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]

Formula 1 has announced that DHL’s new fleet of trucks running on biofuel reduced carbon emissions by an average of 83% compared to fuel-driven trucks during the European leg of the 2023 season. Across the nine European rounds, 18 trucks were powered by HVO 100 drop-in fuel and travelled more than 10,600 km - transporting an average of 300 tonnes of vital freight per... [Read More]

OMV has signed an offtake agreement to supply 2,000 metric tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to the Air France-KLM Group. This offtake agreement follows an existing MoU, granting Air France-KLM access to purchase more than 300,000 metric tons of SAF from OMV by 2030. OMV is implementing numerous measures to achieve its ambitious strategic sustainability goals,... [Read More]

Topsoe has been selected by PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional as a technology licensor to provide its HydroFlex™ technology for the production of renewable fuels at the Cilacap Refinery Complex in Central Java, Indonesia. Once complete, the grassroot unit will use its technology to convert bio-feedstock into SAF and renewable diesel - with plans to produce 6,000 bpsd.... [Read More]

Cemvita Corporation announced an offtake arrangement with United Airlines for up to 1 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Cemvita’s first full-scale SAF plant. Under the agreement, signed by Cemvita and United Airlines, Cemvita will supply United Airlines up to 50 million gallons annually for 20 years of SAF. “Since our initial investment last... [Read More]

MEPs have approved a new law to increase the uptake of sustainable fuels, such as advanced biofuels or hydrogen, in the aviation sector. The RefuelEU aviation rules are part of the “Fit for 55 package”, the EU’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels and to ensure the EU becomes climate neutral by 2050. They seek... [Read More]