On June 15, the EPA-established effective date for the 2026-2027 Renewable Fuel Standard volumes, Clean Fuels Alliance America delivered a letter to President Donald Trump once again thanking the administration and EPA for the historic volumes.
Circularity Fuels on June 15 announced it has completed the world’s first end-to-end conversion of raw agricultural biogas into SAF. The fuel was produced during a six-month pilot run on biogas produced at a California dairy farm.
Louis Dreyfus Co. announced on June 8 a strategic investment in the construction of a new plant to process sunflower seeds and soybeans at the site of its existing facility in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
The U.S. DOE on June 12 released an update of its 45ZCF-GREET model, which is used to calculate fuel emissions rates for the 45Z clean fuel production credit. Release of the model provides much-needed certainty for the U.S. renewable fuel industry.
American Airlines and Google on June 9 announced a record-breaking agreement for sustainable aviation fuel certificates (SAFc), representing the largest publicly announced SAFc agreement between an airline and a single corporate customer to date.
The International Air Transport Association highlighted Brazil’s opportunity to become a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) powerhouse as its 82nd Annual General Meeting gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Compliance credits for biomass-based diesel and ethanol have doubled in value since the start of this year. The credits, known as RINs, have increased in price, mostly because of higher U.S. biofuel blending targets.
The U.S. EIA maintained its 2026 and 2027 production forecasts for renewable diesel in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released June 9. The production outlooks for “other biofuels,” defined to include SAF, were also maintained.
The International Air Transport Association on June 6 announced its analysis shows global SAF production is expected to reach approximately 2.4 million metric tons (792.6 million gallons) this year, accounting for 0.8% of total aviation fuel use.
Syzygy Plasmonics on June 9 announced that it has entered into a capacity reservation agreement with World Fuel Services for future sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production from Syzygy's planned NovaSAF facilities.
Technip Energies, Airbus, Safran and Tereos entered into an agreement to create Rebound, a joint venture to develop a SAF biorefinery at the Port of Dunkirk, in Northern France. The AtJ project will produce approximately 160,000 tons of SAF annually.
Eco Innovation Group Inc., operating as American EcoFuels, announced that over the next eight weeks the company plans to engage in a series of meetings with several leading U.S. airlines to discuss potential long-term SAF offtake agreements.
Firefly has signed a partnership deal with Altaca, providing key technology for the firm’s planned U.K. facility. The Bristol-based developer now possesses all the necessary components to scale its biosolids-to-biofuel process.
Carbon Direct has released Sustainable Agricultural Biomass Sourcing for CDR: A Buyer's Guide — one of the first globally applicable frameworks for sourcing agricultural residues as feedstock for carbon dioxide removal (CDR) projects.
Axens on June 3 announced a collaboration with Green Sky Capital for the development of a 200,000 metric ton per year SAF production facility in Egypt, set to become the first SAF production plant in Egypt and across Africa.
KBR, a Texas-based engineering, science and technology company, on May 28 announced that Latvia-based NorSAF has selected its proprietary PureSAF technology for its proposed 100,000-metrict-ton-per-year sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant.
The International Air Transport Association and the International Civil Aviation Organization are partnering to advance transparency and integrity in tracking progress and accelerating the development and deployment of SAF.
XCF Global Inc. on June 1 announced the successful delivery and receipt of the process catalyst at its New Rise Renewables Reno refinery, marking a pivotal operational milestone in the refinery's modernization program.
ENOC Group has signed an MOU Allied Biofuels Holding, based in Abu Dhabi, to explore the offtake and distribution of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and electro-synthetic SAF across local, regional, and international markets.
Total operatable U.S. biofuel capacity dipped slightly in March, with reductions for both ethanol and biodiesel, according to data released by the U.S. EIA on May 29. Capacity for renewable diesel and associated fuels held steady.
Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Ill., visited the Illinois Soybean Association’s headquarters in Bloomington on May 26 to meet with ISA leaders, staff, and Illinois soybean producers to discuss biofuels and other key issues impacting farmers across the state.
BASF and Arva on May 26 announced a strategic collaboration to help biofuel producers and farmers capture the full value of the 45Z clean fuel production credit once the implementing regulations are finalized.
All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines on May 27 released a report, "Toward Net Zero CO2 Emissions from Air Transport in 2050," outlining the current state of SAF in Japan and the actions needed to support aviation decarbonization.
Loganair, the U.K.’s largest regional airline, and ClimaHtech Green Flight on May 26 announced a 15-year sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offtake agreement, supporting the long-term decarbonization of regional aviation in the U.K.
Clean Fuels Alliance America announced the launch of its National Fuel Quality Reports, a resource providing the industry with a broad statistical view of fuel quality across multiple fuel types for the first time.
Aemetis Inc. announced on May 21 that the Capital Programs & Climate Financing Authority in California has adopted an initial resolution related to potential future issuance of up to $1.1 billion of tax-exempt bonds for Aemetis projects.
Acelen Renewables on May 21 announced it has secured $1.5 billion to develop a biorefinery in Brazil that will have the capacity to produce 1 billion liters (264.17 million gallons) of SAF renewable diesel. Operations are expected to begin in 2029.
Axens on May 20 announced a commercial collaboration with XCF Global Inc. aimed at supporting the market deployment of Vegan, Axens’ proprietary hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) technology.
SkyKraft, the joint venture between SkyNRG and the Swedish power company Skellefteå Kraft, has been awarded approximately EUR 21 million from the Swedish Energy Agency’s Industriklivet Initiative to support the development of an eSAF project.
Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., on May 21 led a bipartisan resolution to designate May 2026 as Renewable Fuels Month. The resolution highlights the critical role renewable fuels play in lowering fuel prices and unleashing American energy independence.
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