(Topsoe/Biofuels Digest) To achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the Clean Skies for Tomorrow Coalition has set a target of 10% SAF
Carbon Intensity (CI)
Back TO HOMEABFC 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
November 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Iowa Trucking Company Making An Impact Using Biodiesel
(Renewable Energy Group) Allen Bergman is always innovating. As President of Contract Transport in Des Moines, Iowa, he has refined
November 18, 2022 Read Full Article
IVECO Delivers Bio-CNG Truck for One of the Best-Known and Oldest Events in London
(IVECO UK/AltFuels) IVECO took part in the The Lord Mayor’s Show, one of the best-known annual events in London as well
November 18, 2022 Read Full Article
UK’s Biggest Dairy Cooperative Wants to Put More Biomethane Trucks on the Road
(Aria/AltFuels) Amid concern about the cost of energy and preparations for potential shortages of power in the coming months, farmers from
November 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Experts Call for Greenhouse Gas-based Fuel Duty to Deliver Emissions Gains in ‘Hard-to-Electrify’ Heavy Vehicles
(Zemo Partnership) New analysis by Zemo Partnership shows how a greenhouse gas-based fuel duty structure could encourage uptake of low carbon
November 18, 2022 Read Full Article
FS Invests in Rumo Wagons and Increases Its Volume Transported by Rail
by Andréia Vital (JournalCana) With the acquisition of 80 wagons, FS starts an unprecedented business model and should generate a
November 18, 2022 Read Full Article
SAF Pocket Guide for Corporate Customers
(Environmental and Energy Study Initiative) Sustainable aviation fuel: The World Economic Forum’s Clean Skies for Tomorrow initiative and the Sustainable Markets Initiative published a sustainable
November 16, 2022 Read Full Article
Circle K Ireland’s Delivery Fleet to Be Fuelled by HVO Renewable Diesel
(The Irish Times) Company says move is the equivalent of more than 2,000 cars being removed from the road -- Forecourt
November 15, 2022 Read Full Article
ANA to Use Sustainable Aviation Fuel on the ANA Green Jet Aircraft for Japan
(All Nippon Airways) ・The second ANA Green Jet dedicated to domestic routes began service from the NH253 Tokyo Haneda-Fukuoka flight
November 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Ethanol: A Pathway to Reward Climate Smart Agriculture
by Brian Jennings (American Coalition for Ethanol/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ACE believes farmers should have the opportunity to monetize low-carbon practices
November 15, 2022 Read Full Article
DG Fuels Signs Key Maine Land Agreement
by Dan Brown (DG Fuels) DG Fuels, LLC (“DGF”), an emerging leader in drop-in sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) production, announces the
November 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Avolon Partners with Global Aviation Leaders to Launch Sustainable Aviation Fuel Feasibility Study in Ireland
(Avolon) Avolon, Boeing, ORIX Aviation, SFS Ireland and SkyNRG to assess opportunities for SAF production in Ireland. Growth in renewable energy makes
November 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Western Plains Energy and the Journey towards Net Zero Ethanol
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)In Kansas, Western Plains Energy is pioneering carbon neutral ethanol production by replacing molecular sieves with fully integrated
November 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Lafarge Canada Partners with 4Refuel for R50 Renewable Diesel to Reduce 1,300 tonnes of CO2e in 2022
(Lafarge Canada) First renewable diesel partnership in Holcim Group North America operations as part of its carbon reduction strategies; Supporting
November 11, 2022 Read Full Article
We're Launching New Lower-Emission Logistics to Save over 1,200 Tonnes of GHG Emissions Each Year
(PepsiCo) Today (November 10, 2022), we've announced a series of new innovations across our logistics operation, which are set to
November 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Welcome the Golden Age of Advanced Fuels?
by Alexander Koukoulas, Henna Poikolainen, and Esa Sipilä (AFRY/Biofuels Digest) The second half of 2022 is shaping up to be a
November 11, 2022 Read Full Article
DG Fuels Signs Long-Term SAF and Carbon Credit Offtake Agreement
(DG Fuels) DG Fuels, LLC (“DGF”), an emerging leader in drop-in sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) production, announces the execution of
November 10, 2022 Read Full Article
Clean Fuels Sustainability Workshop a Great Success
(Clean Fuels Foundati0n) The Environmental Science Program hosted the Clean Fuels Sustainability Workshop Nov. 1-2 in St. Louis. It focused
November 10, 2022 Read Full Article
British Dairy Farmers Could Have the Solution to Heating More than a Quarter of Homes
(Arla) Calls for UK Government to help farmers realise the full potential of food and farming in reinforcing the nation’s
November 10, 2022 Read Full Article
OXE Marine Implements Biodiesel in All Testing, Reducing Net CO2 Emissions by up to 94% Compared to Gasoline Alternatives
(OXE Marine) Following OXE Marine AB (publ)’s recently published sea trials where the company’s 300 hp diesel outboard OXE300 was tested
November 10, 2022 Read Full Article
Airlines and Airports Call on UK Gov to Ramp up Support for Green Aviation Fuel Production
by Ilaria Grasso Macola (City A.M.) A group of UK airlines and airports has called on the government to ramp up
November 10, 2022 Read Full Article
Sugarcane Ethanol’s Ongoing Benefit to California
by Leticia Phillips (Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association, UNICA/Ethanol Producer Magazine) The future is bright for sugarcane ethanol, as it is poised
November 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Would CO2 Pipelines Be ‘Life or Death’ for Iowa’s Ethanol Industry?
by Erin Jordan (The Gazette) University of Iowa panel hits on safety, siting and impact of proposed pipeline projects -- The
November 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Attero, Nordsol and Titan Join Forces to Produce Bio-LNG for Sustainable Maritime Transport
(Nordsol) Commercialization of bio-LNG (liquified biomethane) as a clean marine fuel progresses as production project reaches build phase -- Attero, Nordsol,
November 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Neste and Travel Organization Sunweb Group Announce Partnership to Reduce Sunweb Customers’ Flight Emissions with Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Neste) Sunweb Group, one of the leading European travel organizations, and Neste announce today that they have entered into a new
November 08, 2022 Read Full Article
As SAF Rules, DG Fuels Rocks with Huge Air France/KLM Fuels Deal
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) News arrived on the ABLC floor that DG Fuels signed a multi-year SAF offtake agreement with
November 08, 2022 Read Full Article
As COP27 Convenes, RFA Stresses Ethanol’s Low-Carbon Benefits and Net-Zero Future
(Renewable Fuels Association) Leaders from around the world are gathering over the next two weeks in Egypt for the 2022
November 08, 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
November 04, 2022 Read Full Article
It Rhymes with Calf: Reflections and Re-cap from ABLC Next 2022
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ABLC was a happy pandemonium, with 780 high-level delegates stuffed into the Hotel Nikko in San
November 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Below Zero: Why Less Is More for the Advanced Bioeconomy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Here are the Ten Commandments of Below Zero. 1. Thou Shall Use Methane. Every molecule of
November 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Growth Energy Sends Letter to Treasury on Action to Slash Aviation Emissions
(Growth Energy) Today, Growth Energy sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury on implementation of Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
November 04, 2022 Read Full Article
WestJet Begins Using 'Sustainable' Biofuel Blend on San Francisco Route
by Josh Aldrich (Calgary Herald) The biofuel will be blended with regular jet fuel with the goal of reducing CO2
November 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Air France KLM Teams up with Jan de Rijk on Biofuel Truck
by Damian Brett (Air Cargo News) Air France KLM Martinair (AFKLMP) Cargo and Jan de Rijk Logistics have teamed up on
November 03, 2022 Read Full Article
British Airways, LanzaJet and Nova Pangaea Technologies Move One Step Closer to Large Scale Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel in the UK
(British Airways) • British Airways, LanzaJet and Nova Pangaea Technologies have signed an agreement that will accelerate Project Speedbird, an
November 03, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Aemetis
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In this presentation, Aemetis CEO Eric McAfee took the ABLC Next 2022 stage in San
November 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Leading the Way to Cleaner, More Affordable, American-Made Fuel
(Office of Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts (R-NE)) There’s no reason why the U.S. should be reliant on authoritarian regimes like Iran,
November 02, 2022 Read Full Article
BC Ferries Clean Futures Plan Biodiesel’s Role along the Path to “Net Zero”
(BC Ferries) BC Ferries has removed the equivalent of nearly 3000 cars from the road over the past year and
November 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Orbex to Lead Construction and Operational Management of Sutherland Spaceport
(Orbex) A Scottish rocket manufacturer and orbital launch services provider is to build and operate the first vertical launch site for
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
November 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Azores Airlines Takes off the SATA Group’s First Flight with Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Azores Airlines) October 24 will be written in Azores Airlines’ history as the beginning of a new era, the date of
October 31, 2022 Read Full Article
JetBlue Looks to Advance Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) with AIR COMPANY
(JetBlue) JetBlue signs intent to purchase 25 million gallons of AIR COMPANY’s innovative AIRMADE™ SAF over five years. AIR COMPANY’s
October 31, 2022 Read Full Article
First Etihad Airways Flight Using Sustainable Aviation Fuel as Part of Deal with ITOCHU and NESTE Departs Tokyo Narita
(Etihad Airways) Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: The first Etihad Airways flight to use Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) supplied by ITOCHU
October 28, 2022 Read Full Article
Neste and Rolls-Royce Building a Strategic Partnership to Accelerate the Shift from Fossil to Renewable Fuels
(Neste) Neste and Rolls-Royce have agreed to build a strategic partnership on accelerating the use of renewable diesel as a lower-emission
October 28, 2022 Read Full Article
How Madison, WI Is Using Alternative Fuels to Achieve Lower Carbon Targets
by Jon Scharingson (Renewable Energy Group/League of Cities) ... Among a number of strategies to reduce emissions, improve resilience, and support
October 27, 2022 Read Full Article
Ethanol-Based Jet Fuels Could Drop Emissions by 80%
(Michigan Farm News) According to Honeywell, depending on the type of ethanol feedstock used, jet fuel produced from their ethanol-to-jet
October 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Samskip Inks Biofuel Supply Deal with GoodFuels
(Marine Link) Samskip has extended its commitment to sustainable biofuels in shortsea shipping operations, calculating that it will make 45,000
October 25, 2022 Read Full Article
Repsol and PLD Space Develop Renewable Fuels for Microlaunchers
(Repsol) - The alliance of these two Spanish companies, unprecedented in the space segment, combines technology and sustainability. -The main
October 24, 2022 Read Full Article
Kew Gardens in Christmas Lights Row as It Uses Biofuel for Annual Display to Slash Emissions - But Eco-critics Accuse Organisers of 'Wasting Money and Energy'
by Elly Blake (Daily Mail) Kew Gardens has hit back at eco-critics who slammed its annual Christmas lights display as a 'waste of
October 24, 2022 Read Full Article
Minnesota Biofuels Association Director Not Seeing EV’s as Competition
by Mark Dorenkamp (Brownfield Ag News) The director of the Minnesota Biofuels Association suggests the notion that biofuels are competing with
October 24, 2022 Read Full Article
The Limits to Technology-Neutrality or How to Exclude Biofuels from Future Mobility Renewable Solutions
by Philippe Marchand (Bioenergy Steering Committee Member, European Technology and Innovation Platform (ETIP)/Transport Energy Strategies) One of the basic advocacy lines
October 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Ethanol: A Pathway to Reward Climate Smart Agriculture
by Brian Jennings (American Coalition for Ethanol/Ethanol Producer Magazine) A few years ago, ACE began alerting our industry that it
October 21, 2022 Read Full Article
ETIHAD Airways and World Energy Collaborate to Demonstrate the Future of Net-Zero Aviation with Zero Emissions Flight to COP27
(World Energy/CISION) Scheduled Washington Dulles to Abu Dhabi service to fly via Sharm-El-Sheik delivering COP27 delegates with zero emissions; Operated
October 21, 2022 Read Full Article
OHI: Redefining How the World Measures and Benchmarks the Carbon Intensity of Hydrogen --- November 2, 2022 --- ONLINE
As global organizations accelerate their decarbonization strategies, hydrogen has emerged as a promising solution to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors. Demand for
October 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Rolls-Royce, Alder Fuels, Brazil BioFuels, Topsoe Advance in the Race to Net Zero Aviation
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Meanwhile, Topsoe has been picked to support first sustainable aviation fuel-production in Brazil. Brasil BioFuels
October 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Gov. Ricketts Announces EPA Approval of State’s Expanded E30 Demonstration Project
(Office of Governor Pete Ricketts) Today, Governor Pete Ricketts announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the continuation
October 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Bombardier Covers the Totality of its Flight Operations with SAF through a Landmark Agreement with Signature Aviation
(Bombardier) • The initiative will reduce the annual greenhouse gas emissions associated with fuel use in Bombardier’s flight operations by
October 20, 2022 Read Full Article
RNG Project under Development at Jack Daniel’s Distillery
(TC Energy Corp./Biomass Magazine) TC Energy Corp. announced on Oct. 17 a $29.3 million investment in a renewable natural gas (RNG)
October 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Refining Your Renewable Fuels Approach for Success
(Benchmark) Producing renewable fuels is a potentially rewarding opportunity for refiners to enhance their services for profitable and lasting portfolios.
October 19, 2022 Read Full Article
The Road Ahead for the RFS
by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Starting now, the U.S. EPA—with input from other agencies—will have new guideposts and increased
October 19, 2022 Read Full Article
TUI and Cepsa Join Forces to Decarbonise Flying
(TUI) Partnership on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to support emission reduction in air transport; Potential to expand collaboration to include
October 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Airbus, China Eastern Hold First Delivery Flight with Sustainable Aviation Fuel for A320neo
(Global Times) Airbus said on Wednesday that its Tianjin plant delivered an A320neo to China Eastern Airlines that used 5
October 17, 2022 Read Full Article
HAM Group and CycleØ Will Build the First BioLNG Plant in Chile
(HAM Group) The works will be carried out through HAM Chile and FNX Liquid Natural Gas -- HAM Group and CycleØ have been awarded the
October 14, 2022 Read Full Article
SAF Demand Leads to Shortages, Prompting New Products, Partnerships
(Environment + Energy Leader) ... To meet demand in the face of limited supplies of these traditional SAF feedstocks, technology companies
October 13, 2022 Read Full Article
ExxonMobil Commercialising Marine Biofuels in North Europe
by Marcus Hand (Seatrade Maritime News) ExxonMobil is moving beyond the trial stage for drop-in biofuels to commercialisation of the
October 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Keeps Getting' Better, Part 2 - Project Eyes Using Ethanol to Make Bioethylene, Renewable Alkylate, SAF
by Housley Carr (RBN Energy) In these uncertain times, with the energy transition in flux and a recession looming, it takes
October 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Titan to Build the World’s Largest Biomethane Liquefaction Plant
(Titan) Titan will scale up Liquified Biomethane (LBM, also known as bio-LNG) production in the Port of Amsterdam together with
October 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Republic Services and Archaea Energy Announce Renewable Natural Gas Project at Middle Point Landfill
(Republic Services/PR Newswire) Development will help support climate action by upgrading landfill gas into a low-carbon fuel -- Republic Services, a
October 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Chevron, CalBio Expand Partnership on Dairy Biomethane Fuel Projects
(Chevron) Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX), and California Bioenergy LLC (CalBio) announced a joint investment in
October 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Marubeni Claims World’s First Biofuel Trial on Ethylene Carrier
by Adis Ajdin (Splash247.com) Japanese trading house Marubeni Corporation said it has carried out a trial voyage on one of its
October 12, 2022 Read Full Article
ABFA Supports Greater American Energy Independence
(Advanced Biofuels Association/Biodiesel Magazine) Michael McAdams, president of the Advanced Biofuels Association, on Oct. 5 issued the following statement in response to announced
October 12, 2022 Read Full Article
California Fleets Fueled with Bio-CNG Achieve Carbon-Negativity for Second Straight Year
(NGV America) Bio-CNG Below Zero Again with Annual Average Carbon Intensity Score of -44.4 gCO2e/MJ for 2021 -- Natural Gas Vehicles
October 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Comparing Emission Reductions across Alternative Fuels
(Cummins) Vehicle greenhouse gas emissions can be accounted for on a “tank-to-wheels” basis or on a “well-to-wheels” basis. The former
October 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Wastewater Facilities Turn to Greasezilla® for Upstream Fats, Oils & Grease Solution and Revenue Generation
(PRZen) Woodard & Curran is the latest company to incorporate Greasezilla’s ecological and highly automated fats, oils and grease (FOG)
October 11, 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
October 10, 2022 Read Full Article
NEXT Renewable Fuels and Its Big, Big, Big, Long, Long, Long Project in Oregon
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) We’ve long admired NEXT Renewable Fuels, developing one of the largest renewable diesel and plants in
October 10, 2022 Read Full Article
Bureau Veritas Lays out Well-to-Wake Approach to Alternative Fuels
(Bureau Veritas) White Paper examines low-carbon marine fuel options and highlights benefits of sustainably produced renewable and low carbon fuels
October 07, 2022 Read Full Article
High-Speed Engine Developers Zero in on Methanol and Biofuels
by John Snyder (Riviera) SMM 2022 offered enginebuilders the opportunity to display new prime movers and gensets capable of burning
October 07, 2022 Read Full Article
TotalEnergies to Offer Biofuels for Ships in Singapore from Next Year
by Emily Chow (Reuters) TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) will start offering biofuels as a bunkering fuel to its customers in Singapore from next year, a
October 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Everyone Counts CO2 Differently. Scientists Have a Solution.
by Chelsea Harvey (Politico Pro/Climatewire) A new National Academies report recommends a global "clearinghouse" for greenhouse gas information. -- ... While there
October 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Neste Welcomes Two New Partners, EDi Energie-Direkt Hohenlohe GmbH and TOOL-FUEL Services GmbH, to Sell Neste MY Renewable Diesel in Germany
(Neste) Neste is partnering with EDi Energie-Direkt Hohenlohe GmbH and TOOL-FUEL Services GmbH to jointly enable the supply of Neste MY Renewable
October 07, 2022 Read Full Article
WestJet Flies Its Second Sustainable Aviation Fuel Flight from New York City to Calgary in Collaboration with Neste and Avfuel
(Aviation Pros) The departure of WS1681 coincided with the end of New York’s UN General Assembly and Climate Week NYC
October 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Brazil: Coopercarga Uses Scania Bio-CNG Trucks for Natura Deliveries
(AltFuels/Coopercarga) Since the beginning of September, Coopercarga Logística’s first six Scania trucks powered by natural gas have been circulating in the
October 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Carbon-Free Air Travel Could Take Flight by 2050
by Soleil Foy (World War Zero) ... In an effort to decarbonize the aviation industry, countries like the US and Canada are investing
October 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Haarslev and Grön Fuels Form Strategic Feedstock, Marketing, and Investment Alliance
(Fidelis New Energy/Haarslev/CISION) Haarslev Inc. ("Haarslev") announced today that has entered a strategic marketing and investment alliance (the "Alliance") with Gron
October 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Cepsa Starts Production of Advanced Biofuels at Its Huelva Energy Park
(Cepsa) The company has begun to produce sustainable fuels with used cooking oils at its industrial facilities in Palos de la
October 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Biofuel Conference Allows USGC to Highlight Ethanol’s Role
(U.S. Grains Council/Ethanol Producer Magazine) In September, Isabelle Ausdal, U.S. Grains Council manager of global ethanol policy and economics, traveled to
October 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Rolls-Royce Boss Calls on Aviation to Ramp up Use of Biofuels
by Ilaria Grasso Macola (City A.M.) Rolls-Royce’s chief executive Warren East has called on aviation to ramp up the use of
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
$2.25M Awarded to Develop Sustainable Energy Products from Waste Streams
by Sam Jones (North Carolina State University CALS News) Researchers will create sustainable aviation fuel and graphite from a blend
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Kintetsu World Express Works with Lufthansa Cargo to Use SAF in Freight Transport for 1 Year
(Lufthansa/Biobased Diesel Daily) Kintetsu World Express has committed to using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from this October to September 2023. As
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Korean Air to Use Shell’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Starting in 2026
(Korean Air/Biobased Diesel Daily) Korean Air has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with global energy company Shell to purchase its
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Goodbye to All That (Palm): Kao Joins, Unilever, Geno in Post-Palm Oil Development
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) News arrives from California that global consumer products giant Kao has joined a venture to scale and commercialize
October 04, 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
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Business Aviation Issues Guiding Principles on Sustainability Ahead of U.N. Aviation Forum
Business aviation groups today put forward a set of policy principles to guide long-term carbon emissions reductions in the lead-up
October 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Assessing the Carbon Intensity of Hydrogen Production with HyPEC
(GTI Energy) Hydrogen has the potential to play a significant role in decarbonizing our energy systems. There is a need among
October 03, 2022 Read Full Article
FlixBus Launches the Longest European Bus Line Running on Colza Biodiesel
(Flix) + From September 28th, the FlixBus LN724 Brest Grenoble line will become the longest commercial line in Europe running
September 30, 2022 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Magazine Podcast: Strategic Biofuels: Louisiana’s Multifaceted Green Fuels Project
by Anna Simet (Biodiesel Magazine) This week's Biodiesel Magazine podcast features, Paul Schubert, CEO of Strategic Biofuels, Interview by Anna
September 29, 2022 Read Full Article
OOCL Gives Biofuel a Whirl
by Jasmina Ovcina Mandra (Offshore Energy) Hong Kong-based container shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has completed a trial use of
September 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel Projected to Turbo Charge Biofuel Growth
by Kenneth Scott Zuckerberg (CoBank) • By producing fuel using sources with lower carbon intensity compared to traditional petroleum based
September 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Aemetis Biogas and APG Demonstrate Low-Cost Conversion of Diesel Trucks to Utilize up to 65% Renewable Natural Gas
(Aemetis/Globe Newswire) Transitioning From Diesel Fuel to Carbon Negative RNG, Aemetis and the American Power Group Demonstrated a Dual Fuel
September 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Atlantic Aviation, Avfuel Provide SAF for UN Delegates Meeting
(AvFuel/Biomass Magazine) As the United Nations holds its Mountain Partnership Global Meeting in Aspen next week, Atlantic Aviation and Avfuel Corporation
September 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Iberdrola and Foresa Advance in Their Alliance to Lead Green Methanol Production in Spain
(Iberdrola/Electric Energy Online) • The first of the projects, Green UMIA, will be located in Pontevedra and will lead to
September 28, 2022 Read Full Article
DOE National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap -- Comments Invited on Draft DEADLINE December 1, 2022
(American Economic Association) Executive Summary: This is an unprecedented time in history for hydrogen with interest being amplified worldwide due
September 27, 2022 Read Full Article
Electrify Every Vehicle? Hold on, Say Clean Fuel Backers
by Andres Picon (E&E News/Politico Pro) Advocates of a national clean fuel standard say it would help cut transportation-sector emissions
September 27, 2022 Read Full Article
Mercedes F1 Trucks Biofuel Trial Reduces CO2 Emissions by 89%
by Jonathan Noble (Motorsport) Mercedes has revealed how a trial of running its race trucks on biofuel for the recent Formula 1 triple
September 23, 2022 Read Full Article
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge Roadmap: Flight Plan for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Report
(U.S. Department of Energy) The Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge is the result of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S.
September 23, 2022 Read Full Article
Global Bioenergies: Successful Completion of REWOFUEL Project
(Global Bioenergies) Global Bioenergies announces the end of the REWOFUEL project, which ran from 1 June 2018 to 30 June 2022.
September 23, 2022 Read Full Article
Barbarians at the Gate: WasteFuel Offers New Methanol Tech to Ward off the New Barbarians of Industrial Emission
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) From New York and the stages of ClimateWeek therein arrives news that WasteFuel, which would not
September 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Encouraging Farmers to Fuel up with Their Crop at the Pump
by Amie Simpson (Brownfield Ag News) The Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers Association is encouraging farmers to fuel up with their
September 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Journey to Net Zero Carbon Global Transport Requires Many Routes
(American Journal of Transportation) Advanced Diesel Technology and Renewable Biofuels Deliver Important Near-term Carbon Reductions Now -- As leaders come together
September 21, 2022 Read Full Article
PRIO’s Advanced Biofuels Route – Supporting the Energy Transition and Shipping Decarbonisation
by Filipa Oliveira and Telmo Ferreira (PRIO/EurActiv) Maritime transport emits around 940 million tons of CO2 annually and is responsible for about
September 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Living Our Net-Zero Emissions Pledge
by Scott Richman (Renewable Fuels Association) The producer-members of the Renewable Fuels Association are hard at work implementing their pledge to
September 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Booster® Expands Renewable Diesel Product Offering to Fleets Across California, Marking Major Milestone
(Booster®/Business Wire) By converting its fleet customers in three major markets to renewable diesel, the company has transitioned nearly every California
September 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Cummins QSK95 Engine Proven Fully Compatible With Renewable Diesel
(Cummins/Business Wire) Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) is pleased to announce that its popular Tier 4 QSK95 engine can be safely used
September 21, 2022 Read Full Article
CO2 Standards for Cars and Vans: Automakers, Auto Parts Industry and Fuel Manufacturers Call for Trilogue Negotiations to Fully Implement the Outcome of Council General Approach to Enable, after 2035, ICE Vehicles Registered to Run Exclusively on CO2-Neutral Fuels
(Fuels Europe) We, automotive companies, fuels manufacturing companies and industry associations are planning our industrial future to be fully consistent with
September 20, 2022 Read Full Article
ICCT Report on LNG Pathway Makes Flawed Assumptions Based on Outdated Data
(SEA-LNG) SEA-LNG responds to a report by the NGO International Council on Clean Transportation: Comparing the Future Demand for, Supply
September 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Directional Aviation Invests in Alder Fuels
(Directional Aviation/Biobased Diesel Daily) Private aviation investment firm Directional Aviation announced Sept. 15 that it is making a financial investment
September 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Aemetis Signs Agreement with Cathay Pacific to Supply 38 Million Gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Aemetis) Fuel to be delivered to San Francisco International Airport -- Aemetis, Inc.(NASDAQ: AMTX), a renewable fuels company focused on negative
September 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Holland America’s Volendam Completes First Sustained Biofuel Test
(Maritime Executive) The first sustained test of biofuels for a cruise ship was recently completed by Carnival Corporation’s Holland America Line
September 19, 2022 Read Full Article
OMV and RYANAIR Sign MoU to Supply 160,000 Tons Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(OMV Group) The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for
September 19, 2022 Read Full Article
U.S. Department of Agriculture Selects Gevo's Climate Smart Farm-to-Flight Proposal with a Funding Ceiling of $30MM
(Gevo) Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has selected Gevo’s Climate-Smart Farm to
September 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Measuring Up Corn Fiber Ethanol
by Katie Schroeder (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Ethanol made from corn fiber has a low carbon intensity and the potential to
September 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Group Launches Effort to Create 'Low-Carbon Fuel' Standard
by Timothy Cama (E&E News/Politico Pro) The push from green groups would seek a new law for the transportation sector
September 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Soy’s Stake in Renewable Fuels
by Bethany Baratta (Iowa Soybean Association) ... As a feedstock used in producing biodiesel and renewable diesel, the soybean industry
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)
September 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Ethanol Producer Magazine's Podcast: S01 E02 Industry Landmark: Discussing the Inflation Reduction Act’s Impact on Ethanol and Agriculture
(Ethanol Producer Magazine) This week's Ethanol Producer Magazine podcast features, Brian Jennings, CEO of the American Coalition for Ethanol explaining
September 14, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Utilizing Electricity to Produce Intermediates from CO2 and Biomass
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This project funded by the US Department of Energy and led by NREL’s Josh Schaidle
September 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Open for Business! SCOA Teams Up with North Dakota to Develop Clean Energy Projects; Achieve Net-Zero
(Sumitomo Corporation of Americas/PR Newswire) Sumitomo Corporation of Americas ("SCOA") announced today its partnership with the state of North Dakota to evaluate and
September 14, 2022 Read Full Article
BASF and Samsung Heavy Industries Collaborate on Carbon Capture & Storage Onboard Maritime Vessels
(BASF) • Supporting International Maritime Organization’s target to reduce carbon intensity of international shipping by at least 40% by 2030
September 14, 2022 Read Full Article
RFA, Growth Energy Slam Inaccurate Reuters Report on Ethanol GHGs
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The Renewable Fuels Association and Growth Energy are slamming a Reuters article published on Sept. 8 that
September 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Whodunnit? The Murder of Carbon Intensity (Hint: Aemetis, Mitsubishi amongst the Suspects)
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Aemetis completed the installation and commissioning at the Keyes ethanol plant in California of the
September 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Inflation Reduction Act Charts a New Course for US Biofuels Industry
by Corey Lavinsky (S&P Global) ... Though ethanol is mentioned only thrice in the lengthy law, ethanol producers will benefit from
September 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Inside Innovation: Long Live Electric, But Diesel’s Not Dead Yet
by John Bleasby (Daily Commercial News) ... When projected over 10 years between 2022 and 2032, it found considerable advantages with
September 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Imperial Advances Renewable Diesel Plans, Awards Hydrogen Contract to Air Products
(Air Products) Imperial (TSE: IMO, NYSE American: IMO) today (September 6, 2022) announced a long-term contract with Air Products (NYSE:
September 07, 2022 Read Full Article
NEW DATA: The EU Renewable Ethanol Industry Produced More Food than Fuel in 2021
(ePURE) Latest statistics from ePURE members include significant production of feed, confirming importance of domestic ethanol biorefineries to food security
September 07, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Integration of CO2 Electrolysis with Microbial Syngas
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) By producing valuable products out of CO2, this project will incentivize CCU to realize carbon
September 07, 2022 Read Full Article
5 Minutes with Thomas Hoppe, Clariant’s Head of Operations Business Line Biofuels & Derivatives
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Clariant has built the first commercial sunliquid® plant for the production of 50,000 t 2G cellulosic ethanol per year in
September 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Ethanol and EVs Pt 1
by Bob Larson (Ag Information Network/Washington State Farm Bureau Report) ... The same week California announced it will end the
September 07, 2022 Read Full Article
California Legislature Passes Bill to Achieve 20% SAF Use by 2030
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) In late August, the California Legislature passed a bill to incentivize sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)
September 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Glacial Lakes Energy Voices Support for Carbon Pipeline
by Sarah Parkin (Dakota News Now) The Glacial Lakes Energy Plant in Mina held a media day Wednesday to provide information
September 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Greenergy Expands Biodiesel Manufacturing in Amsterdam
(Greenergy) Greenergy, Europe’s largest producer of biodiesel from wastes, announced today that it is increasing production in its Amsterdam biodiesel manufacturing
September 05, 2022 Read Full Article
DB Regio Goes Greener with Biofuel-Powered Trains
(International Railway Journal) 57 trains are operating in Baden-Württemberg on fuel producing 90% fewer CO2 emissions than diesel. -- German Rail
September 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Biofuel Groups Comment on Washington’s Proposed CFS Rule
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A public comment period on Washington’s proposed Clean Fuel Standard closed Aug. 31. The program
September 02, 2022 Read Full Article
New Research Confirms Important Role for Renewable Ethanol in Reducing Car Emissions
(ePURE) As the EU starts final negotiations for new car CO2 standards, a study shows plug-in hybrid vehicles running on
September 01, 2022 Read Full Article
Bangchak Group to Produce Thailand’s First and Only SAF from Used Cooking Oil
(Bangckak Corporation Public Company Limited) Bangchak Corporation Public Company Limited and BBGI Public Company Limited, along with Thanachok Oil Light
September 01, 2022 Read Full Article
Evonik and Shell Reduce Heavy Duty Transport CO2e Emissions with Bio-LNG
(Evonik) Evonik is committed to reduce its own emissions by shipping its products environmentally friendly with Bio-LNG-fueled trucks. Driving forward
September 01, 2022 Read Full Article
Bright to Build CO2 Liquefaction Plant in the US
(Bright Renewables) Bright Renewables has been awarded a contract for the realization of a turnkey CO2 liquefaction plant with a capacity
August 31, 2022 Read Full Article
Delta, DG Fuels Partner in Pivotal Expansion of Sustainable Fuel Market
(Delta News Hub) Under a new agreement, DG Fuels, LLC plans to establish a new SAF supply stream that could
August 31, 2022 Read Full Article
Chevron Renewable Energy Group Breaks Ground on Lower Carbon Feedstock Expansion Project
(Chevron Renewable Energy Group) Chevron Renewable Energy Group broke ground on the expansion of its Emden, Germany biorefinery during a
August 31, 2022 Read Full Article
Cummins Is Finding More than One Way to Decarbonize Fleets
by Josh Fisher (Fleet Owner) ... Two of every three long-haul trucks in North America are powered by 15-liter diesel engines.