Clean Fuels Alliance America announced Sept. 8 that Floyd Vergara, Clean Fuels’ director of state governmental affairs, plans to retire at the end of September. Vergara has an accomplished career in the clean-fuels industry with nearly four decades of experience. He currently manages the West Coast office in Sacramento, California, and leads the team responsible
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Gevo Inc. announced Sept. 6 that it has finalized and executed a Notice of Grant and Agreement Award with USDA for a Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities grant of up to $30 million for Gevo’s Climate-Smart Farm-to-Flight Program. This program is aimed at tracking and quantifying the carbon-intensity (CI) impact of climate-smart practices while creating market
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On the high-speed highway of innovation, it’s easy to miss the mile markers. Stopping for a scenic overlook is often overlooked but critical to appreciate our journey to a lower-carbon future. Few know that better than the members of the Chevron Renewable Energy Group as they celebrate their first anniversary. Chevron REG is one of
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A host of new initiatives is paving the way toward expanded biodiesel use in Michigan. Last month, about 70 state policymakers, Detroit city officials, clean-air stakeholders and others joined a marine biodiesel tour on the Detroit River to learn about these initiatives. The tour was hosted by Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition (MiABC), in partnership with
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Lowering carbon emissions has become more than just an industry trend. For several years, carriers, shippers and brokers across all modes have become increasingly focused on reducing carbon emissions. It’s just good business practice in a competitive landscape where customers are looking to reduce their scope 3 emissions and to be in compliance with requirements.
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The Vector System is a dual-fuel technology that enables heavy-duty diesel vehicles to operate on B100 (100% biodiesel) with no changes to the inner components of the engine, and with little to no additional infrastructure needed. But, how does this actually work? There are 5 components that make up this system: a B100 fuel tank,
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Evergreen Grease of Adrian recently became one of three new stakeholders to join the Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition (MiABC), which focuses its work on increasing the understanding and adoption of biodiesel and other advanced biofuels produced from renewable resources. MiABC was formed in 2022. One of the main forms of renewable resources it advocates for
The quest for carbon reduction is driving interest in higher biodiesel blends, and Optimus Technologies’ Vector System is enabling diesel engines to transition. A year ago, Steve Howell was focused primarily on advancing B20. Today, B100 is high on his list, thanks to a favorable 1.3 million-mile fleet trial using new biodiesel technology alongside a
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The Michigan Clean Cities Coalition in partnership with Warner Petroleum, the Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition, Detroit Wayne County Port Authority, and Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision will host a Clean Ports Workshop on April 13, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The event will be centered around the use of biodiesel and renewable diesel as
In a move to foster energy security, cleaner air and more sustainable transportation, the Michigan Soybean Committee has announced the formation of the Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition. The new coalition promotes the use of advanced biofuels, including biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel. Produced from renewable resources, such as soybean oil and used cooking
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