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The USDA on March 10 announced it has extended $29 million in grant offers to eight projects under the first round of its Fertilizer Production Expansion Program. One of those eight projects aims to expand an anerobic digestion facility in Missouri.

Calumet has announced the renewable diesel unit at its Montana Renewables biorefinery operated well during Q4. Additional renewable hydrogen production capacity, a feedstock pretreatment unit and SAF capacity will be opertional soon.

Corteva Inc., Bunge and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. have announced commercial collaboration to introduce proprietary winter canola hybrids that produce plant-based oil with a lower carbon profile for use as biofuel feedstock.

Rondo Energy and Calgren Renewable Fuels on March 6 announced the start of commercial operation of a 2 MWh Rondo Heat Battery (RHB) at Calgren’s facility in Pixley, California. The system delivers continuous industrial heat on demand.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released data showing U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 900,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in November, with sales reaching 850,000 tons.

Tidewater Renewables Ltd. released Q4 results on March 9, reporting that its renewable diesel project collocated with its Prince George refinery in British Columbia is 90 complete and expected to begin commissioning late in the first quarter.

Anaergia Inc. has commissioned a new biomethane facility in northern Italy. The plant, Ambiente & Risorse, is owned by Anaergia and has the capacity to anaerobically digest 40,000 metric tons of landfill-diverted food scraps.

JetBlue and Shell Aviation on March 14 announced a new collaboration bringing additional supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), targeting commencement of delivery in the first half of 2023.

This month, Drax loaded its 200th shipment of sustainable biomass at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge. The shipment marks a major milestone for Drax’s operations as it amounts to more than 10 million mteri tons shipped from the U.S. to U.K.

Legislation currently pending in Minnesota aims to establish a clean transportation standard that would require the state’s transportation fuels to achieve 100 percent reduction in carbon intensity (CI) by 2050.

Aemetis Inc. released Q4 results on March 9, reporting full year revenues were up 21 percent when compared to 2021. During an earnings call, company officials discussed ongoing projects related to ethanol, RNG and SAF production.

Viridos Inc., an algae biofuel company focused on algae-based jet and diesel fuel, has raised a $25 million Series A equity investment led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) and joined by Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and United Airlines Ventures.