The Government will commit $50 million (€35 million) for the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) to set up a new Aviation Sustainability Programme to support Singapore’s drive to develop a sustainable air hub. The programme will provide up to 70% funding for sector-wide projects and up to 50% funding for company-level projects. The setting up of the Aviation... [Read More]

The European Parliament and Council have reached a deal on cleaner maritime fuels - asking to cut ship emissions by 2% from 2025 and by 80% from 2050. A provisional agreement reached on March 23 between negotiators sets up a fuel standard for ships to steer the EU maritime sector towards the uptake of renewable and low-carbon fuels and decarbonisation. During the talks,... [Read More]

The FIA World Motor Sport Council has approved the use of biofuel in karting competitions from this year. The selected fuel is a 100% renewable product made from second generation bio-based components and synthetic fuel produced by German manufacturer P1 Racing Fuels which has been selected as the official fuel supplier for the FIA Karting Championships, Cups and Trophies... [Read More]

The German Bioethanol Industry Association (BDBe) has published its market data for the production and consumption of certified sustainable bioethanol in 2022. Domestic bioethanol production increased slightly compared to the previous year and amounted to more than 715,000 tonnes in 2022. Sales of Super E10 rose steeply, the report highlighted. In a fuel market that... [Read More]

Langh Ship and the Dutch chartering Samskip have agreed to switch to biofuel operations for the 750 TEU container vessel Edith. Biofuels are a key component in Samskip’s strategy for decarbonising its shipping activities. Edith is currently employed on a shortsea liner service between the Netherlands and the UK. Last autumn IMO introduced new carbon intensity measures... [Read More]

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has started transitioning to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) to power back-up generators at its data centre sites in Europe with sites in Ireland and Sweden among the first to make the switch. Backup generators are used at data centre sites to provide power in the very rare instances when the main source of power is interrupted. HVO and other... [Read More]

LanzaTech Global that transforms waste carbon into materials such as sustainable fuels has achieved RSB certification. The company successfully completed the rigorous requirements to demonstrate its compliance with the requirements of the RSB Global Standard earlier this year. By achieving this certification, LanzaTech builds upon its commitment to delivering high quality... [Read More]

Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) Thurgood Marshall Airport will collect used cooking oil (UCO) from its 50 hospitality partners, which will then be used to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). This initiative, by the Maryland-based airport in the US, forms part of the airport’s sustainability project Solution Zero, which was launched in partnership with... [Read More]

New regulation on greenhouse gas emissions from shipping only increases the need for solutions that can make a difference now. 2023 heralds yet another shift in shipping’s regulatory tectonic plates. It marks the beginning of the CII era, and this year will also see the scaling and implementation of a number of regional, international and national regulations aimed... [Read More]

Finnair has purchased 750 tons of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ from Neste to reduce the carbon emissions from flights departing from Helsinki Airport. Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is one of the most important tools for reducing the emissions of air travel in the coming years and is available for all airlines at the airport. Finnair aims to achieve carbon... [Read More]

Brazil's National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) has increased the Latin American country's mandatory blend of biodiesel to 12% from April. The council also proposed a gradual increase in the mixture over the next few years, with the level rising to 13% in 2024, 14% in 2025 and 15% in 2026. The decision meets requests from biodiesel producers, after the biofuel blend in... [Read More]

Shell has published its Energy Transition Progress Report 2022, which shows it has again met its climate targets as part of its energy transition strategy. “In this report, we show the progress we have made towards becoming a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050, as we continue to supply the vital energy the world needs during a time of great volatility," said... [Read More]

Renewable.bio is planning to build a new biofuels facility in Western Australia. The facility, which will utilise renewable residue feedstocks, will produce three types of sustainable fuels including ethanol, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel. The plant, which forms part of the Australis Biofuels project, will use the Proesa® biofuels technology from... [Read More]

The European Commission has proposed the Net-Zero Industry Act to scale up manufacturing of clean technologies in the EU and make sure the Union is well-equipped for the clean energy transition. This initiative was announced by President von der Leyen as a part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan. The act will strengthen the resilience and competitiveness of net-zero... [Read More]

Air Greenland flights servicing the route between Søndre Strømfjord/Kangerlussuaq and Copenhagen Airport will use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). This is the result of a new SAF supply agreement between Air Greenland, DCC & Shell Aviation Denmark. Jacob Nitter Sørensen, CEO of Air Greenland, said: “We want to support the goal of Greenland becoming a sustainable... [Read More]

The discussion about banning internal combustion engines is in full swing at national and the European level, the Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP) said. Closely related to this is the question of whether the technological focus should be exclusively on electric drives in order to enable sustainable and largely CO2-neutral individual transport.... [Read More]

Major European industry associations in the biodiesel sector are organising the 1st B+ Summit, to be held on 26, 27 and 28 April in Estoril, Portugal. The conference will bring together representatives from the European industry as well as Portuguese and European Union decision-makers. The summit will be an open high-level dialogue between market and policymakers in... [Read More]