A group of more than 50 organisations have signed the B+ Manifesto on Decarbonising Heavy-Duty Vehicles (HDVs) with higher biodiesel blends at the 1st B+ Summit in Estoril, Portugal. The B+ Manifesto emphasises the need to decarbonise the existing HDV fleet in the most cost-effective way, and highlights the potential of all green fuels to achieve this goal. The document... [Read More]

Restaurant Technologies (RT) recycled nearly 290 million pounds of used cooking oil, which eliminated 16 million plastic oil jugs, saved 7.4 million cubic feet of landfill space, and reduced about 67 million pounds of GHG CO2e emissions. RT released its sustainability numbers for 2022as it helped 36,000 customers nationwide reach their ESG goals and create a cleaner,... [Read More]

Aemetis said its Universal Biofuels subsidiary in India, which operates a biodiesel plant, near the Port of Kakinada, was selected by the three government-controlled oil marketing companies (OMCs) to supply 8,500,000 gallons over the next three months. Approximately 70% of the 25 billion gallon diesel market in India is supplied by the OMCs, with the remaining 30% supplied... [Read More]

Deutsche Bahn is expanding its use of renewable diesel significantly by purchasing around 13,300 tons of renewable diesel produced by Neste. Switching from fossil diesel to Neste MY Renewable Diesel will enable Deutsche Bahn to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the operation of their diesel-powered locomotives and railcars by up to 90 %. In total, the purchased... [Read More]

The heavy transport sector operators can now buy Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ at nine Q8 stations in Denmark following strategic cooperation between Q8 and Neste. Many Danish companies are in the process of converting their transport operations to more sustainable fuels, but a large part of the Danish B2B fleet is still powered by fossil diesel. A new collaboration... [Read More]

Sunflower seed output is expected to increase significantly compared to the previous year especially in Romania and Hungary. It is set to more than offset the anticipated declines in France and Germany. According the latest EU Commission estimates, around 10.9 million tonnes of sunflower seed will be harvested in the EU-27 this year. This will be just under 18% on... [Read More]

The legume area for this year’s harvest is projected to see a slight decline - due to a smaller soybean growing area. The production area of feed peas and field beans are aslo expected to be expanded. According to an initial forecast from the EU Commission, the area dedicated to legume production in the EU-27 for the harvest is set to decline 1% to just less than... [Read More]

NORDEN and shipowner Spar Shipping recently bunkered approximately 1,100 tonnes of biofuel at GoodFuels in Rotterdam which was used on two voyages bound for Asia and Africa respectively. The bunkering has marked an important milestone in NORDEN’s commitment to offer greener shipping solutions to customers. Henrik Røjel, head of decarbonisation and climate solutions... [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. On the agenda The summit will be an open high-level dialogue between market... [Read More]

Neste is partnering with Catom in the Netherlands to increase the supply and distribution of Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ and to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emission in the transport sector. Catom is a Dutch company active in the trade, distribution and sales of fuels and lubricants. With its subsidiary OK Oliecentrale, Catom is a market leader in the... [Read More]

GoodFuels has announced the successful completion of a first biofuel bunkering in collaboration with Hyundai GLOVIS, a global total logistics and distribution company. The bio-bunkering is the first for a Korean flagged PCTC (pure car and truck carrier) vessel and marks a new milestone for Hyundai GLOVIS as biofuels take a central role in the company’s sustainability... [Read More]

Tidewater Terminal Company has been awarded $3.1 million (€2.8 million) in federal matching funds to establish a new biodiesel distribution hub at their Snake River Terminal in Pasco. The facility will expand the annual availability of biodiesel for eastern Washington, eastern Oregon and northern Idaho by more than 12 million gallons per year. The Clean Energy Transition... [Read More]

New rules due to be signed could close down the Irish biofuels sector in favour of imported hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) and threaten the Irish meat processing sector and farmers. Irish fuel suppliers have been required to blend in a proportion of biofuel into all road transport fuels since 2010. However, new rules due to be introduced will put Irish biofuels producers... [Read More]

Neste has signed an agreement with Terntank Rederi for time chartering two new lower-emission product tankers. The tankers are tailored to transport a wide variety of liquid cargoes including renewable raw materials, such as waste and residue oils and fats, to Neste’s refineries. At the refineries, products such as renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)... [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]

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]