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Global Clean Energy’s Richard Palmer on Camelina: Is It the Wonder Crop for Renewable Fuels?

(Propane.com/Path to Zero)  This episode features a deep discussion on the game-changing crop, Camelina, which is quickly becoming a popular feedstock for renewable fuels production. Tucker welcomes the head of the world’s leading developer of camelina. Richard Palmer is CEO

May 23, 2023 Read Full Article

OMV Petrom Cuts Carbon Intensity of Operations in 2022 by 11%

(OMV/Biobased Diesel Daily)  OMV Petrom, the largest integrated energy company in southeastern Europe, has published its sustainability report for 2022. It provides an overview of the economic, environmental and social impact of OMV Petrom’s operations, as well as the commitments and progress

May 10, 2023 Read Full Article

California Gov. Newsom Visits World Energy’s Renewable Diesel, SAF Plant near Los Angeles

by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) California Gov. Gavin Newsom visited World Energy’s Paramount, California, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility May 1 to spotlight California’s transition to clean fuels and broader commitment to green jobs. The World Energy site

May 09, 2023 Read Full Article

PBF Begins Commissioning Renewable Diesel Unit at Chalmette Refinery in Louisiana

by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily)  Construction on PBF Energy’s 306-million-gallon-per-year renewable diesel production unit co-located with the company’s Chalmette refinery in Louisiana has reached mechanical completion, the company announced in its first-quarter financials. The project, which includes a repurposed hydrocracker and

May 09, 2023 Read Full Article

Greasezilla Ramps Up Production of Low Carbon Intensity Waste Feedstock for Biofuels Industry

(Greasezilla/Downey Ridge Environmental Company/PR Zen)  As a proven leader in FOG separation and waste reduction, Greasezilla is making its mark on the renewable fuels industry. -- Downey Ridge Environmental Company's rapid expansion of GreasezillaTM fats, oils and grease (FOG) separation and

May 08, 2023 Read Full Article

Industry Fundamentals Training --- Various Dates through December 2023 --- Singapore, Dubai, other locations

(S&P Global Commodity Insights) As markets evolve and industries change, it is more important than ever to have a good understanding of the complex interaction of technology, economics, and markets that drives profitability within the global energy and chemical industry. Our

May 03, 2023 Read Full Article

Hawaii Oil Refinery Investing $90 Million to Produce Renewable Diesel, SAF by 2025

(Par Pacific Holdings/Biobased Diesel Daily)  Par Pacific Holdings Inc. announced plans April 27 to invest approximately $90 million to develop the state’s largest liquid renewable fuels manufacturing facility at its Kapolei refinery. The project relies on the Kapolei refinery’s highly experienced

May 02, 2023 Read Full Article

The Battle of the Ethanol Bulge

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association summed it up thus: “The EPA’s action means that E10 and E15 will have the same volatility limit for the summer driving season that runs from June 1 to

May 01, 2023 Read Full Article

Tesoro to Pay $27.5 Million for Violating Previous Court Order Requiring It to Reduce Air Pollution at Its Martinez, Calif. Refinery

(U.S. Department of Justice) Settlement Will Result in Cleaner Air Due to Tesoro’s Forfeiture of Air Emission Credits -- The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company will pay a $27.5

April 27, 2023 Read Full Article

Taking to the Skies

(Biofuels International) ... bp believes that producing SAF through co-processing at existing refineries will help the aviation sector as it transitions to a low-carbon industry and builds dedicated and more efficient standalone units for SAF production. Today, existing refineries can be

April 27, 2023 Read Full Article

Braya Lands $300 Million Investment for Refinery-Conversion Project in Atlantic Canada

(Braya Renewable Fuels) Braya Renewable Fuels announced April 20 a USD$300 million preferred-equity investment from Energy Capital Partners, a leading energy transition-focused investor in the electricity, clean-energy, renewable and sustainable-infrastructure sectors. The investment from ECP completes the financing for the conversion of

April 25, 2023 Read Full Article

Renewable Diesel Production 'Booming' as National Availability Remains in Question

by Tom Quimby (Commercial Carrier Journal) Market forecast reports are indicating a large uptick in renewable diesel production in the U.S. as most of low-carbon fuel continues to be confined to California. The Department of Energy reported that renewable diesel production could

April 19, 2023 Read Full Article

Petrobras to Conduct New Studies to Expand Production of Biodiesel

by Bella Weetch (Hydrocarbon Engineering)Petrobras has clarified that as part of its BioRefining programme it is conducting new project studies to expand the production of Diesel R, Petrobras' fuel produced by co-processing mineral diesel with vegetable oil, which contains a

April 19, 2023 Read Full Article

Aemetis Awarded $34 Million of Biodiesel Contracts by India Oil Refiners for Delivery in Q2 2023

(Aemetis/Globe Newswire) Plant near the Port of Kakinada, India in production and delivering product to OMC’s -- Aemetis, Inc.(NASDAQ: AMTX) announced today that its Universal Biofuels subsidiary in India, owner and operator of a biodiesel plant located near the Port of Kakinada

April 17, 2023 Read Full Article

Sixteen Going on Seventeen: It’s Springtime in the Bioeconomy, Where’s Summer?

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...  We are trying so hard to do so much so fast, the tuneful “better beware, be canny and careful” is good advice for an industry where many feel that too little is happening, too slow. It’s not

April 17, 2023 Read Full Article

The ‘E’ Is Silent

by Ron Lamberty (American Coalition for Ethanol)  When EPA examined concerns about removing the 1-pound RVP waiver during the high-ozone season to facilitate year-round blending of E15, it gave zero consideration to the negative economic impact a "gap year" would

April 14, 2023 Read Full Article

State Aid: Commission Approves €158 Million Polish Measure to Support LOTOS Green H2 in the Production of Renewable Hydrogen

(European Commission) The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €158 million Polish measure to support LOTOS Green H2 sp. z o.o, a special purpose vehicle ultimately owned by PKN Orlen SA, in the production of renewable

April 14, 2023 Read Full Article

SAF in the Big Sky State

by Susanne Retka Schill (SAF Magazine)  Calumet’s Montana Renewables has set sights on optimizing renewable jet output to be North America’s largest producer. -- As of late February, Montana Renewables LLC claims the distinction of being the largest sustainable aviation

April 12, 2023 Read Full Article

Growth Energy Aims to Ensure RFS Compliance in Latest Case against EPA

(Growth Energy)  Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuels trade association, filed its opening brief today in its challenge to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) failure to enforce compliance under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). In Growth Energy v. U.S. Environmental Protection

April 12, 2023 Read Full Article

Countdown: Lower-Cost E15 Fuel Under Threat -- Washington Must Act Now to Save Summertime E15

(Renewable Fuels Association) Gas prices remain elevated and hard-working families are feeling pain at the pump. Fortunately, American-made ethanol provides some relief. Today, gas with 15 percent ethanol is the lowest-priced fuel available. But this blend, E15, will disappear on Thursday,

April 03, 2023 Read Full Article

Progress with Scaling up Liquefied Waste Plastic Processing – Neste Completed Second Series of Runs at Its Porvoo Refinery

(Neste)  - Neste has concluded its second series of industrial-scale liquefied waste plastic processing runs at the Porvoo refinery.  - In total, Neste has processed close to 3,000 tons of liquefied waste plastic to date. Neste has successfully concluded its second

March 31, 2023 Read Full Article

Why U.S. Refiners Are Ramping Up Biofuel Production

by Haley Zaremba (OilPrice.com) - Refiners are investing in high-value distillates such as diesel and renewable fuels, which are becoming more profitable as gasoline demand declines. -As the shale revolution has slowed down in Texas, the country is left with

March 31, 2023 Read Full Article

Shell Puts a Stop to Singapore Biofuels, Base Oil Projects

by Trixie Sher Li Yap and Florence Tan (Reuters) Shell has decided not to go ahead with two projects it was studying to produce biofuels and base oils in Singapore, a company spokesperson said on Thursday. "We can confirm that we are

March 30, 2023 Read Full Article

Taking to the Skies

(Biofuels International)  ... bp believes that producing SAF through co-processing at existing refineries will help the aviation sector as it transitions to a low-carbon industry and builds dedicated and more efficient standalone units for SAF production. Today, existing refineries can be

March 30, 2023 Read Full Article

EPA Fights Push to Revive RFS Waivers, Raising Chance of Circuit Split

(Inside EPA) EPA is fighting a legal push by Wyoming oil refiners for a stay of the agency’s denial of Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) compliance waivers, a move the refiners say would require issuance of the waivers but which EPA

March 28, 2023 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Chevron

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) With the acquisition of REG and investments in companies such as Raven SR, Chevron has signaled that, as CEO Mike Wirth put it, “we believe the future of energy to be lower carbon. We intend

March 27, 2023 Read Full Article

Indian Oil to Consolidate Green Assets under 1 Umbrella for Powering India’s Energy Transition

(Indian Oil/Biobased Diesel Daily) During the first Indian Oil Green Energy Summit held March 15, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., the country’s top refiner and fuel retailer, shared a wide array of sustainability endeavors poised to catalyze India’s green-energy transition. The company

March 21, 2023 Read Full Article

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

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

March 21, 2023 Read Full Article

Bernstein Liebhard LLP Announces that a Securities Class Action Lawsuit Has Been Filed against Vertex Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: VTNR)

(Bernstein Liebhard/PR Newswire) Bernstein Liebhard LLP announces that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased or acquired the securities of Vertex Energy, Inc. ("Vertex" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: VTNR) between April 1, 2022 and August 8, 2022, inclusive

March 20, 2023 Read Full Article

US Senators Seek to Expand Sales of Ethanol-Gas Blend with Support from Big Oil

by Stephanie Kelly (Reuters)  U.S. senators reintroduced a bipartisan bill on Tuesday that would allow nationwide sales of gasoline with a higher blend of ethanol year-round, as a second heavy-weight oil trade group appeared ready to back the idea. Republican Senator Deb

March 15, 2023 Read Full Article

This “Climate-Friendly” Fuel Comes with an Astronomical Cancer Risk

by Sharon Lerner (Pro Publica)  The Environmental Protection Agency recently gave a Chevron refinery the green light to create fuel from discarded plastics as part of a “climate-friendly” initiative to boost alternatives to petroleum. But, according to agency records obtained

March 13, 2023 Read Full Article

Enviva Announces Feedstock Agreement with SAF Producer

by Erin Voegele (SAF Magazine) U.S.-based wood pellet producer Enviva Inc. announced on March 1 it has signed a new take-or-pay off-take contract with an unnamed U.S.-based bioenergy facility to provide feedstock for the production of biofuels, including sustainable aviation fuel

March 10, 2023 Read Full Article

Wyoming Senators Ask Department of Energy to Clarify Small Refinery Exemptions

by Mary Stroka (County 17) Wyoming's U.S. Senators, Cynthia Lummis and John Barrasso, joined eight Senate Republican colleagues in asking Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to explain the department's process for vetting and approving Wyoming’s small refinery exemptions to

March 09, 2023 Read Full Article

Nigeria Fuel Ethanol Cost Benefit Analysis Study

(Turner Mason and Company/U.S. Grains Council) There is only one grade of gasoline in Nigeria, a 91 RON regular. The gasoline is generally supplied from refineries in Western Europe and tankered to Nigeria. Nigeria has eight domestic refineries, four larger

March 08, 2023 Read Full Article

Oil Investors Get $128 Billion Handout as Doubts Grow about Fossil Fuels

by Kevin Crowley, David Wethe and Mitchell Ferman (Bloomberg/Yahoo)  ... Oil executives who in years past were rewarded for investing in gigantic, long-term energy projects are now under the gun to funnel cash to investors who are increasingly convinced that the

March 06, 2023 Read Full Article

Air bp Makes First Sale of SAF from Its Spanish Refinery

(Biofuels International) Air bp has announced the first sale of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from its Castellon refinery in Spain. The flight was carried out by LATAM Cargo Chile from Zaragoza, Spain to North America. “This latest announcement marks another important

March 06, 2023 Read Full Article

Transition Champ: How Biofuels Are Helping Set the Transport Sector on the Path to Net Zero

(bp) bp is deepening its investment in bioenergy, including biofuels. Our SVP of biofuels growth, Nigel Dunn, explains their importance in the transition to net zero, the progress we’re making in this space, and why bp is perfectly positioned to

March 03, 2023 Read Full Article

bp Launches Plans for Low-Carbon Green Hydrogen Cluster in Spain’s Valencia Region

(bp) - Aims to make Valencia region a leader in green hydrogen production.;- Cluster to include world-scale green hydrogen production at bp’s Castellón refinery of up to 2GW of electrolysis capacity by 2030; - Supports transformation and decarbonisation of the

March 01, 2023 Read Full Article

The Old One-Two

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

February 28, 2023 Read Full Article

HVOlution, the New Biofuel Arrives in the First 50 Eni Service Stations

(HDMotor.it (Google Translation)) Eni focuses on " technological neutrality " to decarbonise the transport sector . Therefore, the company intends to invest in various technologies to achieve this important goal. Technologies such as, for example, biofuels . Last November, Eni reported on its work on HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil), a biofuel which it

February 22, 2023 Read Full Article

RFA: Minnesota E15 Volume Hits Record

(Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Sales of E15, a gasoline blend containing 15 percent ethanol, hit a record 171 million gallons in Minnesota in 2022, according to a new Renewable Fuels Association analysis of data from the Minnesota Department of Commerce. This

February 22, 2023 Read Full Article

Biofuels M&A: 2022 Review & Outlook 2023

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

February 13, 2023 Read Full Article

Investors Urge European Banks to End New Oil and Gas Financing

by Tommy Wilkes (Reuters) European banks risk jeopardising the path to net-zero carbon emissions and the growth of renewable energy unless they stop directly financing new oil and gas fields this year, investors managing assets worth more than $1.5 trillion said

February 10, 2023 Read Full Article

Climate Envoy Kerry Concerned as Oil Companies Back off Renewables

by Zack Colman (Politico Pro) John Kerry said oil and gas companies will be part of the transition to lower emission sources of energy. -- Special Climate Envoy John Kerry said Thursday he plans to reach out to the major oil

February 10, 2023 Read Full Article

EPA's Refinery Exemptions Denial Not Subject to Congressional Review Act, GAO Says

by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico Pro)  EPA's denial of exemptions for small refineries under the Renewable Fuel Standard last year does not constitute a rule and therefore is not subject to the Congressional Review Act, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said Thursday. The

February 10, 2023 Read Full Article

Neste Reports Strong 2022 Performance for Renewables

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

February 09, 2023 Read Full Article

Marathon Starts up Phase 1 of Martinez Conversion Project

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

February 08, 2023 Read Full Article

Report: Philippines Considers Voluntary Move to E15, E20 Blends

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  The government of the Philippines is currently studying the possibility of allowing the use of gasoline blends containing up to 20 percent ethanol, according to a report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s Global Agricultural Information

February 07, 2023 Read Full Article

Appeals Court Signals EPA Likely Violated Law in Biofuels Compliance Program

by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico Pro)  A spokesperson for EPA said it will review the decision. --  A federal appeals court Friday granted a request by two small refiners to halt their compliance obligations under the Renewable Fuel Standard — signaling EPA's decision

January 30, 2023 Read Full Article

Renewable Diesel & SAF: Project Roundup Report

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

January 29, 2023 Read Full Article

Imperial Approves $720 Million for Largest Renewable Diesel Facility in Canada

(Imperial/Business Wire) Facility expected to produce more than 1 billion litres per year, or 20,000 barrels per day, of renewable diesel; Renewable diesel has potential to reduce annual greenhouse emissions by about 3 million tonnes compared to conventional fuels; Project

January 27, 2023 Read Full Article

Who Should Want More Ethanol in the Pool? Would You Believe Oil Refiners?

by David Hallberg, President (Dakota Ag Energy/Biofuels Digest)  ... Which brings us back to my thesis—as the pendulum swings back to internal combustion engines the quest for low carbon isn’t going to disappear. ... A nationwide E30 Clean Octane standard This  triggered a

January 27, 2023 Read Full Article

HVO Grows in the United States, Is Consumed More than Biodiesel and Threatens Argentine Exports

(Clarin.com  Rural (Google Translation)) The northern country expanded its soybean crush capacity for the production of renewable diesel, which would lead to an extra supply of oilseed meal and a drop in pellet prices. -- The large oil refineries in

January 26, 2023 Read Full Article

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

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

January 24, 2023 Read Full Article

EPA: 10 New SRE Petitions Filed, 22 SRE Petitions Now Pending

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA on Jan. 19 released data showing that 10 new small refinery exemption (SRE) petitions have been filed under the Renewable Fuel Standard over the past month. A total of 22 SRE petitions

January 20, 2023 Read Full Article

The Biofuels Oil Rush

(World Bio Market Insights) With big oil moving into biofuels, Shell is one to watch. -- ... From another angle, biofuels are an already-lucrative global commodity attracting attention from some of the biggest corporate entities in the world: oil majors. The oil

January 19, 2023 Read Full Article

D.C. Circuit Slated to Hear Case over Extended RFS Compliance Deadlines

(Inside EPA) A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is poised to hear oral argument in refiners’ lawsuit targeting EPA’s extended timetable for complying with renewable fuel standard (RFS) mandates, a measure ostensibly

January 18, 2023 Read Full Article

Vertex Energy on Track to Start Producing Renewable Diesel in Alabama This Spring

by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Vertex Energy Inc. provided an update Jan. 17 on the construction of its renewable diesel conversion project in Mobile, Alabama. The company said the project, which is designed to convert the existing hydrocracking unit to produce

January 18, 2023 Read Full Article

Vegetable Oil Is Gaining Traction as a Biofuel

by Felicity Bradstock (OilPrice.com) - Biofuels have grown increasingly popular in recent years as a way to reduce emissions when it comes to both transport and heating. -In the UK, around 1.7 million homes still rely on kerosene heaters, and

January 17, 2023 Read Full Article

Oil Majors Investing 8 Times More in Biofuels than Hydrogen – T&E

(Biofuels Central) ... Europe’s oil majors’ ‘big bet’ on hydrogen as the transport fuel for the future is not so big in reality, according to a new study on behalf of Transport & Environment (T&E)[1], which shows that investments in biofuels refining are eight

January 16, 2023 Read Full Article

Calumet: Montana Renewables Begins Shipping Renewable Diesel

by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) Calumet Specialty Product Partners L.P. on Dec. 29 announced that its Montana Renewables biorefinery generated a full month of on-spec renewable diesel production in December and has commenced rail shipments of the product. Montana Renewables commissioned its

January 11, 2023 Read Full Article

Petron Gets Regulatory Nod on Biofuels Business

by Ashley Erika O. Jose (BusinessWorld)  Petron Corp. has secured regulatory approval on its planned biofuels venture, the company announced on Tuesday. In a regulatory filing, Petron said the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved an amendment to the company’s articles

January 09, 2023 Read Full Article

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

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

January 05, 2023 Read Full Article

Renewable Diesel & SAF: Project Roundup Report

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

January 04, 2023 Read Full Article

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

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

January 04, 2023 Read Full Article

Alternative Energy: IOC to Set up New Company for Green Business

by Kalpana Pathak (The Economic Times)  Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), India's largest oil marketing company, is planning to set up a new company to house its alternative energy businesses, according to sources aware of the development. IOCL is already present and

December 30, 2022 Read Full Article

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

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) These slides were presented by Digest editor Jim Lane for the December 22 episode of ABLC CONNECT, and focused on the Drivers, Margins, Project List. Value Stack, Mandates, Policies, Tax Credits, Supply Crunch, and Hot

December 26, 2022 Read Full Article

Phillips 66 to Boost Spending on Chemicals, Renewable Fuels

by Gary McWilliams and Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) U.S. oil refiner Phillips 66 (PSX.N) on Friday (December 9, 2022) said it will raise spending on new projects next year by about 6%, putting more into renewable fuels and pipeline businesses. Total capital spending next

December 24, 2022 Read Full Article

IPCEI Grant Awarded to Neste Boosts Porvoo Refinery’s Green Hydrogen Projects

(Neste)  In December 2022, Business Finland awarded Neste with a public funding of EUR 27.7 million for green hydrogen projects at Neste’s refinery in Porvoo, Finland, aiming to develop solutions for renewable hydrogen production.  In July 2022, Neste became the first Finnish

December 23, 2022 Read Full Article

EPA Responds to GAO Report on RIN Prices, Small Refineries

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA on Dec. 20 released a final analysis on the price of renewable identification numbers (RINs) and small refineries in response to a recommendation included in a recent U.S. Government Accountability Office report.

December 21, 2022 Read Full Article

Alfa Laval to Supply Feedstock-Pretreatment Systems to CVR Energy

(Alfa Laval/Biobased Diesel Daily) Alfa Laval announced Dec. 14 that it has entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of CVR Energy Inc., a U.S.-based renewable fuels and petroleum refining company, to supply processing systems for feedstock pretreatment*, part of

December 20, 2022 Read Full Article

California Approves Roadmap for Carbon Neutrality by 2045

by Sophie Austin (Associate Press) California air regulators voted unanimously Thursday to approve an ambitious plan to drastically cut reliance on fossil fuels by changing practices in the energy, transportation and agriculture sectors, but critics say it doesn’t go far enough

December 19, 2022 Read Full Article

Oil Industry Confronts a Growing Threat: Newsom’s California

by Wes Venteicher (PoliticoPro) ... Fossil fuel companies face an existential threat in California as the state shifts to a carbon neutral future: Lawmakers have set a deadline to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles. State and local officials have restricted,

December 19, 2022 Read Full Article

Exclusive Interview: Honeywell’s ETJ Tech to Help Cut Emission Says Vice President Ashish Gaikwad

by Huma Siddiqui (Financial Express) Innovative ethanol-to-jet fuel (ETJ) processing technology allows producers to convert sugar or corn or cellulosic based ethanol into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). - Earlier this year in October, Honeywell announced a new, innovative ethanol-to-jet fuel (ETJ)

December 13, 2022 Read Full Article

Current and Future California SAF Pathways & Supply

by Chuck Sorenson (Lee Enterprises Consulting/Biiofuels Digest) ... AltAir Paramount LLC was the first company to bring California-produced renewable fuels at scale to the California market.  They purchased the former Paramount Oil refinery near Los Angeles in 2013 and converted

December 09, 2022 Read Full Article

County Approves Bonds for Montana Renewables Conversion Project

by Jenn Rowell (The Electric) ... Montana Renewables will use the proceeds of the bonds to “finance all, or a portion of, the costs of acquiring, constructing, installing, converting, modifying and repurposing infrastructure and improvements…to create a renewable fuels refinery capable

December 06, 2022 Read Full Article

Refinery-State Democrats Plan Bill to Rein in Biofuel Blending Compliance Costs

by Jeremy Beaman (Washington Examiner) Congressional lawmakers are drawing up legislation to cut down the near-record compliance costs associated with the Renewable Fuel Standard, which has pitted corn staters and some in the oil industry against each other for more than a decade. The bicameral

December 05, 2022 Read Full Article

California’s LCFS: Just How Much Stronger Will the New Targets Be?

by Jordan Godwin (OPIS) Prices for credits under California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) have been a sad story in 2022. They opened the year around $149. That was the first OPIS assessment of 2022 on Jan. 3. Sure, it was down

December 02, 2022 Read Full Article

Essar Oil UK to Build £360 Milllion Carbon Cpture Facility to Deliver on Its Ambition to Be a Leading Low Carbon Refinery

(Essar Oil) Essar Oil UK Limited (“Essar” or “the Company”) today announces its plan to build a £360 million major new carbon capture plant at its Stanlow refinery in line with its ambition to become a leading low carbon refinery by

December 02, 2022 Read Full Article

Proposed Renewable Fuel Standards for 2023, 2024, and 2025 Public Comments Due February 10, 2023

(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) On December 1, 2022, EPA announces a proposed rule to establish required Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volumes and percentage standards for 2023, 2024, and 2025, as well as to propose a series of important modifications to strengthen

December 01, 2022 Read Full Article

EPA Approves RFS Fuel Pathway for Chevron Refinery

by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The U.S. EPA has approved a fuel pathway that allows Chevron U.S.A. Inc. to generate D6 renewable fuel renewable identification numbers (RINs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard for several biofuels produced from soybean oil via coprocessing

November 30, 2022 Read Full Article

Total, Eneos Move Proposed 100 mgy SAF Project from Negishi to Wakayama Refinery in Arida, Japan

(Eneos/Biobased Diesel Daily)Total Energies and Eneos Corp. announced Nov. 24 that they will pursue their feasibility study for a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production unit at the Eneos Wakayama refinery in Arida, Japan. The study was initially planned for the Eneos

November 29, 2022 Read Full Article

BP Completes Renewable Diesel Coprocessing Expansion Project in Washington

by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) BP has completed the expansion of its renewable diesel coprocessing capacity at the company’s Cherry Point refinery in Washington state. The refinery has doubled its renewable diesel capacity and is now able to coprocess nearly 110

November 29, 2022 Read Full Article

Refiners Detail Legal Arguments against EPA’s RFS Waiver Denial Policy

(Inside EPA) A coalition of small refiners is sketching out its legal arguments against EPA’s blanket policy of denying all petitions from smaller refineries for economic hardship waivers from the renewable fuel standard (RFS), as many refiners seek to overturn

November 22, 2022 Read Full Article

Ethanol, Petroleum and Ag Groups Express Support for Year-Round E15 Legislation

(Renewable Fuels Association) In a letter sent yesterday to U.S. Senate and House leadership, a broad coalition of energy and agriculture organizations called on Congress to quickly adopt legislation that would resolve inconsistent fuel volatility regulations. Specifically, the groups expressed support for legislation

November 22, 2022 Read Full Article

ABFC Releases Annual ‘Biofuels in Canada’ 2022 Report: Biofuels Continue to Lead Emissions Reductions in Transportation

(Advanced Biofuels Canada/Biocarburants avancés Canada) New report assesses Clean Fuel Regulations impact, fuel and carbon tax penalties on biofuels, and abatement costs  --  Advanced Biofuels Canada (ABFC) announced the release of the sixth Biofuels in Canada (BIC) report, accompanied by detailed and

November 21, 2022 Read Full Article

EPA: 4 New SRE Petitions Filed, 9 SRE Petitions Currently Pending

by Erin Voegele (EthanolProducer Magazine) The U.S. EPA on Nov. 17 released updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data, reporting that four new SRE petitions were filed under the Renewable Fuel Standard during the past month. According to the agency, nine SRE

November 18, 2022 Read Full Article

Calumet Considers Pivot to SAF Production at Montana Facility

by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P. is considering plans to ramp up sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production at its Montana Renewables biorefinery to as high as 230 MMgy. That facility, currently focused on renewable diesel production, began

November 16, 2022 Read Full Article

Eni and Leonardo Working Together on the Development of Decarbonisation Projects

(Eni)  Eni and Leonardo signed an agreement for the development of joint sustainability and innovation initiatives, with the aim of boosting the energy transition and decarbonising their operations. The collaboration between Eni, a global leader in the energy sector, and Leonardo, a

November 10, 2022 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Alder Fuels

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In this connected presentation set, Alder Fuels CEO Bryan Sherbacow, and in a later and related presentation, VP Nancy Young, took the ABLC Next 2022 stage in San Francisco to outline the company’s milestones, technology,

November 04, 2022 Read Full Article

GAO Hammers EPA on RFS Waiver Methods

by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) GAO Report: EPA Unable to Prove Small Refiners Pass RFS Costs to Consumers --  Not all small refineries are able to pass costs to comply with the Renewable Fuel Standard on to consumers at the

November 04, 2022 Read Full Article

Ethanol, Ag Intervene in RFS Lawsuit Ethanol, Ag Groups Rally behind EPA on Rejection of 69 Small-Refinery Exemptions

by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer)  The major biofuels interest groups and National Farmers Union are trying to intervene in a lawsuit challenging EPA's recent decision to reject 69 pending applications for small-refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard, according to

November 03, 2022 Read Full Article

Refiners Challenge RFS Small Refinery Alternative-Compliance Schedule

(Inside EPA) Refiners are filing suit against EPA’s “alternative” schedule for small refineries to turn in credits for renewable fuel standard (RFS) compliance, in litigation that will likely allege the extended schedule merely further complicates an already delayed and complex

November 02, 2022 Read Full Article

Braya Renewable Fuels Issues a Request for Proposal for the Provision and Potential Production of Green Hydrogen DEADLINE: December 19, 2022

(Braya Renewable Fuels) Braya Renewable Fuels ("Braya") has issued an RFP for the provision of green hydrogen as a feedstock for its refinery operations in Come By Chance, NL, Canada, and as a potential export commodity in the form of green ammonia for

November 02, 2022 Read Full Article

Fossils, Fertilizers, and False Solutions: How Laundering Fossil Fuels in Agrochemicals Puts the Climate and the Planet at Risk

(Center for International Environmental Law) Fertilizers and pesticides are interdependent inputs to a destructive food production model that is contributing to catastrophic biodiversity collapse, toxic pollution, and the violation of human rights. But there is an often-overlooked dimension of the threat

November 01, 2022 Read Full Article

Shell Buys Asia-Based Waste Oil Recycler to Boost Biofuels Output

by Trixie Yap (Reuters/NASDAQ) Shell Eastern Petroleum, a unit of oil giant Shell SHEL.L, said on Tuesday it has acquired Asia-based waste oil recycling firm EcoOils to expand its biofuels production. The company will completely take over EcoOils' subsidiaries in Malaysia and a

November 01, 2022 Read Full Article

Renewable Diesel & SAF Roundup

(Biomass Magazine) U.S. renewable diesel capacity continues to rapidly expand and is poised to surpass operating biodiesel capacity, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Sept. 30. Biodiesel capacity fell to 2.089 billion gallons in July, down 126

October 27, 2022 Read Full Article

Is Your Oil Refinery a Candidate for Renewable Diesel or Sustainable Aviation Fuel?

by Dave Collings (1898 Co.) Refineries have many options available for full or partial conversion to renewable diesel or sustainable aviation fuel production. With momentum continuing in the renewable fuels space, the petroleum industry is actively looking to repurpose existing

October 19, 2022 Read Full Article

EPA Abused Discretion by Denying Suncor Colorado Refineries Exemption from Clean Air Law, Court Says

by Michael Karlik (The Gazette) The federal appeals court based in Denver has overturned a 2019 decision of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that refused to grant Suncor Energy's Commerce City Refinery an exemption to a key environmental law. Although the U.S.

October 18, 2022 Read Full Article

How a Pricey Taxpayer Gamble on Carbon Capture Helps Big Oil

by Evan Halper (Washington Post)  ... Carbon capture generally involves chemical processes that separate out carbon dioxide from industrial gases. Newer, more costly, variations of the technology work like giant vacuums, sucking the carbon dioxide directly from the air. The carbon

October 13, 2022 Read Full Article

Gov. Edwards Announces Milestone Emissions Reduction Project -- CF Industries, ExxonMobil and EnLink Enter Large-Scale Carbon Capture, Transport and Storage Agreement

 (Office of Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards) Gov. John Bel Edwards and the executives of major global energy corporations CF Industries, ExxonMobil and EnLink Midstream announced an “unprecedented” decarbonization collaboration aimed at dramatically reducing industrial CO2 emissions in Louisiana. The announcement –

October 13, 2022 Read Full Article

Honeywell to Make Lower-Carbon Aviation Fuel from Ethanol

by Stephanie Kelly (Reuters)  Tech firm Honeywell International Inc (HON.O) will roll out technology that could increase supplies of lower-carbon aviation fuel produced from ethanol, the company said Monday, as the Biden administration calls for the aviation industry to reduce emissions. Honeywell's technology can increase production

October 10, 2022 Read Full Article

Oil and Gas Industry’s Top Lobbying Arm Considers Another Climate Policy

by Maxine Joselow and  Vanessa Montalbano (Washington Post) ... American Petroleum Institute weighs clean fuel standard after backing carbon tax -- The American Petroleum Institute will hold a workshop Thursday on the merits of a clean fuel standard, a policy aimed

October 06, 2022 Read Full Article

The Truth about Ethanol and Carbon Emissions

by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Associati0n) ... Unfortunately, Reuters took the same flawed and misleading approach to examining ethanol’s carbon footprint that many other biofuel critics and opponents have taken in the past. Like other erroneous attacks on ethanol’s carbon benefits, the Reuters article failed

October 04, 2022 Read Full Article

Exclusive: Shell plans $1.48B Bio-refinery in Louisiana as Part of Transition away from Fossil Fuels

by Amanda Drane (Houston Chronicle)  Preparations are underway at the site of Shell’s former Convent refinery in Louisiana, where the oil major plans to build a $1.48 billion low-carbon fuels facility.  The project’s first phase would include a renewable fuels unit that would produce

September 30, 2022 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Renewable Diesel and DME

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What’s up with the most exciting molecule in the bioeconomy as measured by capacity building? There are greenfield projects, refinery conversions, new technologies headed toward commercial, and the exciting arrival of DME at scale. What

September 23, 2022 Read Full Article

Biofuels Leaders Set Priorities for 2023 and Beyond: The Industry Is Calling for Strong RFS Volumes

by Cassidy Walter (Successful Farming) Today (September 22, 2022) a coalition of leaders from America’s biofuels industry sent a united call to EPA for a strong Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in 2023 and beyond, to advance biofuels’ efforts toward net-zero emissions. “We

September 23, 2022 Read Full Article

Canola Sector Eyes More Acres as Yields Stall

by Sean Pratt (Western Producer Magazine) The Canola Council of Canada is encouraging acreage expansion in the brown soil zone of Saskatchewan. However, council president Jim Everson says that does not represent a pivot in the council’s strategy for growing the crop. “We

September 23, 2022 Read Full Article

Neste Finalizes Transaction to Establish a Joint Venture for Production of Renewable Fuels with Marathon Petroleum in the United States

(Neste)  On 1 March 2022, Neste Corporation and Marathon Petroleum Corporation (Marathon) announced an agreement to establish a 50/50 joint venture to produce renewable diesel following a conversion project of Marathon's refinery in Martinez, California (the Martinez Renewable Fuels project). All

September 22, 2022 Read Full Article

Neste Launches a Strategic Study on Transitioning Its Porvoo Refinery to a Renewable and Circular Site and Ending Crude Oil Refining in the Mid-2030s

(Neste) Building on its capability of proactive transformation, Neste launches a strategic study on transitioning its refinery in Porvoo, Finland to non-crude oil refining and into a globally leading renewable and circular solutions site. Through co-processing and retrofitting of units, and benefiting

September 20, 2022 Read Full Article

Exclusive: Delta Air Lines Readies Refinery to Process Biofuels

by Laura Sanicola and Laila Kearney (Reuters)  Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL.N) plans to start receiving shipments of renewable fuel feedstocks at its Trainer, Pennsylvania, refinery as part of a strategy that could reduce its environmental liabilities by hundreds of millions of dollars,

September 19, 2022 Read Full Article

EPA: 1 New SRE Petition Filed, 4 SRE Petitions Now Pending

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA on Sept. 15 released updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data, reporting that one new SRE petition was filed under the Renewable Fuel Standard during the past month. According to the agency, four

September 16, 2022 Read Full Article

OMV and Lufthansa Group Further Strengthen Partnership with Sustainable Aviation Fuel

(OMV Group)  • Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to supply a total of more than 800,000 tons Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) between 2023 and 2030 Cooperation to include new locations and new SAF production technologies  OMV already supplying SAF to Austrian

September 15, 2022 Read Full Article

California Drivers Embrace Renewable Diesel from San Francisco Refinery

by William Zander (Phillips 66)  Nearly two years of planning and teamwork have cemented Phillips 66’s position as one of the country’s largest renewable-diesel producers — and California drivers at over 600 76® stations can now fuel their diesel engines with a

September 09, 2022 Read Full Article

EPA Sets Alternative RIN Retirement Schedule for Small Refineries

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA on Aug. 29 issued a final rule creating an optional alternative renewable identification number (RIN) retirement schedule for small refineries under the Renewable Fuel Standard for compliance year 2020. The agency action

August 31, 2022 Read Full Article

The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Neste

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Neste — a company that built massive renewable diesel capacity when it was not fashionable, and have transitioned from a minor oil & gas player in Europe to a Major Player on the Leading Edge

August 31, 2022 Read Full Article

Shell to Convert Convent Site to Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Renewable Diesel Production Facility

by Robert Stewart (The Advocate) Shell intends to build a sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel production facility at its shuttered Convent refinery, according to documents filed with Louisiana Economic Development. Shell acknowledged in February that it planned to convert the old Convent

August 25, 2022 Read Full Article

Renewable Diesel Poised to Overtake Biodiesel

by Sean Pratt (Western Producer) Renewable diesel production is expected to overtake biodiesel production in the United States in October, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. “We’re seeing continued growth on the renewable diesel side and stagnation to slight shrinkage on

August 24, 2022 Read Full Article

Small Refiners Seek to Scrap EPA’s ‘Compressed’ RFS Compliance Rule

(Inside EPA)  Small refiners suing EPA over its modified compliance regime for the renewable fuel standard (RFS) say the agency has unlawfully and “extremely” compressed the timetable for them to supply EPA with compliance credits under the guise of a

August 24, 2022 Read Full Article

NREL Study: Refineries Increase Revenue and Reduce Carbon Footprint with Renewable Propane

(Propane Education & Research Council/CISION PR Newswire) Major refiners like Chevron see value in commercializing renewable propane --  A new study by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) shows biorefineries can increase their financial returns by selling renewable propane versus using it as

August 18, 2022 Read Full Article

Creating a More Sustainable Future from Deep in the Heart of Texas

(Neste) When Neste started doing business in North America in the '80s, our focus was on oil products. We used to collect crude oil by truck from the Texas oil fields and sell gasoline to the U.S. West Coast. Now,

August 17, 2022 Read Full Article

20 Refiners Appeal RFS Waiver Denials

by Todd Neeley (DNT Progressive Farmer) Refining Companies Line Up to Challenge Biden Administration on Denial of RFS Exemptions  --  Though the ethanol industry has celebrated the Biden administration's rejection of all pending small-refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard, legal

August 17, 2022 Read Full Article

HF Sinclair Commenced Production of Renewable Diesel at The Artesia, New Mexico Renewable Diesel Facility

(Biofuels Central)  HF Sinclair Commenced production of renewable diesel at the Artesia, New Mexico renewable diesel facility.... The Cheyenne renewable diesel unit (“RDU”) was mechanically complete in the fourth quarter of 2021 and fully operational in the first quarter of 2022,

August 15, 2022 Read Full Article

Three-Part Co-Processing Series to Lower Carbon Footprint of Transportation Fuels

(U.S. Department of Energy) Upgrading bio-oils with petroleum feedstocks at existing refineries—known as “co-processing”—could offer a fast pathway for lowering the carbon footprint of today’s transportation fuels. In this three-part blog series, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

August 12, 2022 Read Full Article

Refiners File Wave of Fresh Suits over RFS Waiver Denials

(Inside EPA) Refiners have filed a fresh wave of lawsuits against EPA over its denial en masse of their requests for economic hardship waivers from compliance with renewable fuel standard (RFS) biofuel blending mandates, following an earlier series of suits filed by

August 12, 2022 Read Full Article

The Big Launch: PM Modi Inaugurates India’s First 2G Ethanol Project, Using Praj Technology

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the country’s first 2G cellulosic ethanol biorefinery, the Indian Oil project at Panipat, Haryana. This 100 KLPD Project is based on Praj’s proprietary technology processing Rice Straw as feedstock

August 12, 2022 Read Full Article

Ethanol Blended Petrol Can Save USD 1 Billion per Annum

(Manufacturing Today) World Biofuel Day is observed every year on 10th August to create awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to conventional fossil fuels. Bharat Petroleum on the occasion of World Biofuel day reiterates the strategic importance

August 10, 2022 Read Full Article

Petrobras and Bunge Enter into a Contract for the Supply of Raw Material Used in the Production of Diesel R5

(Petrobras (Google Translation)) Commercial tests with the biofuel are an important step towards the development of products and businesses with lower carbon intensity and greater sustainability in the Brazilian energy matrix Petrobras and Bunge, respectively, the largest national producers of petroleum derivatives

August 08, 2022 Read Full Article

Growth Energy to EPA: Alternative RIN Retirement Schedule Backtracks Effort to Strengthen RFS

(Growth Energy)  Growth Energy submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in response to EPA’s proposed alternative RIN retirement schedule for small refineries. In its proposal, EPA gives all small refineries, whether they submitted a small refinery exemption (SRE) or not,

August 03, 2022 Read Full Article

Launch of Joint Study on the Establishment of a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Manufacturing Business in Japan Using Alcohol to Jet (ATJ) Technology

(Mitsui & Co.) Mitsui & Co., Ltd. ("Mitsui", Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Kenichi Hori) and Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd. ("Cosmo", President, Representative Director and CEO: Yasuhiro Suzuki, Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo) have agreed to carry out a

August 02, 2022 Read Full Article

Feds Propose to Cap Oil, Gas Emissions Using Industry-Specific Carbon Pricing System

by Mia Rabson (CTV News/Canadian Press) The federal government is proposing to use an industry-specific cap-and-trade system or a modified carbon pricing system to set a ceiling for emissions from the oil and gas sector and drive them down almost 40

July 29, 2022 Read Full Article

7th Circuit Transfers RFS Waiver Case to D.C.

(Inside EPA)  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit has granted EPA’s request to transfer a refiner’s lawsuit challenging the agency’s denial of a renewable fuel standard (RFS) compliance waiver to the D.C. Circuit, in what may be

July 27, 2022 Read Full Article

OMCs Achieved 10.16% Ethanol Blending till July 10th

(PSU Connect) Till February 28, 2022, Oil PSUs have released Letter of Intent (LoIs) for the establishment of 3160 CBG plants for procurement of CBG. --  The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli in a written

July 22, 2022 Read Full Article

Chevron to ZEVron: CVX’s Acquisition of Renewable Energy Group Powers Its Search for Net Zero

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... This summer, the Iowa-Chevron tie has been revived with Chevron’s acquisition of Iowa-based Renewable Energy Group, which now becomes Chevron Renewable Energy Group. They might as well have named it The Ambition Division — the company has set

July 20, 2022 Read Full Article

Boeing and Alder Fuels Partner to Scale Sustainable Aviation Fuel Globally

(Boeing/CISION PR Newswire) - Conversion of sustainable forest and agricultural residues can displace the need for typical jet fuel by up to 75 percent in the U.S.; - Boeing will support testing and qualification of Alder Fuels' SAF on its airplanes  -- Boeing

July 19, 2022 Read Full Article

The Cure for High Prices

by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... At gas stations across the country, the cure for high prices isn’t more high prices—it’s ethanol. Refiners and blenders can lower gas prices for consumers simply by adding more ethanol, which

July 19, 2022 Read Full Article

OMV Petrom to Start Coprocessing Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Romania

(OMV Petrom/Biobased Diesel Daily)  OMV Petrom, the largest integrated energy company in Southeastern Europe, will produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at the Petrobrazi refinery by coprocessing locally produced rapeseed oil. The first test-run volumes are estimated for next month. The

July 18, 2022 Read Full Article

Biobased Diesel by the Numbers

by John Campbell (Biobased Diesel Daily/Ocean Park)  Renewable diesel and biodiesel production capacity may soon exceed domestic feedstock availability and demand, but this doesn’t mean a crisis is looming. While electric vehicles (EVs) make headlines, the renewable fuels industry offers a

July 18, 2022 Read Full Article

BP Aims to Start Producing Green Jet Fuel in Australia by 2025

by Sonali Paul (Reuters)  BP Plc (BP.L) is aiming to start producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Australia by 2025 after converting its oil refinery near Perth to produce renewable fuels, a senior executive of the British company said on Thursday. The project is

July 15, 2022 Read Full Article

Continental Refining Co. Purchases Russell County Oil in Continued Expansion

(Continental Refining/Biobased Diesel Daily)   Continental Refining Co. announced June 30 that it has acquired Russell County Oil LLC, a bulk-fuels provider based in Russell Springs, Kentucky. The acquisition is part of Continental Refining’s continued expansion as it is currently investing an

July 12, 2022 Read Full Article

Oil Refiners, Unions Press U.S. EPA on Biofuel Blending Costs -Sources

by Laila Kearney and Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) Oil refining company and labor union representatives pressed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at a virtual meeting last week to lower costs of the nation's biofuel blending program when it resets the policy

July 11, 2022 Read Full Article

Tüpraş Selects Honeywell Ecofining™ Technology For Biofuel Production In Türki̇ye

(Honeywell)  Tüpraş and Honeywell sign licensing agreement for the use of Honeywell UOP Ecofining™ technology; The Honeywell UOP Ecofining™ process has been used commercially to produce renewable diesel since 2013 and sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) since 2016 --  Honeywell announced today

July 08, 2022 Read Full Article

Maire Tecnimont Group Awarded $96 Million in New Contracts

(Maire Tecnimont S.p.A./Biobased Diesel Daily) Italy-based Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. announced June 28 that its subsidiaries Tecnimont and Stamicarbon have been awarded several new contracts and order variations for licensing, engineering services and EPC activities for an overall value of approximately $96

July 05, 2022 Read Full Article

LA County Economic Development Corp. Releases Report on World Energy’s Refinery-Conversion Project

(Los Angeles Economic Development Corp./Biobased Diesel Daily) The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp.’s Institute for Applied Economics released a multiregional economic impact analysis June 28 of World Energy’s Paramount, California, facility. The report describes the economic impact of World Energy’s

July 05, 2022 Read Full Article

Petrobras and Vallourec Join to Invest in the Production of Bio-Oil from Eucalyptus Plantations

(PetroNotícias (Google Translation))  ... After trumpeting around the four corners that the company's focus would only be exploration and production, today (1st) it announces a partnership with Vallourec (one of the world leaders in premium tubular solutions) to evaluate opportunities

July 04, 2022 Read Full Article

Crossbridge Energy A/S and Everfuel Finalize Phase 2a Green Hydrogen Agreement

(Crossbridge Energy) Crossbridge Energy A/S (“Crossbridge”) announces that it has reached a final agreement with Everfuel for the offtake of green hydrogen from Everfuel’s anticipated 300MW electrolyser plant. The next phase of the project will be completed in three equal phases

June 30, 2022 Read Full Article

Growth Energy Challenges EPA’s Decision to Excuse Refineries from Biofuel Obligations

(Growth Energy)  Growth Energy filed petitions for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to excuse certain refineries from their obligations under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). In a

June 29, 2022 Read Full Article

U.S. Refinery Capacity Decreased during 2021 for Second Consecutive Year

by Kevin Hack, Julie Harris (Department of Energy) Operable atmospheric crude oil distillation capacity, our primary measure of refinery capacity in the United States, totaled 17.9 million barrels per calendar day as of January 1, 2022, down 1% from the beginning

June 29, 2022 Read Full Article

Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods Calls for a Higher Price on Carbon

by Lindsey Jacobson (CNBC) Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods would like the U.S. government to help incentivize some of the clean energy innovations his company is developing, like biofuels and direct air capture of carbon dioxide. ... Proposing a carbon tax has been

June 26, 2022 Read Full Article

Surge in U.S. Renewable Diesel Supply Won't Offset Loss of Petroleum Diesel

by Laura Sanicola (Reuters)  A flood of U.S. renewable diesel plants set to come online in the next three years will not be enough to offset the loss of petroleum diesel refining capacity from plant closings since 2019, a Reuters analysis

June 24, 2022 Read Full Article
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