In California, CCI BioEnergy and Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District (FSSD) have signed a term sheet to advance the development of a new organics receiving and processing facility at FSSD’s wastewater treatment plant in Fairfield, California. The facility is intended to prepare additional organic waste streams for co-digestion using FSSD’s existing anaerobic digesters. By connecting organics processing […]
In California, engineered microbes firm Switch Bioworks has partnered with Bayer Crop Science to advance Switch Bioworks’ genetic switch technology for creating nitrogen fertilizer on the plant root. Biological nitrogen has been one of agriculture’s most promising frontiers. However, the field has faced a stubborn technical trade-off: microbes engineered to produce nitrogen fertilizer can struggle […]
In California, BerQ RNG has completed the acquisition of a portfolio of assets from Sevana Bioenergy. The transaction includes the Rialto Bioenergy Facility, an organic waste anaerobic digestion to RNG facility located in Rialto, California, together with a pipeline of dairy and swine manure RNG development projects in Idaho, California and Kansas. The transaction diversifies […]
In California, researchers have landed a $591,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture project designed to convert renewable plant material into n-butyraldehyde, a chemical used to produce sustainable aviation fuel and biodiesel. This isn’t designed to fuel your everyday automobile or lawnmower. They include 18-wheelers and heavy farm equipment – […]
In California, Aemetis, Inc recently announced that it has received $22.4 million from the sale of Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credits. The Section 45Z tax credits were generated from ethanol and renewable natural gas (RNG) production in 2026 and represent a tax credit value of approximately $0.33 per gallon of ethanol and $62 […]
In California, California Bioenergy LLC completed its acquisition last month of Sevana Bioenergy’s interest in South Dakota Biogas LLC, a joint venture previously held by the two companies. South Dakota Biogas LLC and UGI Energy Services hold ownership interests in MBL Bioenergy, a joint venture partnership formed to develop and operate eight dairy renewable natural […]
In California, Governor Gavin Newsom has signed new legislation to help Californians access E15 gasoline, a lower-cost fuel option that can diversify the state’s fuel supply. The Governor signed Senate Bill 795, authored by Senator Bob Archuleta (D-Pico Rivera), cutting unnecessary red tape that has kept a lower-cost fuel option out of reach for California […]
In California, the Renewable Fuels Association urges the California Air Resources Board to quickly finalize proposed regulations allowing the sale of lower-cost E15. In comments submitted to CARB, RFA noted that cleaner-burning E15 could save the state’s drivers billions of dollars in fuel purchases. CARB will hold a hearing and vote next week on the […]
In California, the maker of multipurpose maintenance spray and DIY mainstay WD-40 has unveiled a biobased formulation. WD-40 Company Limited, which calls the new product WD-40 Specialist Bio Lubricant Multi-Use, said the product is 85% biobased and meets EU Ecolabel standards. The biobased version is designed to maintain the original’s performance in penetrating, lubricating, and protecting […]
In California, the state legislature has passed SB 795, the E15 Clean-Up Act, which allows retailers to legally sell E15 using existing gasoline storing and handling infrastructure through January 1, 2029, while state regulators complete work required by statute to approve equipment and finalize rules for permanent E15 sales. The bill requires the State Fire […]
