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Enviva Inc.has signed a new 10-year take-or-pay off-take fuel supply contract with an existing European customer, extendable for up to five years. Enviva expects to supply 800,000 metric tons of industrial-grade wood pellets per year.

The United Soybean Board has partnered with Purdue University on a Food and Fuel study to evaluate whether the increased use of soybean oil in biofuels has contributed to the rising retail prices of food products for consumers.

Énergir Development and Nature Energy are joining forces to co-develop biomethanization plants in Quebec. This partnership is the result of the companies’ common desire to significantly increase the amount of RNG available in Quebec.

Harman and Lignetics Group have teamed up for the ninth time to supply a Harman Hero recipient with a Harman Accentra52i-TC pellet insert, 1 ton of CleanFire Superior heating pellets and 1 ton of large animal bedding.

Rolls-Royce and Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. are leading the way towards sustainable business aviation by conducting the first original equipment manufacturer test flight of an ultralong-range business jet powered by 100 percent SAF.

Harman and Lignetics Group have teamed up for the ninth time to supply a Harman Hero recipient with a Harman Accentra52i-TC pellet insert, 1 ton of CleanFire Superior heating pellets and 1 ton of large animal bedding.

The USDA on Dec. 15 awarded $285 million to 844 projects under the Rural Energy for America Program. The agency also announced it is offering an additional $300 million in REAP funding, including $250 million allocated through the IRA.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released data showing U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 890,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in August, with sales reaching 860,000 tons.

The U.S. EPA on Dec. 20 released a final analysis on the price of RINs and small refineries in response to a U.S. GAO report. The final analysis confirms the agency’s conclusion that small refineries recover their RFS compliance costs.

Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc. has successfully produced a low-carbon synthetic crude oil using landfill waste as a feedstock at its Sierra BioFuels Plant, the world’s first commercial-scale landfill waste-to-fuels plant.

The USDA is investing $9.5 million to support the scale-up of sustainable bioproduct manufacturing in the U.S. Three successful projects are funded through USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s Bioproduct Pilot Program.

The U.K. Department of Transport on Dec. 16 announced that Virgin Atlantic will operate a historic net-zero flight from London to New York next year using 100 percent SAF. The flight will be supported by funds awarded by the U.K. government.