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A public comment period on a proposed U.K. SAF mandate is set to close June 22. The mandate, proposed by the U.K. Department of Transport in late March, would require jet fuel suppliers to blend SAF into aviation fuel starting in 2025.

Ahead of the Paris Air Show held in Le Bourget, TotalEnergies is stepping up production of SAF and low carbon energies of its Grandpuits site in France. The company is doubling SAF production capacity to 285,000 tons.

BIOFerm has announced its selection as the EPC partner for a pioneering renewable natural gas (RNG) facility near the Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee. The project is being spearheaded by 3 Rivers Energy Partners.

Air Canada completed its inaugural Montreal to Amsterdam flights on June 3, with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner using sustainable aviation fuel. The airline is also expanding its partnership with Neste to incorporate SAF into some of its Amsterdam flights.

The IATA announced its expectation for overall renewable fuel production to reach an estimated capacity of at least 69 billion liters (55 million metric tons) by 2028, with SAF comprising a portion of that growing capacity.

The DOE has released its U.S. National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap, which addresses both the potential to produce hydrogen from biomass and biogas and the growing need for hydrogen feedstock in advanced biofuels production, particularly SAF.

The USDA is holding a series of webinars to help organizations learn how to apply for a combined $11 billion it plans to award through two programs that support the deployment of clean and renewable energy, including eligible biomass projects.

NGVAmerica and RNG Coalition on June 6 announced that California fleets fueled with bio-CNG achieved carbon-negativity in their transportation operations last calendar year for the third straight year.

Aemetis Inc. announced June 5 that its Aemetis Biogas subsidiary generated federal D3 RINs from the EPA under the RFS for the first time and has filed to California LCFS credits for RNG that was delivered to customers starting in late May.

Neste has partnered with Rio Tinto to help the company transition all of its heavy machinery from fossil diesel to renewable diesel at the U.S. Borax mine in Boron, California. The partnership helps Rio Tinto reduce the carbon footprint of its fleet.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office on June 2 announced the launch of $4 million initiative that aims accelerate wood heater innovation and support the development of the next generation of efficient and clean wood heaters.

The U.K. Environment Agency on June 1 announced the opening of a public comment period on Drax Power Ltd.’s proposals to develop bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) at Drax Power Station.