By Susan Reidy (World-Grain.com) The agriculture industry is experiencing a transformational shift in grain flow, with more commodities destined for processing into ethanol, sustainable aviation fuel, renewable diesel and more. “Those are just some of the opportunities that are out there for
market forces
Back TO HOMEMulti-Car Pileup as Electric Vehicles Collide with Reality
by George Will (Washington Post) In governments’ pursuit of zero emissions, they learn hard lessons about unintended consequences. -- ... Economic stagnation has the European Union tiptoeing away from its mandate that new cars and vans be emission-free by 2035. “Self-destructive,”
February 26, 2025 Read Full Article
National Oilseed Processors Association Announces 2025 Policy Priorities
(National Oilseed Processors Association) Renewable Fuels, Tax Incentives and Seed Oils Top of Mind for Oilseed Processors -- Today, the National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA), the trade association representing the U.S. soybean, canola, flaxseed, safflower seed, and sunflower seed crushing industries, announced
February 25, 2025 Read Full Article
EBAA and Industry Partners Call on the European Commission to Enable SAF Market Efficiency with Book and Claim
(European Business Aviation Association) EBAA, alongside a broad coalition of aerospace manufacturers, aircraft operators, airports, express delivery companies, fuel producers, and logistics service providers, has co-signed a letter urging the European Commission to introduce further flexibilities to the ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation.
February 25, 2025 Read Full Article
The Power and Promise of Fuel Market Competition
(Low Carbon Fuels Coalition) Imagine a world where every restaurant serves just one dish—take it or leave it. That's our transportation system for over a century. We only achieve American energy dominance by embracing all-of-the-above in transportation to create fuel market
February 25, 2025 Read Full Article
Aemetis India Plant Approved by Government to Restart Biodiesel Production
(Aemetis) Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX), a renewable natural gas and renewable fuels company operating in the US and India, today (February 24, 2025) announced that the Aemetis plant in India received approval from the local Pollution Control Board (PCB) to restart
February 25, 2025 Read Full Article
Air Products Exits US Green Hydrogen and SAF Projects in $3.1bn Write-down
by Charlie Currie (H2 View) Air Products has axed a 35-tonne US green hydrogen plant and exited a hydrogen-based sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project as part of a $3.1bn write-down just weeks after investors ousted its former CEO. It has also said
February 25, 2025 Read Full Article
Opinion: How Ethanol Keeps Sorghum Farmers Thriving in Uncertain Times
by John Duff (Serō Ag Strategies/Agri-Pulse) For decades, ethanol has been one of the most reliable domestic markets for U.S. sorghum. Each year, ethanol producers use up to one-third of the nation’s sorghum crop, providing a steady, value-added outlet for farmers across the
February 25, 2025 Read Full Article
Car Dealers Launch Ad Campaign to Delay California EV Mandate
by Alex Nieves (Politico Pro Energywire) The California New Car Dealers Association is funding a media buy targeting the state’s emissions rule. -- Car dealers launched an ad campaign Monday calling on California to delay enforcement of its electric vehicle mandate, warning
February 25, 2025 Read Full Article
STX Corp. Secures ISCC EU Certification to Enhance Sustainability in Biofuel Production
by Jung Suk-yee (Business Korea) Certification Validates Sustainable Practices in Biofuel Production, Essential for EU Export -- On Feb. 24, STX Corp. announced a significant milestone in its eco-friendly trading endeavors by obtaining the ISCC EU international certification. This certification, which covers
February 24, 2025 Read Full Article
Unlocking Ghana’s Biofuel Potential – The Case for Corn and Cassava Ethanol Production
by Iddrisu Awudu Kasoa, David King Boison and Sylvester Vuvor (MyJoyOnline) Ghana’s energy sector has long been heavily dependent on imported fossil fuels, a reliance that exposes the nation to the vagaries of global oil markets. More than 80% of Ghana’s
February 24, 2025 Read Full Article
NBAA Flight Plan Podcast: The Future of SAF
(Climbing. Fast./National Business Aviation Association) Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is a vital tool driving business aviation’s commitment to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. While SAF availability has increased, demand continues to outpace supply and costs continue to be a concern.
February 24, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Carbon Recycling International
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Carbon Recycling International (CRI) is a company that specializes in developing and operating commercial-scale plants for the production of e-methanol, a low-carbon fuel that can be used to create sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). CRI was founded
February 24, 2025 Read Full Article
Sorghum Farmer Highlights Trade Opportunities with Ag Secretary Rollins
by Brandon Peoples (Brownfield Ag News) A western Kansas farmer says sorghum can play a role in helping the Trump administration expand trade opportunities in countries like India. Amy France participated in a roundtable discussion with newly confirmed Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins earlier
February 24, 2025 Read Full Article
The Project BioReCer enters the Critical Phase – Participation of Stakeholders from the EU Bioeconomy is More Relevant Than Ever
(Renewable Carbon News) The acceptance of products based on biological waste by consumers, and the uptake of recommendations and guidelines by the bio-based industry, certification bodies and policy makers deeply depend on their active participation. The insights of bioeconomy stakeholders will
February 21, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Biogas and RNG: ABLC Connect
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This presentation from the ABLC Connect series on Digest TV assesses the current state of biogas and RNG technologies and projects, highlighting both the positive aspects, such as high demand for carbon-negative energy, and the challenges, including
February 21, 2025 Read Full Article
Feenstra: 'Replace EV Cuts With 45Z'
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) Cuts to Electric-Vehicle Subsidies Could Pave Way For 45Z Budget Funding -- As rural America awaits the fate of the 45Z Clean Fuels Production Tax credit, one member of Congress told the ethanol industry during the
February 21, 2025 Read Full Article
Zhong Hai Asia Bunkers 2,500 tons B24 in Xiamen
by Jim Kendrick (Biofuels Digest) In China, Southeast Net Xiamen reports the Zhong Hai Asia completed a 2,500-ton biofuel bunkering operation on February 18 at Xiamen Yuanhai Terminal, marking the first marine biofuel bunkering in Fujian Province this year and the first under
February 20, 2025 Read Full Article
Brazil to Keep Mandatory Biodiesel Blend at 14%, Minister Says
by Rodrigo Viga Gaier, Leticia Fucuchima, Gabriel Araujo and Ana Mano (Reuters) Brazil's national energy council has decided to keep the local mandatory biodiesel blend into diesel at 14% from March instead of raising it to 15% as previously expected, Energy Minister Alexandre
February 20, 2025 Read Full Article
Demand Destruction 2.0 for Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel?
by Scott Irwin (farmdoc daily) Two recent farmdoc daily articles (February 5, 2025; February 12, 2025) examined the impact of small refinery exemptions (SREs) under the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) on the demand for ethanol and biomass-based diesel (BBD). The aggregate blend rate
February 20, 2025 Read Full Article
COMMENTARY: Bridging the Hydrogen and eSAF policy gap in the UK and EU
by Tim Moxham (GreenAir News) This year marks a pivotal moment for aviation as the EU and UK sustainable aviation fuel mandates take effect, requiring jet fuel producers to reduce carbon emissions by blending SAF into their fuel. With this, the
February 19, 2025 Read Full Article
Ocean Network Express and Yusen Logistics Advance Sustainable Shipping Solutions with ONE LEAF+
(Ocean Network Express) Ocean Network Express (“ONE”) and Yusen Logistics Co., Ltd (“Yusen Logistics”) are pleased to announce a new agreement for sustainable shipping solutions through ONE's green shipping service, ONE LEAF+. This collaboration demonstrates how the industry can advance sustainable supply
February 19, 2025 Read Full Article
With 2050 Net-Zero Goal on Horizon, Momentum Builds for Biofuel in Japan
(Japan Times) A proposal to promote use of biofuel in the transportation sector is gaining attention as the country faces mounting pressure to accelerate decarbonization efforts and achieve the government's target of net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. In November last year,
February 19, 2025 Read Full Article
Cooper: Trump Policies Can Re-Ignite Ag
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) The Trump administration has an opportunity through biofuels and trade policy to avert a farm crisis, the head of the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) said during an address at the National Ethanol Conference in Nashville
February 19, 2025 Read Full Article
Premium Tallow, Lard Prices Increase, Aligning with Broader Fats Market Trends
by Sarah Schneider (Fastmarkets/Biobased Diesel Daily) Prices for premium-grade tallow increased Feb. 14, with 10 railcars of technical tallow trading at 56 cents per pound Chicago and 10 railcars of edible tallow at 57.5 cents per pound, closing the week on
February 18, 2025 Read Full Article
MOL Group Produces HVO and SAF via Co-processing
(Bioenergy International) Hungary-headed integrated oil, gas, petrochemicals, and consumer retail company MOL Group has announced that it has produced a diesel fuel containing hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its Slovnaft refinery in Bratislava, Slovakia. The quality
February 17, 2025 Read Full Article
EU Approves €111.7M Greek State Aid for Motor Oil Hellas to Boost Renewable Hydrogen Production
(Fuel Cells Works) The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €111.7 million Greek measure to support Motor Oil Hellas, a Greek refinery company, to produce renewable hydrogen. The measure will contribute to the decarbonization of the mobility and
February 17, 2025 Read Full Article
Uni-Fuels Gets ISCC Certifications to Accelerate Sustainable Marine Fuel Trading
by Naida Hakirevic Prevljak (Offshore Energy) Singapore-based provider of marine fuel solutions Uni-Fuels has received both ISCC EU and ISCC PLUS certifications from the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC), an independent multi-stakeholder initiative and certification system supporting sustainable, fully traceable,
February 17, 2025 Read Full Article
Missouri Soybean Focused on Farmer Profitability
by Jared White (Brownfield Ag News) The new deputy executive director of the Missouri Soybean Association says the key to increasing farmer profitability is growing soybean demand. Casey Wasser says Missouri farmers are uniquely positioned to benefit from expanded use of biofuels. “If
February 17, 2025 Read Full Article
Battle of the Biofuels as Shipping Takes a Stand against Using Crops
by Charlie Bartlett (The Loadstar) The IMO’s Intersessional Working Group on Greenhouse Gases (ISWG-GHG 18) has become an ideological battleground, with shipping lines taking a stance against crop biofuels, one of few alternatives to fossil fuels available today. Activist group Transport
February 17, 2025 Read Full Article
Trump Maneuvers to Outflank California Over Ban on Gasoline Cars
by Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg News/Bloomberg Law) EPA will submit air pollution waivers to Congress for review; Carmakers call zero-emission vehicle sales quotas unachievable The Trump administration is delivering an initial strike against California car pollution regulations compelling zero-emission vehicle sales that the
February 17, 2025 Read Full Article
United States May Ask India for Substantial Market Access in Agriculture, Ethanol: Report
(ChinaMandi) The United States (US) is expected to request more market access from India in sectors such as agriculture and dairy products, ethanol, and medical devices as part of the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA) that both countries aim to finalize within the next
February 17, 2025 Read Full Article
Iowa Gas Stations Face 2026 Deadline to Offer E15
byTom Barton (The Gazette) So far, the state has spent $53.5M and private investors spent $260M -- Iowa gas stations face a looming deadline and substantial costs to install, replace or upgrade fuel storage tanks and dispensers needed to provide ethanol blends
February 17, 2025 Read Full Article
Traceability: Rules and Tools
by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The California Air Resources Board has altered its Low Carbon Fuel Standard several times since first implementing the historic policy framework in 2011. In November 2024, CARB adopted a new round of program amendments on
February 15, 2025 Read Full Article
Council, National Corn Growers Association Host Corn Sustainability Strategy Meeting
(U.S. Grains Council) the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) and the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) jointly held the 1st Corn Sustainability Strategy Session to discuss the U.S. corn industry’s plans to leverage its sustainable practices and respond to market requirements across
February 15, 2025 Read Full Article
Renovating Native Grass Swards: An On-farm Trial of Improved Warm-Season Grass Varieties
(Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Projects) ... Native grasses can provide habitat and improve water quality while producing biomass or forage for farmers. In Pennsylvania, there is increasing interest in growing native grasses on marginal land, on mine reclamation sites, and
February 14, 2025 Read Full Article
Argus Media: California Aims to Expand Alternative Bunker Fuels
by Stefka Wechsler (Manifold Times) State senate bill 298, introduced by state senator Anna Caballero, would require a plan to be developed by 31 December 2030 for use and deployment of alternative marine fuels at California’s public seaports. -- California lawmakers will
February 14, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Feedstocks & Advanced Agriculture
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This presentation from the ABLC Connect series on Digest TV assesses the current state of feedstock and advanced agriculture, noting high demand but a shortage of sustainable, affordable, reliable, and available sources. It highlights challenges like competition,
February 14, 2025 Read Full Article
Year-round E15 Legislation Reintroduced into Congress
by Brandon Peoples (Brownfield Ag News) The push for year-round E15 continues. On Thursday, the bicameral, bipartisan Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025 was reintroduced into the 119th Congress. If passed, the bill would remove seasonal restrictions from those
February 14, 2025 Read Full Article
World's First Ammonia-Fueled Ammonia Carrier (AFMGC) Signed a Time Charter Contract
(Yara Clean Ammonia) A major contribution to the establishment of an ammonia supply chain -- Yara Clean Ammonia Switzerland SA (hereinafter "Yara Clean Ammonia"), a group company of Yara International ASA (hereinafter "Yara"), one of the world's largest ammonia players, and Nippon
February 13, 2025 Read Full Article
Unleaded 88 Sales In MN Reach New Record In 2024
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) Annual Volume Surpasses 140 Million Gallons For The First Time -- Annual Unleaded 88 sales in Minnesota reached a new milestone in 2024 with 142.75 million gallons sold, an increase of 11.63 percent from the previous record of 127.87
February 13, 2025 Read Full Article
Biomass-Based Diesel Demand Destruction 2.0?
by Scott Irwin (farmdoc daily) A farmdoc daily article last week (February 5, 2025) examined the possible impact of reductions in the conventional mandate under the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) on the demand for ethanol in the physical market. A previous episode
February 13, 2025 Read Full Article
We Can’t Ignore Warning Signs, Farmers Need Growing Markets in 2025 Says IRFA’s Shaw
(Iowa Renewable Fuels Association) Focused on Fuels of Opportunity at the 2025 Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit -- While it is easy to glance over incoming challenges, the renewable fuels industry must face those hurdles head-on and not let change deter the destination.
February 12, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Low-Carbon Intensity Marine Fuels: The Nexant ECA View
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This is an overview from NexantECA, an energy and chemicals advisory company, outlining their services and expertise in the field of low-carbon intensity (LCI) marine fuels. The presentation deck highlights the company’s deep understanding of the
February 12, 2025 Read Full Article
Aviation Outfits Want Sustainable Fuel Levy to Compete against Gulf Airlines
by Bárbara Machado (Euractiv) New sustainable fuel rules unfairly penalise European airlines, the French and German aviation associations say. -- The German and French aviation associations have called on the European Commission to act immediately against the “competitive distortions” caused by new sustainable
February 12, 2025 Read Full Article
EU Finalizes Antidumping Duties on Biofuels, Starts Tracking SAF Imports
by Thomas Washington, Kelly Norways, and Harry Clyne (S&P Global) Final tariffs are slightly lower than provisional ones; Concerns that SAF and tariff-liable HVO are too interchangeable -- The European Commission has finalized antidumping duties on Chinese imports of biodiesel and
February 12, 2025 Read Full Article
Carbon Credit Buyers Need Options — Including Avoidance and Reductions
by Margaret Morales (Trellis) Why carbon removals aren’t always better. -- ... The shift toward removals has led some companies away from projects that avoid or reduce global emissions — for example, by keeping the planet’s existing forests standing, providing clean cooking stoves
February 12, 2025 Read Full Article
Signature of a Term Sheet to Combine Two Technologies and Bring SAF Production to the Next Level
(Global Bioenergies) Global Bioenergies has signed a term sheet with a large international industrialist (undisclosed) to co-develop a process leading to Sustainable Aviation Fuels (“SAF”) at a reduced cost and an improved CO2 reduction. This process will rely on the combination of
February 11, 2025 Read Full Article
The Burning Need for BDO Zones: Mitigating Catastrophic Wildfires with Market-Based Solutions
by Jordan Solomon (Ecostrat/Biofuels Digest) ... So if we want to decrease the size and intensity of wildfires and reduce the public cost of achieving this vital goal, we need to rapidly stand up new markets that can pay for and utilize
February 11, 2025 Read Full Article
Enviros Urge Lawmakers to Repeal Top CCS Incentive: The 45Q Tax Credit Is Being Debated as Congress Embarks on a Budget Reconciliation Process.
by Carlos Anchondo (Politico Pro Energywire) More than 200 environmental and community groups are asking Congress to abolish the carbon capture industry’s main tax incentive, countering industry calls to safeguard it. In a letter led by Food & Water Watch, the coalition called for
February 11, 2025 Read Full Article
Advancing Carbon Capture a Priority for EPW Leaders: The Environment and Public Works Committee Is Focusing on Carbon Capture for Its First Policy Hearing of the Year.
By Carlos Anchondo and Kelsey Brugger (Politico Pro E&E Daily) The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday (February 12, 2025) aimed at boosting carbon capture, utilization and storage projects, long an area of bipartisan agreement. It will be
February 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Trump Talks Ethanol with Japan
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) President Trump wants to supply Japan with U.S. ethanol. During a press conference with Trump, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said his country is interested in importing … “bioethanol, ammonia and other resources” which could help reduce the
February 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Lawmakers Press Zeldin on RFS Volumes 28 Members of Congress Call on EPA's Zeldin to Get RFS Back on Track
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) As the Trump administration continues to reshape federal agencies, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a bipartisan group of 28 federal lawmakers is pressing new EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to get the Renewable Fuel Standard
February 07, 2025 Read Full Article
Senators Question USTR Nominee on Biofuels Trade
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) Biofuels and ethanol, particularly in relation to Brazilian tariffs, were a topic of discussion during Thursday’s Senate Finance Committee hearing for the nomination of Jamieson Greer as the United States Trade Representative (USTR). Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and
February 07, 2025 Read Full Article
Support for Green Energy: All PIS Domestic Vessels Use B40!
(Pertamina) Pertamina International Shipping (PIS) has demonstrated its commitment to supporting the government’s program by using B40 fuel for shipping transportation. A total of 189 vessels operated by PIS for national energy distribution have been using this biodiesel fuel since January
February 07, 2025 Read Full Article
Monitoring the Deployment of Advanced Biofuel Demonstration Facilities
(IEA Bioenergy) Decarbonizing the transport sector is critical for achieving global climate and energy targets due to its significant contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and reliance on fossil fuels. Biofuels, in particular advanced biofuels, play a particularly important role in decarbonizing transport
February 06, 2025 Read Full Article
Biofuels Groups Weigh Trump Effects: Biofuels Policy Questions Left Open at Beginning of Second Trump Administration
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) As the Trump administration appears to be moving at light speed to implement its agenda, biofuels industry officials said on Tuesday they still are trying to get a read on how a U.S. Environmental Protection
February 06, 2025 Read Full Article
BASF Says Climate-Smart Biofuels Have Longevity
by Nicole Heslip (Brownfield Ag News) A sustainability market development manager is bullish on decarbonization efforts continuing long into the future. Chad Asmus with BASF tells Brownfield 45Z tax credits allow farmers to be rewarded for their climate-smart efforts. “Low carbon intensity biofuels
February 06, 2025 Read Full Article
Ethanol Demand Destruction 2.0?
by Scott Irwin (farmdoc daily) In a farmdoc daily article last week (January 29, 2025), we examined a range of alternative scenarios for setting the 2026 mandates under the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). In two of the scenarios, the conventional mandate was
February 06, 2025 Read Full Article
‘No More Iowa Nice’: Biofuels Leaders Push for Year-Round E15
by Cami Koons (Iowa Capital Dispatch) Monte Shaw, executive director of Iowa Renewable Fuels Association urged industry leaders and farmers at the association’s summit Tuesday to pursue expanding markets and to be wary of “looking in the rearview mirror.” Leaders in ethanol,
February 05, 2025 Read Full Article
Biofuels Could Be Placed on Market from 2026
(IPN Press Agency) Suppliers of petroleum products from January 1, 2026 could place on the market fuels that also contain renewable products. The Cabinet approved new regulations in this regard, IPN reports. The document sets emission reduction targets of 50% to 80%,
February 05, 2025 Read Full Article
IMO PPR 12: Bunker Ships Set to Carry Higher Percentage of Biofuel Blends under New Rules
by Sara Kosmajac (Offshore Energy) Following the IMO Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 12) session, bunker ships certified as oil tankers are set to be permitted to carry biofuel blends containing up to 30% biofuel. -- As informed, the PPR
February 05, 2025 Read Full Article
Another Intense Year for Waste-Based and Advanced Biofuels Regulation
(Biofuels International) Angel Alvarez Alberdi, EWABA’s Secretary General, outlines what he thinks will be the main biofuel trends in the year ahead. This year will be a particularly consequential year for the waste-based and advanced biofuels industry, if there ever was
February 05, 2025 Read Full Article
VINCI Airports Ready to Launch Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at Budapest Airport
(VINCI Airports) Budapest airport, part of the VINCI Airports network since June 2024, has successfully passed the audit criteria for the introduction of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) through its subsidiary, Airport Fuel Supply Ltd. This achievement addresses one of today's biggest
February 05, 2025 Read Full Article
Singapore Airlines Group and Aether Fuels Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Aether Fuels) The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to potentially source neat sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Aether Fuels (Aether), a climate technology firm that plans to set up SAF production plants in the United States of
February 05, 2025 Read Full Article
Farm Futures: Biofuels Face Uncertainty after Record Year
by Bruce Blythe (Farm Progress) Ethanol exports hit new highs and soy oil use for biofuels reached record levels in 2024. Farmers now eye red flags amid changing demand patterns and policy uncertainty. --- After a blockbuster 2024 for U.S. biofuels, the
February 05, 2025 Read Full Article
Is the “Goldilocks” Cost of Oil Pricing out Corn for Ethanol Production?
Can corn to ethanol be profitable with oil prices stabilized at about $80/barrel and agriculture exports falling because of tariff polices? Bob Kozak takes a serious look at this crossroad confronting the industry. In this three part series he'll detail
February 05, 2025 Read Full Article
Valero Reports Profitable Q4 for Renewables, Sells First Volumes of SAF
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Valero Energy Corp. on Jan. 30 released fourth quarter financial results, reporting that both its ethanol and renewable diesel segments were profitable during the period. The company also announced that its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)
February 04, 2025 Read Full Article
Sasol, Anglo American and De Beers to Pilot Renewable Diesel in South Africa
By Nqobile Dludla (Reuters) South African petrochemicals company Sasol (SOLJ.J), mining group Anglo American (AAL.L) and its diamond business De Beers entered into a joint development agreement on Tuesday (February 4, 2025) to pilot the production of renewable diesel from vegetable oil. Under the terms
February 04, 2025 Read Full Article
Transformative Moments: Biofuels Policy and Trade Are Global Gamechangers
by Marcy Eckelkamp (AgWeb) When Susan Stroud talks with farmers, she focuses on a readiness for change. “We need to embrace it instead of be so resistant because we’re constantly seeing changes we go through,” she says. In her regular commentary for
February 03, 2025 Read Full Article
Nitin Gadkari to Discuss with Oil Companies to Make Ethanol Rates Reasonable
(DD News) Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, on Thursday said that he will hold a meeting with oil marketing companies (OMCs) after the Delhi elections to discuss bringing ethanol retail prices to a reasonable level. “On February 6
February 03, 2025 Read Full Article
Increasing Demand for Ethanol: Ships, Planes, Trains–Have We Forgotten about the Automobile?
Doug Durante (Clean Fuels Development Coalition/South Dakota Farmers Union) There is an old saying usually attributed to politicians that isn’t exactly the king’s English, but the message is clear: “Dance With the One That Brung Ya” – meaning stay with what
February 03, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Carbon Recycling
byJim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This is a presentation given by Lotte Rosenberg, CEO of Carbon Recycling International (CRI), at the ABLC San Francisco conference in October 2024. It highlights CRI’s role in decarbonizing transportation through their innovative technology that transforms captured
February 03, 2025 Read Full Article
Oil Prices Gain as Trump Tariffs Stoke Supply Worries
by Arunima Kumar (Reuters) Brent climbs 2%, WTI up 3%; U.S. to tax oil imports from Canada at 10%; Mexican energy imports to U.S. face 25% charge; Canada, Mexico supply a quarter of crude processed by US refineries, says EIA; OPEC+ unlikely to alter plans
February 03, 2025 Read Full Article
Germany: INERATEC's e-Fuel Demo Plant in Frankfurt Gets €70 Million from EIB, EU-Commission and Breakthrough Energy
(European Investment Bank) • The Capital injection will finance development of Europe’s first large-scale e-Fuel plant in Frankfurt and further research and development of INERATEC`s e-Fuels. INERATEC`s e-fuels will support compliance with EU regulation requirements to add synthetic aviation fuel to kerosene to
February 01, 2025 Read Full Article
ABLC Connect: The State of Liquid Fuels/The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Liquid Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This presentation from the ABLC Connect series on Digest TV analyzes the US liquid fuels market, focusing on prices, supply, and demand of various biofuels like ethanol and biodiesel. It examines the impact of clean fuel standards
January 31, 2025 Read Full Article
IATA Releases SAF Accounting and Reporting Methodology
(International Air Transport Association) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its methodology for accounting and reporting the emissions reduction associated with the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by airlines. SAF is an essential component of airline plans to achieve net zero carbon
January 31, 2025 Read Full Article
New Study Shows that Only Targeted Subsidy for e-Fuels Coupled with a GHG Levy Would Ensure e-Fuel Early Adoption
(UMAS) A high GHG price in combination with targeted e-fuel subsidies are the key policy components that can close the competitiveness gap between scalable zero emission fuels (e.g. e-fuels such as green ammonia) and other early compliance options such as LNG,
January 31, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of SAF
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This 2021 report from The Digest and its ABLC CONNECT series assesses the state of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel, highlighting both positive (“tailwinds”) and negative (“headwinds”) factors affecting its growth. Tailwinds include increasing
January 30, 2025 Read Full Article
Compliance Drives B100 Down to $670/mt for Rotterdam-EU Routes
by Jim Kendrick (Biofuels Digest) In Singapore, Engine Online reports on January 27, B100 at Rotterdam traded at a $55/mt discount to HSFO and a $126/mt discount to VLSFO when compliance costs and pooling benefits are included, a larger discount than
January 30, 2025 Read Full Article
North Dakota Legislation Aims to Help Ethanol Producers Lower Their CI Scores
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A bill introduced in the North Dakota Senate aims to create a low-carbon fuels fund that would help the state’s ethanol producers lower the carbon intensity (CI) of the fuel they produce, increasing local demand
January 30, 2025 Read Full Article
CTM, the first TMC to introduce SAF scoring to its online booking tool, Lightning
(Corporate Travel Management) In an industry-first, Corporate Travel Management’s (CTM’s) proprietary online booking tool (OBT) Lightning now displays Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) scores at the time of booking to help organizations and business travelers make more informed sustainable travel choices. Lightning users
January 29, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest's 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to SAF Production Routes and Market Outlook
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The presentation from NEXANT ECA’s Steve Slome examines four main pathways for producing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF): Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ), Gasification and Fischer-Tropsch (G-FT), and Power-to-Liquid (PTL). Each method’s advantages, disadvantages, and potential
January 29, 2025 Read Full Article
Biofuels M&A: 2024 Review & Outlook: Boosted by Exports, Ethanol M&A Stars in Tangled Biofuels Market
by Bruce Comer, Frank Kim, Zak Putlak, and John Panvica (Ocean Park/Biofuels Digest) In a biofuels sector grappling with policy uncertainty and a new federal administration, there were promising capital investments and above average ethanol M&A volume, driven by export growth
January 29, 2025 Read Full Article
Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Paul Bertels, Senior Consultant, Farmgate Insights
(Agri-Pulse) This week’s Open Mic guest is Paul Bertels, Principal and Senior Consultant for Farmgate Insights. Much attention is given to the potential demand for billions of bushels of row crops should they be included as acceptable feedstocks for sustainable aviation
January 27, 2025 Read Full Article
Let’s Be Realistic about Green Hydrogen
by Robin Gaster (Utility Dive/Energy Today) Green hydrogen has been touted as the Swiss Army knife of clean energy. It generates no greenhouse gas emissions because it is made by applying green electricity to water to create hydrogen and oxygen. This
January 27, 2025 Read Full Article
Dublin Bay Cruises Opts for HVO Bunker Fuel for Passenger Ship “St. Bridget”
(Manifold Times) Firm launched its eco-friendly initiative by moving from fossil fuels to HVO, becoming the first domestic passenger ship operator in Ireland to adopt this sustainable practice. -- Dublin Bay Cruises on Wednesday (22 January) announced the launch of its eco-friendly
January 25, 2025 Read Full Article
Fuel Switch Snapshot: Green Gas Maintains Price Edge
by Konica Bhatt (Engine) ... With EU-EU port compliance costs and estimated pooling benefits added, B100 is $11/mt cheaper than HSFO and $83/mt cheaper than VLSFO. However, the price gap has tightened considerably compared to the previous week, when B100 was $74/mt
January 25, 2025 Read Full Article
Running on FEUM Surplus: UECC’s Green Fuel Investments Avert Surcharges for Customers
(United European Car Carriers) United European Car Carriers (UECC) has been able to eliminate surcharges for its customers under FuelEU Maritime as proactive adoption of green fuels by the leading European sustainable shortsea RoRo carrier has drastically reduced its financial exposure
January 25, 2025 Read Full Article
Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Add Demand for Corn, Soybeans
by Martha Blum (AgriNews) Adding sustainable aviation fuel to the list of products made from corn and soybeans may help increase profits for U.S. farmers. “Sustainable aviation fuel is produced from renewable feedstocks like corn and soybeans,” said Noelle Neef, assistant director
January 24, 2025 Read Full Article
The Next Farm Crisis Is Coming — Boosting Biofuels Can Help Prevent It COMMENTARY
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association/The Well News) Things have been taking a turn for the worse in America’s agricultural heartland, just as President Donald Trump takes office and the Senate moves to vote on his energy, environment and agriculture Cabinet
January 24, 2025 Read Full Article
Will 45Z Move the Needle for Greener Fertilizer?
by Cassidy Walter (Successful Farming) ... Last spring, the U.S. Treasury Department released guidance for the 40B Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Tax Credit, which included the creation of the USDA Climate Smart Agriculture Pilot Program. The program enabled corn farmers practicing
January 24, 2025 Read Full Article
Biofuel Powers Discussions about Future Markets for Minnesota Crops
by Evan Berg (KIMT) One of the keynote speeches of this year's Minnesota Ag Expo focused on expanding Minnesota's growing biofuel industry and the role Minnesota farmers have to play in it. Jeff Davidman, vice president of state and local affairs for
January 23, 2025 Read Full Article
Fueling the Future: The Role of Renewable Fuels in the Grain Industry
(Grain Elevator and Processing Society GEAPS) In this insightful episode of the Whole Grain Podcast, host Jim Lenz sits down with Robert White, Vice President of Industry Relations and Market Development at the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). With decades of experience
January 23, 2025 Read Full Article
EPA Cellulosic Proposal Gets Pushback
by Toddd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) EPA Proposal to Waive Cellulosic RFS Volumes Sees Pushback From Biofuels Groups -- Although a new proposal from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reduce cellulosic biofuels levels in the Renewable Fuel Standard is on hold
January 23, 2025 Read Full Article
Biomass Demand for Transport Fuels, Aviation and Shipping up to 2050 and Implications for Biomass Supply to the Chemical Sector
(Renewable Carbon News) Current transport regulations provide a unique long-term horizon for sustainable aviation and shipping fuel through the defined quotas – what does this mean for the chemical sector? -- Following the Green Deal, the EU is leading the way in
January 22, 2025 Read Full Article
Boeing Partners with Norsk e-Fuel to Advance SAF Production and Reduce Aviation Emissions
(Boeing) - Strategic partnership will foster supply of sustainable aviation fuel in the Nordics to help meet global demand; - Boeing investment will support development of one of Europe’s first industrial-scale Power-to-Liquids facility -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has become a key project
January 22, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to the Global Transition to SAF
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This source is a presentation about Topsoe’s role in the global transition to sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). The presentation highlights Topsoe’s commitment to developing and providing technologies for producing SAF, emphasizing their 80-year history of innovation
January 22, 2025 Read Full Article
U.S. Agricultural Trade Background Given Potential Tariffs
by Joana Colussi, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson and Carl Zulauf (farmdoc daily) Agricultural trade is again coming under more focus as President Trump comes into office. The Trump administration has suggested the use of tariffs on goods coming into the United States
January 22, 2025 Read Full Article
Farm to Fly Act Reintroduced in Senate
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) Midwest senators have reintroduced the Farm to Fly Act that would help accelerate the production and development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)
January 22, 2025 Read Full Article
Ruto Orders Action on Local Ethanol Production to Cut Fuel Imports
by Frankline Oduor (Kenyans.co.ke) President William Ruto has directed the ministries of Agriculture, Energy, and Treasury to immediately begin drafting regulations that will see Kenya start producing fuel products such as ethanol from molasses. Speaking during a tour of the Western Sugar Belt
January 22, 2025 Read Full Article
Exploring Hydrogen: Back to Basics
by Caitlin Scheresky (EcoEngineers/Biomass Magazine) On Nov. 26, EcoEngineers hosted the newest installment in its “Back to Basics” webinar series, with this edition focusing on hydrogen. EcoEngineers’ Senior Carbon Consultant Guillermo Aguirre presented the webinar’s content. Aguirre kicked off the conversation with
January 21, 2025 Read Full Article
Outgoing US Agriculture Chief Criticizes EPA Report on Biofuels
by Kim Chipman (Bloomberg/Yahoo! Finance) US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, in one his final acts, criticized a Biden administration assessment that the country’s key biofuel law likely has had a “modest but negative” impact on the environment. -- The US Department of
January 21, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to the BioFuture Campaign
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This presentation deck outlines the Biofuture Campaign’s strategy to promote sustainable fuels and chemicals (SFC) on a global scale. The campaign, spearheaded by the Molecule Group, aims to integrate SFC technologies into international policy frameworks like
January 20, 2025 Read Full Article
Midlands Voices: Higher Ethanol Content in Fuel Is Right for Nebraska and the US
by David Hallberg, Todd Sneller and Larry Pearce (Omaha World Herald) A new book by pediatrician Debra Hendrickson (“The Air They Breathe: A Pediatrician on the Frontlines of Climate Change”) and a new study from the National Academy of Sciences on
January 20, 2025 Read Full Article
Viking Line Expands Biofuel-Based Initiative to Three Vessels on Helsinki Routes
by Ajsa Habibic (Offshore Energy) Finnish shipping company Viking Line has decided to introduce its biofuel-based sustainable initiative for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from conference trips on three vessels on its Helsinki routes. The initiative called Green Sea Conference, which is said
January 18, 2025 Read Full Article
Green Plains Announces 100% of Rights of Way Acquired on ‘Advantage Nebraska’ Carbon Capture Project with Lateral Construction Underway
(Green Plains) Green Plains Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRE) today announced that key milestones for the ‘Advantage Nebraska’ carbon strategy have been met and the project remains on track for operation in the second half of 2025. These facilities are expected to be among
January 17, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Futuria Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This presentation deck by Futuria Fuels discusses the company’s efforts to develop renewable propane, a clean alternative fuel. The presentation deck highlights the importance of biopropane as a by-product of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production and
January 17, 2025 Read Full Article
Biofuels Bills Introduced at Statehouse to Boost Farmer Income, Save Consumers Money
by Eric Pfeiffer (Hoosier Ag Today) Several bills impacting agriculture have been introduced at the Statehouse. A couple of bills Indiana farmers should be closely following along with us here at Hoosier Ag Today are House Bill 1127 from Allen County Representative Dave
January 17, 2025 Read Full Article
Interactive: Platts Global Bunker Fuel Cost Calculator
B\by Max Lin, Rowan Staden-Coats, Abhishek Anupam, Sophie Byron, Esther Ng, Megan Gildea, and Santiago Canel Soria (S&P Global) The Platts global bunker fuel cost calculator shows how Platts price assessments for methanol, ammonia, LNG, bioblends and conventional oil-based fuels can
January 16, 2025 Read Full Article
Growth Energy Releases Federal Policy Roadmap to Revitalize Rural America and Unleash American Energy Dominance
(Growth Energy) Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, released a roadmap to revitalize rural America today, identifying specific policy goals and actions the 119th Congress and the incoming Trump administration should take to unleash American energy dominance through the expanded use of
January 16, 2025 Read Full Article
Anew Climate Expands Into German Biomethane Market
(Anew Climate/Newswire) The company builds upon its 20+ years of success in North America and gains momentum following its 2022 entry into the European carbon removals market. -- Anew Climate, LLC, a leading biomethane and carbon removals company, announces today an
January 16, 2025 Read Full Article
South Korea Launches $680m Green Fuel Infrastructure Fund
by Moyoun Jin (Lloyd's List) Funds will go to the construction of green marine fuel storage facilities and new bunkering vessels by 2030 -- First project involves constructing additional liquid cargo storage facilities at Hyundai Oil Terminal in Ulsan. The port has
January 16, 2025 Read Full Article
Canada Markets: Why US Clean Fuels Policy May Mean Even Higher Canola Oil Imports
by Mitch Miller (DTN Progressive Farmer) While there are many questions left to be answered by the incoming Trump administration's final rule, the United States Department of the Treasury and the IRS felt confident enough to issue short-term guidance on the
January 14, 2025 Read Full Article
The Year of Deploying Dangerously: Bioeconomy Opportunities for 2025
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... The cold flowing out of Washington DC in the form of 45Z tax credit guidance is matched only by the heavy Eastern snow. Fires rage in Los Angeles fueled by two wet winters, the US is
January 13, 2025 Read Full Article
Mercosur-EU Deal to Open Brazil Ethanol Flows
by Maria Lígia Barros and Maria Albuquerque (Argus Media) A freshly inked EU-Mercosur trade agreement marks an important opportunity for Brazil's burgeoning ethanol market, but will likely not significantly impact the country's well established sugar trade. Announced in December, the landmark pact provides for
January 13, 2025 Read Full Article
Can Sustainable Aviation Fuel Propel Agriculture to New Heights?
by Damian Mason (The Business of Agriculture Podcast) Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) could become a game-changer for production agriculture, driving a surge in demand for corn and soybeans—two crops currently facing significant oversupply challenges. But will SAF truly take off? What
January 13, 2025 Read Full Article
E-fuels: Evaluating the Viability of Commercially Deploying E-fuels in Road Transport
(Transportation Energy Institute) The United States road transportation sector accounts for 22% of US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Policies have been put in place to reduce emissions in the road transport sector – both on a federal and state level in
January 10, 2025 Read Full Article
National Governments Approve Definitive Duties on Biodiesel from China
(European Biodiesel Board) The European Biodiesel Board (EBB) welcomes the approval of the definitive duties on biodiesel (HVO and FAME) from China by EU member states. In July of last year, the EBB already obtained provisional anti-dumping duties that are currently
January 10, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to the Market for Sustainable Aviation Fuel: The ICF View
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This is a presentation about the market for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and the role of ICF, a global consulting firm, in this market. It covers the current state of the SAF market, including the impact
January 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Malta’s Updated Energy and Climate Plan Will Extend Biofuels Blending Obligation to Maritime Sector
by Ian Taylor (Bunkerspot) The Maltese government’s updated National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP), which was presented to the European Commission (EC) this week, will incorporate proposals for extending the obligation for a biofuel component to the maritime sector. In a statement issued on
January 09, 2025 Read Full Article
Indonesia Curbs Exports of Used Cooking Oil, Palm Residue to Help Domestic Users
by Bernadette Christina (Reuters) Indonesia has clamped down on exports of used cooking oil (UCO) and palm oil residue to ensure supply to domestic cooking oil and biodiesel industries, the government said in a new regulation on Wednesday. The step by the
January 09, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Aemetis
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This presentation highlights Aemetis, Inc.’s (AMTX) strategy for becoming a leading producer of below-zero carbon intensity renewable fuels and natural gas. The company aims to replace high-carbon intensity petroleum products with sustainable alternatives like renewable natural
January 09, 2025 Read Full Article
Why Hydrogen Engines Face a Narrowing Window of Adoption in the Commercial World
(AZO CleanTech) In 2025, Europe's second-largest truck OEM, MAN Truck & Bus, will deliver 200 hydrogen trucks powered by its in-house H45 hydrogen combustion engine. These trucks will emit less than 1 g of CO2/tonne-km (drastically lower than a comparable diesel), with ranges
January 08, 2025 Read Full Article
Tidewater Renewable Ltd. Files Countervailing (Anti-Subsidy) and Anti-Dumping Duty Complaint to Address Unfairness in the Canadian Renewable Diesel Market
(Tidewater Renewables/CISION) Tidewater Renewables Ltd. ("Tidewater Renewables" or the "Corporation") (TSX: LCFS) has taken decisive action to protect fair competition in the Canadian renewable diesel market by filing a countervailing (anti-subsidy) and anti-dumping duty complaint (the "Complaint") with the Canada Border Services Agency
January 08, 2025 Read Full Article
Legislators Want Verification of Used Cooking Oil Imports
by Jody Heemstra (DRG News) Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst of Iowa joined bipartisan colleagues in demanding answers from the Environmental Protection Agency regarding used cooking oil imports. The lawmakers want information on the agency’s process for verifying the authenticity
January 08, 2025 Read Full Article
Back to Our Roots: This Year the Ethanol Industry Will Celebrate the 20-Year Anniversary of the Renewable Fuel Standard
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) This year the ethanol industry will celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the Renewable Fuel Standard, the most transformative and influential public policy in our industry’s long and storied history. But we’ll do more
January 08, 2025 Read Full Article
Spain’s Asociación de Líneas Aéreas Calls for SAF Incentives to Offset Cost of ReFuelEU Aviation Mandate
(Asociación de Líneas Aéreas/Biobased Diesel Daily) The Spanish airline group Asociación de Líneas Aéreas said Jan. 2 that airlines will pay an extra cost of 234.2 million euros this year for the use of 2 percent of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Spain
January 07, 2025 Read Full Article
FuelEU Maritime Regulation Enters Into Force
(The Maritime Executive) On January 1, the European Union's new carbon-intensity mandate - FuelEU Maritime - entered into force, requiring European shipping interests to make hard choices about fuel-efficiency and low-carbon propulsion. Compliance options include paying more taxes, cutting down fuel
January 07, 2025 Read Full Article
Thai Palm Oil Mills to Support Farmers in Achieving RSPO Sustainability Standards
by Alan Sherrard (Bioenergy International) To elevate sustainable oil palm production in Thailand to international standards, the Palm Oil Extraction Association, Surat Thani Provincial Agricultural Council, Surat Thani Oil Palm Farmers Association, and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) have
January 07, 2025 Read Full Article
SK Energy Takes Flight with First European Export of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
(SK Innovation News) First Korean refiner to export SAF to Europe, completing global value chain just four months after commercial production; Positioned to lead in the European market following January’s mandatory SAF adoption, with plans for continued expansion domestically and internationally SK Energy
January 07, 2025 Read Full Article
Exporters Vying with Biodiesel for Dwindling Coconut Supply
by Adrian H. Halili (Business World) The biodiesel industry is competing for the limited supply of coconuts, crowding out exporters of products like coconut oil and coconut water, industry officials said. “The recent increase in the country’s biodiesel requirement may possibly divert
January 06, 2025 Read Full Article
Civil Aviation and Sustainability in Brazil: The Role of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF)
by Jefferson dos Santos Estevo, Laís Forti Thomaz, and Amanda Duarte Gondim (Brazilian Journal of Transport) This article examines the development and utilization of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) in Brazil, highlighting their potential and current progress. Civil aviation accounts for
January 06, 2025 Read Full Article
Moeve Supplied 18,000 Tons of SAF in 2024 with Its Alliances to Decarbonize Air Transport
(Moeve) The firm plans to develop new energy alternatives, such as renewable hydrogen and electrification for airline ground fleets. -- Moeve has supplied a total of 18,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel ( SAF ) in 2024 as part of the company's various partnerships to accelerate the decarbonisation of
January 06, 2025 Read Full Article
Johnson Vows to End Biden EV Policies: The Speaker Stressed Energy Issues after Securing the Gavel.
by Timothy Cama (E&E News PM) Speaker Mike Johnson pledged Friday that the Republican-led House would prioritize ending electric vehicle policies and other Democratic climate change efforts. Addressing colleagues shortly after securing the gavel, Johnson laid out a number of top priorities
January 06, 2025 Read Full Article
Did Biodiesel Fail? Here's What Happened to the Renewable Fuel
by Cassidy Ward (Slash Gear) ... Over the last 20 years or so, biodiesel and other biofuels have been touted as a potential replacement or supplement for conventional petroleum based gasoline fuels. In some forms, biodiesel is compatible with a wide
January 03, 2025 Read Full Article
Greener Flights Ahead for UK Aviation
(U.K. Department for Transport and Mike Kane MP) The Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate will support thousands of skilled jobs, deliver economic growth and help make the UK a clean energy superpower. -- flights departing the UK will use greener fuels from today; 10% of all
January 03, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Avantium
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This presentation deck presents Avantium’s progress in developing and commercializing a new, fully plant-based plastic called PEF. The presentation deck highlights the key advantages of PEF over traditional fossil-based plastics, including its enhanced stiffness, longer shelf
January 03, 2025 Read Full Article
Bihar: Nine Ethanol Plants Expected to Set up in State
(ChiniMandi) In Bihar, a large number of factories are being set up, creating numerous employment opportunities across the state. By 2026, nine new ethanol plants are expected to be established, which will help boost ethanol production in the state. These new
January 02, 2025 Read Full Article
Port of Long Beach Releases Clean Marine Fuels White Paper
(Manifold Times) Document intended to prepare and position the port and its stakeholder for adopting low carbon alternative fuels. -- The Port of Long Beach (PLB) in late December released the Clean Marine Fuels White Paper as part of efforts to identify solutions capable
January 02, 2025 Read Full Article
FuelEU Maritime Implementation Delayed for Norway and Iceland
(Lloyd's Register) The FuelEU Maritime regulation comes into force on 1 January 2025, but its incorporation into the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement has been delayed and is not expected to take place before that date. What impact does this have? FuelEU will
January 02, 2025 Read Full Article
Singapore Revamps Port Incentives for Cleaner Ships
by Jim Kendrick (Biofuels Digest) In Singapore, The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore announced revisions to its Maritime Singapore Green Initiative, enhancing incentives for ocean-going vessels using clean fuels and technologies. Effective January 1, 2025, the Green Port Programme will
January 02, 2025 Read Full Article
HJSC Unveils 88,000㎥ Eco-friendly Ammonia Carrier
(HJSC) - Targets advanced eco-friendly ship markets, including dual-fuel, methanol-fueled, and hydrogen vessels -- HJ Shipbuilding & Construction (HJSC) has obtained Approval in Principle (AIP) from Lloyd's Register (LR) for its design concept of an 88,000㎥ next-generation eco-friendly very large ammonia carrier
January 02, 2025 Read Full Article
Viewpoint: US Midcon E15 Shift Looms Again
by Zach Appel (Argus Media) A potential reformulation of gasoline in eight midcontinent states to accommodate year-round 15pc ethanol gasoline (E15) could lead to shortages in midcontinent fuel supply and an increase in retail prices in 2025. Approaching the 2025 summer driving
January 02, 2025 Read Full Article
John Cockerill, Johnson Matthey to Work on ETFuels’ e-Methanol Project in Texas
by Aida Čučuk (Offshore Energy) Green energy company ETFuels has selected technology companies John Cockerill and Johnson Matthey as strategic partners for its 120,000-ton-per-year e-methanol project in Texas, U.S. John Cockerill will provide 210 MW of its pressurized alkaline electrolyzer units, along with
December 30, 2024 Read Full Article
Development and Deployment of Advanced Biofuel Demonstration Facilities
(International Energy Agency Bioenergy Task 39) Decarbonizing the transport sector is critical for achieving global climate and energy targets due to its significant contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and reliance on fossil fuels. Biofuels, in particular advanced biofuels, play a particularly
December 27, 2024 Read Full Article
Petroleum Firms Asked to Promote Selling of Biofuel
(Việt Nam News) In addition to E5RON92 gasoline, MoIT requires producers and traders to research the production and import of E100 fuel. -- The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) urges localities and petroleum traders to promote the sale of biofuel (E5
December 27, 2024 Read Full Article
India Holds Potential to Produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel: IATA Official
(Press Trust of India/Business Standard) India has the potential to be a key producer of sustainable aviation fuel by utilising its ethanol supplies and availability of lipids feedstocks like non-edible industrial oils, according to a senior official at the global airlines'
December 27, 2024 Read Full Article
The Transition to Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Understanding Demand Response to Jet Fuel Price Changes
by Sohyeon Ryu and Joe Janzen (farmdoc daily) ... Such policy aims to reduce emissions created by jet fuel use by encouraging a switch to lower-emission sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) made from plant biomass, vegetable oils, sugars, and alcohols including ethanol.
December 27, 2024 Read Full Article
Big Oil Backtracks on Renewables Push as Climate Agenda Falters
by Ron Bousso (Reuters) European majors slow clean energy investments; Investors rewarding oil and gas focus; New Trump U.S. presidency among big factors in 2025 -- Major European energy companies doubled down on oil and gas in 2024 to focus on near-term profits, slowing
December 27, 2024 Read Full Article
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