BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Feedstock, Business, PolicyRep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, on Nov. 7 introduced the bipartisan Farm to Fly Act, which aims to create new markets for U.S. agricultural products and strengthen domestic production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Business, PolicyCo-chairs of the House Biofuels Caucus, on Nov. 2 reintroduced the Adopt GREET Act, which aims to require the U.S. EPA to update its greenhouse gas (GHG) modeling for all renewable fuels under the RFS. READ MORE

BY Renewable Fuels Association Found In:Business, PolicySeventy industry leaders covering nearly the entire supply chain for SAF, including major airlines, are calling on the Biden Administration to recognize the GREET model as a “similar methodology” for purposes of the IRA’s SAF tax credit. READ MORE

BY Zia Abdullah, laboratory program manager, NREL Found In:Production, Feedstock, Business, PolicyNREL research demonstrates how carbon dioxide captured at Midwestern ethanol plants could be processed with electrolyzers powered by wind energy to produce electrofuels, specifically sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). READ MORE

BY BBI International Found In:Production, Distribution, Use, Feedstock, Business, PolicyThe call for presentation abstracts for the 17th Annual International Biomass Conference & Expo, produced by Biomass Magazine, is now open. The event will take place March 4-6, 2024, at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Virginia. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Production, Business, PolicyNearly 1.95 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in September, up from 1.73 billion generated during the same month of 2022, according to data released by the U.S. EPA. Total RIN generation for the first nine months of 2023 was at 17.41 billion. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Business, PolicyThe U.S. DOE on Oct. 13 announced plans to award up to $1 billion to support the launch of a regional hydrogen hub located in the Midwest that will enable decarbonization through strategic hydrogen uses, including the production of SAF. READ MORE

BY U.S. Department of Energy Found In:Production, Feedstock, Business, PolicyThe U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office has announced $16.7 million in funding for five projects to advance the production of affordable biofuels and biochemicals that will significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. READ MORE

BY U.S. Department of Energy Found In:Production, Distribution, Use, Feedstock, Business, PolicyThe 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

BY WestJet Found In:Use, Business, PolicyWestJet 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

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Business, PolicyPresident 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

BY U.S. Department of Energy Found In:Feedstock, PolicyThe 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

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Feedstock, Business, PolicyAgricultural 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

BY Gevo Inc. Found In:Feedstock, Business, PolicyGevo 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

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Feedstock, Business, PolicyThe Canadian government on Aug. 30 announced it is investing up to $5.3 million in an initiative that aims to support the development of biomass supply chains and cutting-edge technologies to produce biomass and value-added agricultural products. READ MORE