Zeakal PhotoSeed Corn Could Help Meet SAF Demand

Cindy Zimmerman

ZeaKal recently announced groundbreaking PhotoSeed™ technology in corn, designed to improve the crop’s oil and sustainability profile without compromising yield or protein. In first year replicated field trials, PhotoSeed increased corn oil composition by an average of 23 percent. PhotoSeed enhances a plant’s photosynthetic capacity, capturing more CO2 and sunlight. This additional carbon capture increases oil production without taking away …

Audio, aviation biofuels, biofuels, corn, Ethanol, Ethanol News, renewable diesel, SAF

Clean Fuels Showcases What’s New at #Classic24

Cindy Zimmerman

It was over 30 years ago that soybean farmers found a new market for their product in fuel made from soybean oil that was eventually called biodiesel, but the market for that clean fuel has expanded to include new feedstocks and opportunities. Clean Fuels Alliance America, formally known as the National Biodiesel Board, hosted a Learning Center Session at the …

Audio, aviation biofuels, Biodiesel, Clean Fuels Alliance, feedstocks, renewable diesel, SAF, Sustainability

Senate Introduces Ocean-Going Renewable Fuels Bill

Cindy Zimmerman

U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) this week introduced the Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act to allow companies to preserve Renewable Identification Number credits (RINs) under the RFS program for renewable fuel, when the fuel for use is in ocean-going vessels. The legislation designates renewable fuel used in ocean-going vessels as an “additional renewable fuel” (similar …

Audio, Biodiesel, Clean Fuels Alliance, renewable diesel

Clean Fuels Alliance America Launches New Podcast

Cindy Zimmerman

Clean Fuels Alliance America is launching a new podcast covering all aspects of the biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel industries. Clean Fuels CEO Donnell Rehagen says the “Better. Cleaner. Now! Podcast” provides a unique opportunity to dive deeper into the clean fuels industry and expertise from Clean Fuels’ program managers. “This project really has been a labor of …

advanced biofuels, aviation biofuels, Biodiesel, biofuels, Clean Fuels Alliance, renewable diesel, SAF

Clean Fuels Conference 2024 Registration Open

Cindy Zimmerman

Registration is now open for the 2024 Clean Fuels Conference, February 5-8, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. The annual Clean Fuels Alliance America event for biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel includes a full slate of educational sessions featuring industry experts and plenty of networking opportunities. Attendees include clean fuels producers and marketers, distributors, feedstock providers, fleet managers, Original …

aviation biofuels, Biodiesel, biofuels, Clean Fuels Alliance, renewable diesel, SAF

Clean Fuels Policy Panel

Cindy Zimmerman

In the last year, Clean Fuels Alliance America and its members fostered a successful policy surge at all levels, from state production incentives, to low carbon fuel standards, to the federal biodiesel tax credit and more. The Clean Fuels Conference in Tampa this week featured a panel to examine how state and federal policies, including the Renewable Fuel Standard, shape …

advanced biofuels, Audio, aviation biofuels, Biodiesel, Clean Fuels Alliance, renewable diesel

Clean Fuels Chair Pleased With First Conference

Cindy Zimmerman

Mike Rath is senior vice president of marketing for Darling Ingredients in Dallas, Texas. He is also the first chairman of Clean Fuels Alliance America and presiding over the first conference under the new name in Tampa, Florida this week. Darling Ingredients is in the business of animal rendering, turning edible by-products and food waste into sustainable products, and a …

Audio, aviation biofuels, Biodiesel, Clean Fuels Alliance, renewable diesel

Clean Fuels 101 Sets Up Inaugural Conference

Cindy Zimmerman

The first ever Clean Fuels Conference being held this week in Tampa had a pre-event session to cover the basics of just what clean fuels are and how market factors have driven the industry beyond biodiesel and into renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel to become “United as ONE.” Jonathan Martin, Director of Economics & Market Analytics for Clean Fuels …

Audio, aviation biofuels, Biodiesel, Biodiesel Conference, biofuels, Clean Fuels Alliance, renewable diesel, Soybeans

Economist Says Sustainable Aviation Fuel is the Future

Cindy Zimmerman

Renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) are big and getting bigger in the agricultural economy according to AgResource economist Dan Basse who presented his outlook for the industry at the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) CSS & Seed Expo 2022 this week in Chicago. Basse says “green fuels” are very important to the current administration in the move toward …

Audio, aviation biofuels, Biodiesel, Ethanol, Ethanol News, renewable diesel

Clean Fuels Criticizes EPA Biomass Diesel Volumes

Cindy Zimmerman

Clean Fuels Alliance America is criticizing the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Renewable Fuel Standard volumes for 2023 and beyond for “undercutting investments in biodiesel and renewable diesel capacity.” The minor increases for biomass-based diesel volumes in 2023, 2024 and 2025 are below the industry’s existing production and ignore the clean fuels industry’s significant investments in new capacity. The volumes provide …

Biodiesel, biofuels, Clean Fuels Alliance, EPA, renewable diesel