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Growth Energy urges IRS to use up-to-date LCAs to determine SAF tax credits

Growth Energy urges IRS to use up-to-date LCAs to determine SAF tax credits

February 20, 2023 |

In Washington, in a comment letter submitted last week to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Growth Energy urged the agency to rely on the most accurate and up-to-date lifecycle analysis (LCA) approaches in order to make the most of the 40B and 45Z tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and to help the […]

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Fulcrum BioEnergy scores $20.2M UK government grant for Fulcrum NorthPoint

Fulcrum BioEnergy scores $20.2M UK government grant for Fulcrum NorthPoint

February 16, 2023 |

In the UK, Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc. announced that its United Kingdom subsidiary, Fulcrum BioEnergy, Ltd., has received a grant of approximately $20.2 million from the UK Department for Transport Advanced Fuels Fund. The grant, which runs through to 2025, will support development of Fulcrum NorthPoint, a residual waste to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility which […]

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Eni teams with PBF Energy in 50/50 JV to develop Louisiana biorefinery

Eni teams with PBF Energy in 50/50 JV to develop Louisiana biorefinery

February 16, 2023 |

In Louisiana, Eni Sustainable Mobility and PBF Energy Inc. announced they have entered into definitive agreements to partner in a 50-50 joint venture, St. Bernard Renewables LLC (SBR), for the biorefinery currently under construction co-located with PBF’s Chalmette Refinery in Louisiana (US). Upon consummation of the transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, including […]

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EID Parry to move ahead with $10.5M ethanol expansion in Tamil Nadu

EID Parry to move ahead with $10.5M ethanol expansion in Tamil Nadu

February 16, 2023 |

In India, the Hindu Business Line newspaper reports EID Parry’s board has greenlighted ethanol production capacity expansion at its Nellikuppam distillery in Tamil Nadu. The $10.5 million expansion project will increase production to 120,000 liters per day from the current 75,000 liters per day, the same size as its newly commissioned ethanol facility in Andhra […]

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UPM Biochemicals and HAERTOL Chemie team up on forest-based materials for auto market

UPM Biochemicals and HAERTOL Chemie team up on forest-based materials for auto market

February 16, 2023 |

In Germany, UPM Biochemicals and HAERTOL Chemie GmbH announced a development partnership that will accelerate the introduction of renewable, sustainable forest-sourced materials into the automotive market and reduce fossil resource consumption. They have agreed to form a strategic partnership to produce a new range of carbon neutral engine and battery coolants that will help automotive […]

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National Restaurant Association worried higher biofuel blending with impact food supplies

National Restaurant Association worried higher biofuel blending with impact food supplies

February 16, 2023 |

In Washington, the National Restaurant Association recently submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the proposed multi-year biofuel fuel volumes included in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program. The Association stressed the negative impact increasing biofuel volumes would have on the price and availability of vegetable oils for the food industry. The association […]

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Neste establishes Innovation Center in Singapore

Neste establishes Innovation Center in Singapore

February 16, 2023 |

In Singapore, Neste has established an Innovation Center in Singapore to strengthen its innovation and R&D capabilities globally. Asia has become an important market area for Neste and the new center provides good support to the company’s growth journey in the Asia-Pacific region. The opening of the Innovation Center was celebrated today. The Innovation Center […]

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Report says carbon dioxide removal must increase 1,300-fold by 2050

Report says carbon dioxide removal must increase 1,300-fold by 2050

February 16, 2023 |

In Germany, carbon dioxide removal (CDR) from the atmosphere, alongside rapidly reducing emissions, is needed to reach the Paris Agreement temperature goal to limit warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius and pursue efforts to achieve 1.5°C. This is highlighted in the first “State of Carbon Dioxide Removal” report, which convenes over 20 experts in […]

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LIFE Biomass C+ project develops alternative biofuel feedstocks

LIFE Biomass C+ project develops alternative biofuel feedstocks

February 16, 2023 |

In Belgium, the team behind LIFE Biomass C+ has developed a new way of producing sustainable biofuel. Instead of land, they used existing and underused infrastructure and water resources. They grew an aquatic plant called the southern cattail in channels, ponds, and lagoons. These water bodies contained wastewater from various industries and farms.   The team […]

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US Senator Lee wants EV out of the RFS

US Senator Lee wants EV out of the RFS

February 16, 2023 |

In Washington, Reuters reports that Mike Lee, a US senator from Utah, is attempting to bring together other Senators to fight the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempts to include electric vehicles in the Renewable Fuels Standard. Reuters has discovered that the proposed letter that the Senator is shopping around was partially penned by a lobbyist for […]

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