In Louisiana, Governor Jeff Landry announced a $100 million bond allocation for the expansion project at Chevron’s Geismar Renewable Diesel Plant. This expansion project is expected to bring 90 new permanent jobs and 1,500 temporary jobs. The improvement and expansion project was announced with Governor John Bel in 2020 and Chevron received approval for the bond […]
In Georgia, Colonial Oil Industries, Inc. one of the largest independent oil and gas companies in the United States, announced a partnership with Neste, TICO, and Gateway Terminals in the offering of renewable diesel to customers and businesses in the region, marking a significant stride towards a more sustainable future in the Southeast. This partnership […]
In North Carolina, Honeywell announced that Acelen Renewables has selected its Ecofining technology to help support the efficient production of a targeted 20,000 barrels per day of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel. The fuels will be processed at Acelen’s facility in Bahia, Brazil, from a blend of inedible seed and waste oils. With this […]
This week on ABLC CONNECT, we networked and exchanged information about the world of Renewable Diesel and rDME, and as part of the proceedings, we had the State of Renewable Diesel and rDME presentation. The slides are here.
By: Mark Robertson Special to The Digest Renewable diesel (“RD”) and sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) can be produced by hydrotreating virtually any type of biogenic feedstock lipid (oil). In processes involving hydrotreated esters and fatty acids (“HEFA” processes), the most common feedstocks are animal fats, waste greases, and vegetable oils, which are made up mostly […]
In New York state, New York City took a monumental step towards clean air and a sustainable future last Thursday, January 11th, with the grand opening of the city’s first retail fuel station dispensing renewable diesel. This historic collaboration between Sprague and Sonomax signals a new era for the transportation sector, offering immediate reductions in […]
In the UK, Green Car Congress reported that Vancounver’s TransLink is introducing renewable diesel into its bus fleet as a cleaner fuel option, in order to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With this change, TransLink will be reducing total greenhouse gas emissions by 6,550 tons or 5% of TransLink’s total emissions—the equivalent of removing 1,900 […]
In Bulgaria, Renewable News reported that Brazilian state-run oil and gas company Petrobras has contracted a technology for the production of SAF and renewable diesel. According to the report, the company plans to adopt this technology in its first biorefining plant. The deal with Honeywell UOP concerns the Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids (HEFA) technology. […]
In India, BNN Breaking reported that global oil firm BP has recently received a favorable recommendation from the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) for its innovative plan to repurpose its former oil refinery in Kwinana, Australia. The project underscores the company’s commitment to producing renewable diesel using vegetable oils and animal fats, according to the report.
In California, Reuters reports The California Air Resource Board has proposed to make the Low Carbon Fuel Standard more strict regarding what it considers to be a low carbon fuel or not after a glut of renewable diesel pushed the value of credits to $71 per ton from the previous $200. Lower credit values will […]
