Fuels

The Lincoln Town Council voted to approve a 20-plus-year lease between the town of Lincoln, Maine, and Biofine Developments Northeast (BDNE) for the development of a biofuels refinery on the site of the former Lincoln Pulp & Tissue Mill, now known as the Lincoln Technology Park. Construction of the project is expected to commence by July of 2024. The Biofine ...

The New York Propane Gas Association (nypropane.com) announced recently that the state now has a propane tank “container law” on the books, reports Shane Sweet: For those who have not followed this process, NYPGA has been pursuing the passage of a container law for the better part of 10 years. Lawmakers in New York twice passed container law legislation, twice ...

Connecticut imposed a new per-mile truck tax on Class 8 through Class 13 motor vehicles, effective Jan. 1, 2023. The Connecticut Business & Industry Association reports that the Department of Revenue Services recently issued guidance for the highway user fee, enacted by the legislature in 2021, to assist trucking companies with compliance. “According to the nonpartisan Office of Fiscal Analysis, the tax is ...

NEFI and its allies filed comments with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in opposition to proposed changes to the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). The National Energy & Fuels Institute reports in its Feb. 14 newsletter, NEON, that the EPA is proposing a change “that would effectively limit biodiesel blends to no more than 20 percent (B20), and make biodiesel blending ...

Underwriters Laboratories published an update to include B20 to B100 in its UL296 standard for safety testing liquid-fuel-fired burners, reports the National Oilheat Research Alliance. Prior to the update, the UL standard included procedures for evaluation of burners for use with biodiesel blends up to B20. The updated standard includes the procedure and requirements for burners up to B20, including ...

In its Winter Fuels Outlook, the Energy Information Administration forecasts that average household expenditures for home heating fuels will increase this winter because of both higher expected fuel costs and higher energy consumption due to colder temperatures. Compared with last winter, in nominal terms, EIA forecast expenditures for homes that heat with natural gas will rise by 28%, heating oil by ...

Distillate fuel oil stocks at refineries, bulk terminals, and natural gas plants in New England states were the lowest in several years as of June 2022, according to EIA’s latest Petroleum Supply Monthly (PSM). Among the six states in New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont), distillate stocks ranged from 90% less than the five-year (2017–21) average in ...

The HEAT Show, Sept. 27-29 at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, will feature more than 40 training sessions, organizers announced. Multiple cost-effective sign-up options are available, including: Management Track Registration, Management Track – Tuesday or Wednesday Only Registration, Technician Track Registration, and Technician Track – Wednesday or Thursday Only Registration. For more information and to register, visit www.heatshow.com. ...

Suburban Propane Partners, a nationwide distributor of propane, renewable energy and related products and services, as well as an investor in low-carbon fuel alternatives (Suburban Propane), and Iwatani Corporation of America (Iwatani), a wholly-owned subsidiary company of Iwatani Corporation announced an agreement to collaborate in advancing the adoption of low-carbon alternative energy solutions across multiple applications in the propane market; ...

“After months of focusing almost exclusively on electric vehicles and heat pumps, President Biden finally acknowledged the important role renewable fuels are playing to enhance American energy and environmental security and lower consumer costs,” the National Fuels & Energy Institute said in a statement. “In fact,” the Institute informed its members, “Biden said his plan for a net-zero economy by 2050 is ...