by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) Rabobank Says Sustainable Aviation Fuel Props Up Biofuels but Future Limited -- Ethanol and biodiesel production
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Back TO HOMEEPA’s Latest RFS Rule Perpetuates Disadvantages to Biodiesel
by Joe Jobe (Sustainable Advanced Biofuel Refiners Coalition/Biobased Diesel Daily) The agency has acknowledged it uses a flawed equivalence value for
August 09, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Renewable Diesel and DME
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Here’s the State of Renewable Diesel and DME presentation from the ABLC CONNECT series episode. The
July 11, 2023 Read Full Article
Welcome the Golden Age of Advanced Fuels?
by Alexander Koukoulas, Henna Poikolainen, and Esa Sipilä (AFRY/Biofuels Digest) The second half of 2022 is shaping up to be a
November 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Office Achieves Major Biofuel Technology and Production Milestone
by Josh Messner (U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has achieved a significant milestone
August 04, 2022 Read Full Article
House Bill Bans Russian Oil, Increases Access to US Biofuels
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Reps. Angie Craig, D-Minn.; Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa; Cheri Bustos, D-Ill.; and Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, on
March 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Air France-KLM Adds Biofuel Surcharge to Plane Tickets
(AFP/France 24) Air France-KLM said Monday it would add a surcharge of up to 12 euros ($13,50) on its tickets
January 10, 2022 Read Full Article
SAF Producer LanzaJet Sees Jet Fuel Price Parity ‘Just around the Corner’
by Dominic Perry (Flight Global) Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer LanzaJet is “just around the corner” from bringing the cost of
October 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Argus and MundoPetróleo Agree on a Downstream Partnership for Spain and Portugal
(Argus Media/PR Newswire) Global energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus has agreed that MundoPetróleo may distribute key fuels data to its
October 15, 2021 Read Full Article
S&P Global Platts to Publish Prices Showing Cost to Reduce Carbon Emissions Using Biofuels
(S&P Global Platts/PR Newswire) New prices offer granular look at actual costs of reducing greenhouse gas emissions with biofuels -- S&P
September 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Racing ahead with Biofuels – Bentley, BMW, Porsche, Others Embrace Biofuels
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Bentley’s Continental GT3 Pikes Peak racecar proved to be fastest racecar running on renewable fuel
July 12, 2021 Read Full Article
Biofuel Groups, States File Amicus Briefs in SCOTUS SRE Case
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The Advanced Biofuels Association, Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas, the National Biodiesel Board and
April 01, 2021 Read Full Article
How Sustainability Will Change the Future of Aviation
by Alastair Blanshard and Kata Cserep (ICF) Trend 2: Sustainable fuels have significant potential but require investment -- The foundations for
March 03, 2021 Read Full Article
New Membrane Could Pave Way for Cheap, Efficiently Made Biofuels
by Sara West (Imperial College London) Scientists have developed a cost-effective method of biofuel extraction which could make them viable alternatives
November 20, 2020 Read Full Article
What Is Needed for Green Liquid Fuels
by Jens Kehlet Nørskov (Technical University of Denmark) In 2019, the EU project Energy-X brought together around 150 leading catalysis
July 16, 2020 Read Full Article
Microbes Pave Way for Green Flight
by Irini Angelidaki (Technical University of Denmark) ... “Soon bacteria, yeast, and fungi will become the factories that produce not only
July 16, 2020 Read Full Article
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Announces the Release of Two BETO Reports During Bioeconomy 2020
(U.S. Department of Energy) Today, Michael Berube, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Acting
July 10, 2020 Read Full Article
UC Researchers Discover Amount of Biofuel Needed to Match Price with Gasoline
by Tarunika Kapoor (Daily Californian) UC researchers published a study March 27 that found the exact amount of biofuel needed to
April 10, 2020 Read Full Article
IEA Bioenergy to Launch a New Report on the Potential for Advanced Biofuels Cost Reduction
(IEA Bioenergy) Bioenergy already plays an important role in the global energy economy, and its expanded use is a critical element
February 17, 2020 Read Full Article
Department of Energy Announces Nearly $300 Million for Sustainable Transportation Research
(U.S. Department of Energy) Today (January 23, 2020) at the Washington Auto Show, Under Secretary of Energy Mark W. Menezes announced
January 24, 2020 Read Full Article
Sasol Willing to Consider Using ‘Green Hydrogen’ to Produce Lower-Carbon Fuels
by Terence Craemer (Craemer Media's Engineering News) South African energy and chemicals group Sasol, which is under increasing pressure to lower its
December 23, 2019 Read Full Article
OP-ED: Achieving Carbon Emission Reductions with Biofuels
by Pat Gruber (GEVO/American Energy Society) It’s a gaping hole in most conversations about fuel: what do we do about liquid transportation
October 21, 2019 Read Full Article
Philippines Looking to Unbundle Biofuels and More from Oil Prices to Reduce Anti-Competitive Behavior
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In the Philippines, the Department of Energy is seeking to crack down on anti-competitive behavior when
October 18, 2019 Read Full Article
Reg Modlin High Octane Low Carbon Fuel Blog Series
(Natual Resources Solutions) Reg Modlin is a senior NRS Advisor and a veteran of 40-plus years in the automotive industry.
October 07, 2019 Read Full Article
$73 Million, 35 Projects, Who Won, for What and Why: The DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office 2019 Project Selections
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy has selected 35 projects totaling $73 million for bioenergy
October 02, 2019 Read Full Article
Your Vegan Diet and Paper Straws Aren’t Going to Save the Planet, But These Three Policies Can
by John Cumbers (Forbes) When it comes to action on climate change, what’s good for the planet must also benefit the
September 23, 2019 Read Full Article
4 Actions to Accelerate Biofuels: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to IEA
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) International Energy Agency is an autonomous organization that works to ensure reliable, affordable and clean
March 12, 2019 Read Full Article
Messages from Brussels: More Biofuels for Transport Are Badly Needed and Can Be Produced Sustainably
(BioFuture Platform) Several international initiatives and organizations met in Brussels to discuss the need and the ways to scale up
April 18, 2018 Read Full Article
Will the Lemonade Stand Era End in Renewable Fuels, Sooner, Later, Ever?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... No, Virginia, there isn’t any green premium in renewable fuels, chemicals or materials. Actually, there isn’t
October 26, 2017 Read Full Article
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Moves A Step Closer To Funding Aviation Biofuels
(SkyNRG/PR Web) Carbon reduction leaders Carbon War Room (CWR) and SkyNRG join with the Port of Seattle to announce recommendations
July 19, 2017 Read Full Article
$20 Oil? $200 Oil? Does It Matter? Part 1 of the 3-Part Digest series: Carbon 2017
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) For the world of renewable fuels — the only significant carbon legislation on the books, it
May 10, 2017 Read Full Article
The RINferno, as It Burns up America’s Venture into Advanced Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... There’s a separate category of RINs for advanced biofuels. These are fuels that have at
August 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Why Oil Is Cheap in October 2015 (Part 1 of 2)
by Robert E. Kozak* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Conventional wisdom about declining oil prices, mostly originating from US Department of Energy/Energy
October 27, 2015 Read Full Article
How the Future of Biofuels Is Taking Shape
by Iván Martén (Wall Street Journal) Global production of biofuels has surged over the past decade or so, with annual
July 14, 2015 Read Full Article
OECD-FAO Outlook Report Predicts Growth in Ethanol Production
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A new agricultural outlook report published by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
July 21, 2014 Read Full Article
A Biofuels Inflection Point
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Huge stock rallies in first-gen and next-gen biofuels last week — and tension over Ukraine
March 03, 2014 Read Full Article
The 4 Monster Myths of Renewable Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As Matt Horton, CEO of Propel Fuels, relates the tale, he hears the 4 Monster
October 04, 2013 Read Full Article
Show Me the Gallons: KiOR’s Progress towards Steady-State Operations
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Landmark cellulosic drop-in biofuels producer releases update on early-stage production: is the increasing gallonage enough
September 23, 2013 Read Full Article
U.S. Sinks $22 Million into New Biofuels Research
(UPI) The U.S. Energy Department is teaming up with the energy industry and research institutes to help make biofuels competitive
August 06, 2013 Read Full Article
The 2013 Renewable Fuel Standard: Biofuels Digest’s 10-Minute Guide
by Jim Lane ( Biofuels Digest) ...In Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its proposed 2013 Renewable Fuel
February 01, 2013 Read Full Article
Ethanol Imported as Advanced Biofuel Competes with Biodiesel
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Ethanol imports from Brazil have surged into the U.S. in recent months, University
December 17, 2012 Read Full Article
The Biofuels Pricing Pickle
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... (T)here’s an awful lot of talk about $18 per gallon biofuels and $26 biofuels