How the Energy Crisis Might Affect Advanced Biofuels and Vice Versa
The phrase “energy crisis” is being tossed around again, and with good reason. Oil and gas inventories are lower than average heading into winter, prices are up, and some market insiders are…
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Biointermedi-who-now?
Biointermediates (a.k.a. biointermediate feedstocks, or biointermediaries) are a complicated yet increasingly critical part of the discussion around the future of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and…
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How Much Cleaner Can Combustion Engines Get?
On September 30, the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy hosted a webinar titled “Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines: Past, present, and future — what did we learn…
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DATA DIVE: Inside the Updated GREET Models
Argonne National Laboratory has released the 2021 version of its Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Technologies (GREET®) Model. GREET updates are closely watched by biofuel…
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Used Cooking Oil: Now Harder to Come By, Soon Easier to Convert
Used cooking oil (UCO) has long been an attractive feedstock option for biodiesel producers and blenders looking to achieve the greatest possible carbon reductions. According to industry estimates,…
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DATA DIVE: IRENA Releases Renewable Energy Jobs Report
In September, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) released its yearly jobs report, Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review 2020, providing worldwide employment statistics for 2019.
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RFS/LCFS: Both/And or Either/Or?
The election is finally over … mostly. With the dense fog of Election Day politics beginning to clear, policy insiders’ attentions return to the issues that had dominated their daily discussions in…
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Refiners Pivot to Renewable Fuels
In recent years, publicly traded companies and privately funded institutions have come under a great deal of pressure from shareholders and advocacy groups to divest from fossil fuels. Now, it appears…
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Renewable Energy Group to Expand Geismar Plant
On October 6, North America’s leading biodiesel producer, Renewable Energy Group (REG), announced plans to expand its Geismar, Louisiana biorefinery. The expansion, slated to begin next year, would…
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DATA DIVE: EIA Publishes Biodiesel Production Capacity Report
On October 23, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its annual U.S. Biodiesel Production Capacity Report. Containing data for all U.S. biodiesel plants in operation as of January…
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