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U.S. Department of Energy Launches Clean Fuels and Products Shot Initiative

Clean Fuels & Products Shot™: Alternative Sources for Carbon-based Products To significantly reduce the negative impacts of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from carbon-based fuels and products critical to our way of life, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Clean Fuels & Products ShotTM. The seventh initiative associated with DOE’s Energy EarthshotsTM, this Shot […]

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Cooperative Industry Research Pivotal for New Low Metals Grade of B100 Biodiesel

High Quality of Today’s Biodiesel Bodes Well for the Future JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Based on compelling new biodiesel fuel quality data from some of the nation’s top research institutions, ASTM International has approved a new Low Metals (LM) grade of biodiesel in D6751, the ASTM specification for low-carbon B100 biodiesel used as a blendstock with middle

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Three New Companies Join Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Diverse stakeholders support fuels made from renewable resources ST. JOHNS, Michigan (May 23, 2023) – The Michigan Soybean Committee announces three new stakeholders in the Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition (MiABC). Formed in 2022, MiABC works to increase understanding and adoption of biodiesel and other advanced biofuels produced from renewable resources such as

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DOE Announces $3 Million for Waste-to-Energy Community-Driven Solutions

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $3 million in funding for two projects to improve local community waste-to-energy processes and infrastructure. These projects will explore new approaches to beneficially reuse the waste streams as energy, nutrients, and other resources. In addition to several other projects selected in FY22 from the Waste Feedstocks and Conversion R&D funding opportunity, these projects

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Demand for Biomass-based Diesel Fuels Presents a Growing Opportunity

The Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) movement has taken the corporate world by storm in recent years as government regulations and an increasing percentage of consumers demand action to address climate change and global inequity. In response, many companies have made public commitments to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and set detailed plans to achieve

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Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition Sponsors and Attends Fuels Summit

The Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition attended and sponsored the 2023 High Performance Low Carbon Liquid Fuels Summit in Speedway, Indiana, last week. The event was designed to foster an environment of industry expert collaboration and networking around ethanol, biodiesel, and the liquid fuels sector by bringing together stakeholders from across the fuels industry – from

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Renewable Diesel and Biodiesel Feedstock Trends Over 2011–2022

By Maria Gerveni, Scott Irwin, and Todd Hubbs of farmdoc daily. The growth in renewable diesel production capacity in the U.S. has been dramatic in recent years, with capacity in just the last two years expanding by 1.8 billion gallons, or 225 percent (farmdoc daily, March 8, 2023).  The boom in renewable diesel production may be

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Overview of the Production Capacity of U.S. Renewable Diesel Plants for 2023 and Beyond

By Maria Gerveni, Scott Irwin, and Todd Hubbs of farmdoc daily The continued expansion of renewable diesel capacity over the next few years remains dependent on policy and market conditions.  As shown in a previous article, recent growth in production capacity has been dramatic (farmdoc daily, March 8, 2023), with capacity in just the last two

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Detroit Air Quality Among Worst in U.S., American Lung Association Reports

Experts say biodiesel can help by reducing harmful emissions from diesel-powered vehicles. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ST. JOHNS, Michigan (April 20, 2023) – The American Lung Association’s new State of the Air report lists Detroit and Wayne County among the nation’s most highly polluted areas. But experts say that expanded use of biodiesel fuel could help

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MiABC Stakeholders Tour Warner Petroleum Operations in Detroit and Dearborn

The Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition (MiABC) partnered with Warner Petroleum Corporation to host MiABC stakeholders with the Michigan Soybean Committee and Michigan Clean Cities Coalition on a tour of Warner’s fuel and asphalt operations in Detroit and Dearborn, Michigan. Participants enjoyed tours of Warner Petroleum’s Waterfront Petroleum Terminal on the Detroit River, railcar operations on

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