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September 22, 2023

DOE seeks input on building supply chains for SAF

BY U.S. Department of Energy The U.S. DOE has released a RFI to better understand the challenges facing critical elements within SAF supply chains. The agency is specifically seeking input from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and stakeholders. READ MORE

September 21, 2023

EPA: 2.04 billion RINs generated in August

BY Erin VoegeleThe U.S. EPA on Aug. 21 released data indicating nearly 2.04 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in August, up from 1.84 billion generated in August 2022. Total RIN generation for the first eight months of the year reached nearly 15.45 billion. READ MORE

September 21, 2023

Neste, SQUAKE let businesses to opt for SAF while booking flights

BY Neste Corp. Neste and SQUAKE have announced a strategic partnership that enables businesses to purchase Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel through flight booking systems using SQUAKE’s technology. Goodwings has already implemented the technology. READ MORE

September 20, 2023

LanzaJet, Technip Energies strengthen collaboration

BY LanzaJet LanzaJet and Technip Energies on Sept. 19 announced an agreement to strengthen their exclusive collaboration to support the global deployment of the LanzaJet Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) Process technology for the production of SAF. READ MORE

September 20, 2023

WestJet endorses widescale Canadian production of SAF

BY WestJet WestJet Group CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech, on Sept. 19 at the World Petroleum Congress in Calgary, addressed the airline’s ambitions to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and the vital role SAF plays in the future of decarbonizing aviation. READ MORE

September 19, 2023

Clean Fuels, ag groups urge adoption of GREET for SAF tax credit

BY Erin VoegeleClean Fuels Alliance America, American Soybean Association, National Oilseed Processors Association the U.S. Canola Association are urging the Biden administration to adopt GREET for the purposes measuring GHG reductions for the SAF tax credit. READ MORE

September 18, 2023

Montana Renewables celebrates first receipts of camelina oil

BY Erin VoegeleMontana Renewables LLC, a subsidiary of Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP, on Sept. 18 hosted an event to celebrate the first receipts of camelina oil into its biorefinery in Great Falls, Montana. The facility produces renewable diesel and SAF. READ MORE

September 18, 2023

Global Biofuels Alliance launches at G20 Summit

BY Erin VoegelePresident Joe Biden on Sept. 9 joined leaders of India, Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Mauritius and the United Arab Emirates to launch the Global Biofuels Alliance. The launch took place on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in New Delhi. READ MORE

September 15, 2023

United agrees to buy up to 1 billion gallons of SAF from Cemvita

BY Cemvita Corp. On Sept. 13, Cemvita Corp. announced an offtake arrangement with United Airlines for up to 1 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Cemvita’s first full-scale SAF plant. The company's technology produces SAF using CO2 feedsock. READ MORE

September 15, 2023

Air Europa to fly to Havana with Cepsa’s SAF

BY Cepsa Cepsa and Air Europa have sealed an alliance whereby the energy company will supply 14.4 tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to the airline for one year to cover the first monthly Madrid-Havana flight. READ MORE

September 14, 2023

Ethanol groups urge Treasury to adopt GREET for SAF tax credit

BY Erin VoegeleThe RFA, Growth Energy and the USGC on Sept. 14 sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen advocating for the adoption of GREET to measure GHG reductions for the purposes of SAF tax credit created by the Inflation Reduction Act. READ MORE

September 14, 2023

DOE awards $18.6M to 8 biofuel, bioproduct feedstock projects

BY U.S. Department of Energy The U.S. Department of Energy's Bioenergy Technologies Office awarded $18.6 million in funding to eight university and industry projects to develop biomass feedstocks to produce affordable biofuels and bioproducts that reduce GHG emissions. READ MORE

September 14, 2023

Neste challenges unsubstantiated report on fraudulent UCO volumes

BY Neste Corp. Neste is disputing a report filed with the USDA that suggests the company may have received fraudulent used cooking oil (UCO) volumes at its renewable products refinery in Singapore, specifically virgin palm oil from Indonesia. READ MORE

September 13, 2023

MEPs approve SAF mandate, limit eligible feedstocks

BY Erin VoegeleMembers of the European Parliament (MEPs) on Sept. 13 approved a new law that ramps up requirements for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) within the European Union but sets limits on what types of feedstocks that fuel can be made from. READ MORE

September 13, 2023

Aemetis receives key permit for Riverbank project

BY Aemetis Inc. Aemetis Inc. on Sept. 13 announced it has received a Use Permit from the City of Riverbank to build a 90 million gallon per year SAF and renewable diesel plant at the 125-acre Riverbank Industrial Complex in Riverbank, California. READ MORE

September 13, 2023

Clean Fuels outlook predicts growing supplies of used cooking oil

BY Clean Fuels Alliance America Global used cooking oil (UCO) supplies are anticipated to rise from 3.7 billion gallons in 2022 to between 5 billion and 10 billion gallons by 2030, according to a report released by Clean Fuels Alliance America on Sept. 13. READ MORE

September 12, 2023

Vilsack urges ethanol producers to seize the opportunity of SAF

BY Erin VoegeleAgricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack on Sept. 12 called on ethanol producers to seize the opportunity offered by the emerging SAF market and stressed that climate-smart ag and carbon capture technologies must play a role in ethanol-to-SAF production. READ MORE

September 12, 2023

USDA maintains 2023-’24 forecast for soybean oil use in biofuel

BY Erin VoegeleThe USDA maintained its forecast for 2023-’24 soybean oil use in biofuel production in its latest WASDE report, released Sept. 12. The estimate for 2022-’23 soybean oil use in biofuel production was revised up. READ MORE

September 12, 2023

USDA predicts 3% decrease in soybean production for 2023

BY Erin VoegeleThe USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service predicts soybean production for 2023 will fall to 4.15 billion bushels, down 3 percent from last year, according to the agency’s latest Crop Production report, released Sept. 12. READ MORE

September 11, 2023

NCGA urges Treasury to adopt GREET for SAF tax credit

BY Erin VoegeleNCGA President Tom Hagg and the leaders of 16 state corn grower groups on Sept. 7 sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging the adoption of the U.S. DOE’s GREET model to measure GHG reductions for the purposes of the SAF tax credit. READ MORE

September 11, 2023

Korean Air introduces cargo SAF program

BY Korean Air Korean Air will launch a program to use SAF for air cargo operations in cooperation with air cargo customers and forwarders. Customers can make customized contributions through the program that Korean Air will use to purchase SAF. READ MORE

September 08, 2023

VARO to build SAF production facility in Rotterdam

BY VARO Energy VARO Energy on Sept. 7 announced the construction of a large-scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) manufacturing facility at the Gunvor Energy Rotterdam site, investing $600 million with the aim of helping its airline customers decarbonize. READ MORE

September 08, 2023

Clean Fuels Alliance America announces Floyd Vergara’s retirement

BY Clean Fuels Alliance America Clean Fuels Alliance America congratulates Floyd Vergara, director of state governmental affairs, on his upcoming retirement. Vergara announced his intention to retire at the end of September during a recent Clean Fuels Governing Board meeting. READ MORE

September 07, 2023

EIA: Capacity for renewable diesel, associated fuels up in 2023

BY Erin VoegeleU.S. production capacity for renewable diesel and associated fuels grew by 1.25 billion gallons per year between Jan. 1, 2022, and Jan. 1, 2023, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration in August. READ MORE

September 07, 2023

Lummus launches ethanol-based SAF technology

BY Lummus Technology Lummus Technology has announced the commercial availability of its ethanol-to-SAF process technology. The technology provides operators with a large-scale, commercially demonstrated solution to reduce the aviation industry's GHG emissions. READ MORE

September 06, 2023

Gevo, USDA sign agreement for climate-smart commodities grant

BY Gevo Inc. Gevo Inc. has finalized and executed a notice of grant and agreement award with the USDA for a Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities grant of up to $30 million for Gevo’s Climate-Smart Farm-to-Flight Program. READ MORE

September 05, 2023

UK government to launch SAF revenue support scheme

BY Erin VoegeleThe U.K. government on Sept. 4 announced plans to introduce a revenue certainty mechanism to support domestic SAF production. The initiative aims to bolster the development of SAF and drive further investment in SAF projects. READ MORE

September 05, 2023

Technip Energies to supply hydrogen unit to bp SAF project

BY Erin VoegeleTechnip Energies on Aug. 29 announced it has been awarded a contract to supply a hydrogen production unit to bp’s proposed sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel conversion project at its Kwinana refinery in Western Australia. READ MORE

August 31, 2023

EIA: Biofuel capacity, feedstock use up in June

BY Erin VoegeleU.S. operable biofuels capacity was up in June, with gains for both ethanol and renewable diesel and associated fuels, according to data released by the U.S. EIA on Aug. 31. Feedstock consumption was also up during the month. READ MORE

August 31, 2023

Fiji Airways fuels flight with SAF blend

BY Fiji Airways Fiji Airways’ newest Airbus A350-900 XWB aircraft, named the Island of Vatulele, on Aug. 31 arrived into Nadi, Fiji from Singapore, having flown the entire 8,520 kilometer (km) journey powered by a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blend. READ MORE

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