GoodFuels and ITOCHU Corporation have announced a new partnership agreement to scale sustainable marine biofuel in Singapore, Japan, and Asia-Pacific. ITOCHU is actively engaged in the wholesale, distribution, and bunkering of petroleum products in both Singapore and Japan, while GoodFuels specialises in the sourcing, development, production, and delivery of sustainable... [Read More]

Neste is piloting a new Neste Marine™ 0.1 Co-processed marine fuel in Scandinavia with its partner Nordic Marine Oil. This is a solution helping the maritime sector to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The ISCC PLUS certified marine fuel enables up to 80% GHG emission reduction over the lifecycle compared to fossil fuels without compromising the product quality... [Read More]

Renewable Energy Group has released its new 2021 environmental, social and governance (ESG) report. REG outlined that as the world transitions to clean energy solutions, the company is playing a critical role in the advancement of decarbonisation of liquid fuels. The new report showcases the company’s 2021 ESG performance. Highlights include the fact REG produced... [Read More]

Phillips 66 has made a final investment decision to move forward with Rodeo Renewed - a project to convert its San Francisco refinery into one of the world’s largest renewable fuels facilities. The project, which recently received approval from Contra Costa County, is expected to cost approximately $850 million (€815 million) and begin commercial operations in the... [Read More]

Hyundai Oilbank has outlined plans for a new biodiesel plant to be built in South Korea. The new 130,000-ton facility will be constructed in the southwest of the country in 2023. A spokesman for the company said the proposals include changing part of the Daesan plant to produce 500,000 tons of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) annually. Daesan is a petrochemical complex... [Read More]

Parkland Corporation has announced plans to increase renewable fuel production at its Burnaby Refinery in British Columbia. The Canadian company said this was one of the steps to advance its commercial decarbonisation strategy. The company will build a stand-alone complex capable of producing approximately 6,500 barrels per day of renewable diesel. Renewable... [Read More]

Malaysia is considering slowing its implementation of its biodiesel mandate and cutting its export tax on palm oil to help meet global demand amid an edible oil shortage. Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said in an interview with Reuters her ministry has already proposed the cut to the finance ministry, which has set up a committee to... [Read More]

Future Energy Australia (FEA) has welcomed a State Government grant of $2 million (€1.35 million) for the planning, construction, and commissioning of a renewable diesel biorefinery. The new plant will be built near Narrogin in Western Australia’s wheatbelt region. The project, being rolled out by joint venture partners Carnarvon Energy and Frontier Impact Group,... [Read More]

Nestlé food and drink products will now be delivered around the UK and Ireland by trucks which emit up to 95% less carbon. This significant reduction in emissions comes after the company switched 75% of its owned fleet of trucks from diesel to Bio-LNG, a liquefied gas which is a by-product of waste. The move is a significant step towards Nestlé's commitment to be net... [Read More]

Louis Dreyfus Company announced the successful completion of a biofuel trial. This was carried out in collaboration with Wisby Tanker AB, Sweden on one of LDC’s upgraded Juice vessels, MV Essayra. The company used a B30 biofuel-blended marine fuel for the first time to sail from LDC’s terminal in Ghent, Belgium, to LDC’s other terminal in Santos, Brazil, and... [Read More]

The Malaysian Biodiesel Association (MBA) said it was against a move to reduce or retract the biodiesel mandate in Malaysia. In a statement, the MBA urged the Malaysian Palm Oil Board to engage the biodiesel industry before taking any precipitative action. With reference to Reuters’ recent report, the MBA explained that it was important to note that the global supply... [Read More]

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) currently estimates global rapeseed production for the running crop year 2021/2022 at 71.18 million tonnes - up 60,000 tonnes from the previous month's forecast. According to the Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft, this would only be down 2.43 million tonnes on the previous crop year. In the European Union in particular, rapeseed... [Read More]

Toyotsu Energy Corporation successfully performed a trial with a tugboat operated by Sanyo for ship-to-ship bunkering of marine biodiesel fuel at the Port of Nagoya. This was the first attempt to supply biofuel using ship-to-ship bunkering in Japan. The biofuel supplied to Sanyo Kaiji's tugboat was partly derived from waste cooking oil collected from companies in Japan... [Read More]

Manchester United is achieving cleaner operations after deploying EnDura Fuels™ from Renewable Energy Group (REG) into their groundskeeping equipment. After more than 100 years of utilising petroleum diesel in their equipment, Manchester United is taking their next step to help create a cleaner world. REG and the club announced their global partnership in the summer... [Read More]