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Ethanol Report with More #NEC23 Highlights

by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) The centerpiece of the 2023 National Ethanol Conference was a new concept vehicle that runs on both electricity and up to 85 percent ethanol. In this edition of The Ethanol Report, Renewable Fuels Association VP of Industry Relations Robert White talks about the new Flex Fuel EV, which has already become

March 27, 2023 Read Full Article

Alder SAF100 – Accelerating Development for Next Generation Sustainable Fuels

by Derek Vardon & Bruno Miller (Alder Fuels/Biofuels Digest) Today, we are providing a high-level technical analysis of what we are calling Alder SAF100, a new and 100% sustainable replacement for petroleum-based jet fuel. To demonstrate the viability of reaching that crucial 100% non-fossil production objective, Alder SAF100 has been created by combining hydrocarbons

March 21, 2023 Read Full Article

Huge Phillips 66 Biofuels Project Will Test the Industry’s Green Promises

by Laila Kearney (Reuters) In the oldest refining town in the American West, Phillips 66 (PSX.N) is promising a greener future as it moves to halt crude-oil processing and build a massive renewable diesel plant, leading a global trend. That plan, announced in 2020, was initially welcomed by residents weary from a history

March 21, 2023 Read Full Article

Biden Will Let California Lead on Electric Trucks, Despite Industry Protest

by Anna Phillips (Washington Post) The EPA plans to grant California a waiver that will allow the state to phase out diesel-powered trucks, helping communities burdened by truck pollution — The Biden administration will approve new California rules to cut tailpipe pollution and phase out sales of diesel-burning trucks, according

March 20, 2023 Read Full Article

DOE Announces $590 Million to Increase Bioenergy Research

(U.S. Department of Energy) Funding to Four Bioenergy Research Centers Will Help Strengthen Diversity of Domestic Clean Energy Sources, Enhance Our Energy Security, and Revitalize Rural Economies — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $590 million to renew its four existing Bioenergy Research Centers (BRCs). This funding will help support the

March 20, 2023 Read Full Article

Researchers Prove that Tough, Woody Lignin Can Be Broken Down in an Anaerobic Environment

by Sonia Fernandez (University of California – Santa Barbara/Phys.Org) It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it. In this case, the “job” is the breakdown of lignin, the structural biopolymer that gives stems, bark and branches their signature woodiness. One of the most abundant terrestrial polymers on Earth,

March 17, 2023 Read Full Article

Universal Hydrogen Announces Collaboration in Japan to Study Green Hydrogen Supply and Logistics Solutions for Japanese Airlines

(Universal Hydrogen/Business Wire) Universal Hydrogen Announces Collaboration in Japan to Study Green Hydrogen Supply and Logistics Solutions for Japanese Airlines; Collaboration between Universal Hydrogen, Sojitz Corporation, and Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc. to enable the use of hydrogen-powered aircraft by Japanese airlines “In order to meet aviation’s ambitious decarbonization goals, we

March 17, 2023 Read Full Article

California E85 Sales Skyrocket Past 100 Million Gallons in 2022

(Renewable Fuels Association) Sales of E85 flex fuel in California in 2022 surged 66 percent over 2021 and more than doubled the pre-pandemic record set in 2019, new data released by the California Air Resources Board indicate. Last year, California drivers purchased over 103.5 million gallons (mg) of E85 flex fuel, a blend

March 17, 2023 Read Full Article

RFA Provides Recommendations to California Regarding Low Carbon Fuel Standard Compliance Targets and Modeling

(Renewable Fuels Association) In comments submitted to the California Air Resources Board on potential changes to the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard, the Renewable Fuels Association identified several areas in CARB’s proposal and underlying analysis that need improvement. RFA also stressed its support for the LCFS program and desire to see technology-neutral carbon

March 17, 2023 Read Full Article

JetBlue and Shell Aviation Announce Agreement Bringing New Supply of SAF to LAX

(JetBlue) New Purchase Agreement Demonstrates Supply Chain Investment in SAF by Shell Aviation, and Growing Demand for SAF — JetBlue (Nasdaq: JBLU) and Shell Aviation today announced a new collaboration bringing additional supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), targeting commencement of delivery in the first

March 16, 2023 Read Full Article

Maryland Governor Unveils Plan to Phase out New Gas-Powered Cars

by Zack Budryk (The Hill) Maryland will become the latest state to adopt the clean-car rules that originated in California, phasing out new gas-powered car sales by 2035, Gov. Wes Moore (D) announced Monday. The Advanced Clean Cars II rule, first implemented in California in 2022 under a provision of the

March 15, 2023 Read Full Article

Republicans Aim to Block California’s ‘Heavy-Handed’ EV Mandates

by Thomas Catenacci , Houston Keene (Fox News) A group of House Republicans introduced legislation Wednesday that would restrict California’s ability to ban traditional gas-powered cars as part of the state’s electric vehicle push. The four Republicans, led by Rep. John Joyce of Pennsylvania, said the bill — the Preserving Choice in Vehicle

March 15, 2023 Read Full Article

Farmers Sue Minnesota on Zero Emissions

by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) Minnesota Ag Interests Sue State on Adoption of California Zero-Emission Mandate — Agriculture, biofuels and convenience store groups allege the state of Minnesota violated the Constitution and federal law in adopting California’s zero-emissions vehicles mandate, in a new lawsuit filed in federal court Monday. California

March 15, 2023 Read Full Article

McAfee Wins 2023 Global Bioeconomy Leadership Award

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … I don’t know exactly how many companies Eric McAfee has founded, it’s a little like guessing the number of jelly beans in a jar, but I can say a few words about a couple of his most recent ventures, and Aemetis in particular. It is

March 13, 2023 Read Full Article

It’s a Fact: Consumers Support Ethanol

By Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Americans strongly support expanded use of lower-cost, lower-carbon renewable fuels like ethanol, want greater access to higher ethanol blends, and strongly oppose policies that remove options at the gas pump or the auto dealership. For more than a decade, the Renewable Fuels

March 13, 2023 Read Full Article

California Is Having an Extreme Moment

(Diesel Technology Forum) California’s relationship with extreme weather has been on full display this past year. As the state envisions a future of 100% fully electrified and renewable energy economy, it cannot escape the demands and realities of the moment. The last year’s tumultuous weather extremes have demonstrated plainly the

March 10, 2023 Read Full Article

As LCFS Programs Proliferate, Don’t Get behind the 8-Ball

by Allison Bergquist (Stillwater Associates) A quick Google image search of “state LCFS policy maps” results in numerous versions of a U.S. map (and sometimes Europe or Canada) with different states annotated as considering a low carbon fuel standard (LCFS). Note: Program names vary, so LCFS is used throughout this

March 9, 2023 Read Full Article

Universal Hydrogen Successfully Completes First Flight of Hydrogen Regional Airliner

(Universal Hydrogen/Business Wire) The flight is the largest hydrogen fuel cell powered airplane ever to take to the skies and largest airplane to cruise principally on hydrogen Universal Hydrogen Co., this morning flew a 40-passenger regional airliner using hydrogen fuel cell propulsion. The airplane, nicknamed Lightning McClean, took off at

March 8, 2023 Read Full Article

Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Future of Low Carbon Transportation Fuels and Considerations for a National Clean Fuels Program

by Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton (B&C Biobased and Sustainable Chemicals Blog) The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on February 15, 2023, on “The Future of Low Carbon Transportation Fuels and Considerations for a National Clean Fuels Program.” The Committee heard from the following

March 6, 2023 Read Full Article

Designer Biosynthetic Jet Fuels Appear in New China Lake Research

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, members of the Ben Harvey High-Performance Fuels fan club will applaud the appearance of a most interesting paper on designer jet fuels, these are derived from Isoprene and α-Olefins — what’s most interesting from the gang at the Navy’s China Lake R&D center

March 6, 2023 Read Full Article

Analysts: RNG Production Startup Is on Deck for Clean Energy Fuels, Though Profitability Uplift Will Be a 2024 Story

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In New York, celebrated energy analyst Pavel Molchanov of Raymond James, essaying the prospects of Clean Energy Fuels Corp and affirming a Market Perform rating) noted that “Clean Energy’s business model is diversifying from its historical status as purely a fuel distributor towards starting in-house

March 6, 2023 Read Full Article

All Calif. T-Stops to Sell Renewable Diesel or Biodiesel in 2024: Pilot Exec

by Donna Harris (OPIS) All Pilot Co. Travel Centers in California will sell renewable diesel or biodiesel by 2024, John Tully, the company’s vice president of strategy and business development, said in a podcast posted on social media Monday. Pilot’s website indicates it has 38 travel centers in California. Biodiesel

March 2, 2023 Read Full Article

How to Reduce CO2 GHG Emissions in the Transportation Sector

(Chevron Renewable Energy Group/Transport Topics) With the transportation sector being the largest source of GHG emissions in the U.S.1, the increasing number of both public- and private-sector entities with carbon reduction goals have set their sights on reducing engine emissions as an important step toward achieving their targets. While several options

February 28, 2023 Read Full Article

The Old One-Two

by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) … The biobased diesel industry took that punch Dec. 1 when U.S. EPA finally released its “set” proposal for the Renewable Fuel Standard. … Heading into the RFS set process, hopes were high. Many U.S. renewable diesel projects came online in 2022, proving the

February 28, 2023 Read Full Article

Washington State Is Moving to Cap Carbon Emissions

by Maxine Joselow (Washington Post) … In 2021, after mounting a climate-centric presidential campaign, (Governor Jay) Inslee signed into law the Climate Commitment Act, which established an ambitious program to cap the state’s carbon emissions. The “cap-and-invest” program took effect in January, and today, the state will take a key

February 28, 2023 Read Full Article

DTE Vantage, U.S. Gain Providing RNG from Wisconsin Dairy

by Michael Bates (NGT News) DTE Vantage has partnered with U.S. Gain and Matsche Farms, which manages approximately 10,000 cows and spans more than 5,000 acres of land in Birnamwood, Wis., to produce and distribute renewable natural gas (RNG). The facility, which begins operations this month, will produce enough RNG to

February 23, 2023 Read Full Article

Aemetis Hosts California Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross at Keyes Biofuels Facility and Dairy RNG Sites

(Aemetis) Visit Highlights Aemetis Leadership on Circular Bioeconomy, Supporting Climate Change Mitigation Through Use of Agricultural Waste to Manufacture Negative Carbon Intensity Gas & Biofuels — Aemetis, Inc.(NASDAQ: AMTX), a renewable natural gas and renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, announced today that it hosted California Department

February 22, 2023 Read Full Article

New Jersey Will Now Require All-Electric Car Sales by 2035

by Michelle Lewis (electrek) All new cars sold in New Jersey will have to be zero emissions from 2035, Governor Phil Murphy (D-NJ) announced yesterday. As Electrek previously reported, New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection called for a gas car sales ban by 2035 in October 2020. Murphy’s new executive orders are the next step. The

February 17, 2023 Read Full Article

Pearson Fuels Opens 300th E85 Retail Site

by Kamila Duncan (Pearson Fuels/Rural Radio Network) Pearson Fuels, the country’s largest E85 distributor, has opened its 300th retail E85 site. The latest addition to the San Diego-based company’s E85 network is located at 8617 Cuyamaca St., Santee, California. “E85 is a valuable profit center at our existing stations; we see

February 16, 2023 Read Full Article

Senate Committee Considers National Clean Fuel Standard

by Mike Lee (E&E News Climatewire) A federal standard has “enormous potential” if it improves on state-level programs, industry and trade officials told the Environment and Public Works Committee. — Senators debated the merits of a national clean fuel standard Wednesday, with Democrats emphasizing the need to reduce reliance on fossil

February 16, 2023 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Advanced Biorefining and Cellulosic Refineries

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) … This week we looked at the world of Cellulosic and Multi-Technology Biorefineries — markets, players, technologies, policy and more. Digest editor Jim Lane presented this State of the Sector presentation as part of the ABLC CONNECT program. READ MORE WATCH Presentation

February 16, 2023 Read Full Article

The Oil from Super Bowl Chicken Wings Is about to Get a Second Life as Airplane Fuel

by Talib Visram (Fast Company) Meanwhile, business travelers flying into Scottsdale, Arizona, may be on planes fueled by previously collected cooking fat. — Football fans in Arizona chowing down on buffalo wings and burgers before or after the Eagles-Chiefs showdown this weekend can partake with a little less guilt than

February 15, 2023 Read Full Article

Capturing Close to Home

by Katie Schroeder (Ethanol Producer Magazinie) Carbon America is implementing carbon capture and sequestration at three commonly owned ethanol plants in Colorado and Nebraska. With enhanced incentives to sequester and decarbonize—and the nearby geology to do it—the plan has momentum. … (A) Colorado company has been quietly developing its own

February 15, 2023 Read Full Article

DOE Funds Bioenergy Carbon Capture Projects

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. Department of Energy on Jan. 30 awarded $131 million for 33 carbon management projects. At least four of the funded projects specifically address carbon capture related to bioenergy and biofuels. The DOE awarded more than $8.84 million to the Tulare County Carbon Storage

February 14, 2023 Read Full Article

Storing Carbon Dioxide Underground May Be a Safe Solution to Mitigate Climate Change, According to New Study

(Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)/Phys.Org) A study led by the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA) and the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA CSIC-UIB), both belonging to the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), has shown that injecting billions of tons of atmospheric CO2 (carbon dioxide) underground has a

February 14, 2023 Read Full Article

L.A. Is Shutting Down Its Largest Gas Plant — and Replacing It with an Unproven Hydrogen Project

by Sammy Roth (Los Angeles Times) The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to move forward with an $800-million plan to convert the city’s largest gas-fired power plant to green hydrogen — a first-of-its-kind project that was hailed by supporters as an important step to solve the climate crisis but

February 14, 2023 Read Full Article

Neste’s Renewable Solutions Helped Customers Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Globally by 11.1 Million Tons in 2022

(Neste) Neste enables its customers to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by offering renewable and circular solutions to replace fossil products. In 2022, Neste’s renewable solutions helped customers reduce their GHG emissions globally by 11.1 million tons* altogether. This amount equals the annual carbon footprint of 1.8 million average EU

February 14, 2023 Read Full Article

Biofuels M&A: 2022 Review & Outlook 2023

by Bruce Comer, Frank Kim, and Zak Putlak (Ocean Park/Biofuels Digest) The market for buying and selling biofuels plants followed a historic 2021 with a transformational year in 2022, driven by one pivotal biomass-based diesel (BBD) transaction. Overall, seven mergers and acquisitions transactions took place, with 889 million gallons per year

February 13, 2023 Read Full Article

Will Ethanol Fuel a Low-Carbon Future?

by Craig Bettenhausen (Chemical & Engineering News) After decades of false starts, cellulosic ethanol may arrive just as the chemical and fuel industries clamor for a low-carbon feedstock — Cellulosic ethanol has been 5 years away for decades. It’s a trope, but it’s been true as plant after plant trying to

February 13, 2023 Read Full Article

Senate Panel to Consider National Clean Fuel Standard

by Mike Lee (E&E Daily) The Environment and Public Works Committee hearing comes as groups line up to push lawmakers on the idea. — The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hear from ethanol makers, representatives from the trucking industry and others this week as it discusses the potential for

February 13, 2023 Read Full Article

Exxon Retreats from Major Climate Effort to Make Biofuels from Algae

ByBen Elgin and Kevin Crowley (Bloomberg) Renewable fuels made from algae was the company’s most heavily publicized climate solution. — After advertising its efforts to produce environmentally friendly fuels from algae for over a decade, Exxon Mobil Corp. is now quietly walking away from its most heavily publicized climate solution. Exxon has slashed its support

February 10, 2023 Read Full Article

Neste Reports Strong 2022 Performance for Renewables

by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) Neste Corp. on Feb. 8 released fourth quarter and full year 2022 financial results, reporting strong performance for its renewable products segment. Renewable diesel demand remained robust and the company highlighted plans for increased sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production. Neste President and CEO Matti Lehmus said

February 9, 2023 Read Full Article

Marathon Starts up Phase 1 of Martinez Conversion Project

by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) Marathon Petroleum Corp. has announced that the first phase of its renewable diesel conversion project at its Martinez refinery in California has commenced startup activities and is on track to be operating at full nameplate capacity of 260 MMgy by the end of the first quarter

February 8, 2023 Read Full Article

Greasezilla on Pace to Double Industry Presence in 2023

(Greasezilla) Propelled by increasing sales and favorable market conditions, Downey Ridge Environmental Company is already on track for a record 2023 with new installations, joint ventures and a booming biofuels industry. — Downey Ridge Environmental Company, developer of Greasezilla fats, oils and grease (FOG) separation and processing systems, forecasts another year

February 7, 2023 Read Full Article

The Algae Foundation Offers Three Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)

(Algae Foundation) The Algae Foundation is pleased to announce the publication of it’s third Massive Open Online Course. Algal MOOC #3, Introduction to Seaweeds. Algal MOOC #3 is the third of five courses developed by the Algae Foundation and Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego. This course was

February 3, 2023 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Oberon Fuels

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What is a renewable DME company like Oberon Fuels doing with propane and hydrogen industries? Well, first they harvest waste via renewable methanol or biogas to make their rDME, which can then be blended with propane, setting the stage for widespread hydrogen transport and leveraging

February 3, 2023 Read Full Article

Students, Young Professionals Receive Scholarships to National Ethanol Conference

(Renewable Fuels Association) The Renewable Fuels Foundation announces six 2023 recipients of the Robert Sather Memorial Scholarship, which annually offers opportunities for students and young professionals to attend the National Ethanol Conference. Student scholarship recipients are Xueli Chen, who is working toward a doctorate from the Dept. of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Purdue

February 2, 2023 Read Full Article

Domestic Renewable Diesel Capacity Could More than Double through 2025

by Jimmy Troderman and Estella Shi (U.S. Energy Information Administration) U.S. production capacity for renewable diesel could more than double from current levels by the end of 2025, based on several announcements for projects that are either under construction or could start development soon. Two factors behind growing U.S. renewable diesel capacity

February 2, 2023 Read Full Article

Honeywell Begins Using Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Test Its World-Class Aircraft Auxiliary Power Units and Propulsion Engines

(Honeywell/PR Newswire) SAF blend to be used on APUs and engines at the Phoenix facility — Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) recently received its first delivery of sustainable aviation fuel at its Phoenix Engines campus. The fuel will support development and production testing of auxiliary power units (APUs) and propulsion engines at the site, along with

February 1, 2023 Read Full Article

Renewable Diesel & SAF: Project Roundup Report

by Anna Simet (Biodiesel Magazine) Biodiesel Magazine’s annual production map showed 34 renewable diesel/SAF plants under development, construction or operating in the U.S., as of September. The following includes updates regarding some of these projects. — This fall, Biodiesel Magazine chatted with Mindi Farber-DeAnda, team lead of the U.S. EIA’s

January 29, 2023 Read Full Article

Nine Outstanding Students Selected for 2023 ACS GCI Travel Awards

by David Laviska (ACS Network Chemiistry Community Online/ACS Green Chemistry Institute) It’s awards season at the ACS Green Chemistry Institute® (GCI) and we’re delighted that unprecedented numbers of students from undergraduates through post-doctoral scholars are seeking to share details of their research in green chemistry. As has been true for more

January 27, 2023 Read Full Article

World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit — March 14-15, 2023 — San Francisco, CA

A global audience of 2000 will gather in San Francisco and online for a unique, two-day event aimed at moving transformational agricultural technologies out of the lab and into the field. The World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit has become the annual meeting place for the global agtech ecosystem. Growers, agribusiness leaders,

January 26, 2023 Read Full Article

U.S. Department of Energy Awards $118 Million to Accelerate Domestic Biofuel Production

(U.S. Department of Energy) 17 Projects Will Boost Production of Biofuels for Consumer and Freight Transportation in America, Support President Biden’s Decarbonization and Climate Agenda — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $118 million in funding for 17 projects to accelerate the production of sustainable biofuels for America’s transportation

January 26, 2023 Read Full Article

Clean Energy to Provide 86 Million Gallons of RNG to One of Nation’s Largest Transit Systems, San Diego MTS

(Clean Energy Fuels/Business Wire) Production of RNG begins at Del Rio Dairy, Clean Energy’s First Investment in the Negative Carbon Intensive Fuel — Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ: CLNE), the largest provider of the cleanest fuel for the transportation market, has been awarded a contract by San Diego Metropolitan Transit

January 26, 2023 Read Full Article

Q&A: Oberon Looks Ahead to 2023 after ‘Exciting’ 2022

(Argus Media) California-based Oberon Fuels became the first company to produce and start selling the first-ever commercial volumes of renewable DME over the past two years. The company has grand plans to expand and help the LPG industry to decarbonise in the coming years, either by offering renewable DME as

January 26, 2023 Read Full Article

Yosemite Clean Energy to Receive $1 Million from State of California for Forest Biomass to Hydrogen Projects

(Hydrogen Central) Yosemite Clean Energy to receive $1 million from state of California for forest biomass to hydrogen projects. — Yosemite Clean Energy (“Yosemite”) was selected to receive two $500,000 Forest Biomass to Carbon-Negative Biofuels grants from the California Department of Conservation (“DOC”). The DOC grant program is a vote of confidence

January 25, 2023 Read Full Article

Raven Nabs Mavens: The Hydrogen Pioneer Signs H3 Dynamics, Chevron, Hyzon as Partners in Its Quest to Decarbonize

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Wyoming, Raven SR and hydrogen aviation developer H3 Dynamics have inked an MOU to collaborate on waste-to-hydrogen energy systems to support the decarbonization of airport operations and the adoption of hydrogen at airports. H3 Dynamics will provide hydrogen power systems to replace conventional fuel and

January 25, 2023 Read Full Article

Solar to Power California Hydrogen Production Facility

by Billy Ludt (Solar Power World) Element Resources plans to build and operate a renewable hydrogen production facility in the Lancaster, California, further expanding the duo’s relationship to build one of California’s largest green hydrogen production facilities. The project, located within Lancaster’s city limits, is less than 100 miles from the ports

January 25, 2023 Read Full Article

ICCT Releases Roadmap for Decarbonizing California In-State Aviation Emissions

(International Council on Clean Transportation/Biobased Diesel Daily) The International Council on Clean Transportation announced Jan. 19 the release of a roadmap for decarbonizing California in-state aviation emissions. The briefing assesses the contribution of passenger civil aviation to California’s aviation-sector emissions and evaluates the potential greenhouse-gas (GHG) reductions that could be achieved

January 24, 2023 Read Full Article

Several Kinder Morgan Renewable Diesel Infrastructure Projects to Be in Service This Quarter

by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Kinder Morgan Inc. executives provided an overview and update on the energy-infrastructure company’s renewable fuel projects in its fourth-quarter earnings report Jan. 18. According to CEO Steve Kean, approximately 80 percent of Kinder Morgan’s project backlog is in lower-carbon energy services, including renewable diesel and

January 24, 2023 Read Full Article

Trucking Down the 2023 Road

by Allen Schaeffer (Diesel Technology Forum) Diesel is the lifeblood of the trucking industry, a familiar refrain to economists, forecasters, and those behind the wheel. What does 2023 have in store for equipment, fuel prices, and policy? … More renewable diesel and biodiesel fuels that deliver immediate greenhouse gas reductions

January 24, 2023 Read Full Article

Bay Area Plans to Refine Biofuels Could Derail Climate Goals, Warn Environmentalists

by Aaron Cantú (Capital and Main) Oil companies may end up relying on environmentally questionable crop-based fuels. –The California Air Resources Board is considering limits on crop-based diesel fuel as part of an overhaul to reduce California’s emissions by 2030. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s call for regulators to “accelerate refinery transitions away

January 24, 2023 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Biogas and RNG

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) RNG and it’s companion product biogas have taken the project and sustainable power sectors by storm — there’s project action, fast-developing technology, M&A activity, and policy advances of the first magnitude, in the United States and all around the developed world, What’s up, who’s in

January 24, 2023 Read Full Article

4 Ways Biodiesel Can Improve Fleet Performance

(Renewable Energy Group) Biodiesel has positive effects on engines – so much so that every Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) in the U.S. producing diesel vehicles approves of biodiesel blends up to 5 percent (known as B5) And, according to Biodiesel.org, nearly all medium- and heavy-duty truck OEMs support the use of B20 blends with their

January 23, 2023 Read Full Article

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 27th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference — June 13-15, 2023 — Long Beach, CA DEADLINE February 13, 2023

Life cycle thinking is an important underlying principle in the successful implementation of green chemistry and engineering across chemistry enterprise. This approach allows chemists and engineers to think systematically about how the choices they make at one stage of the chemical life cycle can influence the fate of a chemical

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Researchers Unravel the Complex Reaction Pathways in Zero Carbon Fuel Synthesis

(Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore/Phys.Org) Photosynthesis is the natural process of converting carbon dioxide (CO2) to useable chemical compounds. In contrast, carbon capture and utilization technologies through processes such as electrochemical CO2 reduction (eCO2R) are the man-made equivalents that could enable the chemical industry to convert its current

January 19, 2023 Read Full Article

Top Tips to Run Major Events in a More Sustainable Way

by Emma Harrison (Neste) … The first step to better sustainability is to make an audit of your environmental footprint – once it is clear what the biggest areas of improvement are, concrete steps can then be taken to start addressing them. These could include, for example, choosing a venue that

January 18, 2023 Read Full Article

USD Clean Fuels Announces the Development of a New Biofuels Terminal in National City, CA that Will Supply the San Diego Region with Low Carbon Fuels

(USD Clean Fuels/Business Wire) USD Clean Fuels LLC (USDCF) announced its intention to build a new biofuels terminal in National City, CA that will have the capability to transload renewable diesel, biodiesel, ethanol and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The terminal will be served by the BNSF Railway and will provide efficient

January 18, 2023 Read Full Article

Raven SR Agrees to Supply Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Japan Airlines

(Raven SR/PR Newswire) Announcement marks one of Raven SR’s first agreements in aviation industry for SAF; Agreement to support 10-year supply deal; SAF to be produced from non-combustion conversion of waste to synthetic fuel — Raven SR Inc. (Raven SR), a renewable fuels company, today announced it has sign a memorandum

January 18, 2023 Read Full Article

Rio Tinto Trials Renewable Diesel at U.S. Operations

(Rio Tinto) Rio Tinto is progressing plans to swap conventional diesel for renewable fuel in haul trucks at its U.S. operations to reduce the carbon footprint of its fleet. The company successfully completed a renewable diesel trial at its U.S. Borax mine in Boron, California, and is now conducting a second trial

January 17, 2023 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Momentum and Bioeconomy Project Development

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Momentum envisions a world where clean energy, water, and transportation are abundant, affordable, and available to all. Momentum designs, develops, and deploys innovation campaigns for organizations working on transformative water, energy, transportation, and manufacturing technologies. They conduct research, analysis, and strategic engagement to increase the

January 17, 2023 Read Full Article

Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Seminar — February 7-9, 2023 — Long Beach, CA

The Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Seminar is the most established and dynamic hydrogen energy and fuel cell conference in the U.S., bringing together hundreds of U.S. and international fuel cell and hydrogen electrolyzer manufacturers, fuel providers, federal, state, and international policy makers, U.S. Department of Energy and National Laboratory researchers

January 13, 2023 Read Full Article

A Deep Dive into Sustainable Innovation

by Karen Bonhert (AgWeb) … Recently, Bar 20 received the 2023 Innovative Dairy Farmer of the Year award by the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) because of the sustainable and innovative advancements made on their Kerman, Calif., dairy. In 2022, they were also honored with the U.S. Dairy Sustainability award. “What

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Using Wood Waste to Remove Carbon from the Air and Produce Clean Hydrogen

(Mote) How climate technology startup Mote will drive decarbonization — … Our company has developed the best solution for the billions of tons of wood waste generated in the world every year. Our proprietary non-combustion thermochemical process turns wood waste into hydrogen fuel and CO2 for permanent geologic storage. Wood waste (or

January 12, 2023 Read Full Article

California Dairy Digesters

(BioCycle Magazine) The California Dairy Research Foundation (CDRF) and University of California, Davis (UC Davis) CLEAR Center released a new analysis of methane reduction progress titled, Meeting the Call: How California is Pioneering a Pathway to Significant Dairy Sector Methane Reduction. The paper, authored by livestock emissions and agricultural economics researchers at

January 11, 2023 Read Full Article

Raven SR, Chevron and Hyzon Motors Commercialize Waste-to-Hydrogen Production

by Ariana Fine (NGT News) Raven SR Inc., a renewable fuels company, Chevron New Energies, a division of Chevron Corp.’s Chevron U.S.A. Inc., and Hyzon Motors Inc. are collaborating to commercialize operations of a green waste-to-hydrogen production facility in Richmond intended to supply hydrogen fuel to transportation markets in northern California. The facility will

January 10, 2023 Read Full Article

California Hydrogen Leadership Summit — June 19-20, 2023 — Sacramento, CA

Committing to Policy Action for California’s Decarbonization and Air Quality Goals — The California Hydrogen Leadership Summit explores the policies, programs and incentives needed to accelerate production, use, and storage of hydrogen, which is essential to California’s ability to meet emissions goals and address climate protection, air quality, energy resilience

January 10, 2023 Read Full Article

Neste to Acquire Used Cooking Oil Collection and Aggregation Business from Crimson Renewable Energy in the United States to Strengthen Neste’s Renewable Raw Materials Sourcing Platform

(Neste) Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel produced from waste and residue raw materials, has agreed to acquire the used cooking oil (UCO) collection and aggregation business and related assets in the United States from Crimson Renewable Energy Holdings, LLC. The transaction includes shares in

January 9, 2023 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of SAF

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This week on ABLC Connect we looked at the policies, projects, players, raw materials and end–use demand for SAF — from field to wing, we have the current projects under construction, the Value Stack, a supply forecast, and the latest on the SAF Grand Challenge,

January 9, 2023 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Forestry and the US Renewable Fuel Standard, the Key Issues.

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Where does forestry fit into the RFS and with the biofuels industry, asks Lee Enterprises Consulting’s Larry Sullivan in this enlightening tour of the past, present and future of forest-based feedstocks. Sullivan goes back to the Forest and Agricultural Sector Optimization Model or FASOM followed

January 6, 2023 Read Full Article

Sulzer Enables Production of 3 Billion Litres of Renewable Fuel from Waste

(Biofuels International) Sulzer has supplied flow technology solutions to convert an existing US West Coast refinery into one of the world’s largest renewable biofuels plants. The pumps will support a number of critical applications to convert waste oils and fats into renewable fuels with a lower carbon cost. Once complete, the

January 5, 2023 Read Full Article

SAF: Policy to Pave the Way

by Graham Noyes and Alex Menotti (Biodiesel Magazine) To reach U.S. sustainable aviation fuel goals, adequate policy will be crucial. — The Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge represents a breakthrough in federal energy policy, establishing a comprehensive strategy developed by multiple agencies to scale up new technologies and rapidly

January 4, 2023 Read Full Article

Renewable Diesel & SAF: Project Roundup Report

by Anna Simet (Biodiesel Magazine) Biodiesel Magazine’s annual production map showed 34 renewable diesel/SAF plants under development, construction or operating in the U.S., as of September. The following includes updates regarding some of these projects. This fall, Biodiesel Magazine chatted with Mindi Farber-DeAnda, team lead of the U.S. EIA’s Petroleum

January 4, 2023 Read Full Article

HDT’s 2022 Newsmaker of the Year: The Internal Combustion Engine

by Deborah Lockridge (Heavy Duty Trucking) … The news this year was full of the latest ICE developments, making the internal combustion engine HDT’s 2022 Newsmaker of the Year. As Srikanth Padmanabhan, president of Cummins’ engine business, said in announcing the company’s “fuel-agnostic” engine platform, “getting to zero is not a light-switch event.

January 4, 2023 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Kern Energy

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Kern Energy is the only refiner between the Bay Area and Los Angeles producing clean gasoline and renewable diesel, Kern Energy was just the second refinery in the U.S. to produce renewable diesel by co-processing bio-feed, and the first small refiner in California to blend

January 4, 2023 Read Full Article

Higher Gas Prices or a Path toward a Better Future? Here’s What You Need to Know about 2 Inslee-Backed Climate Laws Effective Jan. 1

by Laurel Demkovich (The Spokesman-Review/The Columbian) … The reality: don’t expect the average price of gas to go up on Jan. 2 simply because of these policies. Some price increase could happen further down the line, but experts still aren’t sure what that number might be. … Washington’s clean fuel standard follows