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UGI Corporation announced today that MBL Bioenergy has entered an agreement to develop its second and third clusters of dairy manure waste to RNG projects in South Dakota. In total, […] The post UGI Announces Investment in CalBio and Sevana Bioenergy RNG Projects in South Dakota appeared first on American Biogas Council.

U.S. operatable biofuel production capacity increased slightly in October according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Dec. 30. Total feedstock use was up from the previous month, but down from October 2021.

UGI Corp. announced on Jan. 4 that MBL Bioenergy, a joint venture between UGIES, Sevana Bioenergy and a subsidiary of CalBio, has entered an agreement to develop its second and third clusters of dairy manure waste to RNG projects in South Dakota.

OPAL Fuels Inc. has announced that Florida’s first landfill gas to RNG facility at the New River Solid Waste Association (NRSWA) municipal solid waste landfill has successfully completed its ramp-up period.

California Bioenergy LLC (CalBio) on Dec. 22 announced a funding partnership, of up to $500 million, with Brookfield Renewable and its institutional partners to scale CalBio’s growth in RNG and other waste-to-energy opportunities.

Calumet has announced that its Montana Renewables biorefinery generated a full month of on-spec renewable diesel production in December and has commenced rail shipments of the product. SAF production will begin soon.

The government of Australia on Dec. 16 announced that native forest biomass will no longer be considered as an “eligible renewable energy source” for the purposes of the country’s Renewable Energy Target.

The White House OMB on Jan. 4 published its 2022 Fall Unified Agenda and Regulatory Plan, confirming the expected timeline on federal rulemakings related to the Renewable Fuel Standard, E15 sales and the Biopreferred program.

Origin Materials Inc. has issued a construction update on Origin 1, the company’s first commercial plant. Due to severe weather conditions, the project has experienced a brief delay but is expected to be mechanically complete in January.

Nova Scotia Power will be using more sustainably harvested biomass over the next three years under a new renewable electricity standard, according to information released by Nova Scotia Natural Resources and Renewables.

The U.S. EPA on Jan. 3 released an external review draft of its third triennial report to congress on biofuels and environment for public comment. A 60-day public comment period will be open through March 6.

The Senate has confirmed Doug McKalip and Alexis Taylor to posts critical to agriculture trade. McKalip is now chief agricultural negotiator at the Office of the USTR and Taylor is USDA under secretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs.