Late last week was a huge sustainable aviation fuel news day – from Chevron, Delta, Google, United, Honeywell, Gevo, Alder Fuels to the U.S. Department of Energy’s more than $64 million in funding for 22 biofuel projects. But one thing that caught our eye is the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge created by the U.S. […]
In California, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans), in conjunction with the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission (SJRRC), a $20 million Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant to help construct the Stockton Diamond Grade Separation project – the only rail project in the United States […]
In Washington, Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor has called on the U.S. Department of Transportation to help expedite rail delivery of biofuels amid historic flooding. The recent flooding has not only had devastating impacts on residents but has delayed the transportation of critical supplies of biofuel, which in turn, could impact consumer fuel costs. In […]
In Washington, the Department of Transportation’s report required under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act of 2015 shows that the number of DOT-111 rail cars transporting ethanol rose to 65% in 2016 from 46% in 2013 despite the legislation requiring the phasing out of such tanker cars carrying hazardous materials or flammable liquids as […]
In Washington, NATSO—representing the US’ truck stops and travel plazas—called on the Department of Transportation (DOT) to work with private, exit-based businesses within the confines of the existing law that prohibits the sale of fuel and other commercial services at rest areas as it seeks to identify and establish stretches of the National Highway System […]
In Washington, the US Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced the launch of the web-accessible Transportation Rail Incident Preparedness and Response (TRIPR) training resource, which provides emergency responders with critical information and best practices related to rail incidents involving Hazard Class 3 Flammable Liquids such as crude oil and ethanol. […]
In Washington, the Department of Transportation released a final rule that requires a phase-out or retrofit of all DOT-111 railcars transporting crude oil and ethanol by May, 2023. Bob Dinneen of the Renewable Fuels Association applauded the DOT for recognizing the difference between ethanol and oil and prioritizing oil train retrofits: “Secretary Foxx appears to […]
In Washington, the Dept. of Transportation has issued new rules requiring train shipments carrying more than 35 cars of ethanol and oil products or an uninterrupted block of 20 cars carrying the fuel must slow down to 40 mph in urban areas with more than 100,000 people, making a formerly voluntary rule mandatory. The rule […]
In Ohio, the state’s department of transport vehicles are no longer required to use alternative fuels after the new budget signed last week made the change. The policy was put in place in 2006 but filling stations remain limited around the state, with just 125 offering E85 and only 7 offering biodiesel. Now that gas […]
In Washington, the Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has added ethanol to its definition of hazardous liquid as part of a the final rule amending pipeline safety regulations that was published in the Federal Register. The administration said in the final rule, “PHMSA noted in the policy statement that the demand […]
