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FutureFuel’s chemicals-first model helps it ride biodiesel market swings
Biodiesel

FutureFuel’s chemicals-first model helps it ride biodiesel market swings

FutureFuel's chemicals business lets it idle biodiesel when margins crack, then restart when policy and spreads improve.

Hannah Vogel4m read
Japan races to collect used cooking oil for SAF expansion
Feedstocks

Japan races to collect used cooking oil for SAF expansion

Japan can collect only about 550,000 kilolitres of used cooking oil, far below the 1.7 million kilolitres it says it needs for SAF by 2030.

Hannah Vogel2m read
DAB.bio targets biotech scale-up costs with continuous fermentation platform
Plants & Projects

DAB.bio targets biotech scale-up costs with continuous fermentation platform

DAB.bio says FAST can cut biomanufacturing unit costs by 30% to 50% as it scales from a 500-liter pilot to about 100 m3.

Hannah Vogel5m read
Refiners sue EPA over costly biofuel blending mandates
Policy & Credits

Refiners sue EPA over costly biofuel blending mandates

AFPM sued EPA over the 2026-27 RFS, warning the mandate could add $106 billion in compliance costs and 26 to 35 cents a gallon.

Renata Diaz2m read
Japan proposes GHG scores for Brazilian and Thai ethanol imports
Policy & Credits

Japan proposes GHG scores for Brazilian and Thai ethanol imports

Japan moved to set default carbon scores for Brazilian corn and Thai ethanol, a step that could decide which cargoes fit its planned E10 market.

Renata Diaz2m read
AIIB lends $58 million to Acelen for Brazil SAF biorefinery
SAF

AIIB lends $58 million to Acelen for Brazil SAF biorefinery

AIIB committed $58 million to Acelen's Bahia biorefinery, backing a 20,000-bpd HEFA plant that will turn waste oils and soybean oil into SAF and HVO.

Marcus Feld2m read
Biofuels surge links transport policy to rising food inflation
Markets

Biofuels surge links transport policy to rising food inflation

Biofuel demand could rise 30% this year and 70% by 2030, as crop oils already sit at post-2022 highs and food prices keep climbing.

Cole Trautman2m read
Jain Irrigation launches large-scale farm waste-to-energy project in Jalgaon
Plants & Projects

Jain Irrigation launches large-scale farm waste-to-energy project in Jalgaon

Jain Irrigation’s Jalgaon plant is turning more than 50 tonnes of crop residue a day into 90 MWh of heat and nearly 12 tonnes of biochar.

Hannah Vogel2m read
Renewable natural gas market gains momentum as policy and demand expand
RNG/Biogas

Renewable natural gas market gains momentum as policy and demand expand

RNG is growing fast on paper, but the winners will be the projects with cheap feedstock, pipeline access and enough credits to close the economics.

Renata Diaz4m read
Axens, Green Sky Capital plan Africa's first sustainable aviation fuel plant in Egypt
SAF

Axens, Green Sky Capital plan Africa's first sustainable aviation fuel plant in Egypt

Axens and Green Sky Capital unveiled a 200,000-tonne SAF plant in Egypt, targeting first output by end-2027 and aiming to turn Ain Sokhna into a fuel hub.

Marcus Feld2m read
Farmers seek certainty as Washington weighs 45Z clean fuel credit
Policy & Credits

Farmers seek certainty as Washington weighs 45Z clean fuel credit

Farmers say 45Z only works if Treasury counts real field practices, sets a usable CI model and makes the credit reachable before planting decisions harden.

Renata Diaz5m read
MOL Group completes second SAF and renewable diesel test at Rijeka refinery
SAF

MOL Group completes second SAF and renewable diesel test at Rijeka refinery

MOL Group completed its second SAF and renewable diesel test at Rijeka, co-processing 5% POME and producing the refinery’s first SAF in history.

Marcus Feld2m read
Syntholene to launch geothermal eSAF demo plant in Iceland
SAF

Syntholene to launch geothermal eSAF demo plant in Iceland

Syntholene said its Húsavík demo secured 20MW of geothermal power, a key test of whether eSAF can cut electricity costs and carbon intensity.

Marcus Feld2m read
Technip, Airbus launch joint venture for major SAF plant in France
SAF

Technip, Airbus launch joint venture for major SAF plant in France

Technip Energies, Airbus, Safran and Tereos formed Rebound to build a 160,000-ton-a-year SAF plant at Dunkirk, tying ethanol supply to aircraft offtake.

Marcus Feld2m read
Mumbai's MGL, BMC sign pact for 350 TPD biogas plant
RNG/Biogas

Mumbai's MGL, BMC sign pact for 350 TPD biogas plant

MGL and BMC signed a concession for a 350 TPD biogas plant at Mankhurd, tying Mumbai’s wet waste to a city-scale fuel chain.

Renata Diaz2m read
Biodiesel producers face volatility as policy shifts squeeze margins
Biodiesel

Biodiesel producers face volatility as policy shifts squeeze margins

U.S. biodiesel plants are being pushed toward flexible feedstocks, switchable assets and policy-backed outlets as tax-credit uncertainty and weak margins hit output.

Hannah Vogel5m read
EPA’s 2026-2027 fuel rule tightens biofuels market, boosts RIN demand
Policy & Credits

EPA’s 2026-2027 fuel rule tightens biofuels market, boosts RIN demand

EPA’s new RFS rule adds 2.89 billion RINs of demand and strips out low-cost compliance options, squeezing refiners while lifting low-CI biofuel value.

Renata Diaz2m read
E15 supporters push nationwide ethanol sales expansion through divided Senate
Policy & Credits

E15 supporters push nationwide ethanol sales expansion through divided Senate

Senate Republicans and Democrats are now the last barrier to year-round E15, after the House backed it 218-203 and EPA kept the blend on the market through summer.

Renata Diaz2m read
Brazil ethanol expands beyond sugarcane with wheat, waste projects
Ethanol

Brazil ethanol expands beyond sugarcane with wheat, waste projects

Brazil is pushing ethanol beyond cane, with a 220 million-liter wheat plant and other feedstocks aimed at making supply less seasonal and less exposed to crop swings.

Cole Trautman6m read
Mazda, Nippon Express trial hydrotreated vegetable oil in vehicle transport
Renewable Diesel

Mazda, Nippon Express trial hydrotreated vegetable oil in vehicle transport

Mazda and Nippon Express have put HVO into finished-vehicle trailers on a 12-km route, testing whether drop-in renewable diesel can cut freight emissions without changing equipment.

Marcus Feld2m read
XCF Global reaches final catalyst-loading phase at Reno refinery
Plants & Projects

XCF Global reaches final catalyst-loading phase at Reno refinery

XCF Global loaded catalyst at New Rise Reno, clearing the last major step before early June SAF production at its 38 million gallon-per-year plant.

Hannah Vogel2m read
American Airlines, Google strike record SAF deal for 35 million gallons
SAF

American Airlines, Google strike record SAF deal for 35 million gallons

American and Google locked in 35 million gallons of SAF over three years, topping all publicly announced airline-corporate SAFc agreements to date.

Marcus Feld2m read
Growth Energy sees policy wins fueling ethanol industry growth
Ethanol

Growth Energy sees policy wins fueling ethanol industry growth

Emily Skor tied policy wins to E15 at 5,000-plus stations as June 3 data showed ethanol exports up more than 32%.

Cole Trautman2m read
Vanguard Renewables breaks ground on Minnesota RNG facility
RNG/Biogas

Vanguard Renewables breaks ground on Minnesota RNG facility

Vanguard Renewables started construction in Litchfield on a project that will take more than 300 tons of food waste a day and make about 270,000 MMBtu of RNG annually.

Renata Diaz2m read
SAF shortages and policy gaps threaten aviation’s net-zero goals
SAF

SAF shortages and policy gaps threaten aviation’s net-zero goals

Global SAF output is set to hit 2 million tonnes in 2025, just 0.7% of airline fuel use, while CORSIA credits and mandates still lag compliance needs.

Marcus Feld2m read
Clean Energy Fuels starts negative-carbon RNG production in Idaho dairy project
RNG/Biogas

Clean Energy Fuels starts negative-carbon RNG production in Idaho dairy project

Clean Energy Fuels said its Idaho dairy site has started making negative-carbon RNG from manure at a 35,000-cow complex, unlocking RINs and LCFS credits.

Renata Diaz2m read
India to launch E85 fuel, cut crude import dependence
Ethanol

India to launch E85 fuel, cut crude import dependence

India lined up 50 to 100 E85 pumps first, but the fuel can only scale if flex-fuel vehicles, ethanol supply and retail coverage catch up fast.

Cole Trautman2m read
Summer travel season tests whether sustainable aviation fuel can scale
SAF

Summer travel season tests whether sustainable aviation fuel can scale

Air travel’s peak season is turning SAF from policy target to operational test, with 3 billion gallons a year due by 2030 and supply still the choke point.

Marcus Feld5m read
Vietnam’s E10 rollout wins automaker backing for nationwide launch
Ethanol

Vietnam’s E10 rollout wins automaker backing for nationwide launch

Toyota, Honda and other OEMs backed Vietnam’s E10 switch as the fuel mandate took effect, easing trust risks around a nationwide blend rollout.

Cole Trautman2m read