Chevron REG: Three Companies, One Circular Economy for Biodiesel
Could your next order of french fries help fuel diesel engines in your area? For more and more people, the answer is yes. Making biodiesel from used cooking oil (UCO) isn’t a new idea. But Chevron is working to find new ways to collect and refine UCO. “We wanted to find a way to create […]
10 Tips for Ensuring Transportation Sustainability
Eight of 10 supply chain executives are investigating sustainable transportation practices, according to EY. This is an excellent focus area because transportation represents 24% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Here’s how to ensure sustainability. 1. Create targets for cost, carbon, and customer service. You must track cost, carbon, and customer service because you can’t control […]
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $12 Million to Advance Biorefinery Technologies for Biofuels and Biochemicals
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced $12 million in funding to support the advancement of integrated biorefinery technologies to decarbonize the transportation and industrial sector. This funding opportunity announcement (FOA), FY24 Scale-Up of Integrated Biorefineries, will help reduce technology uncertainty and demonstrate bioenergy technologies that produce low carbon intensity biofuels […]
PepsiCo Touts Prospects for Biodiesel at Farm Progress Show
Amid the tractors, implements and seed dealers at the Farm Progress Show, one of the country’s biggest food and beverage companies was promoting its use of higher biodiesel blends to haul its products and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. PepsiCo teamed up with Clean Fuels Alliance America to show how PepsiCo is converting its semi-truck fleet […]
Clean Fuels Alliance America Hosts XBX Session in Boston, Mass, Plans Second Event in Lancaster, Penn
Donnell Rehagen was in Boston the week of August 18 to attend and participate in the XBX session. For the past few years, Clean Fuels has been hosting these educational and collaborative events to connect fuel producers with distributors and downstream customers, facilitating a deeper understanding of our fuels and exploring opportunities to expand their presence […]
Vessel Decarbonization Through Electrification, Biodiesel Form Backbone of Port of Detroit’s Net-Zero Carbon Plan
Vessels, semis, and cargo-handling equipment will be converted to run on biodiesel and renewable electricity at one of North America’s Great Lakes’ busiest ports Biofuels and electrification will be introduced for vessels within the Port of Detroit after the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority approved a roadmap to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. The Detroit/Wayne […]