Lafarge Canada has begun a partnership with 4Refuel for the supply of renewable diesel in Canada. Lafarge’s GVA aggregate, ready-mix, asphalt and construction sites have introduced the use of R50 across its diesel equipment fleet. The standard diesel used in GVA prior to the switch was B5, diesel that contains 5% biodiesel and 95% petro-diesel. “Reduction of fleet... [Read More]

DPD will switch its entire diesel HGV fleet to Gd+ HVO in conjunction with integrated energy provider Essar and Green Biofuels. Gd+ HVO is a direct drop-in replacement for diesel, developed by Green Biofuels and is defined as renewable and sustainable under the EU's RED II legislation. Gd+ HVO can be used in any diesel engine without the need for modifications or capital... [Read More]

Neste has agreed to acquire the used cooking oil (UCO) collection and aggregation business and related assets in the US from Crimson Renewable Energy Holdings. The transaction includes shares in SeQuential Environmental Services and Pure as well as a UCO processing plant in Salem, Oregon. Matti Lehmus, president and CEO of Neste, said: “This acquisition further strengthens... [Read More]

Mitsui OSK Lines, has announced that its group company, Aquarius LNG Shipping, has conducted sea trials of its owned LNG carrier, Papua, using biofuel. Approximately 1,500 tons of biofuel was supplied by ExxonMobil Marine Limited on the vessel at the Port of Singapore. The biofuel is expected to help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The marine biofuel used is... [Read More]

A total of 212,960 tonnes of biodiesel were used for blending in Germany, which was up 6.1% on the previous month. At the same time, consumption of diesel rose 8.8% to 3.1 million tonnes, hitting a three-year high. The incorporation rate declined 0.2 percentage points to 6.4%. This was the lowest incorporation rate since the beginning of the year. In summary, total... [Read More]

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, and GoodShipping have expanded their long-standing partnership with the purchase of 60 million litres of sustainable marine fuel. This will help DHL reduce a total of 180,000 tonnes CO2e TtW in shipping until 2024. This commitment is equivalent to the amount of fossil fuel used... [Read More]

Samskip’s strategy for decarbonisation in shipping has been enhanced following a new agreement with GoodFuels. Samskip has calculated that it will make 45,000 tonnes in additional CO2 emissions savings before the year is out as a result. The agreement with supplier GoodFuels has committed the Samskip container ships Endeavour, Innovator, Hoffell and Skatafell to run... [Read More]

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) and Jan de Rijk Logistics have joined forces by bringing long heavy vehicles (LHV) into operation, which are powered by hydrotreated vegetable oOil 100 (HVO100). The advantage of using an LHV is the huge volume of cargo it can carry. An LHV can carry six unit load devices (ULDs) at a time, whereas a normal cargo carrying... [Read More]

Royal Caribbean has begun using renewable diesel fuel in its drive towards a more sustainable future. Navigator of the Seas was supplied with the new bunker fuel at the Port of Los Angeles. This renewable diesel fuel is made from renewable raw materials and will cut the amount of carbon emissions from exhaust gasses. As part of Destination Net Zero, Royal Caribbean’s... [Read More]

GoodFuels has announced the results of a new partnership with global certification organisation Control Union and France’s IDS Group to test the effectiveness of a new isotopic tracer for biofuels. A successful pilot, conducted during a recent delivery of 500 tonnes of biofuel to the Norden-owned tanker Nord Gardenia, has proven the effectiveness of the tracer technology... [Read More]

JetBlue is to bolster its transition to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with a new agreement with Air Company - a carbon technology company creating carbon-negative alcohols and fuels from carbon dioxide (CO2). 
The firm has developed and deployed a single-step process for CO2-derived fuel production using renewable electricity to create its novel AIRMADE™ SAF product.... [Read More]

The new European Biodiesel Board executive was elected into post for the term running from 2022-2024. 
 Dickon Posnett, from Argent Energy, was elected as EBB President, together with the two vice-presidents and eight board members.
 Posnett is the director of corporate affairs for Argent Energy, where he helps to develop markets for renewable fuels through regulatory... [Read More]

Brasil BioFuels will build a new biorefinery to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and second generation biofuel. Topsoe has been selected to support the production delivering its Hydroflex™ and H2bridge™ technologies. Topsoe’s hydroprocessing technology will allow the biorefinery to produce the low-carbon fuels while at the same time recycling gases and liquids... [Read More]

McDonald's UAE has revealed that its supply trucks have travelled more than 22 million kilometres on pure biodiesel. The fast-food company said this was the latest milestone of its biodiesel programme, which gets used cooking oil from their restaurants converted to 100% biodiesel to fuel their vehicles. Walid Fakih, CEO at McDonald's UAE, said: "Focusing on the environment... [Read More]

FlixBus and Volvo Buses are testing the use of Oleo100 biodiesel as part of a new collaboration. Oleo100, made from rapeseed, meets the latest environmental criteria, transforming renewable biomass into biofuel. The crop is pressed to obtain non-genetically modified organism vegetable proteins intended for feeding animals on French farms and rapeseed oil for human consumption.... [Read More]