Jan 7, 2020
US airline JetBlue commits to carbon offsetting and sustainable aviation fuel
Bioethanol News
Jan 6, 2020
Bunge North America has sold its stake in an ethanol plant in Iowa, US to Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy (SIRE), as challenges continue to plague the ethanol industry in America.
SIRE repurchased Bunge’s Series B membership units in the plant, effective 31 December 2019. The purchase ends Bunge’s 13-year ownership interest in SIRE; as part of the transaction, directors... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 6, 2020
US ethanol company Badger State Ethanol has hit a new milestone, producing its one-billionth gallon of ethanol.
The dry mill ethanol plant, which is located in Monroe, Wisconsin in the US, began production in October 2002 and currently has a capacity of over 85 million gallons per year of ethanol. The plant is a member of the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA).
Congratulating... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 6, 2020
The UK Government’s Department for Transport (DfT) has announced funding for four British plants producing biofuels from feedstock including household waste, unused straw from farmland and old wood.
The new UK-based advanced biofuel plants are expected to help the country achieve its net-zero carbon goal, with the projects leading to greener flights and road journeys.
The... [Read More]
Other News
Dec 23, 2019
Finnish company AT-Tuote has collaborated with renewable fuels producer Neste to launch the world’s first industrial lubricant with nearly 100% bio-based content.
The company’s environmentally friendly AT Renewable Penetrating Lubricant is based on a new formulation, with 95% of its content derived from renewable sources. Neste’s MY Renewable Isoalkane is the... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Dec 20, 2019
On 19 November, the US House of Representatives passed the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which was signed by all three nations to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement.
The new deal solidifies a multi-billion dollar US ethanol export market, while providing more certainty to farmers and instilling confidence in other countries that the US is a reliable... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Dec 20, 2019
Ireland-based Specialist Nutrition has secured a five-year deal worth €135 million to supply by-products from a US ethanol plant as sustainable feed to farmers in New York.
Part of the Arvum Group, Specialist Nutrition converts co-products produced in the distilling, brewing and biofuel industries into sustainable animal feed.
The deal with US-based Attis Industries... [Read More]
Policy News
Dec 20, 2019
The US Environmental Protection Agency has issued its final renewable volume obligations (RVOs) for the 2020 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which fails to uphold President Trump’s promised biofuel deal, according to American biofuel trade associations.
In addition to setting final RVOs, the EPA finalised supplemental rulemaking that addresses how the agency will handle... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Dec 19, 2019
US clean fuel association Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) has thanked Congressional leaders for renewing and extending certain biofuel tax provisions in an agreement reached earlier this week.
The amendment would retroactively reinstate the second-generation biofuel producer credit, the special allowance for second-generation biofuel plant property and the alternative... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Dec 19, 2019
Researchers led by the University of Manchester in the UK have designed a catalyst that converts biomass into fuel sources with very high efficiency, offering new possibilities for manufacturing advanced renewable materials.
Neutron scattering experiments at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) played a key role in determining the chemical... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Dec 18, 2019
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation’s fleet has flown over one million nautical miles – or 1.85 million kilometres – on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The company has used SAF for its corporate, demonstration, customer support and flight test fleets since March 2016. Over 550 flights have been flown with blended fuel, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by around... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Dec 18, 2019
Fuel company Broco Oil has been contracted to provide bio-based heating oil for use in the US city of Boston’s city-owned buildings, including fire stations, police stations and other municipal facilities.
The heating oil is a B20 Bioheat® fuel blend, containing 20% biodiesel, which significantly reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared with petroleum-based... [Read More]
Other News
Dec 18, 2019
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) for the provision of training for ICAO’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation, or CORSIA.
The scheme is the first global market-based measure for any sector, and contributes to the achievement... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Dec 17, 2019
Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have discovered a novel oxygenate molecule that can be produced from biomass to be used as a blend for diesel fuel.
The NREL team is working with scientists from Yale University, Argonne National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory as part of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Co-Optimisation... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Dec 17, 2019
Airplane manufacturer Bombardier has announced that California, US-based private jet charterer Latitude 33 Aviation has taken delivery of the first customer aircraft to be powered by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Latitude 33 Aviation will manage and charter the Challenger 350 business jet in Seattle on behalf of the aircraft owner.
“We are very pleased that... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Dec 17, 2019
The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) and its members have thanked certain members of Congress for introducing a multi-year extension of the biodiesel tax incentive.
If passed, the credit would be available to biodiesel blenders through 2022. It will help to expand markets and support expansion of the production of biodiesel and renewable diesel in the US.
"Today’s... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Dec 17, 2019
US airline Delta has signed a long-term offtake agreement with renewable fuel producer Gevo for the purchase of 10 million gallons per year of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
SAF provides significant environmental benefits, as the lifecycle carbon footprint of the fuel can be up to 75% lower than conventional jet fuel.
The agreement complements the airline’s recent... [Read More]
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Emerging Fuel Technology (#EFT) licensee Highbury Energy and #WBCEC are advancing a CAD $210 million (€129 million) indigenous-led biomass-to-fuels project in Fort Frances, #Ontario, after successfully completing a FEED study.
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#US #imports of #biodiesel and renewable diesel slumped to a decade low in the first half of 2025 after a change in tax credits for the fuels came into effect, the US Energy Information Administration (@EIA) said.
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