DOE announces 4 additional projects to help industry address bioenergy and bioproducts challenges

Reps. Randy Feenstra of Iowa and Sens. Chuck Grassley, D-Iowa, and Joni Ernst, D-Iowa, sent a letter to President Joe Biden and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan on May 22, calling on the EPA to revise its renewable fuel policy Standard Blending Requirements.

Embraer, a global leader in aerospace innovation, announced on May 23 a landmark agreement with Avfuel to increase the use of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at Melbourne-Orlando International Airport (KMLB) to one load per week.

Vestas has announced that the jack-up vessel’s technicians and crew will use helicopters, partly powered by SAF, to transport to and from the Baltic Eagle wind farm during the construction phase of 50 offshore wind turbines.

Sustainability solutions provider Azzera has added the industry’s first Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) management module to its CELESTE B2B Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform.

The House Agriculture Committee released a discussion draft on May 17 for its version of the 2024 Farm Bill, formally titled the “Farm, Food, and Homeland Security Act of 2024.” The committee is scheduled to start work on the bill on May 23.