In Virginia, a new independent study commissioned by NATSO, representing America’s travel centers and truck stops, SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers, and the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) finds that the Section ’40A’ Biodiesel Blenders’ Tax Credit (BTC) delivers significantly more value across the entire biofuel supply chain than its replacement, the ‘Section 45Z’ […]
In Virginia, ahead of Tuesday’s Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing examining the need to increase domestic production and consumption of U.S. agricultural products, fuel retailers reminded lawmakers that the transition away from the Biodiesel Blenders’ Tax Credit to the ’45Z’ Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit is stifling demand for renewable fuels made from corn and soybeans, leading to […]
In Virginia, Alfa Laval launched its decanter rental program, designed specifically for ethanol producers seeking to maximize oil recovery and operational flexibility. The rental program allows ethanol producers to operate the cutting-edge Prodec Oil Plus Decanter in their facilities for six months at a minimal cost. After 30 days if the decanter does not meet […]
In Virginia, ESI Total Fuel Management (ESI) announced the expansion of its Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO/R99) services for data centers and other mission-critical facilities. Efforts to reduce the environmental impact of standby power systems are accelerating across the data center industry. Operators are seeking practical solutions that advance sustainability without compromising resiliency. ESI has guided […]
In Virginia, NATSO, representing truck stops and travel centers, American Trucking Associations (ATA), Association of American Railroads (AAR), National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), National Energy & Fuels Institute, Sustainable Advanced Biofuel Refiners (SABR), and SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers, commended the Senate Finance Committee for its tax reform package that would establish equal tax […]
In Virginia, the Port of Virginia is collaborating with Norfolk Southern on its new RailGreen program that reduces supply chain emissions for shippers. With the first-of-its-kind emission reduction program for freight rail connecting to the East Coast’s most sustainable port, shippers now have the nation’s first “RailGreen Corridor” to conduct business. RailGreen builds on Norfolk […]
In Virginia, designers at Virginia Tech have created the Sustainable Art Painting kit, which provides the directions and tools necessary to convert food waste into natural watercolor paint. Led by Jung Choi Yoon, a Virginia Tech assistant professor of industrial design, the kit offers an outlet for the 90 billion lbs of food waste US […]
In Virginia, Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) will be hosting their next Project Peer Review from April 22-25, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency – Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia. During the 2025 Project Peer Review, approximately 200 projects in BETO’s research, development, and demonstration portfolio will be presented to the public and systematically […]
In Virginia, NACS reported that NACS, NATSO (Representing America’s Travel Centers and Truckstops) and SIGMA sent a letter to the Ways and Means Committee asking it to advance biofuel tax policies that continue to result in lower fuel prices for consumers. “Fuel retailers blend biofuels into the fuel supply for the same reason consumers purchase […]
In Virginia, TotalEnergies has broken ground on the Oakmulgee Dairy Farm renewable natural gas (RNG) project in Amelia Court House, Virginia, with its joint venture partner Vanguard Renewables, a portfolio company of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a part of BlackRock. The Oakmulgee Dairy Farm will produce more than 259,000 million British thermal units per year […]
