Tag: renewable diesel

Renewable diesel feedstock imports forcing soybean crushers to shutdown longer

Renewable diesel feedstock imports forcing soybean crushers to shutdown longer

May 1, 2024 |

In Illinois, Farm Progress reports that soybean crushers are feeling pressure from increased imports of used cooking oil and other renewable diesel feedstocks, which is weighing on soy oil prices and potentially risking investments into further crushing. In an effort to combat these lower prices, millions of bushels worth of crushing capacity went offline in […]

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American Transportation Research Institute report shows benefits of renewable diesel in heavy vehicles

American Transportation Research Institute report shows benefits of renewable diesel in heavy vehicles

April 23, 2024 |

In Washington, American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released a new report that analyzes the benefits of employing renewable diesel (RD) as an alternative to battery electric vehicle (BEV) trucks. This analysis is a follow-up to findings from past ATRI research on the topics of zero-emission vehicles and electric infrastructure challenges.  In those past reports, ATRI […]

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Alberta grants 12% tax credit to Imperial for renewable diesel facility

Alberta grants 12% tax credit to Imperial for renewable diesel facility

April 22, 2024 |

In Canada, Alberta’s government introduced the Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit in spring 2023 to support economic growth and diversification. The tax credit is attracting large-scale investment in value-added manufacturing with Imperial’s C$720-million project to build the largest renewable diesel facility in Canada. When production begins in 2025, Imperial’s new facility will convert locally sourced biofeedstocks […]

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Phillips 66 announces major milestone in production of renewable diesel

Phillips 66 announces major milestone in production of renewable diesel

April 5, 2024 |

In Texas, Phillips 66 announced a major milestone in its conversion of the San Francisco refinery into the Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex, expanding commercial scale production of renewable diesel. The firm noted that the Rodeo Renewed project has progressed, with the facility now processing only renewable feedstocks and producing approximately 30,000 barrels per day of […]

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Braya Renewable Fuels starts commercial operations

Braya Renewable Fuels starts commercial operations

March 1, 2024 |

In Canada, Braya Renewable Fuels announced it has achieved commercial operations after the successful completion of its refinery conversion project. Braya anticipates initial production capacity of 18,000 barrels per day of renewable diesel, with future plans to expand production capacity, add sustainable aviation fuel production capabilities and explore green hydrogen production.  The on-site production of […]

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Vertex Energy Mobile renewable diesel facility produced nearly 4,000 bpd in Q4 2023

Vertex Energy Mobile renewable diesel facility produced nearly 4,000 bpd in Q4 2023

February 29, 2024 |

In Alabama, Vertex Energy reported the total renewable throughput at the Mobile Renewable Diesel facility was 3,926 bpd in the fourth quarter of 2023. Total production of renewable diesel was 3,786 bpd reflecting a product yield of 96.4% although the nameplate of the plant is 8,000 bpd. The Mobile Renewable Diesel facility operations generated a […]

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New York City opens first retail renewable diesel station

New York City opens first retail renewable diesel station

January 15, 2024 |

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 […]

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CAER researchers awarded US’s DOE grant to develop biofuel technology

CAER researchers awarded US’s DOE grant to develop biofuel technology

January 12, 2024 |

In Kentucky, researchers at the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) and the Department of Chemistry confirmed they have received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to advance their innovative biofuels research. The project is titled “Robust Engineered Catalysts for the Conversion of Waste Oleaginous Biomass Feedstocks […]

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Metro Vancouver diesel buses transitioning to renewable diesel

Metro Vancouver diesel buses transitioning to renewable diesel

January 7, 2024 |

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 […]

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TransLink to introduce renewable diesel into its bus fleet

TransLink to introduce renewable diesel into its bus fleet

December 18, 2023 |

In Canada, TransLink is introducing renewable diesel into its bus fleet as a cleaner fuel option, in order to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Surrey Transit Centre will be the first bus depot to transition and will be fully fuelled with renewable diesel by January 1, 2024. With this change, TransLink will be reducing […]

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