Polish energy company ORLEN has signed a contract for the construction of an oilseed processing plant in Kętrzyn. The plant is set to process 500,000 tonnes of rapeseed annually, yielding a production output of 200,000 of oil to manufacture low-carbon biofuels. In 2022, Poland’s rapeseed crop yielded a total of 3.6 million tonnes. Daniel Obajtek, CEO and president... [Read More]

HMM has conducted a trial use of a sustainable marine biofuel on its 6,400TEU containership Tacoma that called into Busan, South Korea. The vessel, operated in FIL service connecting Far East, India and Latin America, was refuelled with the biofuel blend during its bunkering at the Port of Busan. This marine biofuel, supplied by GS Caltex, consists of 30% biodiesel... [Read More]

The urgency of the climate crisis requires a meaningful transition to cleaner sources of energy, even as energy demand is sure to rise. Biofuels will be essential in our energy shift – especially in challenging areas, like jet fuel decarbonisation. With the United States alone consuming more than 20 billion gallons of jet fuel annually, biofuels must undergo unprecedented... [Read More]

A new, international global standard for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has been developed by Evident - a world leader in energy attribute certificates (EACs). An agreement announced sees World Energy, the first commercial-scale producer of sustainable aviation fuel, become the earliest user for this global certification scheme for SAF, named Fly-i, marking a new era... [Read More]

Tata Communications has started a partnership with Lufthansa and Air France KLM to offset its business travel emissions through the purchase of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). SAF is a cleaner alternative to traditional jet fuel that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80%. The digital infrastructure provider firm is the first Indian company to enter into... [Read More]

Biofuel production globally is not progressing fast enough for the global energy sector to reach net zero emissions of carbon dioxide by 2050, the International Energy Agency said. The organisation revealed this in its updated Net Zero Roadmap on September 26 and it added that the availability of feedstocks, and food fertilizer prices were posing big challenges. Biofuel... [Read More]

DHL Group, German green energy company HH2E and Sasol, the leading company for Fischer-Tropsch technology, are working together to expand sustainable aviation fuel production in Germany. The leading global aircraft manufacturer Airbus could also potentially join the group. As the world’s leading logistics group, DHL Group operates an extensive express network with... [Read More]

Le Champlain, an expedition yacht from the PONANT Explorers series, is to run on B100 (UCO) biofuel produced from recycled cooking oil. The trial, carried out with ALTENS, is its first in France and underlines PONANT’s commitment to reducing its CO2 emissions by 30% per navigation day by 2030 . “This first marine biofuel test is part of our roadmap as their carbon... [Read More]

Portuguese oil company Galp has teamed up with Japan’s Mitsui to invest €400 million in an industrial-scale plant to produce biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from waste at its Sines refinery. The companies will create a joint venture for the project, which will be 75% controlled by Galp, it said in a statement reported by Reuters. Galp also said it had... [Read More]

German shipments of rapeseed oil increased again in the 2022/23 crop year following a significant decline a year earlier. At just less than 1.3 million tonnes, Germany exported just over 19% more rapeseed oil in 2022/23 than in the previous season. Nevertheless, exports fell 6% short of the volume reached in the 2020/21 marketing year. The Netherlands remained the... [Read More]

Several employees were injured in an explosion at an ADM processing plant on September 10, in Decatur, Illinois. ADM said the explosion happened at 7.11pm at the East Plant within its processing complex on the northeast side of the city of about 70,000 in central Illinois. It was unclear what caused the blast, and the extent of the injuries was unknown. Reuters reported... [Read More]

Verbio has launched its second corn stover harvest at its large-scale plant in Nevada, Iowa. The company sources the feedstock from local growers within a 60-mile-radius of its production facilities. As a fast-growing global company and one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of biofuels, bioenergy and renewable components for chemical industries, it has developed, installed... [Read More]

Ampol has announced it will conduct a renewable diesel trial with Hanson confirmed as its first customer partner. The trial will allow Ampol to get a practical understanding of the customer demand and market feasibility of renewable diesel in Australia. It will supply Hanson with a blend consisting of 20% renewable diesel and 80% ultra-low sulphur diesel in addition... [Read More]

Scientists used biofuel-powered weather radar for the first time this summer to observe stormy conditions in a more environmentally sustainable way. A team of researchers led by the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) have just completed a summertime observation campaign – known as *WOEST – focused on tracking turbulent processes in our atmosphere, with... [Read More]

US ethanol organisations including the US Grains Council (USGC), Growth Energy and the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging her to use the GREET model for scientific accuracy. In acknowledging global actions to decarbonise the aviation transportation sector using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) they urged Yelland to... [Read More]

Royal Caribbean Group has laid important groundwork for the industry’s alternative fuel ambitions by completing over 12 consecutive weeks of biofuel testing in Europe. “This is a pivotal moment for Royal Caribbean Group’s alternative fuel journey,” said Jason Liberty, president and CEO, Royal Caribbean Group. “Following our successful trial of biofuels this... [Read More]

The European Commission announced it would introduce retroactive surveillance measures on imports of renewable ethanol for fuel from several countries, taking a vital step towards preventing further injury to a strategically important EU industry. The decision allows a close three-year monitoring of the volume of fuel ethanol imports into the Union, which will facilitate... [Read More]