Scientific American

DECEMBER 22, 2022

To realize the potential of biofuels, the industry needs to pay attention to how feedstock crops change soil carbon.

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Earth 911

MAY 1, 2023

The post Earth911 Podcast: Yield10’s Oliver Peoples on Genetic Engineering’s Role in Regenerative Agriculture for Biofuels appeared first on Earth911. The future lies in our farmlands — as the fossil fuels industry fades, crops like.

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3BL Media

APRIL 20, 2022

Enerkem, a leading Canadian cleantech company, is building a new biorefinery in the Greater Montreal area that will turn non-recyclable waste from landfills into valuable, low-carbon intensive biofuel. Alex Into sustainable biofuels, chemicals and products that could support a wide range of industries in lowering their carbon emissions.

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Inhabitant

JANUARY 23, 2023

The EPA has announced its intention to mandate more biofuel use as part of the U.S. In late December, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed to increase the amount of ethanol and other biofuels that must be blended into the U.S. reaching its climate change mitigation goals. fuel supplies over the next three years.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 13, 2023

The Inflation Reduction Act is setting up a fight over the climate footprint of biofuels for aviation, with significant implications for the nation’s emissions trajectory, the U.S. transportation sector and rural communities.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JUNE 1, 2023

The biofuel used to power commercial aircraft with a smaller carbon footprint has the potential to reduce up to 65% of emissions needed by the aviation industry to reach net zero in 2050.

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New Scientist

JUNE 28, 2022

The G7 group of nations reportedly rejected a proposal from the UK and Germany to lower biofuel production, but the two European nations could still go it alone

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Brag

MARCH 2, 2023

Hutton On February 16, 2023, Representative Randy Feenstra (R-IA) introduced a legislative package that includes bills regarding researching the potential of biofuels to power jet engines and developing a commercially viable fuel cell system for cars and trucks powered exclusively by biofuels.

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New Scientist

MARCH 14, 2022

The US and Europe can compensate for the loss of Ukraine’s grain exports by scrapping biofuel mandates, helping to avoid a food price shock

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Brag

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Department of Energy (DOE) announced on January 26, 2023, $118 million in funding for 17 projects to accelerate the production of sustainable biofuels for America’s transportation and manufacturing needs.

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Environmental Leader

JANUARY 12, 2022

ExxonMobil is expanding its interests in biofuels that can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector, acquiring a 49.9% The post ExxonMobil Expands Interest in Biofuels, Acquires Large Stake in Biojet AS appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. stake in Biojet AS.

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New Scientist

JULY 23, 2021

Microbes isolated from the stomachs of termites can decontaminate timber that's been treated with toxic preservatives, enabling it to be converted into biofuels more easily

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 10, 2022

The goal is that biofuels will fully power the airline industry by 2050. When United Airlines took off from Chicago for Washington, DC last December, it landed a significant development: the use of 100% sustainable aviation fuel.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 5, 2023

UWO students are directly involved in the … Continue reading Renewable biofuel startup company produces renewable diesel, jet fuel with UW-Oshkosh Years of sustainable fuel research allowed UWO to design a digester that converts cow manure into synthetic diesel identical to regular diesel.

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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 24, 2021

service station over the past decade, you’ve put biofuel in your tank. by John DeCicco, University of Michigan If you’ve pumped gas at a U.S. Thanks to the federal Renewable Fuel Standard, or RFS, almost all gasoline sold nationwide is required to contain 10% ethanol – a fuel made from plant sources, mainly corn.

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Successful Green

APRIL 5, 2021

In a new study, environmental scientists at the University of Basel offer suggestions for how it can be extracted and used as an energy source in the form... The post Carbon-neutral biofuel from lakes appeared first on successful GREEN.

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Brag

OCTOBER 20, 2022

According to EMSA, the report also features techno-economic analyses and includes risk-based case studies to evaluate the potential of biofuels for the maritime sector.

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Environmental Leader

JANUARY 12, 2022

ExxonMobil is expanding its interests in biofuels that can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector, acquiring a 49.9% The post ExxonMobil Expands Interest in Biofuels, Acquires Large Stake in Biojet AS appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. stake in Biojet AS.

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Environment + Energy Leader

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

A bill, sponsored by Spokane Democratic Senator Andy Billig, could give tax incentives to the manufacturing and purchasing of alternative jet fuel, which are biofuels with a lower carbon intensity than conventional jet fuels.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 26, 2022

Researchers at Argonne … Continue reading New process recovers materials for reuse in batteries, biofuels. For example, car batteries are shredded at their end of life, which mixes together all of the components that previously were separated.

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The … Continue reading The future of flight in a net-zero-carbon world: 9 scenarios, lots of sustainable biofuel It’s an ambitious goal that will require an enormous ramp-up in sustainable aviation fuels, but that alone won’t be enough, our latest research shows.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 9, 2023

An EPA draft report outlines the damage that federal biofuels policy has wrought on land and water. Environmental Impact of Biofuels. An EPA draft report on the environmental impact of the biofuels standard outlines the consequences. President Biden signs three bills related to tribal water rights in Arizona.

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Brag

MAY 17, 2022

Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Tom Vilsack, Agriculture Secretary, announced steps that USDA is taking to implement President Biden’s plan to enable energy independence by boosting homegrown biofuels.

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Brag

AUGUST 26, 2022

Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on August 23, 2022, that USDA is accepting applications for $100 million in grants to increase the sale and use of biofuels derived from U.S. agricultural products. The funding is available through the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP).

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Brag

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

million in funding to enable the sustainable use of domestic biomass and waste resources, such as agricultural residues and algae, to produce low-carbon biofuels and bioproducts. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $25.5

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Environment + Energy Leader

AUGUST 3, 2022

Alaska Airlines announced today it has finalized an agreement with biofuel company Gevo Inc., to purchase its most significant sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offtake commitment to date – 185 million gallons of SAF over five years starting in 2026.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Biofuel producer Poet cut the ribbon on its first Solar Farm at its Sioux Falls headquarters Wednesday, part of a goal of making its business have zero impact on the climate. Read the full story in the Argus Leader. Read more →

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Brag

APRIL 18, 2022

Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the Home Front Energy Independence Act that would ban Russian oil and replace it with the use of biofuels produced in the United States. Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021.

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Environmental Leader

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Stephanie Lansing, professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Technology at the University of Maryland (UMD), is leading two new grants totaling $6 million from the US Department of Energy to develop sustainable products like biofuels and bioplastics from food waste. The post Dept. of Energy Awards $6 Million to Univ.

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Brag

JANUARY 17, 2022

On December 28, 2021, EPA announced that it will hold a public virtual meeting to discuss biofuel greenhouse gas (GHG) modeling. EPA is soliciting information on the current scientific understanding of GHG modeling of land-based biofuels used in the transportation sector. The next steps EPA should take in this work area.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 3, 2023

Vehicle biofuels requirements. Electric vehicle and biofuel policies E. Standards for carbon and methane emissions from new sources Permitting requirements for carbon emissions from new stationary sources of major sources of existing pollutants. Standards for existing stationary carbon sources (focused on power plants to date).

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Brag

AUGUST 12, 2022

” BETO partnered with T2C-Energy, LLC (T2C) to validate pilot-scale production of drop-in biofuels with a price of $3 per gallon of gas equivalent (GGE) and at least 60 percent lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than petroleum, using T2C’s TRIFTS ® process.

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 17, 2022

Biofuel infrastructure funds. The law provides $500 million for infrastructure to dispense biofuels, through 2031. The SAF can credit could be as high as $1.75 per gallon, and may be available in addition to the SAF-specific tax credit described above. Aviation fuel and technology grants.

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Environmental Leader

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The post Biofuel, Transportation Companies Ask Congress To Exclude Co-Processed Petroleum from Sustainable Aviation Fuel Credit appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. It also asked Congress to clarify which SAFs are eligible for tax credits to provide more certainty to the industry.

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Brag

JANUARY 4, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of a draft document entitled Biofuels and the Environment: Third Triennial Report to Congress (External Review Draft) for public comment. EPA continues to work on issuing final annual biofuel standards under the RFS Program for future years. Bergeson and Carla N.

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Brag

JANUARY 25, 2022

On January 11, 2022, Michigan State Senator Kevin Daley (R, 31st Senate District) introduced a bill focused on growing alternative fuel production in Michigan and providing cleaner and cheaper options for Michigan drivers using biofuels produced with renewable energy from Michigan farms.

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Environmental Leader

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The post Biofuel, Transportation Companies Ask Congress To Exclude Co-Processed Petroleum from Sustainable Aviation Fuel Credit appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. It also asked Congress to clarify which SAFs are eligible for tax credits to provide more certainty to the industry.

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