(Climbing. Fast.) Collaboration between the aviation industry and the U.S. government in just the past few years has helped the nation achieve a commanding lead in the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), while rural communities are poised to reap significant
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Back TO HOMEThe Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Advanced Gasification for Renewable Natural Gas
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Learn about sorption-enhanced chemical looping gasification (SE-CLG) for efficient renewable natural gas production from biomass wastes. This intensified process integrates air separation, CO2 capture, and syngas conditioning in a single step. Developed phase transition sorbents (PTSs)
May 01, 2025 Read Full Article
ASEAN and Canada Study Finds Southeast Asia Could Be a Key SAF Producer and Exporter
by Tony Harrington (GreenAir) A high-level trans-Pacific research programme has concluded that abundant supplies of agricultural feedstock across multiple countries in Southeast Asia could facilitate the region’s emergence as a key global supplier of sustainable aviation fuels. The study was undertaken
May 01, 2025 Read Full Article
West Central Area High School Students Tour CVEC
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company (CVEC) hosted 18 students from West Central Area High School earlier today for an in-depth tour on the ethanol production process. "We appreciate the students from West Central Area High School taking time out of
April 30, 2025 Read Full Article
Canby High School Students Tour ADM
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) Eleven students from Canby High School’s career and tech education class toured the Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) carbohydrate plant here yesterday. “We enjoyed hosting Canby High School’s Career & Tech Ed students at our plant. Not only were students
April 30, 2025 Read Full Article
Guardian Energy Hosts Mankato Area High School Students
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) Fifteen students from Mankato Area High School toured Guardian Energy on Aprill 22 to learn about the ethanol production process. “It was a pleasure to host students from Mankato Area High School. These tours provide an excellent opportunity to
April 30, 2025 Read Full Article
Highwater Ethanol Hosts Students From Sleepy Eye High School
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) Fourteen students from Sleepy Eye High School’s Crops 101 class visited Highwater Ethanol on April 23 to get a better understanding of the ethanol production process. “We were happy to welcome students from Sleepy Eye High School at our
April 30, 2025 Read Full Article
Fueling America’s Future with Sustainable Aviation Fuel
by Meg Whitty (LanzaJet) ... Over the next five years, the SAF industry is estimated to reach $20B in value with a compound annual growth rate of 61%. It has the potential to strengthen rural economies and increase energy security; it is
April 30, 2025 Read Full Article
SK Incheon Petrochemical Debuts B30 Marine Biofuel Supply in South Korea
by Ajsa Habibic (Offshore Energy) Energy and chemical company SK Incheon Petrochemical, a subsidiary of South Korea’s conglomerate SK Group, has launched the first domestic production and supply of B30 biofuel for the shipping sector. The company started supplying B30 marine fuel
April 30, 2025 Read Full Article
Preem Redefine HVO100 Launches – The World's First Nordic Swan Ecolabel HVO100
(Preem) Road transport accounts for one-third of climate emissions in Sweden, and last year these emissions increased by 18 percent. To reverse this trend and enable an immediate reduction in fossil carbon dioxide emissions, Preem is now launching Preem Redefine HVO100,
April 30, 2025 Read Full Article
China Pivots to Europe for Used Cooking Oil Exports as Tariffs Hit Shipments to US
by Chen Aizhu and Trixie Sher Li Yap (Reuters) China's used cooking oil (UCO) exports to the United States, its largest buyer, are set to plunge in coming months due to steep tariffs, forcing sellers to divert shipments to Europe and
April 30, 2025 Read Full Article
Prometheus Fuels: Our First Product
(Prometheus Fuels) We’re proud to announce our first product — a 99.9% pure, carbon neutral methanol fuel that is molecularly identical to fossil methanol, but made from air. Orders for our first million tons of the fuel are sold out. What do
April 30, 2025 Read Full Article
Vitol Launches New FuelEU Compliant Co-processed VLSFO Offering for Marine Customers
(Vitol) Vitol’s Elandra Falcon is the first vessel to bunker the fuel at Fujairah -- Vitol Bunkers is to offer customers FuelEU compliant co-processed bunkering fuel. The fuel is being produced by Vitol’s refinery in Fujairah – a 100kbd refinery producing finished
April 30, 2025 Read Full Article
Utility Global and Hanwha Corporation E&C Division to Collaborate on Cost-Effective Clean Hydrogen Production Using Biogas from Wastewater Treatment Facilities
(Utility Global) Utility Global, Inc. (“Utility”), a global leader in economic clean hydrogen production, announced that it will partner with Hanwha Corporation E&C Division (“Hanwha”) to carry out a Pre-FEED (preliminary front-end engineering and design) study for the deployment of its
April 30, 2025 Read Full Article
Around 150 Jobs at Risk as ABF Warns Bioethanol Plant Could Close
by Henry Saker-Clark (Evening Standard/MSN) Associated British Foods (ABF) has said it could have to shut down its East Yorkshire bioethanol plant, with around 150 jobs at risk at the site. The consumer giant, which also owns Primark and a raft of grocery brands, has
April 30, 2025 Read Full Article
Bangchak Group Drives Low-Carbon Aviation Unveiling Thailand’s First Dedicated SAF Facility Certified to International Standards
(Bangchak Group) Bangchak Group has inaugurated its Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Production Unit at the Bangchak Phra Khanong Refinery, marking Thailand’s first dedicated facility for producing 100% Neat SAF. Operated by BSGF Company Limited, a Bangchak Group affiliate, the unit complies
April 30, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Biogas Upgrading to Renewable Natural Gas
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Explore biomethanation as a cost-effective method to upgrade biogas to pipeline quality renewable natural gas (RNG). This process uses naturally occurring organisms and hydrogen to convert CO2 in biogas to methane, potentially increasing production by 60-70%.
April 30, 2025 Read Full Article
Lummus Expands Digital Solutions with NAPCON Acquisition and Strategic Partnership with Neste
(Lummus Technology) New AI and digital capabilities will enhance operations, performance and digitalization for customers -- Lummus Technology, the global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, and Neste announced the companies have signed an agreement in which Lummus Technology will
April 29, 2025 Read Full Article
Revo Completes Construction of Unique SAF Pilot Plant in Tahara City, Japan
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Revo International Co. Ltd. announced April 22 that it held a completion ceremony April 18 at its newly constructed Aichi factory in Tahara City, Japan, to mark the completion of its manufacturing facilities for “C-Fuel,”
April 29, 2025 Read Full Article
TotalEnergies: Antwerp Platform Adapts to Energy Transition Challenges and Market Trends
(TotalEnergies/Business Wire) TotalEnergies’ (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE) Antwerp platform provides an update on its investments for the future and announces plan to reconfigure its petrochemicals operations to strengthen competitiveness. A key industrial site for TotalEnergies for more than 75 years, the Antwerp
April 29, 2025 Read Full Article
ASA: 2025 Update on Soybean-Crush Expansion
by Scott Gerlt (American Soybean Association/Biobased Diesel Daily) The soybean-processors industry has been expanding over the past two years. The practical domestic capacity of the industry has increased from about 2.23 billion bushels per year at the beginning of 2023 to about
April 29, 2025 Read Full Article
Planting Seeds for a New Renewable Fuel Policy
by Kara Gundel (Engine Technology Forum) ... Here’s why, biodiesel and renewable diesel are classified as advanced biofuels by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) due to their significant environmental benefits. These fuels must achieve at least a 50% reduction in
April 29, 2025 Read Full Article
Biofuel Maker Neste Expects Limited Impact from Tariffs, but Supply Glut Still Weighs
by Boleslaw Lasocki (Reuters) Finnish biofuel maker and oil refiner Neste (NESTE.HE) expects U.S. tariffs will have only a limited direct impact on its business, it said on Tuesday, but warned of continuous oversupply in renewable fuel and market volatility. "We expect the European
April 29, 2025 Read Full Article
Repsol and Bunge to Boost Development of Renewable Fuels in Europe with Intermediate Crops
(Repsol) The companies will collaborate to process intermediate crops into low-carbon intensity oils to be used as feedstock for the production of renewable diesel or sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). -- Repsol and Bunge (NYSE: BG) today announced a major milestone in the
April 29, 2025 Read Full Article
NTPC Green Energy Signs MoU with Honeywell UOP to Explore Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production
(PSU Watch) NTPC Green Energy has signed an MoU with Honeywell UOP India Pvt Ltd to explore the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), marking a major step toward decarbonizing India’s aviation sector --NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL), a wholly-owned subsidiary
April 29, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Low-Energy Wastewater Treatment
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Discover the M-BREWW project’s innovative approach to transform wastewater treatment from an energy consumer to a producer. Their system integrates a cloth filter anaerobic membrane bioreactor (CFAnMBR), ammonia ion exchange, and electrolysis to recover energy and
April 29, 2025 Read Full Article
Valero Reports Difficult Q1 for Renewable Diesel, Profitable Quarter for Ethanol
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... The renewable diesel segment, which consists of the Diamond Green Diesel joint venture, reported sales volumes of 2.43 million gallons per day during the first quarter, down from 3.73 million gallons per day during
April 29, 2025 Read Full Article
‘We Can Handle Any Kind of Lignocellulosic Biomass…’ altM Scales up Thermochemical Process to Valorize Ag Waste
by Elaine Watson (Ag Funder News) ... In simple terms, he said, altM is applying heat and chemicals in a patented process to break ag biomass into fractions then separating and purifying them and then converting them into higher value products. “We
April 28, 2025 Read Full Article
KFUPM Launches Research Project to Improve Green Hydrogen Feasibility
(Arab News) Project aims to reduce the cost of producing the element to make the process more economically viable; Uses a portable solar panel to power a process known as water splitting, which separates the hydrogen atoms from oxygen in water RIYADH: A
April 28, 2025 Read Full Article
Madhya Pradesh Unveils Policy to Boost CBG and Advanced Biofuels
(Chemical Industry Digest) The Madhya Pradesh government has launched a comprehensive new biofuels initiative under the Madhya Pradesh Renewable Energy Policy 2025. Aimed at transforming the state’s energy landscape, the policy targets the establishment of at least one biofuel plant in
April 28, 2025 Read Full Article
Cosmo Oil Marketing and STARLUX Airlines Sign Basic Agreement Regarding SAF
(Cosmo) Cosmo Oil Marketing Co., Ltd. (hereafter, “Cosmo Oil Marketing”), a subsidiary of Cosmo Energy Holdings, and STARLUX Airlines Co. Ltd. (hereafter, “STARLUX Airlines”) have signed a basic agreement regarding Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to advance sustainable air transportation. The SAF traded
April 28, 2025 Read Full Article
Heritage Aviation and Avfuel Bring Sustainable Aviation Fuel to KBTV
(Avfuel) New offering highlighted by visit from mayor and airport director -- Heritage Aviation, along with Avfuel Corporation—a leading independent supplier of aviation fuel and services—is proud to announce the introduction of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport
April 28, 2025 Read Full Article
Sustainable Flight Fuel Added at Taiwan’s Airports
by Shelley Shan (Taipei Times) Approximately 6,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) would be available for domestic and international airlines to use at airports across Taiwan this year, which would help curb about 15,000 tonnes of carbon emissions, the Ministry
April 28, 2025 Read Full Article
US Corn Ethanol-to-Jet Production Outlook Remains Cloudy
by Corey Lavinsky (S&P Global) ... The absence of Renewable Fuel Standard pathways for making jet fuel from corn ethanol is one hurdle slowing down progress. Unfavorable math involving the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit is another. ATJ is one of several
April 28, 2025 Read Full Article
Vueling Seeks Partnerships to Create a SAF Pilot Plant
by Aleix Mercader (El Economista (Google Translation)) ... Between 2023 and 2024, Vueling increased its supply of SAF ( Sustainable Aviation Fuel ) tenfold . In just one year, the low-cost airline went from 1,285 to 12,766 tons of green fuel in an effort to reduce its emissions.
April 28, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s March 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Haffner Energy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This ABLC presentation deck highlights Haffner’s Hypergas technology for clean fuels and decarbonization solutions from residual biomass, backed by 31 years of experience. Presented by Nathalie Ionesco, Haffner Energy Inc COO, the guide details their proprietary
April 28, 2025 Read Full Article
MASH Makes Powers First Vessel Trial with Biofuel from a Carbon-Negative Process
(MASH Makes) Global shipping company DS NORDEN and renewable energy company MASH Makes have successfully completed the world’s first commercial vessel trial using biofuel produced from a carbon-negative process. The vessel operated on a roundtrip voyage from Singapore to Brazil, successfully
April 25, 2025 Read Full Article
GEOMIT and CMAA Sign MOU to Develop Biogas and Biomethane Projects
(GEOMIT) GEOMIT and CMAA Sign MOU to Develop Biogas and Biomethane Projects from Sugarcane Residues -- GEOMIT and Companhia Mineira de Açúcar e Álcool (CMAA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly develop commercial-scale biogas and biomethane projects from
April 25, 2025 Read Full Article
GC Advances Integrated Biorefinery, Moving Forward with Bio-Chemicals and Bio-Polymers to Drive High-Value, Low-Carbon Business
(PTT Global Chemical Public Company) PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited (GC), a global leader in chemicals for better living, is accelerating its biorefinery productions, building upon its success as Thailand’s first producer of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). GC is now
April 25, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Nexus PMG
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This guide to Nexus Holdings’ PMG unit, presented at ABLC, focuses on addressing the significant technical, operational, and financial distress holding back low-carbon infrastructure growth. The promise is to build a better world by leveraging their
April 25, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to BioForming S2A Technology
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This Digest’s March 2025 Multi-Slide Guide showcases Johnson Matthey and the demonstrated and ready BioForming® S2A technology, developed with Virent, which converts biomass sugars into renewable fuels including SAF and bio-gasoline. While the presenter isn’t named,
April 24, 2025 Read Full Article
Can Corn Fuel Cars and Planes?
by Ava Splear (Farm Progress/Prairie Farmer) U.S. EPA announced year-round availability of E15 in seven states. Plus, new demand for ethanol is being developed through the sustainable aviation fuel market. -- o E15 has been approved for year-round availability in seven
April 24, 2025 Read Full Article
China New Energy Group Company Signs Agreement to Commercialize Syngas bioEnergy Technology to Address Energy Security for Farmers and Ranchers
(China New Energy Group/New Media Wire/Yahoo!) Strategic Partnership Brings Modular, Carbon-negative Power to Agriculture and Ranching - Starting in the California Central Valley -- China New Energy Group Company (OTC: CNER), a publicly traded clean energy infrastructure and finance company, today announced that
April 24, 2025 Read Full Article
Egypt’s Ministers Coordinate on Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production
(Egypt Today) Egypt’s ministers of petroleum, environment, and civil aviation held a joint meeting at the Ministry of Petroleum’s headquarters in the New Administrative Capital to coordinate efforts on the ongoing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production project. The project, currently being implemented
April 23, 2025 Read Full Article
Sen. Klobuchar Tours Heron Lake Bioenergy
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) visited Heron Lake BioEnergy on April 16 to discuss federal issues important to Minnesota’s ethanol industry. Among the topics discussed during the Senator’s visit included the ramifications of tariff uncertainty on U.S. ethanol exports,
April 23, 2025 Read Full Article
South Dakota Panel Rejects Permit for an $8.9 Billion Carbon Capture Midwest Pipeline
by Sarah Raza (Associated Press) The massive carbon capture pipeline in the Midwest was thrown into uncertainty Tuesday after South Dakota’s Public Utility Commission denied its route permit application. The commission voted 2-1 to deny the application by Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions,
April 23, 2025 Read Full Article
Winter Canola Gains Traction in Midsouth as Renewable Diesel Feedstock
by Tom J. Bechman and Mindy Ward (Farm Progress) Despite previous failures, farmers in the Midsouth and southern Corn Belt are embracing winter canola as a new crop, thanks to improved hybrid varieties and a growing market for renewable diesel fuel production. ... Thanks
April 23, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Vertimass
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The presentation details Vertimass’ proprietary CADO (Consolidated Alcohol Deoxygenation and Oligomerization) technology, a 1-step catalytic process that transforms diverse alcohols into sustainable fuels like SAF, gasoline, and diesel. The presentation, by John Hannon, highlights the promise
April 23, 2025 Read Full Article
BP Halts Clean Jet Fuel Project at Spain’s Castellon Refinery
(Biofuels Central) BP plc BP, the UK-based energy major, has decided to pause its plan to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its Castellon refinery in eastern Spain, citing slower-than-expected growth in the market. The project was part of a broader €2
April 22, 2025 Read Full Article
Lhyfe Confirms Record €149 Million Subsidy from the French Government for One of Its Largest Upcoming Production Sites
(Lhyfe) Named “Green Horizon”, this large-scale project had been selected by the European Commission to join the exclusive list of strategic transnational projects for Europe (IPCEI) Following the French Prime Minister’s signature, Marc Ferracci, Minister for Industry and Energy, confirmed[1] the grant
April 21, 2025 Read Full Article
HDF Energy, Indonesia's Ministry of Transportation, PLN and ASDP Join Forces to Decarbonize the Maritime Sector with Hydrogen Solutions
(HDF Energy/Actus Newswire) In a significant step towards supporting Indonesia's energy transition goals, PT HDF Energy Indonesia - a subsidiary of HDF Energy - has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Transportation (MoT), state-owned electric utility PT
April 21, 2025 Read Full Article
Brazil Expected to Require Nearly US$7bn in Ethanol Production Investments
(Bnamericas) Investments in ethanol production in Brazil are expected to reach approximately 39.5bn reais (US$6.7bn) between now and end-2034, increasing installed capacity by over 10Bl (billion liters), according to federal energy research company EPE. During the 10-year period, total ethanol capacity is
April 21, 2025 Read Full Article
Syzygy Plasmonics' Unit Sets New Standard for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production Efficiency
(Syzygy Plasmonics/PR Newswire) New pathway makes maximum use of renewable methane and much higher yield for the same amount of biogas by utilizing CO2 in feedstock -- Syzygy Plasmonics has successfully completed performance testing of the world's largest all-electric GHG e-Reforming™ demonstration
April 21, 2025 Read Full Article
First Offshore Hydrogen-Ammonia-Methanol Platform Begins Trial Operation in China
by Ajsa Habibic Offshore Energy) The first offshore platform for the integrated production of green hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol has been constructed in Yantai, China, and is set to commence the trial operation, state-owned energy enterprise China Energy Investment Corporation revealed. The
April 21, 2025 Read Full Article
Aemetis India Plant Receives $31 million of Biodiesel Orders from OMCs for Delivery in Next Three Months
(Aemetis) Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX), a diversified global renewable natural gas and biofuels company, announced the Company’s subsidiary in India, Universal Biofuels, received multiple orders for an aggregate of $31 million for the delivery during May, June and July of more than
April 21, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to the 2025 Holmberg Address by GEVO CEO Pat Gruber
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This address by Gevo CEO Pat Gruber emphasizes the power of photosynthesis for food and fuels and their commitment to sustainability through a triple bottom line approach. They highlight their experience in integrating agricultural and
April 21, 2025 Read Full Article
Gevo and Future Energy Global Sign SAF Scope 1 and Scope 3 Voluntary Carbon Credit Offtake Agreement to Accelerate Book-and-Claim Market
(Gevo) Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) and Future Energy Global (FEG) are pleased to announce that they have signed a pioneering offtake agreement for carbon abatement attributes, to enable airlines and other companies to reduce their CO2 emissions through Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
April 18, 2025 Read Full Article
Unlocking a New Source of Clean Hydrogen from UK Wastewater
(Levidian) Manchester biogas to hydrogen pilot demonstrates potential for sewage waste to be used as a sustainable feed source for hydrogen production; Potential for UK sewage waste to produce 75,000 tonnes of hydrogen per year - enough to power over 40% of
April 18, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to World Energy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This presentation deck introduces World Energy as a low-carbon solutions pioneer working with hard-to-abate sectors to meet net-zero commitments through sustainable aviation fuel, green hydrogen, and advanced biofuels. Their SAF production uses HEFA technology with a
April 18, 2025 Read Full Article
Opinion: It’s Time to End Restrictions on Year-Round E15
by Rep. Adrian Smith and Rep. Randy Feenstra (Agri-Pulse) In recent years, high fuel prices have hit Americans hard, forcing families to make tough decisions when filling their fuel tanks. While the Trump administration has taken action to reverse Biden-era anti-energy policies,
April 18, 2025 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel vs Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Why Such a Difference in Adoption Rates?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) At first glance, RD and SAF appear nearly inseparable—often co-produced in HEFA systems, governed by overlapping policy frameworks, and sharing many investors, incentives, and technologies. Traditional analysis sees them as market twins. Yet, in this analysis out
April 18, 2025 Read Full Article
Investment in US Synthetic Fuel Manufacturer Infinium
(Mitsui) Mitsui & Co., Ltd. ("Mitsui", Head Office: Tokyo, President and CEO: Kenichi Hori) has invested in Infinium Holdings, Inc. ("Infinium") Series C funding round. Infinium is a US based leading provider of gas conversion solutions and developer of eFuels technology
April 17, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Biorefinery Integration
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This presentation from Sandia National Laboratories summarizes a workshop on biorefinery integration held in October 2024. The objectives were to develop a shared vision for the refinery of the future and identify R&D needs for
April 17, 2025 Read Full Article
Accelerating e-Methanol Production in Collaboration with Topsoe in the US Midwest
(Worley) We’ve entered into a collaboration with decarbonization technology expert Topsoe to accelerate standardized, modular e-Methanol production plants in the US Midwest. -- Our partnership aims to support the shipping industry transition to low carbon fuels while addressing growing demand, with each
April 17, 2025 Read Full Article
Optimizing Biogas Revenue At Codigestion Facilities
by Brad Pleima (BioCycle) The federal Renewable Fuel Standard’s Set Rule allows codigestion of feedstocks such as food waste and manure to generate both D3 and D5 RIN values. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) 2023-2025 Set
April 16, 2025 Read Full Article
Life Cycle Assessment of Bioenergy and Value-Added Biochemical Production from Nizimudinia anardini Brown Macroalgae
by Maryam Hashemi, Safoora Mirmohamadsadeghi, Benyamin Khoshnevisan, Ángel Galán-Martín, Joeri F.M. Denayer and Keikhosro Karimi (Science of the Total Environment) Highlights: • Environmental impacts of two algae-biorefinery valorization systems were assessed. • Biorefinery approach outperformed only-fuel in all damage categories. • Co-production of ethanol and high-value bio-products proved highly sustainable. • Avoided
April 16, 2025 Read Full Article
Expander Proceeds with Carseland Bio-Synfuels Project
(Expander Energy/CISION) Expander Energy Inc. ("Expander"), is pleased to announce that Expander intends to proceed with the Carseland Bio-Synfuels project. -- Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. (TSXV: CMC) ("Cielo") has publicly announced that it intends to transition away from Bio-Synthetic fuels to its first
April 16, 2025 Read Full Article
TotalEnergies to Supply SAF for Volotea’s French Operations
(Mobility Plaza) The agreement supports the airline’s broader decarbonization strategy and advances the use of SAF in European aviation. -- Volotea, the airline connecting Europe’s small and mid-sized cities, has signed a strategic agreement with TotalEnergies for the supply of sustainable Aviation
April 16, 2025 Read Full Article
US Biofuel Industry Sees Threats to Feedstock From Trump Tariffs
by Kim Chipman (Bloomberg/MSN) ... “If this tariff holds true on ethanol imports, the result is a higher cost SAF product that we are making in the US,” LanzaJet Chief Executive Officer Jimmy Samartzis said in an interview, referring to a
April 16, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Iogen
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This presentation deck from ABLC highlights Iogen's position as a pioneering technology company focused on 2nd generation biofuels from agricultural residues. They emphasize that 2G biofuels offer a practical path to net-zero in hard-to-electrify sectors like
April 16, 2025 Read Full Article
Let’s ‘Make Hay’ from CO2 In Biofuels Production, and Consider Three Potential Marketing Scenarios
by Sam A. Rushing (Advanced Cryogenics, Ltd./Biofuels Digest) The long term sustainability of first generation ethanol facilities, through advanced biofuels plants, is realized by making money from all the by-products; and of course, CO2 is one of the leading components of
April 15, 2025 Read Full Article
Ethanol Boom Drives Sharp Rise in Brazil’s Corn Consumption
by Joana Colussi, Gary Schnitkey, and Nick Paulson (farmdoc daily) While much of Brazil’s growing grain production has typically been destined for exports, the trajectory is shifting for corn. The country is using more of its corn for feed and fuel, pushing
April 15, 2025 Read Full Article
Growth Energy, Clean Fuels Respond to Oil Industry in Case Pushing EPA to Reallocate Lost Biofuel Gallons
(Growth Energy/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Growth Energy and Clean Fuels Alliance America filed a reply brief today in a case challenging the U.S. EPA for its failure to reallocate gallons lost due to small refinery exemptions (SREs) granted after renewable volume obligations
April 15, 2025 Read Full Article
EIA Reduces Production Forecasts for Biobased Diesel, Increases Forecast for Other Fuels, Including SAF
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The U.S. Energy Information Administration reduced its 2025 forecasts for renewable diesel and biodiesel in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released April 10. The outlook for “other biofuel” production, which includes sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), was
April 15, 2025 Read Full Article
Built For Mars, Used For Ethanol
by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Keit Industrial Analytics’ in-line process liquid analyzer technology now used in many U.S. ethanol plants was originally intended to take measurements of the Martian atmosphere. ... After creating a stable, sensitive instrument capable of surviving the physical
April 15, 2025 Read Full Article
Moving Fiber Forward: New Testing Methods Have Reopened the Door for Cellulosic Corn Kernel Fiber Ethanol
by Katie Schroeder (Ethanol Producer Magazine) New testing methods have reopened the door for cellulosic corn kernel fiber ethanol produced in-situ to generate D3 renewable identification numbers (RINs). In-situ production of cellulosic ethanol breaks down corn kernel fiber alongside starch during
April 14, 2025 Read Full Article
Gvt to Continue Supporting Ethanol Production
by Gay Matambo (ZBC News) THE government remains committed to supporting the ethanol production sector as part of initiatives aimed at ensuring it delivers positive results. This was highlighted during the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Energy and Power’s visit to the Triangle Ethanol
April 14, 2025 Read Full Article
Moeve to Supply Port of Ceuta with 2G Biofuels
(Safety4Sea) Moeve has begun supplying biofuels to customers in Ceuta and has become the first company to offer second-generation (2G) biofuels at the port. The 2G biofuels, produced at Moeve’s Energy Park in Algeciras, are derived from non-food biomass sources such as
April 14, 2025 Read Full Article
The Uttar Pradesh Government Has Intensified Its Push towards a Green Energy Transition, Setting Ambitious Goals to Produce Compressed Biogas (CBG), Biocoal, and Biodiesel.
(Urban News/Urban Acres) This initiative not only aims to enhance the state’s sustainability and energy security but also serves as a key driver for rural development, waste management, and the promotion of clean energy. The move is also expected to bolster
April 14, 2025 Read Full Article
E-methanol from ‘World’s Largest’ Commercial PtX Plant Gets EU Green Fuel Certification
by Ajsa Habibic (Offshore Energy) E-methanol produced at the Kassø Power-to-X facility in Aabenraa, Denmark, also known as the world’s largest commercial e-methanol facility, has received EU certification for green fuels. -- The plant’s operator European Energy revealed on April 8 that
April 14, 2025 Read Full Article
Zeon and Visolis Advance Toward Construction of Bio‐based Isoprene and SAF Facility
(Zeon) Zeon Corporation (Zeon; head office: Chiyoda‐ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Tetsuya Toyoshima) and Visolis Inc. today (April 4, 2025) announced that, following the successful completion of a joint feasibility study, the companies are initiating preparatory steps toward construction of a
April 14, 2025 Read Full Article
Kandla Port to Begin Green Hydrogen Production by August: DPA Chairman
(ANI News) Sushil Kumar Singh, Chairman of Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), Kandla, said on Saturday (April 5, 2025) that the authority will start the production of Green Hydrogen by the end of August this year. "Under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, an ecosystem
April 14, 2025 Read Full Article
Ulusoy Joins Gasum’s FuelEU Maritime Pool as Offtaker
(Bioenergy International) Turkish shipping company Ulusoy Sealines has joined Finland-headed energy company Gasum Oyj’s FuelEU Maritime pool as an offtaker of the pool’s regulation compliance service. Ulusoy Sealines owns and operates a fleet of several Ro-Ro vessels and cargo ships. The company
April 11, 2025 Read Full Article
Biofuels Support NY's Clean Energy Goals — and They Strengthen Our Farms | Opinion
by Todd Du Mond (USA TODAY Network/lohud.) • Biofuels offer a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, benefiting farmers, the environment, and local economies. • New York has implemented some biofuel initiatives, but a low-carbon fuel standard is needed to further incentivize the
April 11, 2025 Read Full Article
UABIO Member Ammongas Has Delivered the First Liquefied Bio-CO₂ to an e-Methanol Plant in Denmark
(UABIO) On March 17, 2025, Ammongas, a member of the Bioenergy Association of Ukraine, has delivering its first truckload of biogenic CO₂ from Tønder Biogas. The CO₂ will be used for European Energy’s Power-to-X facility in Kassø, where it will play a key role in
April 11, 2025 Read Full Article
Vast and Be8 Sign Agreement to Develop Biofuels Market for Navigation
(Vast Infraestructura) The agreement includes studies for Vast to provide logistical infrastructure at the Açu Liquid Terminal and connect Be8 to fuel distributors and customers at the Port of Açu to foster this new market. Vast Infraestrutura and Be8, a leading biodiesel
April 11, 2025 Read Full Article
Tsubame BHB Signs LOI with Brazilian Company on Green Ammonia Manufacturing Facilities Project
(Tsubame BHB/PR Newswire) Tsubame BHB Co., Ltd. ("Tsubame BHB"), which is aiming for the social implementation and commercialization of distributed ammonia manufacturing plants, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with ATVOS AGROINDUSTRIAL PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A in Brazil ("Atvos"), one of the leading biofuels
April 11, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Global Bioenergies
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Global Bioenergies highlighted its unique, ASTM-certified biological process for SAF production from renewable resources. They focus on bio-SAF for the US and e-SAF for Europe. Their technology offers fewer steps than competitors. The niche cosmetics market
April 11, 2025 Read Full Article
VCI Biofuels Group Signs Definitive Merger Agreement with International Media Acquisition Corp. to Publicly LIst on the NASDAQ
(International Media Acquisition Group/PR Newswire) The Vietnamese ethanol production company, Vietnam Biofuels Development Joint Stock Company and its affiliates (together, "Vietnam Biofuels" or "VNB"), VCI Holdings Limited ("VCI" and together with VNB, the "VCI Biofuels Group") and International Media Acquisition Corp.
April 10, 2025 Read Full Article
12 Mazdas Complete Epic 1,300-Mile Arctic Road-Trip on Sustainable Biofuel
by James Batchelor (Express and Star) The trip from the Baltic to the Arctic Circle highlighted the viability of sustainable fuel -- A fleet of Mazda SUVs have travelled over 1,300 miles across some of the world’s hardest terrain to demonstrate the
April 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Homegrown Fuels Podcast with Randy Doyal
by Sue Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Homegrown Fuels Podcast Episode: 5. Special EPM Podcast Series hosted by Sue Retka Schill featuring Randy Doyal. Randy applied to be a carpenter, but landed in “cook” at a new 1 MMgy ethanol plant
April 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Biofuels without Borders? Trade, Policy & Energy Security in Canada and the U.S.
by Jordan Godwin and Fred Ghatala (OPIS Talks Podcasts) Could Canada’s Clean Fuel Regulations be a model—or a warning—for U.S. policymakers? How are U.S. tax credits like the Inflation Reduction Act reshaping the North American renewable fuels market? What happens when
April 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Cemvita and REMA Partner in Florianópolis to Create a Platform for Carbon Waste as Feedstock for Industrial Biotech
(Cemvita/REMA/Business Wire) Cemvita, a leader in industrial biotechnology, is pleased to announce a strategic collaboration with REMA, a renowned Brazilian research institution based in Florianópolis (research center affiliated with the Federal University of Santa Catarina / UFSC, develops environmental and technological
April 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Neste Started Producing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at Its Renewables Refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
(Neste) Neste, the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), has started producing SAF at its renewable products refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The refinery has been modified to enable Neste to produce up to 500,000 tons of SAF per
April 10, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to DG Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) DG Fuels presented its patented technology for high carbon conversion SAF production, boasting zero CI and low costs. Their Louisiana project is nearing FID in 2025, with presold capacity. DG Fuels aims for the lowest unit
April 10, 2025 Read Full Article
How Our Farm Will Benefit from Low-Carbon Corn
by Preston Brown (Farm Progress) Oregon, Ill., farmer and carbon entrepreneur Preston Brown believes it’s possible for farmers to get an extra 5, 10 or 20 cents per bushel of corn with the right CI score. -- ... And as one of
April 10, 2025 Read Full Article
RNG COALITION Brand Update Shortens Name, Amplifies Commitment to Influence Future of Energy
(RNG Coalition) Today (April 7, 2025), RNG Coalition debuts a new brand identity, shortening its name (previously “Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas”) and unveiling a vibrant new logo system that highlights its role as the trusted voice for North America's renewable natural gas
April 09, 2025 Read Full Article
ABO Energy Explores Hydrogen and Synthetic Fuel Production in Oulu, Finland
(Oulu) The German ABO Energy group has been granted a planning reservation to build a hydrogen production plant in Oulu in northern Finland. In the preliminary plan, the new hydrogen plant would have an electrolyser with a maximum capacity of 600
April 09, 2025 Read Full Article
Coral Marine Executes First Delivery of Biofuels in Greece
(Safety4Sea) Motor Oil Group, through its company Coral Marine, has completed the first-ever delivery of biofuel marine fuels in Greece. The delivery took place aboard the cruise ship Celestyal Discovery at the Port of Lavrio and represents the first use of an
April 09, 2025 Read Full Article
How the Caribbean Could Turn a Plague of Seaweed into Fuel and Fertilizer
by Nicolás Rivero (Washington Post) ... Removing seaweed from beaches and carting it to the dump costs countries millions of dollars a year and takes up dwindling space in landfills. But officials in Grenada, an island nation of more than 100,000 people at
April 09, 2025 Read Full Article
Kazakhstan Prepare Feasibility Study for Construction of Plant for Production of SAF
By Alimat Aliyeva (Azernews) KazMunayGas-Aero LLP (a subsidiary of the national company KazMunayGas), the American company LanzaJet, Inc., and the Kazakh agro-industrial holding KazFoodProducts LLP (KFP) have signed an agreement to develop a feasibility study for the construction of a plant in
April 09, 2025 Read Full Article
How the Trump Administration Can Lean on Biofuels for Energy Dominance
by Michael McAdams (Advanced Biofuels Association/RealClear Energy) ... President Trump can secure a quick and impactful victory for his energy agenda by dispelling ambiguity surrounding key policies affecting domestic production of advanced biofuels. By taking immediate action to clarify the 45Z
April 09, 2025 Read Full Article
Ricketts on the Use of Biofuels
by Bill Seifert (WJAG) The increased demand for biofuels in areas such as aviation fuel could create more markets for ethanol blend fuels and the farmers that produce the products used in such production. Nebraska U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts says biofuels development
April 09, 2025 Read Full Article
Making a Profit on Biofuels at Goldilocks Oil Prices (Part 3)
by Bob Kozak* (Atlantic Biomass,LLC) As I’ve been running a Phase I STTR biofuel processing project, I have been looking deeper and deeper at the current economics of biofuels and what needs to change to restore profitability. Here are my thoughts
April 09, 2025 Read Full Article
Neste Proceeds in Implementing Its Performance Improvement Program and Has Completed Its Global Change Negotiations Process
(Neste) As a part of implementing its performance improvement program announced on 13 February 2025, Neste has taken strategic decisions to focus on its core operations as well as to improve efficiency and profitability. The company will streamline its development portfolio,
April 09, 2025 Read Full Article
Desmet Awarded Contract by LG-ENI Biorefining for HVO Pretreatment Plant in South Korea
(Desmet) We are proud to announce that Desmet has been awarded a new contract by LG-ENI Biorefining, a joint venture between LG Chem and ENI Italy. In collaboration with the main contractor GS Engineering & Construction, we will deliver the HVO pretreatment plant
April 08, 2025 Read Full Article
EGEE 439 Alternative Fuels from Biomass Sources--Penn State
(John A. Dutton Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence/Pennsylvania State University) Course Overview: This course will examine the chemistry of technologies of bio-based sources for power generation and transportation fuels. When you successfully complete this course, you will be prepared to: describe various biomasses
April 08, 2025 Read Full Article
Be8 Becomes 1st Company in South America Certified by CARB to Supply Biodiesel to California
(Be8/Biobased Diesel Daily) Brazilian biodiesel producer Be8 announced in April that it has just received certification from the California Air Resources Board for its biodiesel production pathway based on animal fats. According to Be8, its biodiesel facility in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande
April 08, 2025 Read Full Article
SAF Project in Thailand Nears Completion, Grand-Opening Ceremony Planned April 25
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Thailand-based Bangchak Group confirmed April 4 its readiness to operate the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production project at its refinery in Phra Khanong, a district of Bangkok, in terms of raw materials, technology and supporting
April 08, 2025 Read Full Article
Rex Reports Increased Ethanol Sales Volumes, Progress with CCS and Capacity Expansion Projects
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Rex American Resources Inc. released fourth quarter financial results on March 26, reporting increased ethanol sales volumes and progress with the company’s planned carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Illinois. Zafar Rizvi, CEO of Rex,
April 08, 2025 Read Full Article
BASF and Forestal Collaborate on Advanced e-Methanol Production Using OASE® Technology
(BASF) Forestal will utilize BASF's proprietary OASE® technology for efficient CO2 removal in the production of e-methanol; Forestal’s pioneering Triskelion project with a daily capacity of 156 metric tons of e-methanol -- BASF and Forestal de Atlántico S.A. (Forestal) have signed an early
April 08, 2025 Read Full Article
BioStar Renewables Partners with Seaboard Energy to Power Renewable Diesel Plant with 15 MW Solar Array in Hugoton, KS
(BioStar Renewables/ACCESS Newswire) BioStar Renewables is proud to have partnered with Seaboard Energy, LLC to develop and construct a behind-the-meter solar array that is producing renewable electricity for the Seaboard's renewable diesel plant in Hugoton, KS. The 15 MW solar array is located at
April 08, 2025 Read Full Article
Aligning the Pieces of 45Z
by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The critical pieces of the 45Z tax credit puzzle have been on display for interpretation by the greater biofuels industry and the current administration since early January. At the start of the year, 45Z—designed to
April 08, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Synata Bio
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Synata Bio upcycles waste gases via proprietary gas fermentation into valuable commodities like fuels and chemicals. Their CCU system aims for incremental margin and reduces CO2 emissions. Their first commercial plant, the Sylonto JV in China,
April 08, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to ProcessWerx
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ProcessWerx is an engineering and technology firm for the bioeconomy, specializing in innovative process scaling, facility design, and project management. They have twenty years of experience in oils and fats processing, waste feedstock biodiesel, industrial hemp,
April 07, 2025 Read Full Article
Wisconsin Lawmakers Introduce SAF Tax Credit Legislation
by Larry Lee (Brownfield Ag News) Sustainable aviation fuel production could take off in Wisconsin if newly proposed legislation becomes law. Jason Mugnaini with Wisconsin Farm Bureau tells Brownfield the bill supported by the state’s agriculture coalition would incentivize fuel production in
April 04, 2025 Read Full Article
Verity Announces Agreement with Minnesota Soybean Processors to Track and Verify Sustainable Agriculture Attributes
(Gevo) Gevo subsidiary Verity and Minnesota Soybean Processors partner to pass sustainability value to final products -- Verity Holdings, LLC (“Verity”), is pleased to announce we have partnered with Minnesota Soybean Processors (“MnSP”) to implement Verity’s proprietary track and trace software. This
April 04, 2025 Read Full Article
Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways Expand Sustainability Commitment with Renewable Developments Australia
(Virgin Australia) Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways have agreed to work together with Renewable Developments Australia (RDA) to become key partners on a project that will set out to deliver a homegrown Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production facility in the Charters
April 04, 2025 Read Full Article
Neste Empowers DB Schenker to Boost Adoption of Neste MY Renewable Diesel in Singapore and Asia-Pacific
(Neste) Neste and DB Schenker, one of the world’s leading logistics service providers, have collaborated to work towards expanding DB Schenker’s adoption of Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ in Asia-Pacific. This partnership underscores the shared commitment of both companies to progress towards lower-emission logistics. Both
April 04, 2025 Read Full Article
BDI Sets New Standards in Biofuel Production with the Construction of a New PreTreatment Plant
(BDI) BDI has signed a contract with Ghent Renewables BV -- BDI-BioEnergy International has signed a contract with Ghent Renewables BV to begin the construction of a pioneering biofuel feedstock refinery plant. This facility will be unique in its approach, integrating advanced
April 04, 2025 Read Full Article
Uttar Pradesh: Sugarcane Farmers in UP to Benefit from Chhata Mill Restart and Ethanol Distillery in Gorakhpur
(Organizer) The Yogi government’s mission-mode programme to revive the Chhata sugar mill in Mathura and establish a 120 KPLD ethanol distillery in Gorakhpur aims to boost sugarcane processing, enhance farmers' incomes, and promote biofuel production in Uttar Pradesh. READ MORE
April 03, 2025 Read Full Article
Renewable Energy-Rich Developing Nations Priced out of Shipping’s $1.6 Trillion Energy Transition Opportunity
(UCL Shipping and Oceans Research Group) A new study released today by UMAS and UCL Energy Institute Shipping and Oceans Research Group shows that poor access to funding and higher costs of capital in developing countries could almost double the prices
April 03, 2025 Read Full Article
OOMCO's Biodiesel Sales Top 2mln Litres in Oman during 2024
by Conrad Prabhu (Oman Daily Observer/Zawya) Popular biodiesel products marketed by fuel retailers in Oman are the B5 and B20 blends -- Underscoring growing, domestic customer demand for alternative fuels, leading fuel marketing company Oman Oil Marketing Company SAOG (OOMCO) has revealed that
April 03, 2025 Read Full Article
Simtronics Offers Simulated Technology Training Including Green Energy Series
(Simtronics) Innovative software for the process industries and the educational institutions which support them – from a world leader in OTS. Simtronics combines experience and the latest technology to deliver a proven, progressive, and exciting simulator system. Your choice of Windows or
April 03, 2025 Read Full Article
SPM-2920 Renewable Diesel Hydrotreater Training
(Simtronics) Process Description: Renewable Diesel Hydrotreater (RDHT) -- Simtronics’ Renewable Diesel Hydrotreater (RDHT) simulator enables detailed training of the operating principles of RDHT units becoming commonly found in the petroleum refining industry. RDHT units convert renewable (agriculturally sourced) oil feedstocks into a high
April 03, 2025 Read Full Article
IAG and Microsoft Strengthen Partnership with Largest Scope 3 SAF Agreement to Date
by Theodore Koumelis (IAG/Travel Daily News) This agreement forms part of IAG’s work to invest in and accelerate SAF production, particularly in the UK and Europe, with a goal of using 10 per cent SAF by 2030. -- International Airlines Group (IAG) and Microsoft are strengthening their
April 03, 2025 Read Full Article
ENEOS, A.P. Moller Holding and A.P. Moller – Maersk Agree to Invest USD 100 Million in C2X to Advance Green Methanol Portfolio
(C2X Global) ENEOS, Japan’s leading energy company, has signed an investment with C2X to advance the development of the Beaver Lake Renewable Energy (“BLRE”) project in Louisiana to FID and further develop its global green methanol project portfolio. – C2X, a leading
April 03, 2025 Read Full Article
US Oil, Farm Groups Push EPA for Steep Biofuel Mandate
by Cole Martin (Argus Media) The American Petroleum Institute and biofuel-supporting groups told Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials at a meeting today (April 1, 2025) that the agency should sharply raise advanced biofuel blend mandates for 2026. The coalition told EPA that
April 02, 2025 Read Full Article
Gevo Provides Update on Planned SAF Projects
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) Gevo Inc. CEO Patrick Gruber discussed the company’s proposed sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in South Dakota during a fourth quarter earnings call, held March 27, indicating financial close could be achieved by year-end. The 60 MMgy
April 02, 2025 Read Full Article
Cielo Announces Relocation of First Planned Facility to British Columbia and Provides Update on Proposed Asset Acquisition and Corporate Matters
(Cielo Waste Solutions/Globe Newswire) Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. (TSXV:CMC; OTC PINK:CWSFF) (“Cielo” or the “Company”) provides an update on certain business and corporate matters. -- First Planned Waste to Fuels Facility – Scrap Railway Ties to Green Hydrogen In light of changes in market conditions, the
April 02, 2025 Read Full Article
Universal Fuel Technologies’ Pilot Demonstrates New Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production Pathways
(Universal Fuel Technologies/Business Wire) • During a five-month pilot, the company demonstrated that its Flexiforming technology can produce high-quality 100% synthetic SAF from multiple renewable feedstocks. Tested pathways to SAF include methanol-to-jet, ethanol-to-jet (ETJ), and renewable HEFA naphtha-with-ethanol-to-jet (NETJ). In the ETJ mode,
April 02, 2025 Read Full Article
EcoCeres Inc., Mitsui & Co. Energy Trading Singapore Pte. Ltd., KPI OceanConnect and Global Energy supplied Sustainable HVO for Marine Bunkering
(EcoCeres/Mitsui/KPI OceanConnect) EcoCeres Inc., Mitsui & Co. Energy Trading Singapore Pte. Ltd., KPI OceanConnect, and Global Energy have jointly conducted the sustainable supply of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) with the delivery of 400 metrics tons to a renowned cruise line in
April 02, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Marquis
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Marquis focuses on expanding markets, strengthening rural America, and achieving energy dominance through corn ethanol 2.0 and other green fuels including SAF. They highlight the potential of ethanol (EtOH) as a marine fuel, with testing completed
April 02, 2025 Read Full Article
Bio-based Green Methanol: C1 Secures Another €20 Million to Commercialize the Circular Raw Material of the Future
(Renewable Carbon News/C1 Green Chemicals) C1 will use the capital raised to build the world's first demonstration plant for homogeneously catalyzed methanol -- Berlin-based cleantech company C1 has raised €20 million in fresh capital to replacefossil resources in the shipping, aviation and
April 01, 2025 Read Full Article
Neste and European Automotive and Biofuels Industry Players Join Forces on a Tour d'Europe
(Neste) Tour d’Europe is an initiative demonstrating the availability and potential of renewable fuels to help drive decarbonization and contribute to climate neutrality today and for decades to come. The Tour d’Europe involves 20 different companies, associations and institutions from across
April 01, 2025 Read Full Article
New York City Begins Transition to Renewable Diesel in Marine Sector Using Argus Prices
(Argus Media/PR Newswire) New York's Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) has awarded its first tender for renewable diesel for use in its ferries and other vessels. -- New York's Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) has awarded its first tender to buy
April 01, 2025 Read Full Article
VARO Announces Transformative Acquisition of Preem AB to Create a Leading Energy Provider to Customers in the Mobility and Industrial Sectors
(VARO) • Scale and geographic reach: Preem’s leading energy business in Scandinavia complements VARO’s existing footprint and post completion the combined business will supply around 10% of Europe’s Road and marine fuel1 Second largest renewable fuel producer in Europe: adding 1.3 million tons per
April 01, 2025 Read Full Article
Ethanol Blog: Biofuels to Receive $537 Million to Expand Markets for Higher Blends
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) The Trump administration on Monday released $537 million for 543 biofuels blending infrastructure projects in 29 states, as part of the USDA's Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program. Ahead of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins' visit
April 01, 2025 Read Full Article
Second-Generation Biofuels Potential in Africa – Research on Non-Food and Waste-Based Biofuel Production
by David King Boison, Iddrisu Awudu Kasoa, and Sylvester Vuvor (MyJoyOnline) Africa stands at a critical crossroads of energy transformation, an era defined by both urgency and immense opportunity. Across the continent, rapid urbanization, population growth, and economic expansion have surged energy
April 01, 2025 Read Full Article
Varo Buys Swedish Befiner Preem in Bet on Biofuels
by Shadia Nasralla (Reuters) Varo Energy, backed by private equity giant Carlyle Group (CG.O) and the world's biggest trading house Vitol, said on Monday it had agreed to buy Swedish refiner Preem, betting on growing demand for biofuels. Varo already has stakes in oil
April 01, 2025 Read Full Article
Strengthening Ghana’s National Biofuel Policy Implementation: Tailored Policy Recommendations
by David King Boison, Awudu Iddrisu and Sylvester Vuvor (MyJoyOnline) Ghana, like many countries across sub-Saharan Africa, is at a critical crossroads in its energy transition journey. With increasing pressure to reduce fossil fuel dependence, enhance energy security, and meet international
April 01, 2025 Read Full Article
Rajputana Biodiesel Subsidiary Nirvaanraj Energy Gets UPPCB Approval to Produce 80 KL/Day Biodiesel at Meerut Plant
by Aditya Bhagchandani (Business Upturn) Rajputana Biodiesel Limited announced that its subsidiary, Nirvaanraj Energy Private Limited, has received approval from the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to enhance biodiesel production at its Meerut facility. The Consolidated Consent to Operate and Authorisation
April 01, 2025 Read Full Article
Hy2Gen Milestone for Canadian Project: Impact Study and Timeline
(Hy2Gen) • Hy2gen submits project notice for renewable ammonia plant to receive “go ahead” by Quebec’s Minister of the Environment, Fighting Against Climate Change and Wildlife and Parks for construction. Hy2gen’s project COURANT was awarded 307 MW of electricity last year to
March 31, 2025 Read Full Article
Feedstock Diversity and Flexibility Key to Sustainable Fuels
(Biofuels International) ... Many SAF projects struggle with feedstocks that are too expensive, too scarce, or both. Today SAF is overwhelmingly produced using the hydro-processed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) process, which converts waste fats, oils and greases from sources like used
March 31, 2025 Read Full Article
Al-Corn Clean Fuel Hosts Goodhue High School Students
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) Twenty students from Goodhue High School toured Al-Corn Clean Fuel today learn about the ethanol production process. “We enjoyed hosting today’s group of students from Goodhue High School’s Ag Technology class. For nearly three decades, we’ve been in the
March 31, 2025 Read Full Article
Minnesota State Mankato Students Tour Guardian Energy
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) Eighteen students from Minnesota State University, Mankato toured Guardian Energy yesterday to learn about renewable fuel production. “We were delighted to host and share with students from Minnesota State Mankato our commitment to producing clean, renewable energy, corn oil and
March 31, 2025 Read Full Article
Minnesota State Mankato Students Tour Guardian Energy
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) Eighteen students from Minnesota State University, Mankato toured Guardian Energy yesterday to learn about renewable fuel production. “We were delighted to host and share with students from Minnesota State Mankato our commitment to producing clean, renewable energy, corn oil and
March 31, 2025 Read Full Article
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted High School Students Tour Highwater Ethanol
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) Twenty students from Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted High School toured Highwater Ethanol earlier today to learn about ethanol production. “We enjoyed hosting MN Future Farmers of America students from Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted High School. Our industry offers numerous pathways for anyone interested
March 31, 2025 Read Full Article
MN Bio-Fuels Testifies On Biofuels Infrastructure Grant & Bioincentive Programs to Senate Committee
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) Our executive director, Brian Werner, testified in support of bills to continue the state's biofuel infrastructure program and a modification to the state's bioincentive program earlier today (March 10, 2025) to the Minnesota Senate Committee On Agriculture, Veterans,
March 31, 2025 Read Full Article
Owatonna High School Students Tour Al-Corn
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) Twenty-five students from Owatonna High School toured Al-Corn Clean Fuel on Mar 21 to learn about renewable fuel production. During their tour of Al-Corn, the students learned about incoming grain grading and handling, fermentation, grain storage and shipment as
March 31, 2025 Read Full Article
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