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]

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]

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has started transitioning to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) to power back-up generators at its data centre sites in Europe with sites in Ireland and Sweden among the first to make the switch. Backup generators are used at data centre sites to provide power in the very rare instances when the main source of power is interrupted. HVO and other... [Read More]

Brazil's National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) has increased the Latin American country's mandatory blend of biodiesel to 12% from April. The council also proposed a gradual increase in the mixture over the next few years, with the level rising to 13% in 2024, 14% in 2025 and 15% in 2026. The decision meets requests from biodiesel producers, after the biofuel blend in... [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. The summit will be an open high-level dialogue between market and policymakers in... [Read More]

Bulk storage terminals play a critical role in the supply chain of renewable fuel production by providing a central location for the storage, blending, and distribution of fuels. These terminals are typically located near transportation hubs such as ports, rail yards, and highways, allowing them to efficiently receive and distribute renewable fuels to end-users. In... [Read More]

Targray, one of the leading international suppliers of renewable fuels and feedstock, has announced the opening of two new biodiesel fuel terminals in Oregon. Located in Portland and Eugene respectively in the US, the new terminals are strategically positioned to ease supply concerns for wholesale fuel distributors, retailers and refineries in the state. The state has... [Read More]

New figures showed that there was a slight decline of 1% to 2.516 million tonnes of biodiesel (from 2.560 million tonnes in 2021) recorded for the 2022 calendar year in Germany. By contrast, the use of bioethanol in blends increased 3% from 1.153 million tonnes to 1.186 million tonnes. The preliminary statistics for 2022 published by the Federal Office for Economic... [Read More]

The Malaysian Biodiesel Association (MBA) said the country could produce 1.5 million tonnes of biodiesel if the government’s B20 biodiesel mandate for the transport sector was fully implemented. MBA president UR Unnithan said that figure could increase to 2.5 million tonnes if B30 was introduced by 2030, provided the new government was committed to enacting policies... [Read More]

Cepsa has announced plans to build a new second-generation biofuels plant in Palos de la Frontera in Huelva with an investment of up to €1 billion. The new plant will produce both renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and will create up to 1,600 jobs during its construction phase. The biofuels will be made from organic waste, such as used cooking oils,... [Read More]

ARA Petroleum E&P (ARA) has signed a collaboration agreement with Wakud International which will supply biodiesel for its operations in Oman. Wakud International will deliver biodiesel, which will power ARA’s Electrical Submersible Pumps (ESPs) based in their water supply wells. This collaboration demonstrates ARA's commitment to deploying locally manufactured biodiesel... [Read More]

SSE Thermal is exploring options to develop two new low-carbon power stations in Ireland which would help to protect security of supply and provide flexible backup to renewable generation. Sites in Tarbert in County Kerry and at Platin in County Meath, could provide the location for these new power stations, which would initially run on sustainable biofuel with the potential... [Read More]

Eni Sustainable Mobility and the Spinelli Group have signed a two-year contract to power the group's fleet with HVOlution - a biodiesel made of 100% pure HVO. The Spinelli Group's fleet includes more than 300 heavy-duty vehicles, of which 150 are latest-generation Euro 6d trucks compatible with pure biofuel. The supply of biofuel to the Spinelli Group is made possible... [Read More]

Global integrated logistics company ASCO is investing over £10 million (€13 million) in its UK operations. The investment adds to ASCO’s current low carbon transport fleet fuelled with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and improve efficiencies across ASCO's UK service lines, including enhanced space and services within its Environmental Services business. Steve Mitchell,... [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. The summit will be an open high-level dialogue between market and policymakers in... [Read More]