Category: Fuels

AFCC: Biden Administration need to provide at least $20B in immediate new federal loan guarantee authority for SAF manufacturers

AFCC: Biden Administration need to provide at least $20B in immediate new federal loan guarantee authority for SAF manufacturers

September 9, 2021 |

In Washington,  The Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition and its members are asking the Biden Administration to incentivize the production and use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). Citing sharply enhanced global SAF targets, the group said: “To approach these projected significantly increasing SAF volumes, the White House, in conjunction with the Department of Energy (DOE), […]

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Action This Day: Biden Administration Advances Sustainable Fuels in American Aviation

Action This Day: Biden Administration Advances Sustainable Fuels in American Aviation

September 9, 2021 |

Today, President Biden is taking steps to coordinate leadership and innovation across the federal government, aircraft manufacturers, airlines, fuel producers, airports, and non-governmental organizations to advance the use of cleaner and more sustainable fuels in American aviation. These steps will help make progress toward our climate goals for 2030 and are essential to unlocking the […]

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Blue Biofuels files for two more patents for Cellulose-to-Sugar technology

Blue Biofuels files for two more patents for Cellulose-to-Sugar technology

September 9, 2021 |

In Florida, Blue Biofuels has filed two more patents that follow on the granted patent and three previously filed patents pending to its Cellulose-to-Sugar (“CTS”) technology system. One filed patent pertains to the production of lignin from the CTS process; the second filed patent pertains to the production of nanocellulose from the CTS process. These […]

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ePure members produced 5.57B liters of ethanol in 2020

ePure members produced 5.57B liters of ethanol in 2020

September 9, 2021 |

In Belgium, European renewable ethanol association (ePURE) members produced 5.57 billion liters of ethanol and 6.16 million metric tons of co-products in 2020, according to audited data released today by the industry group. The figures showed a significant increase in production of ethanol for industrial use, including for hand sanitizers and disinfectants. The new statistics […]

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USDA awards $464M for renewable energy infrastructure

USDA awards $464M for renewable energy infrastructure

September 9, 2021 |

In Washington, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the Department is investing $464 million to build or improve renewable energy infrastructure and to help rural communities, agricultural producers and businesses lower energy costs in 48 states and Puerto Rico. “USDA continues to prioritize climate-smart infrastructure to help rural America build back better, […]

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Chevron and Gevo to jointly invest in producing SAF from inedible corn

Chevron and Gevo to jointly invest in producing SAF from inedible corn

September 9, 2021 |

In California, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., and Gevo, Inc. announced a letter of intent to jointly invest in building and operating one or more new facilities that would process inedible corn to produce sustainable aviation fuel, which can lower the lifecycle carbon intensity of fuels used in the aviation industry. The new facilities would also produce proteins and corn oil.  […]

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United and Honeywell jointly invest in Alder Fuels

United and Honeywell jointly invest in Alder Fuels

September 9, 2021 |

In Illinois, United and Honeywell announced a joint multimillion-dollar investment in Alder Fuels – a cleantech company that is pioneering first-of-its-kind technologies for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at scale by converting abundant biomass, such as forest and crop waste, into sustainable low-carbon, drop-in replacement crude oil that can be used to produce aviation fuel. […]

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Pertamina successfully tests Bioavtur J2.4 palm-based SAF

Pertamina successfully tests Bioavtur J2.4 palm-based SAF

September 9, 2021 |

In Indonesia, Pertamina has achieved a new milestone in national aviation industry through the production of ‘Bioavtur J2.4’, a clean energy innovation based on biofuels for air transportation. The trial of the use of Bioavtur J2.4 on the CN235 FTB aircraft is a sign of the successful use of the biofuel produced by the Pertamina […]

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DOE invests $64M in 22 advanced biofuels R&D projects: pre-pilot, pilot, demos, clean sugars, wood heaters, RNG in the mix

DOE invests $64M in 22 advanced biofuels R&D projects: pre-pilot, pilot, demos, clean sugars, wood heaters, RNG in the mix

September 9, 2021 |

In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy announced more than $64 million in funding for 22 projects focused on developing technologies and processes that produce low-cost, low-carbon biofuels. These selected projects will support the newly-announced Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge: an interagency collaboration between DOE, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]

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Chevron, Delta Air Lines and Google team on SAF emissions data tracking

Chevron, Delta Air Lines and Google team on SAF emissions data tracking

September 8, 2021 |

In California, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., through its Chevron Products Company division, Delta Air Lines, and Google announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to track sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) test batch emissions data using cloud-based technology.  Sustainable aviation fuel is produced from biofeedstocks that can reduce lifecycle carbon intensity significantly when compared to conventional jet fuel. […]

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