In Oregon, Targray announced the opening of two new biodiesel terminals in Oregon. Located in Portland and Eugene respectively, the new terminals are strategically positioned to ease supply concerns for wholesale fuel distributors, retailers and refineries in the state which has a mandatory 5% biodiesel blending requirement in place to help curb emissions and transition […]
In Oregon, in November 2022, Neste announced that it would acquire the used cooking oil (UCO) collection and aggregation business and related assets on the US West Coast from Crimson Renewable Energy Holdings, LLC. The acquisition has been approved by regulatory authorities, and the transaction has been closed. The acquisition includes shares in SeQuential Environmental […]
In Oregon, the Oregonian newspaper reports that Red Rock Biofuels facility that has been under construction in Lakeview is facing foreclosure due to the inability to pay principal and interest payments on around $300 million in debt, with an auction scheduled for February 9 if the payments aren’t made five days before then. The wood […]
In Oregon, Willamette Week newspaper reports that there are concerns about biodiesel availability following Portland’s decision to switch all medium and heavy vehicles in the city to biodiesel, yet Neste has recently purchased SeQuential and will end biodiesel production just prior to closing of the sale in the next month. Instead, SeQuential will supply used […]
In Oregon, The Oregonian newspaper reports that Portland’s city council has agreed to phase out fossil-based diesel for medium and heavy trucks beginning in 2024 and eventually reaching only 99% renewable diesel available at the pump by 2030, making it the first city in the country to phase out fossil fuels and replace them biofuels. […]
In Oregon, since Dec. 2, 2021, TriMet’s nearly 700 fixed-route buses have run on R99, a blend of 99% renewable diesel and 1% petroleum. Its LIFT paratransit vans and buses along with its WES commuter rail trains made the switch to the greener, cleaner-burning fuel on May 1, 2022. In the past year, the public […]
In Oregon, the Olympian newspaper reports that Portland Bureau of Development Services has greenlighted Zenith Energy’s application to phase out fossil fuel transportation and transition towards renewable fuels. The company tried last year to secure permission to expand its oil business, but it didn’t make it through the city’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. Zenith […]
In Oregon, on September 6, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) denied NEXT Renewables LLC’s (NEXT) application for a Clean Water Act section 401 water quality permit. NEXT sought the permit as part of a plan to build a so-called “renewable” diesel refinery near Clatskanie, OR. DEQ denied the permit because NEXT was unable […]
In Oregon, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) approved the air quality permit for NEXT Renewable Fuels’ $2 billion clean fuels project. The approval is a significant milestone and key state permit for developing the renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel facility at Port Westward in Columbia County, Oregon. The air permit was awarded […]
In Oregon, the Portland Business Journal reports the Department of Environmental Quality staff have proposed to increase the required carbon intensity reduction for fuels by 2035 to 37% compared to 2015 levels, beyond the governor’s proposal for 25% by that date. The current clean fuels law that was enacted six years ago has a current […]
