentation on Viable Options for Greener Heavy Freight. READ MORE/WATCH PRESENTATION
May 6, 2022
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by Simona Vackeová (ePURE/Ethanol Producer Magazine) As the EU aims to increase its energy independence and steps up its ambitions to fight climate change, it should stay true to its goal of carbon neutrality and not overlook the full potential of domestically produced renewable ethanol. Russia’s war in Ukraine has
May 6, 2022
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by Brian Jennings (American Coalition for Ethanol) Climate-smart farming practices, efficiencies at ethanol plants, and the capture and sequestration of biogenic CO2 from facilities puts ethanol on a trajectory to reach both net-zero and net-negative emissions, a trajectory that is unique to ethanol. … (D)uring its final meeting of 2021,
May 5, 2022
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by Anna Simet (Biomass Magazine) Stewart Stewart of BayoTech discusses the U.S. hydrogen industry, its potential to utilize RNG, and the company’s rollout of regional hubs. — The hydrogen economy is here and now. The rapidly growing opportunity is significant, and the RNG industry has a key role to play,
May 5, 2022
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by Sue Retka Schill (Biomass Magazine) CHAR Technologies builds its business case around flexibility in feedstock and outputs. — With three projects in development, Toronto-headquartered CHAR Technologies is poised for commercialization of its high-temperature pyrolysis (HTP) process, producing biocarbon and renewable gases. “We’re in the right time with the right
May 5, 2022
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by Shomik Mukherjee (Times Herald) Environmentalists opposed Contra Costa County supervisors’ approval of the projects, saying biofuels are just as destructive to the planet as fossil fuels — Over the objections of environmentalists, Contra Costa County supervisors today gave Marathon Petroleum and Phillips 66 permission to start producing liquid biofuels at the oil refineries
May 5, 2022
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by Kellan Heavican (Brownfield Ag News) Kansas Governor Laura Kelly says the ethanol industry can support increased demand for permanent, year-round sales of E15. She tells Brownfield there’s adequate infrastructure to deliver the fuel to retailers. “There is now. Now, if demand is goes sky high, we may have to beef
May 5, 2022
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(Farm Journal Ag/Web/Pro Farmer Editors) Biofuel and farm groups see E15 and other higher blends of corn ethanol into gasoline as the strategy to increased sales, but the current structure of the Renewable Fuel Standard “does not serve to incentivize ethanol blends higher than E10,” according to a report from
May 5, 2022
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(Renewable Carbon Initiative) CO2 Reduction potential of the chemical industry through carbon capture and utilisation (CCU); Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), CO2 Value Europe (CVE) and nova-Institute publish a study showing the CO2 reduction potential ofthe chemical industry through CCU Today, the production of chemicals and derived materials heavily relies on
May 5, 2022
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(ERR News) It would be sensible to lower excise duties in order to mitigate high fuel prices in Estonia instead of removing the biocomponent in fuels, as Latvia and Finland to some extent, have done, said Mart Raamat, head of the Estonian Oil Association. Latvia is mulling temporarily lifting the
May 5, 2022
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(California Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership) At the COP26 summit in Scotland in November 2021, the world’s leading climate scientists agreed that the #1 priority — the only measure to avert a catastrophic and irreversible climate crisis — is to immediately cut the climate super pollutants known as Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
May 4, 2022
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by Parker Schulte (Brownfield Ag News) Equipment manufacturers and fleets have been strong supporters of biodiesel over the past thirty years. And, as diesel fleets are looking to do even more to lower their carbon footprint, they’re looking at B20 and beyond. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Jennifer Weaver, OEM
May 4, 2022
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by Daniela Castim (Bio Market Insights) In Uttar Padresh, India, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is set to present a plan to tackle the stray cattle problem. The plan includes providing shelters within 100 days to accommodate up to 50,000 stray cattle, with the goal to increase that to 100,000 in six
May 4, 2022
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by Rakesh Mohan Chaturvedi (Economic Times) The ethanol plant has been built using the latest technology and will not discharge any waste, making it a zero-liquid discharge plant that is completely environment friendly. It was commissioned under the Government of India and the Bihar dispensation’s ethanol promotion policies announced in
May 4, 2022
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by Wilson Walker (KPIX/SanFrancisco/CBSlocal.com) Two Bay Area oil refineries looking to convert to processing biofuels are facing what some might consider unlikely opposition. On the edge of Suisun Bay is Marathon’s Martinez refinery. Marathon would like to convert the facility into a renewable fuels manufacturing facility. Environmental groups have filed an
May 4, 2022
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by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association/Washington Post) Americans should be thanking President Biden for allowing the continued sale of lower-cost, lower-carbon E15 this summer (letters, “No more ethanol in gas,” April 22). E15 is saving drivers as much as 30 cents per gallon, cutting the typical U.S. household’s annual fuel bill by
May 4, 2022
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by Kerry Lynch (AIN Online) Heading into 2022, business aviation leaders have been encouraged about progress that has been and is being made on the sustainability front. But at the same time, industry leaders are aware that much work remains to be done not only in the advancement of initiatives such
May 3, 2022
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(Generandi) CIP and partners announced the 500MW MadoquaPower2X project in Portugal. This adds to the 11.4GW of green hydrogen projects already unveiled in the region in the last three months. Its developers have announced the construction of a 500MW H2 facility, one of the largest green hydrogen hubs in Europe, in the Portuguese port of
May 3, 2022
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(F)or an efficient adaptation to climate change, policy makers should remain pragmatic and rely, for the time being, on technology neutrality, measuring and certifying GHG emissions on the whole life cycle, Well-to-Wheel, and getting the lowest carbon footprint, here and now, whether from ICEV with biofuels, e-fuels, even hydrogen, FCEV
May 3, 2022
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by Philippe Marchand (European Technology and Innovation Platform (ETIP)/Transport Energy Strategies) … Is the recent about turn in Germany regarding the sunset date for sales of the internal combustion engine vehicle (ICEV), proposed by the European Commission for 2035, a sure sign of this political standpoint regarding a legacy industry, emblematic
May 3, 2022
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by Isabelle Gerretsen (China Dialogue) At last year’s COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, 22 countries, including the UK, US, Germany and Japan, signed up to the Clydebank Declaration, announcing their intention to establish various zero-emissions shipping routes known as “green corridors”. By 2025, the aim is to have set up at least
May 3, 2022
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(SEA-LNG) SEA-LNG, the multi-sector industry coalition established to demonstrate LNG’s benefits as a viable marine fuel, and Titan LNG, a leading independent alternative fuels supplier, have today announced that Titan will become a member of the coalition. SEA-LNG and Titan particularly recognised that together, and in combination with SEA-LNG’s wider membership,
May 3, 2022
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by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Air Canada powered four commercial flights departing from San Francisco April 22 to its major hubs in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, and Montreal with sustainable aviation fuel to commemorate Earth Day. The fuel was sourced from Neste Corp. According to Air Canada, these four flights alone
May 3, 2022
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Valero and Darling Ingredients are the parent companies of the Diamond Green Diesel renewable diesel joint venture so today we look at both companies – first here at Valero and their renewable diesel (world’s 2nd largest renewable diesel producer) and ethanol (world’s 2nd largest corn
May 3, 2022
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by Ron MacDonald (Zinc8 Energy Solutions/Biofuels Digest) … While the U.S. Congress funds billions in grants to chipmakers including goliaths such as Micron and Samsung, many emerging alternative energy companies – who don’t have billions in the bank like the chipmakers – beg for their supper. It’s time for Congress to
May 3, 2022
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by Samyak Pandey (S&P Global) Major industry players seek long-term mandates, ambitious targets; Feedstock availability for industry remains key to achieve targets — Industry leaders strongly stressed increased biofuels consumption through blending mandates and other measures in a bid to make Europe energy independent and reduce reliance on Russia at S&P Global Commodity
May 3, 2022
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by Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has sent a rule on U.S. biofuel blending mandates to the White House for final review, according to a notice posted by the Office of Management and Budget. The oil and biofuel industries, which have in the past been at odds over
May 3, 2022
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by Nicholas Kusnetz (Inside Climate News) As companies propose storing carbon dioxide in depleted oil fields or saline aquifers, some states are putting themselves on the hook for future problems with the projects. — As states rush to enact rules and regulations for the underground storage of carbon dioxide, a key
May 2, 2022
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by Julia Dahm (EURACTIV.de translated by Daniel Eck) Germany’s environment and agriculture ministries are reportedly working on restrictions for biofuel production so more grain can be used as human food as agriculture markets remain strained due to the war in Ukraine. EURACTIV Germany reports. Together with Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir, Environment Minister
May 2, 2022
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(Office of Congresswoman Cory Bush (D-MO-01)) Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06) introduced the Energy Security and Independence Act, a historic effort to strengthen America’s renewable energy supply chain through the Defense Production Act and invest in programs to lower utility prices. “The days
May 2, 2022
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(Office of Congressman Tom Rice (R-SC 7th) Bill Would Lower Price of Food and Gasoline by Repealing Ethanol Mandate Law — Congressman Tom Rice (R-SC) introduced the Food Before Fuel Act with Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) to repeal the ethanol mandate in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The RFS drives up
May 2, 2022
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(News 18) Nitin Gadkari on Friday said his dream as Transport Minister is diversification of the automobile industry towards ethanol, methanol, green hydrogen and others. — Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday said his dream as Transport Minister is diversification of automobile industry towards ethanol,
May 2, 2022
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(Bangkok Post) The Oil Fuel Fund Office (Offo) expects to delay a plan to end the biofuel subsidy for two years to give sugar cane, cassava and palm famers more time to manage their output. The government has spent part of the Oil Fuel Fund to subsidise prices of ethanol, made
May 2, 2022
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(India.com) India’s First Greenfield Grain-Based Ethanol plant has been built by Eastern India Biofuels Private Limited on around 15 acres of land at a cost of Rs 105 crore. — The nation on April 30 got its greenfield grain-based ethanol plant at Ganeshpur near Parora in Bihar’s Purnia district. Inaugurating the ethanol
May 2, 2022
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by Abby Caplan (Argus Media) Refined products retailer Pilot Travel Centers fears a move to cut rail traffic by western US railroad Union Pacific (UP) will drive a shortage of diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) and ethanol in the US. UP this month ordered Pilot to cut rail shipments by 50pc or
May 2, 2022
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by Goeff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association/St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Irepresent the Renewable Fuels Association. Regarding “Is expansion of ethanol in fuel wise or even ethical?” (April 20): Expanding the use of ethanol is indeed a wise and ethical move. Recent vehicle testing by the University of California shows no meaningful difference
May 2, 2022
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by Leo Wolfson (Cowboy State Daily) One of Wyoming’s three oil refineries is among 36 nationally to have its request to be exempted from biofuel blending rules refused. Documents filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals showed the Sinclair Refinery near Rawlins applied with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for an
May 2, 2022
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by Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency waiver for a higher-ethanol gasoline blend on Friday, allowing summertime sales of the fuel in an attempt to help lower gasoline prices at the pump. The move represents a temporary win for the biofuels industry and corn farmers, as
May 2, 2022
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Sustainable, renewable FUELS are key to achieving the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development GOALS to transform our WORLD. Food, feed and fuel co-products OFTEN result from sustainable, renewable fuel production; and using climate SMART agricultural practices to produce feedstock WHILE sequestering carbon help us REACH Goal #2 Zero Hunger. Certainly,
May 1, 2022
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by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) Although research is ongoing, it is widely accepted aviation’s contribution to global warming goes well beyond that caused by carbon dioxide emissions alone. One of the main non-CO2 impacts is the net warming effect from the formation of contrails and contrail cirrus caused when aircraft engines
April 29, 2022
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by Nathália Fernandes Pimentel (Advanced Biofuels USA) Let’s not repeat the mistakes from the past! Volunteers with Advanced Biofuels USA are responding to the demands from students and TikTok posters to tell them what is being done to mitigate climate change; to recognize that they know the doom and gloom
April 29, 2022
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(Ubrabio (Google Translation)) The Brazilian Union of Biodiesel and Biokerosene (Ubrabio) received with optimism the statement by the Minister of Mines and Energy (MME), Bento Albuquerque, who stated, on a recent trip to India, that Brazil will resume the trajectory of advancement of blending biodiesel , reaching the level of
April 29, 2022
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by Sophie Barthel (Argus Media) Germany plans to further reduce the use of biofuels produced from food and feed crops because of rising food costs and waning supply of agricultural products caused by disruption of exports from main suppliers Ukraine and Russia. Details of a reduction to Germany’s cap on crop-based
April 29, 2022
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by Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) U.S. governors from eight Midwest states, many of which are major corn producers, asked the Biden administration on Thursday to apply rules that would allow gasoline blended with a higher level of ethanol to be sold year-round in their states. Governors from Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota said
April 29, 2022
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by David Iaconangelo (E&E News) The Energy Department’s loan office announced yesterday that it intends to issue a half-billion-dollar guarantee to what it called a “first-of-its-kind” hydrogen project. The $504 million for a Utah project is the third loan guarantee from the Biden administration, which has struggled to get its climate
April 27, 2022
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by Marc J. Rauch (The Auto Channel) The April announcement by Joe Biden that E15 would be allowed to be sold year-round set off a frenzied spate of new attacks on the good fuel…the clean fuel…the 100% domestically produced fuel: ETHANOL. TV and radio stations all over the country have been
April 27, 2022
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(Growth Energy) The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia today (April 25, 2022) approved a consent decree agreement between Growth Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that requires EPA to finalize its 2020-2022 Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) by no later than June 3rd. The consent decree follows
April 27, 2022
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(Scottish Enterprise) A new fund to help develop the emerging CO2 utilisation technology has been launched. The CO2 Utilisation Challenge Fund will help businesses and organisations develop and commercialise the technology, which involves harnessing and converting CO2 – the biggest contributor to climate change emissions – and using it to
April 27, 2022
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by Mark Heller (E&E News) The House Agriculture panel’s top Republican said he thought a revised “Growing Climate Solutions Act” was on the way to passage — until it wasn’t. — The top Republican on the House Agriculture Committee said a bill to bolster carbon sequestration in farming seemed to be
April 27, 2022
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by Mary Kennedy (DTN Progressive Farmer) The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) detailed how poor rail service is having a negative impact on the entire ethanol industry in written testimony sent to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) on April 22. The STB is scheduled to conduct hearings on the issue April 26-27.
April 27, 2022
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(The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport) The consumer delivery company Evri (formerly Hermes UK) is trialling Green D+ HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil), a 100% renewable diesel replacement derived from waste and residue oils. The trial is designed to validate claims of a 90% plus reduction in emissions and assess the
April 27, 2022
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(JGC Holdings) PT PERTAMINA (Pertamina), Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (Osaka Gas), JGC Holdings Corporation (JGC) and INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) (together hereinafter, “parties”) announced today they have entered into a joint study agreement on exploring the feasibility of a clean natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Indonesia involving the
April 27, 2022
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by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you missed the recent Digest Connect with two of the most important energy security hawks in the United States (Graham Noyes, Executive director of the Low Carbon Fuels Coalition, and former Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, father of the Great Green Fleet) outlining practical actions
April 27, 2022
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(Office of Governor Kim Reynolds (R-IA)) Gov. Reynolds released the following statement today in response to the legislature passing HF2128: “This is a historic win for Iowa families, for our agriculture and biofuels industry, and for Iowa’s entire economy. By increasing access to more affordable, homegrown biofuels made right here in Iowa,
April 27, 2022
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by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) Media coverage of President Biden’s announcement last Tuesday that consumers will continue to have access to lower-cost 15% ethanol fuel this summer contained a great deal of misinformation, despite the best efforts of the ethanol industry to get the facts out. In a blog post Monday, Renewable
April 26, 2022
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by Shivam Dwivedi (Krishi Jagran) CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) held a webinar titled “Ethanol Roadmap for 2025” on April 22, 2022, and GPS Renewables sponsored the webinar. The ‘Ethanol Roadmap for 2025’ webinar highlighted the market opportunity of 1G Ethanol projects to meet India’s target of 20% ethanol blending with
April 26, 2022
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(PTI/The Economic Times) The government is implementing a scheme since 2018 to offer soft loans to sugar mills and distilleries with an aim to increase ethanol output and its supply under Ethanol Blended with Petrol (EBP) Programme, especially during the surplus season and thereby improving the liquidity position of the sugar
April 26, 2022
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by Lisa Colicchio (Metrolink/Biofuels Digest) … Many advanced biofuels deliver up to 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Even more impressive than the emission reductions offered by advanced biofuels is the low cost required for transition. Advanced fuels are drop-in fuel replacements and require almost no change or equipment upgrades
April 26, 2022
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by Ty Higgins (Ohio Farm Bureau) Last week, the Biden administration discussed how its strategy to spur the development of homegrown biofuels is critical to expanding Americans’ options for affordable fuel in the short term and to building real energy independence in the long term by reducing our reliance on
April 26, 2022
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by Jeremy Beaman (Washington Examiner) The Biden administration’s support for more oil and gas production to lower soaring energy prices has angered key environmentalist constituencies and sent officials away to insist that they aren’t compromising their green agenda. The administration maintains that more domestic oil production is necessary to help bring down gasoline prices, and it
April 26, 2022
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(National Business Aviation Association) Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is a proven and essential component of the aviation industry’s drive toward decarbonization, and federal tax policies such as a dedicated blender’s tax credit are necessary to spur investment in commercial-scale production of this vital next-generation fuel, a large group of stakeholders said
April 26, 2022
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(Ryanair/Biobased Diesel Daily) Ryanair announced April 20 a partnership with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer Neste Corp. to power approximately one third of its flights at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport with a 40 percent SAF blend. The use of SAF at Schiphol Airport will support Ryanair’s decarbonization goal of reaching net zero
April 26, 2022
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(beehive.govt.nz) A New Zealand-Singapore Sustainable Aviation Arrangement signed today (April 20, 2022) marks the start of greater collaboration as both countries move towards low carbon economies, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. The Arrangement is the first bilateral cooperation in sustainable aviation for both New Zealand and Singapore, and its signing was
April 26, 2022
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(Cathay Pacific/Biobased Diesel Daily) Cathay Pacific is launching its pilot corporate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) program, the first major program of its kind in Asia. The program provides corporate customers the opportunity to reduce their carbon footprint from business travel or airfreight by contributing to the use of SAF uplifted for
April 26, 2022
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by Allen Schaeffer (Diesel Technology Forum/Biobased Diesel Daily) Today we are living in two worlds. One is of energy abundance brought to us by fossil fuels. The other is a world that envisions zero carbon and a clean-energy future. Where exactly does diesel technology fit in this picture? Some might
April 26, 2022
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(Great Lakes Energy) Says E30 Blends Can More than Offset the loss of Russian Oil, No RVP Waiver Needed — – Opening the door to 30% ethanol blends would save consumers billions of dollars at the gas pump and reduce imported oil by as much as one billion barrels per
April 26, 2022
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(Renewables Now) Utility National Grid (NYSE:NGG) on Tuesday unveiled plans for fossil-free gas and electric networks in Massachusetts and New York by 2050. The company will aim to replace fossil fuel in its gas networks with renewable natural gas (RNG) and green hydrogen, with complementary measures including increased energy efficiency, electrification
April 25, 2022
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(Biofuels Central) Toyota Tsusho performs first trial in Japan to supply biodiesel fuel to ships at the port of Nagoya. Toyota Tsusho Corporation (“Toyota Tsusho”) announced that Toyotsu Energy Corporation (“Toyotsu Energy”) performed a trial with a tugboat*1 operated by Sanyo Kaiji Co., Ltd. (“Sanyo Kaiji”)–an affiliate of Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (“NYK Line”)–for
April 25, 2022
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by Brad Pleima (EcoEngineers) One of the hottest topics within the renewable fuels industry is “What is going on with LCFS credit pricing?” California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard continues to drive development and investment into renewable fuels and market participants have become accustomed to LCFS credit prices in the $175-200 per
April 25, 2022
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(Dane County/NGV Journal) Dane County has acquired its 100th vehicle that runs on renewable natural gas. The announcement comes as the county celebrates Earth Week and recognizes the investments it has made over the last decade to transition to alternative fuels. By growing its green energy fleet to more than 115 vehicles,
April 25, 2022
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(U.S. Department of Transportation) Key program will fund projects that help fight climate change and save Americans money on gas — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration today announced a new program that unlocks $6.4 billion in formula funding for states and localities over five years. The new Carbon
April 25, 2022
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by Tyne Morgan (AgWeb) Soybean oil prices hit nearly limit up in overnight trading after Indonesia announced it will effectively ban palm oil exports as of April 28 due to soaring domestic prices. While no timeline was given on the announced export ban, Indonesia said the ban on palm oil exports
April 25, 2022
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CFAA’s Race to Reduce Emissions: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Clean Fuels Alliance America
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In line with today’s top story of sustainable aviation fuel, this slide guide from Clean Fuels Alliance America (formerly known as National Biodiesel Board) is one you won’t want to miss! From current biodiesel and renewable diesel markets in the U.S. and global consumption to
April 25, 2022
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(U.S. Department of Agriculture) Funding Will Add 40 million Gallons of Biofuels to the Market Annually — United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is awarding a $1.6 million biofuel infrastructure grant to Royal Farms to expand the availability of higher-blend renewable biofuels
April 25, 2022
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by Janet McGurty (S&P Global) US refiners seek remedy for high gasoline prices; High RFS costs shut refineries, cuts supply; E15 waiver directly helps Midwestern drivers — US refiners are taking their plea to the public with a new ad campaign launched by Fueling American Jobs Coalition asking President Biden to lower gasoline
April 25, 2022
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by Rebecca Cairns (CNN Business) … But for every liter of whisky, there is a huge amount of waste: around 2.5 kilograms of solid by-products known as draff, 8 liters of liquid known as pot ale, and 10 liters of spent lees, a watery residue. This amounts to 684,000 metric tons of
April 25, 2022
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by Kelsey Brugger (E&E News) … The Council on Environmental Quality finalized the first phase of planned changes to the rules governing NEPA, a core environmental law that guides federal scrutiny of major projects like pipelines, bridges and transmission lines. The action coincides with other announcements during what climate adviser Gina McCarthy
April 23, 2022
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(U.S. Department of Energy) The Rural Partners Network is a new collaboration to strengthen the link between federal agencies and rural communities. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) is proud to join this effort to help create jobs, build infrastructure, and ensure that federal resources benefit rural America. DOE
April 23, 2022
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by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine) … More broadly, plants working to lower their respective carbon scores are helping the biofuel sector graft onto the leading edge of climate change mitigation and the quest for net-zero emissions. The challenge for producers directing both mind- and monetary-capital to their carbon scorecards
April 22, 2022
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by Matt Reese and Dusty Sonnenberg (Ohio’s Country Journal) … “In a life cycle analysis of ethanol and electric vehicles, you have to look at the base load of carbon intensity. Right now, that number is 114 grams of CO2 per megajoule for the U.S. on average. If you took a
April 22, 2022
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byKim Chipman and Michael Hirtzer (Bloomberg/Yahoo!) Few U.S. traders know how to source renewable fuel ingredients; Net-zero emissions goals by 2050 are driving biofuel demand — In the hottest U.S. labor market in decades, the hottest job of them all right now might be trading fats. That’s right — animal
April 21, 2022
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