The market for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) — which can be made from corn and soybean oil — is set to skyrocket in the near future, according to a new report from Exactitude Consultancy. While the global SAF market’s valued at more than $84 million in 2022, the report projects it to reach more than $9.7 billion […]
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Lowering carbon emissions has become more than just an industry trend. For several years, carriers, shippers and brokers across all modes have become increasingly focused on reducing carbon emissions. It’s just good business practice in a competitive landscape where customers are looking to reduce their scope 3 emissions and to be in compliance with requirements.
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The Vector System is a dual-fuel technology that enables heavy-duty diesel vehicles to operate on B100 (100% biodiesel) with no changes to the inner components of the engine, and with little to no additional infrastructure needed. But, how does this actually work? There are 5 components that make up this system: a B100 fuel tank,
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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released its Assessment of BQ-9000 Biodiesel Properties for 2022 with more data collected than ever before. The annual report is produced under the direction of Clean Fuels Alliance America to document the quality of biodiesel from U.S. and Canadian-based producers that participate in the industry’s voluntary quality assurance program,
Evergreen Grease of Adrian recently became one of three new stakeholders to join the Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition (MiABC), which focuses its work on increasing the understanding and adoption of biodiesel and other advanced biofuels produced from renewable resources. MiABC was formed in 2022. One of the main forms of renewable resources it advocates for
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the USDA will invest $300 million through the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda to improve measurement, monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and carbon sequestration in climate-smart agriculture and forestry. The new investments, made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, will advance priorities set by
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Turning waste into energy has usually meant incineration – that is, burning our trash. But this method has major environmental drawbacks. Gasification could be a better alternative. It’s an old technology that proponents hope to repurpose as a cleaner and more economical waste-to-energy solution, and now a number of companies in this space say they’re
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On June 14, the U.S. Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a package of guidance documents on new options for taxpayers to receive direct payment or transfer new energy incentives enacted in last year’s the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), including: The guidance package is open to public feedback, with comments due on the two
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Last week, legislation was introduced in Michigan creating a new incentive program for the in-state sale and production biodiesel. HB4847, introduced by Representatives John Fitzgerald (D – Wyoming), Kristian Grant (D – Grand Rapids), Jennifer Conlin (D – Ann Arbor), Matt Hall (R – Richland Township), and Reggie Miller (D – Van Buren Township), provides a
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Beginning July 1, 2023, $450 million will be available for the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP). Each quarter, $90 million will be made available to support a variety of fueling operations: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) intends to open five application windows for HBIIP between July 1, 2023, and Sept. 30, 2024.
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