Construction of another renewable diesel plant is underway in Western Canada. On Jan. 26, Imperial Oil Canada confirmed it plans to build a $720 million renewable diesel facility at its Strathcona refinery near Edmonton. The plant, when fully operational, will produce more than one billion litres of renewable diesel per year, or 20,000 barrels per […] Read more
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Time now right for renewable diesel
BRANDON — A typical private sector, commercial market it sure ain’t. But the booming market today and in the near future for renewable diesel from canola is very real, despite being a product of government. “It really is about policy and regulations that are driving the market for renewable fuels like renewable diesel,” said Chris […] Read more
Renewable diesel demand could pressure soybean exports
A new CoBank report suggests America’s renewable diesel craze could bring a halt to the country’s soybean exports by 2030. Renewable diesel capacity in the United States is on track to reach 24.6 billion litres by 2030, up from 5.7 billion litres in 2022. “Getting there means we need to crush an additional 3.4 billion […] Read more
Renewable diesel heads for top spot
The American government expects biofuel producers to be making more renewable diesel than biodiesel by this fall
Renewable diesel production is expected to overtake biodiesel production in the United States in October, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. “We’re seeing continued growth on the renewable diesel side and stagnation to slight shrinkage on the biodiesel side,” Mindi Farber-DeAnda, team lead of petroleum and natural gas modelling at the EIA, said during […] Read more
Renewable diesel poised to overtake biodiesel
Renewable diesel production is expected to overtake biodiesel production in the United States in October, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. “We’re seeing continued growth on the renewable diesel side and stagnation to slight shrinkage on the biodiesel side,” Mindi Farber-DeAnda, team lead of petroleum and natural gas modeling at the EIA, said during […] Read more
Biodiesel filling gaps left by idled petroleum processing
I wonder if all the new renewable diesel projects announced across North America will be a solution to the shortage of oil-refining capacity or will they become the bad guys? Fuel prices are posting record highs and a large reason for the run up is the rally in crude oil but even then, fuels are […] Read more
B.C. funds renewable diesel project
Parkland Corp. is one big step closer to creating a large new market for Canadian canola oil. The Calgary energy company has received a commitment from the British Columbia government to cover more than 40 percent of the cost of its proposed $600 million renewable fuels investment at its Burnaby Refinery. The money is coming […] Read more
Renewable diesel sector faces a wall
Industry expects to require 15 million litres by 2024, but it’s not certain there will be enough feedstock to get the job done
The renewable diesel industry has a looming feedstock problem, says an analyst. The Energy Information Administration is forecasting 11 to 19 billion litres of renewable diesel capacity in the United States by 2024, up from 3.8 billion litres today. Using the mid-range of the forecast, that is 15 billion litres of capacity that will be […] Read more
Renewable diesel sector faces a wall
The renewable diesel industry has a looming feedstock problem, says an analyst. The Energy Information Administration is forecasting 11 to 19 billion litres of renewable diesel capacity in the United States by 2024, up from 3.8 billion litres today. Using the mid-range of the forecast, that is 15 billion litres of capacity that will be […] Read more
Renewable diesel plant, canola crusher planned for Sask.
Federated Co-operatives Limited and AGT Food and Ingredients are building a $360 million canola crush facility in Regina, the third major crush project announced for that city in less than a year. The project will be part of a broader $2 billion integrated agriculture complex investment by FCL that includes construction of a renewable diesel […] Read more
