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Bayer and bp Partner to Scale Camelina for Biofuels

Cindy Zimmerman

Bayer and bp announced the establishment of a long-term strategic alliance to jointly scale the crop camelina, under the brand name newgold™, and commercialize camelina starting in North America. The alliance aims to further develop a reliable intermediate oilseeds market to help meet the growing demand for biodiesel, renewable diesel (RD) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) markets which is estimated …

aviation biofuels, Bayer, biofuels, feedstocks, renewable diesel, SAF

Verity and CIBO Partner to Help Biofuel Producers With 45Z

Cindy Zimmerman

Gevo subsidiary Verity Holdings and CIBO Technologies, a leading data and analytics platform for agriculture, have announced a strategic partnership to deliver an end-to-end data and verification solution connecting farm-level practices to fuel production. The collaboration is designed to enable biofuel producers to generate verified carbon intensity (“CI”) scores and audit-ready documentation that is required to capture value under Section …

aviation biofuels, Ethanol, Ethanol News, SAF

SAF Pioneer LanzaJet Honored with RFA Industry Award

Cindy Zimmerman

Pioneering sustainable aviation fuel producer LanzaJet received the Renewable Fuels Association’s 2026 Industry Award at the National Ethanol Conference in Orlando this week. Last year the company became the world’s first to produce jet fuel from ethanol at a commercial-scale facility. The LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels facility in Soperton, Georgia, has an annual production capacity of 10 million gallons of …

Audio, aviation biofuels, biojet fuel, Ethanol, Ethanol News, National Ethanol Conference, Renewable Fuels Association, RFA, SAF

Gevo Awarded Ethanol-to-Olefins Process Patent

Cindy Zimmerman

Gevo, Inc. has been awarded a patent for its Ethanol-to-Olefins (“ETO”) technology to produce renewable jet fuel. The patented process produces light olefins from ethanol and can convert those olefins into transportation fuels using commercially proven Alcohol-to-Jet (“ATJ”) technologies. Olefins can be used to make cost-effective renewable chemical building blocks such as bio-propylene. ETO technology continues to advance and is …

aviation biofuels, biojet fuel, Ethanol, Ethanol News, SAF

Gevo Announces New Leadership and Growth Planning

Cindy Zimmerman

Gevo has announced the addition of agricultural industry veteran Greg Hanselman as executive vice president, operations and engineering as the company prepares for the retirement of Chris Ryan, Gevo’s long-time chief operating officer, in June of 2026. Hanselman is expected to assume the role of chief operating officer upon Dr. Ryan’s retirement. Hanselman comes to Gevo from previous roles in …

biofuels, Carbon, SAF, Sustainability

Corteva and bp Launch Biofuel Feedstock Joint Venture

Cindy Zimmerman

Corteva and bp this week announced the launch of Etlas, a joint venture to produce oil from crops – including canola, mustard and sunflower – for use in the production of biofuels like sustainable (or synthetic) aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (RD). Etlas will be using feedstock from crops grown on existing cropland, between main food cropping seasons, which …

Agribusiness, aviation biofuels, biofuels, feedstocks, SAF

House Introduces SAF Act

Cindy Zimmerman

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House introduced legislation last week aimed at strengthening the sustainable aviation fuel industry, creating economic opportunities for farmers, and reducing transportation emissions. Representatives Mike Flood (R-NE), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Tracey Mann (R-KS), and Troy Carter (D-LA) introduced the Securing America’s Fuels (SAF) Act, H.R. 6518, bipartisan legislation that would restore the full value …

advanced biofuels, aviation biofuels, Ethanol, Ethanol News, SAF

Gevo Names Paul Bloom as Incoming CEO

Cindy Zimmerman

Next generation diversified energy company Gevo, Inc., has announced a leadership transition for the future of the company. Dr. Paul Bloom has been appointed President of Gevo, Inc. and a director on Gevo’s Board of Directors, while Gevo’s long-standing Chief Executive Officer and board member, Dr. Patrick Gruber, has assumed the role of Executive Chair of the Board. Board Chairman …

Ethanol, Ethanol News, SAF

Gevo Completes Sale of Minnesota Ethanol Facility

Cindy Zimmerman

Gevo, Inc. has completed the sale transaction of Agri-Energy in Luverne, Minnesota to A.E. Innovation, LLC. The transaction includes Agri’s 18-million-gallon-per-year ethanol-production facility and a portion of the adjacent land. Gevo retained assets at the site with capacity to produce 1 million gallons per year of low-carbon isobutanol for use in chemicals markets, as feedstock for racing fuels, gasoline, and …

advanced biofuels, aviation biofuels, biofuels, Ethanol, Ethanol News, SAF

USTR Urged to Close Tariff Loophole for Renewable Diesel

Cindy Zimmerman

Clean Fuels Alliance America this week called on U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to close a loophole exempting diesel and renewable diesel from reciprocal tariffs under the Trump administration protocol. “This loophole invites duty-free access to the United States for imported renewable diesel, putting U.S. biodiesel, renewable diesel, and sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) producers – who are essential to America’s …

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