Tag: Oregon

Targray opens two new biodiesel terminals in Oregon

Targray opens two new biodiesel terminals in Oregon

March 9, 2023 |

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 […]

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Neste completes acquisition of Crimson Renewable Energy Holdings

Neste completes acquisition of Crimson Renewable Energy Holdings

January 16, 2023 |

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 […]

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Red Rock Biofuels to be auctioned off Feb. 9 if debt payments aren’t made in time

Red Rock Biofuels to be auctioned off Feb. 9 if debt payments aren’t made in time

January 9, 2023 |

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 […]

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Portland’s biodiesel transition hampered by Neste’s SeQuential takeover

Portland’s biodiesel transition hampered by Neste’s SeQuential takeover

December 14, 2022 |

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 […]

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Portland to phase out 99% of fossil fuels for medium and heavy trucks by 2030

Portland to phase out 99% of fossil fuels for medium and heavy trucks by 2030

December 8, 2022 |

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. […]

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Portland’s TriMet used 5M gallons of R99 during its first year of use

Portland’s TriMet used 5M gallons of R99 during its first year of use

December 6, 2022 |

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 […]

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Portland gives Zenith Energy the OK to transition to renewable fuels

Portland gives Zenith Energy the OK to transition to renewable fuels

October 5, 2022 |

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 […]

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Oregon DEQ rejects NEXT Renewable’s water quality permit for second time

Oregon DEQ rejects NEXT Renewable’s water quality permit for second time

September 27, 2022 |

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 […]

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Oregon Department of Environmental Quality approves NEXT Renewable Fuels’ air quality permit

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality approves NEXT Renewable Fuels’ air quality permit

August 30, 2022 |

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 […]

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Oregon DEQ proposes 37% fuel decarbonization by 2035

Oregon DEQ proposes 37% fuel decarbonization by 2035

July 26, 2022 |

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 […]

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