December 02, 2020
U.S. imports of biomass-based diesel, which include biodiesel and renewable diesel, grew 26% in 2019 to more than 27,000 barrels per day (b/d), reversing three years of decline. Imports of biomass-based diesel increased in 2019 because of the increase in renewable diesel imports from Singapore, according to a recent report from the U.S. Energy Information […]
The Alon Bakersfield Refinery, which dates back to 1932, has been sold to a subsidiary of Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. (OTC: GCEH), based in Torrance, California, U.S.A. The total cash consideration paid to Delek US Holdings, which owns Alon, was USD40 million. GCEH said the Alon Bakersfield Refinery will be repurposed to become a […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule that establishes the required renewable volumes under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program for 2020, and the biomass-based diesel volume for 2021, leaving a key part of the rule unchanged from an earlier proposal that the corn lobby had criticized. Under the RFS, the EPA is […]
The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), a trade association representing the oil refining and petrochemical industry in the United States, has filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to review a recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule providing a 1-psi Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) waiver to […]
Edeniq, Inc., a leading cellulosic and biorefining technology company, announced the approval by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of Flint Hills Resources’ registration of its Iowa Falls, Iowa ethanol plant for cellulosic ethanol production using Edeniq’s technology. The plant’s capacity is 100 million gallons or 378 million litres per year (MGPY). Once approved by EPA, customers are […]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law on September 13 a bill requiring the blending of biodiesel into heating oil sold in three downstate counties in the U.S. state, in alignment with the state’s environmental conservation efforts. The bill mandates that effective July 1, 2018, all heating oil sold for use in all buildings within the counties of Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed changes to its Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which would allow biofuel producers to partially process renewable feedstocks at one facility and further process them into renewable fuels at another facility. This change “will provide the opportunity for increasing the production and use of renewable fuels by allowing the market […]
The American Petroleum Institute (API), based in Washington, D.C., has launched a new multifaceted Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) advocacy campaign that includes TV and online advertising. The campaign will focus on how higher ethanol mandates can hurt consumers and threaten to reverse America’s energy renaissance which has made the United States the number one producer […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed increases in renewable fuel volume requirements across all types of biofuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program on May 18. The proposed increases would boost renewable fuel production and provide for ambitious, yet achievable, growth, according to the EPA. “The Renewable Fuel Standards program is a success […]
Jan Koninckx, global business director for advanced biofuels, DuPont Industrial Biosciences, said that the instability surrounding the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule has caused the company to seek more business outside the U.S., where regulation is relatively more stable. “It’s imperative that the regulation is stable and […]
