Biofuels
Biden administration to spend $450 MM on higher-blend biofuels
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend $450 MM to expand the production and availability of transportation fuels that are blended with higher volumes of biofuels, the agency said.
Mexican airlines look to future SAF use
LATAM Airlines is considering issuing a so-called "green bond" as part of its sustainability strategy leading to SAF use.
Pertamina plans to start making bioethanol from sugarcane, cassava
Indonesian state energy company PT Pertamina plans to begin producing bioethanol from sugarcane and cassava this year, its CEO told a conference.
Biden-Harris admin funds homegrown biofuels in California, investing in America agenda
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development California State Director Maria Gallegos Herrera announced that USDA plans to invest up to $500 MM from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act to increase the availability of domestic biofuels and give Americans additional cleaner fuel options at the pump.
Indonesia plans to hike biodiesel mandate in next few years
Indonesia plans to raise its mandatory palm oil-based biodiesel blending to 40% in the next few years, but for now will keep it unchanged at 35%, the country's energy minister said.
Renewables growth did not dent fossil fuel dominance in 2022
Global energy demand rose 1% last year and record renewables growth did nothing to shift the dominance of fossil fuels, which still accounted for 82% of supply, the industry's Statistical Review of World Energy report said.
U.S. lawmaker to re-introduce bipartisan bill to get EV industry into biofuel program
A U.S. Democratic lawmaker plans to reintroduce a bipartisan bill next month that would allow electricity generated from renewable biomass to qualify for credits under the nation's biofuel blending program.
Utilizing various feedstocks to progress SAF production
At Honeywell Users Group 2023, Naved Reza, Director, Business Development Sustainable Technology Solution for Honeywell UOP, delivered a presentation titled "Increasing SAF feedstocks to scale production and decarbonize aviation.”
EU-backed green auditor cracks down on China island biofuel trade
An auditing company empowered by the European Union to verify sustainable fuel has suspended the certification of three Chinese biofuel exporters after an audit found the precise source of their waste products from Malaysia and Indonesia could not be verified.
Airbus teams-up with LanzaJet to boost sustainable aviation fuel production
Airbus and LanzaJet today announced they have entered into a memorandum of understanding to address the needs of the aviation sector through the production of sustainable aviation fuel.
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