In Nevada, Comstock Inc. announced a significant expansion of its leading cellulosic technology portfolio by filing for a new patent covering breakthrough pathways to produce renewable diesel, marine, sustainable aviation fuel and gasoline from woody biomass, at dramatically improved yield, efficiency, and cost in comparison to all known methods. These technology advancements enable a new […]
Virent, a subsidiary of Marathon Petroleum developed its BioForming technology to create fuels and chemicals from a wide range of naturally occurring, renewable resources. And now they teamed up with Johnson Matthey to bring to market Virent’s proprietary tech for the production of BioFormate, enabling production of bio-gasoline, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and bio-aromatic chemicals. […]
From Washington, the bioeconomy’s (usually) annual Rorschach test has arrived again, with the release of Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) for 2020 (retroactive), 2021 (uh, retroactive), and 2022. These are the annual Federal mandated volumes for the blending of renewable fuels in the US. More than a dozen trade associations and policymakers offered reaction to the EPA […]
In Indiana, INDYCAR announced that beginning in 2023, Shell will produce a new race biofuel for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES which consists of a blend of second-generation ethanol derived from sugarcane waste and other biofuels to create a fuel that is 100% comprised of feedstocks categorized as “renewable” under the applicable regulatory frameworks. The fuel […]
In Spain, EuroWeekly News reports that gasoline prices have increased in Spain because of the recent change in the biofuels percentage. On May 18th, the government increased the percentage of biofuels in every liter by 0.5% each year for the years 2023-2026 (so 10% in 2022, 10.5% in 2023, 11% in 2024, 11.5% in 2025 […]
By Ron MacDonald, President and CEO of Zinc8 Energy Solutions Special to The Digest The Biden Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency fuel waiver a few days ago to allow E15 gasoline to be sold during the summer driving season which will increase fuel supply, reduce our reliance on fossil fuels especially from Russia […]
In Washington, data released Monday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration show that ethanol comprised a record share of America’s gasoline in 2021, averaging 10.34 percent of every gallon sold. The final EIA data for 2021 also confirmed a significant rebound in both ethanol production and consumption after COVID-related shutdowns ravaged the fuel market in […]
In California and Iowa, Chevron and Renewable Energy Group struck a definitive agreement under which Chevron will acquire the outstanding shares of REG in an all-cash transaction valued at $3.15 billion, or $61.50 per share. The transaction has been approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies and is expected to close in the […]
In Washington, the Environmental Protection Agency released its proposed Renewable Fuel Standard volumes for 2021 and 2022, and a retroactive action on 2020 volumes that has the ethanol industry up in arms. Advanced biofuels producers were cautiously optimistic, biogas producers took a more positive view, noting that cellulosic volumes would increase 51% between 2020 and […]
In Colorado, Gevo, Inc. says production operations at its advanced, renewable fuels production facility located in Luverne, Minnesota have re-commenced. The Luverne Facility is expected to produce fuel-grade, renewable isobutanol (“IBA”). The IBA produced will be used as a feedstock for Gevo to produce sustainable aviation fuel and renewable premium gasoline to fulfill existing sales […]
