Feb 27, 2025
Royal Air Force trials HVO in support vehicles
Features
Feb 27, 2025
The potential for biofuels to play a leading role in Asia’s under-pressure energy mix appears to be on the rise.
Nailing down that potential will take time, effort and investment, but opportunities for sector growth are being strengthened by policy moves across the region as various governments respond to the increasing impact of climate change.
According to a new... [Read More]
Policy News
Feb 26, 2025
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform, representing the European shipowners and the fuel suppliers, has stressed the urgency of developing a European supply chain for clean shipping fuels.
An estimated €40 billion in annual investments is required for European shipping alone up to 2050 according to the Draghi report. Supporting investments to foster the production and availability... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 26, 2025
Brazil and Argentina continue to consolidate their shares in the global soybean market this marketing year, with Brazil expecting another bumper crop.
Brazil, the US and Argentina are the world's main producers of soybeans, collectively accounting for 80% of global production.
China follows a long way behind with a market share of 5%.
According to estimates from the... [Read More]
Features
Feb 25, 2025
Liisa Ranta, Director, Sustainability and Market Development, UPM Biorefining, looks at the company’s outlook for the year ahead.
Implementation of the third Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) will take place in EU member states by May this year.
This marks a significant step forward in the EU's extensive plans to achieve energy transformation while respecting environmental... [Read More]
Features
Feb 25, 2025
Carl Nyberg, Senior Vice President Commercial, Renewable Products at Neste, reveals his biofuel outlook for the year ahead.
Last year was a dynamic one especially for the biofuels industry with production capacity outpacing demand growth.
This could be seen in the market for renewable diesel as well as in the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market.
With the current... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 24, 2025
OMV Petrom, the largest integrated energy producer in Southeastern Europe announces the start of construction for a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (HVO) production unit at the Petrobrazi refinery.
This new facility will position OMV Petrom as the first major producer of sustainable fuels in the Southeast Europe, with an annual capacity of 250,000... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 24, 2025
Avfuel Corporation — a leading independent supplier of aviation fuel and services — is taking sustainable aviation fuel to new horizons as it facilitates the fuel’s geographic expansion.
Avfuel announced a total of three new supply points in addition to a renewed SAF supply agreement to support increased SAF volume across the Avfuel Network.
Most notably, Avfuel’s... [Read More]
Features
Feb 21, 2025
Bill Morphew, global commercial director – liquids segment, CPM/Crown, looks back on a successful 12 months
Can you outline CPM’s role in biofuel production?
CPM’s mission is to feed, fuel and build a better world. Biofuels are central to that mission and it is a market that CPM touches in a variety of ways. In biomass applications, CPM’s equipment is used for... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 21, 2025
The Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen (UFOP) has welcomed the definitive duty imposed by the EU Commission on biodiesel imports from China.
Chinese companies are not only partly responsible for the price pressure in the EU market, but also for the suspected fraudulent imports, which in turn require stricter certification requirements and, in particular,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 20, 2025
Malaysia's pioneer biofuel feedstock aggregator FatHopes Energy has forged a partnership with Topsoe, a Denmark-based leader in carbon reduction technologies and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the development of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) refinery in Malaysia.
The project will leverage renewable feedstocks such as used cooking oil (UCO)... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 20, 2025
Figures published by the EU Commission show that Ukraine remains by far the largest supplier of sunflower seed oil to the EU-27, despite a Ukrainian decline in feedstock supply compared to the previous year.
From 1 July 2024 to 2 February 2025, the EU- 27 imported around 1.24 million tonnes of sunflower seed oil, which was significantly less than the 1.51 million tonnes... [Read More]
Features
Feb 20, 2025
The 2025 Energy from Waste Conference will once again bring together an exceptional line-up of the industry's best speakers with technical experts, international leaders, and innovative developers providing an unmissable two days of the latest information.
The event takes place in London on 5-6 March.
Attendees will benefit from a packed programme as they explore the... [Read More]
Features
Feb 19, 2025
With the UK government setting the net-zero target of decarbonisation by 2050 for all sectors, many industries are seeking a replacement for traditional fossil fuels to help meet these requirements.
One such option is renewable diesel and Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as an alternative, which seem to be gathering speed in popularity, with Zemo estimating that as many... [Read More]
Features
Feb 19, 2025
With a rich history of over 80 years, WINBCO Tank Systems has earned a reputation as one of the industry leaders in the design, manufacture and installation of high-quality tank systems including Field Erected and Shop Built Tanks in the US.
Their comprehensive services, backed by a seasoned engineering team and cutting-edge manufacturing facilities, ensure that they... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 18, 2025
Toyo Engineering & Construction (Toyo-Malaysia), a subsidiary of Toyo Engineering Corporation, has been awarded a contract by PRPC Utilities and Facilities, a subsidiary of PETRONAS Refinery and Petrochemical Corporation (PRPC).
The project involves the construction of the Outside Battery Limit (OSBL) facilities within the Pengerang Integrated Complex (PIC), one of the... [Read More]
Policy News
Feb 18, 2025
The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) has welcomed the reintroduction of the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act led by Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) in the Senate, and Representatives Adrian Smith (R-Neb.) and Angie Craig (D-Minn.) in the House.
This bipartisan, bicameral legislation would extend the Reid vapour pressure... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 17, 2025
MOL Group has produced a diesel fuel containing Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at the refinery of Slovnaft in Bratislava.
The quality of the products has been verified by radioisotope analysis by the independent specialist laboratory of Isotoptech Zrt.
The successful production test confirms that MOL Group is technologically ready... [Read More]
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