Sep 25, 2025
HOPA Ports takes steps to secure future of biodiesel facility
Policy News
Sep 25, 2025
The Australian government said it is aiming to invest $735 million (€624 million) in the development of a low-carbon fuels industry.
The announcement was welcomed by farm groups, who hope it will boost demand for biofuel feedstocks like canola and sugarcane, Reuters reported.
The money, to be released over 10 years from 2028, is intended to stimulate private investment... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 24, 2025
The Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition (MiABC) has welcomed moves by John Deere to increase the use of biodiesel in Michigan and across the country.
The leading farm equipment manufacturer now approves use of B30 biodiesel blends in all its Tier 4 John Deere Power Systems engines ─ a 10% increase over the previously approved B20 biodiesel blend.
B30 is also approved... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 24, 2025
Oil and gas giant bp has halted work on its Rotterdam biofuels plant – becoming the latest company to halt biofuel production projects following weak global demand.
The British oil and gas group, which operates one of Europe’s largest refineries in Rotterdam, said in an internal message on Monday that the project had become too expensive to continue. The plant was... [Read More]
Features
Sep 23, 2025
In a world increasingly focused on the pressing challenges of climate change and the imperative to transition away from fossil fuels, a new era of sustainable, renewable energy sources has been unfolding.
Amid this transition, the quest for sustainable and scalable biofuel feedstocks has also intensified. Understanding this gap, Terviva recognised the power of the Pongamia... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 23, 2025
Bioethanol utilises biological materials like plants to extract sugar for fermentation. The type of biomass determines the biofuel generation.
Algae which are associated with third generation have advantageous characteristics that can be more efficient and sustainable compared to first and second generation biofuels.
Pretreatment of third generation has gained attention.... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 22, 2025
P&O Ferries has made history on the North Sea, with its vessel, the Pride of Hull, becoming the first ferry on the busy Hull–Rotterdam route to permanently run on lower-carbon biofuel.
Following a successful trial, the vessel is now running entirely on B30 – a milestone in P&O Ferries’ journey to cut emissions across its fleet.
At 215 metres long, Pride... [Read More]
Features
Sep 22, 2025
Europe’s transport emissions remain stubbornly high. Efficiency gains from vehicle hybridisation help – and while fully electric vehicle sales are growing – they remain a very minor fraction of the EU’s overall passenger vehicle fleet. Every year spent waiting for future solutions locks in millions of tonnes of greenhouse gases (GHGs) unnecessarily.
Additionally,... [Read More]
Policy News
Sep 19, 2025
Following strong export performance in the 2023/24 crop year – representing the second-highest level since the turn of the century – Germany's rapeseed oil exports are showing a general downward trend for 2024/25.
According to data from the German Federal Statistical Office, export volumes reached 1.27 million tonnes, marking a decline of around 2.7 per cent compared... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 19, 2025
UK-based Renovare Fuels appoints George Mkushi as head of engineering as the company accelerates the commercialisation of its sustainable fuel.
George brings over 20 years of experience as a chartered chemical engineer specialising in waste and sustainable technologies. He has previously acted as head of engineering and Executive Director to firms C-Capture Ltd and East... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 18, 2025
Foreign trade in biodiesel has noticeably slowed in 2025. German exports are declining, and imports are also tapering off.
The Netherlands, with key ports in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, remains the central hub.
Foreign trade in biodiesel is showing a decline in 2025.
According to data from the German Federal Statistical Office, biodiesel exports dropped just over 16% in... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 18, 2025
Altalto (Immingham) Limited, owned by Velocys, has been awarded funding from the UK Department for Transport’s Advanced Fuels Fund to complete Basic Engineering Design for its flagship waste-to-SAF facility.
The grant enables Altalto to integrate NX Circular™ gasification and NX CPO™ technology from NEXTCHEM with Velocys’ proven MicroFTL™ technology, strengthening... [Read More]
Policy News
Sep 17, 2025
Jet Zero Australia (Jet Zero) has welcomed the Government’s announcement of the $1.1 billion (€0.63 billion) Cleaner Fuels Programme for the development of the domestic low carbon liquid fuels sector.
Jet Zero is one of the leading sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) developers in Australia across three projects in Queensland: Project Ulysses in Townsville (Alcohol-to-Jet... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 17, 2025
MEDAS EnggDesign (MEDAS), a leading company specialising in distillery, brewery and food processing solutions, has been awarded a significant contract by NSL Sugars - one of India’s top 10 sugar producers.
The contract pertains to NSL Sugars’ Jai Mahesh Unit, located in Mazalgaon, where MEDAS will serve as the technology, engineering and equipment partner for their... [Read More]
Features
Sep 16, 2025
Here's an in-depth look at CMB’s role in biofuels.
Can you please provide our readers with an overview of CMB’s operations and the company’s specific involvement within the biofuels sector?
CMB is a leading engineering company specialised in the fields of oils and fats, oleochemicals and biodiesel.
We are dedicated to providing our clients with state-of-the-art... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 16, 2025
Biofuels developer Quadrise (QED) has announced the appointment of Peter Borup as its chief executive officer.
Effective from 1st October 2025, Borup’s appointment will drive commercialisation in the next stage of QED’s growth.
Borup is an accomplished CEO with over 30 years’ experience in the shipping industry.
He began his career at AP Moller-Maersk in Copenhagen,... [Read More]
Features
Sep 15, 2025
Over the past six months, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has reported significant developments in the global biofuels sector, encompassing bioethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel, and hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). These advancements are driven by evolving policies, technological innovations, and shifting market dynamics.
Brazil: In October 2024, Brazil enacted... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 15, 2025
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has achieved the target performance of over 99.5% ethanol purity at a pilot plant for membrane dehydration systems installed at MHI's Nagasaki Carbon Neutral Park within the Nagasaki District Research & Innovation Centre.
Bioethanol is gaining attention as a clean fuel alternative to gasoline and as a raw material for sustainable aviation... [Read More]
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