Gevo has entered into a joint development agreement with Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy (SIRE) to measure, report and verify carbon intensity (CI) through the entire value chain. This is inclusive of climate-smart agriculture practices to lower the carbon footprint of SIRE’s product portfolio. Utilising the Verity Tracking platform under Gevo's newly created Verity... [Read More]

Chessington World of Adventures has outlined its ambitions to recycle at least 50% of all its waste on its site in the UK. The leisure resort, which boasts rollercoasters and family-friendly amusement rides, also recycles used cooking oil (UCO) at its various eateries and restaurants on site, which is later converted into biodiesel. A spokesman for the adventure resort,... [Read More]

bp’s Kwinana refinery is spearheading the company’s expansion of its biofuels business. Kwinana is one of five biofuel projects that bp has planned globally. It is expected that these projects will produce around 50,000 barrels of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and HVO per day by 2030. The Kwinana Renewable Fuels project is part of the global multi-billion dollar... [Read More]

For the planet to reach net carbon neutrality by 2050 we need solutions, which are both actionable and scalable today. Despite impressive and steady gains, we unfortunately cannot solely rely on electrification to reduce all GHG emissions from transport, especially for maritime, aviation and larger road vehicles such as HGVs. During 2022 we saw a big focus on waste-based... [Read More]

UPM sales and marketing director Juha Rainio has been explaining what advanced biofuels are and why they are worth the investment. As opposed to regular biofuels, advanced biofuels are made of renewable raw materials from non-food sources, such as agricultural or forestry residue. “These so-called second-generation biofuels make fuel production more sustainable, as... [Read More]

Alaska Airlines announced an agreement with Shell Aviation to expand the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market beyond a standard fuel supply agreement. The innovative cross-industry collaboration brings together a world-class fuel supply chain and the fifth-largest domestic carrier to procure and use sustainable fuel, while working together to define and tackle what... [Read More]

EWABA, which represents over 40 stakeholders from the EU waste-based and advanced biodiesel industry, has strongly welcomed the political deal reached by the FuelEU maritime negotiators. The preliminary deal on the regulation paves the way for the EU to become a global leader in maritime transport decarbonization by significantly reducing emissions in the shipping sector. EWABA... [Read More]

Hawaiian Airlines has reached an agreement with biofuel company Gevo to purchase 50 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) over five years. Gevo expects to supply the SAF from a facility to be constructed in the Midwestern United States and begin deliveries to Hawaiian’s gateway cities in California starting in 2029. “This offtake agreement gets us one... [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 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]

Burnett Mary Regional Group, Idemitsu Kosan Co and J-Oil Mills with the cooperation of the Queensland government in Australia have agreed to jointly study the establishment of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply chain by planting pongamia trees. The project will study the planting and management of the trees, CO2 fixation and offsetting through the planting. The... [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]

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]

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]

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]

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]