In Utah, the BDO Zone Initiative has issued a BDO Zone ‘A’ rating for Summit County, Utah for 100,000 bone-dried metric tons per year of woody biomass. The prestigious ‘A’ rating indicates ‘high quality’ feedstock supply chains and infrastructure, attributed to minimal competition for pulpwood and forest residue, combined with an anticipated additional supply from […]
In Texas, the team at S&P posted an interesting analysis on the Cellulosic Waiver Credit and D3 RINs, noting that “Due to an anomaly in the Renewable Fuel Standard, CWCs may be purchased for the 2022 compliance year, but not for 2023” and that “unless the EPA attempts to reduce the 2023 cellulosic biofuel RVOs […]
In Washington, the Engine Technology Forum stated in a post that “The possibility for a new energy economy built on renewable electric power and new fuels like hydrogen holds equally great potential and uncertainty of success. There is an increasing, and shared, recognition that such a shift to a new energy economy will be uneven […]
In California. a study by Cleantech Group finds that a favorable policy environment and $80 – $300B of investment will be required to build the global low-carbon hydrogen economy by 2030. Demand increases are estimated to reach 150 Mt by 2030 and 520 Mt in 2050. The Cleantech group report found that low-carbon hydrogen costs […]
In California, the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors, upon a 4 to 0 vote, approved the California Environmental Quality Act analysis for Aemetis Biogas LLC to extend its biogas pipeline by an additional 24 miles using the public right of way. The pipeline transports biogas from dairy digesters to a centralized renewable natural gas upgrading […]
In Finland, Neste and ENOC Group inked a collaboration to explore the possibilities of supplying and purchasing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Dubai and the wider Middle East North Africa (MENA) region in the coming years. Both partners are committed to supporting the efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from aviation in the region and […]
In Illinois, the global Sustainable Aviation Fuel market size is projected to grow from USD 1.1 billion in 2023 to USD 16.8 billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 47.7% from 2023 to 2030 according to a new report by MarketsandMarkets. The sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market is witnessing substantial growth, driven by key factors. The growing […]
In the UAE Emirates, one of the world’s largest international airlines, has become the first airline to operate an Airbus A380 demonstration flight with one of the aircraft’s four engines powered with Neste’s 100% sustainable aviation fuel. The A380 demonstration flight took off on 22 November from Dubai International Airport and is the result of […]
In New York, Virgin Airlines completed the world’s first 100% SAF transatlantic flight by a commercial airline across the Atlantic, flown on a Boeing 787, using Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines. The SAF used on Flight100 is a unique dual blend; 88% HEFA (Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids) supplied by Air bp and 12% SAK (Synthetic […]
