In California, a new study by economists at UC Berkeley and the U.S. Naval Academy found California drivers could expect to save 20 cents per gallon if the state allowed gas stations to sell E15 fuel – a blend of 15 percent ethanol and 85 percent gasoline approved in all 49 other states. The potential savings […]
In California, Phillips 66 announced the full conversion of the Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex, expanding commercial-scale production and positioning the company as a leader in renewable fuels. The Rodeo facility in the San Francisco Bay Area increased rates to approximately 50,000 BPD (800 million gallons per year), reaching the company’s goal of achieving full capacity […]
In California, Aemetis Biogas completed a key milestone of constructing and operating dairy digesters with a capacity to produce more than 300,000 MMBtu of renewable natural gas (RNG) per year. Additionally, the planned construction of new digesters is expected to increase the annual RNG production rate to over 800,000 MMBtu by the third quarter of […]
In California, a team led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has invented a technique to study electrochemical processes at the atomic level with unprecedented resolution and used it to gain new insights into a popular catalyst material. Electrochemical reactions — chemical transformations that are caused by or accompanied by the flow of electric […]
In California, the Bakersfield Californian newspaper reports that although Global Clean Energy Holdings’ refinery conversion into renewable diesel should begin the start-up phase this month, there are doubts that the project that is a year behind and hundreds of millions of dollars over budget can make it to commissioning. The company has to restructure senior […]
In California, Chevron Lummus Global LLC (CLG) announced its ISOTERRA technology has been selected for a groundbreaking sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in China. CLG will provide the technology license, engineering services, and supply proprietary equipment and catalysts for this first-of-its-kind facility. The grassroots renewable fuels plant is expected to have a capacity of 400 […]
In California, Sevana Bioenergy, a leading developer and operator of large-scale renewable natural gas (RNG) facilities, recently announced the successful acquisition of the Rialto Bioenergy Facility located in Rialto, California. The Rialto Bioenergy Facility is the largest organic waste to energy facility in North America. The plant has a permitted capacity of 1,000 tons per […]
In California, Transport Project (TTP) and Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) – with partner California Renewable Transportation Alliance –announced that California fleets fueled with bio-CNG achieved carbon-negativity in their transportation operations last calendar year for the fourth straight year. Renewable natural gas (RNG) accounted for 97% of all on-road fuel used in natural […]
In California, Cemex and Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced a new fueling agreement to provide ultra-clean renewable natural gas (RNG) to power 39 of Cemex US’s ready-mix and cement bulk trucks in Southern California. Cemex’s collaboration with Clean Energy is the latest addition to its lower-carbon fuels portfolio for its California fleet. Forecasted to provide […]
In California, earlier this year, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) postponed a hearing and vote to finalize revisions to its Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) until the Friday after the 2024 U.S. elections in November. The vote had been expected in March and the International Council on Clean Transportation says it’s a good sign […]
