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Biofuels Continued from page 49 ƌĞĐǇĐůĞĚĨĞĞĚƐƚŽĐŬƐ͕͟ĂƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚďǇ/͕ƚŽƚĂůĞĚϮϰϬŵŝůůŝŽŶ pounds in 2020, poultry fat topped out at 173 million pounds, ĂŶĚ͞ŽƚŚĞƌĨĂƚƐ͟ǁĂƐϯϳŵŝůůŝŽŶƉŽƵŶĚƐ͘ The United States imported nearly 197 million gallons ŽĨďŝŽĚŝĞƐĞůŝŶϮϬϮϬĂŶĚĞǆƉŽƌƚĞĚĂďŽƵƚϭϰϮŵŝůůŝŽŶŐĂůůŽŶƐ͕ according to EIA. The majority of US imports came from Canada (115 million gallons) while 47 million gallons was shipped from 'ĞƌŵĂŶǇ͘ ^ŽƵƚŚ <ŽƌĞĂ ĞǆƉŽƌƚĞĚ ĂůŵŽƐƚ Ϯϲ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ŐĂůůŽŶƐ to the United States last year, Spain sent another 8 million gallons, and Japan shipped 126,000 gallons. The United States ĞǆƉŽƌƚĞĚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϭϮϲŵŝůůŝŽŶŐĂůůŽŶƐŽĨďŝŽĚŝĞƐĞůŝŶϮϬϮϬ to Canada, the lion’s share, while nearly 6 million gallons was shipped to Peru, 4 million gallons went to the Netherlands, ĂŶĚĂůŵŽƐƚϰŵŝůůŝŽŶŐĂůůŽŶƐǁĂƐĞǆƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŽŚŝŶĂ͘KƚŚĞƌh^ ďŝŽĚŝĞƐĞůĞǆƉŽƌƚŵĂƌŬĞƚƐŝŶϮϬϮϬŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚϭŵŝůůŝŽŶŐĂůůŽŶƐ ƚŽEŽƌǁĂǇ͕ϯϳϴ͕ϬϬϬŐĂůůŽŶƐƚŽ'ĞƌŵĂŶǇ͕Ϯϵϰ͕ϬϬϬŐĂůůŽŶƐƚŽ ^ŽƵƚŚ<ŽƌĞĂ͕ĂŶĚϭϲϴ͕ϬϬϬŐĂůůŽŶƐƚŽDĞǆŝĐŽ͘h^ŝŵƉŽƌƚƐŽĨ renewable diesel from Neste’s Singapore plant last year were up nearly 22 million gallons from 2019, topping out at close to 298 million gallons. Biodiesel Plant News San Diego, California- ďĂƐĞĚ EĞǁ >ĞĂĨ ŝŽĨƵĞů completed a long-term ĞǆƉĂŶƐŝŽŶ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ŝŶ February, more than doubling its biodiesel ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇĨƌŽŵ 5 million to 12 million gallons. Owned by Baker ŽŵŵŽĚŝƟĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶƚ collects and converts UCO into biodiesel and ĮƌƐƚĐŽŶĐĞŝǀĞĚƚŚŝƐůĂƚĞƐƚ ĞǆƉĂŶƐŝŽŶƉƌŽũĞĐƚŶĞĂƌůǇ ĨŽƵƌǇĞĂƌƐĂŐŽ͘EĞǁ>ĞĂĨ CEO Jennifer Case said Part of New Leaf ’s expansion the entire system was redesigned and upgraded, with feedstock f processing moved ĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞƐƚƌĞĞƚĨƌŽŵƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͘>ƵĐĂƐůƟĐ͕ǀŝĐĞƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŽĨ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͕ƐĂŝĚƚŚĞĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐǁŽƌŬĂŶĚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐǇ development were done inhouse, and the job employed DD/ ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ĂƐ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚŽƌ͘ WŚĂƐĞ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͕ƚĂŶŬĨĂƌŵĞǆƉĂŶƐŝŽŶ͕ǁĂƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚŝŶůĂƚĞϮϬϭϴ͕ǁŝƚŚ phase two, the biodiesel processing upgrades and buildout, underway for the past year. A California Energy Commission grant covered nearly half of the $8 million total project cost. In Hawaii, Pacific Biodiesel manufactured its highest volume of biodiesel in 2020, more than 5.8 million gallons, since opening its plant on the Big Island in 2012, surpassing the nameplate capacity of 5.5 million gallons. “Kudos goes ŽƵƚ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ĞŶƟƌĞ ƚĞĂŵ ĨŽƌ ĂĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ŐƌĞĂƚ ŵŝůĞƐƚŽŶĞ͕͟ ƐĂŝĚ:ĞŶŶĂ>ŽŶŐ͕ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘Žď<ŝŶŐ͕ƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ͕ said the feedstocks processed to hit these record volumes last year were predominately local, including UCO, grease trap waste, and agricultural oils, but that pandemic-related closures led the company to bring in more material from the ŵĂŝŶůĂŶĚ͘>ŽŶŐĂĚĚĞĚƚŚĂƚƐĞǀĞƌĂůƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐWĂĐŝĮĐŝŽĚŝĞƐĞů ŝŶŝƟĂƚĞĚďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞƉĂŶĚĞŵŝĐŚĂǀĞƉĂŝĚŽī͕ƵůƟŵĂƚĞůǇŚĞůƉŝŶŐ to reduce costs. “This year, our Oahu site has been recovering ŽŝůĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞĚƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚŐƌĞĂƐĞ ƚƌĂƉǁĂƐƚĞƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůǇĐŽŵƉŽƐƚĞĚ͕͟ƐŚĞƐĂŝĚ͘͞tĞŚĂǀĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƚŽŵĂŬĞĞŶŚĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚƐŝŶƚŚŝƐƐǇƐƚĞŵƚŽƌĞĚƵĐĞ ůŽŐŝƐƟĐƐĐŽƐƚƐĂŶĚŐĂŝŶĞĸĐŝĞŶĐǇ͘͟ ĂƌůŝŶŐ /ŶŐƌĞĚŝĞŶƚƐ /ŶĐ͘ ĚŝƐĐůŽƐĞĚ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ϮϬϮϬ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůƐ ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĐŽŵƉĂŶǇŚĂƐƐŚƵƚĚŽǁŶŝƚƐƚǁŽďŝŽĚŝĞƐĞůƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ŝŶ EŽƌƚŚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ͗ ƚŚĞ ϭϮ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ŐĂůůŽŶ ƉĞƌ ǇĞĂƌ ;ŵŐǇͿZŽƚŚƐĂǇƉůĂŶƚŝŶDŽŶƚƌĞĂů͕YƵĞďĞĐ͕ĂŶĂĚĂ͕ǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐ acquired in 2013; and the 2 mgy facility in Butler, Kentucky, ĨŽƌŵĞƌůǇŽǁŶĞĚďǇ'ƌŝĸŶ/ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĞƐĂŶĚĂĐƋƵŝƌĞĚďǇĂƌůŝŶŐŝŶ 2010. “We made the decision . . . due to unfavorable biodiesel industry economics, and there are no current plans to resume ďŝŽĚŝĞƐĞů ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ͕͟ ƐĂŝĚ Randall C. Stuewe, Darling chairman and CEO. The closure ŽĨƚŚĞĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐǁŝůůĐƌĞĂƚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůĨĞĞĚƐƚŽĐŬĨŽƌŐƌŽǁƚŚŽĨ ĂƌůŝŶŐ͛ƐŝĂŵŽŶĚ'ƌĞĞŶŝĞƐĞůũŽŝŶƚƌĞŶĞǁĂďůĞĚŝĞƐĞůǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ǁŝƚŚsĂůĞƌŽ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŵĞƚĞǆƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌϮϬϮϬ͕ƐĞůůŝŶŐĂƌĞĐŽƌĚ ϮϴϴŵŝůůŝŽŶŐĂůůŽŶƐŽĨƌĞŶĞǁĂďůĞĚŝĞƐĞů͘ϰϬϬŵŐǇĞǆƉĂŶƐŝŽŶ ĂƚƚŚĞEŽƌĐŽ͕>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂ͕ĨĂĐŝůŝƚǇƐŚŽƵůĚďĞŐŝŶŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐďĞĨŽƌĞ the end of this year. While Darling’s biodiesel plant in Canada closed, Canary Biofuels Inc. has acquired Invigor Bioenergy Corp. and its ďŝŽĚŝĞƐĞůƉůĂŶƚŝŶ>ĞƚŚďƌŝĚŐĞ͕ůďĞƌƚĂ͕ĂŶĚƉůĂŶƐƚŽƌĞŽƉĞŶŝƚ by the end of the year. Financing will be used to retool and ŽƉĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă Ϯϭ ŵŐǇ ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇ ĐĂƉĂďůĞ ŽĨ ƵƟůŝǌŝŶŐ ŵƵůƟƉůĞĨĞĞĚƐƚŽĐŬƐƐƵĐŚĂƐǁĂƐƚĞǀĞŐĞƚĂďůĞŽŝůƐĂŶĚŐƌĞĂƐĞƐ͕ ĚŝƐƟůůĞƌƐĐŽƌŶŽŝů͕ĂŶĚĐƌŽƉŽŝůƐ͘'ĞŽƌŐĞtĂĚƐǁŽƌƚŚ͕ƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ĂŶĚK͕ƐĂŝĚƵƉŐƌĂĚĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂĚĚŝŶŐĂŶĂĐŝĚĞƐƚĞƌŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ ůŝŶĞĂŶĚĂĚŝƐƟůůĂƟŽŶƵŶŝƚ͘ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶǁŝůůďĞŐŝŶŝŶƉƌŝůǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŝŶŐĞǆƉĞĐƚĞĚŝŶ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ͘ A new report by Ocean Park Advisors indicates 2020 was the slowest year in North American biodiesel plant mergers and ĂĐƋƵŝƐŝƟŽŶƐŝŶƚŚĞƉĂƐƚĚĞĐĂĚĞ͘EŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐďŝŽĚŝĞƐĞůƉůĂŶƚƐ ĐŚĂŶŐĞĚŚĂŶĚƐůĂƐƚǇĞĂƌ͘dŚĞŽŶĞŶŽŶŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐĨĂĐŝůŝƚǇƚŚĂƚǁĂƐ ĂĐƋƵŝƌĞĚͶƚŚĞϱϬŵŐǇƵŽŶŝǆƉůĂŶƚŝŶĞĂƚƌŝĐĞ͕EĞďƌĂƐŬĂͶ ǁĂƐďŽƵŐŚƚďǇDĂƌĂƚŚŽŶWĞƚƌŽůĞƵŵŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŽŶĂƐĂĨĞĞĚƐƚŽĐŬ pretreatment facility for renewable diesel production. Renewable Diesel Advancements The board of directors of both Darling and Valero approved ŵŽǀŝŶŐĨŽƌǁĂƌĚǁŝƚŚĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŽĨĂŶĞǁϰϳϬŵŐǇƌĞŶĞǁĂďůĞ ĚŝĞƐĞůƉůĂŶƚĂƚsĂůĞƌŽ͛ƐWŽƌƚƌƚŚƵƌ͕dĞǆĂƐ͕ƌĞĮŶĞƌǇ͘KƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞĞǆƉĞĐƚĞĚƚŽďĞŐŝŶĂƐƐŽŽŶĂƐƚŚŝƌĚƋƵĂƌƚĞƌϮϬϮϯ͘ sZŶĞƌŐǇ/ŶĐ͘ŚĂƐĐŚŽƐĞŶ,ĂůĚŽƌdŽƉƐŽĞ͛Ɛ,ǇĚƌŽ&ůĞǆ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐǇ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ƌĞƚƌŽĮƫŶŐ ŽĨ ĂŶ ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ ŚǇĚƌŽĐƌĂĐŬĞƌ Ăƚ ƚŚĞtǇŶŶĞǁŽŽĚ͕KŬůĂŚŽŵĂ͕ƌĞĮŶĞƌǇƚŽƉƌŽĚƵĐĞϭϬϬŵŐǇŽĨ renewable diesel from soybean oil. The project is targeted for ĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶďǇ:ƵůǇ͘ dŝĚĞǁĂƚĞƌDŝĚƐƚƌĞĂŵĂŶĚ/ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ>ƚĚ͘ŝƐƉƵƌƐƵŝŶŐĂ 46 mgy standalone renewable diesel and renewable hydrogen ĐŽŵƉůĞǆ Ăƚ ŝƚƐ ĞǆŝƐƚŝŶŐ WƌŝŶĐĞ 'ĞŽƌŐĞ ZĞĨŝŶĞƌǇ ŝŶ ƌŝƚŝƐŚ ŽůƵŵďŝĂ͕ĂŶĂĚĂ͘dŚĞďŝŽƌĞĮŶĞƌǇǁŝůůŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂƉƌĞƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚ ƉůĂŶƚƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŵƵůƟĨĞĞĚƐƚŽĐŬĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƚǇ͘ The Marathon Petroleum Board of Directors approved ƉůĂŶƐƚŽĐŽŶǀĞƌƚŝƚƐDĂƌƟŶĞǌ͕ĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ͕ƉĞƚƌŽůĞƵŵƌĞĮŶĞƌǇ 50 April 2021 Render www.rendermagazine.com /www.rendermagazine.com