Aug 27, 2021
EPA recommends retroactively lowering 2020 biofuel blending mandates
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Aug 26, 2021
Repsol has completed its first batch of biojet fuel produced from waste on the Spanish market at its Petronor Industrial Complex in Bilbao, Spain.
The batch consists of 5,300 tons of fuel and meets strict product quality requirements and sustainability conditions in the production, logistics, and marketing chain. Its use prevents 300 tons of CO2 emissions, equivalent... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 25, 2021
Aviation firm Jetex has started offering sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) derived from used cooking oil produced by TotalEnergies at Jetex Le Bourget, Paris.
SAF provides a reduction of up to 90% in carbon emissions over the lifecycle of the fuel compared to traditional jet fuel and complies with RED sustainability criteria. Fuelling at Jetex Le Bourget in Paris is facilitated... [Read More]
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Aug 25, 2021
TotalEnergies is developing a 100% renewable fuel for motorsport competition, which will be introduced from next season at the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), including the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2022, and at the European Le Mans Series (ELMS).
The 100% renewable fuel will be produced on bioethanol basis, made from wine residues from French agricultural industry,... [Read More]
Policy News
Aug 24, 2021
Sixteen US Senators have written to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan, urging the EPA to mitigate the harm imposed on consumers and refiners by the Renewable Fuel Standard’s (RFS) ‘unachievable mandates’.
In the letter, the Senators requested that the EPA waive or significantly reduce the volume of requirements for 2020,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 23, 2021
Tennessee-based Harvestone Group has acquired Gateway Terminals, a bulk liquid terminal complex on the banks of the Mississippi River in Sauget, Illinois.
The terminal was originally built in 2006 and includes 400,000 barrels of tank capacity. The facility is multimodal with truck, rail, and barge loading and unloading capabilities with access to several Class 1 railroads.
Harvestone... [Read More]
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Aug 20, 2021
Gevo has published IMPACT, a sustainability report which demonstrates its mission to be transparent on its environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) performance.
In addition to disclosing Gevo’s progress in 2020 and future goals, IMPACT shares details about the firm’s holistic approach to commercialising high-value nutritional products and ‘ground-breaking’... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 20, 2021
Epitome Energy has awarded Fagen the EPC contract to build a 42 million-bushel soybean crush facility in Minnesota.
Fagen is a major industrial contractor and green energy design-builder. Headquartered in Granite Falls, the company has built 60% of the US’s ethanol production capacity, as well as multiple biodiesel, wind and power projects.
The $300 million (€257... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 20, 2021
A new study commissioned by Aemetis has concluded that more than two million tonnes of CO2 per year can be removed from the atmosphere and safely injected into the earth at two ethanol plant sites in California.
The carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) geologic formatting and drilling study was completed by Aemetis Carbon Capture, a subsidiary of Aemetis, and was... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 20, 2021
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $26 million (€22.2 million) to build infrastructure to expand the availability of higher-blend renewable biofuels.
Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development, Justin Maxson, said the investment will increase biofuel availability by 822 million gallons annually in 23 states.
The USDA is making the awards under... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 19, 2021
Growth Energy has welcomed premier ethanol marketer, trader and producer, CHS, as its newest plant member.
This addition brings Growth Energy’s membership to a total of 91 producer plant members and 8.8 billion gallons represented out of the total US ethanol production. CHS joined the company as an associate member in 2009.
CHS has been a leader in renewable fuels... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 19, 2021
Starwood Energy Group (Starwood Energy), a private investment firm specialising in energy infrastructure investments, has joined forces with Slate Refining to develop renewable fuels.
Slate Refining, an energy production and wholesale distribution and logistics firm, will work with Starwood Energy to reconfigure Slate’s refinery in Douglas, Wyoming into a state-of-the-art... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 18, 2021
Boeing has released its first sustainability report - charting a path to sustainable aerospace.
In the report, the company shares its vision for the future of sustainable aerospace, establishes broad sustainability goals and highlights environmental, social and governance (ESG) progress in alignment with global sustainability standards.
Among its goals is a commitment... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 18, 2021
The University of Toledo (Utoledo) has received a $3.2 million (€2.7 million) grant to advance technology that speeds up the capture of CO2 from the atmosphere to grow algae, a critical part of the process of turning algae into biofuel.
UToledo’s grant forms part of a $34 million (€29 million) fund launched by the US Department of Energy’s (US DoE) Bioenergy... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 17, 2021
Jet Support Services (JSSI) has joined a carbon offset programme launched by Avfuel Corporation.
JSSI, an independent provider of maintenance support and financial services to the business aviation industry, will enable its clients to evaluate and reduce their net carbon emissions by providing an online CO2 calculator to estimate emissions, facilitating a simple option... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 16, 2021
Avfuel Corporation and Embraer have joined forces to bring Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to Melbourne Orlando International Airport.
The agreement comes as Embraer announces its commitment on climate action, such as achieving carbon neutral operations by 2040 and supporting the aviation industry´s goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, both of which... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 16, 2021
Bristol Airport and easyJet have announced a new collaboration to align on their important strategic goals around sustainability.
The partnership will involve a series of trials all geared towards the overall ambition to achieve a zero-emissions turnaround at Bristol alongside taking steps to contribute positively towards reducing easyJet’s overall carbon footprint.... [Read More]
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